Obituaries
McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries
Mary Lou Ross
Oct 26, 2019
Mary Lou Ross, age 84, of Culbertson passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Mary Lou was born on March 29, 1935 at Oberlin, KS, one of ten children, born to parents Louis and Frances Emma (Richards) Ulrich. As a young child the family moved to a farm near McCook. Mary Lou graduated from McCook...
Robert Joseph Sumner
Oct 23, 2019
Robert J Sumner JR age 68 of Cambridge, passed away at his home on October 23, 2019. He was born April 15, 1951 in North Adams, MA to Robert Sr. and Shirley (Perras) Sumner.
Robert enlisted in the Army in 1972 and was Honorable Discharge in 1976
He was married Karen Depuy on July 16,...
John L Cook
Oct 20, 2019
John L. Cook age 78 of Trenton, NE passed away at the Community Hospital of McCook on Sunday October 20, 2019. He was born in Kingman, AZ on March 2, 1941 to Charles Cook and Irene (Steinke) Roose. The family moved to the Trenton area where John attended and graduated from Trenton High School in 1958. On November 5,...
Fred Louis Boerger, Jr.
Oct 13, 2019
Fred Louis Boerger, Jr., age 89, died on October 13, 2019, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. Fred was born on November 14, 1929, in The Grove, Texas to Rev. Fred and Lena (Mayer) Boerger. Fred was received by the Lord in Holy Baptism in 1929 and by Confirmation in 1944. He was educated in schools in Texas,...
Connie Kay Padgett
Oct 11, 2019
Connie Kay Padgett of McCook passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 81 years old. Connie was born May 13, 1938 at Wallace, NE to parents Pascal Carter and Valda Fern (Comstock) Padgett. She was raised in Wallace through eighth grade at which time the family moved to McCook. She graduated from McCook High...
James 'Jamie' Madison Lawless
Oct 4, 2019
James "Jamie" Lawless of Oxford, NE passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE 0n October 4, 2019. HE was born in McCook on November 17, 1985 to Gregg and Constance ( ne Brown) Lawless.
Jamie started life with challenging heart defects. All through his life you wouldn't know it, as he was a...
Stanley G. Quigley
Oct 3, 2019
Stanley Giles Quigley was born September 5, 1920 at the T.K. and Celeste (Stonecypher) Quigley homestead northwest of Indianola, Nebraska to Earl E. and Anna Pauline (Tines) Quigley. He attended and was in the first graduating class of Red Willow school in 1938, and later in life served as a school board member. Stan enlisted into the United States...
Lisa Mae Burgfeld
Oct 2, 2019
Lisa M. Burgfeld, age 51, of Trenton, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at the Community Hospital of McCook, NE. She was born on August 16, 1968 in Rockford, Illinois to Roy and Charlene (Roth) Burgfeld. Lisa married James Podoll and to this union three children were born: Jessica, Dustin and Jason. She moved from Wisconsin to Nebraska living...
Norma K Banzhaf
Sep 24, 2019
Norma Kay Banzhaf age 76 formerly of Cambridge passed away on September 24, 2019 at Emerald Nursing Home in Cozad, NE after a long battle with Alzheimers. She was the youngest daughter born to Chet and Lucille (Kubik) Lamb on March 11, 1943. Norma attended school in Cambridge and graduated with the Class of 1960.
Norma was...
Lois B. Boerger
Sep 13, 2019
Lois Bernice Boerger, age 84, died on September 13, 2019, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska, with her husband and children by her side. Lois was born on January 7, 1935, in Alta Vista, Kansas to Rev. Walter and Flora (Brunkhorst) Wehmeier. She was the sixth of seven children. They moved to Cheney, Kansas when she was a sophomore...
Charlotte Ilene Jaeger
Sep 11, 2019
Charlotte Ilene Jaeger, age 83, passed away at her home near McCook on September 11, 2019. She was born in North Platte, NE on April 23, 1936 to Albert Edgar and Lucille (Konruff) Simants. Charlotte was married to Ray E. Henry in 1952 and to this union two children were born, Neil and Susan. Ray preceded her in death...
Robert Hugh Wehrheim
Sep 11, 2019
Robert "Bob" Hugh Wehrheim age 90 of McCook passed away at the Kearney Regional Hospital on September 11, 2019. He was born on May 11, 1929, as one of a set of twins to Michael and Gertrude (Bechal) Wehrheim. Bob attended and graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1948. He attended Junior College and later followed his brother...
Robert Gerald Phillips
Sep 10, 2019
Robert Gerald Phillips, age 87 years, was the only child born to Perry W. Phillips and Margaret (Ottens) Phillips on July 20, 1932, in Edison, Nebraska. As a young lad he lived in Cambridge, Nebraska and when his dad became the County Attorney they moved to the county seat in Beaver City, Nebraska. Bob passed away on September 10,...
Kenneth Robert Frick
Sep 10, 2019
Kenneth Robert Frick of McCook passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Ken was 91 years old. Ken was born on April 9, 1928 at Culbertson to parents Jacob and Mary Catherine (Fuss) Frick. He graduated from McCook High School in 1947. He continued his education at McCook Junior College graduating in 1949 with a Business...
Ruth G. Hall-Brown
Sep 7, 2019
Ruth G. (Hall) Brown, age 98, of Trenton, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Sarah Ann Hester Home in Benkelman, Nebraska. Ruth was born on August 21, 1921 to Harley and Sadie (Jewell) Dunn at the Jewell family homestead in Frontier County. Ruth lived in Wyoming till she was three years old. She moved back to...
Richard 'Dick' W. Woolwine
Sep 7, 2019
Richard "Dick" W. Woolwine, age 79, of McCook passed away at the Kearney Regional Hospital on Saturday, September 7, 2019. He was born on May 23, 1940 to Hubert Harold and Edna Ruth (Cochran) Woolwine in Enid, Oklahoma. Dick graduated from Enid High School. He continued his education at Kearney State College earning a degree in Criminal Justice. Dick...
Twila Nadene Brown
Sep 1, 2019
Twila Nadine Brown, age 91, passed away in McCook surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 1, 2019. Twila was born on July 25, 1928 at Hayes Center, Nebraska to parents, Clarence Alfred and Hazel H. (Hayward) Richter. She graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1946. Twila started her long career at McCook Community College where she met...
Mary Carolyn Weston
Aug 24, 2019
Mary C. Weston age 72 of Indianola, NE passed away at the CHI good Samaritan Health of Kearney, NE, surrounded by her family. She was born in Valley City, North Dakota on February 22, 1947 to Joseph H. and Marcia B. (Godsey) Schwehr. The family moved to Iowa where she attended and graduated from high school at Glenwood, IA...
Rose E. Geihsler
Aug 23, 2019
Rose E. Geihsler age 86 of McCook, passed away at the Community Hospital of McCook on Friday, August 23, 2019. She was born in Overbrook, OK on November 22, 1932 to Earl G. and Elva (Holt) Howard. Rose attend and graduated from high School at Greenville High School in Greenville, OK. On a blind date she met Gerald Geihsler...
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