Obituaries

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...

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...