Obituaries

Oct 3, 2023

Dean Jensen of North Platte passed away at Bryan West in Lincoln on October 3, 2023, at age 81.

Dean, the son of Carl and Mary Jensen, was born June 29, 1942, in Gothenburg where he grew up.  He attended country school then went on to graduate from Gothenburg High School.  In March 1964 Dean enlisted into...

Sep 30, 2023

R honda C hristensen of North Platte peacefully passed away at home on September 30, 2023, at age 76.

Rhonda was born November 13, 1946, to Doris and Paul House in North Platte.  She was the middle child between Carmen, the oldest, and younger sister Debera.  As a child Rhonda went on many family vacations with her...

Sep 29, 2023

J ames "Jim" Hassett of North Platte passed away at Great Plains Health on September 29, 2023, at the age of 80.

Jim, the son of Joseph and Beulah Hassett, was born in Salem, OR, on April 8, 1943.  He grew up in Grand Island and graduated from St. Paul High School then enlisted into the U.S....

Sep 27, 2023

David "Dave" Bratton, Sr. of North Platte passed away at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg on September 27, 2023, at the age of 80.

Dave was born August 11, 1943, to Albert and Cora Bratton at Mulberry, AR.  He grew up between Mulberry and Kansas City, KS, and attended Wyndotte High School.  He then enlisted into the U.S....

Sep 25, 2023

L oewayne was born April 8, 1938, to Carl and Verda Thompson in North Platte.  She died at age 85 on September 25, 2023, in North Platte after a long battle with Alzheimers.

Loewayne grew up in North Platte alongside her sister, Nancy.  When the girls were young they loved to dress the dogs, Twinkle and Blondie,...

Sep 20, 2023

M ildred H oatson of rural Hershey peacefully passed away at age 95 on September 20, 2023, while recently staying the Sutherland Care Center.

Mildred was born south of Hershey to Louie T. and Agnes Broeder on October 26, 1927.  She attended one-room K-8 schools southeast of Hershey, often getting to school riding horseback with her siblings,...

Sep 20, 2023

O n September 20, 2023, at the age of 43, Candy (Jochum) Sailor passed away at her home in Maywood.

Candy, the daughter of Paul and Dixie Jochum, was born in North Platte on June 22, 1980.  She grew up in Sutherland where she graduated from Sutherland High School in 1998.

Candy married Rocky Sailor...

Sep 18, 2023

T reva L ynes peacefully passed away at Linden Court on September 18, 2023, at age 94.

Treva, the daughter of Herbert and Elizabeth Leach, was born at home near Lemoyne, NE, on December 16, 1928.  The family moved close to Sutherland in 1932 then after work began on the Sutherland Reservoir they moved again, this time...

Sep 12, 2023

R onald Pluard, Sr., of North Platte, passed away at the Ogallala Hospital on September 12, 2023, at age 74.

Ron was born to Fred and Evelyn Pluard on August 21, 1949, in Eureka, CA.  He grew up in northern California then enlisted into the U.S. Army following high school.  Ron served as a demolition specialist and...

Sep 9, 2023

B laine R unner peacefully passed away at his home in Sutherland on September 9, 2023, at age 94.

Blaine, the son of Clarence and Ida (Johnson) Runner, was born October 17, 1928, in Hershey where he was raised.  He participated in 4-H then after graduating from Hershey High School in 1946, he attended the University of...

Sep 3, 2023

L inda N iess, the daughter of Allen and Thelma Lien, was born in Bottineau, ND, on September 5, 1948.  She went to be with Jesus on September 3, 2023, just shy of her 75th birthday.  She had been in failing health for the past few months, struggling with the aftermath of 5 strokes.  Linda was tired and told...

Sep 3, 2023

L ongtime Wellfleet/Maywood resident, Kurt Remus passed away at Great Plains Health on September 3, 2023, at age 82.

Kurt was born to Walter and Dortha Remus on the family ranch near Wellfleet on June 25, 1941.  He grew up on the farm northeast of Wellfleet and graduated high school from the University of Nebraska School of...

Sep 1, 2023

L arry R eynolds, age 77 of North Platte, was peacefully swept away to Heaven on September 1, 2023, by his sister "Glory" on her birthday.

Larry, the son of Bonnie and Scoop Reynolds, attended Roosevelt Elementary and Adams Middle School until the 9th grade.  When he was 16 he started his dream of being a cowboy...

Aug 27, 2023

T anner C hristian A ston, 28 of North Platte, passed away suddenly on August 27, 2023, while vacationing in California.

Tanner was born on March 2, 1995, in Phoenix, AZ, to Boyd & Shae.  He began his adventurous lifestyle very early on learning to ride a bike at 2, a motorcycle at 3 and started racing...

Aug 24, 2023

H eaven gained a lively soul when Charlene "Penny" Kennedy passed away on August 24, 2023, at Great Plains Health.  She was 86 years old.

Penny, the daughter of Randall and Vera Guy, was born April 3, 1937, in Denver.  She was the oldest of five children and raised in Colorado.  Because of her parents divorce she...

Aug 23, 2023

M arilyn C ook of North Platte passed away at age 86 on August 23, 2023, following a short stay at Linden Court.

Marilyn was born September 5, 1936, to Joel and Katherine Sandberg at North Platte and grew up south of Hershey.  She attended Star School and North Platte High School, graduating in 1953.

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Aug 22, 2023

M ark M atson unexpectedly passed away at age 45 on August 22, 2023, in North Platte.

Mark, the son of Randy and Christine Matson, was born February 24, 1978, in North Platte where he grew up.  He graduated from N.P.H.S. in 1996 and received his Associates Degree from Mid Plains Community College in '98.  Mark went...

Aug 21, 2023

S teve M attox of North Platte passed away at Great Plains Health on August 21, 2023, at the age of 86.

Steve was born to Viola and Mount Mattox Sr. on April 6, 1937, at Broken Bow where he grew up.  After graduating from high school, Steve enlisted into the U.S. Navy and served from 1955-57....

Aug 16, 2023

T he day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of a mattress located in a hospital busily occupied with the living and the dying.

At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes, my...

Aug 15, 2023

W anda J enkins, age 92 of North Platte, peacefully passed away on August 15, 2023, at David Place in David City where she had been residing.

Wanda was born in Wellfleet on December 25, 1930, to McKinley and Dena Goodwin.  She grew up in Lincoln County and graduated as valedictorian of Hershey High School in 1948.  ...