Obituaries

McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries

Roy A Melton

Roy A Melton

Jul 3, 2015

ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Roy Albert Melton, 93, died July 3, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born June 1, 1922, in Russell Springs, Kansas, to May and John Melton. He grew up on a farm near Bartley, Nebraska, and later worked on a farm in Palisade, Nebraska. After a long employment with Montgomery...

Darrel Lylel Cox

Darrel Lylel Cox

Jul 1, 2015

HAYES CENTER, Neb. -- Darrel Lyle Cox was born on July 24, 1936, to Elmer Lee Cox and Reva May (Horn) Cox. He was born on the family farm eight miles north of Hamlet, Nebraska. On this date, the temperature in Nebraska reached 118 degrees -- the hottest day ever recorded in the state. He grew up in Hayes...

William Robert Brown

William Robert Brown

Jun 30, 2015

William R. "Bill" Brown age 92, of Trenton, passed away at his home on June 30, 2015. He was born south of Trenton on the family farm on May 30, 1923, to Leroy and Bertha (Gose) Brown. Bill graduated from Trenton High School in 1940. Bill served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946 and discharged as a...

Adam Craig Potth

Adam Craig Potth

Jun 29, 2015

Adam Craig Potthoff age 30, formerly of McCook, NE passed away at Lincoln, NE on June 29, 2015. He was born in Loveland, Co to Darrel and Joyce (O'Dea) Potthoff. Adam 's family moved toMcCook where he graduated fromMcCook High School and later the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Adam loved hunting and fishing back home in McCook. He...

Christopher Mousel Reeves

Christopher Mousel Reeves

Jun 25, 2015

Christopher Mousel Reeves

Sept. 17, 1947 - May 25, 2015

GREELEY, Colo. -- Christopher Mousel Reeves, 67, of Greeley, died Monday (May 25, 2015), at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.

He was born Sept. 17, 1947, to Thomas and Mildred (Mousel) Reeves in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Graveside services will be...

Marlene D. Cox

Marlene D. Cox

Jun 24, 2015

Memrial Service willber held at the Herrmann Jones Funeralhapel inMcCook on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 3:00 PM a private burail will take place at a later date. More information will be added at a later date.

Maryann Mccarter

Maryann Mccarter

Jun 24, 2015

MaryAnn Pierce-McCarter, (Grandma Mary) of Trenton, Nebraska lost her battle against cancer June 24, 2015 at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. She was born February 7, 1936 to Ernie and Georgie Pierce. MaryAnn grew up in Eddyville with her four brothers and graduated from Eddyville High School. MaryAnn was married in 1956 and to that marriage three children were...

James D Kummer

James D Kummer

Jun 19, 2015

James Jim Kummer, age 65, of McCook, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015. He was born in McCook, NE on January 9, 1950 to Stanley and Laura (Baker) Kummer. Jim attended and graduated from McCook High School in 1968. He then attended college at Colorado School of Mines for 2 years. On April 15, 1978 at Maywood, he...

Roger Evan Woodraska

Roger Evan Woodraska

Jun 12, 2015

Roger Evan Woodraska passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 at his home in Trenton. He was 57 years old. Roger was born on September 22, 1957, at McMinnville, Oregon to parents, Glenn Leonard and Darlene Rae (Moon) Woodraska. He graduated from High School. On September 10, 1998 he married Bessie Bell Olin at the Church of God in Trenton....

Richard Benton Hayes Jr.

Richard Benton Hayes Jr.

Jun 12, 2015

Richard B. "Dick" Hayes, Jr., age 83 of Cambridge, NE died on Friday June 12, 2015 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He was born in Orafino, Nebraska on October 21, 1931 to Richard B. Sr. and Mary Mae (Brown) Hayes. Dick attended the Earl School and Orafino country Schools. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1950....

Shirley Lou Mousel

Shirley Lou Mousel

Jun 8, 2015

Shirley Lou Mousel, age 77 of Cambridge passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Monday June 8, 2015. She was born in Goodland, Kansas on November 4, 1937 to Richard and Violet (Rintermann) Musil. The family moved to Cambridge where Shirley graduated from Cambridge High School in 1955.

On June 16, 1957, she was united in...

Zila Jean Anderson

Zila Jean Anderson

Jun 7, 2015

Zila Jean Anderson of Kearney passed away Sunday June 7, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Jean was born on January 18, 1934 in Trenton, Nebraska to parents, Paul E. and Thelma L. (Campbell) Davis. She was a graduate of Trenton High School. After graduation Jean taught in rural schools for a brief time. On August 4, 1951...

Flora Jean Lundberg

Flora Jean Lundberg

May 29, 2015

Flora Jean Lundberg passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at her home in McCook surrounded by her family, and long term caregiver. She was 90 years old. Flora was born on September 10, 1924 at Chicago, Illinois to parents, Earl E. Judy and Marie Propp. She graduated from McCook High School in 1942 and attended McCook Junior College. On...

Michael August Schiffelbein

Michael August Schiffelbein

May 28, 2015

Michael Mike August Schiffelbein passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at his home in McCook, Nebraska surrounded by his family, after a long fought battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was 63 years old. Mike was born on May 13, 1952 at Garden City, Kansas to parents, Casper Cap John and Madelon Rose (Winters) Schiffelbein. He graduated from Garden City...

James 'Jim' E. Bobinmyer

James 'Jim' E. Bobinmyer

May 24, 2015

James Jim E. Bobinmyer, age 67, of Culbertson, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in McCook, NE, on October 26, 1947, to Robert and Vera (Case) Bobinmyer. Jim graduated from Herndon High School in 1965. He then attained a Bachelor of Science degree from Fort Hayes State University in Agriculture where he...

Joan Ray Allen

Joan Ray Allen

May 17, 2015

Joan R. Judy Allen of McCook, Nebraska passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Community Hospital. She was 89 years old. Judy was born on July 15, 1925 at Concordia, Kansas to parents Homer Paul and Katherine (Donahue) Charbonneau. She attended school in Concordia. On May 3, 1949 she was united in marriage to Sidney Clement Allen at Concordia....

James Melvin Harris

James Melvin Harris

May 12, 2015

James M. Harris, age 96, of McCook, passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on May 12, 2015. He was born in McCook on May 14, 1918 to Melvin and Gladys (Utter) Harris. James grew up in McCook where he received his education. James farmed with horses and mowed the Highway right-of-way to the Kansas line with...

Samela Jane Downing

Samela Jane Downing

May 7, 2015

Celebration of Life will be held at the Church of God in Trenton on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 10:30 Am with Johynny Walker officiaitng. Inurnment will be held at the Cornell Cemetery south oif Trenton

Mary Alice Miller

Mary Alice Miller

May 5, 2015

Mary Alice Handel Miller was born in Palisade NE to Raymond John and Alta Zella Lentz Handel on August 13, 1939 and passed away at the Tri Valley Health Hospital in Cambridge NE on May 5 2015 at the age of 75. Mary had been fighting diabetes and reduced lung capacity for years and she was finally too weak...

Dale Joe Beals

Dale Joe Beals

May 5, 2015

Dale Joseph Beals of Cambridge, born on October 24, 1943 in McCook, to Joseph Ralph and Nancy Jane (Richey) Beals lost his 33 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

He grew up on the family farm south of Cambridge and attended Cambridge Public Schools. After graduating from...

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