Obituaries

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...

Dec 4, 2022

O n December 4, 2022, Hershey resident, Bruce Miller, died as the result of an automobile accident in Lincoln County. He was 79 years old.

Bruce was born to Blaine and Lavonne (Fitch) Miller at Sutherland on January 21, 1943. He grew up in Hershey where he graduated from high school in 1961.

Bruce married...

Dec 3, 2022

B arry B amesberger, age 64, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on December 3, 2022.

** Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, in the Grand Island Cemetery (North) with Dan Naranjo officiating.  Inurment will follow. **

Barry...

Nov 30, 2022

C olleen T risdale passed away November 30, 2022, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE, at the age of 62.

Colleen was born May 8, 1960, to Kenneth and Helen White in Alliance. She attended country school through the sixth grade, then school in Mullen where she graduated from Mullen High School in 1978.

Nov 19, 2022

D orie T raxler unexpectedly passed away at her home in North Platte on November 19, 2022, at the age of 64.

Dorie, the daughter of Ralph and Rhoda Moore, was born in Kearney on February 5, 1958. After graduating from Kearney High School she married David Traxler. They lived in Kearney before moving to Central City....

Nov 19, 2022

D ave W engler, age 74, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on November 19, 2022, following health complications.

Dave was born to Jacob and Margaret Wengler on May 11, 1948, at Roseland, NE, where he grew up. The family later moved to Hastings where Dave attended school. He went to work as a...

Nov 9, 2022

R eta K imball of North Platte, NE, passed away at the Callaway Good Life Center on November 9, 2022, at the age of 87.

Reta, the daughter of Leland and Mary Stevenson, was born June 23, 1935, at Westerville, NE, where she grew up. After graduating from Westerville High School, Reta attended Kearney State Teachers College...

Nov 5, 2022

J ames L antis, age 77, of Sutherland, NE, was surrounded by his family when he passed away at home on November 5, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.

James, the son of Charles and Vivian Lantis, was born November 10, 1944, in Cleveland, KS. As a boy, his family moved to a farm on the...

Oct 25, 2022

O n October 25, 2022, at the age of 97, Emanuel 'Mike' Varicak, longtime resident of North Platte, Nebraska, peacefully passed away at his home.

Mike, the son of Yugoslavian immigrants Dane and Yelena Varicak, was born in Julesburg, Colorado, on March 20, 1925. When he was an infant, Yelena took Mike and his sister, Vera, to...

Oct 20, 2022

P aul J ochum of Sutherland, NE, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on October 20, 2022, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was 64 years old.

Paul was born to Lawrence 'Bud' and Arlene Jochum in Sutherland on August 25, 1958. He was raised on the family farm south of Sutherland. He graduated...