Obituaries
McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries
Earl Dean Svoboda
Dec 16, 2019
Earl D. Svoboda passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at Hillcrest Nursing Home on Monday, December 16, 2019. He was 86 years old. Earl was born on January 24, 1933 at home on the farm near Cuba, Kansas to parents Joseph and Tracy (Havel) Svoboda. He graduated from Agenda Rural High School with the class of 1951....
Rosalea Friestad
Dec 16, 2019
Rosalea M. "Tillie" Friestad, age 72, of McCook, NE passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home on Monday, December 16, 2019. She was born in Nevada, IA on December 14, 1947 to John and Rosabell (Helms) Betts. Tillie attended and graduated from Oak Park Academy in Nevada. She continued her education at Union College in Lincoln, NE. On August...
Ruth B. Shields
Dec 13, 2019
Ruth B. Shields of McCook passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at Community Hospital. She was 93 years old. Ruth was born on December 20, 1925 at Indianola to parents, Carl and Millie (Fichtner) Bamesberger. She graduated from McCook High School in 1943. On August 14, 1948 she was united in marriage to Howard William Shields at North Platte,...
Mildred Jane Farr
Dec 12, 2019
Mildred Jane Farr, age 97, of Kearney, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at St. Lukes Nursing Home in Kearney.
Mildred was born to parents, Orva and Josephine (Heitmann) Trosper, on June 30, 1922, on a farm south of Cambridge, Nebraska and grew up the third child of 13 children. Mildred attended a country school...
Adeline Friedrika Kuhlmann
Dec 11, 2019
Adeline Friedrika Kuhlmann, age 98, departed this earthly life on December 11, 2019 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. Adeline was born on November 19, 1921 to parents, William August and Caroline (Beckmann) Goos, in Johnson County, NE. She was baptized at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, south of Tecumseh, NE, near her family's farm. Later, her parents...
Richard 'Dick' G Farber
Dec 3, 2019
Richard "Dick" G. Farber age 88, of McCook, passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. He was born on August 10, 1931 in McCook to George and Opal (Bryd) Farber. Dick attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1950. On April 8, 1951 he was united in marriage to Eloise...
Robert Glenn Keating
Nov 24, 2019
Robert Glenn "Bob" Keating, age 86, of rural Palisade, NE passed away November 24, 2019 at Great Plains Regional Hospital in North Platte, NE with his wife by his side, celebrating their 62 anniversary the day of his passing. Bob was born in a snowstorm at his grandparents home on January 14, 1933 in Hayes County, Nebraska to parents,...

Stephen Ray Stramel
Nov 20, 2019
Stephen Ray Stramel, age 67, of McCook, passed away November 20, 2019 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. He was born in McCook on September 9, 1952 to Raymond and Betty Berdine (Metcalf) Stramel. He graduated from McCook High School in 1970. He received both a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree from Ft Hays...
Ceasar Ernest 'Ernie' Perez
Nov 18, 2019
Ceasar Ernest "Ernie" Perez passed away peacefully in his home in McCook, Nebraska, in the early morning hours on November 18. His wife of 17 years, Shirley at his side. Ernie was born February 25, 1937, the fifth of ten children, to Manuel and Ruth Perez. Ernie excelled in various sports at Alliance High School, graduating with the class...
Clarence Howard Lorentz
Nov 18, 2019
Clarence Harold (Pete) Lorentz, age 90, of Herndon, KS passed away at the Emerald Care Center in Cozad, NE on November 18, 2019. He was born in Akron, CO on December 31, 1928 to Pete and Anna (Wudtke) Lorentz. He graduated from Herndon High School in 1946. On February 8, 1951 Clarence enlisted in the US Navy. He received...
Marjorie Pauline Phelps
Nov 16, 2019
Marjorie Pauline Phelps, long time resident of McCook passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home on Saturday, November 16, 2019. She was 99 years old. Marjorie was born on January 24, 1920 in Harlan County, Nebraska to parents, Harold and Anna (Kauk) Brown, Sr. She graduated from Alma High School and continued her education at Hastings College. Marjorie started working...
Thayne Emrich
Nov 15, 2019
C. Thayne Emrich, age 89. 0f Indianola, NE passed away at the Cambridge Memorial hospital on Friday, November 15, 2019. He was born in indianola, NE on December 14, 1929, to Floyd Joseph and Wilma (Kerst) Emrich. Thayne attended Indianola schools, but quit school to help on the family farm. He later went on to get his GED, an...
Roy Vernon Frick
Nov 9, 2019
Roy Vernon Frick age 83 passed away at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton on Saturday November 9, 2019. He was born in Trenton, Nebraska on September 5, 1936 to Roy Charles and Viola Faye (Owens) Frick. He attended and graduated from Trenton High School in 1955. Roy joined the US Air Force on October 8, 1956 and was...
Dale Clements
Nov 9, 2019
Dale E. Clements age 80, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. He was born in Englewood, CO, on October 11, 1939 to Donald and Ethel (Johnson) Clements. He was united in marriage to Cheryl Hester. She preceded him in death December 27, 2001. Dale worked as a heavy equipment operator,...
Raymond Durner
Nov 8, 2019
Raymond Durner age 89 of Bartley, passed away on November 8, 2019 at the Senior Living Choices in Curtis, NE. Raymond was born June 3, 1930 in Frontier County to Fred and Evalina (Halley) Durner. He was one of seven children. He grew up on their farm a few miles south of Stockville, NE.
On September 14,...
Pauline Shafer
Nov 3, 2019
Pauline Shafer, age 84, of McCook, NE passed away at her home on November 3, 2019. She was born in St. Joseph, MO on October 19, 1935 to Paul and Opal (Beaumann) Geyer. She attended and graduated from high school in St. Joseph. She met and was united in marriage to Billy Shafer in 1951 in St. Joseph. He...
Connie L Downey
Nov 3, 2019
Connie Lee Downey, of Indianola, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 at Tri Valley Health System, Cambridge, Nebraska. She was 74 years old.
Connie was born on January 9, 1945 to parents, Cecil and Elsie (Wolfe) Laverack. She graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1963.
In 1963 she was united in marriage...
Mitty Arminta Quigley
Nov 2, 2019
Mitty Armenta (Huggins) was born September 19, 1922 in Godley, Texas to Chappel Loveless Huggins and Millie Lorene (McDonald) Huggins. She graduated from Granbury High School in Texas in 1940. Following graduation, Mitty worked for the Hood County Clerk in Granbury. Mitty met the love of her life, Stanley Giles Quigley, when she and her girlfriend Sammie Manning, attended...
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