Stories from Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Oct. 19, 1922--Sept. 3, 2010 HAMLET, Nebraska -- Ora Anna (Sailors) Ruettimann died Friday (Sept. 3, 2010). She was born Oct. 19, 1922, near Palisade, Nebraska to John Chaney Sailors and Anna Frances (Harrington) Sailors. She graduated from Hamlet High School in 1940 as the valedictorian of her class...

Dec. 24, 1945-Sept. 1, 2010 CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Rodney Douglas Dack, 64, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2010) at his home. He was born Dec. 24, 1945 in Denver, Colorado to the late Merle and Lena (Snodgrass) Dack. He grew up in Denver where he graduated from high school in 1964. He attended two colleges and spent most of his working life in the printing business...

May 25, 1920-Sept. 6, 2010 HOLBROOK, Nebraska -- Albert B. Foreman, 90, died on Monday (Sept. 6, 2010) at the Tri-Valley Health System, Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born May 25, 1920, on the family farm south of Holbrook to Faye F. and Edith M. (Kinnie) Foreman. 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...

McCook couldn't solve Cozad's ace pitcher Saturday evening, and that meant a close loss for the Bison in the McCook Invitational softball tournament championship game. McCook lost a 2-1 decision to Cozad in the tournament finals Sept. 4 at the Jaycees Sports Complex...

The late Keith Blackledge, editor of the North Platte Telegraph and historian of that community to the north, once recalled the criticism once leveled against newspapers more concerned about distant happenings than local events, that they were "addicted to Afghanistan."...

First a note of thanks for all the flowers, cards, prayers and other good thoughts that have come our way for my convalescing wife. Ann is doing just fine; better every day. She has grown to like being treated as the "Queen" with her every whim being cheerfully met. A friend informed her though that "This too shall pass."...

May 26, 1933-Sept. 7, 2010 CURTIS, Nebraska -- Betty June (Florom) Knox, 77, died Friday (Sept 3, 2010) at Wilber Care Center in Wilber, Nebraska. She was born on May 26, 1933 to Hazen and Aletha (Schnase) Florom in Curtis. She went to school in Curtis and graduated from UNSA in 1951. She received her teaching certificate and taught in a country school west of Maywood for a couple of years...