Obituaries

Carol Arlene (Harrold) Theobald, age 95, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska surrounded by family...

Carol Lee (Carter) Pinn of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Culbertson, NE, passed away on March 14, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls...

Bernita Reiners, of McCook, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Highland Park Retirement Home in McCook...

Mariquit “Kit” Ellis, a longtime resident of Stratton, passed away on March 17, 2026, in Kearney, Nebraska...

Marjorie Janet Wilson went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 17, 2026, in Lincoln, NE, at the age of 88...

Gloria May (Hardwick) Kautz passed away at her home in Culbertson, Nebraska, on March 15, 2026...

Dale Eugene Wicke, the oldest son of Henry and Leah (Sandman) Wicke, was born June 21, 1938...

Lynn Edwin Riley passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026, at Great Plains Hospital in North Platte, Nebraska...

Margaret F. (Trail) Nielsen Passed away March 7, 2026, at Bergan Mercy Hospital following a brief illness...

Trenton Anthony Roskop, 19, of Arapahoe, Nebr., passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026...

oy Egle, 87, died Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Kinship Pointe in McCook, Nebraska...

Gloria J. Warren passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska, surrounded by her loving family...

OBERLIN, Kan. — Elvin Ray Beneda, 82, passed away on March 1st, 2026 at the Good Samaritan in Oberlin, KS. Elvin was born on October 26th, 1943 in Oberlin, KS to Lloyd and Susie (Goltl) Beneda. He graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1961...

December 25, 1991 — February 23, 2026

Janna Sue Burton, age 80, passed away on February 19, 2026, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was a longtime resident of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Janna was born on September 2, 1945, in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, to Naval Captain Kenneth Blim and his wife, Mona Blim...

Juli Beth Gummere, a cherished soul and beloved friend, was born on August 11, 1959, in Creighton, Nebraska, to Dale and Shirley (Schultz) Hilkemeier. She graduated from Creighton High School. She pursued higher education at the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, where she graduated with a degree in horticulture and began a lifelong love of plants, flowers, and the outdoors...

Lynne Marie Kinne was born on June 16, 1969, in Colby, Kansas, to Lavetta (Heller) Langdon. Her educational journey began in Stratton, Nebraska, where she graduated with the Stratton High School Class of 1987. Lynne's passion for learning led her to McCook Community College, where she earned her associate degree, before pursuing her bachelor's degree in education with a special education endorsement from Kearney State College...

PALISADE, Neb. — Beth Arlene Smith, born in Hayes County Nebraska, April 12, 1936, departed this life February 28, 2026, at the age of 89...

AURORA, Neb. — Lynn Anthony Kinne, the son of Bryan and Lois (McConville) Kinne was born at McCook, Nebraska, on January 11, 1974, and passed away on February 25, 2026, at Aurora, Nebraska at the age of 52...

McCOOK, Neb. — Janet “Lynn” Carfield was born on December 31, 1953 in Concordia, Kansas to Sidney and Joan (Charbonneau) Allen. She was one of eight children. ..

Marla Jean (Kluherz) Bowlin, 74, of Culbertson, Nebraska, passed away peacefully of natural causes on February 22, 2026. Marla was born on August 28, 1951, in Denver, Colorado. She was born to Jeryne (Ruttman) Goodrich and was later lovingly adopted by Laurine A. (Newhouse) Kluherz and Kenneth R. Kluherz. She graduated from Torrington High School in Torrington, Wyoming, in 1969. Continuing her passion for education, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, in May of 1988...

Christopher "Chris" Allen Reid, of McCook, NE, passed away at his lake house in. Randolph, Kansas on February 23, 2026, at the age of 62. Chris was born April 1, 1963 in Oxford, NE to parents Marion Chester and Sandra C. (Storz) Reid. He was one of four children who grew up in southwest Nebraska, graduating from Stratton High School in Stratton, NE with the Class of 1981. Chris spent his entire life in agriculture, stewarding well the land he so loved. He had a passion for farming, retiring in 2023...

James Gorman Jenkins, born on April 17, 1944, in Bangor, Maine, to Roy and Estelle (Betts) Jenkins leaves behind a legacy of cherished memories. He graduated from high school in Bangor, where he laid the foundation for a life filled with love and appreciation for the great outdoors...

Dean Leroy Cook, 61, of Brighton, Colorado, passed away at his home on February 20, 2026. Dean was born on April 20, 1964 in Stratton, Nebraska to John and Janice (Daniel) Cook. After graduating from high school, he worked various jobs before deciding to join the United States Navy in November of 1986. In April of 1989 he was sent aboard the USS Carl Vinson...

Gordon George Gessleman passed away at his home in Culbertson, NE, at the age of 86, on February 20, 2026. Gordon was born on October 24, 1939, to parents Charles and Elsie (Worley) Gessleman in McCook, NE. Gordon was raised on the family farm where he graduated from Culbertson High School in 1957...

Geno Thomas (Tom) Vickers passed away on February 20, 2026 at McCook Community Hospital in McCook, NE. Tom was born in Gothenburg on March 7, 1936 to George and Sylvia Vickers, and moved to the ranch at Farnam, NE when he was 8 years old. Tom met the love of his life, Shirley Messersmith, in Farnam, and they were married on May 27th, 1956. Three children were born to this union – Matt, Mark, and Cindy...