Obituaries

Nov 14, 2023

A ndy O lson, longtime local business owner and cattleman of Hershey, Nebraska, died November 14, 2023, at the age of 83.

Andy was born April 30, 1940, to George and Berdeen Olson of Hershey.  He grew up and attended school in Hershey, graduating from Hershey High School in 1958, then attended Kearney State Teachers College.

Nov 12, 2023

D arin W elsh, the son of Jerry and Sharon Welsh, was born in Sutherland on March 18, 1962.  He died at the Sutherland Care Center on November 12, 2023, at age 61.

Darin grew up in Sutherland where he graduated from high school and worked with his dad on the family farm.  He later worked for...

Nov 11, 2023

O n November 11, 2023, at the age of 71, Weston "Wes" Andre-Henn peacefully passed away at his home in North Platte, NE.

Wes was born July 17, 1952, to John and Ruth Henn in Bethlehem, PA, where he grew up.  He graduated from Liberty High School then received his B.A. from Mansfield State College in Pennsylvania...

Nov 8, 2023

T homas "Tom" Bailey of North Platte passed away November 8, 2023, at Great Plains Health at the age of 63.

Tom was born December 14, 1959, to Cecil and Kathleen Bailey at North Platte where he grew up.  After graduating from NPHS in 1978, Tom moved to Philadelphia for a while then returned to North Platte.  ...

Nov 5, 2023

L ois S tutterheim of North Platte passed away at the North Platte Care Center on November 5, 2023, at the age of 84.

Lois was born March 30, 1939, at Lexington and raised by her mother and stepfather, Marjorie and Vernon Wells.  She graduated from Lexington High School then got married.

On April 4,...

Nov 5, 2023

D ennis H artman was born February 15, 1944, to Henry and Gertrude Hartman in North Platte.  He passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Home on November 5, 2023, at age 79.

Dennis grew up on the family farm south of Maxwell and graduated from Maxwell High School in 1962.  He was skilled in many areas and...

Nov 4, 2023

M ary F inn of North Platte, NE, passed away at Bryan West in Lincoln on November 4, 2023, at age 80.

Mary, the daughter of Robert and Lois Nairn, was born in Alhambra, CA, on July 26, 1943.  She grew up and attended school in Garden City, KS, then did nurses training.  In 1961 Mary moved...

Nov 3, 2023

D ouglas M isegadis of North Platte passed away at Tabatha House in Lincoln on November 3, 2023, following health complications.  He was 80 years old.

Doug, the son of Carl and Frances (Horacek) Misegadis, was born at Bison, Kansas, on June 12, 1943.  He grew up in Rush Center, Kansas where he graduated from Alexander High...

Nov 2, 2023

D ouglas McBeain of North Platte passed away at Great Plains Health on November 2, 2023, at age 73.

Doug was born in Austin, MN, on June 16, 1950, to Marvin and Genevieve McBeain.  He grew up in Austin, MN, and in Perry, Clarksville and Guttenberg, IA, where he graduated with the Class of 1968.

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Oct 31, 2023

A drian "Kris" Krzycki, age 95, peacefully passed away on October 31, 2023, at his residence in Centennial Park Retirement Village, North Platte, NE.

Kris was born March 7, 1928, to Vince and Lottie Krzycki on the family farm near Farwell, NE.  His father died when he was 2 years old, and when he was 6, he...

Oct 31, 2023

P atrick R eckard of North Platte died unexpectedly on October 31, 2023, at age 70.

Pat, the son of Robert and Lois Reckard, was born March 2, 1953, in North Platte where he grew up.  After graduating from N.P.H.S. in 1972 he attended college in Sterling, CO, for a year.  Pat came back to North Platte...

Oct 28, 2023

A t 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2023, Michael LeRoy Bellew passed away at Bryan West Medical Hospice in Lincoln.  He was 63 years old.

Mike was born January 26, 1960, to Russell and Marilyn Bellew in North Platte.  He attended North Platte High School where he played football and was on the track team, triple...

Oct 26, 2023

H arry "Mike" Stewart of Sutherland died at Great Plains Health on October 26, 2023, at age 73.

He was born March 2, 1950, to Harry "Gene" and Ruth Stewart in Sutherland.  He grew up on the family farm and attended Sutherland Public School.  Mike was quite an athlete; he was active in track, football and basketball.  ...

Oct 22, 2023

R ichard "Dick" Allman of North Platte passed away at Linden Court on October 22, 2023, at the age of 97.

Dick was born June 3, 1926, to Arzie and Ora Allman in Jane Lew, WV, where he grew up and attended school.  After graduating high school, Dick enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served from 1944-47....

Oct 22, 2023

A drienne (Bogers) Rector went home with Jesus on October 22, 2023. She was surrounded at home by her husband and children, listening to her favorite songs. She was 66.

Adrienne was born August 7, 1957, in Glendive, MT, to MaryAnn and Adrian Bogers.  She was raised in Crystal Lake, IL, and moved to North Platte in...

Oct 21, 2023

O n October 21, 2023, at the age of 88, Levaun "Sis" Beyer passed away at her home in North Platte surrounded by her family.

Sis, the daughter of Howard and Della Hand, was born in Great Bend, KS, on July 4, 1935.  After moving to North Platte in 1947, Sis attended NPHS then got married.

Oct 15, 2023

G ary M arrs of Sutherland passed away at age 85 on October 15, 2023, in Sutherland.

Gary was born July 10, 1938, to James and Mable Marrs in Wallace.  When he was 10 the family moved to Sutherland and that is where he attended Sutherland Public School, graduating in 1956.

After high school, Gary...

Oct 8, 2023

D orothy B lomstedt of North Platte peacefully passed away on October 8, 2023, at the age of 90, at her son's home in Hershey surrounded by her family.

Dorothy was born on the Birdwood Table, northwest of Hershey, to Edward and Coral (Refior) Godfrey on May 22, 1933.  She grew up and attended school in North...

Oct 6, 2023

O n October 6, 2023, Carlos Carreras died as the result of a auto accident in Arthur County, NE.  He was 34 years old.

Carlos, the son of Julie and Michael Carreras, was born in Garden City, KS, on April 9, 1989.  As an infant the family returned to North Platte where Carlos grew up.  He was...

Oct 6, 2023

C arol C arreras, the daughter of Margaret and Carl Carreras, was born July 13, 1960, at Sioux City, Iowa.   She died October 6, 2023, at Great Plains Health in North Platte at the age of 63.

Carol grew up in Hershey and North Platte and attended North Platte High School.  She later moved to California for...