Charla May Werkmeister, 70, of Maywood passed away Aug. 9, 2026. She was born September 15, 1955 to Charley and Carol (Hanes) Arent in McCook, Nebraska. Charla spent her younger years growing up in Stockville, Nebraska on the family farm. They worked hard helping their parents farm and grow a large garden. She spent a […]

Douglas “Doug” Joseph Baker, 102, of Maywood passed away peacefully at his home on June 23, 2026. Doug was born on January 6, 1924, in Valentine, Nebraska, to Alvin O. Baker and Mary Baker (Sears). In his early years, he worked as a ranch hand on his grandfather’s ranch near Valentine—once the largest ranch in […]

Jean Shirley, 93, passed away at Linden Court in North Platte on Dec. 23, 2025. Jean was a longtime resident of Maywood. She married Bob Shirley on Feb. 20, 1954 and had two children, Mark and Brad. She was deeply connected to the community, being the last remaining member of her class of 1950 and […]

Harold Wayne Aupperle, 82, of Maywood passed away Nov. 20, 2025 at Great Plains Health. He was born on August 3, 1943 to Herman and Evelyn (Larson) Aupperle in Wellfleet. Harold grew up East of Wellfleet and attended a country school before going on to school at Maywood. He graduated from Maywood High School with […]

Robert Alan (Bob) Snider, 86, passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2025 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born on July 23, 1938 about three miles northeast of Maywood in Frontier County to Ronald Wesley and Myrtle Ellen (Hayden) Snider. The family moved to Oregon in the early 1940’s and ended up […]

Kenneth Andrew Tidyman, 69, passed away with family by his side on May 19, 2023 after a fight with cancer. He was born in McCook on Oct. 6, 1953 to Oscar and Helen (Evans) Tidyman. He was the youngest of eight children and was raised in a four-room home in Northeast Hayes County. Kenneth attended […]