Obituaries

Apr 14, 2023

C ynthia G ulbrandson passed away at her home in Gandy, NE, under hospice care on April 14, 2023, at the age of 75.

Cynthia, the daughter of John and Della Gustaf, was born in Detroit, MI, on May 6, 1947. She grew up and attended school in Ann Arbor, MI, then moved to California and started...

Apr 12, 2023

R odney K arre, the third of 10 children, was born to Arno and Laurene Karre, at the family home in Hayes County, NE, on September 12, 1940. He peacefully passed away at his home in Westminster, CO, on April 12, 2023, at the age of 82.

Rodney was close to his siblings, they worked hard on...

Apr 12, 2023

L ori M elroy, formerly of Cozad, passed away at her home in Westminster, CO, on April 12, 2023.  She was 63 years old.

Lori was born January 17, 1960, to Gean and Velva Melroy at Cozad.  She later moved to North Platte with her parents and went on to graduate from North Platte High School.  Following...

Apr 6, 2023

D onna S wanson peacefully passed away on April 6, 2023, at the North Platte Care Center at the age of 100.

Donna was born to George and Clara Johnson on March 12, 1923, at Stockville where she grew up. After graduating high school she attended Kearney State Teacher's College and earned her teaching certificate. Donna then...

Apr 6, 2023

D onna C osme of North Platte passed away April 6, 2023, at Great Plains Health at the age of 61.

Donna was born to Daniel and Mary Lou Roberts on September 3, 1961, at Redding, CA. She grew up in California where she lived in San Francisco and Hamilton City. After graduating from Hamilton City High...

Mar 31, 2023

K evin M aline passed away at home in North Platte, NE, on March 31, 2023, following a short illness. He was 36 years old.

Kevin was born to Allen and Susan Maline on August 4, 1986, at La Jolla, CA. The family moved to North Platte in 1995. After graduating from North Platte High School, Kevin...

Mar 29, 2023

M artin T homas of Wellfleet, NE, passed away at Great Plains Health on March 29, 2023, at the age of 60.

Martin was born to Eugene and Judith Thomas on April 12, 1962, in Denver. He grew up and attended school in San Jose, CA. He moved to Reno, NV, and had three children, Mark, Matthew...

Mar 18, 2023

M axine T ilton passed away at the North Platte Care Center on March 18, 2023, at the age of 95.

Maxine was born August 12, 1927, to Harry and Martha Stackhouse at Maxwell where she grew up. Maxine graduated from Maxwell High School then went to work for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in North Platte.

Mar 8, 2023

R efugio "Roy" "Cuco" Vieyra passed away in the hands of his children from a brief battle with cancer on March 8, 2023, at the age of 89. Roy was born July 4, 1933, to Manuel and Mary (Ybarra) Vieyra in Wellington, KS. Early years of his life were shared between Wellington and Roscoe, Hershey and North Platte, NE....

Mar 6, 2023

R osetta L oncar F arley, age 92 of North Platte, NE, passed away unexpectedly March 6, 2023. She was a wonderful wife of 49 years and a mother and grandmother who was always supportive of her family.

Rosetta was born June 15, 1930, in Sidney to Mike and Rose Loncar (Rose was known from the North...

Feb 28, 2023

N orris A rtman, age 97, passed away at his home in North Platte, NE, on February 28, 2023, surrounded by loving family members. He made his home in Hays, KS, for several decades before moving to North Platte to be closer to family in his later years.

Norris was born September 9, 1925, to Harry and...

Feb 24, 2023

D an K nuter, age 68, of North Platte, NE, passed away February 24, 2023, at Great Plains Health.

Dan, fondly known as "Digger", was born to Dwaine Knuter and Frances Krause on March 19, 1954, in North Platte. After graduating from North Platte High School Dan worked for NPPD then did construction which eventually led him...

Feb 20, 2023

J erry J ohnson was born December 23, 1938, in Gandy, NE, to Arthur and Nedra Johnson and he passed away at his home in Logan County on February 20, 2023, at the age of 84.

Jerry attended school in Gandy through the 8th grade then went to the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis....

Feb 18, 2023

B ruce B rinker, age 62, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on February 18, 2023.

Bruce was born to William "Bill" and Lolita Brinker at Newcastle, WY, on July 3, 1960. He grew up in Chadron, NE, Rapid City, SD, and Corpus Christi, TX, where he graduated from high school in 1978. He...

Feb 11, 2023

Santo Gonzales, age 36, passed away at his family's home in Albion, NE, under hospice care on February 11, 2023.

Santo was born in San Antonio, TX, to Eufenio, Jr. and Sylvia Gonzales on October 19, 1986. He grew up in Nebraska where he lived in Terrytown and graduated from Gering High School.

Santo worked...

Feb 10, 2023

S utherland resident LaVern 'Vern' Lenz passed away at Linden Court on February 10, 2023, at the age of 89.

Vern was born at Culbertson to Albert and Grace Lenz on December 31, 1933. He grew up on the family farm between Curtis and Stockville and went to high school at the University of Nebraska School of...

Feb 7, 2023

O n February 7, 2023, North Platte lost one of its most beloved members, Bernard Lloyd 'Bernie' McNulty, who passed away at the age of 83 in his home. Bernie fought a hard battle with cancer until his passing. He was born July 27, 1939, to Ivan L. and Thressa McNulty in Oconto, NE, where he grew up and...

Feb 6, 2023

K enneth G rasz of North Platte passed away at his home on February 6, 2023, at the age of 72, following health complications.

Ken was born to Albert and Evelyn Grasz on July 1, 1950, in North Platte where he grew up. 1968 was an important year for Ken; he graduated from North Platte High School,...

Feb 1, 2023

K athy McCaslin, age 72, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Great Plains Health.

Kathy was born in Grand Island on May 27, 1950, to Richard and Lorna (Cruise) McCaslin. She graduated from Grand Island High School in 1969. In 1973, Kathy was blessed with a son, Kevin McCaslin.

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Jan 28, 2023

G erald E ichstedt, age 82, of Hershey, passed away January 28, 2023, at Bickford Assisted Living in Grand Island, NE after health complications.

Gerald was born in York to Clair and Helen Eichstedt on August 17, 1940. At a young age the Eichstedt family moved to North Platte. Here is where he grew up and graduated...