Obituaries

Aug 7, 2022

R ichard 'Rick' Clark, Sr., passed away at his home in North Platte on August 7, 2022, at the age of 75.

Rick, the son of Ivory and Alvina Clark, was born at Lexington on May 2, 1947. He grew up in North Platte where he graduated from high school in 1965. Rick then enlisted in the...

Aug 4, 2022

M ary Sue (Taylor) Grabenstein was born January 27, 1935, and peacefully passed away August 4, 2022, joining her beloved Norm in heaven. Mary Sue was 87 years old.

She was born to Orlando 'Pete' and Ivadene Taylor at Hastings, NE, where she grew up. After graduating from Hastings High School, Mary Sue earned her Associates Degree...

Aug 3, 2022

I t is with great sadness that we say good-bye to Murray Odean. Murray, the son of George 'Bunk' and Lavughan Odean, was born in North Platte on March 18, 1964, and was found deceased at his home in Phoenix, AZ, on August 3, 2022. He was 58 years old.

Murray was raised in North Platte back...

Aug 2, 2022

H arriett S ims, 82, of North Platte, died August 2, 2022, at Centennial Park Retirement Home in North Platte.

Harriett was born February 21,1940, at North Platte to Cecil and Maude McKenney. She graduated from North Platte High school in 1958.

On November 1, 1957, Harriett married Harry Sims while he was serving in...

Jul 31, 2022

O n July 31, 2022, Robert 'Bob' Gray, Jr. passed away at the age of 71 following recent health complications.

Bob was born in Sacramento, CA, on January 16, 1951, to Robert, Sr. and Ester Gray. He grew up in Las Vegas, NV, where he graduated from high school. Bob took some college classes in Utah then...

Jul 27, 2022

O n July 27, 2022, at the age of 96, Maxine Griffin peacefully passed away while residing at Linden Court in North Platte, NE.

Maxine was one of six children born to William and Mabel Wilson. She was born September 12, 1925, in Sutherland where she grew up. After graduating from Sutherland High School in 1944, Maxine...

Jul 18, 2022

G lenn K irkbride, age 98, passed away at his home in Brady, NE, on July 18, 2022.

Glenn was born in Laverna, Saskatchewan, Canada, on July 2, 1924, to Neal and Estella Kirkbride. He moved to British Columbia in 1928 then to Seattle, WA, in 1942 to attend the University of Washington. In August 1943 Glenn...

Jul 16, 2022

A nna Mae (Bartak) Andrews, of Kearney, NE, formerly of North Platte, is dancing again with her husband, Howard. Anna Mae peacefully passed away on July 16, 2022, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney at the age of 101.

Anna Mae was born September 16, 1920, on a farm in Wheeler County, south of Ewing, NE, to...

Jul 14, 2022

J oseph 'Joe' Pigotti Jr., age 93, formerly of Bridgeport, Nebraska, passed away July 14, 2022, at his cottage in North Platte.

Joe was born October 30,1928, to Inez and Joseph Pigotti Sr. at their home south of Broadwater.

Joe graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1947 then began working on the Peterson Ranch east...

Jul 13, 2022

Ron Siegmann, age 63, died at his home in Brady on July 13, 2022.

Ron was born to Robert, Sr. and Darlene Siegmann on February 4, 1959, in North Platte where he grew up. While in high school, Ron hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad, working as a Fireman/Oiler, then graduated from NPHS in 1977. He...

Jul 10, 2022

B ecky H ohnbaum of North Platte, died July 10, 2022, at the Sutherland Care Center in the arms of her loving husband of 62 years after a struggle with dementia. She was 84 years old.

Becky, a Christmas gift to Frank and Mary Lee, was born December 25, 1937, at Lexington. She grew up on a...

Jul 9, 2022

H oward G ebhardt passed away at his home in North Platte, Nebraska, on July 9, 2022, the day of his 97th birthday.

Howard, the son of John and Emma Gebhardt, was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, on July 9, 1925. When he was 16 years old the family moved to Hastings where Howard graduated from...

Jul 8, 2022

Jim Jochum, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on July 8, 2022, at the age of 77.

Jim, the son of Ray and Mae Jochum, was born in Sutherland on September 12, 1944. He grew up working on the family farm and graduated from Sutherland High School. Jim continued farming and later owned the...

Jul 6, 2022

J udy Bricker, age 82, was surrounded by her family when she passed away at her home in North Platte on July 6, 2022.

Judy was born March 29, 1940, to Earl 'Chuck' and Lucy Flint in North Platte. She grew up in North Platte where she graduated from high school.

In 1959 she married...

Jul 4, 2022

B lake H inton, age 92, of North Platte, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Cozad on July 4, 2022.

Blake was born to Dale and Mary Hinton at South Bend, IN, on July 11, 1929. He grew up in South Bend where he graduated from Washington Clay High School (in Clay Township) and worked...

Jul 2, 2022

O n July 2, 2022, Chrystal Johnson of Hershey unexpectedly died at Great Plains Health.  She was 55 years old.

Chrystal, the daughter of Joseph and Kathleen Johnson, was born March 29, 1967, at Chadron. She grew up in Hershey where she graduated from high school in 1985 then attended Mid Plains Community College.

Chrystal...

Jun 30, 2022

S teven M c N ulty of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on June 30, 2022, at the age of 56.

Steve, the son of Girard and Faustine 'Frosty' McNulty, was born in McCook on February 27, 1966. He grew up and attended school in North Platte then worked for Central Nebraska Packing and...

Jun 29, 2022

D orothy D ubach of North Platte passed away on June 29, 2022, at the age of 94. Dorothy had just recently moved into the Curtis Senior Living Center where she was treated with kindness and great care.

Dorothy was born to Fred and Marie Schaer at Rushville, NE, where she grew up and attended school. Dorothy...

Jun 29, 2022

Jeff Stephens, age 63, peacefully passed away at his home in North Platte on June 29, 2022.

Jeff, the son of Charles and Donna Stephens, was born November 17, 1958, in Aberdeen, SD. He was the oldest then came Craig, Jodi and Mike. The family moved to Albert Lea, MN, where they lived until Jeff's junior year...

Jun 26, 2022

O n June 26, 2022, Norman Grabenstein of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Linden Court, just shy of his 89th birthday, due to Covid-19 complications.

Norman, the son of Lorenz and Floretta Wagner Grabenstein, was born in the family farmhouse at Eustis on July 8, 1933. When he was 8 years old the family moved to...