Robert Joseph Raburn
Apr 16, 2019
Robert Joe Raburn age 81, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on April 16, 2019. He was born in Lebanon, NE on December 10, 1937 to Floyd and Viola (Hale) Raburn. Joe graduated from Cambridge High School in 1956, he continued his education for two years at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Joe then went to South...
Darrell D Whaley
Mar 24, 2019
Darrell Dean Whaley, age 80, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. He was born in Custer County near Arnold on September 28, 1938, the son of Merle E. "Bill" and Laura (Swisher) Whaley. Dean graduated from Callaway High School in 1955. He attended Southwest Community College at Milford majoring in Diesel Technology...
Patty Jean Fetters
Mar 19, 2019
Patricia (Patty) Jean Fetters passed away Tuesday, March 19 in Beaver City, Nebraska at the age of 75.
Patty was born January 4, 1944 in Cambridge, Nebraska to Edward Hilker and Alice Haussler-Hilker. Patty attended Edison High School. She was Bruce Fetters right hand man throughout all of his adventures across Nebraska. August 6, 1960 she was...
Eugene Willard Witt
Mar 18, 2019
Eugene Willard Witt, age 86, of Danbury, NE passed away at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 18, 2019.
He was born near Cedar Bluffs, KS on April 20, 1932 to Clarence Willard and Sarah Opal (Monie) Witt. Eugene attended and graduated from Oberlin High School in 1951. He joined the US Army on January 8, 1954...
Albert Boyd Channell
Mar 16, 2019
Albert Boyd Channell, age 70, of Culbertson passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Albert was born at Burlington, CO to parents Arthur "Bruce" and Florence Irene (Duffey) Channell. He graduated from Goodland High School, Goodland, KS with the class of 1966. He continued his education at Fort Hays State graduating with a...
Richard Lee Lambert
Mar 14, 2019
Richard Lee Lambert of Danbury passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. He was 77 years old. Richard was born on September 16, 1941 at Almena, KS to parents Vern E. and Florence Madora (Smith) Lambert. Rich went to a country school near Almena and then started high school at Densmore High where...
Gilbert Elmer Gigax
Mar 14, 2019
Gilbert Elmer Gigax, 93, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 14, 2019 with his family at his side. He was born on August 11, 1925 to Elmer and Alice (Cary) Gigax at their farm in Hayes County, Nebraska. He attended grades one through eight at a one room school (Swan Lake School) near his home. He graduated from Hayes County...
Ailene Yvonne Houghtelling
Mar 3, 2019
Ailene "Yvonne" Houghtelling of McCook passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 92 years old. Yvonne was born in Jennings, Kan., to Karl Clarence and Grace (May) Teater on July 10, 1926. She was married to Lawrence Graves and to this union three sons were born. In 1967, she was united in marriage to...
Chancy Alfred Decker
Mar 3, 2019
Chancy Alfred Decker, born May 3, 1925, the son of Morgan Levi and Velma May Decker was born in the farm house which was 3 miles east and 2 miles north of Cambridge, NE. Chancy went in to the military service on May 20, 1945 and shortly later married Rosalie Finley-Wirsig of McCook on February 14,1948.
Chancy...
Raymond Charles Haag
Feb 27, 2019
Raymond Charles Haag, 89, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at his home with family at his side. He was born on September 4, 1929, to Leo and Bertha (Luther) Haag at St. Catherines Hospital in McCook, NE. He attended grades 1-8 at District 82, a country school near his home. He graduated as Valedictorian from Lebanon High School in...
Stanley F Holsten
Feb 18, 2019
Stanley F. Holsten, age 94, of Grand Island, passed away Monday, Feb 18, 2019, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney.
Stan was born July 30, 1924 in Norman, NE to Swan A. and Violet (Estergard) Holsten. He graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the Navy in WWII right out of High School.
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Glenn Leroy Callander
Feb 16, 2019
Glenn L. Callander passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at his rural Hayes County home. He was 92 years old. Glenn was born on November 18, 1926 to Archibald and Bertha (Kasten) Callander at McCook, NE. He attended Evergreen County School and Curtis AG High School. At the age of 16, he became a Charter member of Evergreen Union...
Shirley Ann Baumgartner
Feb 15, 2019
Shirley Ann Baumgartner of McCook passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 at her home in Brookdale. She was 87 years old. Shirley was born on November 4, 1931 at Scotts City, Kansas to parents, Harry "Ray" and Arla May (Whitson) Langerman. She graduated from Wilson High School, Wilson, Kansas in 1949. On November 22, 1951, she was united in...
Charlotte Sue Lawson
Feb 15, 2019
Charlotte Sue Lawson, age 80, of McCook, NE passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born in McCook, NE on December 5, 1938 to Joseph and Roberta Beatrice "Bea" (Somerville) Uhrich. Charlotte was the oldest of two daughters. She grew up in McCook attending and graduating from McCook High School in 1957....
Cooper Aaxton
Feb 14, 2019
Cooper Aaxton of Stratton, NE passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 70 years old. Cooper was born at Wewoka, OK on September 20, 1948, to parents, Walter and Carol Aaxton. He worked for the telephone company based out of Wichita, KS until his retirement at which time he moved to Stratton....
Duff K Wilson
Feb 10, 2019
Duff K. Wilson, age 64, of McCook passed away at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Sunday, February 10, 2019. He was born in Denver, CO on August 11, 1954 to Harry and Irene (Williamson) Wilson. He attended and graduated from Alameda High School in Lakewood, CO. In 1977, he was married to Kathy Alsop and to this...
Bonnie Arlene Ruppert
Feb 8, 2019
Bonnie Arlene Ruppert of McCook, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at her rural home. She was 76 years old. Bonnie was born on April 19, 1942, to parents, Archie W. and Venice LaVerne (Dodson) Schultz. She was born in the family car near Welfleet, NE due to a bad rain storm and their car got stuck in the...
Clay Henry Grizzle, Jr.
Feb 6, 2019
Clay Henry Grizzle Jr. was born on May 14th of 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Clay H. Grizzle and Irma Evelyn (Miller) Grizzle. He passed away at his home in McCook on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the age of 64. He grew up in North Little Rock, where he was an Eagle Scout, graduated from North Little...
Barbara Jean Baker
Jan 30, 2019
Barbara Jean Baker of North Platte, formerly of McCook, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Great Plains Health Hospital, North Platte. She was 71 years old. Barbara was born on November 10, 1947, at McCook to parents Raleigh Floyd and Phyllis Marie (Stewart) Myers. She graduated from Palisade High School with the class of 1966. On September 10,...
