Obituaries from December 2018

Jimmy “Jim” Don Edmonds Nov. 13, 1937 - Nov. 29, 2018 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jimmy “Jim” Don Edmonds, 81, of Colorado Springs, died Thursday (Nov. 29, 2018). He was born Nov. 13, 1937, to Harold and Ona (Beeson) Edmonds.He attended Benkelman High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed on Berlin, Germany for four years. He met and married Barbara (Bildt) Edmonds in December 1960, in Berlin...

Lynne Eloise (Wiseman) Wilson Aug. 26, 1940 - Nov. 30, 2018 McCOOK, Neb. — Lynne Eloise (Wiseman) Wilson, 78, passed away on Nov. 30, 2018, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Lynne was born on Aug. 26, 1940, to George and Hope Wiseman in Council Bluffs, Iowa. ...

Lawrence Dewey Sexson Oct. 6, 1921 - Dec. 2, 2018 FARNAM Neb. —Lawrence Dewey Sexson, age 97, of Farnam, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Cambridge Manor. He was born Oct. 6, 1921, in a farmhouse two miles west of McCook to Perl and Nellie (Borland) Sexson. ...

Jack M. Dodge June 28, 1933 - Dec. 2, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. — Jack M. Dodge, age 85, entered heaven on Dec. 2, 2018, in Omaha. A memorial celebration of life will be held at Faithful Shepherd Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. ( 2530 S 165th Ave)...

Dale Bischoff Dec. 15, 1933 - Nov. 30, 2018 WAUNETA, Neb. — Dale Henry “Burley” Bischoff was born on Dec. 15, 1933, on his family’s farm in Dundy County, Neb., to William and Katie (Parde) Bischoff. He was baptized on Jan. 7, 1934, and confirmed on April 20, 1947, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural Wauneta. Growing up, Dale farmed with his family and attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Parochial School. He went on to Wauneta High School, where he graduated in 1951...

Maxine Frances Newcomb Jan. 16, 1922 - Dec. 4, 2018 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Maxine Frances Newcomb passed away at the Cambridge Manor on Dec. 4, 2018. She was born in Swanton, Neb., on Jan. 16, 1922, to William and Lois (Coe) Yost. She attended elementary school in Swanton and McCook. She graduated from Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis in 1939, where she was awarded a Regent’s Scholarship. Maxine taught in rural schools in Frontier and Lincoln counties...

Marvin “Mert” A. Banzhaf March 28, 1942 - Dec. 5, 2018 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Marvin “Mert” A. Banzhaf, age 76, of Cambridge, passed away Dec. 5, 2018, at the Bertrand Nursing Home in Bertrand, Neb. He recently moved to the nursing home on Nov. 27, 2018, when living alone was not safe...

Alfred “Dale” Hazen April 1, 1928 - Dec. 2, 2018 CURTIS, Neb. —Alfred “Dale” Hazen died Dec. 2, 2018, at the age of 90 at the Andbe Home in Norton. Dale was born on April 1, 1928, on a farm south of North Platte, Neb., to Neil and Frances (Meyer) Hazen. He attended school and then worked on the family farm throughout his child hood before entering the U.S. Army at 18 and serving in Korea...

Amy Lynne Vossler Dec. 2, 1986 - Dec. 5, 2018 MCFARLAND, Kan. — Amy Lynne Vossler, 32, of McFarland, formerly of St. Louis, M0., lost her battle with depression and bi-polar illness on Dec. 5, 2018. She has battled her illness most of her life and was officially diagnosed 11 years ago...

Patty (Dean) L. Oatman Aug. 25, 1929, - Nov. 28, 2018 BOISE, Idaho — Patty (Dean) L. Oatman, 89, of Boise, died Nov. 28, 2018. He was born Aug. 25, 1929, in Hollinger, Neb., to Floyd H. and Mary E. (Reynolds) Oatman. He graduated from Beaver City High School in 1948...

Betty Jane Steinke March 1, 1929 - Dec. 2, 2018 IMPERIAL, Neb. — Betty Jane Steinke was born on March 1, 1929, at Hood River, Ore., to parents, Irvin Lincoln Dykes and Emma Meek Worley. She had four older brothers. As she was growing up she worked in the fields picking strawberries and vegetables; she later worked in the canneries. Betty married Elton New in 1950 and had four children: Marie, Steven, Raymond and Earl...

Rita Mary (Sabatka) Bowles Oct. 7, 1927 - Dec. 10, 2018 McCOOK, Neb. — Rita Mary (Sabatka) Bowles was born in Rawlins County, Kan., on Oct. 7, 1927, to Frank J. and Mary Theresa (Heble) Sabatka. She passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Dec. 10, 2018, at the home of Mary and Brian Esch, in McCook...

Daniel E. Foster Feb. 12, 1992 - Dec. 11, 2018 WAHOO, Neb. — Daniel E. Foster, age 26, of Wahoo, died Dec. 11, 2018. He was born Feb. 12, 1992, in Lincoln, Neb. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School in 2010. He worked in residential construction as a framer and was attending Southeast Community College...

Robert Wayne Miller March 19, 1934 - Dec. 13, 2018 SCOTT CITY, Kan. — Robert Wayne Miller, age 84, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City. He was born on March 19, 1934, in Stamford, Texas, the son of Lewis Oliver and Ila Lynn Corley Miller. A resident of Scott City since February of 2018, moving from Oberlin, Kan., he was retired from the motion picture industry...

Kathryn Brashears Feb. 9, 1952 - Dec. 14, 2018 CURTIS, Neb. — Kathryn Brashears, 66, of Curtis, died Friday (Dec. 14, 2018), at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, Neb. She was born Feb. 9, 1952, at McCook, Neb., to John F. and Helen M. (Sughroue) Helm. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, Kan., attended college in McCook, Neb., and earned a degree in home economics at Chadron State College. She later studied special education at Oglala Lakota College...

C. Allen “Al” Currie July 29, 1930 - Dec. 16, 2018 ORD, Neb. — C. Allen “Al” Currie, 88, of Ord, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Health Center Hospital in Kearney, Neb. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. ...

John A. Malcolm CHICAGO, Ill. — John A. Malcolm, Lt Col. USAF (ret.), passed away at Smith Village, Chicago, on Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 98. John was born in Naponee, Neb., and grew up in McCook, Neb. He was active in the YMCA and attended McCook Junior College before enlisting after the attack on Pearl Harbor. ...

Wesley “Ferrell” Shuck Jan. 24, 1932 - Dec 17, 2018 LEES SUMMIT, Mo. — Wesley “Ferrell” Shuck, 86, of Lee’s Summit, passed away on Dec. 17, 2018 at home from complications of Parkinson’s Disease with his loving wife, Janice (Ruda) Shuck, by his side. For the last 61 years, Ferrell often referred to Janice as his bride...

LeRoy Vernon Nitzel Sept. 13, 1955 - Dec. 17, 2018 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — LeRoy Vernon Nitzel, 63, of Arapahoe, died Monday (Dec. 17, 2018), at Cambridge Memorial Hospital at Cambridge, Neb. He was born Sept. 13, 1955, in Akron, Colo., to Vernon and Dorothy (Moffitt) Nitzel. He graduated high school in 1974. He married Angel Wright on June 22, 1991, in Culbertson, Neb. They lived in Arapahoe. He worked in laying floors...

Mynette Marie Roblee Nov. 21, 1943 - Dec. 18, 2018 CURTIS, Neb. — Mynette Marie Roblee, 75, of Curtis, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born Nov. 21, 1943, in Wichita, Kan., to Thearle “Parkie” and Fern Elizabeth “Betty” (Chapin) Parkhurst. ...

Claudine Shifflet April 28, 1923 - Sept. 9, 2018 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Claudine Shifflet, age 95, passed away at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge on Sept. 9, 2018. She was born on the family farm in Frontier County, Neb., near Afton, on April 28, 1923, to Claud and Lois (Pyle) Shifflet. ...

Keith Messersmith June 20, 1933 - Dec. 25, 2018 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Keith Messersmith, 85, of Farnam, Neb., died Dec. 25, 2018, in Cambridge. Keith was born June 20, 1933, to Herbert and Zella (Adkisson) Messersmith. The family lived off the land and ate a lot of wildlife to get them through the tough times. ...

David E. Berger Jan. 19, 1925 - Dec. 27, 2018 KENT, Wash. — David E. Berger, 93, died Thursday (Dec. 27, 2018), at Kent. He was born Jan. 19, 1925. He served in the U.S. Marines during World War II. He will be buried at the Tacoma, Wash., Veterans Cemetery...

Wilma Wioma (DeGarmo) Ferguson March 23, 1929 - Dec. 29, 2018 IMPERIAL, Neb. — Wilma Wioma (DeGarmo) Ferguson was born March 23, 1929, in Haigler, Neb., to Glen DeGarmo and Iva (Samson) DeGarmo. She was welcomed home by big brother Mervin Berdell DeGarmo...

Lenna R. Berry May 6, 1942 - Dec. 2, 2018 OSBORNE, Kan. — Lenna R. Berry, 76, died Thursday (Dec. 27, 2018), at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. She was born in Benkelman, Neb., on May 6, 1942, to Elsie (McCallister) and Leonard Gauger. She was a certifed nursing assistant at Parkview Care Center in Osborne...

Michael E. Pollnow Sept. 2, 1952 - Dec. 26, 2018 CULBERTSON, Neb. — Michael E. Pollnow, 66, of Culbertson, died Wednesday (Dec. 26, 2018), at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born Sept. 2, 1952, in Oberlin, Kan., to Vollie and Elizabeth Suzanne (Broderick) Pollnow. ...