Gerald Lavern Hlavinka
Feb 12, 2017
Gerald L. Hlavinka, age 64, of Trenton passed away on February 11, 2017 at his home. He was born in McCook, NE on December 2, 1952 to Edward and Geraldine Mary (Miller) Hlavinka. Gerald attended McCook schools graduating from McCook High School in 1971. He then attended Hastings Technical College for two years. Gerald was employed by the Burlington...
Evelyn Taylor Tackels
Feb 7, 2017
Evelyn Taylor Tackels (95) passed away February 7, 2017, in Hemet, California. Evelyn Maria Axelson was born Jan. 22, 1922, in Oslo, Norway, to Amanda and Carl Axelson (a native of Stockholm, Sweden). In 1925, at the age of 3, Evelyn, her parents and older brothers, Tore and Kjell, came to America and settled in McCook where Carl continued...
Leta Mae Bolles
Feb 6, 2017
Leta Mae (Springer) Bolles, of McCook, died Monday, February 6, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 90 years old. Leta was born May 23, 1926 in Lebanon, NE to Marion Charles and Reva Lucille (Mays) Springer. She grew up in Lebanon and Danbury area. She married DeWitt Vaughn Bolles on June 22, 1946 in Oberlin, Kansas. Out of...
Lori Lee Trew
Feb 2, 2017
Lori Lee Trew passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the home of her brother in Culbertson, Nebraska. She was 42 years old. Lori was born in Lexington to parents Richard Dale and Penny Lee (Franzen) Trew. She attended school in Maxwell later receiving her GED. Lori liked to write, watch movies, and read books, her favorite author being...
Marguerite 'Peggy' Louise Kinkade
Jan 31, 2017
Marguerite Louise "Peggy" Kinkade passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 91 years old. Peggy was born on April 11, 1925 at Cambridge to parents, Charles W. and Hazel (Smith) Kelly. The family moved to Boulder where Peggy graduated from High School. Peggy accepted a job in McCook as a secretary for...
Noel Dwayne Schnabel
Jan 25, 2017
Noel Dwayne Schnabel of Trenton, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman, Nebraska. He was 76 years old. Noel was born on March 28, 1940 at Trenton to parents, Herman and Iva I. (Steinke) Schnabel. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1958. On April 4, 1958 he married his high school sweetheart, Claudia...
Janet Kay Higley
Jan 21, 2017
Janet Kay Higley age 60, of Culbertson, passed away at the Community Hospital of McCook on Saturday, January 21,2017. She was born in Holdrege,NE on July 30,1956 to Rex and Twyla (Jordan) Steinbrink. Janet graduated from Trenton High School in 1974. She attended nursing school in Kearney receiving her degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse. On August 17,1974 Janet...
Aaron Leigh Schmidt
Jan 18, 2017
Aaron Leigh Schmidt of McCook passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Community Hospital. He was 44 years old. Aaron was born on May 10, 1972 at McCook to parents, Myron Leigh and Carolyn Ruth (Swayne) Schmidt. He graduated from McCook High School in 1992 and continued his education at Wyoming Tech in Laramie, Wyoming in auto body work....
Glen Elden Baughman
Jan 14, 2017
Glen Elden Baughman of Oberlin, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society Decatur County Nursing Home in Oberlin. He was 86 years old. Glen was born on September 13, 1930 at Caldwell, Kansas to parents, Ruby Oral and Ethel Rueann (McDannald) Baughman. He attended school in Deerfield, Kansas. Glen enlisted in the US...
Beverley Kaye Smith
Jan 12, 2017
Beverley "Brown" Smith 12/19/1948 - 1/12/17 Beverley "Brown" Smith of Cambridge, NE passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha at the age of 68. She was born in Denver, CO on December 19, 1948, and was adopted at 9 days old by John and Lola Trina...
Donald W. Bramer
Jan 10, 2017
Donald Wayne Bramer, age 84, of McCook passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Nursing Home on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Don was born on March 12, 1932 in Stamford, Nebraska to parents, Richard and Anna Bramer. Don loved going fishing with his best friend the, late Amor Huff. He also had a stamp collection that he would spend hours on....
David Houstan Noe
Jan 9, 2017
David H. Noe age 76, of McCook, passed away at his home on January 9, 2016. He was born in Basin, WY on June 7, 1940 to David A. and Kathleen (Richards) Noe. The family moved often with his father's employment, David finished school in Denver, Co. He joined the US Army and served his country till June 1962...
Vivian Jeane Riley
Jan 4, 2017
Vivian Jeane Riley age 78 of McCook, passed away January 4, 2017 at the Tri-Valley Health System in Cambridge. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 14, 1938 to Melvin and Goldie (Koogler) Ernst. She attended school in Dayton before marrying Charles Riley in McCook, NE on October 29, 1956. Charles was in the U.S. Navy and the...
Howard Leo Dold
Jan 3, 2017
Howard Leo Dold, age 70, of McCook passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney from a head injury sustained by a fall at his home. Howard was born at McCook to parents, Manford and Irene (Timbrel) Dold. He grew up on a farm near Hayes Center where he graduated from Hayes Center High School...
Kenneth Eugene Ely
Dec 31, 2016
Kenneth Eugene Ely of McCook passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Community Hospital. He was 76 years old. Kenneth was born January 4, 1940 at McCook to parents, Orin P. and Opal T.(Troedson) Ely. He graduated from McCook High School in 1958. He worked for Jewell Company until his retirement. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and feeding the ducks...
Carollee G. Wallen
Dec 29, 2016
Carollee Genice Wallen of McCook, Nebraska passed away shortly after her 87th birthday on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Carollee was born on December 4, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents, Joseph and Jean (Akers) Franklin. She graduated in 1948 from McCook High School. On November 22, 1947, Carollee was united in marriage...
Paul "Bud" Dean Smith
Dec 28, 2016
Paul D. "Bud" Smith, age 89, of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away early Wednesday morning December 28, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.
He was born in Cambridge on October 12, 1927 to Charles and Eva (Perdue) Smith. Bud grew up on the farm south of Cambridge. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1945.
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Timothy Earl Bennett
Dec 24, 2016
Timothy Earl Bennett, age 63, of McCook, NE passed away on December 24th, 2016 at his home in McCook after a short but very courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born on January 1, 1953 in Kearney, NE the son of Harold Earl Bennett and Margaret (Patty) Mildred (McMahan) Bennett. Tim was an outstanding athlete in high school while...
Alfred A. Hinton
Dec 24, 2016
Alfred Arlo Hinton was born on April 19, 1923, son of Albert and Mary Bernice (Blake) Hinton. After this last short illness, he departed this life on December 24, 2016, at the Cambridge (Tri-Valleys) Nursing home at the age of 93.
Alfred was born at Stockville, NE, and lived on a farm three miles west of Stockville....
Caroline Lawson
Dec 19, 2016
Caroline Lawson, age 70, of Bartley, passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on December 19, 2016. She was born in Benkelman, Nebraska on August 1, 1946 to August and Mary Ellen (Buck) Klinzmann. The family moved to Kansas where Caroline graduated from Goodland High School in 1948. She attended McCook Community college for two years studying business and...
