Obituaries

Sep 2, 2021

Frances "Elaine" Hidy, died September 2, 2021 at the Wauneta Care and Therapy Center in Wauneta, Nebraska. She was 85 years of age. Elaine Benedict, daughter of Charles and Hazel (Fiechter) Benedict, born September 7, 1935 in Tyrone, Nebraska. She attended rural school until the eight-grade in Red Willow County. She started high school in Lebanon and graduated from...

Aug 30, 2021

John Dee Miller, age 72, of Trenton, passed away at the Bryan Medical Center West, of Lincoln, NE, on August 30, 2021. He was born in McCook, NE, on January 24, 1949, to Kenneth and Mildred (Warrick) Miller. John attended and graduated from Trenton High School in 1968. John served his country in the United States Air Force from...

Aug 29, 2021

Dennis Grafel, 70, of McCook, died Sunday (Aug. 29, 2021), in rural Hitchcock County, Neb., from injuries sustained in a work accident. He was born in McCook, Neb., July 31, 1951, to Raymond and Barbara (Dack) Grafel. Dennis attended and graduated from Herndon High School in 1969. He continued his education at Nebraska College-Technical Ag, where he graduated with...

Aug 29, 2021

Joy A. Feeken, age 93, of Cambridge, passed away at the Beaver City Manor, on Sunday, August 29, 2021. She was born to Theodore "Ted" and Eunice (Moore) Ohlson in Red Willow County near Bartley, on the family homestead, on January 15, 1928. Joy attended the Sunnyside school for part of her elementary schooling. She attended and graduated from...

Aug 29, 2021

Ronald Jess Clark, age 86, a longtime resident of McCook and a longtime administrator for McCook Public Schools, passed away at his home in McCook on Sunday morning, August 29, 2021. Ron was born on February 21, 1935 to Jess Albert and Evangeline (Connor) Clark at their home south of Haigler, Nebraska. He was welcomed by older siblings, sister,...

Aug 29, 2021

Paul "Jamie" Forch, 78, a longtime resident of Trenton, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at his home in Trenton. Paul James Forch, was born north of Stratton, Nebraska, to Robert and Marguerite Forch September 11th, 1942. He attended a one room school house near his home, walking daily through snow, uphill both ways with no shoes through the...

Aug 26, 2021

Norma J. Wymore, age 87, of Cambridge, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Monday, August 26, 2021. Norma Jean Wymore was born November 5, 1933, in Atwood, Kansas. She was the oldest of five siblings and was a very good sister to brothers Donald, Marvin, sister Alice and baby brother Daniel. Family was so...

Aug 25, 2021

Charles "Chuck" Wesley Jordan, a veteran of Vietnam War and longtime resident of McCook, passed away on August 25, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte surrounded by his family. He was 73 years of age. He was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on October 10, 1947 to Richard Edward and Irma Jane (Miller) Jordan. He grew up...

Aug 24, 2021

Clarence "Clue" F. Sahm, 72, of Indianola, passed away Tuesday morning, August 24th, 2021 in McCook. He was born on June 10th, 1949 to Clarence and Charlotte (Munsey) Sahm in McCook. He attended school in Indianola and graduated from high school in 1967. Clue was married to Peggy J. Kiefert in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 24th, 1973. To...

Aug 18, 2021

Paul D. ten Bensel, age 92, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. He was born on the family farm south of Cambridge, on October 18, 1928, to Henry J. and Millie (Thompson) ten Bensel. He attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1946. Paul was drafted into the United States...

Aug 10, 2021

Susan Lee McKinney, 72, of Palisade, Nebraska, passed away at her home in Palisade on Tuesday morning, August 10, 2021. She was born in San Luis Obispo, California, to Walden and Erma (Rick) Coffey, on July 8, 1949. Susies father was in the United States Air Force, so her family made homes in many different cities and states until...

Aug 10, 2021

Kathy was born October 4, 1955, in McCook, NE, to Eldon and Marilyn (Doyle) Moore of Bartley, NE. She was the oldest of four children born to this union. At the age of eight, her mother passed away unexpectedly from Guillain-Barre' Syndrome, leaving a young family without a mother. The family lived with Eldons mother and father. On July...

Aug 8, 2021

Jean M. Witte, age 91, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Sunday, August 8, 2021. She was born near Orafino, Nebraska, on October 27, 1929, to Theodore "Ted" and Eunice (Moore) Ohlson. Jean attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1947. On August 31, 1949, she was united in marriage to Gerald "Jerry" Witte...

Aug 7, 2021

Delores was born March 23, 1943, mid-WWII to Willis and Letha Primus of Vinton, Iowa. She and her older brother, Donald, thrived and grew under the Iowa sunshine where she completed her elementary and high school classes. Delores was very active in the Disciples of Christ Church where she was baptized as a teenager. She worked and served in...

Aug 6, 2021

Merril Morris, age 66, of Danbury, NE, passed away peacefully, at "the farm" on Friday, August 6, 2021. He was born on October 13, 1954, to Howard and Ardith (White) Morris. Merril attended and graduated from Holbrook High School. Following high school, Merril began working at Mittens Truck Stop in Oakley, KS, where he met the love of his...

Aug 1, 2021

Dwight Eugene Gallatin, 89, a longtime farmer in the Danbury area, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton, Nebraska. He was born on December 2, 1931, to John and Helen (Hoffstrand) Gallatin at the family farm in Red Willow County, Nebraska. Dwight attended school in Bartley and later in McCook where he graduated from...

Aug 1, 2021

Leo Ray Seybold, age 80, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away at El Dorado Manor in Trenton on August 1st, 2021. Leo was born on December 14th, 1940, in Trenton, Nebraska to Lloyd and Nellie (Ridgley) Seybold. He grew up in Trenton until 1954 when the family moved to the Hershey, Nebraska area. Leo met the love of his life,...

Jul 31, 2021

Nancy E. Kautz age 71, 0f Culbertson, NE passed away at her home on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Friends may leave on-line condolences at herrmannfh.com. Full obituary will appear upon family approval.

Jul 29, 2021

Carolyn M. Shadley, age 65, of Trenton, passed away at the Great Plains Healthin North Platte, NE on July 29, 2021. In keeping with Carol's wishes of cremation a Celebration of Life will be held on August 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook. A full obituary will appear upon family...

Jul 27, 2021

September 25, 1931 - July 27, 2021

Pat was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on September 25, 1931. At birth she was adopted by George and Ella Minnick. She grew up on the family farm until her parents moved them into town so Pat could attend the local junior high and high school. While at Cambridge High, Pat...