Hazel Jean Brenning
Apr 11, 2014
Hazel Jean Brenning, age 92 passed away peacefully at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, embraced by her family on Friday, April 11, 2014. Jean was born on July 13, 1921 in McCook, N to Virgil Joseph and Belva (Rowland) McMahan. She grew up in McCook and attended public school. During the World War II she worked at the...
Leland Leroy Kleckner Sr.
Apr 11, 2014
Leland L. Kleckner age 70 of McCook, died at his home on April 11, 2014. He was born in Rawlins, WY on September 18, 1943 to Oliver and Mardell (Doty) KLeckner. In July of 1968 he was married to Elisabeth Wederski in Fremont, NE. The couple moved to Colorado until they moved to Nebraska in 1996. Leland was employed...
William Henry Carstens
Apr 10, 2014
William Henry Carstens died April 10, 2014 at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton at the age of 85. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 19, 2014. He grew up in the Fremont, NE graduated from high school in Fremont. Survived by 3 sons: Fred and wife Amy of Gillette, WY; Daniel of Culbertson; Christopher of Hawaii;...
Terry Lynn Sitzman
Apr 8, 2014
Terry Lynn Sitzman passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at his home in McCook on April 7, 2014 at the age of 66. He was born on August 1, 1947 in McCook, NE to Carl and Ida Mae (Peters) Sitzman. He lived his entire life in McCook. On March 22, 1968 he married Marlys Steier of Hendon, KS. The couple...
Stanley Harry Anderson
Apr 5, 2014
Stanley H. Anderson age66 of McCook, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. He was born in Galveston, TX on October 10, 1947 to Darrell D. and Willie L. (McGee) Anderson. Stan moved to Pleasanton, Nebraska as an infant and was raised by his grandmother Grace Anderson. At age 16 he moved to Omaha and began doing...
Dwight Allen Wood
Apr 2, 2014
Dwight A. Wood age 58 died at the Community Hospital of McCook on April 2, 2014. He was born in Norton, KS on November 07, 1955 to Leon and Veda (Van Gundy) Wood. He grew up on the family farm near Norcatur, helping his dad. Dwight graduated from high school at Oberlin at the Decatur County High School in...
V. Howard Mace Jr.
Apr 1, 2014
Howard Mace Jr. age 87 passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. He was born in Orleans to Verne H. and Pansy (Decker) Mace on May 6, 1926. Howard at age17 served his country in WWII in the US Navy as a sub-mariner in the Atlantic based out of New London, CT....
Doris Laverne Mosher
Apr 1, 2014
Doris l. Mosher age 91 of McCook, Nebraska died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on April 1, 2014. She was born in McCook, NE on May 25, 1`922 to Clyde and Jessie (Beebe) Bortner. She attended country school and graduated from UNSTA at Curtis, Nebraska in 1941. Doris worked as a telephone operator when she first met...
Harley Ray Morthole
Mar 28, 2014
Harley R Morthole passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on March 28, 2014 at the age of 91. He was born on June 14, 1922 in Culbertson, NE to Earnest and Maude (Bree) Morthole. He grew up in Culbertson, graduating from Culbertson High School in 1940. He took over the family farm three miles west of Culbertson...
Letha Wynona Sailors
Mar 27, 2014
On March 27, 2014 Letha Wynona Sailors entered her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior. She was 94 years old. Letha was born on May 19, 1919 toFrank S. and Nelly J. Graves in Hamlet Nebraska. She graduated from Hamlet High School in 1938, and was soon after married to John J. Sailors on May 31st...
Naoimi Corrine Ommert
Mar 26, 2014
Naomi Ommert passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Cambridge Manor. She was born October 17, 1928 at the the farm northwest of Cambridge to Harry and Raychel (Saunders) Baughman. The moved northeast of Cambridge where Naomi attended the Mt. Zion School. They later moved into Cambridge where she continued her education and graduated from Cambridge High...
Clyde Dean Fischer
Mar 7, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, Nebaska -- Clyde D. Fischer, age 75, of Cambridge, died at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska, on Saturday, March 7, 2014.
He was born in McCook on Aug. 31, 1938, to James and Leola Ruth (Kistler) Fischer. Clyde grew up south of Curtis. He graduated from UNSTA at Curtis in 1957.
He worked...
Amelia Joan Brown
Mar 4, 2014
Amelia Joan "Amy" Brown, 80 of Cambridge, Nebraska went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Amy was born on June 26, 1933 to Amos and Johanna (Kamminga) Roetman at the farm in Boyden, Iowa where she grew up. She graduated from Boyden High School in 1950, then attended Northwestern College...
James 'Jim' Roger Lund
Mar 1, 2014
James Jim Lund of Trenton, age 61, died at Black Hawk, CO, on March 1, 2014. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 1, 1952 to John Elmer and Marian Delores (Morris) Lund. In 1955 the family moved to Denver. Jim attended school and graduated from Adams City High School in 1970. On March 3, 1973 he married...
Ronald Edward Nielsen
Feb 26, 2014
Ronald Edward Nielsen of McCook died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Great Plains Regional MedicalCenter in North Platte. He was 71 years old. He was born on Dec. 9th, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington to Richard Andrew and Verna Pauline (Lohr) Nielsen He was baptized in January of 1943 in Tacoma. After Richard was discharged from the Coast Guard in...
Mark Allan Kennedy
Feb 23, 2014
Mark Allan Kennedy age 55 of Danbury died at his home on February 23, 2014. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on June 27 1958 to Jerry and Imogene (Scott) Kennedy. Mark graduated from Lenora High School in 1976. While in high school he worked in Norton, Kansas as a welder for New Age Welding. Mark worked several years...
Stephen Earl Potth
Feb 23, 2014
Stephen Earl Potthoff age 60, passed away on February 23, 2014, at the Wedgewood Nursing Home in Grand Island, NE. He was born in McCook, NE on April 3, 1953, the son of Lloyd and Elvira (Walker) Potthoff. Stephen was baptized and confirmed at the Untied Memorial Methodist Church. He graduated from Republican Valley High School in 1971. He...
Dennis "Denny" L. Messersmith
Feb 22, 2014
Dennis (Denny) Larry Messersmith of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away at the St. Johns Nursing Home in Kearney, NE on Saturday February 22, 2014.
He was born at Eustis, Nebraska on July 23, 1948 to Lynn and Valeria (Crampton) Messersmith. He attended school for 12 years at Farnam Public School. After graduation, Denny attended the Denver Auto Mechanic...
Geraldine Raye Murray
Feb 18, 2014
Geraldine R. Murray age73 of McCook, NE died at the Community Hospital in McCook, NE 0n February 18, 2014. She was born in McCook, NE on April 21, 1940 to Kenneth and Nadine (Gragg) Cross. Geraldine attended school in McCook graduating from McCook High School in 1958. On May 16, 1964, she was united in marriage to Charles Murray...
Philip D. Young
Feb 14, 2014
Philip D. Young age 59, of Cambridge died at his home on February 14, 2014. He was born in McCook, Nebraska on May 10, 1954 to Eugene "Gene" and Patricia (Witte) Young. Philip attended grade school and high school in Cambridge graduating from Cambridge High School in 1973. He was active in sports.
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