Obituaries

Sep 12, 2018

Eleanor Margaret Traphagan It is with great sadness that the family of Eleanor Margaret Traphagan announces her passing at the age of 101 on September 12, 2018 in Sterling, Colorado. Known as "Aunt Ellie" for many, she was born February 17, 1917 in Frontier County, Nebraska to John L. and Jane M. (Corcoran) Traphagan. She grew up on a...

Sep 9, 2018

Claudine Shifflet age 95 passed away at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, Nebraska on September 9, 2018. She was born on the family farm in Frontier County, Nebraska near Afton on April 28, 1923 to Claud and Lois (Pyle) Shifflet. Claudine attended country school, later attending the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis. She then went to...

Sep 3, 2018

Stephen C. McConnell, of McCook, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018, in his home surrounded by family. Born February 11th, 1944, to parents, Lauren James and Ella "Lucille" (Eskew) McConnell at Imperial, NE. He spent time growing up in Imperial before his family moved to the McCook area in the mid 50s. He graduated from Indianola High School in...

Sep 1, 2018

Lola Fay Kennedy, 97, Culbertson, Nebraska, formerly of Wauneta, died at Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. She was born June 17, 1921, in Chase County, Nebraska to Ira Mart and Flora Estella (Bennett) Stretch. Lola grew up in Wauneta where she graduated from Wauneta High School in 1941. On June 2, 1943,...

Aug 29, 2018

Lynn Eugene Williamson passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his rural home near Trenton. He was 80 years old. Lynn was born at the family farmhouse east of Trenton on August 26, 1938 to parents Lee and Phyllis (Hertz) Williamson. He attended rural school District 55 through eighth grade and graduated high school from The Abbey School in...

Aug 29, 2018

Jacquelyn Ann Frick died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Eldorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 84 years old. Jacquelyn was born on July 22, 1934 at Trenton to parents, Wayne and Pearl (Brown) Taylor. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1952. On February 26, 1953 she married Arvene Frick. Jacquelyn lived with her parents in Omaha while...

Aug 27, 2018

Cecelia Alberta Kotschwar passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was 94 years old. Cece was born on April 16, 1924, in Decatur County, Kansas, on the family farm to parents Albert Nicholas and Martha Amanda (Gilleece) Hickert. She was the oldest of twelve siblings. Cece attended grade school at Lone...

Aug 24, 2018

Russell Lynn Miraclepassed away on August 24, 2018 in Custer, SD at the age of 70.

Russ was born on August 22, 1948, in Cincinnati Ohio, to Hubert and Jean (Kutz) Miracle. He grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1966. He then went on to graduate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as a...

Aug 21, 2018

Richard E. "Dick" Walter, age 89, of McCook passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on August 21, 2018. He was born on November 25, 1928 in Ellsworth, KS to John and Anna (Hein) Walter. Dick attended a one room school through the 8th grade. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950. On May 16, 1953,...

Aug 18, 2018

Donald Charles Benjamin, of McCook, passed away Saturday, August 18th, 2018 surrounded by his youngest daughter, Kelly, and eldest grandson, Jonathan. He was 83 years old. He went through the McCook School System and graduated from McCook High School in 1953 and would serve his country in the Green Berets Special Forces Army for the next 20 years. He...

Aug 12, 2018

Geraldine Mary Hlavinka Geraldine Mary Hlavinka, formerly of McCook, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the age of 93 in Littleton, Colorado. She was born June 5, 1925 in Grand Island, NE. She attended school in Glendale, Horace and Scotia, NE. In 1944, she married Edward Hlavinka in Grand Island. To this union there were three children born;...

Aug 9, 2018

Charles "Charlie" A. Orin, age 86, a resident of Pueblo, CO, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018. Charlie was born in Red Willow County near Culbertson, NE, to Charles "Jack" and Eloise Moore Orin. He was one of three children. His older brother died shortly after birth, Charlie was the next child, and his sister, Mary, was the youngest....

Aug 8, 2018

Robert Allen "Bob" Yost age 70 formerly of McCook passed away at home in Imperial, NE on August 8, 2018. He was born in Estherville, Iowa on May 13, 1948 to Ted and Vivian (Tuttle) Yost. He attended school in Estherville before entering the U.S. Marine Corps in 1965. Robert was deployed to Viet Nam where he earned a...

Aug 7, 2018

Richard (Dick) Cecil Burton, was born in McCook, Nebraska on September 29, 1937 to Cecil L. and Lois I (Ungles) Burton and passed into the arms of angels August 7, 2018 in North Platte, Nebraska. Dick's early life followed his father's mechanical career taking them to different parts of southwest Nebraska. During this time he was joined by 3...

Aug 7, 2018

Travis W. Anderson age 78, of Trenton, NE, passed away on Aug. 7, 2018. He was born in Heber Springs, AK on November 1. 1939 to James D. and Mary E (Van Buskirk) Anderson. Travis attended and graduated from Big Spring High School in Big Spring, TX. He then attended Howard County College in Big Spring. On October 20,...

Aug 5, 2018

LeeAnna K. Hart age 64 of McCook passed away Sunday at August 5, 2018, at the Community Hospital of McCook. She was born in Salinas, CA to Theodore and O'Wieta (Tanner) Hart on June 15, 1964. On January 5, 1988, she married Russell Johnson in Salinas, CA. In 1993 the family moved to McCook, NE. Lee Anna and Russell...

Aug 1, 2018

Gary Dean Malone, age 76 of Scobey, MT, formerly of Palisade, NE, passed away August 1, 2018 at the Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in Scobey. He was born on May 31, 1942, in Harlan County on farm near Orleans, NE to Elmer Gale and Lucille Grace (Hays) Malone. He graduated from Palisade High School in 1961, Kearney State Teachers...

Jul 31, 2018

Kenneth "Kenny" Joe Doherty, 84, went to be with his Lord on July 31, 2018. He was born on May 19, 1934, to Joseph Franklin and Carrie Belle (Davis) Doherty, in Seneca, KS. Kenny was visiting McCook, NE, where he met the love of his life, Charleen Oberg. They were united in marriage on September 2, 1960 in Oxford,...

Jul 28, 2018

Lathan James Long, infant son of Brandon and Desirae (Draper) Long of Trenton, was born Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. He entered the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on that same day. Preceding him in death was his maternal and paternal great-grandparents; paternal grandparents, Linda Leydig and Lance Long; aunt,...

Jul 12, 2018

Marilyn Irene Gaster of Indianola passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 68 years old. Marilyn was born on November 26, 1949, at Beatrice, Nebraska to parents, Verne Albert and Irene Edna (Fisher) Pretzer. She attended rural elementary school and graduated from Diller High School with the class...