Obituaries from January 2012

Colonel Melvin Frank Huss June 2, 1929 - Dec. 31, 2011 LEXINGTON, Nebraska -- Colonel Melvin Frank Huss, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, (Dec. 31, 2011), at Lexington, Nebraska. Melvin was born on June 2, 1929, at Herndon, Kansas, to Frank and Pauline (Kogl) Huss. ...

Vernon C. LeMon Jan. 23, 1917 - Dec. 29, 2011 McCOOK, Nebreaska -- Vernon Cecil LeMon died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska at the age of 94. He was brn Jan. 23, 1917, at Free Port, Kansas, the son of the late Arthur and Cora LeMon. He left home at age 14 to support himself and graduated from Anthony Kansas High School in 1936...

Timothy 'Tim' T. Tillotson Sept. 3, 1944 - Dec. 29, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Timothy "Tim" T. Tillotson, 67, of Wilsonville, Nebraska, died Thursday, (Dec. 29, 2011), at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 3, 1944, in Wobum, Massachusetts, to Clyde L. and Pauline V. Eliker. He moved to Wilsonville with his mother at the age of 6 months. Tim lived in Utah and Colorado before the family settled again in Wilsonville in 1961...

Sue Ellen Sims April 2, 1949 - Dec. 31, 2011 BEAVER CITY, Nebraska -- Sue Ellen Sims, 62, of Beaver City, Nebraska died Saturday (Dec.31, 2011), at her home in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born April 2, 1949, at Maywood, Nebraska to James and Rosalie (Perkins) Embrey. ...

Alan D. Addleman March 31, 1932 - Jan. 1, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Alan D. Addleman, 79, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2012) at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born March 31, 1932 in Oberlin to Theodore Bush and Neva (Russell Addleman. He graduated from Decatur Community College High School and attended two years at the College of Emporia...

Manley Leon Baney Oct. 18, 1917 - Dec. 20, 2011 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Manley Leon Baney of Benkelman passed away Dec. 30, 2011, at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. He was 94 years old. Manley was born on Oct. 18, 1917, in Benkelman to Reverda E. ...

Libbie J. Schroeder Oct. 30, 1918 - Dec. 31, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska --Libbie J. Schroeder of McCook passed away Dec. 31, 2011, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 93 years old. Libbie was born on Oct. 30, 1918, at Clarkson, Nebraska to Alois and Mary (Pacas) Bures. She attended school District 41 in Cuming County near Dodge...

June 30, 1954-Dec. 28, 2011 MITCHELL, South Dakota -- Raymond "Ray" Hegwood, 57, of Mitchell, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at his home of natural causes. He was born June 30, 1954. Funeral services are today, Jan. 3, 2012, at the Mitchell Wesleyan Church with burial at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at the Will Funeral Chapel...

Curtis Leo McEvoy April 5, 1933 - Jan. 3, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Curtis LeoMcEvoy, age 78, passed away in Benkelman, Nebraska at the Hester Home on Jan. 3, 2012, where he had resided for the last three years. He was surrounded by his family to ease his way...

Weta M. Ross March 26, 1921 - Jan. 3, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Weta M. Ross, 90, died Tuesday (Jan. 3, 2012), at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was born in Claritta, Oklahoma on March 26, 1921 to Grover C. and Dora E. (Crossno) Danner. She grew up in Texas and New Mexico. On April 25, 1943, she married Gerald B. "Barney" Ross at Bovina, Texas. He preceded her in death in Dec. 27, 1991. The couple lived several places before settling in Cambridge...

Leslie 'Deac' Corwin Wills CURTIS, Lincoln -- Leslie "Deac" Corwin Wills, 86, died Wedneday, (Jan. 4, 2012), at Madonna Rehab Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Services are at First United Methodist Church in Curtis, Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2:30 pm with the Rev. Lana Fong officiating...

Bonnie Lou Deitsch Feb. 7, 1942 - Jan. 3, 2012 HOISINGTON, Kansas -- Bonnie Lou Deitsch, 69, died Wednesday (Jan. 3, 2012) at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita,Kansas. She was born Feb. 7, 1942 ,at Wilsonville, Nebraska to Earl and Evelyn (Martin) Kinne, the second of 11 children...

CURTIS, Nebraska --Leslie "Deac" Corwin Wills, 86, of Curtis, Nebraska, died Wednesday (Jan. 4, 2012), at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. 
He was born Oct. 13, 1925, in Wellfleet, Nebraska, son of Charleton Corwin and Martha May (Sypher) Wills.
He grew up in the Wellfleet and Maywood area. ...

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Eola Stanton June 22, 1917 - Jan. 8, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Eola Stanton, 94, died Sunday (Jan. 8, 2012), at the Colonial Village Nursing Home in Alma, Nebraska. She was born June 22, 1917 at Cambridge. A privant family graveside service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Cambridge Cemetery with the Rev.. Richard Karr officiating...

Jean Louise Madsen Aug. 25 1942 -- Jan. 6, 2012 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Jean Louise (Wray) Madsen passed away on Jan. 6, 2012, at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colorado. She was 69 years old. Jean was born in Garden City, Kansas to the late Jim Wray and Vera (Carlson) Wray. She moved to the Carlson family farm southwest of Trenton in 1944. Jean and sister Jan attended country schools through junior high, and graduated from Trenton High School in 1960...

Douglas Clifford Shadley Nov. 19, 1950 - Jan. 8, 2012 INDIANAOLA, Nebraska -- Douglas Clifford Shadley, 61, departed this life on Jan. 8, 2012, at his home in Indianola, Nebraska. Doug was born in McCook, Nebraska on Nov. 19, 1950, to Glenn Clifford Shadley and Donna Mae (Bacon) Shadley. He grew up in McCook and attended high school there. He graduated in 1969. Doug went on to college in Denver, Colorado, where he was then drafted into the armed forces...

Mary Fletcher Yablonski Dec. 13, 1944 - Jan. 3, 2012 TUCSON, Arizona --Mary Fletcher Yablonski, 68, died died Jan 3, 2012, in Tuscon, Arizona after a brief illness She was born in McCook, Nebraska, Dec. 13, 1944, the daughter of William and Marjorie Fletcher...

Nichole K. Savoy Dec. 16, 1985 - Jan. 8, 2012 Bryn Savoy Aug. 15, 2005 - Jan. 8, 2012 Madelyn Savoy June 26, 2010 - Jan. 8, 2012 GARDEN CITY, Kansas -- Nichole K. Savoy, 26, died in a house fire Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, along with her two daughters, Bryn and Madelyn...

Marion Virginia Arnold April 15, 1929 - Jan. 7, 2012 TRUMBULL, Nebraska -- Trumbull area resident, Marion Virginia Arnold, 82, passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at her home. Celebration memorial service will be Friday, Jan. 13, 2012; 1:30 p.m. at Trumbull Christian Church, Trumbull, with Pastor Zach Brueningsen officiating. ...

Joan J. Barger May 13, 1925 - Jan. 10, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Joan J. Barger, 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at Community Hospital in McCook. Joan was born May 13, 1925, at home near St. Ann, Nebraska to Joseph and Lucy (McCracken) Anderjaska. She graduated from high school in Curtis, Nebraska, in 1942, and then taught school in both Hitchcock and Hayes County. She married Robert C. Barger on Jan. 19, 1944, at St. Ann Catholic Church...

Ronald L. Myers July 26, 1948 - Jan. 10, 2012 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska --Ronald L. Myers passed away Jan. 10, 2012, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center after a short and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 63. He was born on July 26, 1948, in McCook, Nebraska, to Lloyd and the late Violet Ruzicka Myers. Ron graduated from McCook High School in 1967...

Melvin "Jay" Fisher July 4, 1942 - Jan. 8, 2012 MAYWOOD, Nebraska -- Melvin "Jay" Fisher, 69, died Jan. 8, 2012, following complications from a heart attack in Lincoln, Nebraska. 

 He was born July 4, 1942, in Maywood, the son of Leonard Steel and Ona Evalena (Blake) Fisher. He attended school in Maywood, graduating from Maywood High School in 1962...

Ervin G. 'Jerry' Coyle March 5, 1930 - Jan. 11, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Ervin Gerald "Jerry" Coyle died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 81. He was born March 5, 1930, at Culbertson, Nebraska, the son of the late Ervin and Verna (Schnell) Coyle...

Stewart Simmons Minnick Feb. 24, 1927 - Jan. 11, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska --Stewart Simmons Minnick died Jan. 11, 2012, at the Manor in Cambridge after several years of battling post polio syndrome. He was born Feb. 24, 1927, at home in Frontier County on the John Minnick homestead to parents Walter Tiffany Minnick and Ethel Simmons Minnick. ...

Eola Stanton June 22, 1917 - Jan. 8, 2012 ALMA, Nebraska -- Eola Lloydell (Kincaid) Stanton died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at the Colonial Village Nursing Home in Alma, Nebraska at the age of 94. She was born June 22, 1917, at Cambridge, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Ira B. and Neva (DeWester) Watson. Eola grew up at Cambridge where she graduated from Cambridge High School...

Dorothy F. Nicholson Jan. 14, 1914 - Jan. 14, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska --Dorothy Frances Nicholson died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at the Imperial-Manor Nursing Home in Imperial, Nebraska, on the day of her 98th birthday. She was born on Jan. 14, 1914, to Carol and Hazel (Ball) Fitch in McCook, Nebraska. Dorothy grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1931 and McCook Junior College in 1934...

NORTON, Kansas --Elwood L. Bailey, 86, died Saturday (Jan. 14, 2012) at Andbe Home. He was born Jan. 13, 1926, in Kanona, Kansas, to Elvin and Mabel (Rohan) Bailey. He was raised in Jennings and attended school in Jennings and Kanona. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II...

Kendall Ray Moon June 8, 1969 - Jan. 15, 2012 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Kendall Ray Moon of North Platte passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 15, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He fought a brief courageous battle with an aggressive lung cancer. He was 42 years old...

Melvin Anthiny 'Tony' Tucker ATWOOD, Kansas -- Melvin Anthiny "Tony" Tucker. 88, died Saturday (Jan. 14, 2012), at the Sherman County Cood Samaritan in Goodland, Kansas. He was a resident of Atwood. Funeral services are pending with Williams Funeral Home in Atwood...

Robert Gerald Ambrosek April 22, 1940 - Jan. 17, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Robert Gerald Ambrosek, age 71, passed away on Jan. 17, 2012, at the Dundy County Hospital, only 30 days after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Robert was born on April 22, 1940, the second of a set of identical twin boys at Imperial, Nebraska, to Gerald Andrew Ambrosek and Eva Emma Tepley Ambrosek. ...

Bernice Annette Jensen July 9, 1940 - Jan. 17, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Bernice Annette Jensen of Benkelman died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. She was 71 years old. Bernice was born on July 9, 1940 in Benkelman to John Benjamin and Karen Hancina (Hoff) Foster. She graduated from Benkelman High School in 1958 and attended Kearney State Teachers College where she received her teaching certificate. She taught school for a number of years...

Janet Deloris Fidler May 26, 1955 - Jan. 19, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Janet Deloris Fidler, age 56, departed this life on Jan. 19, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 26, 1955, to Robert L and Doris (Eaton) Crocker in McCook...

William Frerichs Jan. 17, 1929 - Jan. 20, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska --William Henry Frerichs, age 83, passed away on Jan. 20, 2012, at the Golden Living Center, Cozad, Nebraska, only 3 months after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. William was born Jan. ...

Dorothy LaVern Nordine July 21, 1931 - Jan. 18, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska --Dorothy LaVern Hill McRorey Nordine, 80, of Kearney and formerly of Cambridge, died Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2012), at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Kearney with the Rev. Mike Shields officiating. Burial will be at the City of Lubbock Cemetery in Lubbock, Texas...

Dale L. Brunk April 7, 1919 - Jan. 19, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Dale L. Brunk, 92, died Thursday (Jan. 19, 2012) in Oberlin. He was born April 7, 1919, to To Eddie N. and Dollie (Logan) Brunk in Norcatur,Kansas. He was raised in rural Norcatur where he attended country school. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II...

Sidney R. TroBaugh Aug. 16, 1949 - Jan. 17, 2012 BARTLEY, Nebraska -- Sidney R. TroBaugh, age 62,died Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2012), at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born in Geneva, Nebraska on Aug.16, 1949, to Sidney D. and Jancis (Willcock) TroBaugh. He graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1967...

Mary F. Jensen April 21, 1918 - Jan. 20, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Mary Frances Jensen passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska at the age of 93. She was born April 21, 1918, in Audubon Township in Peoria, Illinois. As a child she and her family moved to Haigler, Nebraska where she grew up and received her education. She married Robert N. Turpin at Haigler, Nebraska. He died in 1966...

James A. Thompson July 10, 1925 - Jan. 15, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- James Albert Thompson died Sunday (Jan. 15, 2012). He was born July 10, 1925, to Allen and Ethel Thompson in Perry, Nebraska. He married Phyllis Arlene Coleman on Nov. 27, 1948, in McCook...

Joe Schultz WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Joe Schultz, 93, died Friday, (Jan. 20, 2012), at the Heritage Wauneta Nursing Home. Survivors include his half-sister, Mava Jane Hurd and husband, Ralph, of Imperial, Nebraska; and cousin, ArriAnna Bentz of Imperial...

Mabel E. Dunham June 12, 1920 - Jan. 21, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Mabel E. Dunham of Garden City, Kansas, has gone to be with her Savior on this day, January 21, 2012. Mabel was born June 12, 1920, to parents Theodore and Jessie (Cordwell) Wickizer. The family lived north of Max, Kansas, where she attended school...

Joseph J. Laumann May 12, 1938 - Jan. 22, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Joseph J. Laumann, age 73, of Benkelman, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Benkelman. Joe was born May 12, 1938, to Antoinette (Faimon) and Albert Laumann in Hitchcock County, Nebraska. ...

Colleen Carter Dame July 1, 1917 - Jan. 16, 2012 IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Colleen Carter Dame, 94, died Jan. 16, 2012 at the Imperial Manor in Imperial. She was born July 1, 1917 to Robert and Bernice (Finley) Carter in Palisade, Nebraska. She received her teaching degree at the Kearney Teachers College. She taught at several area schools and also in Alaska...

Cordell Meredith Svengalis SANTA ANA, California -- Cordell Meredith Svengalis, age 72, formerly of McCook, passed away at Orange (California) Health Care on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. He was born on July 31, 1939, in Gary, Indiana to the late Frank Anthony and Alvida Carlson Matheus Svengalis...

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Clayton C. Luther Oct. 26, 1916 - Jan. 19, 2012 MESA, Arizona --Clayton C. Luther, 95, died at his home in Arizona on Jan. 19, 2012. He was born October 26, 1916. He married Marcella Marie McNeill in Chadron on Aug. 18, 1940. To this union two children were born...

Nora Althea Toomey Jan. 1, 1923 - Jan. 23, 2012 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Nora Althea Toomey, 89, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, died Monday, (Jan. 23, 2012), at Mount Carmel Home in Kearney. She was born Jan. 1, 1923, at Edison, Nebraska, to Joseph R. and Belle M. (Baker) Hunt...

LeVeda Opal Heagney July 7, 1927 - Jan. 22, 2012 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- LeVeda Opal (Burton) Heagney, 84, of North Platte, died Sunday, (Jan. 22, 2012), at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1927, on the family farm north of Bartley, Nebraska to Levi Francis Burton and Lota Faye (Wymore) Burton...

Lois Marie Carlson Sept. 2, 1922 - Jan. 23, 2012 OBERLIN,Kansas -- Lois Marie (Rezner) Carlson, 89. died Monday (Jan. 23, 2012), at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born Sept. 2, 1922, to Walter and Lela (Lemman) Rezner in Decatur County, Kansas. She was raised on the Decatur County farm and attended Decatur Community High School, graduating in 1940...

Jimmie 'Jim' G. Bauer Oct. 8, 1939 - Jan. 22, 2012 WAVERLY, Nebraska -- Jimmie (Jim) G. Bauer, 72, died Sunday (Jan. 22, 2012), at Waverly Care Center in Waverly. He was born Oct. 8, 1939, in McCook, Nebraska to Jack and Edna Bauer. He married Sandra Henry on March 3, 1963. He owned and operated Outdoor Power Equipment in McCook for 30 years...

Ralph L. Greenlee Dec. 22, 1927 - Jan. 15, 2012 SPEARFISH, South Dakota --Ralph L. Greenlee, 84, died Sunday, (Jan. 15, 2012), at David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. He was born Dec. 22, 1927, at McCook, Nebraska, to Alva and Velma (Downs) Greenlee. He grew up on a farm near Curtis, Nebraska, graduating from Curtis High School in 1946. He joined the Army in 1946-1947 and was stationed in Japan...

June A. Stamm June 30,, 1919 - Jan. 25, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- June Ardell Stamm was born June 30, 1919, to Arthur and Lela (Dehart) Little in Dundy County, Nebraska, the oldest of six children. She passed away on the morning of Jan. 25, 2012, at the Dundy County Hospital after living her entire life in the county...

Dorothy L. Powers Aug. 21, 1924 - Jan. 27, 2012 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Dorothy Irene (Godwin) Powers died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at the age of 87 at El Dorado Manor in Trenton,Nebraska. She was born Aug. 21, 1924 ,in Almena, Kansas. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Ruth (Felt) Godwin. She graduated from McCook High School in 1942...

Evelyn Belle Hansen Feb. 1, 1924 - Jan. 26, 2012 SUTHERLAND, Nebraska --Evelyn Belle Hansen, 87, of Sutherland died Thursday (Jan. 26, 201), at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland. Shewas born Feb. 1, 1924, to Merrit Weston and Gertrude Mae Griffith Quick at Quick, Nebraska, where she grew up. She graduated from the School of Technical Agriculture at Curtis, Nebraska, in 1941...

Louise Amy (Swartz) Niblack March 1, 1926 - Jan. 27, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Louise A. Niblack was born March 1, 1926, near Eddyville, Nebraska, to Samuel Edward and Myrtle Viola (Wright) Swartz. At age two, the family moved to Southwest City, Missouri. She lived there until age 14. After the death of her father, she moved with her mother and younger brother to McCracken, Kansas, to be near other family members...

Evelyn Belle Hansen Feb. 1, 1924 - Jan. 26, 2012 SUTHERLAND, Nebraska --Evelyn Belle Hansen, 87, of Sutherland, died Thursday (Jan. 26, 201), at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland. She was born Feb. 1, 1924, to Merrit Weston and Gertrude Mae Griffith Quick at Quick, Nebraska, where she grew up. She graduated from the School of Technical Agriculture at Curtis, Nebraska, in 1941...

Esther Sinner Dec. 8. 1914 - Jan. 29, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska --Esther (Fahrenbruch) Sinner died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at the Hilicrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska at the age of 96. She was born on the family farm north of Culbertson, Nebraska, on Dec. 8, 1914. Her parents were George J. and Katherine (Trautman) Fahrenbruch. At age three, the family moved to Loveland, Colorado and at age 6 they returned to Culbertson, Nebraska where she graduated from Culbertson High School in 1934...

Justin L. Floyd June 28, 1916 ~ Jan. 30, 2012 SUTHERLAND, Nebraska --Justin L. Floyd, age 95, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, Nebraska. Justin was born to Justin E. and Nora Belle (Hibbs) Floyd on June 28, 1916, on his grandfather Warren Floyd's homestead near Smithfield in Gosper County and departed on Jan. ...

Marjorie Elaine Koetter May 7, 1932 - Jan. 29, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Marjorie Elaine Owens (Berger) Koetter passed away at her home in McCook on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was 79 years old. Marge was born in Herndon, Kansas to Samuel Andrew and May (Weakley) Owens. ...

Alice L. Skinner Aug. 30, 1911 - Jan. 30, 2012 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Alice Luella Skinner passed away Monday (Jan. 30, 2012), at the El Dorado Manor Home in Trenton, Nebraska at the age of 100. She was born Aug. 30, 1911, in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Frank and Rebecca Jane (McDowell) Miller. ...