McCook Gazette April 25, 2008 DECEASED:Inez L QUIRING BIRTH:July 21, 1925 at Wisner NE, to Carl and Hattie (Leudtke) Steinmeyer MARRIAGE:March 28, 1948 to Victor Reetz at Wisner; April 17, 1977 Herman Quiring at Staplehurst, NE DEATH: April 24, 2008 at Henderson, NE SERVICES/BURIAL:April 28, 2008 at the Bethesda Cemetery IN CHARGE:Metz Mortuary in Henderson PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; first husband; two infant daughters, Verna and Merna; four sisters; and a son-in-law, Jim Thayer McCook Gazette April 25, 2008 DECEASED:James Edward CHRISTMAN BIRTH: April 20, 1933, at Miller, Neb., to Harry and Anna (Baker) Christman MARRIAGE:June 14, 1983, Shirley Bloch at Mitchell, NE DEATH:April 24, 2008, at his home near Trenton, NE SERVICES:April 28, 2008, at the Church of God in Trenton, NE BURIAL:Mitchell Cemetery in Mitchell, Neb IN CHARGE:Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Harry and Anna (Baker) Christman McCook Gazette April 25, 2008 DECEASED:Clifford "Cliff" Wagoner MURRAY "WBOWVE" BIRTH: March 21, 1916 in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Arthur Martin Murray and Mary Alice (Wagoner) Murray MARRIAGE:Geraldine Lock DEATH:April 24, 2008 SERVICES:April 28 Carpenter Breland Funeral Chapel BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his wife Geraldine (Lock) Murray; two brothers, Albert Murray and James Harvey; one sister, Violet Prock, and his parents McCook Gazette April 25, 2008 DECEASED:Lenna Fern BRUSH BIRTH: Oct. 26, 1920, in a sod house in Frontier Co, NE southeast of Curtis, NE, to George Halley and Ida (Hinton) Halley MARRIAGE: Feb. 25, 1943, Marion S. Brush in McCook, NE DEATH:April 25, 2008, McCook, NE SERVICES:April 28 Lockenour-Jones Mortuary BURIAL: Bartley Cemetery IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; her husband, Marion in 1988; three sisters; and five brothers McCook Gazette April 28, 2008 DECEASED:Oral Ralph BROEKER, Sr BIRTH:Aug. 28, 1921, on the family farm northwest of Orleans in Harlan Co, NE to Carl Otto and Clara Louise (Hoppe) Broeker MARRIAGE:Pearl Marie Caywood on Dec. 13, 1943 DEATH:April 25, 2008 Kearney, NE SERVICES:April 29 United Methodist Church in Oxford, NE BURIAL:Carter Cemetery in Harlan Co, NE IN CHARGE:Mitchell-Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Oxford, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; wife, Pearl; two brothers, Kenneth "Bud" Broeker and Robert Broeker; one sister, Louise Broeker in infancy; five brothers-in-law: Stanley Langenberg, Harold Brown Jr., Milton Thulin, Doug York and Rolland McQuiston. McCook Gazette April 28, 2008 DECEASED:Wayne Melvin MADSEN BIRTH: June 19, 1932, to Victor and Mary (Miller) Madsen in Trenton, NE MARRIAGE:in 1958, Rosalie Redmer DEATH:April 26, 2008 Trenton, NE SERVICES:may 3 Congregational United Church of Christ in Trenton, NE BURIAL:Trenton Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Victor and Mary Madsen and one son, Duane Madsen McCook Gazette April 28, 2008 DECEASED:Elenita ANDERSON BIRTH:Dec. 24, 1926, to Benjamin and Ellen Mae (Jensen) Russell at the Fox Creek Pioneer Farm north of Curtis, NE MARRIAGE:Jan. 15, 1949, Robert Erwin Anderson at the United Methodist Church in Curtis DEATH:April 24, 2008, at Hillside Estates in Curtis, NE SERVICES:April 28 St. John's Lutheran Church in Curtis, NE BURIAL: Curtis Cemetery IN CHARGE:Blase-Strauser PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; her husband Robert in 1985; sisters, June McGinnis; sisters-in-law, Lela and Virgina Russell; brothers, Robert and Benjamin Russell and brothers-in-law, Dick Gourley, Gaylord Anderson and Dick Fischer. McCook Gazette April 28, 2008 DECEASED:The Rev. Dean Eldon HERMAN BIRTH:Dec. 25, 1922, in Tiffin, Iowa to Melvin and Ernestine (Guth) Herman MARRIAGE:Thelma Miller in Marengo, Iowa on May 24, 1947 DEATH:April 24, 2008 SERVICES:April 28 United Methodist Church in Curtis, NE BURIAL:Curtis Cemetery IN CHARGE:Blase-Strauser PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, three infant siblings and brothers Earl, Elmer and Gerald. McCook Gazette April 29, 2008 DECEASED:Violet M STAHLY BIRTH: Dec. 9, 1914, so. of Quinter, Kan., to Richard and Iva (Averill) Hussey MARRIAGE:Oct. 11, 1937, Reginald Stahly at Julesburg, CO DEATH:April 27, 2008, Trenton, NE SERVICES:April 30 United Methodist Church in Stratton, NE BURIAL:Rose Hill Cemetery near Stratton, NE IN CHARGE:Forch Funeral Chapel of Stratton, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, Richard and Iva Hussey; her husband, Reginald; infant sister, Dora; sister, Flossie Crouse; and brothers, Phay Hussey and Stephen Hussey. McCook Gazette April 29, 2008 DECEASED:Michael Aaron VRBAS BIRTH:May 3, 1978, at Columbus, NE to Marlin J. and Marjorie E. (Higley) Vrbas DEATH:April 24, 2008 at his home in Stratton, NE SERVICES:private memorial service at the Vrbas family farm south of Stratton IN CHARGE:Forch Funeral Chapel of Stratton, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his grandparents, Frank and Beata Vrbas, his uncle, Bill Brennan and a nephew, Braeden McCook Gazette April 29, 2008 DECEASED:Dianna Lee TILLOTSON BIRTH:Feb. 15, 1938, at Palisade, NE to Virgil and Esther (Wright) Fanning MARRIAGE: Don Swanson in March of 1958; Wayne Tillotson in 1969 DEATH:April 25, 2008 Aurora, Colo SERVICES/BURIAL:April 29 Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta, NE IN CHARGE:Liewer Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her father, Virgil, son, David and brother, Lowell McCook Gazette May 5, 2008 DECEASED: Helen E MEYERS BIRTH:March 13, 1907, to George W and Ida (Hauxwell) Loomis in Haigler, NE MARRIAGE:Hugh Meyers in McCook, NE on May 1, 1935 DEATH:May 3, 2008, McCook, NE SERVICES:May 7, 2008, at the Indianola Christian Church BURIAL:McCook at Memorial Park Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husband, Hugh in 1969; great-grandson, Nicholas O'Dea; two sisters, Jessie Waddell and Faye Shepherd; and a brother, Charles Loomis McCook Gazette May 5, 2008 DECEASED:Marilyn D. MARTIN BIRTH:Aug. 13, 1927, at Lyle, Kan., to Clarence and Vera (Bradley) Enfield MARRIAGE: Robert S. Martin on Aug. 11, 1947 at Beaver City, NE DEATH:May 3, 2008 Holdrege, NE SERVICES:May 9 First United Methodist Church in Beaver City, NE BURIAL:Mount Hope Cemetery at Beaver City, NE IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Beaver City, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY Wenburg Funeral Home of Beaver City, NE McCook Gazette May 8, 2008 DECEASED:Edna Louise GLANZER BIRTH:Sept. 8, 1913, se of Arapahoe, NE to John G. and Ida C. (Helms) Riepe MARRIAGE: Walter E. Glanzer at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe, NE DEATH:May 7, 2008 Kearney, NE SERVICES:May 10 Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe, NE BURIAL: Arapahoe Cemetery IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husband, Walter; sisters, Elsa Reese, Hilda Reese and Bertha Glanzer McCook Gazette May 8, 2008 DECEASED:Doris lee DODOT BIRTH:Jan. 30, 1934, in McCook, NE to Leo and Grace (Woods) Stevens MARRIAGE:June 12, 1971, Wayne L. Dodot DEATH:May 6, 2008, McCook, NE SERVICES:May 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m., at St. Alban's Episcopal Church BURIAL:St. Alban's Columbarium IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, Leo and Grace Stevens; one son, William Stevens; and one step-son, Rodney Dodot McCook Gazette May 9, 2008 DECEASED:Jerome C. "Joe" KIRKPATRICK BIRTH:May 8, 1946, at Denver, Color., to A.C. "Jack" and Helen M. (Schott) Kirkpatrick MARRIAGE: his companion and special friend of 25 years, Susan McKillip DEATH:May 9, 2008 at his home in Benkelman, NE SERVICES:May 13 Forch Funeral Home chapel in Benkelman, NE BURIAL:Ogallala Cemetery in Ogallala, NE IN CHARGE:Forch Funeral Home chapel in Benkelman, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Jack and Helen Kirkpatrick; brother, Davey; sisters, Judy and Penney; two infant sisters; and one niece, Jackie. McCook Gazette May 12, 2008 DECEASED:Brad Lee CURRAN BIRTH:Feb. 26, 1964, in Imperial, NE, to Donald and Carole Kay (Leffler) Curran DEATH:May 11, 2008, North Platte, NE SERVICES: May 14, 2008, at Carpenter Breland Chapel in McCook, NE BURIAL:Hayes Center Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his maternal grandparents, Don and Helen Leffler and paternal grandparents, Elva and John Curran. McCook Gazette May 13, 2008 DECEASED:Jeremy Joel SIMMONS BIRTH:Feb. 27, 1980, in Omaha, NE to Diane Simmons DEATH:May 9, 2008 Omaha, NE SERVICES:May 16 Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton, KS BURIAL:Norton Cemetery IN CHARGE:Enfield Funeral Home of Norton, KS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his maternal grandmother, maternal great-grandparents and one cousin, Terry McCook Gazette May 13, 2008 DECEASED:Ella Mae WAHRMAN BIRTH:Jan. 3, 1923, in Marion, NE to Glenn and Arvella (Sines) Smalberger MARRIAGE:Aug. 17, 1955, William "Bill" V. Wahrman in Herndon, KS DEATH: April 26, 2008, at her home in Strasburg, CO SERVICES:April 30, 2008, at Our Lady of the Plains Catholic Church in Byers, CO BURIAL:Byers Cemetery PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents and eight brothers and sisters McCook Gazette May 14, 2008 DECEASED:Harley E WARD BIRTH:May 9, 1927, to William W. and Clara (Geihsler) Ward in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: JoAnn Sailors in Palisade, NE on July 8, 1950 DEATH: May 12, 2008, Wauneta, NE SERVICES: May 16, 2008, 10:30 a.m., at Palisade United Methodist Church BURIAL:Palisade Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, William and Clara; and daughter, Glenda McCook Gazette May 15, 2008 DECEASED:LeRoy G ULRICH BIRTH:Feb. 22, 1939, to Louis and Francis (Richards) Ulrich in Oberlin, KS MARRIAGE:Avis L. Sheldon on Oct. 18, 1958 in Oberlin, KS DEATH: May 13, 2008, at the age of 69 at his home in McCook, NE SERVICES: May 17, 2008, at the Carpenter Breland Funeral Home BURIAL:Memorial Park Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Louis and Francis Ulrich; one brother, Robert Ulrich; and two sisters, Carol Arrdal and Ann Geihsler McCook Gazette May 15, 2008 DECEASED:Russel Albin WARREN BIRTH: Jan. 1, 1928, to Harley and Verda (Skinner) Warren of Giltner, NE MARRIAGE:Janice Marie Wandersee on Aug. 29, 1948 DEATH:May 14, 2008 at Hamilton Manor in Aurora, NE SERVICES:May 16 Monroe Evangelical Free Church in Aurora, NE BURIAL:Aurora Cemetery. IN CHARGE:Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, brothers, Ed and Ellis Warren; sister, Glenda Wilson, brothers-in-law, Del Snodgrass, Leonard Wilson and Winston Olson; and sister-in-law, Doris Akerson and her husband, Willis Akerson McCook Gazette May 15, 2008 DECEASED:James D ANDERSON BIRTH:Sept. 26, 1929, in Long Pine, NE MARRIAGE: Mary DEATH:May 9, 2008 Omaha, NE SERVICES:May 16 Immanuel United Methodist Church in Bird City, KS BURIAL:Bird City Cemetery IN CHARGE:Knodel Funeral Home of St. Francis, KS McCook Gazette May 16, 2008 DECEASED:Helen Elizabeth ESSLINGER BIRTH:Aug. 18, 1926, near Broken Bow, NE to Fred and Ollie (Palmer) Reed MARRIAGE:Sept. 10, 1965, Donald Boyd; Raymond Esslinger on May 10, 1975 DEATH:May 15, 2008 Trenton, NE SERVICES:May 19 Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe, NE BURIAL:Arapahoe Cemetery IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husbands, Donald Boyd in 1972 and Raymond Esslinger on Feb 9, 1996; brother, Philip Reed; and sisters, Edna Spritzer and Carol Reed. McCook Gazette May 16, 2008 DECEASED:Joan Mary McCARVILLE BIRTH:Aug. 23, 1936, in Springfield, Mass., to Richard Samuel and Sophie Agatha (Gorecki) Trotter DEATH:May 15, 2008, Kearney, NE SERVICES: May 20, 2008, at Carpenter Breland Chapel BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, Richard and Sophie Trotter; one granddaughter, Kimberly Joan McCarville; and one brother, Richard Trotter. McCook Gazette May 16, 2008 DECEASED:Velda I. BIEGHLER BIRTH:Jan. 15, 1921, at Calvert, KS, to George and Emma (Akins) Roberts MARRIAGE: Oct. 31, 1946, Dean Bieghler at Norton, KS DEATH:May 15, 2008 Omaha NE SERVICES:May 20 First United Methodist Church in Beaver City, NE BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery at Beaver City, NE IN CHARGE:Wenburg Funeral Home of Beaver City, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY parents; her husband, Dean April 6, 2006; a daughter-in-law, Cindy Bieghler; five brothers, Fred, Clark, Walter, Ora and Robert; and two sisters, Ferne Eshelman and Wilva Lamb-Hutchins McCook Gazette May 19, 2008 DECEASED:Dustin Earl WERTZ BIRTH:June 13, 1984, at Waco, Texas, to Ronald and Gail (Scott) Wertz DEATH:May 16, 2008, at Ellis, Kan due to an automobile accident. SERVICES:May 20 Congregational Church of Christ in Trenton, NE BURIAL:Trenton Cemetery IN CHARGE:Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his grandfather, James Scott McCook Gazette May 19, 2008 DECEASED:Jennifer Lynn BOYD BIRTH:Jan. 9, 1952, in Nelso, NE, to Wilford and Marrianne (Sole) Stineman MARRIAGE:to Timothy D. Boyd on May 5, 1973 in Nelson, NE DEATH: May 16, 2008, McCook, NE SERVICES:May 21, 2008, Memorial United Methodist Church BURIAL:Memorial Park Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her infant sister, Beth Stineman; father, Wilford Stineman; and her husband, Timothy Boyd McCook Gazette May 23, 2008 DECEASED:Eulah J ADKINSON BIRTH: Aug. 24, 1914, in a log cabin near the Niobrara River at Carns, NE to Frank and Vina (Frear) Linderman MARRIAGE:Willard A. Zahl in 1938; Harold Adkinson in 1978 DEATH:May 21, 2008 McCook, NE SERVICES: May 23, 2008, at Community United Methodist Church in Stratton, NE BURIAL:Bassett Memorial Park Cemetery. IN CHARGE:Forch Funeral Chapel of Stratton, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents; her husbands, Willard Zahl in 1975, and Harold Adkinson in 1997; sister, Ilene Cline in 1984; and one brother, Dale, who gave his life for his country during WWII. McCook Gazette May 28, 2008 DECEASED:Theada R HILL BIRTH:in Hazard, Kent., to Norman B. and Arty Ruth (Burrell) Hill MARRIAGE:her life partner of 32 years Delores Measel DEATH: May 23, 2008 SERVICES:May 29 Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge, NE IN CHARGE:Lockenhouer-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH her father and a sister Shirley Jean McCook Gazette May 28, 2008 DECEASED: "Charlie" Charles McBRIDE BIRTH: Nov. 3, 1926, at Indianola, NE to Dale and Mary (Colling) McBride MARRIAGE:Mary Becker on July 17, 1948, at Indianola, NE DEATH: May 26, 2008 Grand Island, NE SERVICES:May 30 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church BURIAL:Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery IN CHARGE:All Faiths Funeral Home of Grand Island, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents and sister, Roberta Randall McCook Gazette May 28, 2008 DECEASED:Velma Ruth WARNOCK BIRTH:Feb. 3, 1925, in Hitchcock County, NE to John and Amanda (Wendele) Coyle MARRIAGE:Dec. 31, 1948, Paul Eugene Warnock at Stratton, NE DEATH:May 26, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook, NE SERVICES: May 29, 2008, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson, NE BURIAL:Culbertson Cemetery IN CHARGE:Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH her husband. Paul on Dec. 19, 1983; two brothers, Ervin Coyle and wife, Verna and John Francis Coyle and wife Alice; and also Jackie and Tracy Coyle. McCook Gazette May 28, 2008 DECEASED:LaMoine Thomas McCONVILLE BIRTH:Sept. 3, 1921, Indianola, NE to Thomas Patrick and Lillian C. (Colling) McConville MARRIAGE:Margaret Ann Erdman at St Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola on July 5, 1948 DEATH:May 27, 2008, McCook, NE SERVICES:May 31, 10 a.m., at St Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola, NE BURIAL:St. Catherine's Cemetery in Indianola, NE IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH his parents; wife, Margaret Ann on Nov 29, 1977; son, John T. and infant son, Michael; three infant daughters, Mary, Helen and Ann; a grandson, Gary Blume; and brothers-in-law, Keith Wane and Verlyn Saladen. McCook Gazette May 30, 2008 DECEASED:Mary Leona HALLER BIRTH:Sept. 18, 1907, at Huntingburg, Ind., to Joseph John and Mary Magdalena (Grabber) Heilers MARRIAGE: May 13, 1931, Paul M. Haller at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stratton, NE DEATH:May 28, 2008 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton, NE SERVICES:May 31 St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stratton, NE BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery near Stratton, NE IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Chapel of Stratton, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, Joseph and Mary Heilers; her husband, Paul Haller; son, Frank Haller; sisters, Augusta Andrijeski, Elenora Reiman and Rose Farschon; brothers, Leonard, Henry and Aloys Heilers and sons-in-law, Larry Forbes, Donnie Huss and Louis McKain McCook Gazette May 30, 2008 DECEASED: Doris Mary FAHRENBRUCH BIRTH:in McCook, NE on Sept. 3, 1920 to Floyd M. and Doris M. (Jennings) Covert MARRIAGE:Harry P. Fahrenbruch on June 16, 1940 in Culbertson, NE DEATH:May 29, 2008, McCook, NE SERVICES: June 3, 2008, 11 a.m., at Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson, NE BURIAL:Culbertson Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents, Floyd and Doris Covert; and husband, Harry P. Fahrenbruch on May 16, 1997 ====== Copyright © 2008 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project EATH BY