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,...
Roger Martin Sughroue
Jan 27, 2019
Roger Martin Sughroue went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, and his beloved Parents, brother, Robert Sughroue, and Grandparents on Sunday, Jan. 27th at 8:04 p.m., in Lincoln, NE. He was born in Indianola, Nebraska on July 29th, 1938 to Martin and Lena (Rayer) Sughroue. He graduated Indianola high school in 1956 and began his career in sales....
John Dee Corder
Jan 27, 2019
John Dee Corder of McCook passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Community Hospital. He was 91 years old. John was born on April 12, 1927 at McCook, Nebraska to John Franklin and Mabel (Roggence) Corder. John grew up in McCook where he attended school. At the age of 17, John started working for the B.N. Railroad Roundhouse where...
Harvey Spickelmier
Jan 25, 2019
Harvey Spickelmier, age 96, of Culbertson, Nebraska passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on January 25, 2019. He was born on July 16, 1922 on the family farm north of Culbertson in Hayes County. Harvey Dean Spickelmier was the son of William E. and Clara (Gaarder) Spickelmier. He grew up on the family farm, attended District...
Edward Lee Bass
Jan 25, 2019
Edward Lee Bass of McCook passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at Community Hospital. He was 84 years old. Ed was born at Fairfax, OK on June 21, 1934, to parents Chauncie Fenton and Flossie Jane (Montgomery) Bass. The family eventually moved to Sterling, CO where Ed graduated from Sterling High School in 1953. Ed served in the US...
