Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Aug 16, 2025

Lois Jean Cain, age 98, passed away on August 16, 2025 at Highland Park in McCook, NE. Lois was born on December 13, 1926 to Dorthy (Doyle) and George Cain. She grew up on the family farm in northern Red Willow County. Lois had living arrangements inside of McCook during her fourth grade school year, living with Henry and...

Aug 2, 2025

Alma Theresa Fortin Lubbers-Richardson was born on November 7, 1929, in rural Sheridan County, KS, to Adlor (Del) Joseph and Clara Walburga (Robben) Fortin, just minutes before her twin brother, Elmer Joseph Fortin.  Alma passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Community Hospital, McCook, NE, at the age of 95 years, 8 months, and...

Jul 29, 2025

Betty Bell Denton, of Wilsonville, passed away at her home on July 29, 2025. She was 78 years of age.

Cremation was chosen and graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Wilsonville Cemetery in Wilsonville, Nebraska.

Memorials are suggested to the family of Betty...

Jul 27, 2025

Charles Richard Druse Sr., born to Alice Lucille Ross on February 21, 1937, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at the age of 88. He lived in St. Thomas Orphanage in Lincoln, Nebraska until the age of 4 when he was adopted by Charles M. Druse Jr. and Hazel J....

Jul 24, 2025

Karen Joyce (Gettman) Meister Lieske was born June 16, 1938 in McCook, Nebraska, to Reuben and Irene Gettman. Karen entered eternal rest on July 24, 2025. She graduated from McCook High School and attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. On September 6, 1958, she married Ronald Paul Meister at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook. They had four children....

Jul 19, 2025

Ethyl Marie (Logan) Siegfried passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, at the age of 89, surrounded by her loved ones. Known for her boundless compassion, quiet strength, and unwavering kindness, Ethyl touched the lives of all who had the privilege to know her.

Ethyl was born on May 2, 1936, to Forest and Lena...

Jul 11, 2025

Betty Ann Yonkers, 87, of McCook, Nebraska , passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025. Betty was born on November 5, 1937, in McDonald, Kansas, to Clarence and Florence (Thompson) Jussel. She graduated with the class of 1955 from Parks High School.

Betty and her three boys lived in McCook until 1969 when she married...

Jul 8, 2025

Rick Loshbaugh, of Irvine, California, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2025, at the age of 78.

Rick was born on February 21, 1947, to Howard and Opal Loshbaugh in Brush, Colorado, and grew up in McCook, Nebraska.

After graduating from McCook High School, he earned a full scholarship...

Jul 5, 2025

Connie Gene (Eller) Miller Rooney passed away suddenly on July 5, 2025, at her home in Stratton, Nebraska, at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 18 days.

Born on September 8, 1953, in St. Francis, Kansas, Connie was the eldest of two children born to Gene Loyd and Eunice Marie (McGriff) Eller. She...

Jul 5, 2025

Lainey Rea Marie Haarberg, infant daughter of Keagan and Brittany (Hixon) Haarberg of McCook passed through Heaven’s gates and into Jesus’ arms on Saturday morning, July 5, 2025.

Lainey was born in McCook, Nebraska on June 9, 2025. She was greeted at home by the love of her siblings Cooper, Axel, Paisley and Rylee. And...

Jul 1, 2025

Edith Ann (Myers) McCorkle, age 100, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 1, 2025.

Edith was born September 19, 1924, in Ottawa Hills, Ohio to Jesse and Catherine (Chittenden) Myers. She graduated from Ottawa Hills high school then continued her education at Stephens College (Missouri) for two years. After Stephens College,...

Jun 25, 2025

C. Ruth Sughroue was born on February 7, 1927 at the family homestead southwest of McCook, Nebraska to Austin Wilson Dutcher and Minnie (Tucker) Dutcher. She attended Country School #71 through Grade School and went on to graduate from McCook High School in 1945.

After high school Ruth moved to Washington, D.C. where she was...

Jun 21, 2025

Darlene Ann (Linenberger) Leahy passed away at her home in Trenton, Nebraska on June 21, 2025.

She was born on January 11,1944 in Garden City, Kansas. Darlene was the fifth of thirteen children born to Robert Linenberger and Julia (Werth) Linenberger. The family moved from Garden City to Denver, Colorado in 1957 where she attended...

Jun 20, 2025

It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce that Sawyer Adam James Geihsler was born and went home to Heaven on June 20th, 2025. His tiny footprints left a big imprint on his family.

Sawyer was preceded in death by his grandmother, Jamie Jumps; great-grandfathers, George Florom, Justin Floyd, and Dean Geihsler; and...

Jun 12, 2025

Joan Lucille Keeney, a beloved mother, 91 of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at her home on June 12, 2025.

Joan was born in Trenton, Nebraska on November 6, 1933 to parents James and Letha (Williamson) Brown. She was married to her husband James Keeney on May 6, 1961 and was a loving mother to...