May 4, 2008

Trenton resident Carl E. Keller, age 90, died May 4, 2008 at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born in Trenton, November 8, 1917, to Howard G. and Bertha G. (Riley) Keller and graduated from Trenton High School in 1935. Carl married Mary Jane Cole July 27, 1942 in Norton, Kansas, and shortly after was called by the US Army...

May 3, 2008

Helen E. Meyers died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born on March 13, 1907 to George Washington and Ida (Hauxwell) Loomis in Haigler. She graduated from McCook High School in 1924. Helen married Hugh Meyers in McCook on May 1, 1935. To this union two children were born, Marilyn and Kent. She...

Apr 26, 2008

Wayne Melvin Madsen died on Saturday, (April 26, 2008) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. He was 75 years old. Wayne was born on June 19, 1932, to Victor and Mary (Miller) Madsen in Trenton. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1950. On Dec. 21, 1950, he entered the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict....

Apr 24, 2008

Clifford "Cliff" Wagoner Murray aka "WBOWVE" was born March 21, 1916 in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Arthur Martin Murray and Mary Alice (Wagoner) Murray. He attended Anson High School in Marshalltown. Cliff left Marshalltown in 1942 for Detroit, Mich., where he began his career as a bartender. In 1946 he moved to Denver, Colo., working in several lounges until buying the...

Apr 22, 2008

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Donaldeen "Donny" Y. Rowe of Indianola died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was 80 years old. Donny was born on October 12, 1927 in Rockford, Iowa to Donald V. and Gwendolyn S. (Crowell) Palmer. She graduated from Rockford High School in 1945. She was united in marriage to James D. Rowe on June 11,...

Apr 22, 2008

Flora M. Dutcher, age 100, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born in a sod house on the homestead of her parents, Austin Wilson “A. W.” and Minnie M. (Tucker) Dutcher, in Red Willow County on January 26, 1908. She graduated from 8th grade at rural school district #71 and McCook High School...

Apr 16, 2008

John Julian (Jack) Abbuhl, 79, Red Oak, Iowa formerly of Palisade passed away Wednesday April 16, 2008 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. He was born July 25, 1928 in Palisade, Nebraska to Ziba and Pearl Arinda (Smoots) Abbuhl. He grew up in Palisade and graduated from Palisade High School in 1945. After graduation he...

Apr 13, 2008

Howard Schneider, age 78, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 with his family by his side. He was born October 17, 1929 in Hayes County, Nebraska to Peter T. and Mary (Giespert) Schneider. He attended Hayes County schools. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Irene M. Bauer on December 4, 1953 in McCook. To...

Apr 5, 2008

Send Flowers Robert Ernest Peters May 7, 1916 - April 5, 2008

Robert Ernest Peters died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Willow Ridge Retirement Community in McCook. He was 91 years old. He was born, May 7, 1916 in Red Willow County northwest of Marion to John Coleman and Mina (Drain) Peters. At age three he moved with his...

Apr 3, 2008

Ruth Carol Cappel died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, NE. She was 74. She was born March 30, 1934 to Leland Archie and Charlotta Augusta (Bonar) Guthrie in Indianola. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1952. She married Gaylord Cappel on September 29, 1956 in Indianola, NE. She had lived in McCook over...

Apr 3, 2008

Herman Howard “Smokey” Pritchett of McCook died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was 84 years old. Smokey was born on August 23, 1923, in Dekalb, Alabama to Lawrence E. and Annie Mae (Blanks) Pritchett. He entered the US Army on February 12, 1943 and served in France during World War II. He was honorably discharged...

Apr 2, 2008

Jane "Jean" Elizabeth Carmichael died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at her home in Indianola. She was 76. She was born in New York City on June 30, 1931 to John and Mary Gorycki. She graduated in 1948 in New York. She married Marion Ardell Carmichael on May 5, 1951 in New York City. To this union, three children were...

Apr 1, 2008

Glenn W. Morgan, age 57, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at McCook Community Hospital. He was born May 20, 1950 to Glenn W. and Winifred Clarice (Boese) Morgan in Great Bend, Kansas. He married Deanna K Jenkins in McCook in 1972. He worked at the Cambridge Locker, the McCook Rendering plant, Tri-State Livestock and was a truck driver for...

Mar 28, 2008

Floyd LaVerne Hunter of McCook died Friday, March 28, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 81 years old. Floyd was born on November 21, 1926 in Lincoln County, Nebraska to Walter H. and Petrea (Sorenson) Hunter. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1943. He entered the US Coast Guard on April 29, 1945 and served...

Mar 24, 2008

Joseph Paul Reed died Monday, March 24, 2008 at his home in Lincoln. He was 60 years old. Joseph was born on June 1, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan to Clare and Virginia (Mosher) Reed. He grew up on a farm near Muskegon. He moved to St. Joseph, Michigan when he was 17 to help his brother with a gas station....

Mar 24, 2008

June (Barger) Spickelmier, age 84, went to be with the lord Monday March 24, 2008 at her home North of Culbertson after a six year battle with cancer. She was born on the family farm Northeast of Culbertson on June 2, 1923 to Chester and Clara (Seybold) Barger. She grew up on the family farm and attended rural county...

Mar 24, 2008

Harry Howard Eiler died Monday, March 24, 2008 at his home in McCook. He was 83 years old. Harry was born to Harry Howard and Lena (Reasnor) Eiler on March 2, 1925 on the family farm near Oberlin, Kansas. He graduated from Decatur County High School in 1943. On September 8, 1944, he entered the US Army and served during...

Mar 21, 2008

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Anita Christine Callan died Friday, March 21, 2008 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was 83 years old. Anita was born on August 24, 1924 in Red Willow County, Nebraska to Gustave and Lydia (Schaffert) Unger. She attended school at McCook Public Schools. On October 12, 1947, she was united in marriage to Dareld "Neal" Callan in McCook. To...

Mar 21, 2008

Nelda A. (DeMere) Liston (formerly of Indianola, passed from this earth to join her beloved husband Jerry on March 21, 2008, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. She had been a resident of Holdrege Memorial Homes for 4-1/2 years. Nelda was born north of Bartley in Frontier County Nebraska on November 3, 1921 to Andrew N. DeMere and...

Mar 19, 2008

Richard LeRoy Baxter, age 79, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Richard was born in Palisade to Arlie J. and Margaret E. (West) on April 19, 1928. He graduated from Palisade Public School in 1946. He married Leona E. Potthoff on June 1, 1951 in Palisade. To this union five children were born. He was...