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,...
Marcy Shadley
Jan 10, 2021
Marcy Ray Shadley, 68, of Trenton, passed away Sunday morning, January 10, 2021 at his home in Trenton. He was born to Glen Clifford and Donna Mae (Bacon) Shadley on April 1, 1952 in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1970. Marcy married Carol Smith in May of...
Catherine Mae O'Neil
Jan 8, 2021
Catherine "Katie" Mae ONeil of McCook passed away January 8th, 2021 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was 92. Katies journey began on May 9th, 1928 in McCook as Catherine Boehm. She attended St. Patricks Parochial School and graduated from McCook High School in 1946. Katie married her brother Fredies best friend, Bill ONeil, in...
Phyllis Lorraine Wilcox
Jan 6, 2021
Phyllis Lorraine (Dinnel) Wilcox, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas and a former longtime resident of McCook, passed away on January 6, 2021 at The Sheridan at Overland Park, a retirement community in Overland Park, Kansas. Memorial services for Dale and Phyllis will be held at 2:00 P.M. (CT), Saturday afternoon, July 31, 2021 at Memorial United Methodist Church in...
Thomas Glenn Ruppert
Jan 5, 2021
Thomas Glenn Ruppert, 72, died at his home in McCook, NE on January 5, 2021. Area residents will remember Tom as the cowboy leaning on the mailbox outside various SWATS facilities. After 13 years of marriage, Toms parents, Glenn Samuel "Dutch" Ruppert and Loretta Alice Traphagan Ruppert, were blessed by the birth of their only child, Tom, who was...
Phillis Rose Brown
Jan 4, 2021
Phillis Rose Brown age 98 formerly of Cambridge, passed away at the Holdrege Memorial Homes on January 4, 2021. She was a twin, born at home near Norman, Nebraska on January 19, 1922 to Christian and Agnes (Larsen) Sorensen. Phillis attended country school and later graduated from Cambridge High School in 1940.
On February 7, 1945 she...
Robert 'Bob' Leroy Ruppert
Jan 3, 2021
Robert LeRoy Ruppert, age 82 of McCook, died January 3, 2021. He was born on April 18, 1938 to Jay and Doris (Meissner) Ruppert at Quick, NE (Frontier County). He married Velma Jean Speth on December 26, 1957 whom he was married to for 63 years. Bob and Jean farmed north of McCook on his home place where he...
Rodney Wayne Bowman
Dec 31, 2020
Rodney "Rod" Wayne Bowman, 82, passed away December 31, 2020 at Great Plains Hospital in North Platte with his daughter Nancy Nichols and his granddaughter, Nicole Vioxx at his side. Rod, son of Archie Leroy and Jean Mardelle (Barker) Bowman was born September 13, 1938 at Saint Luke's Hospital in Pasadena, California. He lived in Pasadena and attended Longfellow...
Donna Rae Bailey
Dec 31, 2020
Donna Rae Bailey, 80, of McCook and formerly of Arapahoe, passed away December 31, 2020 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born to Edward "Ted" Charles and Olive Delphine (Keller) Smith on November 26, 1940. Donna was united in marriage to Melvin Ervin Bailey on February 27, 1960 at a family farmhouse in Adams County, Colorado....
