McCook Gazette January 2010 January 4, 2010 DECEASED: Marjorie R. MILES BIRTH: January 12, 1919 at Stamford, NE MARRIAGE: June 1, 1941 to Eroll R. MILES in Reno, NV DEATH: Dec 30, 2009 McCook, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Church of Christ in Stratton, NE BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery in Stratton, NE IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Chapel of Stratton, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Eroll, parents Albert and Zelma LATTA, brothers Bert, Bill and Paul, sisters Donna, Dorothy and Betty, and brother-in-law Bud GROSSE (Donna). January 4, 2010 DECEASED: Michael John FOLEY BIRTH: Nov 26, 1947 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: Aug 10, 1978 to Marie (SCHMIDT) FARR in McCook, NE DEATH: Jan 1, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook, NE BURIAL: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents John and Ruth (COTTON) FOLEY, two half brothers Harold and Donnie MACKEY, and one niece Kimberly SHAFFER. January 4, 2010 DECEASED: Paula Lynne DEISLEY BIRTH: August 15, 1972 at Lincoln, NE MARRIAGE: June 20, 1998 to Chad R. DEISLEY at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bruning, NE DEATH: Dec 31, 2009 Cambridge, NE SERVICES: Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe, NE and today at St. James Long Branch Lutheran Church in Humboldt, NE BURIAL: St. James Cemetery, Humboldt, NE IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her grandparents Tobias and Gertrude ANDREESEN. January 4, 2010 DECEASED: Dorothy Irene LOOP BIRTH: September 15, 1923 at Max, NE MARRIAGE: March 16, 1942 to Bill Rex LOOP in Oberlin, KS DEATH: Friday, January 1, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: private family inurnment at a later date IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her father Delbert HIGLEY, mother Ruth A. (HARRISON) HIGLEY, and step-father Glenn RICHARDS. January 5, 2010 DECEASED: Linda L. KNAPP BIRTH: June 26, 1953 at Boulder, CO MARRIAGE: October 29, 1993 to Ron KNAPP DEATH: Thursday, December 31, 2009 Kearney, NE SERVICES: Private family burial at a later date BURIAL: Private family burial at a later date IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her father Larry LESLIE and one sister. January 6, 2010 DECEASED: Lora ZWICKLE BIRTH: July 24, 1916 in Danbury, NE MARRIAGE: February 24, 1934 in Atwood, KS DEATH: Monday, January 4, 2010 Oberlin, KS SERVICES: Friday at Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin, KS BURIAL: Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin, KS IN CHARGE: Pauls Funeral Home of Oberlin, KS PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Walter ZWICKLE, her parents Thomas and Harriet COX, four brothers, six sisters and one grandson. January 7, 2010 DECEASED: Gordon Rudolph RIPPEN BIRTH: November 16, 1922 at Hallam, NE MARRIAGE: August 22, 1949 to Mary Lou LIKENS in Kearney, NE DEATH: Sunday, January 3, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Today at Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson, NE BURIAL: Culbertson Cemetery, Culbertson, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Henry and Carrie (SCHNEIDER) RIPPEN, four brothers Willard, Harlan, Alfred and Irvin RIPPEN, two sisters Blanch BROWN and Merylin FASSLER, three sisters-in-law Caroline RIPPEN, Jennie RIPPEN, and Berneta LIKENS, and two brothers-in-law Donald FASSLER and Dean LIKENS. January 8, 2010 DECEASED: LaVerne Stanley “Dick” SHAFFER BIRTH: September 30, 1915 at Atwood, KS MARRIAGE: January 9, 1947 to Hilda NYP at Clovis, NM DEATH: Thursday, January 7, 2010 at his home in Trenton, NE SERVICES: No services are planned. BURIAL: Cremation was his choice. IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: (not listed) January 11, 2010 DECEASED: Dorothy Pauline (BLAIR) LYTLE BIRTH: December 7, 1923 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: July 28, 1942 to Marvin Dale LYTLE in McCook, NE DEATH: Friday, January 8, 2010 at Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Carpenter Breland Chapel in McCook, NE BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Marvin LYTLE in October 1998, her parents Clair E. and Iva E. (WINTERS) BLAIR, and brother Paul BLAIR. January 12, 2010 DECEASED: Allen Everett MORTHOLE BIRTH: April 20, 1928 at Culbertson, NE MARRIAGE: July 1950 to Shirley MATHER DEATH: Monday, January 11, 2010 Omaha, NE SERVICES: Wednesday at Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook, NE BURIAL: Culbertson Cemetery, Culbertson, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Louis J. and Agnes Caroline (EGGELING) MORTHOLE, and one brother Werner MORTHOLE. January 12, 2010 DECEASED: Roland “Scotty” SCOTT BIRTH: (age 77, so 1932) in Hayes County, NE MARRIAGE: to LaVerna DEATH: December 31, 2009 at Emporia, KS SERVICES: January 5, 2010 at Americus Southern Baptist Church in Americus, KS BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Smith Mortuary PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Glen and Wretha (WILSON) SCOTT, two brothers and two sisters. January 15, 2010 DECEASED: Garrett E. MORTHOLE BIRTH: January 8, 1923 on the family farm west of Culbertson, NE MARRIAGE: December 20, 1942 to Maggie Virginia SAILORS in Denver, CO DEATH: January 13, 2010 at Lakewood, CO SERVICES: Monday, January 18, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver, CO and graveside Tuesday, January 19 at the Palisade Cemetery, Palisade, NE BURIAL: Palisade Cemetery, Palisade, NE IN CHARGE: Newcomer Funeral Home, West Metro Chapel in Lakewood, CO and announcement courtesy of Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Louis J. and Agnes C. (EGGELING) MORTHOLE, and both brothers Werner MORTHOLE and Allen MORTHOLE. January 18, 2010 DECEASED: Elma Irene (TETER) PHILLIPS BIRTH: December 23, 1918 in Frontier County, NE MARRIAGE: December 20, 1942 to Earl Thomas PHILLIPS DEATH: January 15, 2010 SERVICES: Tuesday at First Congregational Church of Christ in Longmont, CO BURIAL: Foothills Gardens of Memory in Longmont, CO IN CHARGE: Ahlberg Funeral Chapel & Crematory of Longmont, CO PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Otis Earl and Irene (MAYO) TETER, one sister Pauline PHILLIPS and one son William PHILLIPS. January 19, 2010 DECEASED: Eleanor Charlotta (ANDERSON) ALLEN BIRTH: January 9, 1915 at Walton, NE MARRIAGE: March 4, 1939 to Clarence Lee ALLEN DEATH: January 18, 2010 Cambridge, NE SERVICES: Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Cambridge, NE BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Cambridge, NE IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Clarence, her parents John Frederick and Edith Louisa (SCHOENLEBER) ANDERSON, her step-mother Anna-Maude, one son Donald, one brother Ted ANDERSON, one sister Margaret GRAY, son-in-law Aaron MENZE, and great-grandsons Sean Michael ALLEN and Jeremy COOKSEY. January 19, 2010 DECEASED: Evelyn M. ANDERSON BIRTH: April 13, 1917 in Lincoln, NE MARRIAGE: May 25, 1938 to Lloyd Edward ANDERSON DEATH: Monday, January 18, 2010 Cozad, NE SERVICES: Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cozad, NE BURIAL: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home of Cozad, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Lloyd, her parents Robert and Agnes (BARNETT) BULLOCK, one sister Maxine, one brother Robert, and her daughter Judy. January 21, 2010 DECEASED: Mavis M. PETERSEN BIRTH: September 29, 1917 at Culbertson, NE MARRIAGE: February 20, 1937 to Raymond PETERSEN at Oberlin, KS DEATH: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Kearney, NE SERVICES: Monday at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson, NE BURIAL: Culbertson Cemetery at Culbertson, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Chapel PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Raymond in Nov 1966, her parents Joseph and Rena (BROWN) MCNEICE, three brothers Dale MCNEICE, Jack MCNEICE, and Peter MCNEICE, and two sisters Iris GUMMERE and Josephine PETERSEN. January 21, 2010 DECEASED: Vernice Eleanor (HARSH) LeMon BIRTH: April 8, 1917 (Easter) on the family farm 7 miles southwest of Bartley, NE MARRIAGE: October 27, 1943 to Vernon LeMon at the Assembly of God Church in McCook, NE DEATH: Monday, January 18, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Friday at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Bartley Cemetery, Bartley, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Chapel PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her three brothers Lester HARSH, Rufus HARSH, Vernie HARSH, and one sister Lila OXFORD. January 22, 2010 DECEASED: Robert “Lindy” Raymond LENHART BIRTH: October 18, 1918 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: in 1948 to Kathryn Ileen DOWNS DEATH: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Saturday at McCook Christian Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery at McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Amelia (MAUL) and Henry LENHART, one brother Henry “Hank” LENHART, sisters Marie AYNES, Rachael LENHART, Elizabeth MCDILL, Florence MCDONALD, and Hannah SLONIKER. January 22, 2010 DECEASED: Bernice Evelyn VANVLEET BIRTH: January 12, 1922 at Lebanon, NE MARRIAGE: October 6, 1940 to Denzel VANVLEET at Jennings, KS DEATH: Thursday, January 21, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Jan 26, 2010 Graveside at the Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, NE BURIAL: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Denzel in Sept 1977 and one son Merald VANVLEET on August 31, 2009. January 25, 2010 DECEASED: Jesse Dean HUGHES BIRTH: November 10, 1982 at Clear Lake, SD MARRIAGE: engaged to Angela DEATH: Saturday, January 23, 2010 Lincoln, NE SERVICES: Thursday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul, NE BURIAL: Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NE IN CHARGE: Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his grandparents Richard and Barbara REED, his great-grandparents Myrene HAMMOND and George and Edna REED, and Angie’s grandparents Emory and Lucy PUTZ. January 25, 2010 DECEASED: Ronald D. “Reggie” SHEPARD BIRTH: February 4, 1951 in Lincoln, NE MARRIAGE: to Marjorie HIGLEY DEATH: Thursday, January 21, 2010 in Lincoln, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in Lincoln, NE BURIAL: Lincoln Memorial Park IN CHARGE: Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his father Robert Lee SHEPARD, one brother Richard SHEPARD, one step-son Michael VRBAS, one grandchild Braedon Wilson-VRBAS, and one niece Emily SHEPARD. January 26, 2010 DECEASED: Rita Marie (MCKILLIP) PHARES BIRTH: July 31, 1918 in Hot Springs, Ark. MARRIAGE: June 18, 1942 to Philip PHARES at the St. Ann Catholic Church in Frontier County, NE DEATH: January 7, 2010 Oshkosh, NE SERVICES: Friday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Ogallala, NE BURIAL: Palisade Cemetery, Palisade, NE IN CHARGE: Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Daniel P. and Frances J. (ZIMMER) MCKILLIP, and by sisters Ruth MCKILLIP and Mary Ann (MCKILLIP) CHAMBERS. January 26, 2010 DECEASED: Warren Francis FARRELL BIRTH: April 21, 1924 in Bartley, NE MARRIAGE: August 25, 1949 to Marian Louise MCKILLIP at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in McCook, NE DEATH: Sunday, January 24, 2010 Olathe, KS SERVICES: January 29, 2010 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Francis Joseph and Genevieve Rose (MCADAMS) FARRELL, daughter Mary Jo FARRELL, three brothers Leonard, Jim, and Bernard FARRELL and sister-in-law Alice FARRELL. January 27, 2010 DECEASED: Velma “Vicky” Maxine BERRY BIRTH: April 23, 1924 in Palisade, NE MARRIAGE: November 17, 1946 to Orley W. BERRY in Culbertson, NE DEATH: Friday, January 22, 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. SERVICES: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Wasson Memorial Chapel in Siloam Springs, Ark. BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark. PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Orley, two sisters Dorothea SEIFERT and Ester WELK, and one son Terrance L. BERRY. January 27, 2010 DECEASED: Mona V. FAIMON BIRTH: December 22, 1933 in Rosemont, NE MARRIAGE: August 3, 1954 to Richard J. FAIMON DEATH: Monday, January 25, 2010 Seward, NE SERVICES: Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Carl and Ida (HOPPEN) WILHELMS, her husband Richard FAIMON in Sept 2000, one brother Roy WILHELMS and one sister Doris ADAMS. January 27, 2010 DECEASED: Gloria Marie MESSINGER BIRTH: June 3, 1933 at Oberlin, KS MARRIAGE: September 23, 1951 to Roger MESSINGER DEATH: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE SERVICES: Saturday at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Charles and Ruby (PARKHURST) LARREAU, four brothers Kenneth, Richard, Gerald and Donald LARREAU and one sister Virginia SPEAKER. January 27, 2010 DECEASED: Byron B. BRUNSWICK BIRTH: June 26, 1940 at McCook, NE MARRIAGE: (not listed) DEATH: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Saturday at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook, NE BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Lewis M. and Dorothy G. (BONAR) BRUNSWICK, two sisters Dora FARR and Grace BRUNSWICK, and two step-brothers Don BRUNSWICK and LaVern BRUNSWICK. January 27, 2010 DECEASED: Marcey A. WOLFORD BIRTH: December 30, 1934 at Smith Center, KS MARRIAGE: December 18, 1955 to Wayne WOLFORD at the First Christian Church in Kearney, NE DEATH: Thursday, January 14, 2010 Kearney, NE SERVICES: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad, NE BURIAL: private family inurnment at a later date IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home of Cozad, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Ralph and Hilda (HARING) INNES, brother-in-law Neal MCCORMICK, and two sisters-in-law Wanda OLSON and Ruby WOLFORD. January 26, 2010 DECEASED: Richard “Dick” W. MILLER BIRTH: October 4, 1924 at Palisade, NE MARRIAGE: to Ardith DEATH: January 17, 2010 at Wheat Ridge, CO SERVICES: January 21, 2010 at Newcomer Funeral Home, West Metro Chapel in Lakewood, CO BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: (not listed) PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Floyd and Mable MILLER, three brothers Warren, Marion and Paul, and two sisters Doris MAGORIAN and Evelyn PHILLIPS. January 28, 2010 DECEASED: Robert Jack VAUGHN Jr. BIRTH: August 29, 1962 in Strong City, KS MARRIAGE: (not listed) DEATH: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Fairbury, NE SERVICES: Saturday graveside at Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin, KS BURIAL: Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin, KS IN CHARGE: Pauls Funeral Home of Oberlin, KS PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his sister Sheila VAUGHN. January 29, 2010 DECEASED: Ruth Bernice PIPER BIRTH: January 17, 1922 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: August 20, 1946 to George PIPER at Omaha, NE DEATH: Thursday, January 28, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson, NE BURIAL: Culbertson Cemetery, Culbertson, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband George in Jan 1998, her parents George and Rose (HILL) HEIN, and one sister Doris WELCH. January 29, 2010 DECEASED: Donald Dean SCHMIDT BIRTH: June 30, 1946 in Holdrege, NE MARRIAGE: (not listed) DEATH: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Elwood, NE SERVICES: Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Elwood, NE BURIAL: Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege, NE IN CHARGE: Elwood Funeral Home in Elwood, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Bernard and Ruth (SWANSON) SCHMIDT, and two brothers Milan SCHMIDT and infant brother Bernard SCHMIDT. January 29, 2010 DECEASED: Gladys HOFF BIRTH: (not listed, age 83) MARRIAGE: to Dwight DEATH: Thursday, January 28, 2010 Grand Island, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Imperial, NE BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta, NE IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: (not listed) ====== Copyright © 2010 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project