Diane L. Nealeigh
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...
Eldon F. Barenberg
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....
Darin Peaslee
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...
Deborah Ann Klein
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,...
Ronald 'Ron' Gene Miller
Jan 19, 2022
Ronald Gene Miller was born October 24, 1944 in Cambridge, NE to F. Donald Miller and Opal (Hansen) Miller and left this earthly life January 18, 2022 in Denver, CO after traveling to enjoy the Denver National Western Stock Show for his sixtieth year.
Ronnie grew up on the family farm north of Cambridge with his parents...
Larry D. Tuller
Jan 18, 2022
Larry Dee Tuller, 76, of Culbertson, passed away on Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. He was born on January 3, 1946 to Dane and Roxie (Heller) Tuller in Oberlin, Kansas. Larry attended school in McCook and graduated with the McCook High School class of 1964. Larry married Linda Williams in 1966 and...
Martha 'Marty' Grabowski
Jan 16, 2022
Martha M. "Marty" Grabowski, 84, died peacefully on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at Windsong Memory Care Facility in Greeley, CO. Marty was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Andrew and Veronica (Markowski) Ziemienski on January 6, 1938. On June 22, 1957, she married Francis J. Grabowski. She moved with her family in 1973 to the McCook community. In addition to...
Roger L. Brush
Jan 14, 2022
Roger L. Brush, 74, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on January 14, 2022, in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. He was born to Marion and Fern (Halley) Brush on April 28, 1947, near Stockville, Nebraska. Roger graduated from Bartley High School in 1965 and received an Associates Degree from McCook Community College in 1967. On August 20, 1967, Roger married Betty...
Michael Allen Geihsler-Jensen
Jan 13, 2022
Michael Allen Geihsler-Jensen, 56, of Gresham, Ore., formerly of Benkelman, passed away on Jan. 13, 2022, after a bout with Covid in June 2021, and an accident at Denver International Airport in which he broke his hip and a subsequent decline of health as a result of that. In the last few months, Michael was diagnosed with Lewy Body...
Lawrence E. Friestad
Jan 11, 2022
Lawrence E. Friestad, age 75, of McCook, Nebr., passed away at his home on January 11, 2022. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois, on September 22, 1946, to Joseph M. and Hazel I. (Foreman) Friestad. Lawrence attended College View Academy in Lincoln, Nebr., graduating in 1964. He attended Union College in Lincoln and obtained his Nursing Degree in 1971....
Delores A. Gettman
Jan 9, 2022
Delores Anne Gettman, age 90, of McCook, Nebr., passed away at the Community Hospital of McCook, on January 9, 2022. She was born at St. Ann, Nebr., on June 29, 1931, to Robert and Mary (Braun) Traphagan. Delores was one of thirteen children and the last one to pass away. After the death of her father in 1939, the...
Bernard E. Jones
Jan 9, 2022
Bernard Eugene Jones, passed away January 9th, 2022, at his home, surrounded by family. Bernie was born March 9, 1942, to Zelma May (Kester) and Daniel B. Jones in Cambridge, Nebraska. Bernie enjoyed spending his childhood days outside fishing, hunting, and building forts along the Medicine Creek with friends Richard Taylor and Eric Eisenhart. The men have few childhood...
Charles 'Chuck' Hedke
Jan 8, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Frederick Hedke, 79, alongtime resident of Hitchcock County, Nebraska, passed away on January 8th, 2022 from natural causes. Chuck was born August 14th, 1942 to Elmer "Doc" and Leona Hedke. Chuck attended school in Hitchcock County and graduated from Trenton High School in 1960. He then went on to attend the University of Nebraska and graduated in...
Delores Yvonne Richards
Jan 6, 2022
Delores Yvonne (McKillip) Richards, age 92, passed away Thursday January 6th, 2022, at her residence near Hayes Center, Nebraska, surrounded by her children. Delores, the oldest daughter of Irwin "Fay" and Letha "Mae" (Gangwish) McKillip was born August 28, 1929 in Hastings, Nebraska. Delores and her brother rode a horse to District 29 School (McKillip School) which she attended...
Daniel Dean Marks
Jan 1, 2022
Daniel Marks, 56, of McCook, passed away early Saturday morning, January 1, 2022 at his home just outside McCook. Daniel Dean Marks was born on June 21, 1965 in McCook, Nebraska to Willard and Janette (Weiss) Marks. Danny was a fighter from day one; he underwent his first surgery at just a month of age. He would face some...
Lola Joan Diederich
Dec 30, 2021
It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Lola Joan Diederich on December 30th 2021. Lola was born on October 13, 1933 in Leoville, Kansas to Margaret (Madge) and William Kaus and departed this life in McCook, Nebraska at the age of 88. She went peacefully with her daughter Carol and grand daughter Heather by her side....
Richard 'Dick' Quinn
Dec 28, 2021
Richard "Dick" Quinn, 82, of McCook, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born in Oxford, Nebraska on November 7, 1939 to parents, Eugene R. Quinn and E. Maxine (Schroder) Quinn. Dick completed his schooling at Oxford High School in 1957. He enjoyed most aspects of school and made many friends and...
Kenneth E. Priddy
Dec 27, 2021
Kenneth "Kenny" E. Priddy, 65, of Stratton, passed away on December 27, 2021, in McCook. Kenny was born January 23, 1956, in Stratton to David and Lorraine (Jessen) Priddy, the youngest of three children. He attended high school at Stratton, graduating with the class of 1975. It was the summer of 1973, in Benkelman, that he met the love...
Kathleen 'Kat' J Steadman
Dec 27, 2021
Kathleen Jean Steadman, age 58, of McCook, NE, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at her home. Family has chosen cremation. Services are pending at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel, McCook.
Stanley R. Vrbas
Dec 22, 2021
Stanley R. Vrbas, age 95, a former resident of Stratton and McCook, passed away at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home in Imperial, Nebraska on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Stan was born in Stratton, Nebraska on August 3, 1926 to Stanley Martin and Albina (Chvatal) Vrbas. Stan and his siblings, Don, Dorothy, and Jan grew up in southwest Nebraska where...
