Greta Jean Gigax
Apr 28, 2019
Greta Jean (Edghill) Gigax, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 28, 2019. She was born on August 12, 1925 to Harold and Gladys (Housman) Edghill in Franklin, Nebraska. She graduated from Palisade High School in 1943. She lived her life raising a family and farming/ranching in Hayes County. She was married to Gilbert Elmer Gigax on November 21, 1948...
Dee Andrew Traphagan
Apr 26, 2019
Dee Andrew Traphagan, of McCook, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. Dee was just four days shy of celebrating his 78th birthday. He was born on April 30, 1941 in McCook to Marvin Joseph and Nellie Mae (Kettering) Traphagan. He was baptized on September 29, 1946. Dee graduated...
Donita Limper
Apr 24, 2019
Donita Limper age 85 of Trenton passed away at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. She was born in Kanorado, KS on February 8, 1934 to Earl and Inez (Reeves) Daily. Donita graduated from Kanorado High School in 1951. She was united in marriage to Arlin "Al" Limper, he preceded her in death. Prior...
Leona C. Nelson
Apr 24, 2019
Leona Nelson, age 83, of McCook passed away at her home on April 23, 2019. She was born in Decatur County, Kansas on November 20, 1935, to Arthur and Elsie (Wesch) Berndt. She attended grade school in Cedar Bluffs, Kansas and graduated from the Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, Kansas in May of 1953. She met her high...
Griff E. Carfield
Apr 24, 2019
Griff E. Carfield, age 68, of Lebanon, NE, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2019. Griff was born September 13, 1950 in McCook, NE to Kenneth and Mary Majestie (Rayburn) Carfield. Griff graduated from McCook High School in 1969. He was drafted to the Vietnam War shortly after graduation where he served in the Army. He...
Eugene 'Bud' A. Jesch
Apr 18, 2019
Eugene A. "Bud" Jesch of Stratton passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 92 years old. Bud was born near Beardsley, KS on August 2, 1926 to parents, August J. and Eleanor (Waiss) Jesch. He went to first grade at a country school near their farm. In 1933, his family moved to a...
Walter Eugene Schwab
Apr 18, 2019
Walter Eugene Schwab age 78, passed away in his home surrounded by family, on April 18, 2019. He was born in Soldier, Kansas on June 29, 1940 to Emanuel and Bernice (Area) Schwab. He attended Norcatur grade school and graduated from Decatur Community High School with the class of 1958. Walt was united in marriage to Linda Ann Ayers...
Claudetta A. Peck
Apr 18, 2019
Thursday, April 18th at 8:13 PM, a bright light went out in McCook, NE. After a brief battle with cancer Claudetta Ann Peck passed away in her home surrounded by her family. Claudetta was born to parents, Eddie and Laura E. (Pankonin) Uehling, October 17th, 1937 and is originally from Grant, NE. Claudetta attended school in Grant with her...
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...
