Margie Marie Welsh
Apr 18, 2017
Margie Marie (Smalberger) Welsh passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Good Samaritan Home in Oberlin, Kansas at the age of 92. Margie was born August 5, 1924 in Red Willow County near Marion, Nebraska to Simon "Glenn" and Rethal "Arvilla" (Sines) Smalberger. She attended a country school in Decatur County Kansas and graduated from Decatur Community High...
Sherrel Lou Adams
Apr 17, 2017
Sherrel Lou Adams, age 70, of McCook, Nebraska passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing home of McCook on Monday, April 17, 2017. She was born in Atwood, Kansas on November 11, 1946 to Denzel and Vesta (Brown) Gilbert. The family moved to Oberlin, Kansas where Sherrel attended and graduated from Decatur County High School. Sherrel served her country May...
Ruth Ellen Brosius
Apr 14, 2017
Ruth Ellen (Downing) Brosius, age 90, of McCook, Nebraska passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born September 20, 1926 to Albert Ray and Minnie Ellen (Winters) Downing in rural Rawlins County, Kansas where she grew up. She attended school and graduated from Atwood High School in 1944. She continued her education by going...
Terri J. Bray
Apr 9, 2017
Terri J Bray passed away at a home near Palisade, NE on April 9, 2017. She was born June 3, 1971 in North Platte, NE to Terry and Yvonnie (Tomlinson) Bray. Terri attended school in North Platte. The family has followed Terri's wishes to be cremated and sent to Oregon.
Stella Virginia Scarbrough
Apr 8, 2017
Virginia Cole-Scarbrough passed away at her home Saturday, April 8, 2017. Virginia was born August 5, 1933 to Lloyd and Mildred (Evans) Thomas in Trenton, NE, the eighth of nine children. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1951. On May 26, 1951 Virginia was united in marriage to Joseph N. Cole at the United Methodist Church in Trenton....
Donna June Stewart
Apr 4, 2017
Donna June Stewart passed away Tuesday April 4, 2017 at Independence House Assisted Living in Lincoln, NE. She was 86 years old. Donna was born June 23, 1930 to Verle and Garland (Turpin) Moore north of Bartley. Donna graduated from Bartley High School and earned her teaching certificate which she used to teach country school for a short time....
June Agusta Kern
Apr 3, 2017
June Agusta Lorimor was born on April 11, 1914 in Anderson, Iowa. She passed away on April 3, 2017, about a week short of her 103rd birthday at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in McCook, Nebraska. She was the firstborn child and daughter of Carl Ellsworth Lorimor and Ruby Josephine (Miller) Lorimor of Bartlett, Iowa. June was a precocious...
Dallas Donald Wagner
Apr 2, 2017
Dallas Donald Wagner May 5, 1928 April 2, 2017 LaVernia, Texas Dallas Donald Wagner, age 88 formerly of Culbertson NE, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at his home in LaVernia, Texas. Dallas was born on May 5, 1928 to Albert and Alvena (Weber) Wagner. He was born on the family farm where he would reside for most of...
Marvin Gail Odell
Mar 31, 2017
Marvin G. Odell, age 73 of Holdrege passed away at his home in Holdrege on Friday, March 31, 2017. He was born on September 3, 1943 in Cambridge to James and Lyla June (Jones) Odell. Marvin was raised in the Atlanta, Nebraska attending grade school through 8th grade. He went on to further his education at Loomis High School....
Barbara J. Graff Marts
Mar 29, 2017
Barbara J. Graff-Marts formerly of McCook passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. She had been residing at Sunrise Heights Nursing Home in Wauneta, Nebraska. She was 76 years old. Barbara was born on December 23, 1940, at McCook to parents, George and Olinda (Kautz) Graff. She graduated from McCook High School...
Donna Berdena Mockry
Mar 26, 2017
Donna B. Mockry, age 86, passed away at her home in McCook on Sunday, March 26, 2017. She was born in McCook on June 10, 1930 to William Chester and Bessie Mae (Drake) Vandervort. Donna attended school in McCook graduating with the class of 1948. Donna was united in marriage to Orville Hugo Mockry on August 8, 1948 in...
Larry Dean Borland
Mar 22, 2017
Larry Dean Borland age 74, of Cambridge, passed away at the Community Hospital in McCook NE, on March 22, 2017. He was born in Benkelman, NE on November 21, 1942, to Roy and Julia E. (Johnson) Borland. When Larry was 2 years of age his father was killed in a mining accident and Julia, son Perry, daughter Jean, and...
Wayne Leroy Higley
Mar 22, 2017
Wayne Leroy Higley of McCook, formerly of Stratton passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 88 years old. Wayne was born in Stratton, Nebraska to parents Delbert and Ruth (Harrison) Higley. He graduated from Stratton High School in 1945. Wayne entered the US Air Force on March 21, 1951 and served during the Korean...
Melvin Victor Unger
Mar 19, 2017
Melvin Victor Unger was called by God to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was born November 23, 1922 to German immigrants from Russia, Gustav and Lydia (Schaffert) Unger. He was baptized into the Christian faith at St. Johns Lutheran Church, Ash Creek. At the age of 14 he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Melvin...
Paul Edward Klinkebiel
Mar 13, 2017
Paul Edward Klinkebiel, age 85, of Cambridge passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 13, 2017.
He was born in Cambridge on December 26, 1931 to Diedrich and Alvena (Schroeder) Klinkebiel. Paul attended country school northwest of Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1949.
On November 17, 1957, he was...
Alan Scott Grafel
Mar 8, 2017
Alan Scott Grafel Of Culbertson passed away Wednesday, March, 8, 2017, at his home in Culbertson, Nebraska. He was 52 years old. "Scott" was born in McCook on May 27, 1964 to parents Elmore and Beverley (Young) Grafel. He graduated from Culbertson High School with the class of 1982. Scotts life revolved around the farm where he loved working...
Leland Carl Rippen
Feb 25, 2017
Leland Carl Rippen, of McCook formerly Culbertson, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Community Hospital in McCook. Leland held the honor of being a centurion passing away at the age of 101. Leland was born on December 13, 1915 at Kramer, Nebraska to parents Henry and Carrie (Schneider) Rippen. At the age of nine, Lelands family moved to...
David Allen Vigneur
Feb 24, 2017
David Allen Vigneur, of McCook, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. He was 51 years old. David was born on March 21, 1965 at Denver, Colorado to parents, Michael Richard and Lois May (Strickland) Vigneur. He attended school at Adams City High School and graduated with the class of 1984. On June...
Marjorie Mildred Trobaugh-Mickelson
Feb 17, 2017
Marjorie Trobaugh Mickelson age 94, of North Platte passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at their North Platte Care in North Platte. Marjorie was born on July 26, 1922 on the family homestead near Norman, NE to Swan A. and Violet (Estergard) Holsten. She attended school in Norman. The family moved to Hastings where she met and married Sidney...
Richard Burton
Feb 13, 2017
Richard Burton of McCook passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was 88 years old. Richard was born on May 19, 1928 to parents, Lyman and Hazel (Johnson) Burton. He graduated from Curtis School of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, NE. On June 21, 1952, he was united in marriage to Delores Nelson....
