John "Jerry" Brown
Oct 11, 2025
John "Jerry" Brown, 77, passed away October 11, 2025, at his home surrounded by family. Jerry was born September 8, 1948, to Bob and Phillis Brown. Jerry graduated from Cambridge High School in 1966, and continued farming with his father after graduation.
Jerry married Nancy Allen in 1968, and to this union four children were born: John,...
Georgia Ann Lutzi
Oct 10, 2025
Georgia Lutzi, formerly of Lincoln, passed away early Friday morning, October 10, 2025 at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 93 years of age.
She was born on September 30, 1932 to Kenneth and Celia (Damm) Flory. She married Norman A. Lutzi on June 6, 1954.
Survivors include her son, Steven Lutzi of Peoria, AZ; daughter, Dianne (Bruce) Kelley of Danbury, NE;...
Clairene Weimer
Oct 8, 2025
Clairene Ann Brunkhorst, daughter of Ernest and Sophia (Haarberg) Brunkhorst, was born on April 24, 1935, and initially resided on a farm near Hamlet, Nebraska. She had four siblings, Ansel, Ivan, an infant brother, and Eulene Busking all preceding her in death. God’s eternal salvation was bestowed by His grace to Clairene in baptism in the name of...
Roger Lee Taylor
Oct 6, 2025
Roger Lee Taylor was born on July 24, 1935, in Dunlap, Iowa to Maurice and Edna (Allen) Taylor. He lived a life characterized by commitment to family, service, and community involvement.
Roger graduated from Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1953, and later earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Roger served his...
Linda Boner
Oct 2, 2025
Linda Louise Boner was born in Corpus Christie, Texas to Wray and June M. (Kleckinger) Emrich on December 19, 1949. Her father was a career military man, and the family made homes all over the country and around the world.
Linda lived most of her adult life on her beloved farm in Frontier County, Nebraska. It was on the farm that...
Janice Elliott
Oct 2, 2025
Janice Marie Elliott was born in Stratton, Nebraska on April 22, 1944 to Dors “Duke” and Eris (Smith) Marquardt. She graduated from Culbertson High in 1961.
Janice married Robert Don Elliott on August 19, 1962 in Culbertson, where the couple lived their whole lives together. Janice moved to Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook in 2022.
After graduation, Janice worked as a...
Angela Stephen
Sep 25, 2025
Anggi Stephen, age 56, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October, 4, 2025, at Willow Christian Church in Indianola, Nebraska, Pastor Heath Kelley officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date.
Memorials in Anggi’s memory are suggested...
Carol Max
Sep 12, 2025
Carol Louise Max was surrounded by the love of her family when she passed away on Friday evening, September 12, 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 86 years of age. She was born on November 24, 1938 on a farm seven miles south of Curtis, Nebraska early on Thanksgiving morning to Glenn and Mable (Williams) Ruppert;...
Dorinda Marie Polly
Sep 8, 2025
Dorinda Marie Polly, age 88, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on September 8, 2025 in North Platte, Nebraska surrounded by family.
She was born on October 14, 1936 at home in Wauneta, Nebraska to Henry and Elise Haarberg. She was the 6th child of 7 in her family. Dorinda was baptized on November 8, 1936...
Donald W. Daub, Jr.
Sep 3, 2025
Donald Wayne Daub, Jr. was born in Pueblo, Colorado on June 20, 1961 to Donald Wayne, Sr. and Dolores (Madrid) Daub. Don attended school in Erie, Colorado, attending Erie Junior and Senir High Schools. He furthered his education at the CDC Trade School in Colorado where the skills were planted for Don to begin a lifetime career as a...
Mary Cecilia Hayes
Aug 26, 2025
Mary Cecilia (Rayer) Hayes, age 87, passed away in McCook Ne at Kinship Pointe Assisted Living, on Tuesday August 26, 2025 surrounded by family.
Mary was born January 13, 1938 to Maurice Rayer & Elsie (Colling) Rayer at McCook, Nebraska. Due to the early passing of Mary’s mother she was raised by her father and...
Angelita "Angie" Garcia
Aug 21, 2025
Angie Garcia, age 78, Passed away August 21, 2025, at McCook Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska.
Angie was born on January 24, 1947, at Doctor White's Maternity Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born to Guadalupe and Josephine Ramos.
In 1966 she married the late Jorge C. Garcia, and to...
Shirley Nelms
Aug 21, 2025
Shirley May (Hatcher) Nelms passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home.
Shirley was the third born daughter to Paul and May (Morosic) Hatcher on December 17, 1934, on the family farm near Indianola. She grew up simple and loved everything about the country life. After graduating from Red Willow High School,...
Robert "Bob" L. Waltemath
Aug 21, 2025
Robert (Bob) L. Waltemath, age 77, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on August 21, 2025. He was born March 9, 1948, in McCook to Walter and Jennielee Waltemath.
Bob grew up in Moorefield, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis before earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of...
Lois Cain
Aug 16, 2025
Lois Jean Cain, age 98, passed away on August 16, 2025 at Highland Park in McCook, NE. Lois was born on December 13, 1926 to Dorthy (Doyle) and George Cain. She grew up on the family farm in northern Red Willow County. Lois had living arrangements inside of McCook during her fourth grade school year, living with Henry and...
Alma Lubbers-Richardson
Aug 2, 2025
Alma Theresa Fortin Lubbers-Richardson was born on November 7, 1929, in rural Sheridan County, KS, to Adlor (Del) Joseph and Clara Walburga (Robben) Fortin, just minutes before her twin brother, Elmer Joseph Fortin. Alma passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Community Hospital, McCook, NE, at the age of 95 years, 8 months, and...
Betty Bell Denton
Jul 29, 2025
Betty Bell Denton, of Wilsonville, passed away at her home on July 29, 2025. She was 78 years of age.
Cremation was chosen and graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Wilsonville Cemetery in Wilsonville, Nebraska.
Memorials are suggested to the family of Betty...
Charles R. Druse, Sr.
Jul 27, 2025
Charles Richard Druse Sr., born to Alice Lucille Ross on February 21, 1937, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at the age of 88. He lived in St. Thomas Orphanage in Lincoln, Nebraska until the age of 4 when he was adopted by Charles M. Druse Jr. and Hazel J....
Karen Lieske
Jul 24, 2025
Karen Joyce (Gettman) Meister Lieske was born June 16, 1938 in McCook, Nebraska, to Reuben and Irene Gettman. Karen entered eternal rest on July 24, 2025. She graduated from McCook High School and attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. On September 6, 1958, she married Ronald Paul Meister at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook. They had four children....
Ethyl Siegfried
Jul 19, 2025
Ethyl Marie (Logan) Siegfried passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, at the age of 89, surrounded by her loved ones. Known for her boundless compassion, quiet strength, and unwavering kindness, Ethyl touched the lives of all who had the privilege to know her.
Ethyl was born on May 2, 1936, to Forest and Lena...
