Ernest Junior Stevens
Jun 7, 2021
Ernest Junior Stevens (June 29, 1923 June 7, 2021) Ernest Jr. Stevens passed away quietly in Loveland, Colorado on June 7th, 2021. Ernie lived a spectacular life of nearly 98 years. A loving husband and father, Ernie was married to Lucille Marie (Horinek) Stevens of Atwood, Kansas for over 70 years, had four children, and was blessed with six...
Dora 'Dodie' Ann Powell
Jun 3, 2021
On Tuesday June 2, 2021, Dora Ann (Dodie) Powell passed away at the age of 86. Dodie was born on December 26, 1934 in Tulsa, OK to Howard "Olie" and Vera Adele (Himes) Olson. Dodie attended high school in Ellinwood, KS where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Richard Yarmer in 1953. Together they had two sons,...
Robert 'Bob' Gerald Newcomb
May 30, 2021
Robert "Bob" Gerald Newcomb passed away Sunday, May 30th, 2021, at the age of 93 at the Bertrand Nursing Home. He was born July 12, 1927 at the family homestead north of Cambridge in Frontier County to Edward and Grace (Baker) Newcomb. He was the fourth of five children for Edward and Grace.
Bob attended the first...
Albert 'Loyd' Christner
May 29, 2021
Albert Loyd Christner, age 86, of Wauneta, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Loyd was born on March 22, 1935 to Oscar and Evalyn (Hahn) Christner in Hamlet, Nebraska. He attended High Ridge Grade School and Hayes Center High School, graduating with the class of 1952. Loyd was inducted into...
Donald Sitzman
May 29, 2021
Donald Sitzman, 84, of Culbertson, passed away on Saturday afternoon, May 29, 2021 at his home in Culbertson. He was born on April 23, 1937 to George Jr. and Wilma (Butler) Sitzman in Culbertson, Nebraska. Don attended school in Culbertson and graduated high school with the class of 1954. On May 28, 1960, he married Norma Elaine Patterson at...
Michael Dean Schilz
May 28, 2021
On Friday, May 28th, 2021 Mike Schilz, passed away at the age of 63 after a brief hospital stay after suffering cardiac arrest. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Beverly Schilz. He is survived by his siblings, Lonnie Joe (Pam) Schilz, Brenda (Marvin) Hill, Wesley Schilz and several nieces and nephews and their children: Jeromy...
Mitchell James Soucek
May 27, 2021
Mitchell "Mitch" James Soucek, age 63, of McCook passed away with his wife and mother by his side on May 27, 2021, at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born in Hastings, NE on August 25, 1957, to James and Joan (Wratten) Soucek. Mitch attended and graduated from Bladen High School in 1976. In his early...
Faye L. Colby
May 23, 2021
Faye Louise Colby, age 75, of McCook, passed away at Community Hospital in McCook on Sunday, May 23, 2021. She was born in Trenton on January 10, 1946 to Stephen and Lela (Degele) Harrison. She attended school in Trenton and later received her GED. In 1981, on the 17th of September, Faye she was united in marriage to Larry...
Thomas 'Tom' Dale Stritt
May 22, 2021
Thomas "Tom" Dale Stritt, age 72, of Indianola, NE passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 following a motor vehicle accident. Tom was born in McCook, NE on October 23, 1948 to Clarence and Alyce Mae (Carmichael) Stritt. Tom attended school in Indianola graduating from Indianola High School in 1967. Tom entered the United States Army on June 13, 1968...
Carolyn A. O'Brien
May 19, 2021
Carolyn Ann (Michals) OBrien passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at the Beaver City Manor, with her daughters by her side.
Carolyn was born on March 24, 1939, to Henry E. and Grace (Gilpin) Michals on a farm outside Wilsonville, Neb. She graduated from Wilsonville High School in May 1956 and married Leon OBrien on July...
Dale Lavern Stanley
May 16, 2021
Dale L. Stanley, age 86, passed away at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska, on May 16, 2021. Dale was born October 20, 1934, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and adopted at nine days of age by Eldon and Margaret (Lomax) Stanley. Dale was raised and spent most of his life on the family homestead southeast of Wilsonville. Dale graduated from Wilsonville...
Arlene Lasneski
May 15, 2021
Arlene Mary Lasneski, 81, of McCook, passed away on May 15, 2021 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born on August 14, 1939 to Henry and Mary (Andrijeski) Pick at home in Quick, Nebraska in Frontier County. Arlene attended school at District 101; a one room schoolhouse in Frontier County for eight years. She then attended school in...
Martin Virgil Wadle
May 7, 2021
Martin Virgil Wadle, age 65, of Indianola, Nebraska, passed away on May 7, 2021 in Loveland, Colorado at his sisters home. Martin was born on November 5, 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa to Betty (Kennard) and Virgil Wadle. He attended East High and Des Moines Tech. He then went on to join the United States Marine Corps where he...
Nadene Lafferty
May 5, 2021
Nadene Lafferty, 98, a longtime resident of Danbury, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Oberlin, Kansas. She was born on July 7, 1922 in McCook, Nebraska to Nathaniel and Adda (Miller) Welsh. She graduated from Decatur County High School in 1942. Nadene attended normal schooling and taught at Star Valley for one year....
Bill Dean Carmin
May 3, 2021
Bill Dean Carmin, 58, of McCook, passed away on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 at his home in McCook with loved ones at his side. He was born in Greeley, Colorado to Richard Dean and Janette Barbara (Thompson) Carmin on February 13th, 1963. He attended school in Imperial, Nebraska and graduated with the class of 1981. Bill drove a mixer...
Jonathan Lloyd Cole
Apr 30, 2021
Jonathan Lloyd Cole, age 59, passed away at his home in Trenton, Nebraska on April 30, 2021. He was born April 30, 1962 in Englewood, Colorado to Joseph N. and S. Virginia (Thomas) Cole. He was the youngest of six children. Jon attended Denver East High School, McCook College and Columbia School of Broadcasting graduating in 1990. Jon was...
Bob J Roberts
Apr 29, 2021
Bob J. Roberts, age 86, passed away on April 29, 2021, in McCook, Nebraska, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Bob was born on January 11, 1935, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Mayfield and Rita Roberts.
On May 25, 1958, Bob married Barbara K. Johnson, and the couple settled in Minden, Nebraska. He was a...
Donald Karl Daugherty
Apr 20, 2021
This is not an exciting story. I was asked about some 'hows' and 'whys' so I will write some of the things that has happened to me. If the story gets too boring, you are allowed to skip ...... The first things I remember is the concrete two story house where I was born. My dads name was Lara...
Malcolm Allen Koehler
Apr 19, 2021
Malcolm Allen Koehler, infant son of Savannah Dawn Koehler and Jonah Allen Otto, passed away on April 19, 2021 in Denver Colorado. Malcolm was born on December 8, 2020 in Hastings, Nebraska and was greeted at home by his big brother, Kylan Koehler. Malcolm will be forever remembered by his parents; brother, Kylan; paternal grandmother, Charity Otto; maternal grandparents,...
Frederick Hummer
Apr 18, 2021
Frederick M. Hummer passed away peacefully in Cheyenne, WY, on April 18, 2021. He was born in Hastings, NE, on January 31, 1938, to Merle S. Hummer and Evelyn O. (Nunamaker) Hummer. He spent his early childhood in Hastings. At age 10, Fred and his mother moved to McCook, NE. He attended McCook Public Schools graduating from McCook High...
