Feb 24, 2011

Mike was born on September 20, 1961, in McCook to William H. "Bill" and Dorothy J. (Schuering) Kennedy. He graduated from McCook High School in 1979 and continued his education at McCook Community College. Mike started working for Pizza Hut while in high school. He later worked for Safeway for five years. On March 9, 1991, he was united in...

Feb 19, 2011

Verlyn (Vern) Glebe Verlyn Lee (Vern) Glebe passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton. He was 79 years old. Vern was born May 5, 1931 at Campbell, NE. He is the second of six children born to Lee and Oleda (Trambly) Glebe. He attended school at Wilcox, NE. Vern was drafted during the...

Feb 9, 2011

Lorena M Hixon passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Villa Manor Nursing Home in Lakewood, CO. She was 92 years old. Lorena was born on July 30, 1918 in Madrid, Nebraska to Scott and Ethel (Erlewine) Evans. She graduated from Grant High School. On December 24, 1938, she was united in marriage to Guy Hixon at Grant. To...

Feb 4, 2011

Paul Harlan Holthus, Sr. passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at his home in Culbertson. He was 76 years old. Paul was born on January 10, 1935, in Alliance to George and Lena (Bartels) Holthus. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1953. He entered the US Marines on January 10, 1953 and served in the Korean War. He...

Feb 2, 2011

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Pollie "Marie" Bales Patton left her physical existence on earth to spend eternity with God and loved ones in spiritual reality on Tuesday Feb 2, 2011 at Johnson Center in Littleton, Colorado. Marie was born on September 28, 1915 in McCook to Clarence Cecil and Polly M. (Burgess) Bales. She graduated from McCook High School in 1934 and...

Jan 29, 2011

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Gwendolyn (Gwen) Arline Riemer passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 86 years old. Gwen was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1924 in Aurora, NE to Christian and Elizabeth (Fritz) Schaffert. At an early age, she moved with her family to the Culbertson community where she graduated from Culbertson High School in...

Jan 27, 2011

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Thomas Michael O'Neil, age 60, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He was born in McCook on March 30, 1950 to William P. and Catherine M. (Boehm) O'Neil. He attended St. Patrick's Grade School. While there, he served as an altar boy and played basketball on the Knight's team. He graduated...

Jan 26, 2011

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Paula Jolene Gonzales, 55, of Lincoln passed away January 26, 2011, in Gretna, following a 20 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Paula was born to Paul and Norma (Richter) Gonzales on September 12, 1955 in McCook. Paula is survived by her daughters, Jessica Cleckner, Lincoln, Teal Cleckner, Lincoln; grandchildren, Kiley Cleckner, Medin and Lola Cleckner; ex-husband and devoted...

Jan 26, 2011

Melvin "Mel" K. Reiners, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at his residence. He was born on June 21, 1935 in McCook to Emil "Slim" R. and Lillian A. (Orman) Reiners. Mel was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, the McCook Volunteer Fire Department and the American Legion Post # 203. He enjoyed walking, boating and...

Jan 22, 2011

Lavone Louise Rozmiarek passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Cambridge Manor. She was 65 years old. Lavone was born on June 8, 1945 at Gothenburg. Her parents were Jesse Marvin and Delores Darlene (Ostendorf) Dutcher. She graduated from Culbertson High School in 1963. She later continued her education at McCook Community College. On March 3, 1977, she...

Jan 21, 2011

Karolyn Dora Howard, 78, of Grand Island, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at Golden Living Center-Lakeview in Grand Island. Karolyn was born October 4, 1932 in Benkelman to Frank and Hazel (Trout) Stute. She was baptized into faith at Methodist Episcopal Church on August 29, 1937 and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, both in Benkelman. She attended...

Jan 21, 2011

Mildred Marie Buschkoetter passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 76 years old. Mildred was born on March 15, 1934 at Bostwick, NE to Alvin V. and Charlotte C. (Schroer) Witte. She attended school at St. Stephen’s Parochial School near Lawrence. On October 5, 1954, she was united in marriage to Robert V....

Jan 18, 2011

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Glenda Kay Critchfield of McCook passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the University Of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was 54 years old. Glenda was born on March 23, 1956 at McCook to Walter Ray "Pinky" and Thelma June (Meissner) Warburton. She graduated from McCook High School in 1975. In...

Jan 16, 2011

Darrel Raymond Youngs was born June 10, 1934 in Dresden, Kansas to Chet and Opal (Davis) Youngs. He passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011 in McCook, Nebraska surrounded by his family and friends. He was raised a Kansas boy, living south of Lenora until the family moved to Oberlin where he graduated from high school in 1952. He attended...

Jan 16, 2011

Jesse Ray Korell, lifetime resident of rural Hayes Center, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011 as a result of a farming accident. He was 27 years old. Jesse was born October 1, 1983 at Grant, Nebraska to Kenneth E. and Christie L. (Rutherford) Korell. He graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of 2002, earning all-state defense...

Jan 4, 2011

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Marianne Cole of Indianola passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 79 years old. Marianne was born on September 13, 1931, in Culbertson to Henry C. and Helen E. (Hill) Sitzman. She graduated from Culbertson High School in 1948. She continued her education at McCook Junior College. On August 7,...

Jan 3, 2011

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Eugene Teddy Phillips passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at his home in McCook after a long battle with a brain stem aneurysm. He was 66 years old. Gene was born on May 13, 1944 in Ogden, Utah to Ellsworth and Sadie Mae (Place) Philips. He graduated from Carlin High School, Carlin, Nevada in 1962. He was united...

Dec 27, 2010

Raymond E. Bruner, age 73 of McCook, Nebraska passed away Monday December 27, 2010 at Hastings, Nebraska. Ray was born in Holyoke, CO on September 15, 1937 to Forest E. and Aletha L. (Daniels) Bruner. While growing up, Ray attended school in Holyoke, CO. Ray also worked as a mechanic for Gene Wells in Holyoke and for Haggard Drilling in...

Dec 26, 2010

Clarence Joseph “Topper” Fossen passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 61 years old. Topper was born on September 19, 1949, at McCook to Henry Mathias “Hank” and Pauline Barbara (Stritt) Fossen. He graduated from Bartley High School in 1967. He continued his education taking a farming program at the University of Nebraska...

Dec 25, 2010

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Carolyn Jane Christie passed away Christmas Day, December 25, 2010, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 77 years old. Carolyn was born on July 2, 1933 in Oberlin, Kansas to Ralph Edward and Phyllis Ruth (Mousel) King. She moved to the Cambridge community as a small child where she received her education graduating from high school in...