Feb 16, 2007

Virgil Ray Woodhams of McCook died Friday, February 16, 2007 at Community Hospital. He was 80 years old. Virgil was born on December 11, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to George H. and Hazel M. (Lucas) Woodhams. He graduated from Manual High School, Denver, CO in 1944. He entered the US Navy on February 28, 1945 and served during World...

Feb 15, 2007

Harold L. Clouse, age 79, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. He was born December 29, 1927 to Gottleib and Sophie (Ogorzolka) Clouse in Bartley, Nebraska. He married Beaulah “Boots” (Kramer) Bell in 1952. He was a member of the Eagles post 2769 and a lifetime member of the VFW post 1652. He was preceded in death...

Feb 12, 2007

Neal Roderick Fidler of McCook died Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Cambridge Hospital. He was 79 years old. Neal was born on December 14, 1927 at McCook to Myrl L. and Louise T. (Koitsch) Fidler. He graduated from McCook High School in 1945. On June 13, 1945 he entered the US Navy and served during World War II. He...

Feb 4, 2007

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SGT Randy Jay Matheny, 20, died Sunday February 4th, 2007 near Baghdad, Iraq. He was killed by a roadside bomb while serving his country. Randy was born on June 9, 1986 in Oberlin, Kansas and lived in McCook, Nebraska his entire life. He graduated from McCook High School in 2004. He joined the Nebraska National Guard March 28,...

Jan 31, 2007

Donald Wayne Marvin, 69, of McCook, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in Lincoln at Bryan LGH East. He was born March 15, 1937 in Fowler, CO to Lloyd and Emma (Glennemeir) Marvin. He graduated from Fowler High School in 1955. On February 14, 1960, Donald married Pat Soden in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He entered active service in the U.S....

Jan 30, 2007

Floyd Alton "Ton" Marks, age 66, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at his home south of Culbertson. Alton was born November 25, 1940 to Floyd A. and Flora L. (Osborn) Marks at Trenton, Nebraska. On February 3, 1963 he married Alice Eileen Clary at the Church of God in McCook. To this union two sons born. He had worked...

Jan 27, 2007

Virgil “Bill” Dwight McMahan died Saturday, January 27, 2007, at The Villages, FL. He was 80 years old. Bill was born on November 17, 1926 at McCook to Joseph and Belva (Rowland) McMahan. He graduated from McCook High School in 1944. He married Elgin LaVerne “Jean” Brooks on March 29, 1955 at McCook. Together they raised two daughters. They made...

Jan 25, 2007

Virginia G. Wing, age 89, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. She was born February 4, 1917 to Harry and Edna (Newbrough) Burns at Ft. Dodge, Iowa. She graduated from Ft. Dodge High School. She married Dr. Charles E. Wing September 21, 1940. To this union one daughter was born. She enjoyed playing her piano and organ,...

Jan 19, 2007

Charles Alfred Wegener, 89, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2007 in the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. He was born on October 15, 1917 in Estavan, Canada to Anton C. and Clara Amanda (Lippman) Wegener. At an early age Charles moved to North Dakota with his family where he received his early education. He graduated from Granville...

Jan 18, 2007

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Dorothy M. Minary died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at McCook Community Hospital. She was 79. Dorothy was born May 26, 1927 to John P. and Lillie M. (Clark) Wallace in Cambridge. She attended McCook Public Schools. She married Percy L. Minary in Oberlin, Kansas on October 30, 1942. To this union seven children were born. Her hobbies were...

Jan 17, 2007

Beatrice ‘Artie’ Marie Blake of McCook died in her home at Highland Park on Wednesday, January 17, 2007. She was 100 years old. Beatrice was born on January 19, 1906 in Indianola, Nebraska to Henry Theodore and Anna Marie (Jensen) Lang. She attended rural school south of Indianola. On September 25, 1924, she married Vernon M. Blake at Oberlin,...

Jan 17, 2007

Harold Edward Yeager died Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at his home in McCook. He was 78 years old. Harold was born April 1, 1928 in Culbertson to Henry and Anna Marie (Hein) Yeager. He attended school in Culbertson. On May 14, 1950, he married Norma Jean Wolgamott. To this union five children were born. They made their home in McCook...

Jan 13, 2007

Evelyn Louise Lindgren, age 77, died January 13, 2007 at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was born, February 1, 1929 to John and Cornelia Lily (Clug) Lindgren in Los Angeles, Calif. Evelyn had lived in our community for 67 years. She worked at various places in McCook, including Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Jan 12, 2007

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Agnes I. Funk died Friday, January 12, 2007, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 87 years old. Agnes was born on July 15, 1919 at Eldorado, Nebraska to Jacob and Aganetha (Klippenstein) Tessman. In 1941, when Agnes was 22 years old, she left Nebraska and moved to California. Agnes worked in cafes and hotels before getting a job...

Jan 9, 2007

Martin Graff, Jr. age 90, of McCook died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Martin was born on February 6, 1916, in Lincoln to Martin and Marie (Moul) Graff, Sr. He moved with his family to Culbertson where he attended school. He entered the US Army on December 23, 1942 and served during World War II....

Jan 4, 2007

Jackilyn ‘Jackie’ McCarter, of McCook, died at Community Hospital in McCook on January 4, 2007 at the age of 63. Jackie was born April 24, 1943 to Thomas and Georgina (Fyrer) Grant in Ontario, Canada. Jackie and her first husband, Harold ‘Bud’ Hunter, eventually settled in Lexington, where Jackie was a dispatcher for the Lexington Police Department for 15...

Jan 3, 2007

William “Bill” Jensen, 86, died Wednesday, January 03, 2007, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born, October 13, 1920 at Gem, Kansas to Jens and Mette (Axelsen) Jensen. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II from January 1942 to December 1945. He was a truck driver for many years and settled in McCook after 1976. He...

Dec 28, 2006

Marilyn Gladys Rucker of Hayes Center died Thursday, December 28, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 78 years old. Marilyn was born on August 13, 1928 in Hayes County to David and Gladys (Repass) Alexander. She graduated from Hayes Center High School and attended Kearney College. She taught elementary school for a short time. On June 4,...

Dec 26, 2006

Jacquelin “Jackie” Jean Gallatin, 78, of McCook, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Community Hospital in McCook. Jackie was born on February 25, 1928, at Bartley, NE to John Ellsworth and Helen Ann (Hoffstrand) Gallatin. She attended school at Danbury. In later years she moved to Lincoln and worked in the Lancaster Office of Mental Retardation Workshops. She did...

Dec 16, 2006

Donald LaVerne Jumps of Culbertson died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at his home. He was 70 years old. Don was born on March 23, 1936, in Hayes County, Nebraska to Benjamin Harrison and Freda (Behrendsen) Jumps. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1954. On September 13, 1958, he married Mary C. Stromp. To this union two daughters were...