Jack Whitcomb
Mar 9, 2022
J ack W hitcomb, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Great Plains Health on March 9, 2022. He was 89 years old.
Jack, the son of Elmond and Eleanor Whitcomb, was born in Vermont on March 25, 1932. After high school he enlisted into the U.S. Air Force. Jack earned the rank of Airman Second Class...
Randy Jochum
Mar 9, 2022
R andy J ochum was born August 7, 1956, in Sutherland, Nebraska. He died at the age of 65 on March 9, 2022, at Great Plains Health in North Platte after a courageous battle against esophageal cancer.
Randy, the son of Bud and Arlene Jochum, grew up on a farm south of Sutherland and worked for several...
Margaret Johnson
Feb 28, 2022
I da “Margaret” Carlson Johnson of Hershey died at the family farm on Monday, February 28, 2022.
Margaret was born to Peter and Anna Carlson, Swedish immigrants, in McKeesport, PA on April 20, 1926. Growing up during the great depression, her family suffered many hardships. Margaret and her older sister took on many of the household and...
Rex Backer
Feb 26, 2022
Rex Backer, of Hershey, died at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte on February 26, 2022, at the age of 70.
Rex was born to Bob and Elva Backer on April 17, 1951, at McCook where he grew up. After graduating from high school, Rex attended McCook Junior College then University of Nebraska at Lincoln, earning...
Roger Voss
Feb 19, 2022
R oger V oss, age 78, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died February 19, 2022, in Lincoln.
Roger was born to Harold and Marjorie Voss in North Platte. He grew up on the family farm and developed a love for the land and the life it entailed. That love for the Sandhills continually brought him back to his original...
Thomas Snyder Yost
Feb 12, 2022
Thomas Snyder Yost of Maxwell, NE, passed away in Omaha following recent health complications on February 12, 2022, at the age of 89.
Thomas was born in North Platte on September 21, 1932, the son of Harry and Nellie Snyder Yost. He grew up in the hills south of Maxwell and attended Box Elder Canyon School for...
Shirley Blakeman
Feb 10, 2022
S hirley B lakeman, age 80, went home to be with the Lord and her one and only love, Ted, on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
Shirley was born to Ernest and Irene Mason on June 9, 1941, in North Platte and grew up with six siblings. As a teenager, Shirley worked downtown at The Tom-Tom Coffee Shop...
David Ladely
Feb 2, 2022
D avid L adely, age 73, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at home on February 2, 2022.
David was born in Valentine on June 8, 1948, the son of Glen and Martha Leah Ladely. He graduated from Todd County High School in Mission, SD, then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968. After his honorable discharge...
Stella Cheek
Jan 31, 2022
O n Monday, January 31, 2022, at the age of 94, Stella Donovan Cheek joined her beloved husband, Merle, in Heaven.
Stella was the first child born to Francis and Mamie (Lyon) Donovan on March 12, 1927, in Phillips County, KS. Her parents had three children in three years, all born in March. Due to drought and...
Greg Bailey
Jan 30, 2022
N orth Platte resident, Greg Bailey, unexpectedly died at Great Plains Health on January 30, 2022. He was 55 years old.
Greg was born to Cecil, Jr. and Kathleen Bailey on October 5, 1966, in North Platte where he grew up. Greg graduated from NPHS and later hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad where he worked...
Ron Connick
Jan 30, 2022
R onald C onnick, of Sutherland, NE, passed away surrounded by his family at Great Plains Health on January 30, 2022, following recent health complications. He was 74 years old.
Ron was born at Lynch, NE, on November 22, 1947, to Darrell and Frances (Thompson) Connick. While growing up, Ron attended school in Niobrara, NE, Colon, SD,...
Betty Brown
Jan 29, 2022
B etty B rown, age 78, of North Platte, passed away surrounded by her family on January 29, 2022, at Centennial Park Retirement Village.
Betty was born to Kenneth and Elvera Rohman on November 10, 1943, at St. Paul, NE, where she grew up and graduated from high school. She later went back to college to pursue...
Ed Doucette
Jan 29, 2022
N orth Platte resident, Ed Doucette, passed away at his home on January 29, 2022, at the age of 70.
Ed was born to Edmond and Alfhild Doucette on August 16, 1951, at Scobey, Montana, where he grew up. After graduating from high school, Ed went to mechanic school in North Dakota. He married Bonnie Zessin on...
Norma Swingle
Jan 28, 2022
N orma J ean M ossberger was born to Howard and Bessie Mossberger on January 24, 1931, in Grayville, Illinois. She had four sisters, Etta Ruth, Betty Lou, and twins Ellen Fay and Helen May along with baby brother, Bobby. Norma's dad passed away when she was nine. After completing the 8th grade, her mother required her help at...
Barbara Bartmess
Jan 27, 2022
B arbara B artmess passed away at Great Plains Health on January 27, 2022, at the age of 84.
Barbara was born to Patrick and Alta (Linn) Duggan in North Platte on October 14, 1937. She grew up in the Elsie, Dickens and Wallace area and graduated from Wallace High School in 1955. Barbara then received her...
Donna Stack
Jan 23, 2022
D onna S tack, age 89, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, peacefully passed away on January 23, 2022, at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where she was residing.
Donna was born May 7, 1932, in Dawson County, Nebraska. She was the fifth child born to Charles and Myrtle Wood. Donna graduated from Oconto High School with the Class...
John Krieger
Jan 23, 2022
J ohn K rieger, age 81, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Great Plains Health on January 23, 2022.
John was born to Amon and Fern Krieger on February 4, 1940, at Hastings where he grew up. After graduating from Hastings High School John enlisted into the U.S. Army and lived in California. He cooked in...
Linda Herndon
Jan 22, 2022
L inda H erndon peacefully passed away at her home in North Platte on January 22, 2022, at the age of 72.
Linda was born to Gilbert and Carobell Bartman on June 3, 1949, in Kearney. When she was in the 6th grade, the family moved to North Platte and Linda went on to graduate from NPHS...
Ron Rains
Jan 21, 2022
O n Friday, January 21, 2022, Ronald Rains unexpectedly died due to heart failure at the age of 79.
Ronald 'Ron' Rains was born July 6, 1942, in Taft, CA. He briefly lived in Texas then at age 4 moved to the place he called home, North Platte, NE. Ron was adopted and raised by his grandmother,...
Janice Quinn
Jan 21, 2022
J anice Q uinn, age 81, of North Platte, Nebraska, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at Great Plains Health on January 21, 2022.
Janice was born December 18, 1940, in rural Frontier County to Carl and Aurie Zysset. She and her seven siblings grew up on a farm where they shared many adventures and attended...
