Aug 4, 2008

Sue Ellen Heinbigner of Culbertson died Monday, August 4, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 44 years old. Sue was born on November 7, 1963, in McCook to Jake and Mildred Berniece (Schilz) Heinbigner. She graduated from Culbertson High School in 1982, McCook Community College in 1984, and continued her education at Nebraska Christian College in...

Aug 2, 2008

Lucille M. Putz of McCook, Nebraska died Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Community Hospital in McCook. She was 76 years old. Lucille was born in Blue Hill on February 1, 1932, the daughter of Donald and Ida Hoppen Leetsch. She graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1949. On July 12, 1951 she married Emory Putz in Denver, CO....

Aug 1, 2008

Jim L. Marts of McCook, Nebraska died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 67 years old. Jim was born at Cambridge, on April 14, 1941, the son of George F. and Hannah O’Dell Marts. He graduated from Bartley High School in 1959. On May 5, 1962 he married Barbara Graff at St. Patrick’s Catholic...

Jul 29, 2008

Paul Hamilton Gilbert died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 98 years old. Paul was born on November 22, 1909, at Fulton, Arkansas where he received his education. On March 1, 1942, he entered the US Army and served during World War II. He was honorably discharged on March 4, 1945. After his discharge, he...

Jul 23, 2008

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Joy Wilson "J.W." Stevens died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at his home in McCook. He was 95 years old. Joy was born on November 23, 1912, in North Platte to Roy T. and Mary A. (Titus) Stevens. He graduated from McCook High School in 1930. On May 5, 1950, he married Lorraine Sophia Marie Ostdiek at Denver, Colorado....

Jul 16, 2008

Dorothy Irene Bryan, age 88 died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Decatur County Good Samaritan Home in Oberlin, Kansas. On April 5, 1920 Dorothy was born in Oxford to Gilbert LeRoy and Sybil Irene (Thomas) Loper. She graduated from McCook High School in 1938. On February 6, 1943 Raymond H. Bryan and Dorothy were married in Norman, Oklahoma. They had...

Jul 16, 2008

Lola I. Ruppert, age 75, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook . On February 25th 1933, she was born on the family farm south of Curtis, to James “Jim” and Leola “Ruth” (Kistler) Fischer. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1951. On September...

Jul 15, 2008

Donna Mae Guthrie died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her home in Indianola. She was 77 years old. Donna was born on May 4th, 1931 in Dawson, NE to Roy D. “John” and Ethel Helen (Stevenson) Bacon. She was united in marriage to Glen Shadley in December of 1947. To this union three children were born, Douglas, Marcy and...

Jul 14, 2008

Irene Lillian Kolbet, age 91, died Monday, July 14, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born January 4, 1917 to Nicholas and Magdalena “Lena” (Giespert) Kolbet at their homestead southeast of the St. Ann Church in Frontier County. She grew up in Hayes County where she attended school in a one room school house with her many...

Jul 12, 2008

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Michael Eugene Allerton, age 64, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at his home in Littleton, CO surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lincoln to Russell and Geraldine Allerton on March 10, 1944. He grew up in Lincoln, and attended Lincoln High School. He was a veteran of the Lincoln Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's...

Jul 6, 2008

Letha Ilene Long of Wauneta died Sunday July 6, 2008 at Heritage of Wauneta. She was 74 years old. Letha was born, May 16, 1934 to Ernest and Ruby Anita (Hays) Dizmang at Benkelman She attended a school for the blind in eastern Nebraska. She married Clyde George Long in Greeley Colorado on October 14, 1955. They had two children,...

Jul 2, 2008

Jerry Lee Bradley of McCook, Nebraska died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. He was 71 years old. Jerry was born in Culbertson, on September 24, 1936, the son of Harold J. and Goldie V. Matson Bradley. He attended the Culbertson Public Schools, and lived in this area all his life. On May...

Jun 23, 2008

Clyde Louis Bolin of McCook, Nebraska died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 70 years old. Clyde was born in Oklahoma City, OK, on February 15, 1938, the son of Samuel Arthur and Elma Elsie (Emerson) Bolin. He spent his early childhood in southern Oklahoma. The family moved to Canton, KS where he graduated from...

Jun 18, 2008

Agnes M. Baumann of Culbertson died Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. She was 67 years old. On March 12, 1941, she was born in McCook to Louise S. Monzon. She grew up and lived her life in the McCook and Culbertson area. She attended St. Patrick Catholic School. She married George A....

Jun 10, 2008

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Dessa Frances Phares passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was 93 years old. Dessa was born on July 4, 1914, in Hayes County, Nebraska, to Logan Marion and Della Grace (DuVall) Richter. She graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1930 and attended the University of Nebraska receiving her formal...

May 30, 2008

Francis J. Kircher died Friday, May 30, 2008 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Arapahoe. He was 84 years old. On January 8, 1924 he was born in McCook to Fred H. and Anna Marie (Haag) Kircher. He graduated from Red Willow High School in 1942 and farmed all his life northwest of Indianola. He enjoyed hunting. Francis was a...

May 29, 2008

Doris Mary Fahrenbruch died Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook at the age of 87. She was born in McCook on September 3, 1920 to Floyd M. and Doris M. (Jennings) Covert. She grew up in Culbertson and attended school there, graduating from the Culbertson High School in 1938. She married Harry P. Fahrenbruch on June...

May 27, 2008

LaMoine Thomas McConville died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 86 years old. On September 3, 1921 he was born in Indianola to Thomas Patrick and Lillian C. (Colling) McConville. He graduated from Havana High School in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. LaMoine married Margaret Ann Erdman at St...

May 21, 2008

Norvin “Cork” Wayne Griffing of Culbertson died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 79 years old. Cork was born on April 5, 1929 at Thornburg, Kansas to George G. and Bessie (Logan) Griffing. He attended rural school in Thornburg through eighth grade and graduated from Smith Center High School in 1929. Cork entered the...

May 20, 2008

Jonathan Aloysius Ternes, age three, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, after a courageous battle. Jonathan was born on June 23, 2004 in Wichita, Kansas to Brady L. and Lisa A. (Lilienthal) Ternes. Jon was best known for his love of reading, writing and learning new things. He continually amazed everyone...