June Donnelly
Feb 20, 2021
Mae June Donnelly, 95, of McCook, passed away on February 20, 2021 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. June was born to John and Mae (Meissner) Brumgard on August 21, 1925 in McCook, Nebraska. June fondly remembered working at Hesteds Dime Store and operating the soda fountain for many years. She attended school in McCook and graduated from...
Mary Esther Bennett
Feb 19, 2021
Mary Esther Bennett, 78, a longtime resident and business owner in McCook, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born to James and Margie (Bogart) Plotts on August 26, 1942 in Oberlin, Kansas. She attended school in Oberlin and graduated with the class of 1960. Mary married Butch Curl in May of 1960...
Lynn Kolbet
Feb 17, 2021
My name is Linda (Lynn) Marie (Cooper) Kolbet. I was born November 14, 1947 in Imperial, Ne to James (Bill) and Anna Cooper. I was raised in Hayes County, Ne and graduated in 1966 from Hayes County High School and went on to graduate from Central Business College in Denver, Co. I found peace on February 17, 2021 surrounded...
Merlin Messinger
Feb 17, 2021
Merlin Ray Messinger, age 88, of McCook, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Merlin was born March 11, 1932 on a farm south of McCook, the fourth child of Herman Gustave Messinger and Serena Isobel (Zimmerman) Messinger. Merlin rode his horse daily to the country school not far from his house. When the...
Annice Weidner
Feb 16, 2021
Annice Mae Weidner of Culbertson passed away February 16, 2021, at the Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was 96 years old. Annice was born May 23, 1924 in Lancaster County, Nebraska at the home of her parents east of Kramer, Nebraska. She was the fifth child of six children born to Fred and Katie (Schlichtemeier) Kattau...
Delores 'Dolly' Mae Sauers
Feb 16, 2021
Delores "Dolly" M Sauers age 90 of Indianola, NE passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on February 16, 2021. She was born on August 10, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA, to William and Mae (Howell) Morrow. Dolly grew up in the Pittsburgh are graduating high school from Stowe High School in 1947.
On December 11, 1948 she...
Garrett Wade Nokes
Feb 14, 2021
Garrett Wade Nokes, 45, of McCook, Nebraska died February 14, 2021 after a horse accident. Garrett was born on November 21, 1975 in McCook to Ray and Brenda (Bolen) Nokes. His life began with a tractor ride halfway to town in a blizzard to get to the hospital. He attended District 8 School south of McCook until the eighth...
Archie Lawrence Aman
Feb 14, 2021
Archie Lawrence Aman, age 86, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 at his home in McCook, Nebraska. Aman was born in Lowry, South Dakota to Alice Tews and Albert Aman on November 7, 1934. He grew up in Java, South Dakota and graduated from Java High School in 1952. He served in the United States Army from June...
Roy Eugene Anderson
Feb 7, 2021
Roy E. Anderson, 66, of McCook, passed away Sunday evening, February 7, 2021 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born in Cadillac, Michigan on February 6, 1955 to Richard "Dick" Oscar Anderson and Victo "Vickie" Ruth (Park) Anderson. Roy attended school in Indianola and graduated from Republican Valley High School with the Class of 1973. He continued...
Robert 'Bob' E. Niemeier
Feb 4, 2021
Robert E. Niemeier, 98, died on (February 4th, 2021) at Providence Place Memory Care in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born on August 2nd, 1922 to August H. Niemeier Sr. and Mathilde (tenBensel) Niemeier in Holbrook, Nebraska. He grew up in the area and graduated from Holbrook High School in 1940. Robert enlisted in the United States Navy in October...
Lyle Eugene Moskal
Feb 3, 2021
Lyle Eugene Moskal, 91 of McCook Nebraska, passed away Wednesday morning February 3, 2021 at Highland Park Retirement Community. Lyle was born on April 29, 1929 in North Platte, NE. He graduated from McCook High School in 1947, joined the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. Lyle completed his degree in Business Administration at the University...
D. Bryan Leggott
Jan 29, 2021
D. Bryan Leggott, 65, of Trenton Nebraska passed away at the Community Hospital in McCook on January 29, 2021. Bryan was born in Lexington, Nebraska on November 25, 1955 to Donald K. and Alice J. (McKim) Leggott. He graduated from Elwood High School in the spring of 1973 and continued his education at Hastings College. Bryans passion for helping...
Ardyth Ann Banzhaf
Jan 29, 2021
Ardyth Ann Banzhaf, 80, a longtime resident of Orafino, Nebraska, went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 29, 2021. Ardyth Ann Oehlerking was the fourth child born to Alvin and Lily (Schroeder) Oehlerking on December 17, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Murdock High School in 1958 and Westmar College, located in LeMars, IA in 1962....
David Eugene Sydow
Jan 28, 2021
David E. Sydow, 84, a former resident of Trenton, passed away on January 28, 2021 at the Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva, Nebraska. He was born in Stratton, Nebraska on January 7, 1937 to Robert And Inez (Johnson) Sydow of Trenton, Nebraska. He spent his formative years outside of Trenton on the family farm before attending the University of...
Lila Runge
Jan 28, 2021
Lila Runge, 80, died January 28, 2021, at the Great Plains Regional Hospital in North Platte, NE with her loving husband by her side. Lila was born at the family home in Thomas County, Kansas to Kenneth and Gladys (Compton) Miller on November 9, 1940. She graduated from high school in McDonald, Kansas in 1958. In the spring of...
Elaine Frank
Jan 23, 2021
Elaine L. Frank, age 88, of McCook died peacefully at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on Saturday, January 23rd, 2021. She was Born June 18th, 1932 to Harry E. Sr. and Opal (McCord) Smith in Cambridge, Nebraska. She grew up on the farm near Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1949. Elaine married Marvin L. Frank in...
Robert 'Bob' Lewis Christie
Jan 20, 2021
Robert "Bob" Lewis Christie, 90, of McCook, passed away Wednesday evening, January 20th, 2021 at his home in McCook. He was born to Robert and Clara (Schoonover) Christie on July 1st, 1930 in Joliet, Illinois. Bob graduated high school from Keokuk High School in Keokuk, Iowa. He furthered his education at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois where he...
Eileen Kay Meagher-Holsten
Jan 16, 2021
Eileen Kay Meagher-Holsten, age 81, of McCook, NE passed away on January 16, 2021. She was born in Benkelman, NE on December 26, 1939 to Leonard and Alberta (Mathew) Miller. Eileen graduated from Beauty College and opened the Chateau Continental in McCook which she operated until 1986. She moved to Denver, where she worked as the Director of the...
Steven Duane Bixler
Jan 14, 2021
The family of Steven Duane Bixler, of Palisade, is saddened to announce his passing on January 14, 2021 at age 61. He was born in McCook, Nebraska on September 18, 1959 to Duane and Darlene (Wilson) Bixler. Steve attended and graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1977. He was a talented athlete and succeeded in football, baseball, basketball,...
Dennis 'Denny' Brunkhorst
Jan 14, 2021
Dennis "Denny" Brunkhorst, 71, of Palisade, passed away on January 14th, 2021 at his home in Palisade, Nebraska. He was born to Ivan and Lorene (Duhm) Brunkhorst on July 11th, 1949. He loved country life and he never met a stranger. Denny loved watching sports, especially the Huskers and Denver Bronco football. Denny was a loving son, husband, father,...
