Mark Leon Forgue

May 24, 2012

Mark Leon Forgue was born January 3, 1952 to Medis (Cricket) and Mary Virginia (Schaaf) Forgue in McCook, Nebraska. He died May 24, 2012 in Houston Texas while undergoing treatment for cancer. He is survived by his wife, Sheree (Brooks) Forgue of Lincoln and two children, Paxton Forgue of San Francisco and Megan Forgue of Lincoln, one sister, Lynn...

Jean Case

May 17, 2012

Jean Case, age 89, died Thursday May 17, 2012 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. She was born April 25, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA to John Henry and Barbara Annie (Robertson) Prosser. As a young child her family moved and settled on a ranch northeast of Leoti, Kansas. She spent her childhood in Leoti graduating in 1941....

James "Jim" J. Palic

May 13, 2012

James "Jim" J. Palic, 72, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Ashland Care Center in Ashland, Nebraska. Jim was born to Fred and Fern (Kolbet) Palic on Aug. 6, 1939, in Hayes County, Nebraska. He was the fourth of seven children. He graduated from Hayes Center High School and went into farming and also worked for BNSF...

Marcos Ivan Maldonado Gonzalez

May 7, 2012

Marcos Ivan Maldanado Gonzales, age 37 passed away May 7, 2012 at his home in McCook, Nebraska. Ivan was born in Loc Temeychi Guerrero Chihuahua, Mexico on February 5, 1975 to Patricio and Bertha Alicia (Gonzalez) Maldonado-Rojo. Ivan moved from Colorado to McCook in December of 2011 to begin work at the Ram Horn Dairy. He enjoyed fishing, playing...

Lee Ora Katherine Mockry

May 6, 2012

Lee Ora Katherine Mockry, age 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born December 24, 1917 on a farm north of Oberlin, KS to Earl and Esta (Brown) Lawver. She attended Oberlin Public Schools. On September 13, 1934, she married Marion Mockry. They lived...

Raymond "Button" Dee Rutherford

Apr 30, 2012

Raymond Dee "Button" Rutherford of Hayes Center passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. He was 78 years old. Button was born on March 27, 1934 in Glen Rio, New Mexico to Virgil McKinley "Cap" and Sylvia Belle (Batts) Rutherford. He graduated from Canadian High School, Canadian, Texas, in 1952. He continued his...

John "Jack" J. Shannon

Apr 30, 2012

John J. (Jack) Shannon, age 99, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Jack was born to Edward and Margaret (Ryan) Shannon on November 8, 1912 at Hartford, Conn. He moved with his family to Omaha when he was six where he attended Creighton Prep School. Jack met and married Stacia (Anastasia) Horky on May 25,...

Maxine Goodenberger

Apr 28, 2012

Maxine Goodenberger passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 at her home at Willow Ridge Senior Living Community. She was 94. Maxine was born July 10, 1917 in McCook, NE to Otto and Bessie (Groves) Huet. She began school in Laird, CO, but the family soon moved back to McCook. Maxine graduated from McCook High School in 1935. Following graduation,...

Sharon I. Wagner

Apr 24, 2012

Sharon Wagner, age 69 passed away April 24, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Sharon was born March 11, 1943 to Harry and Lucille (Choate) Frick in McCook. She graduated from Culbertson High School in 1961 and then went on to McCook Beauty Academy. She married George L. Wagner in Culbertson on December 2, 1962. To this union two girls...

Robert McNutt

Apr 20, 2012

Biography

Robert Lee was born in rural Hayes County Nebraska west of the town of Hayes Center. He was the second child and only son of Nathan Lee and Dorothy Pearl (French) McNutt. He and his older sister Louise were joined by three younger sisters, Norma, Doris and Bonnie. Family ties were strong in the McNutt family, a characteristic...

Linda K. Dethlefsen

Apr 12, 2012

Linda K. Dethlefsen of McCook passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Community Hospital. She was 55 years old. Linda was born on April 23, 1956 at McCook to Frederick George and LaVerda Arlene (Payne) Karp. She graduated from McCook High School in 1974 and later continued her education at McCook Community College. She was united in marriage to...

Warren Calvin Davis

Apr 11, 2012

Warren Calvin Davis of Culbertson passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 88 years old. Warren was born on April 10, 1924, at Rawlins County, Kansas, Driftwood Township, to Mariden "Alvin" and Etta (Johnson) Davis. He attended Driftwood Township rural school. On August 5, 1942 he was united in marriage to Enid Phyllis...

Thomas Gene Nation

Apr 4, 2012

Thomas Gene Nation infant son of Robert and Holly (Mohler) Nation passed away April 4, 2012 in North Platte, Nebraska. Thomas is survived by his parents Robert and Holly Nation of McCook, NE. Also surviving are siblings Robert, Ryan, Brittanie, Ariana, and Karley. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 9, 2012 at Carpenter-Breland Funeral Home in McCook, NE...

Dorothy Fjelseth

Apr 2, 2012

Dorothy Evelyn "Tomi" Fjelseth passed away April 2nd, 2012 in McCook, NE surrounded by her family. Born Dorothy Evelyn Thompson on July 22, 1927 to Timothy and Rachel (Geeting) Thompson in Sioux Falls, SD. She graduated from Washington High School in 1945. Tomi married Clarion Fjelseth in 1946. They were blessed with 3 sons, Jeff, Dave, and Mark. After...

Laura Craw

Mar 28, 2012

Laura J. Craw, age 104 of Stratton, NE passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. She was born August 19, 1907 to John A. and Louisa (Carlson) Miller at their farm home southeast of Stratton. Laura attended country school and graduated from Stratton High School in 1925. On November 7, 1926 she married...

Barbara Dalcher

Mar 25, 2012

Respecting her wishes, there will be no service.

Robert "Bob" Baumfalk

Mar 25, 2012

Robert Lawrence Baumfalk of McCook, originally of Wauneta, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 98 years old. Robert was born on April 15, 1913 to Hickey Henry and Mary (Hedke) Baumfalk on a farm near Ludell, KS. When he was six years old the family moved to Hitchcock County to a farm...

Joyce Elaine Beideck

Mar 24, 2012

Joyce Elaine Beideck passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012 at her home in Highland Park Retirement Community, McCook, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 80 years old. Joyce was born at Ord, NE on January 19, 1932, to Walter John and Freida (Fuss) Foth. She graduated from Ord High School in 1950 and continued her education at...

Helen Louise Goodson

Mar 22, 2012

Helen Louise Goodson, age 92, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. Helen was born September 17, 1919 in Hayes County, to John and Alvina (Frank) Gaarder. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1937. She taught rural schools for 6 years. She married Elvin T....

Victor L. Beebe

Mar 22, 2012

Victor L. Beebe, age 90 of rural Hayes Center, Nebraska passed away on March 22, 2012 at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. Victor was born April 13, 1921 on the family farm eleven miles North of Culbertson. He attended grade school in a one room country school house. Victor attended Bluff View his freshman year, then transferred to...