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Linnaea Charmaine Budke
Jan 6, 2014
Linnaea Charmaine (Trapp) Budke, age 82, of McCook, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at her home. She was born December 2, 1931 in Beverly, Kansas, to Charles and Fairie (Neel) Trapp. Linnaea grew up in Salina, Kansas, was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and Brown Mackie Business College. She married James W. Budke at Sacred Heart...
Beulah "Cindy" Tennant-Ethier
Jan 4, 2014
Beulah I. “Cindy” Ethier passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. She was 94 years old. Cindy was born on the family farm near Shelton, NE on September 21, 1919 to Fred and Estella (Dean) Wiest. Cindy’s mother died when she was 1 1/2 years old. She lived with her aunt until the age...
Dardenella Irene Weskamp
Jan 3, 2014
Dardenella Irene Jeffers Weskamp, born February 27, 1924 in McCook, Nebraska, passed away January 3, 2014 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Cora (Schoenholtz) Jeffers, brother Todd, sisters Ruth Whaley and Mary Seeman, a grandchild Christopher, great grandchild John, and her husband and love of her life Andrew C. Weskamp....
Delma "Faye" Quaduor
Jan 2, 2014
Delma Faye (Keeney) Quaduor, age 99, of Indianola passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska on January 2, 2014. She was born May 3, 1914 in Belvedere, Nebraska to William and Bulah May (House) Keeney. She grew up in the Denver and Indianola area and married Rudolph E. Quaduor in McCook on September 11, 1929. They made...
Ruth "Caroline" Wood
Dec 25, 2013
Ruth Caroline Wood, age 103, formerly of Maywood, NE, passed away December 25, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. Caroline was born April 22, 1910 on the family farm West of Maywood to parents Wenzel and Gertrude (Burson) Patzelt. She attended Bluff View School where she excelled in drama and acting, putting on plays in other area...
Fay Irene Sherriff
Dec 22, 2013
Fay Irene (Shreffler) Jefferies-Sherriff went to be with her heavenly Father on December 22, 2013 at Grandview Retirement Center in Stratton. She was 94 years old. Fay was born on July 3, 1919 at Palisade to parents David "Ed" Edmond and Cora Bell (Deeter) Shreffler. She attended school at District #14 in Hayes County and later Palisade High School....
Thomas Bernard
Dec 20, 2013
Thomas Douglas Bernard passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at his home in McCook. He was 64 years old. Tom was born on March 3, 1949 in Yankton, SD to parents, Douglas A. and Ursula Regina (Smith) Bernard. He graduated from McCook High School in 1967 and then continued his education at Kearney State Teachers College. On November 21,...
JuneLee (Benjamin) Davis
Dec 20, 2013
JuneLee (Benjamin) Davis passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters on Friday, December 20, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 71 years old. June was born on June 24, 1942, at McCook to parents, Raymond and Wilma (Broomfield) Benjamin. She graduated from McCook High School in 1960. On November 14, 1964, June was united in marriage...
Carol Ann Best
Dec 16, 2013
Carol Ann Best of Kearney passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at her sister's home, rural Indianola, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 58 years old. Carol was born October 23, 1955 at O'Neill, Nebraska to parents Merrill Eddie and Darlene Ella (Blume) Best, Jr. She graduated from McCook High School in 1974...
Vivian Kompus
Dec 12, 2013
Vivian Kompus, age 94, passed away December 12, 2013 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, NE with family by her side. Vivian Kompus was born September 23, 1919 to Marie and Elmer Martin. She lived in Cambridge, NE in her early life. June 25, 1941 she married Donald Frandsen and they were farmers and cattle feeders. Two daughters...
Peter "Pete" Marcel Graff
Dec 7, 2013
Peter Marcel Graff of McCook passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old. Pete was born Nov. 24, 1923, at Hartley, Iowa, to parents, Peter Joseph and Anna (Poos) Graff. His father was born in Belgium, his mother was born in Luxembourg, and they immigrated to Iowa. He graduated from Linn...
Burdell Thurston
Nov 30, 2013
On November 30, 2013, Burdell Thurston, 90 years old, passed away at the Silverado Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center in Arvada, Co, which had been his home since March of this year and where he was a member of its Founders' Club. He was born May 29, 1923, to Lee Orin and Eva Thurston. Burdell's main interest was music,...
Shirley Ruth Wallen
Nov 23, 2013
McCook, Nebraska - Shirley Ruth (Muffley) Wallen, age 85, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Willow Ridge Retirement Center in McCook. Shirley was born September 10, 1928 in Galesburg, Illinois. Her family moved to McCook in 1937. She graduated from McCook High School in 1946 and McCook Junior College in 1948. Following her college graduation, Shirley then taught...
Louis "Arvene" Myers
Nov 23, 2013
Louis Arvene Myers, age 95, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Willow Ridge Retirement Center in McCook, NE. Arvene was born May 6, 1918 on a farm south of Culbertson, NE to parents Alex Eugene and Vivian Viola (Haller) Myers. He had one younger brother, Gerald. The family made their home south of Culbertson. Arvene attended and graduated...
Larry G. Stute
Nov 19, 2013
Larry G. Stute, age 70, of Benkelman, NE passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Benkelman. Larry was born in Benkelman on September 9, 1943 to Francis Fredrick and Hazel Irene (Trout) Stute. He was the youngest of eight children. Larry attended and graduated high school from Parks, NE in 1961. On June 5, 1965 he married Arlene Pursley...
Connie Joyce Reiners
Nov 17, 2013
Connie Joyce Reiners of Trenton passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 64 years old. Connie was born on September 30, 1949 at McCook to parents Franklin John and Irene Isabelle (Cotton) Reiners. As a child she was baptized into the Catholic faith at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola. She graduated from...
Leoma "Lee" Marie Blackman
Nov 14, 2013
Leoma Marie “Lee” Blackman originally from Indianola passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 97 years old. Lee was born on March 28, 1916, at Holbrook, NE to parents, Charles E. and Hazel M. (Nelson) Tomlin. She attended school in Holbrook. On May 6, 1937 she became the bride of Victor G....
Lois L. Messinger
Nov 9, 2013
Lois L. Messinger passed away November 9, 2013 at McCook Community Hospital. She was born May 8, 1922 in rural Clatonia, Nebraska, to Kathryn (Williams) and Nelson Walker. Art was always a passion for Lois, but being from a Clatonia farm, there was no art education available. After graduation from Clatonia High School she pursued education at the University...
Mary Ellen Goodenberger
Nov 6, 2013
Mary Ellen went to join her beloved Marvin E. on November 6, 2013. He had waited long enough and called her to him. She left from her own room, surrounded by her rogue's gallery of pictures, on the farmstead that had been their home from 1954. Mary Ellen was born to George A. and Ida M. (Stewart) Marshall on...
Richard A. Sitzman
Oct 29, 2013
Richard A. "Dick" Sitzman of Indianola passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 79 years old. Dick was born on March 17, 1934, at Culbertson to parents, Henry and Helen (Hill) Sitzman. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1951. On November 15, 1958, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Reiners...
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