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James Richard Reichstein
James Richard Reichstein, 68, died Friday (Jan. 23, 2004) at his home in Forth Worth, Texas.
He was born March 19, 1935, to Jack and Pauline Marquette (Rasser) Reichstein in McCook. He was raised in Red Cloud. He graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1953.
On July 3, 1955, he married
Shirley June Lamb in Yuma County, Colo. The couple moved to McCook in 1961, where he was a dispatcher for Burlington Northern Railroad. In 1992, he was relocated to Forth Worth, where he was living at the time of his death.
He was a member of the McCook Elks Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Reichstein; his wife, Shirley in 1985; and grandson, Parker James Brooks.
Survivors include his mother, Pauline Reichstein of Red Cloud; daughter, Cindy and husband, Mitchell Soucek of Cambridge; son, Scott Reichstein of Lincoln; sister, Barbara McCreadie of Omaha; one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
Services are Monday, 2 p.m., at Carpenter Breland Chapel with Jerry Beckenhauer officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park cemetery.
Family and friends are invited to a dinner at Memorial United Methodist Church prior to the service, 12 p.m.
Memorials may be given in his name.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Robin Elaine (Bales) Seabrook
Robin Elaine (Bales) Seabrook, 43, died Friday (Jan. 9, 2004) in Greeley, Colo., as a result of an automobile accident.
She was born Oct. 27, 1960, to Floyd G. Bales and Norma Jean Stinnette in Trenton, N.J. She graduated from McCook High School in 1978.
On July 29, 1978, she married
Rory Cook.
On Oct. 6, 1996, she married
Michael Seabrook in Albuquerque, N.M. She was living in Aurora, Colo., at the time of her death.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clarence and Polly Bales and Otto and Ruby Stinnette.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Seabrook of Las Cruces, N.M.; two sons, Scott Cook of LaJunta, Colo., and Travis Cook of Pueblo, Colo.; daughter, Lauren Cook of Greeley, Colo.; her father, Floyd Bales and wife, Carla of Holbrook; her mother, Norma Doyle of McCook; brothers, the Rev. Steve Bales and wife, Denise of McCook, Randy Bales and wife, Carrie of Holbrook and Tom Bales and wife, Shelia of Nebraska City; sister, Pam and husband, Ron Foight of Danbury; and one grandchild.
Services were today, 11 a.m., at Carpenter Breland Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Clark Bates
officiating. A private inurnment is Thursday.
Memorials may be given in her name.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Luciano Romano Shaffer
Luciano Romano Shaffer, 80, of McCook, born Nov. 18, 1923, in Lockport, Ill., passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at McCook Community Hospital.
Survivors include his daughter, Antoinette and husband, Raymond Furbee of McCook; two sisters, Margarete Tadey of Joliet, Ill., and Georgine and husband, Steve Platko of Plainfield, Ill.; and one granddaughter, Amanda Shaffer of Phoenix, Ariz.
Preceding him in death were his parents; and his wife, Sally Ann (Kluska) Shaffer, in 2001.
Luciano "Lou" Shaffer was a proud survivor of WWII. He had survived the sinking of his carrier U.S.S. Princeton. He also had abundant joy being in the Knights of Columbus in which he is 4th Degree Past Grand Knight and very proud of his other organizations in which he was deeply involved.
The rosary was Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, at Carpenter Breland Chapel at 7 p.m. Mass of Resurrection was Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Gary Brethour officiating.
He will be joining his wife with a interment Mass Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Hillcrest, Ill. Burial will be at a later time in Joliet, Ill. He will be laid to rest next to his loving wife at St. Mary's Nativity cemetery, amongst his parents, George and Antonia Shaffer and his grandparents, Anton and Antonia Buzan.
Memorials may be given to donors choice.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Richard W. Siebrandt
Richard W. Siebrandt, 78, died Monday (Jan. 26, 2004) at his home in McCook.
He was born April 21, 1925, in Dodge. He attended Parks rural school as a child and later, in 1976, earned his GED.
On Feb. 3, 1948, he married
Alice Marie Novak at Pender. To this union six children were born. Richard and Alice farmed their first seven years of marriage in northeastern Nebraska. They moved to the McCook community in 1966, where Richard was employed at TRW as a quality control foreman. He retired after 29 years.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Kingsmen.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Virgil Siebrandt; and a granddaughter, Marcy Siebrandt.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Siebrandt of McCook; six children, Larry Siebrandt and wife, Karen of McCook, Linda and husband, Michael Ide of Manhattan, Kan., Gary Siebrandt and wife, Cindy of McCook, Marlin Siebrandt of McCook, Mark Siebrandt of Fort Collins, Colo., and Roger Siebrandt and wife, Marti of McCook; four brothers, Dale Siebrandt and wife, Charlene of Omaha, Marvin Siebrandt and wife, Berniece, Vernon Siebrandt and wife, Donna and Frederick Siebrandt and wife, Sharon, all of Bancroft; two sisters, Eileen Tunink of Norfolk and Loraine and husband, Kenneth Sachs of Bancroft; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gary Brethour officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Rosary is today, 7 p.m., at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given in his name to the Red Cross Bloodmobile.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home is McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Vincent Donald Thompson
Vincent Donald Thompson, 72, of McCook, died Sunday (Jan. 11, 2004) at Community Hospital of McCook.
He was born Feb. 23, 1931, to Donald Everett and Ruby Pearl (Hannah) Thompson in Stratton. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1950. He enlisted into the military service and was in the Air Force. He served his country during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged in 1955.
He and his parents moved to Boulder, Colo., where he operated a filling station. Later, after the death of his parents, he moved to Loveland, Colo., and then to McCook. He worked as a mechanic most of his life.
On Sept. 18, 1993, he married
Delores Y. Barger at First Christian Church. They made their home in McCook. Before Vincent became sick, he and his wife attended the McCook Christian Church. He was a resident of Hillcrest Nursing Home since August 6, 2002.
He is survived by his wife, Delores of McCook; four step-grandchildren, Ronald Barger and wife, Connie of Culbertson, Susan Blomstedt and husband, James of Wellfleet, John Barger and wife, Sharon of Lubbock, Texas and Jeanne Barger of Omaha; nine step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Services are Wednesday, 2 p.m., at McCook Christian Church with the Rev. Clark Bates officiating. Burial will be in the Culbertson cemetery with the Trenton Veterans Honor Guard providing a military committal.
Memorials may be given to the McCook Senior Center.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Donald Lee Thompson
Donald Lee Thompson, age 62, died February 4, 2005 in Joplin, Missouri.
He graduated from McCook High School in 1960 and McCook Junior College in 1962, University of Northern Colorado, and business executive programs of Cornell University, University of Montana, and the Harvard Business School Business.
A memorial service will be held at the Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church in Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, February 13 at 3:00 P.M.
An educational fund has been set up at the Southwestern Missouri Bank in Joplin for teenage children Bridgett and Brett Thompson. A brother Greg Thompson is a McCook resident.
Friends may also go online at www.carpenterbreland.com to extend condolences.
Announcement courtesy of Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook.
Frances M. (Hoyt) Trail
Frances M. Trail, 92, died Monday, December 27, 2004 at Hillcrest Nursing Home.
She was born August 28, 1912 to Lynn Bartlett and Helena Margaret (Hellriegel) Hoyt in Hitchcock County (Rural Culbertson) in her grandparent’s home.
She attended District 68 School and graduated from McCook High School in 1930. She also attended McCook Junior College and much later graduated from McCook Community College in 1977.
She married
Doane O. Trail at Goodland, KS on August 10, 1931 and to this union four children were born.
She was a member of the McCook United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Gingham Gals Extension Club and McCook China Painters.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Doane on January 16, 1995, and sister, Elynnor Trail.
Survivors include: two daughters, Margaret Nielsen and husband Dale of Lexington and Virginia Trail and husband Vern Tweedie of Teec Nos Pos, AZ; two sons, Richard and wife Ann of McCook and Thomas Trail of Long Pine; a great-grandson they raised from early childhood through college, Karl Siebuhr and wife Cami of Kettering, OH; 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.
Memorials may be given to Memorial United Methodist Church or Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook.
Funeral Services will be Friday, (December 31, 2004) 10 a.m. at the Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Thurman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery.
Visitation will be Wednesday 4 – 7 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friends may also go online at www.carpenterbreland.com to extend condolences.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles F. Thompson
Charles F. Thompson, 95, died Thursday (April 21, 2005) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook.
He was born Dec. 11, 1909, to Charles Stanley and Amanda (Walters) Thompson at Indianola. He attended Indianola Public Schools and graduated in 1928. He also attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln from 1928 to 1930.
On August 1, 1965 he married
Agnes G. Wischert at Elkton, MD. She preceded him in death February 26, 1990.
He worked for almost 40 years in Horse Racing before retiring to Indianola in the late 1980's. He started as a Stable Boy and walked the horses after races and from there worked his way up to training thoroughbred horses. He also worked for the Sears family and the DuPont family on the East coast for several years training their family race horses.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Agnes; two sisters, Edna Harrison and Angie Puelz.
Survivors include two step-sons, Donald Harrison of Inverness, Florida and James Harrison of Baltimore, Maryland.
Memorials are being accepted in his name.
Graveside services will be in the Indianola cemetery, Monday (April 25, 2005) at 11 a.m. with Jerry Beckenhauer officiating.
Visitation will be Sunday 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Friends may sign his book at the funeral home or may go on-line at www.carpenterbreland.com to extend condolences.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
Raymond Lee Werkmeister
Raymond L. Werkmeister, 73, of Palisade, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman.
He was born Oct. 14, 1930, in White, to Adolph and Ella (Klug) Werkmeister. He attended school in Hayes County.
On Feb. 16, 1952, he married
Roberta Ruppert at Garden Prairie Church. They had three daughters and one son. They lived in the Maywood and McCook area until 1967, at which time they bought a farm and moved to Palisade. He took pride in his family and farm and spent many years doing custom ensilage chopping. He was an NC+ seed dealer for many years. There was always a place for all the grandchildren to ride with him as he worked his fields. He truly enjoyed spending time with his family and took special time with each of them. He had to retire due to health problems.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Palisade and also a member of the McCook Elks 1434. He participated in well tests for Republican River Basin Studies and was an Earth Team Volunteer for Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Raymond loved following all his children and grandchildren in their sports activities. You could always find him on the third base line, on a folding chair at the entrance of the gyms or on the bottom bleacher seats. He coached Little League Baseball in McCook for four years and at Palisade for several years. He played baseball on the Quick team in the early 50s and was an avid Yankee fan.
Raymond loved music and dancing and was raised in a "polka/accordion playing" family.
He is preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Barbara Joy; son-in-law Bill Wilson; great grandsons, Erik Werkmeister and Austin Herbert; brother, Max Werkmeister; sister-in-laws, Jean Werkmeister and Norma Sorge; brother-in-law Chet Bennett; and mother and father-in-law, Clifford and Nellie Ruppert.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta; three daughters, Shirley and husband, Denny Ferguson, Terri Wilson and special friend, Matt Rotter of Palisade and Melody and husband, Robert Herbert of Chadron; one son, Roger and wife, Janet Werkmeister of McCook; grandsons, Dennis and Derek Ferguson, Travis, Troy and Roger Werkmeister, Nicholas, Brandon, and Jeremy Herbert, and Matthew Wilson; and granddaughter Megan Wilson; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Leo Werkmeister, Elgie and wife, Betty Werkmeister, Melvin and wife, Lucille Werkmeister of Maywood and Earnest and wife, Pat Werkmeister of Longmont, Colo.; sisters, Lois Bennett of Niwot, Colo., Arlene Werkmeister of Longmont and Darlene Werkmeister of Maywood; brother and sisters-in-law, Otis and Bonnie Ruppert of McCook, Jim and Viola Greenlee of Columbia, Mo., Larry and Shirley Schlem, Ogallala and Roger Sorge of Gurley and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at the Methodist Church in Palisade on Thursday, February 19th at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Burial is at the Palisade cemetery.
Carpenter-Breland Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
