Obituaries

Jan 10, 2024

D ale R eichert passed away at his home in North Platte, NE, on January 10, 2024, at the age of 89.

Dale was born April 6, 1934, to Henry C. and Alice Elizabeth (Bath) Reichert near Bridgeport, NE, where he grew up.  Dale graduated from Bayard High School in 1952 then attended the University of Nebraska...

Jan 10, 2024

D on Garner, age 63, died at home in Gothenburg on January 10, 2024.

Don, the son of Demar and Ethel Garner, was born at Imperial on January 21, 1960.  He grew up in North Platte then enlisted into the U.S. Marines and served until 1979.  Following his discharge he returned home and worked various jobs, learning...

Jan 10, 2024

J ohn F reitas of North Platte, NE, peacefully passed away at the North Platte Care Center on January 10, 2024, at the age of 80.

John was born August 8, 1943, to Jose and Izabel Freitas in Portugal and grew up on the family farm at Lajes das Flores, Azores Islands.  He moved to the United...

Jan 7, 2024

J oAnne G rady of North Platte passed away at Linden Court on January 7, 2024, at the age of 82.  She was born June 20, 1941 to Maxwell and LaRena (Dantice) Willson. JoAnne grew up in North Platte, graduating from NPHS in 1959.

As a teenager JoAnne attended Methodist church camp, and it was there she...

Jan 5, 2024

R odney O gden of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Great Plains Health on January 5, 2024, at the age of 75.

Rodney was born in Bakersfield, CA, to John and Grace Ogden on January 30, 1948, and grew up in California.  He fell in love with cooking and this led to catering and eventually becoming...

Dec 29, 2023

T heresa F huere of Edgar, NE, unexpectedly passed away at Bryan Health in Lincoln on December 29, 2023, at the age of 55.

Theresa, the daughter of Victor and Shelia Derman was born in Kearney on May 28, 1968.  She grew up in Arnold then moved to North Platte where she graduated from North Platte High...

Dec 27, 2023

W allace resident Verlaine "Vee" Weir passed away in the company of family while at Great Plains Health in North Platte on December 27, 2023, at the age of 86.

Verlaine, the daughter of Herbert and Eunice Hasenauer, was born March 1, 1937, in Lincoln County.  She grew up in Wallace and graduated from Wallace High School.  ...

Dec 26, 2023

D orothy S mith of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away December 26, 2023, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook at the age of 96.

Dorothy was born April 4, 1927, to Edward and Josephine Hopkins in Chadron where she grew up.  After graduating from Chadron High School, Dorothy held several different jobs, her favorite was as a...

Dec 26, 2023

A nne F huere of North Platte peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on December 26, 2023, at the age of 84.

Anne was born September 22, 1939, to August and Elsie Bieber in North Platte.  She graduated from N.P.H.S. and then got married.

In November of 1956, Anne married Allison Fhuere in Bernalillo,...

Dec 15, 2023

On December 15, 2023, Kay Tinajera passed away at Great Plains Health in North Platte at the age of 87.

Kay, the daughter of Ramon and Juana Alvarez, was born March 21, 1936, at Abilene, TX, where she grew up and attended school.  She married Gilbert Tinajera and they lived in Abilene until moving to North Platte....

Dec 13, 2023

Due to weather, Joy's service is postponed a day and is rescheduled for Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Bethel E Free Church.

J oy C hilcott is now safe in the arms of Jesus, her Savior.  She passed away at her home in North Platte, NE, with family by her side on December 13, 2023,...

Dec 10, 2023

L arry Guthier, Jr., the son of Lawrence, Sr. and Evelyn Guthier, was born in Ohio on January 31, 1947.  He passed away at home in North Platte, Nebraska, on December 10, 2023.

After he finished school, Larry enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1966.  He was stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma and Fort Riley, Kansas, and...

Dec 8, 2023

C hristopher B eckius died at Great Plains Health in North Platte on December 8, 2023, at the age of 49.

Chris, the son of Jerome "Jerry" and Sharon Beckius, was born at Long Beach, CA, on June 14, 1974.  He grew up in North Platte where he graduated from N.P.H.S. in 1993.  He worked at Taco...

Dec 8, 2023

P hyllis P hagan passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 8, 2023, at the age of 98.

Phyllis, the daughter of Gilbert and Elizabeth (Hrdlicka) Wagner, was born November 4, 1925, at Fremont, NE.  When she was 3 years old the family moved to Howells, NE.  In 1937 the family again moved to Morrill,...

Dec 4, 2023

J ohn S tout of Sutherland, passed away at Great Plains Health on December 4, 2023, at age 80.

John was born February 24, 1943 to Deorman and Mary Stout in Kansas City, KS, and grew up between North Platte and California.  He enlisted into the U.S. Army and served from 1962-66.

On June 21,...

Dec 3, 2023

D elores "Dee" DeLay passed away at age 90 on December 3, 2023, at Banner Health in Ogallala after a long illness of dementia.

Delores was born January 3, 1933, to Emil and Ester Badenhoop at Smith Center, KS, where she grew up with her brother, Richard.  Delores graduated from Smith Center High School in 1950.

Nov 26, 2023

D avid S oto was born April 10, 1977, to Richard and Jennie Soto.  He died in Omaha on November 26, 2023, at age 46.

He is survived by his mother, Jennie Morgenthaler; sister, Rachel Soto; sons, Brendon and Dakota Soto; aunt, Debbie Saldivar; nephew, Faisaun Germany, Jr.; many other loving family members.

David was...

Nov 25, 2023

J ack Adams, Jr., was born March 15, 1941, to Jack, Sr. "Ting" and Ruthe Adams in North Platte.  He passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on November 25, 2023, at age 82.

Jack grew up in North Platte where he graduated with the N.P.H.S. Class of 1959.  He worked for the Nebraska Game Commission...

Nov 23, 2023

B etty H errick peacefully passed away at home in North Platte surrounded by her family on November 23, 2023, at the age of 91.

Betty was born April 10, 1932, in the mining town of Bingham Canyon, UT.  Her parents, R.J. and Donna Contratto, did their best to raise Betty and her siblings, Don and Dottie.  ...

Nov 21, 2023

C heryl M ead, age 78, of North Platte, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on November 21, 2023.

Cheryl, the daughter of William and Esta LaRue, was born September 19, 1945, in Lincoln where she grew up.  After graduating from Lincoln Northeast High School she attended the University of Nebraska for a year then went...