Obituaries

McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries

Cheri Bopp

Cheri Bopp

Oct 30, 2025

     Cheri Eileen (Lenz) Bopp, age 77, of Culbertson, passed away at McCook Community Hospital on October 30, 2025.

     Cheri was born in Gothenburg, Nebraska on August 26, 1948 to Paul and Iona Lenz, the oldest of nine children. She attended high school, graduating from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture (UNSA) in Curtis, Nebraska in 1966.

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Kathleen Miller

Kathleen Miller

Oct 29, 2025

Kathleen Miller, a longtime resident of Cambridge, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. She was 91 years of age.

Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2025 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM on Monday morning, November 3, 2025...

Eugene Anderson

Eugene Anderson

Oct 28, 2025

     Royal Eugene Anderson was born to Royal Edward and Bertha Mae (Hines) Anderson on August 14, 1936 in Ong, Nebraska.

     “Eugene” went to school at Geneva, Nebraska and then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for two years majoring in Agriculture.

     Eugene married Marilyn Kimsey on September 3, 1961 in Geneva at the Methodist Church....

Wanda Michaelis

Wanda Michaelis

Oct 16, 2025

     Wanda J Michaelis passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 16, 2025 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook Nebraska. She was 85. 

     Wanda was born on January 21, 1940 in Dover, TN where she lived as a little girl until her family moved to Lincoln, NE. Wanda graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School where she met...

Shirley Chesshir

Shirley Chesshir

Oct 14, 2025

     Shirley Jean Hawkins Chesshir, 81, passed away October 14, 2025 in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born October 1, 1944 in Stoddard County, Missouri to Ditman and Mary Hawkins.

     Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Chesshir; her parents, Ditman V. Hawkins and Mary Kneezle Hawkins; sister, Linda K. Huckabee; son-in-law, Kevin S. Dirickson;...

Sharon Felker

Sharon Felker

Oct 14, 2025

     Sharon Rose (Dowling) Felker passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

     She was born in McCook, NE on March 17, 1940, to Russell Lyle and Fern Glee (Cassell) Dowling. She attended the McCook Public Schools, graduating from McCook Senior High School in 1958. She attended Doane College in Crete, NE.

     Sharon married Jerry Felker in 1960...

John "Jerry" Brown

John "Jerry" Brown

Oct 11, 2025

     John "Jerry" Brown, 77, passed away October 11, 2025, at his home surrounded by family. Jerry was born September 8, 1948, to Bob and Phillis Brown. Jerry graduated from Cambridge High School in 1966, and continued farming with his father after graduation.

     Jerry married Nancy Allen in 1968, and to this union four children were born: John,...

Georgia Ann Lutzi

Georgia Ann Lutzi

Oct 10, 2025

Georgia Lutzi, formerly of Lincoln, passed away early Friday morning, October 10, 2025 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 93 years of age.

She was born on September 30, 1932 to Kenneth and Celia (Damm) Flory. She married Norman A. Lutzi on June 6, 1954.

Survivors include her son, Steven Lutzi of Peoria, AZ; daughter, Dianne (Bruce) Kelley of Danbury, NE;...

Clairene Weimer

Clairene Weimer

Oct 8, 2025

     Clairene Ann Brunkhorst, daughter of Ernest and Sophia (Haarberg) Brunkhorst, was born on April 24, 1935, and initially resided on a farm near Hamlet, Nebraska. She had four siblings, Ansel, Ivan, an infant brother, and Eulene Busking all preceding her in death. God’s eternal salvation was bestowed by His grace to Clairene in baptism in the name of...

Roger Lee Taylor

Roger Lee Taylor

Oct 6, 2025

     Roger Lee Taylor was born on July 24, 1935, in Dunlap, Iowa to Maurice and Edna (Allen) Taylor. He lived a life characterized by commitment to family, service, and community involvement.

     Roger graduated from Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1953, and later earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Roger served his...

Linda Boner

Linda Boner

Oct 2, 2025

Linda Louise Boner was born in Corpus Christie, Texas to Wray and June M. (Kleckinger) Emrich on December 19, 1949. Her father was a career military man, and the family made homes all over the country and around the world.

Linda lived most of her adult life on her beloved farm in Frontier County, Nebraska. It was on the farm that...

Janice Elliott

Janice Elliott

Oct 2, 2025

Janice Marie Elliott was born in Stratton, Nebraska on April 22, 1944 to Dors “Duke” and Eris (Smith) Marquardt. She graduated from Culbertson High in 1961.

Janice married Robert Don Elliott on August 19, 1962 in Culbertson, where the couple lived their whole lives together. Janice moved to Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook in 2022.

After graduation, Janice worked as a...

Angela Stephen

Angela Stephen

Sep 25, 2025

Anggi Stephen, age 56, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska.

  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October, 4, 2025, at Willow Christian Church in Indianola, Nebraska, Pastor Heath Kelley officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date.  

  Memorials in Anggi’s memory are suggested...

Carol Max

Carol Max

Sep 12, 2025

Carol Louise Max was surrounded by the love of her family when she passed away on Friday evening, September 12, 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 86 years of age. She was born on November 24, 1938 on a farm seven miles south of Curtis, Nebraska early on Thanksgiving morning to Glenn and Mable (Williams) Ruppert;...

Dorinda Marie Polly

Dorinda Marie Polly

Sep 8, 2025

Dorinda Marie Polly, age 88, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on September 8, 2025 in North Platte, Nebraska surrounded by family.

She was born on October 14, 1936 at home in Wauneta, Nebraska to Henry and Elise Haarberg. She was the 6th child of 7 in her family. Dorinda was baptized on November 8, 1936...

Donald W. Daub, Jr.

Donald W. Daub, Jr.

Sep 3, 2025

Donald Wayne Daub, Jr. was born in Pueblo, Colorado on June 20, 1961 to Donald Wayne, Sr. and Dolores (Madrid) Daub. Don attended school in Erie, Colorado, attending Erie Junior and Senir High Schools. He furthered his education at the CDC Trade School in Colorado where the skills were planted for Don to begin a lifetime career as a...

Mary Cecilia Hayes

Mary Cecilia Hayes

Aug 26, 2025

Mary Cecilia (Rayer) Hayes, age 87, passed away in McCook Ne at Kinship Pointe Assisted Living, on Tuesday August 26, 2025 surrounded by family.

Mary was born January 13, 1938 to Maurice Rayer & Elsie (Colling) Rayer at McCook, Nebraska. Due to the early passing of Mary’s mother she was raised by her father and...

Angelita "Angie" Garcia

Angelita "Angie" Garcia

Aug 21, 2025

Angie Garcia, age 78, Passed away August 21, 2025, at McCook Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska.

Angie was born on January 24, 1947, at Doctor White's Maternity Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born to Guadalupe and Josephine Ramos.

In 1966 she married the late Jorge C. Garcia, and to...

Shirley Nelms

Shirley Nelms

Aug 21, 2025

Shirley May (Hatcher) Nelms passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home.

Shirley was the third born daughter to Paul and May (Morosic) Hatcher on December 17, 1934, on the family farm near Indianola. She grew up simple and loved everything about the country life. After graduating from Red Willow High School,...

Robert "Bob" L. Waltemath

Robert "Bob" L. Waltemath

Aug 21, 2025

Robert (Bob) L. Waltemath, age 77, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on August 21, 2025. He was born March 9, 1948, in McCook to Walter and Jennielee Waltemath.

Bob grew up in Moorefield, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis before earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of...

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