Oct 25, 2006

James B. Ahrens died Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 72 years old. Jim was born on March 12, 1934, at McCook to Frances Henry and Minnie T. (Herron) Ahrens. He attended McCook Schools. On January 9, 1954, he married Delores F. Fisher at Goodland, Kansas. To this union two children were born. They...

Oct 10, 2006

Fern A. Sutton, age 86, died Tuesday (October 10, 2006) at Cambridge Court in Kearney. She was born May 2, 1920, on a farm north of Ludell, Kansas to John Henry and Lillian A. (Most) Frick. She attended rural school near Ludell and then Atwood Schools. On November 30, 1942, she married Harry Pisar at St. Alban's Episcopal Church...

Oct 3, 2006

Robert L. Bowker, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in his home. He was 77. Robert was born March 26, 1929 in Beaver City, the son of Robert R. and Marie (John) Bowker. The family moved to Hendley where Robert lived until age eight, when the family moved to Ponca City, Okla., where he spent the rest of his childhood and...

Sep 28, 2006

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Grace Vesper Mullanix, of McCook, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 102 years old. Grace was born on May 30, 1904, in Frontier County, Nebraska to Claude M. and Laura M. (Gherring) Spaulding. She graduated from Curtis High School in 1923. She taught in rural Frontier County schools for seven years. On May...

Sep 24, 2006

Dorothy “June” Mustion of Culbertson died Sunday, September 24, 2006, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 81 years old. June was born on August 12, 1925, at McCook, to Rue and Jenny (Loomis) Hauxwell. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1941. She taught in rural schools for nine years. On June 5, 1946, she married Fred Willis...

Sep 24, 2006

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Roselyn Delois Fitzgerald of Danbury died Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the Cambridge Hospital. She was 75 years old. Roselyn was born on May 5, 1931, in a farm house northeast of Indianola to Paul A. and Mary Alice (Walton) Helm. She completed her elementary education in rural schools and high school in Indianola, graduating in 1948. She...

Sep 21, 2006

Alexander Miller Campbell died Thursday, September 21, 2006, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was a loving father, good neighbor, and generous friend. He was 83 years old. Alex was born on November 23, 1922, in Trenton, to McFarland and Grace (Miller) Campbell. He was a graduate of McCook High School. He served in the Philippines in the US Navy...

Sep 18, 2006

Kathryn Jessen departed from this life on Monday, September 18, 2006. She was 86 years old. Kathryn was born on August 20, 1920 to William C. and Josephine Gammon Kieffe at Crawford, Nebraska. Kathryn graudated from Chardon High School in May 1938 and briefly attended nursing school in Alliance. While living in Idaho in the mid to late 50's she...

Sep 14, 2006

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Twila Jean Carter of Palisade, died Thursday, September 14, 2006 at the Central City Care Center. She was 79 years old. She was born, June 19, 1927 at Hamlet to Samuel Clifford and Anna (Jader) Ferguson. She grew up in Palisade, attended and graduated from Palisade High School in 1947. She earned a teaching certificate from Kearney State...

Sep 12, 2006

Alexander Tate Hallowell infant son of Robert Tate and Celeste Rael (Jordan) Hallowell died Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at Community Hospital in McCook. Preceding him in death were his paternal great-grandmother, Sissy Jordan and paternal great-grandparents, Edna Hallowell and Steve Phillips. He is survived by his parents; Tate and Celeste Hallowell of McCook; siblings Jadine and Dalton Hallowell of...

Sep 7, 2006

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Catherine Rose, age 88, died Thursday, September 7, 2006, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Catherine was born on August 13, 1918, at Clearwater, NE to Leo A. and Julia Catherine (Purcell) Rose. She moved to the McCook community as a small child. She graduated from McCook High School in 1935 and McCook College in 1937. Catherine was employed as...

Sep 3, 2006

Norman “Rod” Rodney Ladd of Oberlin, died in McCook Sunday (September 3, 2006). He was 59 years old. He was born July 14, 1947 in Omaha to Norman Russell and Ethel Lois (Leonard) Ladd. He grew up in Omaha and attended Benson High School. He later received his GED. He was a truck driver, mechanic and welder. He served...

Aug 29, 2006

Effie “Laura” Walker died Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis. She was 93 years old. Laura was born on December 24, 1912 in Hayes County, Nebraska to Marvin LeRoy and Effie Mae (Phelps) Evans. She graduated from UNSA High School at Curtis in 1931. On August 16, 1936 she married Lawrence William Walker at...

Aug 27, 2006

Elsie “Mae” Karp, age 91, died Sunday, August 27, 2006 at McCook Community Hospital. She was born April 29, 1915 to John and Emma (Crocker) Reiners at Indianola. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1932 and Beauty School in 1939. She married Charles Karp on March 4, 1946 in Indianola. To this union two daughters were born, Betty...

Aug 27, 2006

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Beverly Jean North, died Sunday (August 27, 2006) at Premier Estates Senior Living in North Platte, after a long battle with cancer. She was 69. She was born March 13, 1937 to Lillian Maxine (Nelson) May at Alexis, Illinois. She graduated from Yates City (Illinois) High School in 1956. She was married for 31 years to David North....

Aug 24, 2006

Send Flowers Robert Dean Wilcox Sr. July 24, 1930 - August 24, 2006

Robert Dean Wilcox, Sr. died Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 76 years old. Robert was born July 24, 1930, at McCook, to Roy and Mildred (Adams) Wilcox. He graduated from McCook High School in 1948. Robert served in the National Guard...

Aug 21, 2006

Florence L. Jeffers, died Monday, August 21, 2006, at Chase County Hospital in Imperial. She was 85. Florence was born in Hayes County on August 26, 1920 to Frank and Agnes (Schneider) Broz. She graduated from St. Patrick’s Academy in Sidney in 1938 and Kearney State College in 1972. She married Charles Bailey Jeffers at Hayes Center on February...

Aug 19, 2006

Breck R. Gillen, infant child of Bradley W. and Wendy L. (Hampton) Gillen died August 19, 2006 at Community Hospital in McCook. Survivors include parents, Brad and Wendy of McCook; siblings Spencer, Zayne, Jenna and Jett; grandparents, Wayne and Arlene Gillen of McCook, Rich and Hilda Hampton of Culbertson and Carrie and Wendell Klock of of North Platte. A...

Aug 18, 2006

Cody Raymond Coats died Friday, August 18, 2006, at Danbury as a result of a vehicle accident. He was 14 years old. Cody was born on September 3, 1991, at Ogden, Utah to David Todd Dominguez and Debbie Sue Hodson. He was living at Danbury at the time of his death. Cody was a member of the sophomore class...

Aug 14, 2006

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Vesper Norine Ross Vesper Norine Ross died Monday (August 14, 2006) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 96 years old. Vesper was born on February 23, 1910, in Red Cloud, NE to Chester Otis and Esther Arada (Rakestraw) Roberts. At the age of four, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Culbertson. She...