Obituaries
McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries
Evelyn Rose Meyers
Nov 21, 2016
Evelyn Rose Meyers age 92, of Cambridge, passed away at the Cambridge Manor on November 21, 2016. She was born on November 14, 1924 to Charles W. and Rosa A. (Riepe) Hilker. Evelyn grew up north of Holbrook. She was baptized on January 11, 1925 at the St. Matthews Lutheran Church north of Holbrook. She was later Confirmed at...
Henry 'Hank' Stecker
Nov 19, 2016
Henry D. Stecker, formerly of Culbertson, received his Heavenly fortune November 19, 2016 in Kingfisher, OK at the age of 89. Hank was born March 1, 1927 on a farm near Culbertson, NE to John T. and Kate Stecker. He was baptized on April 3, 1927 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Culbertson. He graduated from Trenton High School...
Harold 'Duce' Bryce Hartzer
Nov 19, 2016
Harold Bryce Duce Hartzer of Culbertson passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 81 years old. Duce, a nickname that was given to him by his father, was born on April 21, 1935, on the family farm south of Wauneta, Nebraska to parents, Willis Walden and Inez Iola (Cross) Hartzer. He graduated...
Glenda Jo Miracle
Nov 17, 2016
Glenda Jo Miracle, 69, passed away on November 17 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton, Ne. She was born on October 19, 1947 in Cambridge, Ne., to Glenn and Dorothy (Purdue) Moore. Glenda grew up in Cambridge and she graduated from Cambridge High School in 1966. She was confirmed in the United Methodist Church in Cambridge. After high school,...
E. Lorene Carroll
Nov 15, 2016
E. Lorene Carroll, age 105 of McCook passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE. She was born in Hopkins, MO in May 10, 1911 to Loyd and Vanchie (Cowen) Churchill. The family moved from MO to Ft. Morgan, CO. On September 14, 1935, she was untied in marriage To Earl Carroll. Shortly after their marriage the...
Pauline Pearl Childs
Nov 14, 2016
Pauline Pearl (Warburton) Childs, age 80, peacefully entered eternal rest on November 14, 2016 at Aurora, Colorado. Pauline was born in Oberlin, Kansas on December 17, 1935 to Fred and Goldie (Larreau) Warburton. She attended McCook schools. Polly was employed by Woolworths, Fullers Caf, and St. Catherines Hospital. Polly married Raymond Bub Cemer in February 1955. They lived in...
Mary Frances Premer
Nov 14, 2016
Mary Frances Premer, 51, Lincoln, passed away November 14, 2016. Mary was born July 1, 1965 in Hayes County, Nebraska to James Joseph and Carol Anne (Phares) Palic. Mary was a Medical Technologist at Bryan LGH Medical Center West for 28 years. She loved being with her children, whether it was a long day at the baseball field with...
Barbara Faye Lepper
Nov 12, 2016
Barbara F. Lepper, age 68, of McCook, NE passed away at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born in McCook, NE on January 14, 1948 to Glen L. and Rita (Kohmetscher) Titman. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1966 and attended McCook Community College. On June 15, 1971 she married Robert E. Lepper and to this union three...
Nettie 'Irene' Neumann
Nov 11, 2016
Nettie Irene Neumann passed away November 11, 2016, at the Christian Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was 95 years old. Irene was born the first of five children on January 31, 1921 at Hazard, Nebraska to parents, Richard Ray and Katheryn Emelia (Smith) Ward. She was raised in Berwyn and graduated from Berwyn High School with the class of...
Ruth Irene Behnke
Nov 10, 2016
Ruth Irene (Harris) Behnke, was born June 22, 1920, the youngest of the four daughters of Alonzo Harold Harris and Paulina (Bernhardt) Harris. Shortly thereafter, her 10-year-old Aunt Louise came to live with her family. Louise was regarded as one of the sisters. Ruth's childhood was spent on a farm south of McCook, Nebraska near the Republican River. She...
Paul Cameron Martin, Jr.
Nov 8, 2016
A full obituary and service times will be posted as soon as information becomes available.
Chet David Wickizer
Nov 5, 2016
Chet David Wickizer age 28, of Cambridge died at his home in Cambridge on November 5, 2016. He was born in McCook, NE on November 29, 1988 to Clint and Donna (Karp) Wickizer. The family moved to Cambridge where Chet attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 2007. He then attended University of Nebraska at Kearney for 1...
Leslie Richard Graf
Nov 5, 2016
Leslie Richard "Les" Graf Age 71 of Cambridge Passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday November 5, 2016. He was born in Hays Kansas on February 3, 1945 to Richard and Irene (Pfannenstiel) Graf. The family moved to Nebraska and Les attended and graduated from Holbrook High School in 1963. He attended Ft. Hays College at Hays,...
Thelma Mae Petrina
Nov 2, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Thelma Mae (Luckey) Petrina. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Services Graveside Service Friday November 4, 2016 2:00 PM Holbrook Cemetery Holbrook, NE 68948
Gerald Lynn Peterson
Nov 1, 2016
Gerald Lynn Peterson of McCook passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Community Hospital. He was 64 years old. Gerald was born on September 14, 1952 in McCook to parents, Alfred Frank and Ethel Ellen (Vaughn) Peterson. Gerald was baptized and confirmed in the Trenton United Methodist Church. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1970. He continued his...
Harold Eugene 'Peck' Clapp
Oct 30, 2016
Harold Eugene Peck Clapp of McCook passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. He was 87 years old. Harold was born at rural Brush, Colorado, the youngest child of six children, to John Wesley and Sylvia Wretha (Painter) Clapp. As a young child the family moved to McCook where Peck received his education. He...
Madaline Evelyn Groves
Oct 30, 2016
Madaline Evelyn Groves of McCook passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Community Hospital. She was 96 years old. Madaline was born to Timothy and Edna (Wilson) DeWayne at Stockville, Nebraska. Madaline graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1938. On October 26, 1940 she was united in marriage to Kenneth G.W. Groves. To this union three...
Myrna Lou Musgrave
Oct 23, 2016
Myrna Lou (England) Musgrave, 80, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, Nebraska. Myrna was born April 30, 1936 in Red Willow County to Leonard D. and Ida Winifred (Taylor) England. She graduated from Red Willow High School in 1954. Myrna exceled in music and was offered a college scholarship, but chose to marry and...
Bill Carl Witt
Oct 22, 2016
Bill C. Witt, 87, of McCook, NE passed away Thursday, October 22, at the McCook Community Hospital. He was born on September 7, 1929, in Omaha, NE. In 1932, Bill and his twin brother, Don, were living in the Hattie Monroe Children's Home in Omaha when Omer and Marcella Witt of Elsie, NE adopted the boys. Bill lived in...
Leonard The 'Can-Man' H
Oct 21, 2016
Leonard Dale Hofman, age 74, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home on October 21, 2016. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 17, 1942, to Henry Jacob and Letha Katherine (Wegener) Hofman. Leonard attended parochial school at St. Johns, Ash Creek, and graduated from Red Willow High School. He was confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church. He was...
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