Obituaries

Oct 16, 2021

Glenn Edward Berndt, age 92, of Culbertson, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021. He was born in southern Red Willow County on January 2,1929 on the family farm, just north of Cedar Bluffs, KS. He lived there until his family relocated to Brush, Colorado in 1939. The family returned to the McCook area in 1944. Glenn attended high...

Oct 14, 2021

Gary John Joseph, age 77, passed away peacefully, at Tri Valley hospital in Cambridge, Neb., on Thursday, October 14, 2021. He was born to Delton and Esther (Madden) Joseph in Cambridge on November 17, 1943. Gary was a fighter from day one, arriving prematurely at only a couple of pounds. He could fit in a shoebox and was fed...

Oct 13, 2021

Helen "Dollie" J. Bussard-Miller, age 84, of McCook, went to be with Jesus, on October 13, 2021, from her home in McCook. She was born in Boise, ID on December 21, 1936 to Fredrick and Freda (Smith) Ulrich. On January 17, 1953, Dollie was united in marriage to Raymond "Ray" Shannon Bussard to this union eight children were born:...

Sep 29, 2021

Jack D. Lorimer, age 78, of McCook, Neb., passed away at Highland Park on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Jack was born in McCook, Neb., July 23, 1943, to Elmer and Virginia (Troxell) Lorimer. He attended school in McCook. On October 18, 1978, he was united in marriage to Sandra Shaver in Atwood, Kan. The couple made their home in...

Sep 28, 2021

Mary was born on November 1st, 1939, to Jay and Doris (Meisner) Ruppert, in Quick, Neb., and passed September 28th, 2021, at the age of 29 and a half. (She quit counting after that!)

Mary attended grade school in Quick. When she entered middle school, she stayed in the dorms at Curtis. While there she worked to...

Sep 26, 2021

Charles E. Riley, age 82, of McCook, NE, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Sunday, September 26, 2021. He was born in Gravette, Arkansas, to Gilbert and Vonnie (Duncan) Riley on February 11, 1939. Charles enlisted in the United States Navy on April 17, 1956. Charles served over 20 years in the Navy, being Honorably Discharged as...

Sep 25, 2021

Dale Edward Allen, age 80, of Bartley, Neb., passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday, September 25, 2021. He was born on the family farm in Frontier County, Neb., what is now Trail 7 at Medicine Creek Reservoir, to Clarence and Eleanor (Anderson) Allen. Dale attended rural school and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1960.

Sep 24, 2021

Veronica "Vonnie" (Teel) Tiller, entered heaven on September 24, 2021. Growing up during the Great Depression, Vonnie learned the values of hard work, self-reliance, and generosity she practiced throughout her life. Vonnie was born north of Indianola on February 11, 1931. She attended high school in Curtis where she took teacher training classes. Her first job, at age 17,...

Sep 19, 2021

Karen I. "Kim" Sis, age 67, of McCook, passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Kim, as her friends called her, was born in St Louis, MO., on November 27, 1953 to Charles and Delores (Riegelski) Marlow. She graduated from High School in 1971. Kim attended McCook Community College, studying accounting and business communication. While...

Sep 15, 2021

Harold Allan "Herb" McNuttt, age 85, of Kearney passed away at his home on September 15, 2021. He was born in McCook on September 4, 1936, to Roy and Lucille (Marcum) McNutt. Herb went to school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1954. He enlisted in the United States Army on October 28, 1954, serving in...

Sep 12, 2021

Joel Clarence Petersen, passed away on September 12, 2021, at the age of 61, at the Fairmont Nursing Home in Fairmont, Nebraska. Joel was born on September 13th, 1959, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Jerry and Anastasia Petersen. Joel was born with Downs Syndrome and during this time, Jerry and Annie were proud to raise him themselves in their loving...

Sep 11, 2021

Thomas Howard Jensen, 68, of McCook, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska. Tom was born on April 10, 1953, in Concordia, Kansas to Harold Delmer and Helen (Drowen) Jensen. He attended school at Salina Central High School in Salina, Kansas. In August of 1976, Thomas married Betty Price in Salina. The...

Sep 11, 2021

Ila Ann Widger, age 91, of Wauneta, NE passed away at Wauneta Care and Therapy on Saturday, September 11, 2021. She was born on the family homestead in Washington County, near Herman, NE, on August 21, 1930, to Elmer and Edna (Matthews) Thone. Ila attended Thone Country School District 21 for 8 years and graduated from Blair High School...

Sep 4, 2021

Daniel Alan Kinkade, 42, most commonly referred to as Danny, passed through the pearly gates on the evening of Saturday, September 4th, 2021...Heaven was not prepared for Danny. He is survived by his parents, Kelly & Kathy Kinkade; brother, Brian (Jackie) Kinkade; grandparents, George & Peggy Pearson; and the sweetest daughter a guy could ask for, Jayda Rochelle Kinkade....

Sep 3, 2021

Michelle Renae Unger-Grier, a resident of Stratton, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at Community Hospital in McCook from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was 43 years of age. She was born on August 8, 1978 in Cambridge, Nebraska to John Larry and Adelaide Fay (Frandsen) Unger. She attended school in Trenton and Stratton, graduating from Stratton...

Sep 3, 2021

Betty J. Robison, a longtime resident of Trenton, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at Community Hospital in McCook from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was 86 years of age. Betty was born on May 19, 1935 to Willis "Jim" and Helen (Ganshorn) Hidy at the "Hidy Basement" on the family farm near Trenton. She attended school...

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...