Denise Dianne Miller, age 66, of Palisade, NE passed away on Tuesday May 26, 2020 at Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte, NE. Dianne was born September 30, 1953 in St. Joseph, Missouri to parents Edward Nelson and Alma Beatrice (Davis) Folgate.  She was one of two daughters born to this union. On May 1, 1976, Dianne married Max Richard “Dick” Miller in Chandler, AZ.  The couple became parents to three children: Bud, Candy and Maria. In 1997, the family moved...

Clayton Loomis, age 86, of Hayes Center, NE passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE. Clayton was born December 7, 1933 in Hayes Center to parents Joe E. and Elva Lucille (Newport) Loomis.  Clayton was one of two siblings who grew up in Hayes Center, attending school and graduating from Hayes Center High School with the Class of 1951.  He then went on to further his education before enlisting in the United States Army.  He proudly...

David Dean Linnemeyer, age 65, of Decatur, GA passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 in Decatur.   David was born in McCook, NE on May 19, 1954 to parents Clarence P. and Judith K. (Williams) Linnemeyer.  He was one of five siblings who grew up in McCook, attending school and graduating from McCook High School with the Class of 1972.  Following high school, David enlisted in the United States Navy.  He proudly served his country on the USS Daniel Boone as an Underwater...

Gerald Elwood “Red” Traphagan, age 99, lifelong resident of McCook, NE passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Hillcrest Caring Center, McCook. On February 4, 1921, Gerald Elwood joined his red-haired parents and siblings on the family farm 10 miles northeast of McCook.  He was the fifth of six children born to Frederick Andrew and Mattie Josephine (Simmerman) Traphagan. On the farm, at a very young age, Elwood learned the value of hard work and his serious work ethic...

Bernita Ann Sieger, age 91, of McCook, NE passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte, NE. Bernita was born February 17, 1929 in Avon, SD to parents Jake and Anna (Plaatje) Pudwill.   On June 6, 1949, Bernita married Theodore Sieger in Custer, SD. The couple was blessed with three sons; Dennis, Steven and Forrest.  Over the years, Bernita worked as an accountant.   Bernita was preceded in death by her parents and...

Alma Isabel Sheffer Romine, age 83, longtime resident of Palisade, NE passed away April 17, 2020 at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, IA. Alma was born in Hamburg, NY to Frances (Elmer) and Ruth (Thexton) Sheffer on July 28, 1936.  She was one of four children. Alma graduated from Orchard Park High School in 1954. She attended college at Buffalo State Teaching College for 1 year. Alma met the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Romine while he was stationed in Fort Niagara, NY. ...

Beverly Jane Adams, age 80, of Culbertson, NE passed away on Thursday, April, 16, 2020 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton.   Services are pending and will be announced when the information becomes available.  

Maxine Lorraine Talley, age 88, formerly of Culbertson, NE, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Columbine West Health and Rehab in Fort Collins, CO. Maxine was born September 17, 1931 in Culbertson to parents George Ernest and Fairy Etta (Seybold) Rhoades.  Maxine came from a large family, five boys and four girls.  She became her dad’s “boy” by helping with the farm work after all her brothers had left home.  She spent a lot of time in the fields driving a...

Marjorie Ellene Carter, age 92, formerly of Stratton, NE passed away at Community Hospital, McCook, NE, on Friday, April 10, 2020.    Marjorie was born December 11, 1927 at home in Stratton to parents William J and Ida Evelyn Powell.  Marjorie was one of four children who grew up in Stratton, where she also attended school.  Marjorie graduated from Stratton High School with the Class of 1945.  Marjorie married Lee Carter, of Palisade, NE on June 21, 1953 in...

Mary Ardell Hardin, age 82, was called to her Heavenly home at Hillcrest Caring Center in McCook, NE on April 8, 2020.  Mary was born on August 3, 1937 in Arnold, NE to Clarence and Henrietta (Nielsen) Croghan. She was welcomed by five brothers and one sister, and later one more brother joined the family.   She grew up on a farm east of Arnold in Powell Canyon, and went to a country school until high school when they moved to town.  Mary and her sister Fern would often be...