McCook Gazette Mon June 4, 2007 DECEASED: Eva Lucile (COBURN) DUNN BORN: 82 yrs at Indianola, NE DEATH: May 16, 2007) in Playa Vista, Calif MEMORIAL SERVICES: June 10 Rice Mortuary Chapel in Torrance, Calif BURIAL: May 23 Blair Cemetery, in Camdenton, Mo PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents John and Valeria Coburn, and sister Opal Coburn McCook Gazette Mon June 4, 2007 DECEASED: John E HAM BORN: March 7, 1918, in Benkelman to Eugene F. and Edna (McEvoy) Ham DEATH: May 9, 2007 in Brighton, Colo SERVICES: June 9 St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Benkelman BURIAL: donated his body to science PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; a nephew, Richard Jones; sisters-in-law, Helen Horinek, Alice Horinek, Gertrude Havel, Antoinette Horinek, and Martha Soucheck; brothers-in-law, Frank Vrbas, William Vrbas, Bernard Vrbas and Raymond Vrbas. McCook Gazette Mon June 4, 2007 DECEASED: Margaret C (ZIGLER) MERRILL BORN: Nov. 3, 1912, to Edwin and Mable (Williamson) Zigler on a farm south of Stratton in Hitchcock Co., NE DEATH: June 1, 2007 in Trenton SERVICES/BURIAL: June 5 Rose Hill Cemetery near Stratton BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery near Stratton IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Chapel of Stratton PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, Edwin and Mable Zigler; her husband, Floyd Merrill; sisters, Velma and Ruby; brothers, Virgil, Clyde and Leonard; daughter-in-law, Patricia Merrill; and son-in-law, Raymon Maiellaro McCook Gazette Tue June 5, 2007 DECEASED: Larry Duane READY BORN: Jan. 21, 1932, on the family farm near Hayes Center DEATH: June 3, 2007 at Longmont, CO SERVICES: June 6 Howe Mortuary Longmont, CO IN CHARGE: Howe Mortuary Longmont, CO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; three brothers, John, Clay and Newman; and a sister, Kathryn McCook Gazette Tue June 5, 2007 DECEASED: Elsie Gertrude "Gertie" (CHILDERS) [JORDAN] SPARKS BORN: March 15, 1907, at Belden to Eugene and Edna (Yale) Childers DEATH: June 5, 2007 McCook SERVICES: June 8 Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook BURIAL:Hartington Cemetery IN CHARGE: Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husbands, Albert in 1940 and Harry; daughter, Edna Graham; three brothers; and one sister. McCook Gazette Tue June 5, 2007 DECEASED: Joseph John OZANNE BORN: Oct. 16, 1968, at Corpus Christi, Texas to Johnnie and Pamela (Stewart) Ozanne DEATH: June 3, 2007 El Dorado, Kan SERVICES: June 7 Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook McCook Gazette Tue June 5, 2007 DECEASED: Patricia Mae "Patsy" (CREASMAN) TEPLY BORN: May 24, 1928, to Bill and Charlotte (Powers) Creasman in Indianola DEATH: June 1, 2007 SERVICES: June 5 St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Imperial BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH her parents; husband, Eddie; son, Danny Joe; and a brother, Billie. McCook Gazette Wed June 6, 2007 DECEASED: Ruth Augusta (ANDREWS) HOPPING BORN: Aug. 7, 1912, in Cambridge to Donald "Dan" and Mary Alice (Clark) Andrews DEATH: March 15, 2006 at her home in Reno, Nev SERVICES/BURIAL: June 8 Deaver Cemetery in Stamford IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Beaver City PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, husband, Charles in 1998 and all of her siblings McCook Gazette Thur June 7, 2007 DECEASED: Jackqulyn M "Dottie" (KINDER) ESTERGARD BORN: Dec. 25, 1916, to Robert A. and Estella (Cowles) Kinder in Cambridge DEATH: June 6, 2007 in Arapahoe SERVICES: June 9 Congregational Church in Cambridge BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; her husband, Lloyd in 2000; brother, Bernard; great-granddaughter, Jackqulyn Jean Johnson; and a daughter-in-law, Barbara Eastergard McCook Gazette Fri June 8, 2007 DECEASED: Arola "June" (HEATH) BREINING BORN: April 4, 1944, in Hastings to Curtis and Nellie (Hasemeyer) Heath DEATH: June 7, 2007 at her home in Arapahoe SERVICES: June 9 Church of Christ in Arapahoe BURIAL: at a later date Arapahoe Cemetery IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; sister, Betty Heath; brother-in-law, Duane Missing; and sister-in-law, Charlotte Heath McCook Gazette Fri June 8, 2007 DECEASED: Bruce Edwin KITT BORN: Aug. 21, 1921, to Ray and Hilda Seward Kitt in a sod house southwest of Wauneta DEATH: June 7, 2007 SERVICE: June 9 Westside Church of Christ in Imperial BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home of Imperial PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, one sister, Merle Janice; and two brothers, Kenneth and Ralph McCook Gazette Mon June 11, 2007 DECEASED: Doris Marion (DOOLITTLE) SNYDER BORN: April 8, 1922, at Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of the late Carl C. and Laurabelle (Foster) Doolittle. DEATH: June 8, 2007 in Curtis SERVICES:June 12 Herrmann Memorial Chapel in McCook BURIAL: Maywood Cemetery IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Stanley on July 31, 2002, brothers, Floyd and Eddie Doolitle and an infant sister, Mildred Doolittle, Margaret Noland and Martha Mardis McCook Gazette Mon June 11, 2007 DECEASED: Keith "Pike" ELLIS BORN: August 21, 1933 in Benkelman, Nebraska son of the John and Alice (Sparks) Ellis DEATH: June 9, 2007, in Kearney, Nebraska SERVICES: United Methodist Church in Benkelman BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery at Stratton IN CHARGE: Herrmann Funeral Home in Trenton PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, first wife Joyce Suttle, two brothers Jim Ellis and Richard Ellis and brothers-in-law Robert Arnold, Alfonso Panopio, and Romulo Panopio McCook Gazette Mon June 11, 2007 DECEASED: Kenneth E KROUS BORN: March 3, 1955, in Cambridge to Elwyn S. and Elizabeth (Deffer) Krous DEATH: May 28, 2007 in Tulare, Calif SERVICES/BURIAL: June 13 Indianola Cemetery IN CHARGE:Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his mother, Elizabeth Krous and a brother, Philip Krous McCook Gazette Mon June 11, 2007 DECEASED: James Cloyd EARNEST BORN: July 16, 1963, to James G. and Bev L. (Sailors) Earnest at Cambridge DEATH: June 9, 2007 at Benkelman Hospital SERVICES: June 13 Zion Lutheran Church in Benkelman BURIAL: Bird City Cemetery IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Home in Benkelman PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father, James G., in 2004 and grandparents, George and Flossye Earnest and Reverend and Mrs. C.A. Sailors McCook Gazette Mon June 11, 2007 DECEASED: Kathleen Diane (KERN) NEWTSON BORN: Sept. 17, 1953, in North Platte, to Orville L. and Phyllis (Gamble) Kern DEATH: June 6, 2007, in Benkelman SERVICES: private services later IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Chapel of Benkelman PRECEDED IN DEATH BY father Orville L. Kern and brother, Charles T. Kern McCook Gazette Tues June 12, 2007 DECEASED: Clarence Elmer BARTH BORN: April 8, 1915, to Henry and Lydia (Hoch) Barth in Culbertson DEATH: June 9, 2007 Holyoke SERVICES: June 12 Gerk Funeral Home in Holyoke BURIAL: Holyoke Memorial Park IN CHARGE: Gerk Funeral Home of Holyoke PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his mother and father; brothers, Ira Barth and Willis Barth; sister, Leona Brown; and grandson, Grant Barth. McCook Gazette Tues June 12, 2007 DECEASED: Harold Dean BREESE BORN: Dec. 2, 1942, at Sidney, to Clarence Edward and Fern Frances (Walters) Breese DEATH: June 9, 2007) Wauneta SERVICES:June 13 Liewer Funeral Home in Wauneta BURIAL: Wauneta Riverside Cemetery IN CHARGE: Liewer Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Clarence and Fern Breese; one sister, Malvina Hockley; and an infant brother, Roy Edward Breese McCook Gazette Wed June 13, 2007 DECEASED: Darin L HICKEL BORN: July 7, 1971, in Great Bend, Kan., to Kenneth A. and Carol J. (Feist) Hickel DEATH: June 11, 2007 in McCook SERVICES: June 14 St. Patrick Catholic Church in Great Bend BURIAL: St. Peter and Paul Cemetery north of Ellinwood, Kan IN CHARGE: Bryant Funeral Home of Great Bend PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his paternal grandfather, Fred Hickel and maternal grandparents, Leon and Anna Feist. McCook Gazette Wed June 13, 2007 DECEASED: Jean C (BURKS) CARSE BORN: in Stratton, May 25, 1919, to Ulysses S. and Lulu (Conner) Burks DEATH: June 12, 2007 Cambridge, NE SERVICES: June 18 Trinity United Methodist Church in Cambridge BURIAL: Palisade Cemetery IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husband, Leon; four brothers, Paul and Johns Burks and two in infancy; three sisters, Gladys Pierce, Grace Cushing, and Lilly Jones McCook Gazette Thur June 14, 2007 DECEASED: Coralee M (SCHLEGEL) [MILLER] KNEPP BORN: June 26, 1936, at Bazine, Kan., to Fred and Lydia (Stieben) Schlegel DEATH: June 12, 2007 her home in North Platte SERVICES: June 15 First United Methodist Church in North Platte BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery in McCook IN CHARGE: Carpenter Memorial Chapel of North Platte PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, John H. Miller, sister, Winifred, and her parents McCook Gazette Thur June 14, 2007 DECEASED: Esther Doris Johanna (LEISING) MILLER BORN: July 15, 1913, at Arapahoe to Herman and Minnie (Stillman) Leising DEATH: June 12, 2007) in Arapahoe SERVICES: June 16 Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe BURIAL: Arapahoe Cemetery IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husband, George A.; daughter, Dianne G. Womack; three brothers, Earnest and Richard Leising and infant, Victor; two sisters, Dora Russell and infant, Arlene McCook Gazette Fri June 15, 2007 DECEASED: L Mildred (TAYLOR) COOK BORN: Nov. 18, 1917, in Oberlin, KS to Edward and Ola Taylor DEATH: June 9, 2007 at the home of her granddaughter in Paradise Valley, Nev SERVICES: June 13, at the Paradise Valley Community Church in Nevada June 21, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Northridge, Calif BURIAL: portion of she and her late husband's ashes will be scattered over Clear Lake, Calif., a favorite family vacation destination, and the remainder will be interned at the Phillip Cook family plot at the Culbertson cemetery IN CHARGE: Albertson's Funeral Home Winnemucca PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Joseph in 2004, parents and brothers, Lloyd, Robert, Leither and Merle "Bill" McCook Gazette Fri June 15, 2007 DECEASED: Larry D PAISLEY BORN: Cambridge on Jan. 18, 1935, to H. Dean and Clara E. (Moore) Paisley DEATH: June 14, 2007 at Cambridge SERVICES: June 19 St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Cambridge BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery of Cambridge IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge McCook Gazette Fri June 15, 2007 DECEASED: Garland June WELCH BORN: Jan. 24, 1919, in McCook DEATH: June 11, 2007, in Sacramento, CA IN CHARGE:Lambert Funeral Home of Roseville PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Elmer Welch, son, Elmer Welch Jr., daughter Garland Jo; son, Chuck; brothers, Johnny and Wayne; and sister, Mary Kathleen McCook Gazette Mon June 18, 2007 DECEASED: Fauneil Lavon GLEE BORN: June 30, 1928, in Hayes Center DEATH: June 11, 2007 in Brighton, Colo SERVICES: June 19 Congregational Church in Hayes Center BURIAL: Hayes Center Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband Verl on April 1, 2007 McCook Gazette Mon June 18, 2007 DECEASED: Steven Allen SCHELLHASE BORN: Dec. 31, 1955, in Omaha to Alan B. and Patricia A. Bowers (Paine) Schellhase DEATH: June 13, 2007 at the VA Hospital in Omaha SERVICES: June 19 Indianola United Methodist Church BURIAL: Indianola Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father, Alan Schellhase; step-father, Don E. Bowers; maternal grandparents, G.C. and Vonda Paine; paternal grandparents, Ray and Irene Schellhase; and step-grandmother, Margie Paine McCook Gazette Tues June 19, 2007 DECEASED: Edith M (RANEY) TATUM-HEAGNEY BORN:May 28, 1921, to Eli and Emma A. (Parker) Raney at Wallace, NE DEATH: June 16, 2007 in Curtis, NE SERVICES: June 20 First United Methodist Church in Curtis BURIAL: Morning View Cemetery in Wallace IN CHARGE: Blase-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Curtis PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husbands, Bert Tatum and Leo Heagney; two infant sisters; a daughter, Alice Walker; and daughter-in-law, Sue Tatum McCook Gazette Tues June 19, 2007 DECEASED: Eva E (FOLLETT) PEZZA BORN: Palisade on April 14, 1923, to Floyd and Anna (Dudek) Follett DEATH: June 17, 2007) Wauneta, NE SERVICES/BURIAL: June 20 Palisade Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, Floyd and Anna; husband, Frank on Nov. 3, 2000; brothers, Don and Ralph Follett; and one sister, Shirley Grabast McCook Gazette Tues June 19, 2007 DECEASED: William Edward "Bill" GREEN, Sr BORN: Edgar, to Guy I. and Grace (Hart) Green DEATH: June 17, 2007 McCook SERVICES: June 22 First Congregational Church in McCook BURIAL: Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Guy and Grace Green; his wife, Arline Green on March 24, 2007; an infant son; and son-in-law, Dennis Lem McCook Gazette Wed June 20, 2007 DECEASED: Clarence "Chaunce" Edward COOK, Jr BORN: June 30, 1933, in McCook DEATH: May 28, 2007 in Houston, Texas SERVICES: June 1, 2007, at Faithbridge United Methodist Church in Spring, Texas McCook Gazette Thur June 21, 2007 DECEASED: Richard W KEEFER BORN: in Columbus, July 21, 1931, to Herman T. and Anna (Kaipeft) Keefer DEATH: June 16, 2007 at Grand Island Veteran's Hospital SERVICES: June 29 St. John the Baptist Church BURIAL: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, wife, Donna and brothers, Dwayne and Herman Keefer McCook Gazette Fri June 22, 2007 DECEASED: Sarah Blanche "Sally" FLOYD BORN:Aug. 7, 1912, at Quitman, Ark., to George Washington and Cora Alice (Thompson) Trawick DEATH: June 21, 2007 in Curtis, NE SERVICES: June 25 Bethel Baptist Church in Hayes Center BURIAL: Hayes Center Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; an infant brother and infant sister; two sisters, Carmen Gunn and Martha Douglas; three brothers, Floyd, Franklin and Dick Trawick; one grandson, Thomas Floyd; and sister-in-law, Pauline, Floyd McCook Gazette Mon June 25, 2007 DECEASED:Bobby Dean WILLAIMSON BORN: Oct. 23, 1936, in Breckenridge, Mo., to Leo and Agnes (Hollingsworth) Williamson DEATH:June 21, 2007) in North Platte SERVICES: June 24 Herndon Senior Center in Herndon, KS IN CHARGE: Herndon Senior Center in Herndon PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father McCook Gazette Tues June 26, 2007 DECEASED: Joe SEGAR BORN: Dec. 11, 1921, in Blairsburg, Iowa to Joe Segar and Zella Seger Davis DEATH: June 6, 2007 los Alamos, NM SERVICES: Trinity Episcopal Church in Los Alamos BURIAL:Santa Fe National Cemetery PRECEDED IN DEATH BY Frances Segar in Oct 2006, and his parents McCook Gazette Tues June 26, 2007 DECEASED: Bonnie Jean (FALLERT)[HIGBEE] GRANT BORN: July 27, 1917, in Benkelman TO William F. and Alma Rose Fallert DEATH:June 18, 2007 in Lakewood, Colo SERVICES:United Methodist Church in Benkelman PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her first husband Neal Grant in 1962, 2nd husband David Higbee in 2004 McCook Gazette Tues June 26, 2007 DECEASED: Mary Lucille (ERICSON) CURRY BORN: Dec. 6, 1921, in Stromsburg to Wesley and Mildred (Carlson) Ericson DEATH:June 20, 2007) in Nashville, Tenn SERVICES: June 28 First Baptist Church in Holbrook BURIAL:Holbrook Cemtery IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, sister, Eleanor Peterson and brother-in-law, Elton "Bob" Peterson McCook Gazette Tues June 26, 2007 DECEASED: Lester T DONOHUE BORN: June 8, 1928, on his family's farm in Cheyenne County south of Benkelman to James Harry and Alice Maude (Ivie) Donohue DEATH:June 24, 2007) in Benkelman SERVICES: June 26 Forch Funeral Home Chapel BURIAL:Benkelman Cemetery IN CHARGE: Forch Funeral Home Chapel PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, James and Alice Donohue; his wife, Margurete; step-son, Dwayne; and sister-in-law, Wilma. McCook Gazette Tues June 26, 2007 DECEASED: Jason Paul ALLEN BORN: Nov. 27, 1979, in McCook to Patrick and Diana (Kummer) Allen DEATH:June 24, 2007) near Atwood SERVICES:June 28 St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Herndon BURIAL:St. Mary's Cemetery in Herndon IN CHARGE: Williams Funeral Home of Atwood PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his sister, Kristi on Nov. 7, 1995 and his grandfather, Stanley Kummer McCook Gazette Wed June 27, 2007 DECEASED: Donald James POORE BORN: Nov. 4, 1928, in McCook to William Forrest and Mildred (Modrell) Poore DEATH:June 25, 2007 in McCook SERVICES:June 28 Memorial United Methodist Church BURIAL:Memorial Park Cemetery IN CHARGE: Carpenter Breland Funeral Home McCook Gazette Wed June 27, 2007 DECEASED: Dennis Lee METZGER BORN:Jan. 2, 1954, at Cambridge to Emmett Jacob and Maxine Mae (Richardson) Metzger DEATH:Dec. 2, 2006, at his home in La Vista SERVICES/BURIAL: June 29 Alma Cemetery IN CHARGE: Banta-Torrey Funeral Home of Alma PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father on April 20, 1994, his mother on April 16, 2004 and a brother, Donald "Nip" Metzger McCook GazetteThur June 28, 2007 DECEASED: Sharon "Diane" (DIKE) GINTHER-RAMIREZ BORN: June 9, 1940, to George and Ruth (Davis) Dike at McCook DEATH:June 22, 2007 SERVICES:later date IN CHARGE: Blasé-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial Chapel in Curtis PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her mother, an aunt, Gertrude Wood and two uncles,Ralph and Wayne Dike McCook Gazette Thur June 28, 2007 DECEASED: Glen Arden VIERSEN BORN: Aug. 22, 1922, in McCook to the late Cyril Arden and Lottie JaneMcClain Viersen DEATH:June 23, 2007, at Fairfax Hospital Virginia SERVICES: later date in Wichita, Kansas IN CHARGE: Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon, Va PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his beloved wife of 58 years, Marian Peck Viersen McCook Gazette Thur June 28, 2007 DECEASED: Elvira Johanna Ella (WENDLAND) [WALN] BLOCH BORN: Sept. 8, 1917, on a farm north of Arapahoe in Gosper Co. to KarlE.J. and Ida (Hartman) Wendland DEATH:June 27, 2007) in Arapahoe SERVICES: June 30 Trinity Lutheran Church in Arapahoe BURIAL:Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery north of Arapahoe IN CHARGE: Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husbands, Howard and Harold; three sons,infant, Lee Martin, Vaughn and Charles; brothers, Carl, Max, Leonard,Martin, George and Victor Wendland; and sisters, Henrietta, Emma and Bertha McCook Gazette Fri June 29, 2007 DECEASED: Lloyd W WEBER BORN: Aug. 7, 1925, in rural Lancaster Co. to Andrew and Leota (Housel)Weber DEATH:June 27, 2007) in Lincoln SERVICES: June 30 Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in Lincoln BURIAL:Lincoln Memorial Park IN CHARGE: Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his wife, Eileen Weber, parents, Andrew and Leota Weberand brother, Clifford Weber McCook Gazette Fri June 29, 2007 DECEASED: Marvin HELLER BORN: Kanona, Kansas DEATH:June 17, 2007 BURIAL:Fairmount Cemetery in Denver PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his first wife, Lois, his second wife, Jane, his son,Michael, and his brothers, Aubrey and Jerry McCook Gazette Fri June 29, 2007 DECEASED: Cora Jean (DAFFER) TETER BORN: Jan. 2, 1923, to James Scott and Erma Faye (Nicholson) Daffer in their rural Lebanon residence DEATH:June 6, 2007, in Cambridge Memorial Hospital SERVICES: July 3 United Methodist Church in Cambridge IN CHARGE: Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband of 53 years, Delbert, in 1999; onedaughter, Joy Teter, in 2003; her parents and one sister, Eleanor Dack;two brothers, Stanley and James Reid Daffer ====== Copyright © 2007 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project