Obituaries

Feb 5, 2016

Richard E. Dick Hoffman, departed this life on February 5, 2016, at the age of 74. Dick was born November 3, 1941 to Howard and Lee Hoffman in Salina, Kansas. Dick was united in marriage to Cathy Gamblin, and to this union, three children were born. Sean, Shannon, and Scott. On March 26, 2005 Dick was married to Dorene...

Feb 5, 2016

McCOOK, Neb. -- Alta Helen Swayne, age 101, of McCook, passed away at Community Hospital in McCook on Feb. 5, 2016. She was born near Stockville in a sod house on Jan. 18, 1915, to George D. and Ida (Hinton) Halley. Helen attended country school in Frontier County. She worked on the family farm along with families, helping babysit...

Feb 4, 2016

Dessie Marie Cochran of Bartley, Nebraska passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska surrounded by her family. She was 89 years old.

Marie was born on April 15, 1926 at Cambridge, Nebraska to parents Floyd Ellsworth and Dessie McElroy (Kinnison) Webb. She graduated from Bartley High School in 1944. She then...

Feb 4, 2016

Darlene Fern (Orman) Unger was born June 30, 1921 at the family farm home in east Hayes County, Nebraska to Frederick (Fred) Michael Orman and Sylvia Cordelia (Ohlson) Orman. She passed away on February 4, 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 7 months and 5 days. Darlene was baptized as an infant at the St....

Feb 2, 2016

Wilma Sue Frick of Herndon, Kansas age 76, passed away at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton, NE on February 2, 2016. She was born in Parkersburg, WV on July 31, 1939 to Eurshel T. and Nettie V. (Life) Powell. The family moved to Ohio, where Sue graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1957. She entered the US...

Jan 31, 2016

Infant Kadence Matthew Christopher Day was born sleeping on Sunday, January 31, 2016. He was born at Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born to Kristen Shayne Dike and Christopher Kyle Day. He departed this world way too soon, but we have faith that he is with God and we will see him again. He is...

Jan 28, 2016

Marie Alice Coffey, 95, died Thursday, January 28th, 2016 in McCook, Nebraska. Marie was born June 24, 1920 in Morrill, Nebraska to Roy M. and Delia (Phillipson) Chehey. Shortly after Maries birth, the family moved to Maywood, Nebraska where she spent her childhood. She began playing the piano for the church when she was in 8th grade. She graduated...

Jan 27, 2016

Vera Janece Cumming, age 89, of McCook, departed this life on January 27, 2016 at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born November 5, 1926 in her great-grandmother Rebeccas home mile north of Danbury, NE. She was the first child of William and Thelma (Axtell) Hindman. Vera was raised during the Great Depression on several farms...

Jan 26, 2016

Harold Dean Christiansen of McCook passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 82 years old. Harold was born on March 3, 1933 at Great Bend, Kansas to parents Reynolds and Viola (Tieperman) Christiansen. He attended grade school at Mt. Pleasant Country School and graduated from Great Bend High School in 1952. On May 20,...

Jan 25, 2016

William Bill Francis Vontz of Indianola passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Cambridge Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 86 years old. Bill was born on May 11, 1929 at his grandparents home near Indianola to parents, Marion Henry and Elda Theresa (Colling) Vontz. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1947 where he participated in...

Jan 23, 2016

Deloit Lee Messersmith age 82 of Hayes Center, Nebraska passed away at the Kearney CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, on Saturday, January 23, 2016, due to a short battle with a rare form of cancer. He was born near Moorefield, NE on the family farm to Lewis and Annabell (Kugler) Messersmith on May 15, 1933. He graduated from Stockville High...

Jan 22, 2016

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Janet LaVonne (Appleyard) Newcomb of Cambridge passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan TCU Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 64 years old.

Janet was born on March 7, 1951, at McCook, Nebraska, to Oliver J. and Nola B. (Stone) Appleyard.

Janet grew up in Curtis, Nebraska, and graduated...

Jan 20, 2016

Denille Lynn Burke of McCook, NE passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at her sons home in Cambridge surrounded by her family. She was 45 years old. Denille was born on February 19, 1970 at Englewood, CO to parents Dennis Lynn and Julianne Faye (Pape) Garrett. She graduated from McCook High School in 1988 and continued her education...

Jan 19, 2016

Leroy Jaggers of McCook, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Home surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. LeRoy was born on April 24, 1933, at Clarksville, Arkansas to parents, Granville Clyde and Vola (Davis) Jaggers. He graduated from Hartman High School in 1950. He continued his education at College of the Ozarks,...

Jan 17, 2016

Charles Chuck R. Johnson of Stratton, NE passed away at the Sarah Ann Hester Home in Benkelman, NE. He was 84 years old. Chuck was born on May 23, 1931 at Britton, SD to parents, Charles F. and Ada (Witham) Johnson. Shortly after his high school graduation he entered the US Navy and served during the Korean War. He...

Jan 17, 2016

Herbert L. Peck age 82 of McCook, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 17, 2016. He was born in Arnold, NE on December 3, 1933 to Edwin and Gertrude (McComb) Peck. Herb attended school through the 8th grade in Custer County. He later completed his GED with his daughter Peggy in 1980. After a courtship including movie...

Jan 15, 2016

Justin LeRoy Weaver, son of Georgia (Fleider) and John L. Weaver, was born June 23 1988, in Cambridge, Nebraska. He departed this life on Friday, January 15, 2016 at his home in Red Cloud, Nebraska at the age of 27 years, 6 months and 22 days.

Justin received his formal education graduating from high school and continuing...

Jan 13, 2016

Everett Lee Stute of Parks, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman, Nebraska. He was 82 years old. Everett was born to Carl Everett and Fern Mildred (Polfus) Stute at Benkelman on April 30, 1933. Everett graduated from Parks High School with the class of 1950. After graduation Everett helped...

Jan 13, 2016

LaVonne L. Clapp age 84, of McCook, passed away at McCook Community Hospital on January 13, 2016. She was born in Hampton, Ne on January 21, 1931,to William and Christina (Schaffert) Orman. LaVonne grew up on a farm in Hayes County and later moved to McCook when she was eight. LaVonnegraduated from McCook High School in 1948. LaVonne was...

Jan 11, 2016

Kristin Kay Snare, age 51, passed away at Community Hospital in McCook on Jan. 11, 2016. She was born in McCook on March 10, 1964, to Kenneth and Roberta (McNeil) Carter. Kristin attended school and graduated from McCook High School in 1982. She then attended McCook Community College. Kristin has worked for the Southwest Area Training Services for over...