Obituaries

Apr 11, 2018

Thelma May (Tucker) Walter, 91, passed away on April 11, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing home in McCook, NE with her family at her side. Thelma was born on March 7th, 1927 in a sod house north of Hayes Center, NE. She attended a one room school house one mile from their house that she walked to everyday. After school...

Apr 9, 2018

Dolores M. McKain, age 86, died peacefully in her home on Monday, April 9, 2018 in Stratton, NE. Dolores was born February 5, 1932 in Beardsley, Kansas to Paul and Mary Leona Haller. She was raised on a farm south of Stratton and graduated from Stratton High School. Dolores married Lewis McKain on June 19, 1952. Lewis and Dolores...

Apr 8, 2018

Terry Lee Roland, age 58, of McCook, NE passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Kearney Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. A private family Memorial Service will be held Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Herrmann Jones Funeral Chapel with Pastor Steve Bales officiating. Terry was born March 30, 1960 in Hannibal, MO to Bob and Anna (Ellis)...

Apr 6, 2018

Robert G. Propes Jr., age 87, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born August 13, 1930 in Logan Station, North Carolina to Horace G. and Hattie (Self) Propes. He was one of eight children. Bob enlisted in the Navy and served during...

Mar 31, 2018

On March 31, 2018, Glenva Margaret (Eland) Unger was called by God from this earth to her Heavenly home. Glenva was born on October 2, 1928 in Arapahoe, NE. She was the youngest daughter born to Glenn and Margaret (Wendland) Eland. Glenva became a child of God through her baptism on October 28, 1928 and was confirmed in the...

Mar 29, 2018

Bettye Anne Stewart, of McCook, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was 90 years old. Bettye was born on February 7, 1928, in Wellington, CO. Bettye was adopted as an infant by Morgan S. and Florence A. (Murphy) Solace in Windsor, CO. The family moved to Palisade in Bettyes early childhood....

Mar 29, 2018

Alice L. Yost age 62 of McCook, passed away at the Great Plaines Health Facility in North Platte, NE on March 29, 2018. She was born in Casper, WY on May 3, 1955 to Robert an Harriet (Blair) Jamieson. She attended school in Douglas, WY graduating from Converse County High School in 1973. On September 9, 1974 she was...

Mar 28, 2018

Dixie Stock of rural Culbertson passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Trenton, NE. Dixie was born April 9, 1927, at the home in Tipton Canyon south of Culbertson to Floyd and Flora (Osborn) Marks. She grew up on the Driftwood where she liked to read and play the guitar. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1946, and...

Mar 25, 2018

Gregory Earl Schumaker, age 66, of Bartley, Nebraska died at his home on Sunday, March 25, 2018. He was born in Bloomfield, Iowa on June 12, 1951 to Beverly and Henry "Earl" Schumaker. Greg married Bonnie Rogers on February 7, 1971. They were married only a short time before Greg enlisted in the Army and served stateside during the...

Mar 24, 2018

Carl Andrew tenBensel age 94 of Cambridge, NE, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Carl tenBensel was born on December 25, 1923 to Henry J. and Millie (Thomson) tenBensel near Cambridge, NE on the family farm. Carl was the fifth oldest of 10 children to...

Mar 23, 2018

Tyrell Chase Sydow, age 28, of McCook passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at McCook Community Hospital. He was born July 31, 1989 in McCook to Cindy Sydow. Tyrell spent most of his life doing in-home health care. He really enjoyed working with and helping people and animals of which he was very good at doing so. He spent...

Mar 17, 2018

Robert Floyd "Bob" Ross of Culbertson passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. He was 86 years old. Bob was born on February 26, 1932, in Culbertson to parents, Daniel Floyd and Vesper Norine (Roberts) Ross. He was raised on the family farm north of Culbertson. He attended Culbertson schools and graduated with the...

Mar 12, 2018

Ervin Albert Schaffert of McCook passed away peacefully at home in Brookdale Assisted Living Monday, March 12, 2018. He was 94 years old. Ervin was born on the family farm near Bartley on September 30, 1923 to parents, John and Rose (Troester) Schaffert. As a child, he was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bartley. He attended school...

Mar 9, 2018

Alberta Marie Hannah passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at her home in Cambridge after a courageous five-year battle with cancer.She was 66 years old.

Alberta was born on February 22, 1952 at St. Elmo, Illinois to parents William Bryan and Betty Louise (Scoles) Kruger.She was one of six children born to this union.

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Mar 3, 2018

Jamie Samuel Dack of McCook, NE passed away at home on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the age of 63. Jamie was born onJanuary 30, 1955 in Denver, CO to parents Carroll and Eleanor Dack. Jamie graduated fromWest High School in Denver in 1972 where he studied a variety of subjects including auto mechanics. He played varsity football and...

Mar 3, 2018

Marion Ardell (Dell) Carmichael passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home in Indianola. He was 91 years old. Dell was born February 20, 1927, and was the 7th and last child born to William Marion and Bessie L. (Hess) Carmichael. He was born on the farm originally homesteaded by his grandparents James and Mary Ann...

Mar 3, 2018

Idonna May McMains, age 84, of North Platte passed away at her home on March 3, 2018. She was born in Frontier County, NE on April 28, 1933 to Hazel Harold "Red" and Minnie May (Blake) Howell. Idonna attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1952. On July 31, 1954 she was united in marriage...

Feb 25, 2018

Velora A. (Rogers) Schmahl of McCook passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Community Hospital. She was 99 years old. Velora was born on May 19, 1918 to Henry and Elma (Oyster) Rogers at Atwood, Kansas. She graduated from Atwood High School in 1936. She then went to work for Foster Farms as a bookkeeper. There she met...

Feb 24, 2018

Dorothy Eckhardt, age 94, of McCook, Nebraska died Saturday, February 24, 2018. Dorothy was born in Sacramento, Nebraska on March 1, 1923 to Raymond and Cora (Vermillion) Kentner. Dorothy married Gary Eckhardt on June 1, 1940. Gary and Dorothy moved to McCook in 1952 and owned and operated the Pow Wow Club and Garys Steak Barn until 1999. Dorothy...

Feb 19, 2018

Tonda Y. Trump-Hiatt, age 60, of Bartley, NE passed at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 19, 2018.

She was born in Wichita, KS on May 31, 1957 to John and Rosanne (Sanders) Weaver. The family moved to Nebraska where Tonda attended Republican Valley Schools. On November 11, 1973, Tonda wed Lawrence Cunningham and to this...