Larry "Red" Wayne Bass, age 70, of McCook, NE passed away surrounded by his loved ones at his home in McCook on November 22, 2023. Red was born January 5, 1953 in Sterling, CO. His parents were Ed and Inez Marie (Tadolini) Bass. He was one of two brothers and attended school in McCook, graduating from McCook High School with the Class of 1971. He then attended Central Nebraska Technical College in Hastings, graduating with an auto body degree in 1973.  Red married the love...

Charles Joseph McConville, age 95, of Indianola NE passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in Cambridge NE. Charles was born July 6, 1928 in rural Frontier County to Joseph Leo and Mary Catherine (Sweetman) McConville.  Charles was one of eight children.  He attended Havana High through his freshman year and later graduated from the School of Agriculture in Curtis NE in 1946. On May 29,1947, Charles married Cecelia (Teel) McConville at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in...

Cermit Boyce Brown, age 83, of Culbertson, NE passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Hillcrest Caring Center in McCook, NE, after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Cermit was born on February 26, 1940, to Morris H. and Roxie M. (Schmidt) Brown south of Trenton, NE, and, along with his twin, Calvin, was one of 5 sons. As his mother was born in Alberta, Canada, Cermit was proud of his dual citizenship in Canada and the US. Cermit attended school in Trenton and graduated from...

AC Rowan, age 88, of Lamar, CO passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. AC was born July 23, 1935 in Las Animas, CO to parents Archie Cyde and Ada (Barnes) Rowan. He was one of two children.  Following high school, AC attended both Lamar Community College and Colorado State University on livestock judging scholarships. AC was a member of the Army National Guard, completing six months basic training in Arkansas where he proudly bought his first good...

Claire Uerling (aka Clara B. Uerling), age 92, of Indianola, NE passed away Wednesday, November 16, in Omaha, Nebraska. Claire was born May 2, 1931 at the family home in St. Ann, Frontier County, Nebraska to parents Joseph Christ Anderjaska and Lucy Julia (McCracken) Anderjaska. Growing up, Claire went to high school in McCook. Following high school Claire attended McCook Junior College, worked at Ma Bell and saved money to go to the University of Nebraska for one year which was required...

Thomas “Thom” R. Pankonin, age 72, of McCook, NE passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 doing what he loved, hunting big game in rural McCook. Thom was born June 5, 1951 in David City, NE to parents Robert Donald and Catherine Alice (Strickland) Pankonin. He was one of five siblings who graduated from North Platte High School in North Platte, NE, He then attended Mid Plains Community College. Thom loved hunting, riding motorcycles and collecting antiques.  He worked for...

Stanley Harold Spomer, age 80, of McCook, NE passed away, surrounded by his family, on November 10, 2023 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska.  Stan was born on January 31, 1943, in Lincoln, NE to Victor Harold and Pauline Dorothy (Horn) Spomer.  He graduated from Lincoln Southeast in 1960 and continued his education at Kearney State College, graduating with a Bachelor’s of Music Education in 1964.  He received his Master’s in Music Education from the...

Patricia A. Fisher, age 81, of Indianola, NE passed away on November 5, 2023 in Lincoln, NE. Patsy was born October 1, 1942 in McCook, NE to parents John Edward and Beulah Belle (Grieninger) Lauer. She was one of three children who grew up in Southwest, Nebraska where she attended Red Willow Consolidated School and McCook Community College before completing her education at Kearney State College in Kearney, NE. On May 31, 1964, Patsy married the love of her life, Raymond E. Fisher in...

Kim Ann Rouse, age 60, of McCook, NE passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 in Lincoln, NE. Kim was born May 3, 1963 in McCook to parents Rhinholdt G and Eileen Mabel (Lehl) Loose. She was one of two siblings who was raised in McCook, graduating from McCook High School with the Class of 1981. On May 26, 1998, Kim married Terry Rouse in Las Vegas. The couple made their home in McCook where Kim worked alongside Terry at Kildare Lumber for many years. Kim loved work trips she took with...

Vernon “Vern” D. Esch, age 82, of Indianola, NE passed away at Community Hospital in McCook, NE on October 27, 2023. He was born in McCook, on April 15, 1941 to Walter and Rose (Breitling) Esch. Vern was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church (Ash Creek), rural McCook, where he was a lifetime member. He very much enjoyed gospel music and sang in the church choir for over 60 years. He attended parochial school through the 8th grade at Ash Creek, then attended Red...