Obituaries

Carol Max

Sep 12, 2025

Carol Louise Max was surrounded by the love of her family when she passed away on Friday evening, September 12, 2025 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 86 years of age. She was born on November 24, 1938 on a farm seven miles south of Curtis, Nebraska early on Thanksgiving morning to Glenn and Mable (Williams) Ruppert;...

Dorinda Marie Polly

Sep 8, 2025

Dorinda Marie Polly, age 88, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on September 8, 2025 in North Platte, Nebraska surrounded by family.

She was born on October 14, 1936 at home in Wauneta, Nebraska to Henry and Elise Haarberg. She was the 6th child of 7 in her family. Dorinda was baptized on November 8, 1936...

Donald W. Daub, Jr.

Sep 3, 2025

Donald Wayne Daub, Jr. was born in Pueblo, Colorado on June 20, 1961 to Donald Wayne, Sr. and Dolores (Madrid) Daub. Don attended school in Erie, Colorado, attending Erie Junior and Senir High Schools. He furthered his education at the CDC Trade School in Colorado where the skills were planted for Don to begin a lifetime career as a...

Mary Cecilia Hayes

Aug 26, 2025

Mary Cecilia (Rayer) Hayes, age 87, passed away in McCook Ne at Kinship Pointe Assisted Living, on Tuesday August 26, 2025 surrounded by family.

Mary was born January 13, 1938 to Maurice Rayer & Elsie (Colling) Rayer at McCook, Nebraska. Due to the early passing of Mary’s mother she was raised by her father and...

Angelita "Angie" Garcia

Aug 21, 2025

Angie Garcia, age 78, Passed away August 21, 2025, at McCook Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska.

Angie was born on January 24, 1947, at Doctor White's Maternity Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born to Guadalupe and Josephine Ramos.

In 1966 she married the late Jorge C. Garcia, and to...

Shirley Nelms

Aug 21, 2025

Shirley May (Hatcher) Nelms passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home.

Shirley was the third born daughter to Paul and May (Morosic) Hatcher on December 17, 1934, on the family farm near Indianola. She grew up simple and loved everything about the country life. After graduating from Red Willow High School,...

Robert "Bob" L. Waltemath

Aug 21, 2025

Robert (Bob) L. Waltemath, age 77, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away on August 21, 2025. He was born March 9, 1948, in McCook to Walter and Jennielee Waltemath.

Bob grew up in Moorefield, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis before earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of...

Lois Cain

Aug 16, 2025

Lois Jean Cain, age 98, passed away on August 16, 2025 at Highland Park in McCook, NE. Lois was born on December 13, 1926 to Dorthy (Doyle) and George Cain. She grew up on the family farm in northern Red Willow County. Lois had living arrangements inside of McCook during her fourth grade school year, living with Henry and...

Alma Lubbers-Richardson

Aug 2, 2025

Alma Theresa Fortin Lubbers-Richardson was born on November 7, 1929, in rural Sheridan County, KS, to Adlor (Del) Joseph and Clara Walburga (Robben) Fortin, just minutes before her twin brother, Elmer Joseph Fortin.  Alma passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Community Hospital, McCook, NE, at the age of 95 years, 8 months, and...

Betty Bell Denton

Jul 29, 2025

Betty Bell Denton, of Wilsonville, passed away at her home on July 29, 2025. She was 78 years of age.

Cremation was chosen and graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Wilsonville Cemetery in Wilsonville, Nebraska.

Memorials are suggested to the family of Betty...

Charles R. Druse, Sr.

Jul 27, 2025

Charles Richard Druse Sr., born to Alice Lucille Ross on February 21, 1937, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at the age of 88. He lived in St. Thomas Orphanage in Lincoln, Nebraska until the age of 4 when he was adopted by Charles M. Druse Jr. and Hazel J....

Karen Lieske

Jul 24, 2025

Karen Joyce (Gettman) Meister Lieske was born June 16, 1938 in McCook, Nebraska, to Reuben and Irene Gettman. Karen entered eternal rest on July 24, 2025. She graduated from McCook High School and attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. On September 6, 1958, she married Ronald Paul Meister at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook. They had four children....

Ethyl Siegfried

Jul 19, 2025

Ethyl Marie (Logan) Siegfried passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, at the age of 89, surrounded by her loved ones. Known for her boundless compassion, quiet strength, and unwavering kindness, Ethyl touched the lives of all who had the privilege to know her.

Ethyl was born on May 2, 1936, to Forest and Lena...

Betty Yonkers

Jul 11, 2025

Betty Ann Yonkers, 87, of McCook, Nebraska , passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025. Betty was born on November 5, 1937, in McDonald, Kansas, to Clarence and Florence (Thompson) Jussel. She graduated with the class of 1955 from Parks High School.

Betty and her three boys lived in McCook until 1969 when she married...

Rick Loshbaugh

Jul 8, 2025

Rick Loshbaugh, of Irvine, California, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2025, at the age of 78.

Rick was born on February 21, 1947, to Howard and Opal Loshbaugh in Brush, Colorado, and grew up in McCook, Nebraska.

After graduating from McCook High School, he earned a full scholarship...

Connie Rooney

Jul 5, 2025

Connie Gene (Eller) Miller Rooney passed away suddenly on July 5, 2025, at her home in Stratton, Nebraska, at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 18 days.

Born on September 8, 1953, in St. Francis, Kansas, Connie was the eldest of two children born to Gene Loyd and Eunice Marie (McGriff) Eller. She...

Lainey Rea Marie Haarberg

Jul 5, 2025

Lainey Rea Marie Haarberg, infant daughter of Keagan and Brittany (Hixon) Haarberg of McCook passed through Heaven’s gates and into Jesus’ arms on Saturday morning, July 5, 2025.

Lainey was born in McCook, Nebraska on June 9, 2025. She was greeted at home by the love of her siblings Cooper, Axel, Paisley and Rylee. And...

Edith Mccorkle

Jul 1, 2025

Edith Ann (Myers) McCorkle, age 100, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 1, 2025.

Edith was born September 19, 1924, in Ottawa Hills, Ohio to Jesse and Catherine (Chittenden) Myers. She graduated from Ottawa Hills high school then continued her education at Stephens College (Missouri) for two years. After Stephens College,...