McCook Gazette September 2010 September 1, 2010 DECEASED: Roy Ulysses CUSHING BIRTH: January 13, 1940 on a farm north of Stratton, NE MARRIAGE: DEATH: August 25, 2010 Imperial, NE SERVICES: on Tuesday at the Eagles Club in Imperial, NE BURIAL: (not listed), cremated IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home of Imperial, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents George W. and Thelma B. (WILKINSON) CUSHING. September 2, 2010 DECEASED: Milford Gene YOUNG BIRTH: January 27, 1934 in Dundy County, NE MARRIAGE: to Marlene Rae HOLSCHER DEATH: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Benkelman, NE SERVICES: Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church in Bird City, KS BURIAL: Bird City Cemetery, Bird City, KS IN CHARGE: Knodel Funeral Home of St. Francis, KS PRECEDED IN DEATH: (not listed) September 7, 2010 DECEASED: Ora Anna RUETTIMANN BIRTH: October 19, 1922 near Palisade, NE MARRIAGE: March 28, 1942 to Glen Dale RUETTIMANN in Yuma, AZ DEATH: Friday, September 3, 2010 SERVICES: Wednesday at Hamlet Union Church in Hamlet, NE BURIAL: Meadow Lawn Cemetery in Hamlet, NE IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Glenn in April 2001, parents John Chaney SAILORS and Anna Frances (HARRINGTON) SAILORS, sister Pamel, brothers Gerald, Johnny Forest, Orris and Sonny. September 7, 2010 DECEASED: Rodney Douglas DACK BIRTH: December 24, 1945 in Denver, CO MARRIAGE: to Kathy MOORE DEATH: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at his home in Culbertson, NE SERVICES: None planned at this time BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: (not listed) September 7, 2010 DECEASED: Albert B. FOREMAN BIRTH: May 25, 1920 on the family farm south of Holbrook, NE MARRIAGE: (not listed) DEATH: Monday, September 6, 2010 Cambridge, NE SERVICES: held at a later date BURIAL: will be in Holbrook Cemetery, Holbrook, NE IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Faye F. and Edith M. (KINNIE) FOREMAN, and a brother Bryan in 1979. September 7, 2010 DECEASED: Betty June (FLOROM) KNOX BIRTH: May 26, 1933 in Curtis, NE MARRIAGE: September 17, 1954 to Crete KNOX at the United Methodist Church in Curtis, NE DEATH: Friday, September 3, 2010 Wilber, NE SERVICES: Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Curtis, NE BURIAL: Wellfleet Cemetery, Wellfleet, NE IN CHARGE: Blasé-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial Chapel in Curtis, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Hazen and Aletha (SCHNASE) FLOROM, husband Crete, and brothers George and Marvin FLOROM. September 8, 2010 DECEASED: Ruth WERNER BIRTH: (age 89) MARRIAGE: DEATH: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Grant, NE SERVICES: Thursday at Grant Zion Lutheran Church in Grant, NE BURIAL: Grant Cemetery, Grant, NE IN CHARGE: Bullock-Long Funeral Home September 8, 2010 DECEASED: Duane I. PHILLIPS BIRTH: January 24, 1936 in Fullerton, NE MARRIAGE: December 26, 1957 to Carol A. DURHAM in Pineville, LA DEATH: Monday, September 6, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Friday at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Grand Island Cemetery on East Stolley Park Road, Grand Island, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Irving D. and Mildred (SNODGRASS) PHILLIPS. September 8, 2010 DECEASED: Robert H. HAUSSLER BIRTH: November 7, 1927 in Furnas County, NE MARRIAGE: (1) Spring of 1947 to Carol MENZE and (2) August 22, 1987 to Doii (BOWEN) JOHNSON DEATH: Monday, September 6, 2010 at his home at Medicine Creek Reservoir, Frontier County, NE SERVICES: Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe, NE BURIAL: St. Matthews Cemetery in rural Arapahoe, NE IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his second wife Doii in Jan 1997, parents August and Anna (MUES) HAUSSLER, brothers August Jr., Albert and Victor, and sisters Dorothy FISHER and Alice HILKER. September 10, 2010 DECEASED: Richard Hatcher HOTZE BIRTH: October 7, 1943 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: August 31, 1963 to Margaret Ellen LUDINGTON DEATH: September 3, 2010 SERVICES: Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Fort Collins, CO BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Allnutt Funeral Service of Fort Collins, CO September 10, 2010 DECEASED: Daniel Wayne RIENER BIRTH: April 2, 1986 McCook, NE MARRIAGE: (not listed) DEATH: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at his home in Manhattan, KS SERVICES: (not listed) BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: (not listed) PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his mother Patricia Rose RIENER, brother Michael Ryan RIENER, paternal grandparents Harry and Margaret (KETTERL) RIENER and maternal grandfather Hubert MARINTZER. September 13, 2010 DECEASED: Michael "Mike" John ROE BIRTH: September 28, 1955 in Holdrege, NE MARRIAGE: (1) Feb 12, 1983 to Martha (TINES) at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook, NE and (2) Oct 18, 2007 to Terry N. FELBER DEATH: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 in Grand Island, NE SERVICES: Friday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Memorial Park Columbarium in McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his grandparents Al and Dagmar ROE of McCook, and his father Gerald James ROE of Arkansas in July 1990. September 13, 2010 DECEASED: Delyla M. (SCHNEIDER) WESKAMP BIRTH: October 29, 1923 in St. Ann, NE MARRIAGE: February 17, 1947 to Lawrence (Mike) WESKAMP DEATH: Friday, September 10, 2010 in Lincoln, NE SERVICES: Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery in McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Peter T. and Mary C. (GIESPERT) SCHNEIDER, husband Mike, brothers Howard and Victor, and son-in-law Dwight COX. September 13, 2010 DECEASED: Gary Wayne NUTT BIRTH: July 24, 1935 in North Platte, NE MARRIAGE: December 26, 1955 to Leona GLAZE DEATH: Friday, September 10, 2010 North Platte, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Curtis, NE BURIAL: Curtis Cemetery, Curtis, NE IN CHARGE: Blase Strauser Memorial Chapel PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Lynn and Margaret (LINNEMEYER) NUTT, and his grandson Derrick NUTT. September 14, 2010 DECEASED: LaVern M. "Pete PETERSON BIRTH: June 22, 1933 in Cambridge, NE MARRIAGE: Oct 1, 1956 to Margaret "Margie" LOCKENOUR DEATH: Monday, September 13, 2010 Cambridge, NE SERVICES: Thursday BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge, NE IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Elmer C. and Gladys (ESTERGARD) PETERSON, his brother Eugene, and an infant sister Caroline. September 4, 2010 DECEASED: Daniel "Roland" SANDBERG BIRTH: December 28, 1939 in North Platte, NE MARRIAGE: June 1, 1963 to Loretta Jo LORENS in Stratton, NE DEATH: Sunday, September 12, 2010 at his home in rural Stratton, NE SERVICES: Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Stratton, NE BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery in Stratton, NE IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Chapel PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Nels Ejnar and Vida (TABLER) SANDBERG, daughter Deborah Ann in infancy, brother Robert, and nephew Rusty. September 16, 2010 DECEASED: Martin Laverne FRITZ BIRTH: August 13, 1931 at a home near Indianola, NE MARRIAGE: January 12, 1964 to Sundae M. MUES at Ash Creek, NE DEATH: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at his rural home near Indianola, NE SERVICES: Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ash Creek, NE BURIAL: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural Bartley, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents John R. and Lydia Marie (TROESTER) FRITZ, son Dennis FRITZ, and sister Ilene KISKER. September 17, 2010 DECEASED: Bettie Jean CAVE BIRTH: August 11, 1924 in Goss, MO MARRIAGE: (1) August 24, 1945 to Robert Atkins and (2) to William "Bill" CAVE DEATH: Wednesday September 15, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Saturday at the Evangelical Free Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: Tuesday at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Paris, MO IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Arthur HAWKINS in April 1973 and Bessie (YOUNG) HAWKINS in 2003, first husband Robert ATKINS, two sisters Virginia Fern HAYWOOD and Thelma Ruth LEWIS and an infant child. September 20, 2010 DECEASED: Charles "Mac" McKinley AUSTIN BIRTH: January 3, 1927 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: August 3, 1947 to Lois LEITNER in Oberlin, KS DEATH: Thursday, September 16, 2010 in Gothenburg, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Victory Assembly of God Church BURIAL: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE IN CHARGE: Blase Strauser Funeral Home of Gothenburg, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Charles McKinley AUSTIN and Blanche (HAWKINS) AUSTIN, son Tommy, and two brothers Doug and Eugene. September 17, 2010 DECEASED: Nelson Edward DAHL BIRTH: April 16, 1949 in Coos County, OR MARRIAGE: (1) in 1971 to Mary SUNDBY in Fargo, ND and (2) December 27, 1995 to Cheryl WELLS in Yankton, SD DEATH: September 16, 2010 (presumably in Nebraska) SERVICES: Monday at the Palisade School Gym in Palisade, NE BURIAL: private family inurnment IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Arthur Edward "Ed" DAHL and Edith GRANDSTAFF. September 17, 2010 DECEASED: Faye Jeanette BURGETT BIRTH: February 28, 1948 in Oceanside, CA MARRIAGE: to David SCHWING and to William BURGETT DEATH: Wednesday September 15, 2010 at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln, NE SERVICES: Thursday at the Evangelical Free Church in McCook, NE BURIAL: in California at a later date IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Robert L. and Doris J. (SIEU) GREER, husband David SCHWING, sister Catherine and a son in infancy. September 22, 2010 DECEASED: Royce A. HORSKY BIRTH: October 27, 1935 at his grandparents' home near Liberty, NE MARRIAGE: (1) in 1956 to Mary LOCH and (2) in 1983 to Marline DEATH: Saturday, September 18, 2010 in Florence, OR SERVICES: (not listed) BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: (not listed) PRECEDED IN DEATH: (not listed) September 22, 2010 DECEASED: Marjorie Leola RANDALL BIRTH: June 3, 1916 in Stratton, NE MARRIAGE: (not listed) DEATH: Sunday, September 19, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Friday graveside at Rose Hill Cemetery in Stratton, NE BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery in Stratton, NE IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Chapel of Benkelman, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents John and Edith (WARD) RANDALL, brothers Donald RANDALL and Burdette RANDALL, sisters Ethel Fay RANDALL, Maxine CROCKER, and Jeannine PIERCE. September 22, 2010 DECEASED: Leland Variel PETSCH Sr. BIRTH: August 12, 1927 in Stratton,NE MARRIAGE: April 16, 1952 to Billie Marie SWIFT in Denver, CO DEATH: Monday, September 20, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Friday at Carpenter Breland Chapel in McCook, NE BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook, NE IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Frederick William and Mabel Adeline (PARSONS) PETSCH, one aunt Dora RUBY, and one uncle Dutch Petsch. September 23, 2010 DECEASED: Shirley Ann WEBB BIRTH: July 25, 1935 in Bartelsville, OK MARRIAGE: May 26, 1952 to Jimmy La WEBB in Raton, NM DEATH: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Kearney, NE SERVICES: Saturday at First Congregational Church of Christ in Cambridge, NE BURIAL: Bartley Cemetery, Bartley, NE IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Jessie and Pearl ATKINSON, and her husband Jimmy. September 22, 2010 DECEASED: Opal N. DUNN BIRTH: (age 98), born in Dundy County, NE MARRIAGE: November 23, 1943 to Leonard Lyle DUNN in McCook, NE DEATH: Sunday, September 19, 2010 at her home in Brentwood, CA SERVICES: Friday at Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook, NE BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook, NE IN CHARGE: (not listed, but probably Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook, NE) PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Leonard in July 1986. September 22, 2010 DECEASED: Clifton "Cliff" LORD BIRTH: June 5, 1921 in Indianola, NE MARRIAGE: September 6, 1948 to Anne Marie GEHLBACH DEATH: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: Friday 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: by his parents MacArthur C. and Gertrude E. (LEHN) LORD, two brothers and two sisters. September 24, 2010 DECEASED: Frances Louise "Frankie Lou" NICHOLSON BIRTH: February 23, 1940 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: in 1959 to Franklin A. NICHOLSON * DEATH: September 17, 2010 at her home in Lebanon, NE SERVICES: Saturday graveside at the Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, NE BURIAL: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, NE IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her husband Franklin in June 2006, daughter Rhonda in August 2001, and parents Homer and Dorothea (HALKER) WARNER. September 24 and 27, 2010 DECEASED: Donna Jean HARNED BIRTH: August 6, 1954 in Lincoln, NE MARRIAGE: to Todd DONDLINGER DEATH: Thursday, September 23, 2010 in Lincoln, NE SERVICES: Sunday at Fellowship Community Church in Lincoln, NE BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Roper and Sons Funeral Home of Lincoln, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Gaylord Harrison and Iona Mae (SCHAMEL) HARNED, and a brother Douglas HARNED. September 27, 2010 DECEASED: Alta Mae CORDER BIRTH: April 23, 1922 in Cambridge, NE MARRIAGE: February 3, 1945 to Bernard CORDER in McCook, NE DEATH: Sunday, September 26, 2010 Cambridge, NE SERVICES: Graveside at Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge, NE BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge, NE IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Ralph and Marjorie (HIATT) WIEDEMAN, and husband Bernard in 2004. September 27, 2010 DECEASED: Bob "Robert" H. PORTER BIRTH: (age 80) in Parks, NE MARRIAGE: to Velma MCCARTNY and Dee BENNETT DEATH: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Montana Veterans' Home in Columbia Falls, MT SERVICES: Private family service at a later date BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: (not listed) Announcement courtesy of Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his son Leslie, and wife Dee BENNETT PORTER. September 27, 2010 DECEASED: Randall August BARBER BIRTH: June 1, 1953 in Hays, KS MARRIAGE: September 27, 1986 to Jerri Kay ESTES in Indianola, NE DEATH: Saturday, September 25, 2010 at his home in Danbury, NE SERVICES: Saturday at the Indianola Community Center, Indianola, NE BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by his parents Joseph Henry and Joyce Elaine (GIINTHER) BARBER, and his sister Nancy BARBER. September 27, 2010 DECEASED: Lawrence "Larry" E. VONTZ BIRTH: May 16, 1945 in McCook, NE MARRIAGE: to Karen (GROVES) MEINTS DEATH: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at his home in Denver, CO SERVICES: Friday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola, NE BURIAL: Indianola Cemetery, Indianola, NE September 27, 2010 DECEASED: Viola Louise BISCHOFF BIRTH: July 20, 1936 at Haxtun, CO MARRIAGE: August 7, 1956 to Dale BISCHOFF at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in rural Wauneta, NE DEATH: Thursday, September 23, 2010 in Seward, NE SERVICES: Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wauneta, NE BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, NE IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home of Wauneta, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Lawrence "Pate" and Irene (ROBERTS) MILNER, and two brothers Charles and Ron MILNER. September 29, 2010 DECEASED: John Franklin WEDERSKI BIRTH: November 12, 1935 in Stratton, NE MARRIAGE: in 1957 to Darlene BOWISH and in 1984 to Ada DEATH: September 24, 2010 (presumably in Arizona) SERVICES: Friday in Cave Creek, AZ BURIAL: will follow IN CHARGE: (not listed), announcement courtesy of Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by both wives Darlene and Ada. McCook Gazette September 30, 2010 DECEASED: Audrey Ann GATHERCOLE BIRTH: May 29, 1925 in Echo, UT MARRIAGE: to David Wales GATHERCOLE DEATH: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 McCook, NE SERVICES: no local services per request of deceased BURIAL: (not listed) IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, NE PRECEDED IN DEATH: by her parents Vernie Houston and Evelyn Viola (STAGG) WILLIAMS, husband David GATHERCOLE and grandson Wendell Wayne WARNER Jr. ====== Copyright © 2010 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project