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McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries

James 'Jim' Leon Sailors

James 'Jim' Leon Sailors

Jul 17, 2017

James "Jim" Leon Sailors of McCook, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at Kearney Regional Medical Center. He was 54 years old. Jim was born on October 3, 1962 at Lincoln, Nebraska to parents, Wayne Leon and Karen Judy (Rippen) Sailors. He graduated from Beaver Valley High School with the class of 1981. He entered the US Navy shortly...

Michael Herman Brusoe

Michael Herman Brusoe

Jul 15, 2017

Michael Herman Brusoe of Culbertson passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. Mike as he was better known, was born on September 5, 1953, at McCook to parents, Herman H. and Helen M. (Coleman) Brusoe. He graduated from McCook High School with the...

Aaron Patrick Jones

Aaron Patrick Jones

Jul 9, 2017

Aaron Patrick Jones of Cambridge age 23, passed away on July 9th, 2017 due to a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Cambridge, NE on October 31, 1993, to Patrick Shane and Linda Kay (Smith) Jones.

Aaron attended Cambridge Schools, graduating from Cambridge High School in 2012. As a student in high school, Aaron participated in...

Gladys Marie Delimont

Gladys Marie Delimont

Jul 9, 2017

Gladys Marie Delimont of McCook passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 98 years old. Gladys was born on December 21, 1918 at Culbertson, Nebraska to parents, Conrad and Amelia Rose (Miller) Schoup. She attended school at Culbertson. Gladys was united in marriage to George Huff. He preceded her in death on June 13,...

Karen Kay Cummins

Karen Kay Cummins

Jul 4, 2017

July 24, 1946 July 4, 2017 INDIANOLA, Nebraska Karen Kay Cummins passed away on July 4, 2017, at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. She was surrounded by her loving family. Karen was born on July 24, 1946, to Carl and Pauline (Burton) Esch at McCook, Nebraska. After graduating from Indianola High School in 1964 Karen attended McCook Beauty Academy....

Melva May Hinz

Melva May Hinz

Jul 3, 2017

Melva May Hinz of rural McCook passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at the Cambridge Manor, Cambridge, Nebraska. She was 78 years old. Melva was born on May 30, 1939, at Hastings, Nebraska to Elmer Melvin "Jess" and Berniece Evelyn (Post) Buzzell. As a young child the family moved to the Culbertson community where Melva graduated from the Culbertson...

Leona Bernice Real

Leona Bernice Real

Jun 27, 2017

Leona Bernice Real passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at her home in McCook. She was 86 years old. Leona was born in Hitchcock County, Nebraska to parents, Walter and Alma Hulda (Hagemann) Stark. She graduated from Trenton High School. On March 6, 1949, she was united in marriage to Leland Joseph "Bud" Real in Trenton. They made their...

Adeline Virginia Ballou

Adeline Virginia Ballou

Jun 23, 2017

Adeline Virginia Ballou, age 90 formerly of Wilsonville, passed away surrounded by her family at the Cambridge Manor on Friday, June 23, 2017.

She was born in Hastings, Nebraska on November 28, 1926 to Adam and Mary (Kennedy) Dieken. At the age of 2, her mother passed away, her father remarried and she was raised by her...

Kent R. Kelsey

Kent R. Kelsey

Jun 20, 2017

Kent R. Raymond Kelsey passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook where he had been living since 2014. He was 79 years old. Kent was born on June 6, 1938 to parents Raymond and Alma (Foltz) Kelsey at Eureka, California. Kent served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and was...

Brenda Kay Gresham

Brenda Kay Gresham

Jun 18, 2017

Brenda K. Gresham of McCook passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 57 years old. Brenda was born on June 5, 1960 at Casper, Wyoming to parents, John August and Kathreen Pauline "Kathy" (Eichorst) Struble. She was baptized as a baby at St. Paul Lutheran Church in...

Susan Jo Thompson

Susan Jo Thompson

Jun 15, 2017

Susan J. Thompson, age 57, of McCook passed away at her home in McCook on June 15, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born in Eugene, Oregon on December 31, 1959 to Darrell and Doris (Millburn) Tryon. At a young age, Susan's family moved to Nebraska. She attended grade school in Chadron and attended high School in Valentine. On...

Ted D Hosick

Ted D Hosick

Jun 12, 2017

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. Ted D. Hosick, 79,

passed away peacefully Monday, June 12, 2017,

surrounded by his loved ones

in the home he built in Cambridge.

He was born in Moorefield, Neb. on March 30, 1938,

to Vance and Wanda (Stinnette)

Hosick. Ted attended

and graduated...

Ellis Lyle Sutton

Ellis Lyle Sutton

Jun 12, 2017

Ellis Lyle Sutton, 96, a retired farmer-stockman, passed away Monday night, June 12, 2017, at Community Hospital in McCook. Ellis was born on a farm north of Stratton on Feb. 21, 1921, to James and Mabel (Gallagher) Sutton. He graduated from Stratton High School in 1938. Ellis married the love of his life, Ruth (Petsch) Sutton in Lincoln on...

Terry Lee Brown

Terry Lee Brown

Jun 5, 2017

Terry Lee Brown originally of McCook passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was 53 years old. Terry was born on January 9, 1964, to parents, Gilbert and Joan Marie (Wallace) Brown at McCook, Nebraska. He lived in McCook until his senior year in high school. He graduated from Lebanon High School,...

Norman D Leibrandt

Norman D Leibrandt

Jun 2, 2017

Norman D. Leibrandt passed away on June 2, 2017 at the age of 88. Norman was the second child born to Gustav and Lydia (Kautz) Leibrandt at McCook, Nebraska on October 23, 1928. His older brother, Gene and his parents preceded him in death. Norman attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1946. He served...

Am Johnston

Am Johnston

Jun 2, 2017

A M Johnston died Friday, June 2, 2017 at McCook Community Hospital at the age of 88. A M Johnston was born November 3, 1928 in Sudan, Texas to Andrew Marion and Willie Lee (Hardcastle) Johnston. He graduated from Sudan High School. Following high school, he played guitar and sang with The Texas Melody Boys traveling to Montana, North...

Ervin Pete Mowry

Ervin Pete Mowry

Jun 1, 2017

Ervin Pete Mowry passed away June 1, 2017 at his home near Culbertson. He was 59 years old. Ervin was born on June 27, 1957 at Longmont, Colorado to parents, Ordmon Albert and Jeraldean Pearl (Bailey) Mowry. He graduated from High School in 1975, at Commerce City, Colorado. While in high school, Ervin participated in rodeo and took part...

Granta Merle Wach

Granta Merle Wach

May 29, 2017

Granta Merle (Christensen) Wach of Hayes Center, NE entered into her heavenly home at the age of 93 on Monday, May 29, 2017 at SunriseHeights in Wauneta, NE. Granta, affectionately known as "Doll," was born on January 19, 1924 to Grant and Edna (Zeigler) Christensen. She completed 8th grade at Wauneta in 1938, and graduated from Hamlet High School...

Glenn D. Kelch

Glenn D. Kelch

May 21, 2017

Glenn D Kelch age 75 of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Sunday, May 21, 2017. He was born on April 17, 1942 in Geneva, NE to John D. and Theresa E. (Becker) Kelch. Glenn attended and graduated from Marietta High School in Nebraska in 1961.

Glenn joined the US Army in February 1964...

Donald Jack Lowry

Donald Jack Lowry

May 19, 2017

Donald Jack Lowry age 84 formerly of Cambridge, passed away at the Good Samaritan Village / Perkins Pavilion on Friday, May 19, 2017. He was born in Winfield, KS on May 4, 1933 to Donald James and Mary Louise (Mullenix) Lowry. He grew up and graduated from Bell Plaines High School in KS in 1951.

Jack didn't...

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