Obituaries

Mar 31, 2022

D ave Schuett of Maxwell passed away at his home on March 31, 2022, at the age of 60.

Dave, the son of Gerald and Janice Schuett, was born in Grand Island on May 27, 1961. His first few years were spent in Grand Island then the family moved to North Platte. After graduating from North Platte...

Mar 30, 2022

O n March 30, 2022, Richard 'Dick' Sargent, of Brady, passed away at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg at the age of 87.

Richard was born May 20, 1934, in Veblen, SD, one of 12 children born to Clyde and Hilda Sargent. He grew up and attended school in South Dakota then enlisted into the U.S. Air Force...

Mar 22, 2022

S ally H offman, age 93, of North Platte, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Great Plains Health.

Sally was born July 14, 1928, at Kramer, NE, to August and Sophia Schultz. She graduated from Crete High School at the young age of 16 and immediately moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln School of Commerce, learning business...

Mar 21, 2022

H aving bid farewell to large number of family and friends with simplicity, Christian hope, and a unique resolve which stunned even those who knew him best, Kenneth Lee Jorgensen of Curtis, NE, departed this world just before 6 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022, at the age of 88 years and 11 months.

Ken was born...

Mar 17, 2022

R uth S oto, age 88, of North Platte, passed away on the morning of March 17, 2022.

Ruth was born to Clyde and Emma Powers on November 26, 1933, at Richland, Missouri, where she grew up. On May 10, 1951, Ruth was united in marriage to Henry Soto and they made their home in North Platte....

Mar 17, 2022

O n March 17, 2022, Deloris Grauerholz, longtime resident of Sutherland, Nebraska, passed away at the age of 79.

Deloris was born June 2, 1942, the daughter of Earl and Ione Gibson. The family moved a few times until they eventually landed south of Wallace, NE. Deloris attended Wallace Public Schools, graduating in 1959, then Kearney State...

Mar 12, 2022

J im T riplett, S r., of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at home on March 12, 2022, at the age of 88.

Jim was born to Marion and Isabell Triplett at Holly, CO, on November 4, 1933. He grew up and went to school in Holly and Lamar, CO, then worked for the U.P. Railroad and...

Mar 10, 2022

S harron H ewgley, age 83, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away surrounded by her family on March 10, 2022, at Great Plains Health.

Sharron was born to William and Edna Moser on October 30, 1938, in North Platte where she grew up and attended school.

Sharron married Donald 'Pete' Hewgley in Dillon, Montana, and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...