Gayle Kircher
Dec 12, 2025
Gayle Kircher, a longtime resident of Indianola, passed away late Friday evening, December 12, 2025 at Kinship Point in McCook, Nebraska. He was 96 years of age.
Visitation we be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Indianola. A Rosary will follow visitation, beginning at 7:00 PM at the church.
Mass...
Jerry Petersen
Dec 6, 2025
Jerry Petersen, aged 89, passed away on December 6, 2025, in Elwood, Nebraska.
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Petersen was born on June 27, 1936, on a farm north of Orafino, Nebraska, to Elmer and Gladys (Estergard) Petersen. Jerry grew up with a deep appreciation for farm life, hard work, and family—values that shaped him throughout his life. He...
Timothy Wayne Teel
Dec 5, 2025
Timothy Wayne Teel, 72, of Maywood, Nebraska, passed away on December 5, 2025 after a brief battle with stomach cancer. Born in McCook, Nebraska on October 7, 1953, to parents Oral (Bud) and Delma (Hoschouer) Teel, the third of five children, Tim spent most of his life tending the family farm that he grew up on north of...
Ronald Seeker
Dec 1, 2025
Ronald Eugene Seeker was born December 31, 1943 in Dayton, Ohio to Kenneth and Dorothy (Wombold) Seeker. He grew up between Lewisburg, Ohio and Verona, Ohio and graduated as the youngest in his class from Verona High School in 1961. He drove a truck for a local lumber yard until he was old enough to get a job...
Warren Harlow Wilhelm
Dec 1, 2025
A farmer Harlow was, and a farmer he remained, until he left this earth to join his wife in heaven on December 1, 2025.
Warren Harlow Wilhelm was born on the family farm, November 11, 1930, to parents Frank and Elsie (Weyeneth) Wilhelm, the third of three children.
He attended a one room rural school, riding...
Chet Risenhoover
Nov 23, 2025
Chet W. Risenhoover was born on November 19, 1959, in Altus, Oklahoma to Geral and Katherine (Branam) Risenhoover. Chet spent his formative years in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated with the class of 1978 from Arlington Heights High School and furthered his education at Tarrant County Junior College. Chet married Connie Roberson in 1982 in Fort Worth,...
Ona Malleck
Nov 23, 2025
Ona Malleck was born on October 20, 1939, in Lebanon, Nebraska to Fay and Tena (Rhonke) Larson. Ona was a proud graduate of Lebanon High School, graduating with the class of 1957. Ona married Thomas Malleck in Indianola, Nebraska in 1958; they first made a home in Holdrege, Nebraska prior to settling in Indianola in 1958. Ona and Thomas divorced...
Carol Bridgman
Nov 22, 2025
Carol Bridgman, of McCook, passed away at her home in McCook, Nebraska on November, 22, 2025 with her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Penny Sailors at her side. She was born on December 20, 1946 in Red Willow County, Nebraska to Joseph and Hazel (Clafin) Kircher.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Penny Sailors of McCook and...
Wendell "Bill" Mousel
Nov 18, 2025
Wendell William Mousel, known to most as Bill Mousel, was born on July 20, 1937, in McCook, Nebraska to R. Wendell and Velma (Hazen) Mousel. Bill lived a life steeped in dedication, hard work, and a deep-seated love for his family and community. Bill married the love of his life, Shirley Lou Musil on June 16, 1957 and...
Abigail Vigneur
Nov 7, 2025
Abigail Vigneur passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home, McCook, on Friday, November 7, 2025, one day short of her 53rd birthday. She was born on November 8, 1972, in Denver, CO and was adopted by Michael Richard and Lois May (Wager) Vigneur.
Abigail, known to her family and friends as Abby, enjoyed coloring, the Denver Broncos, and Superheroes, Hulk being her...
Marilyn Hawkins
Nov 5, 2025
Marilyn Hawkins passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on November 5, 2025, at the age of 89. She was born to Frederick and Lettie (Mason) Brust on August 5, 1936, in McCook. Marilyn was known for her profound love for animals and the support of local history.
Marilyn’s early education began at Haigler Grade School,...
Harland Daniel
Nov 3, 2025
Harland Daniel was born on September 13, 1937, in Laurin, Montana. Harland passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, at Omaha Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Harland married the love of his life, Mary Lou Welsh, on March 4, 1957, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Together they built a life filled with love, family, and shared...
Christine "Tine" Eldridge
Nov 3, 2025
Christine Emilie Eldridge was born on January 28, 1956, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to George and Linnea (Asplund) Worner. The first ten years of Christine’s life were spent in various parishes throughout North Dakota, where her father served as a United Methodist minister. In 1966, when he rejoined the Air Force as a Chaplain during the Vietnam War,...
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
Oct 29, 2025
A. Kathleen (Barrett) Miller, 91, completed her earthly journey and began her heavenly one, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. She was a precious and beloved wife, mother, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend, who believed in her Savior, Jesus Christ.
Cherished daughter of Truman and Ruth (Heater) Barrett, she was born on September 17, 1934, in Frontier County,...
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
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
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
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
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,...
