Obituaries

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...

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...