Oct 29, 2009

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Ernest "Ernie" Richard Fischer, formally of McCook, died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at the Southlake Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 95 years old. Ernie was born March 15, 1914 to Robert E. and Jane (Hebrink) Fischer at Firth, Nebraska. He graduated from Dewitt High School, Dewitt, Nebraska. On May 11, 1940, he married Maxine Ellen Abernathy...

Oct 25, 2009

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Richard W. Dack, Sr., age 53, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born September 11, 1956 to Robert and Betty Louise (Burton) Dack in McCook. He attended McCook Public Schools. He married Shirley K. Leibrandt in McCook on March 21, 1975. He worked at Dayco Rubber Hose plant for 27 years. He enjoyed...

Oct 20, 2009

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Corinne Eloise "Connie" Price died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home at the age of 94. Connie was born on May 3, 1915 in Carson, Iowa to Guy E. and Charlotte Frances (Pettit) Campbell. She graduated from Carson High School in 1933 and continued her education at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. On October 1, 1937,...

Oct 18, 2009

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Donald Knotts, 70, passed away at the Manor Care Nursing home in Wichita, Kansas October 18, 2009. Donald was born in Omaha in 1939 and spent his childhood years south of Sutherland, Nebraska. Donald was married to Louise Hesselgesser in 1963. To this union two sons were born. Gregory, and Bradley. Donald spent most of his life as...

Oct 10, 2009

Tom T. Record died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 81 years old. He was born May 30, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska to Frank and Addie (McDuffy) Record. Tom married Barbara K. Brown on November 29, 1969 in Omaha. He attended school in Omaha and joined the Merchant Marines when he was...

Oct 9, 2009

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Elizabeth Jane (Tirrill) Edwards died Friday, October 09, 2009 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 90 years old. She was born July 25, 1919 on a farm in Red Willow County to Thomas E. Tirrill and Mary Ella Morasch. She married Donald Tabor Edwards on August 31, 1945 in Liberal, KS. To this union two children were born,...

Oct 7, 2009

Doris K. Grossman of rural McCook died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 68. She was born October 27, 1940 to Huel and Pauline (Scott) Payton in Burley, ID. Her family moved to McCook and she attended McCook Public Schools. She married Billy R.Grossman in Danbury on December 19, 1959. To this union three daughters were...

Oct 6, 2009

Glen Edward Jumps died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 82 years old. Glen was born on October 10, 1926 in Hayes County, Nebraska to Benjamin Harrison and Frieda (Behrendsen) Jumps. He attended school in Hayes Center. On March 9, 1945, he entered the US Army and served in the Philippines during World War...

Oct 4, 2009

Robert C. Sughroue, age 73, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Robert was born in McCook to Martin C. and Lena (Rayer) Sughroue on March 14, 1936. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1955 and McCook Jr. College in 1957. He was an Eagle Scout and a standout in athletics. In high school he was...

Sep 29, 2009

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Harold Walter Esch, age 73, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at his home, rural McCook. He was born on May 8, 1936 to Walter John and Rosine (Brietling) Esch in McCook. He attended Ash Creek Parochial School. He married Melva June Pollmann on May 4, 1958 at the Christian Union Church in Stratton. After their marriage, they moved...

Sep 27, 2009

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Rhonda Joy (Rhoades) Friend of Cozad, died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Bryan LGH Hospital in Lincoln. She was 55 years old. Rhonda was born on October 3, 1953, to Robert and Shirley (Joy) Rhoades in Loveland, CO. She attended Loveland High School and Aims Community College in Greeley, CO. After college she entered the US Army, and...

Sep 26, 2009

Forrest "Frosty" William Quick died at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Saturday September 26, 2009. He was 96 years old. He was born at Odell, NE in Gage, Co on August 6, 1913 the son of the late John T. and Mary (With) Quick. He had five sisters. His family later moved to Grant, NE where he attended school...

Sep 25, 2009

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Alfred F. Malleck passed on Friday, September 25, 2009 at Exempla Hospital in Lafayette, Colo. from complications of cancer. He was 80 years old. On June 2, 1929 Alfred was born on the family farm south of Indianola, NE to Toney and Fay (McCool) Malleck. He attended grade school in the country and graduated from Indianola High School...

Sep 23, 2009

Zelpa Ilene Scott of Hayes Center, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte. She was 89. Zelpha was born on December 1, 1919 to Frank William and Charlotte "Lottie" Esther (Fornoff) Snoke in Hayes Center. She spent a lifetime on the family farm in the Eddy community and she loved to farm and...

Sep 23, 2009

Send Flowers Glen W. Lytle June 3, 1933 - September 23, 2009

Bud (Glen W.) Lytle answered God's call September 23, 2009 at Community Hospital with his family at his side. He was born June 3, 1933 to James & Helen (Bolles) Lytle in McCook. He grew up in this area. He helped support his family while very young...

Sep 23, 2009

Wanda Martha Thompson, age 84 died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born in Omaha to Laurs Benjimon and Cecil Sylvia (Anderson) Hansen on September 21, 1925. She graduated from high school in Omaha. She was an active member of Eastern Star and enjoyed fishing, traveling and ceramics. She was preceded in death by her...

Sep 21, 2009

Ira E. “Big I” Zimmerman of McCook died at Grand Island. Monday September 21, 2009 after many years struggling with kidney failure. He was 65 years old. Ira was born in McCook, October 29, 1943 to Ross C. and Doris F. (McClung) Zimmerman. He grew up and attended schools in McCook with the class of 1961. On August 19,...

Sep 19, 2009

Biography

Margaret Evelyn Quick died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 94. She was born October 7, 1914 at Grant to the late Frank N. and Jennie (Hoffman)Whipps. She was the fifth of their six children. At an early age she was baptized and became a member of the Congregational church of Grant later moving...

Sep 15, 2009

Send Flowers Kenny Discoe April 29, 1931 - September 15, 2009

Kenny Discoe of McCook was born at North Platte, Neb., on April 29, 1931, to Evangeline (Pattison) and Harry Kenneth Discoe of rural Brady. He died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at Community Hospital of McCook. He was 78 years old. Kenny was baptized into the Methodist Church at...

Sep 11, 2009

Biography

Robert Hancock Jr. died Friday, September 11, 2009 at McCook. He was 55 years old. "Bob" was born on March 1, 1954 at Council Bluffs, Iowa to Robert and Florene Rose (Nixon) Hancock, Sr. He lived in Morrison, Colorado where he was employed with the railroad as an engineer. He often traveled to McCook with the railroad where...