Obituaries
McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries
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...
Shirley Ann Newcomb
Oct 16, 2016
Professor Shirley Ann Newcomb passed away peacefully Monday morning, October 16,2016 in Moscow Idaho where she had lived since leaving her home town of Cambridge Nebraska in 1949.
Shirley was born on June 30, 1923 to Leila Lodica Babcock Newcomb and Kenneth Ralph Newcomb. She grew up with her older sister Jennette in a very loving family....
Rodeny Dean Sisson
Oct 16, 2016
Rodney Dean Sisson, 79, departed this life on Sunday, October 16 at his home in Greeley, Colorado.
"Rod" was born to Leslie Robert and Lila Faye (Richard) Sisson on May 18th, 1937 in Cambridge Nebraska. He graduated from Cambridge High School and entered the US Air Force at the age of 17, spending four years in military...
Ora Belle Clouse
Oct 14, 2016
Ora Belle Clouse, 99, of Columbia passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016, at her residence. She was born on June 1, 1917, near Danbury, Nebraska, the daughter of Otto and Ina Pearl (Schamel) Tilgner, both of whom preceded her in death.
Ora attended grade school in Missouri Ridge School District #33 and graduated from Danbury High...
Donald Wayne Hawkins
Oct 8, 2016
Donald Wayne Hawkins, 80 passed away October 8, 2016. Born in LaJunta Co. Don was a very loving husband, friend and soul mate to Sandie for 40 years. In addition to his wife he is survived by sons, Rodney, Ken, Gary and Faron; siblings, Faye, Bill (Mary), Judy (Richard); sisters and brothers in law, Wynona, Gene and Norma (Jim);...
Mildred L Zink
Oct 6, 2016
Mildred L. (Loomis) Zink, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. She was 105 years old. Mildred was born to George W. and Ida (Hauxwell) Loomis, at rural McCook, on August 21, 1911. At the age of six months, she with her family, moved to Oregon. They later moved to Trinidad,...
Kent Duane Martin
Oct 4, 2016
Kent Duane Martin, 63, of Kearney died at home on October 1, 2016. He was born on January 23, 1953, to Harold Andy and Helen Martin (Kircher) of Danbury. Kent graduated from Beaver Valley High School in 1972. Kent was a loving father of four, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. Kent devoted a majority of his lifetime helping...
Dolyn D. Brown, Sr.
Sep 26, 2016
Dolyn D. Brown, Sr. passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at his home in Culbertson after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. Dolyn was born on January 1, 1938 at McCook, Nebraska to parents, Hamer and Blanche Margaret (Rippen) Brown. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1955 where he was active in all sports....
Velma Ruth Joy
Sep 23, 2016
Velma Ruth Joy, age 90, of McCook passed away at her home on September 23, 2016. She was born on the family farm south of McCook on April 8, 1926 to Herman and Serena (Zimmerman) Messinger. Ruth graduated from McCook High School in 1943. On March 9, 1945 she was married to Wayne Joy in Oberlin, KS while he...
Ann Marie Brown
Sep 21, 2016
Ann Marie Brown (45) passed away at Kearney Good Samaritan Hospital on September 21, 2016. She was born on February 1, 1971 in Scottsbluff Nebraska and grew up in McCook Nebraska. Ann graduated from McCook High School in 1989 and married Matthew Brown of Culbertson, Nebraska on July 8, 1989. They had three children, Randy, Angela and Ryan. Between...
Norma 'Jean' Linnemeyer
Sep 20, 2016
Norma Jean Linnemeyer of McCook passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Community Hospital. She was 88 years old. Jean was born on October 10, 1927 at Quick, Nebraska in Frontier County to parents James A. and Louise (Crawford) Loghry. As a young child she lived with her family in a dug-out home. She graduated high school from Curtis...
Rose B Wittwer
Sep 20, 2016
Rose B. Wittwer, originally of McCook, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Good Samaritan Center in Wood River, Nebraska, where she had been residing since March. She was 91 years old. Rose was born on February 3, 1925, at Alma, Nebraska, to parents Fred and Emily (Seibold) Beck. She grew up in southwest Nebraska and graduated from Culbertson...
Charles James Rose, Jr.
Sep 17, 2016
Charles James Rose, Jr., also known as Charlie or Jr. by family and friends, of Palisade, Nebraska went to be with his Lord on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte, Nebraska. Charlie was born on January 31, 1954 in Dayton, Ohio to parents, Charles James and Jessie Marie (Leigh) Rose, Sr. He graduated...
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