McCook Gazette
June 2008

McCook Gazette
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Rosalie Drucilla CARROLL
BIRTH:July 13, 1913, to Robert and Augusta (Straub) Volgamore 
on the Volgamore farm, south of Beaver City, NE
MARRIAGE: Linus Carroll on Dec. 26, 1938, in Cambridge, NE
DEATH:May 29, 2008 Mesquite TX
SERVICES/BURIAL: June 6   St. John's Catholic 
Cemetery in Cambridge, NE
IN CHARGE:Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge
PRECEDED IN DEATH her husband on March 16, 1987
 
McCook Gazette
June 2, 2008
DECEASED:Francis J KIRCHER
BIRTH:Jan. 8, 1924, McCook, NE to Fred H. and 
Anna Marie (Haag) Kircher
DEATH:May 30, 2008, Arapahoe, NE
SERVICES:June 2  St. Catherine's Catholic 
Church in Indianola, NE
BURIAL:St. Catherine's Cemetery, Indianola, NE
IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents; brother, John and twin 
brother, Freddie; an infant sister, Helen; and sister-in-law, Betty. 

McCook Gazette
June 2, 2008
DECEASED: Wilmetta Evelyn BONHAM
BIRTH:Feb. 19, 1913, at Edison, NE to William 
and Leona (Neff) Arnold
MARRIAGE:Robert Dale Bonham on Dec. 27, 1932
at Beaver City, NE
DEATH:May 30, 2008 Lincoln, NE 
SERVICES/BURIAL:June 3  Mount Hope Cemetery 
at Beaver City, NE
IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Beaver City
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, William "Bill" and Leona 
Arnold; husband, Dale; sister, Dorothy Crozier; and 
great-granddaughter, Jenny Slater. 
 
McCook Gazette
June 3, 2008
DECEASED:Arlas Shawn MILLER
BIRTH:Aug. 6, 1966, at McCook, NE to Alfred Dale and 
Donna Darlene (Gilliland) Hazen
MARRIAGE:Marla Miller on Feb, 8, 1986; Feb. 14, 1995; 
Kathleen Schutz at the Maywood Christian Church in 
Maywood, NE
DEATH:May 31, 2008 North Platte, NE
SERVICES:June 5  Maywood Christian 
Church in Maywood, NE 
BURIAL: Maywood Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Blase-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial Chapel 
of Curtis, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH his grandparents, Hazel and Blanche Gilliland 
and Neil and Frances Hazen, son, Kirk Daniel Smith and 
great nephew, Jordan Ryan

McCook Gazette
June 4, 2008
DECEASED:Helen C FRANKLIN
BIRTH: July 20, 1916, in Newark, N.J., to Charles P. 
and Beulah (Joralemon) Canha
MARRIAGE: Edwin H. Franklin on June 26, 1948, at 
her parent's home in Wyncoat, Penn
DEATH:June 2, 2008 Creighton, NE
SERVICES:June 5   First United Methodist Church 
in Beaver City, NE
BURIAL:Mount Hope Cemetery at Beaver City. 
IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Beaver City
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, Charles and Beulah Canham; 
husband Edwin; and brother, Pratt Canham
 
McCook Gazette
June 4, 2008
DECEASED:Warren A RICE
BIRTH:June 21, 1934 Wilsonville, Neb., to W. Albert and 
Eldine C. (Smaha) Rice
MARRIAGE:Arlene Hanneman on March 4, 1955, at 
the Hanneman homestead near Hendley, Neb
DEATH:Cambridge Memorial Hospital on June 2, 2008
SERVICES: June 5  Wilsonville United Christian/Baptist 
Church in Wilsonville, NE
BURIAL:Wilsonville Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Lockenour-Jones Mortuary
PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents

McCook Gazette
June 6, 2008
DECEASED: Sidney C ALLEN
BIRTH:Aug. 18, 1924, in Red Willow County, NE to 
Sidney Earl and Zetta May (Clement) Allen
MARRIAGE:May 3, 1949, Joan Charbonneau at St. Ann's 
Catholic Church in Belleville, Kan.
DEATH:June 4, 2008, McCook, NE
SERVICES: June 9, 2008, at St. Patrick's Catholic 
Church in McCook, NE
BURIAL:Calvary Cemetery in McCook, NE
IN CHARGE: Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH  one daughter, Nancy Martinez; two 
grandchildren, Kristi Allen and Jason Allen; one 
great-grandson, Daniel Allen; his parents; one 
brother, Cal Dean Allen; and two sisters, Edna Smith 

McCook Gazette
June 9, 2008
DECEASED:Richard LeRoy BAXTER
BIRTH:April 19, 1928 in Palisade, NE to Arlie J. and 
Margaret E. (West) Baxter
MARRIAGE:Leona E. Potthoff on June 1, 1951, in Palisade, NE
DEATH:March 19, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE
SERVICES/BURIAL:  June 13, 2008, at the Palisade Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents, Arlie and Margaret, 
brothers-in-law, Paul Schluckebier and Robert Potthoff. 

McCook Gazette
June 11, 2008
DECEASED:Martin "Marty" HUXOLL
BIRTH:April 6, 1936 Arapahoe, NE to Fred and 
Louise ((Koteman) Huxoll
MARRIAGE:Sept.10, 1955, Brenda King in Smithfield, KS
DEATH: June 9, 2008 Franklin, NE 
SERVICES/BURIAL:June 12, 2008, at Fairview Cemetery 
in Cambridge, NE
IN CHARGE:Lockenour-Jones Mortuary
PRECEDED IN DEATH  his parents and one 
brother, Laurel Huxoll

McCook Gazette
June 11, 2008
DECEASED:Robert William BATTREALL
BIRTH:March 1, 1928, in Hastings, NE
MARRIAGE: Aloha Pozehl in 1948
DEATH:June 9, 2008 North Platte, NE 
SERVICES:June 12, 2008, at 11 a.m., at Our Redeemer 
Lutheran Church
BURIAL:North Platte Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Adams & Swanson Funeral Home in 
North Platte, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents, Rufus and Lucille 
Kistler Battreall

McCook Gazette
June 12, 2008
DECEASED:Dale Hiram PHILLIPS
BIRTH:Aug. 7, 1913, in Gosper County, NE to Roy E. and 
Effie Mae (Foster) Phillips
MARRIAGE:March 22, 1936, Wilda Mae Rhodes 
in Lexington, NE
DEATH:June 9, 2008 Arapahoe, NE
SERVICES:June 14   Edison Christian Church 
in Edison, NE
BURIAL:Arapahoe Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents; brother, Cecil Phillips; wives, 
Wilda Mae Phillips; daughter, Beverly Ann (Lovelace) Waline; 
and sisters-in-law, Margie White Phillips and Nonna Shoefeldt Phillips. 

McCook Gazette
June 12, 2008
DECEASED:Margaret L SPENCE
BIRTH:Nov. 30, 1920, on a farm west of 
Wilsonville, NE to Fred and Bessie (Goble) McComb
MARRIAGE:1939, Kenneth N. Spence
DEATH:June 11, 2008 Holdrege, NE
SERVICES:June 14  Wilsonville Christian Baptist Church
IN CHARGE:Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, infant brother and 
her husband, Kenneth

McCook Gazette
June 13, 2008
DECEASED: Krin Gail SIMEON
BIRTH: Feb. 13, 1953, to Erie and Gail (Phelps) 
Matson of Culbertson, NE
MARRIAGE:Sept. 17, 1971, Joe Simeon
DEATH:June 10, 2008 Omaha, NE
SERVICES:June 16, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the Countryside 
Christian Church
BURIAL:Kearney Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Good Shepherd Funeral Home of Omaha, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, Erie and Gail Matson; two 
sisters, LaJonta Vae and Sharron Gae Matson; and two 
nieces, Gloria Jean McNutt and Teresa McBee. 
 
McCook Gazette
June 13, 2008
DECEASED:Dessa Frances PHARES
BIRTH:July 4, 1914, in Hayes County, NE to Logan Marion 
and Della Grace (DuVall) Richter
MARRIAGE:July 18, 1937, Harley LeRoy Phares at her 
parent's home in Hayes County, NE
DEATH:June 10, 2008,  Imperial, NE
SERVICES:June 16, 2008, 10:30 a.m., at the Palisade 
United Methodist Church
BURIAL:Palisade Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, Logan and Della DuVall; 
husband, Harley on Feb. 23, 2004; infant granddaughter, JoLee 
Ann Schutte; son-in-law, Bernie Schutte; three 
brothers, Homer, Merle and Raymond Richter; sisters-in-law, Mildred 
Richter, Sally Richter, Beth Richter and Marie Phares; 
brothers-in-law, Albert and Richard Phares

McCook Gazette
June 16, 2008
DECEASED:Edna Ione TOWNE
BIRTH:Jan. 29, 1917 near White, Hayes Co, NE. to Elmer 
and Martha (Hoschouer) Davis
MARRIAGE: Rudolph H. Christensen on June 16, 1934, at 
Oberlin, Kan;Virgil L. Towne of Curtis on Feb. 23, 1967
at Burlington, Colo 
DEATH: June 13, 2008 at North Platte, NE
SERVICES:June 17, 2008, at Maywood Christian Church
BURIAL:Maywood Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Blase-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial
PRECEDED IN DEATH her first husband on Sept 19, 1959;  
her parents, all of her siblings and daughters Betty and Phyllis
 
McCook Gazette
June 16, 2008
DECEASED:Delores E HUSS
BIRTH:April 25, 1929, at Stratton, NE to Alois and 
Mary Anna (Sramek) Lorens
MARRIAGE:Melvin F. Huss on Aug. 22, 1950, at St. John's 
Catholic Church at Beardsley, Kan
DEATH:June 13, 2008 at her home in Lexington, NE
SERVICES:June 17  St. Ann's Catholic Church in Lexington, NE
BURIAL:St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery at Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents; two brothers, Francis and 
Louis; one sister, Lucille; and one great-granddaughter, Silvi. 
 
McCook Gazette
June 19, 2008
DECEASED: Harold J BROWN
BIRTH:June 23, 1937, in Frontier Co, NE on a farm south 
of Curtis to Kenneth J. and Leona (Mann) Brown
MARRIAGE:June 26, 1960  Nadine Hinton at the 
Congregational church in Stockville, NE
DEATH:June 12, 2008, North Platte, NE
SERVICES:June 16, 2008, at the United Methodist 
Church in Curtis, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents, Kenneth and Leona, his 
father-in-law, Dale A. Hinton and brother-in-law, Don Hinton. 

McCook Gazette
June 20, 2008
DECEASED:Kathleen Sue ALBERTS
BIRTH: June 15, 1949, to Roy and Opal (Bathrick) Johnson
MARRIAGE: August of 1969 Rodney Alberts
DEATH: June 10, 2008,  Hastings, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, Roy and Opal Johnson
 
McCook Gazette
June 20, 2008
DECEASED:Agnes M BAUMANN
BIRTH:March 12, 1941, McCook, NE to Louise S. Monzon
MARRIAGE: George A. Baumann Sept. 3, 1960, in Trenton, NE
DEATH:June 18, 2008,  Lincoln, NE
SERVICES:None
IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH her mother, Louise Monzon 
and husband, George Baumann

McCook Gazette
June 25, 2008
DECEASED:Constance "Connie" Ethelyn CHRISMAN
BIRTH:Aug. 5, 1914, Cook, Neb., to Theron W. and 
Virgia E. (Ethridge) Malcolm
MARRIAGE:June 26, 1937, Melvyn Ray Chrisman
DEATH:June 23, 2008, at her daughter's home in 
Denver, Colo
SERVICES: June 27, 2008, at Memorial United 
Methodist Church in McCook, NE
BURIAL:Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook, NE
IN CHARGE:Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH her husband of 66 years on Nov. 2, 2003
and her older brother, Edward Francis Malcolm; sisters-in-law, 
Jacqueline Malcolm, Justine Malcolm and Lois Gordon Morris; 
brothers-in-law, Harlend Gordon , Gilbert Clesson and Fran W. Morris

McCook Gazette
June 27, 2008
DECEASED:Clifford Galen SCHOUP
BIRTH:April 25, 1931, in McCook, NE to Conrad 
and Amelia (Miller) Schoup
MARRIAGE:March 31, 1955, Carol Klooz at Culbertson, NE
DEATH:June 25, 2008, McCook, NE
SERVICES/BURIAL: June 30, 2008, at Fort McPerson National 
Cemetery at Maxwell, NE.
IN CHARGE:Herrmann Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH Carol Schoup on Jan. 4, 2005; his parents; 
brothers, Leon Schoup, Kenneth Schoup and Raymond 
Schoup; and sister, Margie Doty

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