Stories from Monday, December 24, 2001

Dear Editor, Wow! Great! Wonderful! Marvelous! Glorious! Fantastic! I can hardly wait for it to happen! It?s just absolutely unbelievable! Read with me from The Amplified Bible, Isaiah 2:1-4. (vs 1) ?The Word which Isaiah son of Amoz saw (revealed) concerning Judah and Jerusalem. ...

Christmas is always a special time of the year, but it is more poignant this year because of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. We were shaken when America was attacked, and we grieved at the senseless loss of life and the terrible evil perpetrated against our nation. Like terrible tragedies of the past, the horrible attacks reminded us of how great a gift life is ... and how precious our families and our friends are to us...

No matter how you package it, there?s no denying the fact?the weeks surrounding Christmas and New Year?s are the most anticipation-filled weeks on the calendar. Whether it?s a church program on Christmas Eve, family gifts on Christmas morning, or a long-awaited bowl game, each day is marked by anticipation. ...

Edna M. (Stennett) Morris of Denver, Colo., died Dec. 12, 2001, at Littleton, Colo. She was 91 years old. Services were Dec. 15 at the Fairmont Ivy Chapel. Interment was at the Fairmont Cemetery. John R. Riter Jr. officiated. Visitation took place one hour before the services. ...

Fred ?Fritz? Ernst Kleesick, 97, died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He and his twin brother were born March 26, 1904, in Otoe County near Plattsmouth. The family moved to Bartley in 1905. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church but as a young man attended the Bartley Christian Church. ...

BEAVER CITY ? Glenn W. Cornell, 89, died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at the Beaver City Manor. He was born Feb. 25, 1912, at Beaver City to Walter and Laura (Teeter) Cornell. He grew up in the Beaver City and Hendley areas. He started flying in 1948 and flew for 15 years. ...

MCDONALD , Kan. ? Richard A. Faimon, 90, died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. Services will be Thursday at the St. John Nepomecene Catholic Church in rural Atwood with the Rev. Beryl Gibson officiating. Interment will be at St. ...

LINCOLN ? Charles A. Jacobs, 84, of McCook died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at LGH West in Lincoln. Services are pending and will be announced later by Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook which is in charge of the arrangements.

Frances ?Fran? A. Search, 64, died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born July 22, 1937, at McCook to G. Raymond and Helen (Frossard) Search. She grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook Senior High School in 1956. ...