Obituaries

McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries

Mary Ellen Carroll

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Gareld 'Gary' Eugene Sisson

Gareld 'Gary' Eugene Sisson

Apr 1, 2020

On Wednesday April 1, 2020 Gareld "Gary" Eugene Sisson, loving husband and father of three sons passed away at the age of 84 at his home in Greeley, CO.

Gary was born in Cambridge Nebraska on March 13, 1936 to Leslie Robert and Lila Faye (Richard) Sisson. He grew up on different farms south of Cambridge Nebraska...

Rosemary Agnes Brown

Rosemary Agnes Brown

Mar 24, 2020

Rosemary Agnes Brown, age 79, of McCook died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Community Hospital. She was born February 22, 1941 in St. Charles County, Missouri to parents, Alfred Gregory and Helen Elizabeth (Ereiser) Dickherber. Her children include her daughters, Laurie Wunsch of Fort Morgan, CO and Shannon Brown, of McCook; and sons, Greg Brown of Lamar, CO and...

Maxine Ellen Fischer

Maxine Ellen Fischer

Mar 24, 2020

Maxine Elllen Fischer, age 98, of McCook passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home on Monday, March 24, 2020. She was born April 9, 1921 in Denver, CO to Bernard and Theresa (Buckman) Abernathy. She attended and graduated high school in Denver and attended Business College. On May 11, 1940, she was united in marriage to Ernest "Ernie" Fischer....

William 'Bill' Dean Hannah

William 'Bill' Dean Hannah

Mar 22, 2020

Willian Dean "Bill" Hannah, age 78, of Cambridge passed away at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home of Arapahoe on March 22, 2020. He was born in Effingham, IL on October 29, 1941 to Arthur C. and Dorothy (Gentry) Hannah. Bill graduated from Cumberland County High School in Greenup, IL. He served his country in the U. S. Marine...

Annalea Janousek

Annalea Janousek

Mar 21, 2020

Annalea Janousek passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at her rural Stratton home. She was 70 years old. Annalea was born on July 25, 1949 at Colby, Kansas the daughter of Clarence Everett and Ruth Mabel (Bence) McDermott. She attended Atwood Public Schools and later graduated from McCook Beauty Academy as a hairdresser. On April 20, 1968 she married...

Samantha Marie Hawke

Samantha Marie Hawke

Mar 19, 2020

Samantha Marie Hawke age 44 of Cambridge passed away March 19, 2020 in Kearney and the Lord took an angel to be with him in the Kingdom of God. She was born in California on April 16, 1974 to George and Sylvia Coates. Samantha graduated from Harrington High School in 1992 and earned a degree in Medical Billing in...

Harvey Ackermann

Harvey Ackermann

Mar 19, 2020

Harvey Eugene Ackermann of McCook passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 88 years old. Harvey was born on June 8, 1931 to parents Jacob and Lydia (Unger) Ackermann at McCook. Harvey graduated from McCook High School in 1948. He continued his education at McCook College. On January 3, 1951, he entered the United...

Paula Renee Santovena

Paula Renee Santovena

Mar 15, 2020

Paula Renee Santovea of Stratton, NE passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, NE. She was 61 years old. Paula was born on November 6, 1958 at Northridge, CA to parents, Larry Lee and Lynn Dee (Wanklyn) Robinson. Paula was united in marriage to Leopoldo S. Santovea on March 19, 2004, at Denver, CO....

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