Jean Wilcox
Apr 27, 2026
Helen “Jean” Wilcox was born on September 11, 1925, in Helvey, Nebraska, to Ruby A. (Dallas) and Lawrence L. Matzke. She returned to her heavenly home on April 27, 2026, surrounded by her family.
Jean grew up attending school in Western, Nebraska, where she enjoyed spending time on the farm with her sister, Reta. Following the war,...
Hazel Marie Loomis
Apr 26, 2026
Hazel Marie (Ward) Loomis, of McCook, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, at the age of 91, surrounded by family.
Hazel was born during a blizzard on December 2, 1934, on the family farm east of Hayes Center. She grew up on that farm, attended rural Hayes Center schools, and graduated from Hayes Center High School...
Peggy Ann Klocke
Apr 26, 2026
Peggy Klocke, age 67, of North Platte, NE passed away on April 26, 2026.
She was born on August 6, 1958 in McCook, NE to Keith and Harriet (Harrison) Klocke.
Peggy lived a life that held both challenges and deep love. Through every season, she remained someone who cared for others in her own way and...
Phyllis Eileen Wilcox
Apr 18, 2026
Phyllis Eileen Wilcox passed away peacefully at Kinship Pointe in McCook, Nebraska on Saturday, April 18, 2026; at the age of 96.
Phyllis was born September 13, 1929, in McCook, Nebraska to Elizabeth (Kautz) Wagner and John G. Wagner.
She grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1948.
She married Robert...
Gary Huffman
Apr 12, 2026
Gary Lee Huffman was born on February 26, 1939 in McCook, Nebraska to CL and June (Allen) Huffman; he was the oldest brother of four children, his sisters were Sue, Joyce, and Linda. Gary attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1958.
Gary was united in marriage to Joyce Mitchell...
Leah Rakes
Apr 10, 2026
Leah Sue Rakes was born on November 2, 1948, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, to Lila Zimmerman and Leonard Smalley. Her strong work ethic was instilled at a young age as she de-tasseled corn in the Iowa bottoms and continued work at a turkey factory. She graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1967 and that same fall, on...
Korrine Rowland
Apr 5, 2026
Korrine Jane Rowland (Clark), age 81, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, April 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving children.
Korrine was born on June 16, 1944, in McCook, Nebraska, at St. Catherine’s Hospital to Bernice (Heskett) and Robert Clark. She was born alongside her twin sister, Karen Jean (Clark), with whom...
Joyce Hershberger
Apr 4, 2026
Evaline Joyce Hershberger was born in Sedalia, Colorado, on May 20, 1931, to Joseph Scott Miller and Evaline Dorothy Fredrick Miller, in a snowstorm so bad the doctor had to stay with them over night following her birth. After her parents divorced, she lived with her grandparents, Mae and Eddie Wimmer, in Rocky Ford, Colorado. In 1944 they...
Joan Stevenson
Apr 4, 2026
Joan Marie Robison Stevenson, age 96, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2026, after a long and full life.
Joan was born on January 7, 1930, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Harold and Gladys Robison. She was the oldest of three children and graduated from Alda High School in 1947.
On June 11,...
Dick Collicott
Mar 29, 2026
Dick was born December 3, 1948 to Earle and Alice. He attended school in Cambridge from fourth grade through high school. During these years, he won a spelling bee, was a boy scout, played school sports, and baseball every summer. He would say he couldn’t hit worth a hoot, but he was fast.
A few years later,...
Gene "Geno" Weir
Mar 29, 2026
Ralph “Geno” Eugene Weir, 73, of McCook, NE, passed away on March 29, 2026.
Geno was born on June 21, 1952, in Liberal, Kansas. His parents were Floyd and Dorothy (Conrad) Weir. He was raised in Las Animas, Colorado, where he graduated from high school. He continued his education at Denver Automotive and Diesel College, where he...
Craig Alex Carner, Jr.
Mar 19, 2026
“Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.” Proverbs 27:1
Craig Alex Carner, Jr., was born February 12, 1979 in McAlester, Oklahoma to his father Craig Alex Carner and his mother LeeAnna Hart. Later gaining his stepfather, Russell Johson.
Craig was a man who understood things on a level few ever could. He...
Bernita Reiners
Mar 18, 2026
Bernita Lorene Reiners was born on February 1, 1941, in Akron, Colorado to Theodore and Alta (Welty) Moffitt. A proud graduate of McCook High School’s class of 1959, Bernita’s roots remained deeply planted in the community she loved.
On June 19, 1960, Bernita and Harlan Reiners were united in marriage at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook, where...
Mariquit "Kit" Ellis
Mar 17, 2026
Mariquit “Kit” Ellis, born on October 2, 1946, in Batangas City, Philippines, peacefully passed away at 12:45 AM on March 17, 2026, in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 79. The daughter of Felix and Aurora Panopio, Kit valued education deeply and earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management in 1964 at the age of...
Sharon Ann Gaston
Mar 16, 2026
Sharon Ann (Judish) Gaston, age 77 of Trenton, Nebraska passed away peacefully at her home in Trenton on Monday, March 16, 2026. Sharon was born on March 29, 1948 to Betty and Rudy Judish in Colorado. She attended Westminster High School graduating in 1966.
Sharon married the love of her life and soulmate, Frank Gaston on April...
Gloria Kautz
Mar 15, 2026
Gloria May (Hardwick) Kautz was born May 27, 1938, to Harvey and Myrtle (Worley) Hardwick in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Soon after the family would move to nearby Weldona and then back to Culbertson, Nebraska, where she grew up alongside her sister, Leora Eugenia (Lindell) of Grand Island, Nebraska, and brother Arvine Mervin Hardwick. Gloria graduated from Culbertson High...
Loren L. Egle
Mar 15, 2026
Loren Leroy Egle, 87, died Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Kinship Pointe in McCook, Nebraska.
Loren was the eldest child born to Robert and Esther (Hahn) Egle. He was born on a farm four miles northwest of Stratton, Nebraska on November 9, 1938. At an early age, the family moved to the Egle Farm in the Eden...
Juli Gummere
Mar 4, 2026
Juli Beth Gummere, a cherished soul and beloved friend, was born on August 11, 1959, in Creighton, Nebraska, to Dale and Shirley (Schultz) Hilkemeier. She graduated from Creighton High School. She pursued higher education at the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, where she graduated with a degree in horticulture and began a lifelong love...
Joseph William Matson
Mar 3, 2026
Joseph William “Joe” Matson, also known to many as JW, a longtime resident of Trenton, passed peacefully on March 3, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney surround by family. Joe lived a long, full life shaped by devotion to his wife, Thelma, to his family, and to the many friends who were drawn to his humor, generosity,...
Lynne Kinne
Mar 1, 2026
Lynne Marie Kinne was born on June 16, 1969, in Colby, Kansas, to Lavetta (Heller) Langdon. Her educational journey began in Stratton, Nebraska, where she graduated with the Stratton High School Class of 1987. Lynne's passion for learning led her to McCook Community College, where she earned her associate degree, before pursuing her bachelor's degree in education with...
