Edward Powers
Dec 12, 2023
Edward "Ed" Powers age 75, passed away at his home on December 12, 2023. He was born on March 18, in McCook to Lester and Dorothy (Godwin) Powers. Ed attended school in Trenton, graduating in 1966. Ed enlisted in the U.S. Navy, on July 15, 1966. He was trained as a corpsman/medic. He was Honorably Discharged on February 10,...
Arda C. Latta
Dec 7, 2023
Arda Carola Hidy was born March 7, 1931, to Carl and Zella (Persinger) Hidy on a farm near Trenton, Nebraska. She passed on to her heavenly home on December 7, 2023. She attended Trenton Public School and graduated with the class of 1948. As a result of Normal Training in high school, Arda taught in Hitchcock County rural schools...
Marvin Metzer
Dec 4, 2023
We are broken hearted and completely heartsick to inform you that Marvin Loyd Metzer, a father, brother, and friend, passed away on December 4, 2023 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 96 years of age. Marvin was admitted to the hospital with COVID and pneumonia. He put up a good fight, but sadly succumbed to the...
Robert 'Bob' Allen Holliday
Dec 2, 2023
Robert "Bob" Allen Holliday Sr. was born in Lamar, Colorado on September 5, 1940, to William "Bill" Perry and Jessie Lois (Murphy) Holliday. On July 12, 1958, he was united in marriage to Connie Joann Wolfe. They made their first home in Brule, Nebraska where Bob worked at Goodall Manufacturing for a short period before moving back to Wilsonville,...
Ava Marie Miller
Dec 1, 2023
Ava Marie Miller, born on February 18, 1942, in Brush, CO, peacefully left this world surrounded by love on December 1, 2023. She was the cherished daughter of Wayne and Betty Thompson. A graduate of Snyder High School in 1960, Ava's life journey was marked by resilience and compassion. Following her high school graduation, she faced a year of...
Gwendolyn Prell
Nov 30, 2023
Gwendolyn Adele (Scott) Prell received her heavenly wings on November 30, 2023. Gwen was born on May 23, 1928 to Chuck and Beulah Scott of Anselmo, Nebraska. She was the youngest child and only girl along with three brothers who fondly nicknamed her "Sissy". She graduated from Anselmo High School in 1946. On November 21, 1946 Gwen married Fred...
Deanna Kay Morgan
Nov 26, 2023
Deanna Kay Morgan, age 70, passed away at the Hillcrest Care Center in McCook on November 26, 2023. She was born on March 15, 1953, and at a young age was adopted by Harry and Mae (Sims) Jenkins. Deanna attended and graduated from McCook High School in 1972. She married Glenn Morgan II on December 22, 1972, and to...
Velma Jean Ruppert
Nov 25, 2023
Velma "Jean" Ruppert, age 85, of McCook, died November 25, 2023. She was born on February 6, 1938, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Herman and Lela (Brant) Speth. She married Robert LeRoy Ruppert on December 26, 1957, in McCook, Nebraska. They were married for 63 years. Jean grew up on a farm south of Palmyra and attended the University of...
Larry E. Stoney
Nov 22, 2023
Larry E. Stoney, 74, of McCook, NE, formerly of Herndon, KS, passed away with family by his side at Ascension Via Christi Village in Manhattan, KS, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Larry was born on January 18, 1949 to Harvey and Roseanna (Eby) Stoney. He graduated from Herndon High School in 1968 and then attended the Northwest Kansas Technical...
Larry Schnabel
Nov 20, 2023
Larry Schnabel, formerly of Trenton, passed away Monday morning, November 20, 2023 at the Dundy County Hospital of Benkelman. He was 80 years of age. Services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.
James Leroy Foster
Nov 20, 2023
James "Jim" L. Foster age, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Health in Kearney on November 20, 2023. He was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on November 13, 1940, to Loyal and Winifred (Sexton) Foster. Jim attended school in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1958. He was inducted in the United States...
Charlotte A Farr
Nov 20, 2023
Charlotte Ann Schroeder Farr was born on December 27, 1932, in Oxford, Nebraska, to William and Katie Schroeder, the youngest girl of six children. A seventh child, Dale, came to be part of their family when he was a baby. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed on April 14, 1946, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Oxford....
Wayne Virgil Baker
Nov 19, 2023
Wayne Virgil Baker, age 83, passed away on November 19, 2023 at the Scottsbluff Monument Rehabilitation and Care Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Wayne was born on September 18, 1940 to John and Madeline (Schilz) Baker in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school and graduated from St. Patrick School and then McCook High School with the class of 1959. Wayne worked...
Christel Lakatosh
Nov 19, 2023
Christel W. Lakatosh went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 19, 2023. Christel Edith Johanna Weitschies-Lakatosh was born on May 8, 1932 in Seckenburg, East Prussia to Paul Weitschies Margarete Mandel. Christel trained and worked as a dental hygienist in Chicago, Illinois. She married Andrew Frank Lakatosh on June 25, 1960 in Oak...
Reba Tomlin
Nov 16, 2023
Reba Maxine Tomlin, age 91, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on November 16, 2023, loved by her family. She was born north of Orafino to Theodore and Eunice (Moore) Ohlson, their third daughter. The family later moved to the farm south of Cambridge where she attended Sunny Hillside Country School. She had many fun memories...
Leatrice D Sexton
Nov 15, 2023
Leatrice Sexton of Cambridge, age 86, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on November 15, 2023. She was born in Mineral Wells, Texas on October 18, 1937, to Vaughn and Betty (Bell) Davis. Leatrice grew up and attended Mineral Wells High School, graduating in 1955. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from...
Roy Irvin Jacobs
Nov 15, 2023
Roy Irvin Jacobs passed away unexpectedly at his home in McCook on November 15, 2023, due to a massive heart attack. Roys wish for his end of life was that he died quickly, was happy, and was not alone. God granted him his wishes. He was happy in the moments before his death and was with his girlfriend Sharla....
Clarence Jankovits
Nov 13, 2023
Clarence Joseph Jankovits Jr. was born on September 7, 1938 at home in Hitchcock County, Nebraska to Clarence and Frances (Versch) Jankovits. He attended school in Herndon, Kansas and graduated with the Herndon High School Class of 1956. Clarence was united in marriage to Kay Fassler on November 14, 1959 in Herndon. They first lived south of Culbertson and...
Dana Jean Frakes
Nov 12, 2023
Dana J. Frakes, age 81, of Trenton, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 12, 2023. She was born in Minneapolis, MN, on August 16, 1942, to Bill and Dorothy (Higley) Loop. The family moved to Trenton, where Dana graduated from High School in 1960. On June 19, 1960, she was united in marriage to Richard Frakes at...
Zona Inez Fritz
Nov 11, 2023
Zona Inez Fritz was born on December 24, 1947 in Holdrege, Nebraska to Everett D. and Inez V. (Severns) Taylor. She graduated from Oxford High School in 1966 and furthered her education by graduating from the Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing in 1969. Zona married James A. Von Loh on January 24, 1970 at St. John's Lutheran Church...
