Stories from Wednesday, December 26, 2001

Dear Editor, Today was ?Buddy?s? last day. His suffering is over. (The actual name of ?Buddy? has been changed. This case is still pending, and hopefully the Justice system will hand down a sentence that this owner deserves.) Let me tell you about Buddy. ...

?Tis the day after Christmas and all through the town and the surrounding countryside, we have an abundance of reasons to be grateful. In this most special of seasons, we are blessed to have the love of family and friends. Whether near or far away, whether by phone or face-to-face, it is oh, so special to feel the love of those dear to us...

Myron L. Schmidt, 58, died Monday (Dec. 24, 2001) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Feb. 26, 1943, at Gothenburg to Monroe and Mae (Morris) Schmidt. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Schmidt; one son, Aaron L. Schmidt; and his mother, Mae Schmidt, all of McCook. Services will be Saturday, 10:30 a.m., at the Our Saviors Lutheran Church in McCook with the Revs. Harold and Barbara Laursen officiating. Herrmann Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements...

MCDONALD, Kan. ? Richard Albert Faimon, 90, died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. He was born Sept. 1, 1911, on a farm south of Stratton, to Joseph F. and Mary C. (Kopriva) Faimon. He grew up on the farm south of Stratton except for a brief period when his family lived in Auburn, Kan. ...

GREELEY, Colo. ? Ruben ?Red? Melvin Wach, 87, formerly of Hayes Center, died Sunday (Dec. 23, 2001) at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley. He was born Oct. 17, 1914, in Hayes County to Herman Julius and Anna Karolina (Schulz) Wach. He graduated from Hayes Center High School, and attended college in Kearney. ...

Charles A. Jacobs, 84, of McCook died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at LGH West in Lincoln. He was born Nov. 9, 1917, at Voltaire, N.D., to Charles D. and Florence (Sharp) Jacobs. He graduated from Sandstone High School in Sandstone, Minn., in 1937. On April 3, 1941, he married Inger M. ...

Dianne Ruth Lavery, 49, died Monday (Dec. 24, 2001) at the Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte. She was born Jan. 30, 1925, at Galesburg, Ill., to Duayne and Helen (Frederick) Imel. She grew up at Kearney, and graduated from Kearney High School in 1970. ...