Donna Jean Dunn
Jun 4, 2020
Donna Jean Dunn, age 73, of Holbrook passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska, after a courageous battle with bone cancer. Donna was born on February 6, 1947 at Wray, Colorado to Elmer and Martha (Redden) Andrews. She graduated from Longmont High School, in 1965. She continued her education by taking online...
Chester Francis
Jun 1, 2020
Chester "Chet" Francis, age 69, of Wilsonville, Nebraska, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 1, 2020. He was born in McCook, Nebraska, on May 12, 1951 to Leonard "Vike" and Pauline (Eliker) Francis. Growing up, Chet spent time in Moab, Utah, mining with his dad. The family settled in Wilsonville in 1961. He graduated from Wilsonville High School with...
Marshall Grant
May 29, 2020
Marshall D. Grant a longtime resident of McCook, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home of McCook on May 29, 2020. He was 89 years of age. Marshall was born on April 1, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska to Carl and Lillie (Bengtson) Grant. He graduated from Omaha South High in 1948. On July 27, 1952 he was united in marriage...
Dorothy Ann Barger
May 27, 2020
Services for Dorothy Ann (Lunbery) Barger, age 93, of rural Culbertson will be held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. in the West First Chapel in McCook, Nebraska with Pastor Johnny Walker officiating. Inurnment will follow services in Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook. Dorothy passed and entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Mt Carmel...
Geraldine Adams
May 24, 2020
Geraldine Adams passed away, Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 79 years old. Geraldine was born in Sturgis, Kentucky on January 25, 1941 to William "Harry" and Jewell Hope Adams. She attended school in the Sturgis area. In 1961, the family moved to Kansas and since the 1980s Geraldine made her home in...
Dianna 'Dee' Lee Bantam
May 24, 2020
DiAnna Lee Bantam was born on February 28, 1946 in McCook, NE, the youngest daughter of Noble D and Eldrid W. (James) Bantam. She grew up on a farm in rural Harlan County and always had a love for all animals. It was a passion she would later take into her classroom and share with the many students who...
Fredora Faye Harrison
May 24, 2020
Fredora F. Harrison, age 85, of McCook, NE, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Highland Park Retirement Community, in McCook. She was born in Hays County, near Culbertson on February 23, 1935 to Fredrick J. and Maudie L. (Spickelmier) Wilson. She was united in marriage to Donald Harrison on July 23, 1954 and he preceded her in...
Darla Jean Ruppert
May 22, 2020
Darla Jean Ruppert, age 60, passed away at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, on Friday, May 22, 2020. She was born on November 7, 1959 at McCook, NE to Edward Howard and Ardis (Nutt) Gilliland. Darla attended school in Curtis and graduated from Medicine Valley High School in 1978. Darla attended Chadron State College for one...
Mary Ellen Carroll
May 19, 2020
Mary Ellen Carroll, age 74, of McCook passed away on Tuesday May 19, 2020, at the Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born in McCook, NE on July 1, 1945 to Earl and E. Lorene Carroll. Mary Ellen worked several years in McCook as a beautician. She enjoyed taking her nieces and nephews to the park, feeding the ducks, and...
Dale Arthur Bamesberger
May 18, 2020
Dale Arthur Bamesberger, age 86, of Indianola passed peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020. He was surrounded by loved ones at the Bamesberger farm when he entered into his eternal home of joy and rest. Dale was born on the third-generation farm in Red Willow County on April 11, 1934. He would till and tend this same land for...
Geryl 'Dewayne' Hanchera
May 17, 2020
Geryl "DeWayne" Hanchera, of rural Danbury, surrounded by his family, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was 86 years old. DeWayne was born on June 29, 1933, on the family farm near Danbury, to Stephen William "Bill" and Edith Belle (Axtell) Hanchera. He graduated from Danbury High School in 1951. He...
Marvin Kaye Colson
May 15, 2020
Marvin K. Colson age 81, Bartley, NE passed away at his home on Friday, May 15, 2020. He was born in Hays County, NE near Hamlet on April 16, 1939 to Omar and Letha (Stock) Colson. The family moved to Cambridge in 1953, where he attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1956. Marv had enlisted in the...
Kent Eugene Jording
May 14, 2020
Kent Eugene Jording of McCook passed away at his home on Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was 57 years old. Kent was born on August 16, 1962 at Oberlin, KS to Clayton Lynn and Sharon Sue (Gilbert) Jording. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1981 where he played eight-man football and earned All-Conference and All State honors. He...
Barbara Jean Decker
May 12, 2020
Barbara Jean Decker of McCook passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 66 years old. Barbara was born on March 27, 1954 at McCook to parents, Loren Felix and Hazel Loraine (Doyle) Myers. She attended McCook Public Schools. On June 19, 1971 she was united in marriage to Ronald Ray Decker at the First...
Janeen Kay Hedke
May 12, 2020
Janeen Kay Hedke passed away Tuesday evening, May 12, 2020 at the Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte, NE at the age of 69. She was born August 31, 1950 in Locust, IA to Dale and Norma (Hovey) Barth. Janeen went on to live her early adult life in Decorah, IA where she raised her children, John and...
Catherin 'Cathy' Ann Myers
Apr 29, 2020
Catherin "Cathy" Ann Myers age 62 of McCook, NE passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. She was born in Denver, CO on October 7, 1957 to Harry and Barbara (Jones) Hixson. Cathy attended school in McCook, graduating with the class of 1976. She went on to the McCook Beauty Academy gaining...
Nelda May Haag
Apr 29, 2020
Nelda May Haag age 96 passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on April 29, 2020. She was born on May 1, 1923 in Lebanon, NE to John C. and Elva (Reeve) Townley. She attended and graduated from Lebanon High School in 1940. After graduation, Nelda baby sat for many families and then worked at the grocery store for...
Marian Louise Copeland
Apr 13, 2020
Marian Louise (Allen) Moore Copeland entered the arms of Jesus On April 13th, 2020. She was the 1932 New Years baby born to James and Nellie (Easton) Allen in Furnas County, NE. On June 4, 1950 she married her sweetheart Harold Moore of Bartley, NE. They enjoyed 64 years together farming in the Bartley community and raising their 5...
Robert 'Bob' W. Unger
Apr 10, 2020
Robert W. "Bob" Unger, age 73, of Bartley, passed away at the Kearney Regional Hospital on Friday, April 10, 2020. He was born in McCook on May 17, 1946 to Albert and Dorothy (Ventling) Unger. Bob attended and graduated from Bartley High School in 1964. He continued his education at the University of Denver graduating with a bachelors degree...
Kelly Jean Greene
Apr 4, 2020
Kelly Jean (Day) Greene left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at her home in Danbury with family and friends around her. She was 46 years old. Kelly was born on December 5, 1973 in Lander, Wyoming to parents, David Geoffrey and Rose Marie (Murray) Day. She graduated from Worland High...
