Obituaries

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...

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...