Obituaries

McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries

Willis L. Jones

Willis L. Jones

Oct 4, 2015

Willis Lee Jones of McCook passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Community Hospital. He was 98 years old. Willis was born on March 21, 1917 to Walter Lee and Pearl (Black) Jones at home in rural Knox County near Bloomfield. He was the middle of seven children. He attended a variety of rural...

Donna L. Butler

Donna L. Butler

Sep 23, 2015

Donna Lee Butler, age 84, was called home to be with Jesus on September 23, 2015, at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born at home in McCook, Nebraska,On April 12, 1931, to Leonard B. and Ruth F. (Ball) Holmes. Donna grew up in McCook, attending school at East Ward, District 31, and McCook Jr. and Sr....

Briella Faith Quaduor

Briella Faith Quaduor

Sep 22, 2015

Briella Faith Quaduor, infant daughter of Kyle and Stephenie (Conroy) Quaduor, entered into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at McCook Community Hospital. Briella is survived by her parents, Kyle and Stephenie Quaduor of Indianola; maternal grandparents, Steve and Sharon Conroy of Indianola; paternal grandparents, Rob and Kathleen Quaduor of Indianola; great-grandparents, Eugene and Shirley Axtell...

Thelma Lemay Moorhous

Thelma Lemay Moorhous

Sep 20, 2015

Thelma LaMay (Frerichs) Moorhous passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. She was 81 years old. She was born on December 20, 1933 at McCook, Nebraska to parents William Frerichs, Sr. and Mabel (Christiansen) Frerichs, the youngest of 17 siblings. She was Baptized and confirmed at Peace...

Edith 'Joyce' Weyeneth

Edith 'Joyce' Weyeneth

Sep 15, 2015

Edith Joyce Weyeneth of McCook, formerly of Danbury, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 94 years old. Joyce was born on July 4, 1921, at Danbury to parents Absalom and Isabelle M. (Ruby) Gregory. She graduated from Danbury High School. On August 1, 1943 she was united in marriage to Norris Elwood Weyeneth...

Joyce Joan Johnson

Joyce Joan Johnson

Sep 12, 2015

Joyce Joan Johnson of Stratton, NE passed away at Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman, NE on Saturday, September 12, 2015. She was 81 years old. She was born on November 3, 1933 at Sioux Falls, SD where she attended school. On August 8, 1951 she was united in marriage to Charles Rodell Johnson at Sioux Falls. They made their home...

Betty Jean Trenchard

Betty Jean Trenchard

Sep 10, 2015

Betty Jean was born in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Charles Alonzo Hilton and Louise Darlage. The youngest of eight children, Betty was raised on a farm and grew up loving the outdoors and animals of every kind, but especially horses. (Every new year brought a new horse calendar to her kitchen wall.) Her primary school education consisted of the local...

Marilu Delano

Marilu Delano

Sep 7, 2015

Marilu Sellens Delano, of McCook NE, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born on March 15, 1927 in Susank, Kansas. Her parents were Henry Martin Sellens and Florette Lord (Overholt) Sellens. She graduated from Hoisington Kansas High School in 1945, and in August of that year, she married Dura Roosevelt Delano, Jr....

Kenneth Leroy Lewis

Kenneth Leroy Lewis

Sep 6, 2015

Kenneth Leroy Lewis age 71 of Cambridge passed away at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge on Sunday September 6, 2015. He was born on the famoy farm in chase County near Wauneta, Nebraska on November 12, 1943 to Elmer and Leretta (Bush) Lewis. Kenneth was the youngest of 10 Children. He attended country school through the eighth grade, and...

Rodney Lee Berryman

Rodney Lee Berryman

Aug 30, 2015

Rodney Lee Berryman, 77, of McCook, passed away after a long battle with cancer on August 30, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his family. The celebration of Rod's life will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook with Pastor Doug Griger officiating. Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook is...

Wilma Joan Stevens

Wilma Joan Stevens

Aug 24, 2015

Wilma Joan Stevens, 83 passed away on Monday August 24, 2015 in Des Moines, Ia. "Jo",

as she was known by everyone, was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on the 20th of September, 1931 to Cordy and Geraldine Kester.

In 1953 she married Vaughn Stevens, also of Cambridge and in 1961 they moved their family to...

Merlin A. Krieger

Merlin A. Krieger

Aug 19, 2015

Merlin A. Krieger of McCook passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 87 years old. Merlin was born on December 3, 1927 at McCook to parents, Charles Henry and Hulda (Kern) Krieger. He attended McCook Public Schools. On March 11, 1946 he entered the US Army. He was honorably discharged on February 4, 1947....

Wayne D. Moore

Wayne D. Moore

Aug 18, 2015

Wayne Moore age 86 of Bartley passed away at the Beaver City Manor on August 18, 2015. He was born on September 23, 1928 north of Bartley in Red Willow County on the Rosier place to Ralph and Sylvia (Rosier) Moore. He attended country school through the eighth grade, when he began farming with his family. Wayne entered the...

Joan Priscilla Gilliam

Joan Priscilla Gilliam

Aug 15, 2015

Joan Priscilla Hoyt Gilliam of McCook passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. She was 84 years old. Joan was born on January 12, 1931 in McCook to Charles Edward and Helen Clara (Edgecombe) Hoyt. She graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1948. She continued her education at Nebraska Wesleyan and...

Ernest C Markwad

Ernest C Markwad

Aug 12, 2015

Ernest C. Markwad of Culbertson passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton, Nebraska. He was 76 years old. Ernest was born on August 25, 1938, on a farm near Culbertson to parents, Darwin C. and Laura L. (Abbott) Markwad. He attended grade school at rural District #8. He graduated from McCook High School in...

Kai James Ringleman

Kai James Ringleman

Aug 5, 2015

Kai James Ringleman infant son of Alexa Christine (Gardner) and Shelley Ringleman of McCook passed away safely into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Visitation will be today, August 11, 2015 from 1:00 6:00 p.m. at Herrmann Jones Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 2:00 p.m. at Herrmann Jones Funeral Chapel with...

Robert Louis Dack

Robert Louis Dack

Aug 5, 2015

Robert Louis Dack, 63, entered Heaven on August 5, 2015 from the Harvard Rest Haven Nursing Home, Harvard, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Monday, June 27, 2016 at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel, 607 Norris, at 2 P.M. with Pastor Jamie Mockry officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at Memorial Park. Born in St. Catherines Hospital on September 18,...

Patsie Lee Wood

Patsie Lee Wood

Aug 4, 2015

The Lord came for Patsie Lee (Owens) Wood, 78, August 04, 2015. She passed with her loving husband at her side at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, NE.

Patsie Lee "Pat" was born in Stockville Nebraska on November 11, 1936, to Richard T."Dick"and Willamina Marie (Arent) Owens. She lived in Stockville for several years attending school there...

Evelyn M "Bobbie" Kasson

Evelyn M "Bobbie" Kasson

Aug 1, 2015

Evelyn 'Bobbie' Kasson passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital Saturday August 1, 2015

She was born in Wilsonville, NE on August 29 1927 to Thelma Pearl and Ami Meyers. She was born on the family farm northeast of Wilsonville Bobbie was the youngest child of 3. She has an older sister Helen Virginia Starrett of Lawrence Ks.,...

Karen Marie Houser

Karen Marie Houser

Aug 1, 2015

Karen M. Houser, age 41 of Cambridge passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on August 1, 2015. She was born in Cambridge on October 6, 1973 to Roy and Betty (Sughroue) tenBensel. She grew up south of Cambridge on the family farm. Karen attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1992.

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