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Gladys V. (Rathe) Skinner
Nov 15, 2012
Gladys V. (Rathe) Skinner, age 79, of McCook, NE passed away Thursday November 15, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island, Nebraska. Gladys was born January 4th 1933 in McCook, Nebraska to parents Albert Ernst and Ella M. (Alberts) Rathe. She was one of three children born to this union. Gladys attended school in McCook, graduating from McCook...
Bonnie Jean Weskamp
Nov 13, 2012
Bonnie Jean (Beachler) Weskamp passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on November 13, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin, Kansas. Bonnie was born on February 8, 1927 in McCook, Nebraska to Albert and June (Lockwood) Beachler. She spent her childhood in McCook and Hastings, Nebraska and Sterling, Colorado. She spent her early working years...
Darlene M. Bixler
Nov 13, 2012
Darlene M. Bixler of Palisade passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Good Samaritan Health Systems in Kearney. She was 81 years old. Darlene was born on June 9, 1931 in Palisade to parents, Charles Loyde and Emma Mae (Shreffler) Wilson. She graduated from Palisade High School in 1948 and continued her education at Lincoln School of Commerce to...
Keith Eugene Moorhous
Nov 12, 2012
Keith Eugene Moorhous passed away Monday, November 12, 2012, at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln. He was 77 years old. Keith was born on the family farm southwest of Culbertson on February 19, 1935, to parents Charles Faye and Minnie Margaretha (Leimbach) Moorhous. He was baptized on April 10, 1935 and confirmed on June 12, 1949 at St....
Joe Alan Goodenberger
Nov 12, 2012
Joe Alan Goodenberger, age 51 of rural Culbertson died on Monday, November 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Joe was born on May 15, 1961 to Gilbert and Margaret (Ruf) Goodenberger in McCook, Nebraska. Joe attended schools in Stratton, Republican Valley, and McCook where he graduated in 1979. He attended Mid-Plains Community College where he majored and...
Kathleen Dorothy Foster
Nov 5, 2012
Kathleen Dorothy Foster, 95, of McCook, NE, passed away November 5, 2012 in Golden, CO. She was born March 6, 1917 in Gordon, NE, daughter of Arthur and Clara (Steinhaus) Child. Kathleen grew up on the family ranch north of Gordon. After graduating from Gordon High School, she worked for the Gordon Chevrolet Dealership. On February 6, 1942, Kathleen...
Eugene Bruce Cappel
Nov 1, 2012
Eugene Bruce Cappel of McCook passed away November 1, 2012 at Mercy Regional Health Care Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He was 74 years old. Eugene was born to parents, Fred G. and Marie (Graf) Cappel on October 6, 1938 in McCook, Nebraska. He graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1958. Eugene served in the Army National...
Matthew James Wiemers
Oct 31, 2012
Matthew James Wiemers, age 17, of McCook, NE went to be with our Heavenly Father on October 31, 2012 in York, NE. Matthew was born April 24, 1995 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Matthew was a junior at McCook High School where he was involved in swimming and was also a member of the tennis team. In April 2010, Matthew...
Ervin Eugene Patterson
Oct 30, 2012
Ervin Eugene Patterson of Hayes Center passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 85 years old. Ervin was born on September 14, 1927 at Callaway, Nebraska to parents, Grant O. and Anna Belle (Williams) Patterson. He attended school through the eighth grade. The family eventually moved to the Hayes Center Community. Ervin...
Fran Elaine (Kage) Steer
Oct 27, 2012
Frances Elaine (Kage) Steer, 58, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at her home in Indianola, Nebraska surrounded by her family. Fran was born on June 17, 1954 in Lincoln, Nebraska to parents, Sherman and Geraldine (Lawerence) Kage. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1972. Fran moved to Indianola in June...
Dorothy Mae Garrett
Oct 17, 2012
Dorothy Mae Garrett of Hayes Center passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was 75 years old. Dorothy was born on February 17, 1937 at Stanford, Nebraska to parents, John Theodore and Elsie Mae (Warren) Chambers. She was baptized in the Baptist Church in Holbrook. She graduated from Hayes Center...
Vonnie Underwood
Oct 16, 2012
Yvonne "Vonnie" Underwood, age 81, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Vonnie was born on April 17, 1931 in Atwood, Kansas to parents RE and Nadia Orell (Koskie) Purvis. She was one of three children. Vonnie graduated from high school in Bird City, Kansas with the class of 1949. She then went on...
Nancy Marie Schmidt
Oct 13, 2012
Nancy Marie (Ogorzolka) Schmidt passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Gretna, Nebraska. She was 56 years old. Nancy was born on Feb. 21, 1956, to Donald Paul and Nettie P. (Arendell) Ogorzolka. She graduated from Bartley High School with the class of 1974. On March 24, 1979, she was united in marriage to Leslie L. Schmidt at St....
Marvin Dale Blake
Oct 13, 2012
Marvin Dale Blake passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012 at El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. He was 74 years old. Marvin was born on November 9, 1937 at Ogallala, Nebraska to parents, Loyd Otto and Daisy Lila (Younger) Blake. He graduated from McCook High School in 1956 where he played basketball. After graduation, Marvin started working for...
Betty LaVerne Vlasin
Oct 13, 2012
Betty LaVerne (Daniel) Vlasin passed away on October 13, 2012 at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton, NE. She was 82 years old. Betty was born to Ernest and Marjorie Daniel on October 27, 1929 in Hayes County on her parents homestead north of Hamlet, NE. Betty attended school in Wauneta, Nebraska and in 1977 Betty graduated from Hayes...
Violet Marie Tabor
Oct 11, 2012
Violet Marie Tabor passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 95 years old. Violet was born on February 17, 1917 to Peter C. and Clara J. (Vinicky) Kucera. She graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of 1934. On December 14, 1943, she was united in marriage to Frank E....
Lilly Jade Keehn
Oct 8, 2012
Lilly Jade Keehn, infant daughter of Pat Michael Keehn and Laryssa Kristine Eckhoff of McCook, was born on October 8, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She entered the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the same day. Preceding her in death were her maternal and paternal great-grandparents; uncle, Ned Armstrong; aunt,...

John Ransom Bolio
Oct 4, 2012
John Ransom Bolio departed this life on October 4, 2012 at the gravel pit near McCook at the age of 66. John was born on February 7, 1946 to Frank and Louise Lena (Warning) Bolio in Cheyenne County, (Calhoun Township), Kansas. He attended country school in Kansas through the eighth grade. He then went to work for the Paul...

Delbert Robert Fritz
Oct 2, 2012
Delbert Robert Fritz passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was 85 years old. Delbert was born on the family farm near Bartley on August 9, 1927 to German parents, John R. and Lydia Marie (Troester) Fritz. He attended Lutheran Parochial School until the eighth grade. He graduated from McCook High School with the...
Robert "Ike" Ivan Malcolm
Sep 30, 2012
Robert Ivan “Ike” Malcolm passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 86 years old. Ike was born on July 3, 1926, at McCook to Theron Wallace and Virgia E. (Ethridge) Malcolm. He graduated from McCook High School in 1945. On October 14, 1944, he entered the US Navy and served during World War II....
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