Joan Calvin
Jan 18, 2026
Joan Kay Calvin passed away at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska on January 18, 2026, she was 83 years old. Joan was born on February 11, 1942, to Harold and Faye (Loomis) Shepherd. She grew up on a farm near Spring Creek and attended a one room country school. She graduated from McCook High School. On...
Michael Christner
Jan 17, 2026
Michael Leroy Christner, born on December 18, 1960, in McCook, Nebraska, was the cherished son of Richard and Dolores (Matson) Christner. He spent his entire life in Hayes Center, Nebraska, where he graduated from Hayes Center High School as a proud member of the class of 1979.
On December 10, 1988, Michael married Vickie Spray in Trenton,...
Eugene Koch
Jan 17, 2026
Eugene Fred Koch, a devoted family man, proud Marine, and lifelong agricultural professional, passed away on January 17, 2026 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 71 years old.
Eugene was born on September 5, 1954, in Queens, New York, to Henry and Anita (Williams) Koch. A graduate of the Cambridge Public Schools Class of 1973,...
Cal Siegfried
Jan 16, 2026
Calvin Lamoine Siegfried, born June 6, 1955, at St. Catherine Hospital in McCook, Nebraska was the beloved son of Larry and Ethyl Siegfried. Cal graduated from McCook High School and Northeastern Jr. College in Sterling, Colorado.
Cal spent the majority of his life in McCook Nebraska, where he was born and raised. He grew up on a...
Thomas Buresh
Jan 15, 2026
Thomas L. Buresh, born on July 21, 1944, in Lincoln, Nebraska, was the son of Joseph E. and Carrie (Adkins) Buresh. Growing up in McCook, Tom formed lifelong friendships and memories beginning at West Ward Elementary School, alongside his best friend, Daryle Pasquan. His education continued through McCook High School where he proudly achieved perfect attendance. Tom’s dedication...
Blaine Allen Frerichs
Jan 14, 2026
Blaine Allen Frerichs, born on July 24, 2003, in Grand Island, Nebraska, was a treasured son, brother, and uncle whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of all who knew him. The beloved child of Chad and Lena (Pike) Frerichs, Blaine embraced life with enthusiasm and warmth. He graduated from Southwest Public Schools in Bartley, Nebraska proudly finishing a...
Mechelle Jackson
Jan 13, 2026
Mechelle Jackson passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Tri Valley Health in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was 56 years of age.
Cremation was chosen and a celebration of life is being planned.
Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.
Marie Louise Foley
Jan 5, 2026
Marie Louise Foley, a beloved mother and grandmother, was born on July 19, 1947, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Monroe and Mae (Morris) Schmidt. Growing up in Bartley, Nebraska, she completed her education and graduated with the Bartley High School Class of 1965.
On August 10, 1978, Marie married Mike Foley, in McCook, Nebraska. Together, they created a...
Kirk Alan Nixon
Jan 3, 2026
Kirk Alan Nixon passed away on January 3, 2026 at the age of 63.
He was born in McCook, Nebraska to James and Margie (Durner) Nixon. At the age of two he moved with his parents to Bartley, Nebraska.
Kirk attended special education classes in McCook and lived in a group home in McCook during the...
Fay Unger
Jan 2, 2026
Adelaide Fay Unger, born on December 30, 1952, in Oberlin, Kansas, was the daughter of John Wahrman and Donna Mae Urban. Fay grew up in Cambridge, Nebraska with her mother, Donna Mae, and her adoptive father, Allen Frandsen. Fay graduated from Cambridge High School, later advancing her education at a business school in Grand Island. Her dedication to...
Virginia "Ginny" Bortner
Jan 2, 2026
Virginia "Ginny" Bortner was surrounded by her family when she passed away at the homeplace north of McCook on Friday morning, January 2, 2026, after suffering from Alzheimer’s for ten years. She was 70 years of age.
Ginny was born on April 9, 1955, in McCook, Nebraska, to John and Mary (Kohmetscher) Walz. Ginny was raised in...
Arlene Newcomb
Dec 29, 2025
Arlene Newcomb, 93, of Bartley passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook.
Arlene Marie Gramm was born on the family homestead north of Bethune, Colorado on September 20, 1932. She was the older of two daughters born to William and Martha (Stahlecker) Gramm.
Arlene attended the first through eighth grades...
Edward Richard
Dec 19, 2025
Edward Lynn Richard was born March 18, 1949, to Vearl and Dorothy (Haines) Richard in Stratton, NE when his parents were traveling home to Parks from a shopping trip. He was the fourth son of a family of five boys and one girl.
Ed lived on a farm around Parks, NE where he started school. After his...
MiHeCha McConnell
Dec 18, 2025
MiHeCha McConnell passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born on January 10, 1940 in Seoul, South Korea. She married Larry Elvin McConnell in 1970 in Seoul. Larry preceded her in death in January 1972. She is survived by their daughter, Julia Ann, son-in-law Kenneth L. Krenk, and grandson Spencer Reid McConnell Krenk.
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Mary Alexander
Dec 18, 2025
Mary Leann Alexander was born in Wilsonville, Nebraska to Wayne and Bernice (Ankenman) Kasson on December 20, 1943. A proud graduate of Wilsonville High School in May of 1962, her educational foundation set the stage for a life dedicated to family and community.
Mary was united in marriage at her parent’s home in Wilsonville on January 19,...
Diana Underwood
Dec 15, 2025
Diana Kay Underwood was born on January 14, 1952 in Bird City, KS to James “Jim" and Yvonne “Vonnie” (Purvis) Underwood. She was the first-born grandchild on both sides, a title she held dear. She loved growing up with a large extended family and had many fond memories of her childhood. During any gathering she could be found...
Gayle Kircher
Dec 12, 2025
Gayle Lewis Kircher was born October 27, 1929 to Albert and Ola (Elms) Kircher on the family farm in rural Red Willow County, Nebraska. He lived a life characterized by dedication, hard work, and a deep connection to his faith and family.
Gayle graduated from Red Willow High School in 1947. Following high school, he served in...
Jerry Petersen
Dec 6, 2025
Jerry Petersen, aged 89, passed away on December 6, 2025, in Elwood, Nebraska.
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Petersen was born on June 27, 1936, on a farm north of Orafino, Nebraska, to Elmer and Gladys (Estergard) Petersen. Jerry grew up with a deep appreciation for farm life, hard work, and family—values that shaped him throughout his life. He...
Timothy Wayne Teel
Dec 5, 2025
Timothy Wayne Teel, 72, of Maywood, Nebraska, passed away on December 5, 2025 after a brief battle with stomach cancer. Born in McCook, Nebraska on October 7, 1953, to parents Oral (Bud) and Delma (Hoschouer) Teel, the third of five children, Tim spent most of his life tending the family farm that he grew up on north of...
Ronald Seeker
Dec 1, 2025
Ronald Eugene Seeker was born December 31, 1943 in Dayton, Ohio to Kenneth and Dorothy (Wombold) Seeker. He grew up between Lewisburg, Ohio and Verona, Ohio and graduated as the youngest in his class from Verona High School in 1961. He drove a truck for a local lumber yard until he was old enough to get a job...
