Obituaries

Mar 10, 2022

Robert "Bob" Lynn Wallen, age 92, of McCook, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Bob was born to Lynn and Alice (Confer) Wallen on October 25, 1929 in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School. Bob was united in marriage to Carollee Franklin on November 22, 1947....

Mar 7, 2022

Juliane Anna (Flugel) Meyerle passed away March 7, 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.

Juliane was born on March 8, 1925 to Josef and Rosa (Hoegg) Flugel in Koenigstein im Taunus, Germany (northwest of Frankfurt).

Juliane grew up with her three sisters in her hometown of Koenigstein. She was baptized, received First Holy Communion and Confirmation at...

Mar 1, 2022

Dennis Victor Chipman, 75, of McCook, Neb., passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Dennis was born February 28, 1947, in Seward, Neb., son of Dr. Dallas Chipman, DVM, and Muriel (Roper) Richeson. He attended Seward High School, graduating with the Class of 1965, where he maintained many lifetime friendships. He then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, majoring...

Feb 26, 2022

Roger Zink, 83, a lifetime resident of Indianola, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday afternoon, February 26, 2022 at the Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born to Aulis Jay and Mildred Faye (Meyers) Zink on January 6, 1939 in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school in Indianola and graduated from Indianola High School with the class of...

Feb 25, 2022

Jack A. Loomis, of McCook, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family, at the age of 89, on Friday, February 25, 2022. Jack was born on his family farm in rural Hayes County on July 19, 1932, to Ewing Reed and Lela Mae (Rogers) Loomis. He was raised on his family farm and attended Hayes Center...

Feb 22, 2022

Gary Watson Buk was born March 8, 1956, to George and Irene (Fleischacker) Buk in Atwood, Kan. He passed away on February 22, 2022 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., at the age of 65. Gary grew up in Atwood and attended school there. He was a 1974 graduate of Atwood High School. Later he...

Feb 20, 2022

Richard (Dick) W. Christner age 87, passed away at the McCook Community Hospital of McCook, NE on February 20, 2022. He was born on the family farm in a "Dirt Soddy," west of Hayes Center in Hayes County, NE on October 26, 1934, to Lynn and Ruth (Mellott) Christner. He attended the High Ridge Country School, west of Hayes...

Feb 19, 2022

William Marion Gotchall, 79, of McCook, NE, passed away on February 19th, 2022, at his home in McCook, NE after a recent diagnosis of advanced cancer. William (Bill) was born on May 22, 1942, to the late Marion and Norma (Struthers) Gotchall. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, moved to the family farm north of Lebanon in 1947...

Feb 18, 2022

Delores Marie Drain was born October 23, 1937 to Lee and Ruth Steinke in Trenton, NE. She passed away on February 18, 2022 at Hillcrest Caring Center in McCook, NE. Dude received her nickname at a very young age and was only Delores to strangers. Dude attended school in Trenton and married her neighbor, Ron Drain, on December 20,...

Feb 14, 2022

Jerry Dean Shackelford, of Trenton, passed away at home on February 14, 2022 at the age of 62. Jerry was born in McCook, Nebraska on August 15, 1959, to Virgil Dean and Wyona (Matson) Shackelford. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1977 and from North Platte Community College, where he studied automotive body and fender repair. Jerry followed...

Feb 11, 2022

Pete Meints, age 73, of McCook, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. He was born Raymond Paul Meints on November 8, 1948 to Paul and Wilma (Handle) Meints in Stratton, Nebraska. His grandmother gave him the nickname "Pete" as a young boy and the name stuck. Pete grew up near Palisade, Nebraska...

Feb 7, 2022

Julie L. Besler age 66, of Cambridge, NE passed at the St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO on February 7, 2022. She was born in Denver on February 2, 1956, to William and Wanda (Coontz) Miller. Julie attended and graduated from High School in Denver.

Julie married Steve Lievens and to this union three children were...

Jan 29, 2022

Patrick McKane Kasson, 94, of North Platte, NE and formerly of Wilsonville and McCook, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at his home in Linden Estates. He was born on December 31, 1927 in Wilsonville, NE, son of George and Ada (Cline) Kasson.

Patrick grew up near Wilsonville and was the valedictorian of his class...

Jan 28, 2022

Calvin Ward Vincent, 82, a longtime resident of Trenton, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022 at his home in Trenton. He was born to Ward and Martha (Greene) Vincent on January 9, 1940 in Huron, South Dakota. He was one of eleven children. Calvin was a of jack of all trades. At a young age he was employed by...

Jan 28, 2022

Larry D. Lashley, age 83, of Culbertson, Nebr., passed away peacefully, on January 28, 2022, with daughter, Paula and grandchildren present. He was born north of McCook in Red Willow County (Box Elder) on July 30, 1938, to Elmer and Hazel (Blake) Lashley. He attended school and graduated from Republican Valley High School in 1956. In August of 1958...

Jan 24, 2022

Marilyn Jean Malleck age 79, of Ness City, Kan., formerly of Indianola, passed away at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., on Jan. 24, 2022. Marilyn was born in McCook, Neb., on June 22, 1942, to Thomas Patrick and Elizabeth Catherine (Colling) McConville. She attended school in Indianola, graduating from Indianola High School in 1960. On Aug. 13, 1960,...

Jan 23, 2022

Diane Nealeigh passed from this life on January 23, 2022 at the age of 73 years and 6 days. Diane Lynne Taylor was born January 17, 1949 to Stanley and Norma (Campbell) Taylor of Rural Montgomery County, Iowa. Diane grew up in Rural Montgomery County with her beloved dog "Rex" and a host of family and friends. She attended...

Jan 23, 2022

Eldon Francis Barenberg, 87, of McCook, passed away at his home in McCook on Sunday, January 23, 2022. He was born March 30, 1934 to Francis and Cecilia (Lippold) Barenberg in McCook, Nebraska. He was baptized on April 10, 1934 at St. Marys in Herndon, Kansas and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Atwood, Kansas on November 10, 1957....

Jan 23, 2022

Darin Rex Peaslee, age 21, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 in McCook, Nebraska. He was born on September 12, 2000 in Greeley, Colorado. His birth parents were Mandy Peaslee and Anthony Garza, however, he was raised by his loving grandparents, Charlie and Anna Peaslee, through his childhood. Darin attended school in Trenton, Nebraska and graduated from Hitchcock...

Jan 22, 2022

Deborah "Deb" Ann Klein, age 59, passed away at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora CO on January 22, 2022. She was born in McCook on January 26, 1962 to Donald and Norma Reiners Klein. Deb graduated from McCook High School and then attended McCook Community College on an Art Scholarship earning an Associate Degree. On June 7, 1997,...