Obituaries

McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries

Owen Eugene Beneda

Owen Eugene Beneda

Jan 24, 2023

Owen Eugene Beneda was born on April 14, 1936 in Oberlin, Kansas to John and Sarah Jane (Kennedy) Beneda. Owen grew up on the family farm, 12 miles south of McCook, Nebraska and in 1948 they moved to McCook where Owen attended school and graduated with the class of 1954 . Owen was inducted into the United States Army...

Henry Edward Guerrero

Henry Edward Guerrero

Jan 23, 2023

Henry E. Guerrero, age 72, of McCook, NE, passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. In keeping with Henry's request, the family chose cremation. Friends may leave online condolences at herrmannfh.com. Memorials may be left in Henry's name at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel. A full obituary will appear upon family approval. Memorial Service

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Marilyn L. Brothers

Marilyn L. Brothers

Jan 21, 2023

Marilyn L. Brother, age 95, formerly of Sandpoint, ID passed away at her home in Palisade, Nebraska. Funeral service will be held at the Coffelt Funeral Services in Sandpoint, ID with burial in the Pack River Cemetery.

Alvena Fern Paxton

Alvena Fern Paxton

Jan 20, 2023

Alvena Fern Paxton, age 97, of Trenton, NE., passed away at her home on January 20, 2023. Alvena was born on the family farm south of Trenton on December 29, 1925, to LaVern and Grace (Makings) Pennell. She attended and graduated from Trenton High School in 1945. On July 15, 1945, she was united in marriage to Gerald Paxton....

Bobby 'Bob' Russell Hardy

Bobby 'Bob' Russell Hardy

Jan 20, 2023

Bobby Russell Hardy was born to Ralph and Esther (Rousselle) Hardy in Hitchcock Countys Eden Precinct on Nov. 7, 1930; he passed away in McCook on Jan. 20, 2023. Bob attended the one-room Eden School through eighth grade and then continued his education in Wauneta, graduating in 1948. In November 1951, Bob joined the Army and served in Korea,...

Kristi Helen Schlegel

Kristi Helen Schlegel

Jan 18, 2023

Kristi Helen Schlegel, 68, went to be with her Lord on January 18, 2023 in Aiken, South Carolina where she had been living since 1995. She was born October 28, 1954 to Darold and Marjorie (Covert) Schlegel in McCook, Nebraska. Kristi was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church in Culbertson, Nebraska. She was raised on the family farm...

Jerry Dean Rice

Jerry Dean Rice

Jan 16, 2023

Jerry Rice age 88 of Cambridge passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on January 16, 2023. He was born in Oswego, KS on June 1, 1934, to Homer E. and Jewell F (Hardin) Rice. His early childhood memories were with his grandparents on the farm in Chetopa, KS. The family later moved to Norton KS, where he attended...

Samuel L. Smith

Samuel L. Smith

Jan 8, 2023

Samuel L. Smith, age 86, formerly of Grand Island, NE, passed away at the Community Hospital of McCook, NE on January 8, 2023. He was born in Hitchcock County on December 12, 1936. He attended his first six years of elementary school in Trenton then moved to Culbertson where he graduated in 1955. On January 19, 1957, he was...

Carlos Hernandez

Carlos Hernandez

Jan 6, 2023

Carlos Ismael Hernandez was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico on June 20, 1972 to Francisco Hernandez and Maria Olivia Vega. He met Marcy Rodriguez in Fort Morgan, Colorado in 1997, and the two would share the next 25 years of their lives together. Carlos was one of a kind. A loving, caring father who stayed home with his kids...

Darlene Leibbrandt

Darlene Leibbrandt

Jan 6, 2023

Darlene Leibbrandt, age 94, of Danbury, NE., passed away at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO on January 6, 2023. She was born northwest of Culbertson in Hitchcock County to Jacob and Katie Eckhardt on December 2, 1928. She graduated from Culbertson High school in 1946. Darlene was united in marriage to Dale Leibbrandt in 1946. Dale preceded...

David Rex Bridgmon

David Rex Bridgmon

Jan 4, 2023

David Rex Bridgmon was born in McCook, Nebraska on April 4, 1949 to Donald Dwight and Ruth Ellen (Brandt) Bridgmon. He graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1967. He furthered his education in Denver, Colorado for two years before being drafted into the United States Army on August 26, 1969. David served in Vietnam; at the...

Patricia Ann Grafel

Patricia Ann Grafel

Jan 3, 2023

Patricia Ann (Boyle) Grafel, age 92, passed away on January 3, 2023 at the Azria Health Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, NE. Patty was born on February 26, 1930 on the family farm southeast of Trenton, NE to Dan and Esther (Grovert) Boyle. Patty lost her father at the age of 5 and she lived her early life...

Larry F. Kubik

Larry F. Kubik

Dec 28, 2022

Larry Kubik, age 84, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on December 28, 2022. He was born in Furnas County near Wilsonville, NE on February 19, 1938, to Francis and Irene (Witte) Kubik. Larry attended grade school in Hendley. The family moved to a farm near Cambridge, where he graduated from Cambridge High School in 1956....

Robert Eugene Brunswick

Robert Eugene Brunswick

Dec 22, 2022

Robert E. "Bob" Brunswick, age 64, lost his battle with cancer on December 22, 2022 at his home in McCook with his family by his side. He was born to Mable (Leonard) Brunswick (Skuldt) on February 11, 1958 in Duluth, Minnesota. Bob worked most of his life in the oil fields in Kansas and Nebraska, until the late 80s...

Norma Jeanne Cole

Norma Jeanne Cole

Dec 19, 2022

Norma Jeanne Cole, age 101, of Culbertson, NE, passed away at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton, NE, on December 19, 2022. She was born in rural Hitchcock County on October 25, 1921, to Eugene and Florence (Houser) Walters. Norma attended and graduated from Trenton High School taking classes for Normal Training. She taught at a rural school south...

George Henry Miller

George Henry Miller

Dec 17, 2022

George Henry Miller was born on February 23, 1935 to Herman and Lenore (Dappen) Miller on the farm in northwest Hayes County, Nebraska. He graduated from Hayes County High School in 1952 and attended one semester at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. George served in the United States Army from 1959-1961. George grew up farming and taking care...

Jerry Dean Neiman

Jerry Dean Neiman

Dec 13, 2022

Jerry Dean Neiman was born in McCook, Nebraska on April 18, 1957 to Dale B. and Barbara Louise (Toohey) Neiman. He attended school in McCook and graduated with the McCook High School class of 1975. Jerry was employed by the railroad. He did countless jobs for BNSF but was mainly a heavy equipment operator. In his youth, Jerry enjoyed...

Kinuko Jean Bacon

Kinuko Jean Bacon

Dec 11, 2022

Kinuko Jean Bacon, age 88, of McCook passed away at the Kinship Point of McCook on December 11, 2022. She was born in Sapporo, Japan on March 18, 1934, to Takeshi and Hatsu Yamamoto. Kinuko began Nurses training at age fourteen until she was nineteen to be the equivalent of a Registered Nurse in Japan. On October 29, 1956,...

Eldon D Moore

Eldon D Moore

Dec 11, 2022

Eldon DeWayne Moore, age 87, of Bartley, Nebraska, passed away at the Hillcrest Care Center in McCook on Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was born on the family farm north of Cambridge in Frontier County on April 2, 1935, to Earl and Doris (Wight) Moore.

Eldon grew up and went to school in Bartley graduating in 1953....

Maxine L. Mccoy

Maxine L. Mccoy

Dec 10, 2022

Maxine L. McCoy, age 94, of Cambridge, Nebr., passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 10, 2022. She was born on September 11, 1928 to Elmer and Cis (Ogorzolka) Stoddard, north of Arapahoe, Nebraska. She attended school in Arapahoe and Cambridge. In March of 1946 she married Don Ohlson. In November of 1985 she married Victor...

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