Dec 17, 2004

Vernice Mary Weskamp, 95, died Friday, December 17, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born July 23, 1909 to Henry Joseph and Mabel (Williams) Weskamp at Indianola. She graduated from Danbury High School in 1927 and lived in this area all her life. She taught in several rural schools in the area and at St. Patrick's...

Dec 14, 2004

Minnie Marie Huff died Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 80 years old. Minnie was born on April 27, 1924, at Maywood to Isaac Johnathan Delroy and Leila Dayle (Barton) Hoschouer. She graduated from Maywood High School in 1942. On January 27, 1945, she married Amor Charles Huff at Marysville, Kansas. To this...

Dec 11, 2004

John Francis Helm, 89, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Citizen Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. He was born August 19, 1915 to Walter H. Helm and Susie M. Malleck Helm at Red Willow Station, Red Willow County. They moved to a farm near Bartley, Nebraska in 1920. John attended Bartley schools and graduated with the class of 1933....

Dec 6, 2004

Marvin Dean Greenlee, 69 of McCook, died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at Community Hospital. He was born October 18, 1935 to Marion Grant and Marjorie Gladys (Hall) Greenlee at Stockville. He graduated from Red Willow High School on May 13, 1954. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict 1956-1962. He spent his lifetime living in the McCook...

Dec 2, 2004

Patrick Joseph Flaherty died Thursday, December 2, 2004, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 86 years old. Patrick was born on May 4, 1918, at Lawrence to John and Mary (Baune) Flaherty. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1936. On October 13, 1942, he married Frances M. Sullivan at McCook. To this union three children were born. They...

Dec 1, 2004

Arthur Raymond Stock died Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at his rural Culbertson home. He was 76 years old. Arthur was born on May 10, 1928, in Hitchcock County, Nebraska to William Winton and Erma Fern (Matson) Stock. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1946 and attended Veteran’s Agriculture School in Hayes Center. On September 17, 1950 he married Dixie...

Nov 30, 2004

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Ronald J. Coleman, 52 of McCook died Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. He was born to Wilbur M. and Hilda Olga (Prochaska) Coleman on May 30, 1952 in David City. He graduated from David City Aquinas High School in 1970. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he played football....

Nov 26, 2004

Paul Dean Miner, 68, died Friday, November 26, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Paul was born to Cecil Thompson and Mary Etta (Stitzel) Miner on December 23, 1935, on the family farm south of Cambridge, Nebraska. He attended school in Wilsonville. He joined the US Air Force in December of 1954 and became a jet mechanic. He married...

Nov 26, 2004

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Velma Evelyn Matz died Friday, November 26, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Syracuse, Nebraska. She was 94 years old. Velma was born on August 1, 1910 to Allen Henry and Vevia C. (Turner) Poush at Memphis, Nebraska. She grew up in Cambridge and attended Cambridge Public Schools. She came to McCook in 1941 and was...

Nov 23, 2004

Delores Darlene Dutcher, 75, died Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at her home in Culbertson. Delores was born on September 12, 1929, on a farm north of Gothenburg, to Martin John and Lillian Ann (Beller) Ostendorf. She received her GED in 1978. On March 4, 1955 she married Jesse "Dutch" M. Dutcher at Denver, Colorado. Together they raised their two children,...

Nov 21, 2004

Barb was born January 27, 1940 in Hastings, Nebraska to Raymond and Vera (Chenowith) Vontz. She grew up in Indianola and the surrounding area. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1958. She attended McCook Community College the following year. She died Sunday, November 21, 2004 at her home in McCook. On June 18, 1960, she married William L....

Nov 17, 2004

Sara L. Reiners entered her heavenly home Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at McCook Community Hospital after a year and a half long courageous battle with cancer. Sara was born on November 18, 1940 at Hayes Center, NE to Donald Allen and Dorothy Jean (Counce) Rathbun. She attended elementary school in Hayes Center. She moved with her family to Catoosa,...

Nov 11, 2004

Carl F. Grill, 95, died Thursday, November 11, 2004, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. He was born March 10, 1909, in Traer, Kansas to John H. and Lena (Schissler) Grill. He received degrees from the University of Nebraska and Columbia University. On June 7, 1936, he married Helen Sandrock of Falls City, Nebraska. Carl entered the field of...

Nov 7, 2004

Eva E. Relph died Sunday, November 7, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 92 years old. Eva was born on May 24, 1912, at Hebron, Nebraska to Alonzo P. and Nina (Snider) Iler. She attended rural school north of McCook. On July 13, 1933, she married James W. Relph. Eva worked many years for Ideal Laundry until...

Nov 1, 2004

Jeffery James Sughroue died Monday, November 1, 2004, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 48 years old. Jeff was born on September 18, 1956, at McCook to James F. and Leah C. (Allen) Sughroue. He was baptized as an infant at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Indianola. He graduated from Chase County High School, Imperial, in 1976. He...

Oct 25, 2004

Harold E. Ike, 83, of Cambridge died Monday, October 25, 2004 at the Cambridge Manor. On December 5, 1920 he was born to John K. and Grace L. (Aman) Ike at McCook. He married Margie Ichyanagi on September 29, 1947 in Kobe, Japan. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He...

Oct 7, 2004

Albert G. Harder, 84, died October 7, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born on October 2, 1920, at Denver, CO to George J. and Emma (Honstien) Harder. He attended several schools in Colorado and Nebraska. He graduated from Oxford High School in 1938 and attended Grand Island School of Business. He was employed by the CB&Q...

Oct 7, 2004

Elizabeth “Betty” Deffer Krous, 87, of Indianola died on October 7, 2004 at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln NE. She was born on November 25, 1916 in Indianola to Frank and Hazel (Phillips) Deffer. She graduated valedictorian from Indianola High School in 1933, from McCook Junior College in 1935, and attended classes at the University of Nebraska. She...

Oct 7, 2004

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Jean Eileen Dauchy, 84, died Thursday, October 7, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing. Jean was born on December 29, 1919 at McCook to Charles Henry and Berniece LaVaughn (McManigal) Mitchell. She graduated from McCook High School in 1938. On June 20, 1938, she married Marvin Loren Dauchy in Atwood, Kansas. To this union one son was born. They moved...

Oct 4, 2004

Bradley “Buck” Masters, 85, died Monday, October 4, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Bradley was born on December 30, 1918, at McCook to Merle E. and Ruth D. (Daughtery) Masters. He graduated from Red Willow High School in 1936. On December 18, 1941, he entered the US Air Force and served during World War II. He was honorably discharged on...