Obituaries

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...

Feb 11, 2018

Dorothy Elizabeth Grosskopf of McCook passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018. She was 96 years old. Dorothy was born on July 25, 1921 at McCook to parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Miller) Brenning. She attended West Ward Grade School, McCook Jr. High School and graduated McCook Senior High with the class of 1941. She was employed at North Western Bell...

Feb 5, 2018

Barbara Ruth McConnell of Trenton passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at El Dorado Manor. She was 98 years old. Barbara was born on November 30, 1919 at Trenton to parents, Perry Earl "P.E." and Hope (Pember) Bentley. She graduated from Trenton High School with the class of 1937. She was united in marriage to James Edward McConnell on...

Feb 2, 2018

Betty Lou Pohl was born April 30, 1930, in Omaha, NE to George Augustus Bang and Lucille Elma Schmitz (Bang). She died after a brief illness on February 2, 2018 at Community Hospital in McCook, NE. Betty enjoyed bowling, bingo, playing cards, dancing and visiting the casinos. She also loved traveling the countryside. Her greatest accomplishment though was that...

Feb 2, 2018

Cecilia Ann Brown was born on February 15, 1939 to Ellen (Bergan) and Vencle Janousek in Ludell, Kansas. She passed away February 2, 2018 at Regional Medical Hospital in Kearney. The family moved to the family farm southwest of Trenton, where she attended Districts #16, #38 and #60 country schools, during her grade school years. She graduated from Trenton...

Jan 27, 2018

McCook, Neb. Janet L. Fletcher, 86, passed away on Jan. 27, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Janet was born on Sept. 6, 1931, in Mason City, Iowa to Eugene and Gladys (Miller) Daley. She moved to McCook as a young girl and spent the majority of her life in a town she loved. On April 15, 1950,...

Jan 27, 2018

Robert (Bob) Clark Andrews was born on March 9, 1932 to Donald C. and Nina (Baker) Andrews on the family farm southwest of Holbrook. Bob grew up on the family farm with his three brothers and one sister. Bob attended country school at District 88 through eighth grade. He graduated from Holbrook High School in 1949. After attending the...

Jan 25, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Davidson, of McCook passed away at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. She was 95 years old. Betty was born in Indianola, NE on December 17, 1922 to Ivan H. and Matilda M. (Colling) Quigley. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1940. On February 26, 1944 Betty married her high school sweetheart Kenneth "Lee" Davidson at...

Jan 25, 2018

Ilene LaVon Powell of McCook passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 98 years old. Ilene was born on November 4, 1919 at Palisade, NE to parents Thomas B. and Lottie (Mosley) Smith. She attended school at Culbertson. She worked several years as a clerk and Post Master for the US Post Office...

Jan 24, 2018

Lloyd Parsons, age 93, formerly from McCook, NE passed away at Ellsworth, KS on January 24, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society Ellsworth Village. He was born in Frontier County, NE on July 1, 1924 to Otto and Stella (Morgan) Parsons. He grew up North of McCook on the family farm. He attended Curtis School of Agriculture. Lloyd served...

Jan 22, 2018

Rodney Lynn Berry was born June 1, 1950 to William G. and Irene (Hunter) Berry in Colby, Kansas. He passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook at the age of 67. Rodney grew up in Hill City, Kansas and attended school there. He was a 1971 graduate of Northwest Kansas Area Vocational Technical School...

Jan 22, 2018

Francis D. Haag, of rural Bartley passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at McCook, Nebraska. He was 93 years old. Francis was born August 25, 1924, on a farm north of Lebanon, to Francis A. and Grace M. (Warner) Haag. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1941 where he played the clarinet and was an avid baseball player,...

Jan 19, 2018

Sundae May Fritz of McCook passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was 75 years old. Sundae was born on January 12, 1943, on the family farm near Redington, Nebraska to parents, Arthur William and Viva LaVerne (Feather) Mues. As a child Sundae attended school at Bayard. She later moved to Minatare...

Jan 16, 2018

Twila (Trudy) Nelson 1925-2018 Twila passed in peace at 7:30 a.m. on January 16, 2018, at the Greenridge Place in Westminster, CO. After graduating from school in Imperial, she move to McCook, NE with the help of her two sisters, went to work at Modrell's Cafe for the next 20 years until Modrells closed. She met and married Dare...

Jan 12, 2018

Jene Francis Custer of McCook, NE passed away Friday, January 12, 2018, surrounded by his family, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. He was 77 years old. Jene was born on November 21, 1940 at Lynch, NE to parents, Harry G. and Rose M. (Wiley) Custer. As a small child, Jenes family moved to Arapahoe, NE where...

Jan 10, 2018

Alma Snowden Nov. 3, 1920 - Jan. 10, 2018 McCOOK, Neb. Alma Snowden of McCook, 97, died Wednesday (Jan. 10, 2018), at Hillcrest Nursing Home with her niece Carol Collicott at her side. She was born November 3, 1920 to John and Christena (Rathsach) Jurgensen on the family farm near Overton, NE. She and her twin, Alice, rounded the...

Jan 10, 2018

Harold Eugene Light of Cambridge NE, passed away January 10, 2018 at Kearney Good Samaritan Hospital at the age of 82. Harold was born on April 4, 1935 in Goodland, KS to Eugene and Evalyn (Barnes) Light. He graduated from Sherman County High School in 1953 and he proudly served his country during the Korean War from 1954-1956.