James O. Ellis
Nov 21, 2020
James Otto Ellis, age 75, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on November 21, 2020. He was born in Oxford, Nebraska on January 5, 1945 to Fern and C. Lucille (Culver) Ellis. The family moved to Cambridge where Jim attended Cambridge Schools.
Jim joined the United States Navy in 1962...
Donald Schaaf
Nov 20, 2020
Donald Alan Schaaf, age 83, of McCook, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home in McCook. Don entered this life at the old St. Catherine Hospital, McCook, Neb., on Feb. 5, 1937. He was the first of four children of Myron Donald and Esther Wilhelmina (Noetzlemann) Schaaf. Donald grew up in McCook and...
Donna Jeanne Jesch
Nov 17, 2020
Donna Jeanne Jesch of Stratton, Nebraska, passed away at the Country House in Kearney Nebraska on November 17, 2020. Donna wrote her autobiography, and we will put a few quotes from that in this obituary. "First of all, I was born. That happened in July of 1926. The 18th to be exact. Now isnt that interesting? OK, so thats...
James 'Jim' Timmons
Nov 16, 2020
James M. Timmons, 67, of Lebanon, Nebraska, passed away November 16, 2020 at his home in Lebanon after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was born on September 14, 1953 to Glen and Doris (Glenn) Timmons in Imperial, Nebraska. The family moved to Colorado when Jim was young where he attended school in the Arvada area and graduated from...
Albert Cuellar
Nov 13, 2020
Albert Cuellar, 82, a longtime resident of McCook, passed away November 13, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born February 22, 1938 to Macedonio and Tranquilina (Luevano) Cuellar in McCook. He attended McCook Schools and graduated from McCook High School in 1956. Albert graduated from McCook Junior College (MCC) in 1958 and from Kearney...
Margaret Ann Ingram
Nov 12, 2020
Margaret Ann Ingram, age 76, of Curtis, NE passed away at the Great Plains Regional Health Center in North Platte on November 12, 2020. She was born in Cambridge, NE on October 19, 1944 to Carl and Erma (Munson) Presler. Margaret graduated from UNSA in Curtis in 1961. She attended Kearney State College and later obtained her degree from...
Anita Catherine Conroy
Nov 12, 2020
Anita Catherine (Sides) Conroy, November 29, 1934 - November 12, 2020. Anita was born at her home in Bartley, NE on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1934 to Pearl (Rayer) and Melvin Sides. She was welcomed to this world by sister, Mildred; brother, Eldon and extended family who had planned to attend the Thanksgiving holiday at Pearl and Melvins. Her...
Larry Dean Wood
Nov 12, 2020
Larry "Woody" Wood, 80, a longtime resident of McCook, passed away November 12, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born in Indianola, Nebraska on October 3, 1940, the second born child to Dean L. and Georgia M. (Seals) Wood. Larry attended grade school at North Star in Frontier County and also in Stockville, Nebraska....
Hannah Hageman
Nov 10, 2020
Hannah Hageman, age 97, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away at the Sarah Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman, Nebraska on November 10, 2020. She was born in Holbrook, NE on May 1, 1923 to Charles and Mary Frances (Neel) Odell. She moved to Cambridge when she was in the third grade. On July 17, 1940, she married Frances "George" B....
Roberta Lucia Spilinek
Nov 9, 2020
Roberta Spilinek of McCook, NE died peacefully on November 9, 2020 in Lincoln, NE. She was 84 years old. She was born December 13, 1935 to Robert and Frances (Polanski) Schmidt in Spalding, NE and lived with her four siblings on a farm until she was the age of six when the family moved to St. Paul, NE. She...
Larry 'Bugs' Lynn Foster
Nov 9, 2020
Larry 'Bugs' Foster, age 81, of Bartley, passed away at the Community Hospital in McCook on November 9, 2020. He was born in Omaha, NE on February 5, 1939 to Leo and Dorothy (Wight) Foster. Bugs attended and graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1956 at Bartley High School. After high school, he joined the United States Navy...
Virginia May Hein
Nov 9, 2020
Virginia May (Gillen) Hein gained her angel wings on November 9, 2020. She was born on May 20, 1930 in McCook, Nebraska to Frank and Marie (Lebsack) Gillen. She was the youngest of four children having two older brothers and one older sister. She was raised in McCook, where she attended McCook schools and met her husband of 71...
William 'Bill' Eugene Weber
Nov 6, 2020
William "Bill" Eugene Weber, 80, of Culbertson, passed away on November 6, 2020 at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton. He was born April 26, 1940 in Palisade, Nebraska to William Theodore Weber and Beaulah Lorraine (Edgett) Weber. Bill spent his childhood at the family home near the Hitchcock / Hayes county line where he attended school in in...
Margalee A. Ruf
Nov 6, 2020
Margalee Alice Ruf age 93, passed away at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Arapahoe, NE on November 6, 2020. She was born near Wilsonville in Furnas County, NE on March 11, 1927 to Walter and Garnet (Bankson) Lyons. Margalee attended Wilsonville High School graduating in 1946 and she then continued her education, receiving her Certificate of Normal Training....
James M Fisher
Nov 5, 2020
James Michael Edward Fisher, 57, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on November 5, 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. He was born to Richard and Betty (Price) Fisher on January 24, 1963 in McCook, Nebraska. James grew up and attended school in McCook where he also graduated from high school. James married Juanita Jane Morrow on...
Wilbert 'Wag' Wagner
Nov 5, 2020
Wilbert "Wag" Wagner, 96, a longtime resident of Culbertson, passed away Thursday evening, November 5, 2020 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born on March 20, 1924 to Dan and Mollie Wagner on the farm in Hitchcock County. He spent his childhood on the family farm north of Culbertson and attended rural school through the eighth grade. Wag...
Charlene Ann Titman
Nov 2, 2020
Charlene Ann Titman, age 67, of McCook passed away at Great Plains Health, in North Platte, Nebraska on November 2, 2020. She was born in McCook, Nebraska on November 22, 1952 to Glenn and Rita Rose (Kohmetscher) Titman. She attended school in Indianola, Nebraska later attaining her GED. She made her home in Cambridge, Arapahoe, and Indianola, Nebraska before...
Robert 'Bob' Lee Wurster Jr.
Nov 1, 2020
Robert "Bob" Lee Wurster Jr. went to be with Jesus on November 1, 2020 at his home in McCook. He was 64 years of age. He was born on May 22, 1956 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Robert L. Wurster Sr. and Ina (Newton) Wurster. Bob attended school in Gothenburg and Lewellen, Nebraska and graduated from Overton High School in...
Dale Wayne Fickle
Oct 31, 2020
Dale Wayne Fickle, 71, a longtime resident of Culbertson, passed away early Saturday morning, October 31, 2020 at his home in Culbertson. He was born to Charles William and Ruth Ann (Meyer) Fickle on December 7, 1948 in McCook, Nebraska. Dale attended school in Culbertson where he graduated from high school. After high school he began his career with...
Eudean M Buzzell
Oct 25, 2020
Eudean Melvin Buzzell, age 84, of Culbertson passed at Great Plains Health in North Platte on Sunday, October 25, 2020. He was born in Hastings, NE on May 5, 1936 to Elmer M. "Jess" and Bernice E. (Short) Buzzell. The family moved to the Culbertson area where Eudean attended and graduated from Culbertson High School in1955. He moved to...
