All Obituaries

Phillis Rose Brown age 98 formerly of Cambridge, passed away at the Holdrege Memorial Homes on January 4, 2021.  She was a twin, born at home near Norman, Nebraska on January 19, 1922 to Christian and Agnes (Larsen) Sorensen.  Phillis attended country school and later graduated from Cambridge High School in 1940.  On February 7, 1945 she was united in marriage to Joseph Robert “Bob” Brown.  The couple made their home southeast of Cambridge.  Phillis was...

Donna F. Wier age 94, passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on December 20, 2020.  She was born in Furnas County near Cambridge on November 27, 1926 to Orva B. and Josephine (Hietmann) Trosper.  Donna was united in marriage to George Wier in Norton, KS on July 6, 1946.  George preceded her in death on May 9, 1988. Donna was a lifelong resident of Cambridge.  She was a member of the Eagles Lodge of McCook and the Congregational...

Mavis Lorraine (Railsback) Ohlson, age 94, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Arapahoe Good Samaritan Nursing Home.  Mavis was born on October 1, 1926 on a farm in Norton County Kansas ½ mile from the Nebraska line to John “Lloyd” and Leona C. (Palmer) Railsback.  Mavis attended country school in Norton County through eighth grade.  Since there was no local high school, she then lived with her paternal Aunt Grace and her husband Lyle Young for four...

Kathryn Nadine Van Meter age 88 of Cambridge, NE passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on December 14, 2020.  She was born in Sheridan County, Kansas near East Saline, to Willard and Lula (Bunch) Hilburn.  Kathryn attended and graduated from Hoxie High School in 1950. On September 13, 1952 she was united in marriage toa Archie Nejdl.  To this union three children was born: Sylvia, Erlene and Tim. Archie preceded her in death in August of 1984.  The...

Scout LaVaughn Jones infant daughter of Evan and Mackenzie Jones, passed away on December 11, 2020 at CHI St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.   She was born on Friday, December 11, 2020 to Evan and Mackenzie (Kaps) Jones. Scout is survived by her parents, Evan and Mackenzie Jones; maternal grandparents, Marlo and Jennifer Kaps of Bertrand, Nebraska; Michael and Renee Holen of Loomis, Nebraska;   paternal...

James Otto Ellis, age 75, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on November 21, 2020.  He was born in Oxford, Nebraska on January 5, 1945 to Fern and C. Lucille (Culver) Ellis.  The family moved to Cambridge where Jim attended Cambridge Schools.  Jim joined the United States Navy in 1962 and served for four years on the USS Midway Carrier as a Petty officer.  He was Honorably Discharged on May...

Margaret Ann Ingram, age 76, of Curtis, NE passed away at the Great Plains Regional Health Center in North Platte on November 12, 2020.  She was born in Cambridge, NE on October 19, 1944 to Carl and Erma (Munson) Presler.  Margaret graduated from UNSA in Curtis in 1961.  She attended Kearney State College and later obtained her degree from Frontier Range Community College in Colorado. She married Wayne Castor and to this union three children were born: Anngela Kay, Chadd...

Larry "Bugs" Foster, age 81, of Bartley, passed away at the Community Hospital in McCook on November 9, 2020.  He was born in Omaha, NE on February 5, 1939 to Leo and Dorothy (Wight) Foster.  Bugs attended and graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1956 at Bartley High School.  After high school, he joined the United States Navy on May 22, 1956, and was honorably discharged on December 29, 1959. On December 1, 1963 he was united in marriage to...

  Marilyn Mae Gugelman of Stockville, passed away from cancer on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Great Plains Hospital in North Platte, NE.  She was 88 years young. Marilyn was born on July 29, 1932 to Clarence and Grace (Wilson) Woodring.  Marilyn, along with her older siblings, Marvin and Merna, was raised on a farm north of Stockville on the edge of the Medicine Creek.  They rode the family horse to school and had a great time on the banks of the creek if it wasn’t...

Jacqueline Mary (Case) Moore passed away September 27, 2020 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska at the age of 85. Jackie was born April 1, 1935 to Charles and Lucretia (Abbott) Case in Cambridge, Nebraska.  She graduated from Bartley High School.  On April 24, 1955 she was united in marriage to James Ivan Moore at the Methodist Church in Bartley, Nebraska.  To this union Vivian Mary, Timothy Charles, Jeffrey Verle and Gregory Case were born. Jackie loved...