Joyce M. Minnick age 70 of McCook, NE passed away at the Swedish Hospital in Denver on May 6, 2022.

Wayne E. Schutz, 92, of Elwood, NE passed away March 28th, 2022.

Barbara K. Roberts, age 84, passed away on April 29, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, surrounded by the love of her family. Barbara was born on March 18, 1938, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Lester and Vera Johnson.

Betty L. Davis age 84 of McCook passed away in North Platte on April 26, 2022. She was born in Greeley, CO on September 14, 1937, to Harold and Lula M. (Cumley) Sothman. The family move to McCook in 1970. On September 27, 1952, she wed Gene Ellenwood. To this union five children were born: Jim, Bill, Steve, Dianna, and Penny. On April 12, 1976, she wed Dale F. Davis and he preceded her in death on November 15, 2002.

Ruth Ann Maxson, 85, of Beatrice passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She was born on May 25, 1936, at Wilsonville, NE and moved with her family to Beatrice at the age of eight. She graduated from Beatrice High School in 1954. She worked at Sack Lumber before her marriage to Ladd J. Maxson on December 15, 1957, at Beatrice. They lived in several places throughout the United States while Ladd was in the military, returning to Beatrice in 1968. She worked in the dietary department at Beatrice Good Samaritan from 1975 until her retirement in 2004. She was a life-long member of the First Christian Church (DOC) of Beatrice and a member of Circle 2 of the church. She was also a member of B.P.O.E. Does Drove #10 of Beatrice and had served as president five times. She was a past member of PTA, Girl Scouts and Brownies. She enjoys dogs and cats and spending time with her family, especially attending her grandchildrens’ school activities and sporting events.

John “JP” Patrick Trumble age 66, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, while helping with evacuation efforts and fire spotting for the wildfire. He was born in Cambridge on December 15, 1955, to John R. and Beulah (Mousel) Trumble. JP attended Cambridge Public Schools, graduating with the Class of 73. On April 16, 1977, he wed Luella Meader and to this union four children were born: Jodi, Staci, Kyle and Mike. JP worked as a mechanic, opening JP Repair in 1985. He was well known in the area for his mechanic skills. In 2009, he began working for CPI in Cambridge as an operations mechanic and safety officer. A year later, CPI was purchased by Nebraska Corn Processing (NCP) where JP recently worked as maintenance coordinator. He began serving on the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Department in 1986, retiring in 2011 after 14 years as the Chief. He was also an influential councilman on the City Council for 15 years that was instrumental in the BIC (Bartley, Indianola, and Cambridge) Water project and ethanol plant project. JP also played a significant role in starting the Furnas County Home Owned Carnival that continues to be a great success story today. In his spare time, you could find him working on mechanic projects, mowing, small farming, and teaching his beloved dogs special tricks.

Terry “Joe” Kasson, age 83 of Wilsonville, NE, passed away at his home on April 13, 2022. He was born in Norcatur, KS on April 15, 1938, to Wayne and Bernice (Ankenman) Kasson. Joe attended the Wilsonville schools and graduated high school in 1956. He continued his education at Kearney State Teachers College for one year, then graduated with an associates degree the next year from McCook Community College.

A Memorial Mass for Kenneth L. Duran will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m.

John Leslie Baxter, age 76, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on June 20, 1945 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Bernhard L. and Phyllis (Mulford) Baxter.

Richard “Dick” Quinn, 82, of McCook, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born in Oxford, Nebraska on November 7, 1939 to parents, Eugene R. Quinn and E. Maxine (Schroder) Quinn. Dick completed his