Obituaries

Roger Brougham (5/5/26)

OMAHA, Neb. — Roger Brougham of Cambridge passed away on May 2, 2026,..
Lloyd "Douglas" Helberg (5/5/26)

ARKANSAS — Lloyd "Douglas" Helberg died April 26, 2026,...
Lynn Melchert (5/5/26)

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Lynn B. Melchert, 68, of North Platte passed away April 30, 2026. He was born January 9, 1958, to Burdette and Patricia (Shackelford) Melchert in McCook...
Eva Russell (5/5/26)

WAUNETA, Neb. — Eva Russell, 80, lifelong resident of Benkelman, passed away May 2, 2026, at Wauneta Care and Therapy Center in Wauneta, Neb...
Ralph Bretton (5/5/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Ralph W. Bretton was born April 6, 1940, in Phillipsburg, Kan., and passed away May 3, 2026, at Kinship Pointe in McCook, Neb., at the age of 86...
Lynda Kreutzer (5/4/26)

HASTINGS, Neb. — Lynda L. Kreutzer passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Hastings, Neb...
Hazel Loomis (4/28/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Hazel Loomis, formerly of Hayes Center and a longtime resident of McCook, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026...
Helen "Jean" Wilcox (4/28/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Helen “Jean” Wilcox was born on September 11, 1925, in Helvey, Neb., to Ruby A. (Dallas) and Lawrence L. Matzke. She returned to her heavenly home on April 27, 2026, surrounded by her family...
Benjamin Clark McMinn (4/28/26)

HAMLET, Neb. — Benjamin Clark McMinn passed away on December 30, 2025...
Charlotte Hall (4/28/26)

CULBERTSON, Neb. — Charlotte Ann Hall, age 75, passed away in her home in Culbertson, Neb., on April 26, 2026...
Cooper Wendland (4/28/26)

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Cooper Lynn Wendland, age 21, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2026...
Peggy Klocke (4/28/26)

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Peggy Klocke, age 67, of North Platte, Neb., passed away on April 26, 2026...
Delores Pierson (4/23/26)

DENVER, Colo. — Delores Pierson, 88, of Denver, Colo., was called to heaven on April 19, 2026...
Kathy Hock (4/22/26)

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Kathryn Denise (Campbell) Hock, age 76, of Culbertson, Neb., passed away surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, April 19, 2026...
Bradford Beverlin (4/22/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Bradford “Brad” D. Beverlin, age 78, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, NE on April 18, 2026...
Phyllis Wilcox (4/22/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Phyllis Eileen Wilcox passed away peacefully at Kinship Pointe in McCook, Neb., on Saturday, April 18, 2026,...
Dennis Clason (4/17/26)

BEAVER CITY, Neb. — Dennis Wayne Clason, age 79, of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026...
FRANK CUELLAR (4/16/26)

OMAHA, Neb. — Frank Michael Cuellar, 92, of Omaha, Neb., passed away on April 14, 2026,...
Gary Huffman (4/14/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Gary Huffman, a longtime resident of McCook, passed away...
Norma Acton (4/14/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Norma Beth Acton, age 94, of McCook, NE passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026...
Rita Jones (4/14/26)

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Rita Ann Jones, born on May 11, 1957, at Moorehouse Hospital in Benkelman, NE,...
LEAH RAKES (4/14/26)

KEARNEY, Neb. — Leah Sue Rakes was born on November 2, 1948, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, to Lila Zimmerman and Leonard Smalley...
Sheldon Spickelmier (4/14/26)

AURORA, Colo. — Sheldon “Doc” W. Spickelmier, 82 of Curtis, Nebraska passed away on April 7, 2026,...
Karen Melchert (4/10/26)

TRENTON, Neb. — Karen Sue (Henke) Melchert, born February 2, 1950, in Lincoln, Neb., to Audrey and Opal (Hull) Henke, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026...
JoAnn Ward (4/9/26)

PALISADE, Neb. — Jo Ann Ward, age 92, of Palisade, NE passed away at her home in Palisade on Tuesday, April 7, 2026...
Delores Wiemers (4/9/26)

ELKHORN, Neb. — Delores May (Besack) Wiemers was born on February 3, 1945,...
Nancy Powell (4/9/26)

HASTINGS, Neb. — Nancy Powell, 77, of Hastings, Neb., passed away March 19, 2026,...
Evaline Hershberger (4/7/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Evaline Joyce Hershberger was born in Sedalia, Colorado, on May 20, 1931,...
Craig Sides (4/7/26)

KEARNEY, Neb. — Craig “Pat” Sides, age 72, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE on April 4, 2026...
Joan Stevenson (4/7/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Joan Marie Robison Stevenson, age 96, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2026,..
Korrine Rowland (4/7/26)

McCOOK, Neb. — Korrine Jane Rowland (Clark), age 81, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, April 5, 2026,...