Obituaries from October 2010

Nov. 16, 1909--Sept. 29, 2010 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Pauline Hagemann, 100, died Wednesday (Sept. 29, 2010) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born to George and Katherine (Brenning) Bauer on Nov. 16, 1909 in Culbertson, Nebraska. She was married to William F. Hagemann on Feb. 6, 1930. They made their home on a farm west of Culbertson where they raised their three children. Pauline was a busy mother as well as working on the farm along side her husband...

March, 12, 1923--Oct. 2, 2010 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Lee D. Waldo, 87, died Saturday (Oct. 2, 2010), at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born March 12, 1923, to Dwight and Emma (Horkey) Waldo in Decatur County, Kansas. He was raised on a Decatur County farm and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1942...

Nov. 12, 1930--Oct. 2, 2010 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Iris Belle Nelms, 79, formerly of Hayes Center, Nebraska, passed away Saturday (Oct. 2, 2010), at Linden Court. She was born on Nov. 12, 1930, to George and Minnie (Ward) Pinn. She graduated from Hayes Center High School...

Dec. 22, 1943--Sept. 15, 2010 ELMORE CITY, Oklahoma -- Kenneth Dale Herrod, 66, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior suddenly and without warning from a massive heart attack on Sept. 15, 2010. Services were Sept. 17, 2010 at Abundant Love Fellowship Church in Maysville, Oklahoma with the Rev. Danny Gamble officiating...

Nov. 12, 1930--Oct. 2, 2010 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Iris Belle Nelms, 79, formerly of Hayes Center, Nebraska, passed away Saturday (Oct. 2, 2010), at Linden Court. She was born on Nov. 12, 1930, to George and Minnie (Ward) Pinn. She graduated from Hayes Center High School...

April 26, 1932--Oct. 3, 2010 GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Evelyn J. Zink, 78, died Sunday (Oct. 3, 2010), at Golden Living Center-Lakeview in Grand Island. Evelyn was born April 26, 1932, in McCook, Nebraska to James and Arvilla (Pate) Anderson. She married Lyle Zink on Aug. 13, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1959...

Feb. 10, 1953 - Sept. 28, 2010 DENVER, Colorado -- Sue Ellen Baird, 57, died Sept. 28, 2010, in Denver from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. She was born Feb. 10, 1953, in Oberlin, Kansas to Leslie T. and Anna R. Brown. She was married to Michael Baird Feb. 14, 1980, in Denver...

May 26, 1920-Sept. 6, 2010 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Albert B. Forman, 90, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2010) at Tri-Valley Health System Cambridge Manor. He was born on the family farm south of Holbrook, Nebraska on May 25, 1920, to Faye F. and Edith M. (Kinnie) Forman. Albert grew up on the farm helping with chores and training horses. He attended Fairview Country School and high school in Holbrook graduating in 1938...

Nov. 14, 1984--Oct. 5, 2010 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Eric B. Farr, 25, died Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2010), in Decatur County, Kansas. He was born Nov. 14, 1984 in Hugo, Colorado to Jerry D. and Wanda M. (Pierce) Farr. He attended Oberlin Elementary and Decatur Community High School...

March 23, 1948--Oct. 7, 2010 GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Gail R. (Sedlacek) Potter, 62, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Thursday (Oct. 7, 2010), in Grand Island after courageously battling multiple sclerosis for 40 years. She was born March 23, 1948, at Grand Island to Edgar and Maxine (Kamper) Sedlacek. Gail attended Blessed Sacrament School in Grand Island, St. Patrick's Catholic School in North Platte, and later Patricia Stevens Career College in Denver, Colorado...

AURORA, Colorado -- Lieselotte "Lottie" McArdell, 88, died on Sept. 29, 2010, at home. She resided in McCook, Nebraska with her family from 1976-91. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob. She is survived by her three sons, Andrew and wife, Colleen, Carl and wife, Carol, and Joe Pham and wife Maria...

Nov. 9, 2010--Oct. 7, 2010 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Ronald L. Schwisow, 57, died Thursday (Oct. 7, 2010), at Decatur County Hospital. He was born on Nov. 9, 1952, in Geneva, Nebraska, to Wilfred and Bertha (Wagner) Schwisow. He was raised in eastern Nebraska and Kansas. He attended Byron and Palisade, Nebraska and Oberlin, Kansas. He graduated from high school in 1971...

Aug. 30, 1922--Oct. 9, 2010 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- James Delmer Reisher, 88, died Saturday (Oct. 9, 2010), at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. He was born Aug. 30, 1922, to Noah and Lora (Zimmerman) Reisher at the family home northwest of McCook, Nebraska...

Jan. 8, 1920--Oct. 14, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Elvin T. Goodson, 90, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 2010), at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born on Jan. 8, 1920, in Reynolds, Nebraska in Jefferson County to Samuel D. and Mary L. (Apel) Goodson. He attended high school in Fairbury, Nebraska...

Aug. 7, 1920--Oct. 12, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Frieda Alta (Yost) Steier, 90, died Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2010), at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 7, 1920, on the family farm in southwest Red Willow County to Everett and Minnie (Weeks) Yost. She attended country school and graduated from Herndon High School in Herndon, Kansas...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kenneth L. Spencer, 87, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 2010), at Community Hospital. A memorial service is Monday, 10:30 a.m., at Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery following the service...

Dec. 17, 1923--Oct. 14, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Margaret Elizabeth (Allen) Bergin, 86, died in Caņon City, Colorado, Thursday morning, Oct. 14, 2010. She was born Dec. 17, 1923, in Indianola, Nebraska to Earl Vane Allen and Daisy Maybelle (Hines) Allen...

June 21, 1924-Oct. 14, 2010 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Violet L. Myers, age 86, passed away Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born June 21, 1924, to Joseph and Emma (Hruska) Ruzicka in Oberlin, Kansas. She graduated from Oberlin High School in 1942...

May 8, 1946-Oct. 6, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Robert George KinKaid, 64, passed away Oct. 6, 2010, at his residence in McCook. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 8, 1946, to Eugene and Ethel (Upton) KinKaid. He graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School in 1964 and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1968...

June 21, 1924-Oct. 14, 2010 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Violet L. Myers, 86, passed away Thursday (Oct. 14, 2010), at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born June 21, 1924, to Joseph and Emma (Hruska) Ruzicka in Oberlin, Kansas. She graduated from Oberlin High School in 1942...

Sept. 17, 1923-Oct. 14, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kenneth L. Spencer, 87, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 2010), at Community Hospital. Kenneth was born on Sept. 17, 1923, in McCook to Ira T. and Lula I (Drain) Spencer. He graduated from McCook High School in 1941. He continued his education at McCook Junior College where he was a member of the football team...

Jan. 13, 1909--Oct. 16, 2010 Kearney, Nebraska -- Lela Myrth Norman, 101, formerlyof Atwood, Kansas, died Saturday (Oct. 16, 2010), at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. She was born Jan. 13, 1909, near rural Venango, Nebraska, to Alson Vale and Sylvia (Watkins) Williams. On Aug. 22, 1927, she married Virgil Norman, and to this union two sons were born. They were married for 44 years until his death in 1971...

Aug. 29, 1932--Oct. 15, 2010 ROSEVILLE, California -- Harold R. Naugle, 78, died Friday (Oct. 15, 2010), in Roseville. He was born Aug. 29, 1932, to Rex and Minnie (Pollmann) Naugle in Hitchcock County, Nebraska. He was educated in the Trenton, Nebraska public schools, graduating in 1950...

Nov. 4, 1946--Oct. 15, 2010 FORT WORTH, Texas -- Denzel Lee Kasson, born Nov. 4, 1946, in McCook, Nebraska, left his loved ones on Oct. 15, 2010, in Fort Worth at the age of 63, to walk along side Jesus. He is survived by his wife Betty "BJ" Kasson of Watauga, Texas; sons, Chuck Hubbard and Kevin Hubbard; daughters, Ruth Ann Leonard and Danielle Phillips; and eight grandchildren, all of the Fort Worth area; daughter, Michelle Eberle and husband, Anthony, and grandchildren Amanda, Emily, and Brett Allen II, all of Phoenix, Arizona; mother, Burdene Kasson of Beaver City, Nebraska; and brother Dan Kasson and family of Colorado Springs, Colorado.. ...

May, 23, 1910--Oct. 18, 2010 WILSONVILLE, Nebraska -- Ellen M. Miller, 100, died Tuesday (Oct. 18, 2010), at the home of her daughter in Lexington. She was born on the family farm near Wilsonville on May 23, 1910, to Niels Peter and Sine Jo (Holtze) Lang. Ellen went to country school. She helped do chores and farm work with her father and brothers...

Jan. 19, 1930--Oct. 22, 2010 LOVELAND, Colorado -- The family of Duane Walter rejoice that their husband, father, and grandfather is now with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Duane, 80, passed away on Friday (Oct. 22, 2010), following an 18-month battle with colon cancer. ...

Nov. 10, 1943--Oct. 20, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Charollette Louise Matson, 66, died on Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2010), at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born Nov. 10, 1943, to Donald and Mildred (Carfield) Decker in Curtis, Nebraska. She attended McCook Public Schools...

Feb. 1, 1935--Oct. 23, 2010 CURTIS, Nebraska -- Elane L. Fischer, 75, died Saturday (Oct. 23, 2010), at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Elane was born Feb. 1, 1935, at her grandparents Frederick and Louise Waltemath home in Moorefield, Nebraska. She was baptized on Feb. 17, 1935...

July 10, 1926--Oct. 20, 2010 BRADY, Nebraska -- Dale Forrest Fattig, 84, died Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2010), at his home in Brady. He was born July 10, 1926, in McCook, Nebraska, to Harvey and Edith Chapman Fattig. He graduated from McCook High School at the age of 16, then attended McCook Junior College where he played football. ...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Jeremy Joe Widick, 37, died Friday (Oct. 22, 2010), at Tabitha in Lincoln as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services are at Curtis Community Center today at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in the Farnam Cemetery in Farnam, Nebraska...

May 25, 1919--Oct. 23, 2010 BARTLEY, Nebraska -- Dorothy E. Premer, 91, formerly of Bartley, died at the Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska on Saturday (Oct. 23, 2010). Dorothy was born in Wilcox, Nebraska, on May 25, 1919, to Isaac Newton and Nellie (Karschner) Rosier. The family moved from Wilcox to a farm north of

May 2, 1924--Oct. 25, 2010 DANBURY, Nebraska -- Harold L. Hornkohl, 86, died Monday (Oct. 25, 2010), at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born May 2, 1924, in Marion, Nebraska, the son of the late Louis and Agnes (Shoemake) Hornkohl. Harold grew up in Marion and attended Marion High School...

Jan. 6, 1924--Oct. 23, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Glen Edward Beneda was born in McCook, Nebraska on Jan. 6, 1924 and he went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. Glen and Elinor Egle were married on March 17,1946. For many, many years Glen always planned a surprise celebration, telling Elinor their anniversary was a date he would never forget. ...

COWDEN, Oklahaoma -- Col. Billy G. Nix, 79, of Nederland, Texas, died Tuesday (Oct. 26, 2010), at the Senior Rehabilitation Center in Port Arthur, Texas. A native of Mountain View, Oklahoma, he has lived in Nederland for the last four years. He retired with 32 years of service from the U.S. Air Force with his last assignment at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C...

June 13, 1937--Oct. 25, 2010 HAIGLER, Nebraska -- Carl Loren Stiglmire, 73, died Monday (Oct. 25, 2010) at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska. He was born June 13, 1937, in Basehor, Kansas, to Carl and May (Florence) Stiglmire and was a graduate of Basehor High School...

Aug. 26, 1942--Oct. 27, 2010 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Loren Lee Williamson, 68, passed away Wednesday (Oct. 27, 2010), in the Dundy County Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Loren was born Aug. 26, 1942, in a farmhouse east of Trenton. His parents were Lee W. ...