Obituaries

Jan 28, 2023

S ally H uff of North Platte passed away at Great Plains Health on January 28, 2023, at the age of 70.

Sally was born in Spooner, WI, to John and Elizabeth Gallenbeck on August 21, 1952. She grew up in Wyoming where she lived in Rawlins and graduated from Little Snake River Valley School in Baggs....

Jan 22, 2023

Services have been scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Odean Colonial Chapel in North Platte.

F red Land, Jr. died at his home north of Hershey on January 22, 2023, at the age of 70.

Fred was born to Fred, Sr. and Peggy Land on September 12, 1952, at Sutherland. He...

Jan 22, 2023

Joseph Prowell, age 68, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on January 22, 2023.

Joseph was born in Indiana and later lived in Colorado. He enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps. and was honorably discharged a short time later. Joseph went on to be an over the road truck driver and eventually settled in...

Jan 17, 2023

D ennis F erguson of North Platte passed away at Great Plains Health on January 17, 2023, at the age of 81.

Dennis was born in Burwell to Erwin and Laura Ferguson on June 4, 1941. As a small child, his family moved to Brule then south of Ogallala. After graduating from Perkins County High School in...

Jan 10, 2023

Graveside service with military honors has been scheduled for 11a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Johnson Cemetery, Johnson, NE.

L eland J. C ox was born to Charles and Mildred Cox on November 13, 1952, in Auburn, NE. He passed from this life on January 10, 2023, while recuperating from an illness at the Sutherland...

Jan 8, 2023

J essie G allegos, age 51, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on January 8, 2023.

Jessie was born in Ogallala to Amanda and Juan Francisco Gallegos, Sr. on January 23, 1971. He grew up in Ogallala and was raised in the Catholic church. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1985.

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Jan 2, 2023

C athy H effner passed away at her home in Lemoyne, NE, on January 2, 2023, at the age of 87.

Cathy was born June 6, 1935, to Joseph and Catherine Spahn at Sterling, CO. She grew up and attended school in Sterling then got married. Cathy married Lenard Coakley in 1952. They settled in Sterling and...

Jan 2, 2023

L oretta S mith of North Platte passed away January 2, 2023, at Great Plains Health. She was 82 years old.

Loretta, the daughter of Robert and Mabel Williams, was born April 5, 1940, in Ava, Missouri, where she grew up.

Loretta married Glenn Smith in Douglas County, Missouri, and that is where they first...

Jan 1, 2023

O n January 1, 2023, at the age of 79, Donna (Moorhead) Arnett peacefully passed into heaven while comforted by her family at Linden Court in North Platte, NE. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's and Dementia approximately 10 years ago and never let her illnesses define her.

Donna was born to Olga and Homer Moorhead in North...

Dec 31, 2022

Mary Mora James was born June 29, 1924, to Emilio and María Mora in Winfield, KS. She passed away at her home in North Platte, NE, on December 31, 2022, at the age of 98.

Mary grew up in Salem, KS, until her family moved to Colorado then to Nebraska. As a youngster, Mary worked as a...

Dec 28, 2022

Services for Abby have been scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Harvest Christian Fellowship.

A bby F oster, age 60, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on December 28, 2022.

Abby was born to John and Dorothy Foster on August 28, 1962, at North Platte where she grew up....

Dec 26, 2022

N ichollette 'Nikki' Coleman Meyer, of North Platte, unexpectedly passed away at her home on December 26, 2022, at the age of 73.

Nikki, the daughter of Dewain Jr. and Shirley Coleman, was born November 25th during the blizzard of 1949. The story of her birth was a rather grand one of how they battled snow to...

Dec 22, 2022

J acqueline 'Jackie' Johnson, age 89, of North Platte, passed away December 22, 2022, following recent health complications.

Jackie was born in North Platte to William and Mary Wemple on January 9, 1933. She grew up in Arnold, North Platte and Missoula, MT, and went on to graduate from North Platte High School in 1951.

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Dec 20, 2022

J ames D. 'Jim' Pascoe, age 77, of North Platte, passed away at home under hospice care on December 20, 2022.

Jim, the son of Homer and Frances Pascoe, was born in Wall, SD, on February 13, 1945. He grew up in Wall where he attended school and worked in a gold mine for a short time. ...

Dec 16, 2022

K aren H ebner passed away at Halsey, NE, under hospice care on December 16, 2022. She was 60 years old.

Karen was born to Howard and Nancy Craigg on July 13, 1962, in Denver, CO, where she was raised.

Over the years Karen was married to Gregory Vostrejs, Bryan Cornell and Darrin Hebner, all...

Dec 10, 2022

S hirley D orram, age 87, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg on December 10, 2022.

Shirley was born in Kearney on March 9, 1935, to George and Minnie Prather. The family moved to North Platte in the early 1940's and Shirley went on to graduate from North Platte High School in...

Dec 9, 2022

J annie M atzen of North Platte and formerly of Hershey, NE, departed this life at the age of 86 on December 9, 2022, and went on to her heavenly home.

Jannie was born November 21, 1936, to Alma and Hazel Stoddard in North Platte. She, along with her 11 siblings, grew up on the family ranch...

Dec 8, 2022

Z ilphia J. (Cook) Branigan was born May 5 1947, to Robert and Betty Cook in Lincoln County, NE, and passed away December 8, 2022.

Zilphia was married to John D. "Jack" Branigan on August 17, 1966. They were married for 56 years and made their homes in California, Colorado and Nebraska. Zilphia was an avid gardener,...

Dec 6, 2022

D ale D ouglas of North Platte, NE, passed away at Great Plains Health on December 6, 2022, at the age of 91.

Dale was born July 12, 1931, at Ringgold to Ward and Nora (Scott) Douglas. He grew up in Logan County and attended school in Gandy and Stapleton.  In 1951 Dale enlisted into the U.S....

Dec 6, 2022

A t the age of 95, Dorland "Bill" Olson of North Platte, NE, passed away on December 6, 2022.

Dorland was born May 9, 1927, in Aurora, NE, to Einer and Minnie Olson. He spent his adolescent years in Marquette where he graduated from high school. Bill went on to play basketball at Grand Island Business College...