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Local Obituaries for the McCook, NE area

Shirley L. Jass

Shirley L. Jass

Jan 15, 2014

Shirley L. Jass of McCook passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2014 at Community Hospital. She was 83 years old. Shirley was born in Mason City, Iowa and was adopted by parents, Edward and Hazel (Kirby) Schaffer. She graduated from Mason City High School. On August 28, 1946 Shirley married Carl Jass at Hiawatha, Kansas. To this union four children...

Frank Earl Gerih

Frank Earl Gerih

Jan 11, 2014

Frank Earl Gerih, age 84, of Wauneta, NE passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial, NE. Frank was born March 21, 1929 in Eckley, Colorado to parents Mike and Barbara (Sohnlein) Gerih. He was one of eight children. On July 28, 1962 Frank married Dwila Guthrie in Yuma, Colorado. The family made...

Darcie Leigh Zuck

Darcie Leigh Zuck

Jan 9, 2014

Darcie Leigh Zuck of Culbertson passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 40 years old. Darcie and her twin sister, Kristie, were born on March 8, 1973 in McCook to parents Herbert “Herb” E. Zuck and Pamela “Pam” R. (Myers) Fraker. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, KS in 1992....

Fred Robert Campbell

Fred Robert Campbell

Jan 7, 2014

Fred Robert Campbell, age 95, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Equinox facility in Gualala, California where he has been in elder care for the past 5 years. He was born October 17, 1918 in Gretna, Nebraska to William Lewis and Emma (Pahmeyer) Campbell. His family moved to the Trenton community in 1930 when they took up...

Linnaea Charmaine Budke

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...