Obituaries

Jan 20, 2022

R amona M c C onnell, age 91, formerly of Hershey, died peacefully at the North Platte Care Center on January 20, 2022.

Ramona was born to William and Bessie Carveth on September 19, 1930, at Sutherland. She grew up in the O'Fallon area and graduated from O'Fallon High School.

On November 27, 1949, Ramona...

Jan 18, 2022

M aurene G arner passed away at her home in North Platte surrounded by her loving family on January 18, 2022, at the age of 67.

Maurene was born to Maurice and Jurene Green on September 10, 1954, in Alliance where she grew up. Maurene graduated from Alliance High School in 1972 then moved to Omaha where...

Jan 17, 2022

H elen S tudley K imball, age 91, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away January 17, 2022.

Helen was born to Lester and Anna Rowson on May 2, 1930, near Herman, NE, during a tornado. When she was 10 years old, the Rowson family moved to Ingham, NE. Helen attended high school at Curtis, graduating in 1947,...

Jan 14, 2022

G erald 'Jerry' Weir, age 80, formerly of Hershey, Nebraska, died at his home in North Platte on January 14, 2022.

Jerry was born to John and Ethel Weir on May 20, 1941, at Sutherland where he grew up. After graduating from Sutherland High School in 1959, Jerry moved to Denver to work. He then moved to...

Jan 14, 2022

O n January 14, 2022, longtime resident of North Platte, Nebraska, Roy Hild, 101 years of age, slipped into eternity.

He was born July 16, 1920, at Brady, NE, to George and Sophie Hild, the second of three sons. His brother Ray was born in 1917 and Lloyd was born 1922. Roy and his brothers grew up...

Jan 11, 2022

R ick M athews, of North Platte, Nebraska, peacefully passed away at home on January 11, 2022, at the age of 70.

Rick was born to Calvin and Carolyn Mathews on March 1, 1951, in Imperial. He grew up in Ogallala and graduated from Campion Academy in Colorado.

After high school, Rick returned to Ogallala...

Jan 9, 2022

C harlie Clair 'Chuck' Holmes, age 85, of Hershey, NE, peacefully passed away with his family at his side on Sunday, January 9, 2022, due to complications from Parkinson's. He had placed his trust in Christ at an early age and is now with his Savior in heaven in a fully restored body.

Charlie was the youngest...

Jan 5, 2022

S tacey S chad, age 60, died at her home in Frederick, Colorado, January 5, 2022, after experiencing medical complications.

Stacey was born to Murray and Maris Schad on November 9, 1961, in North Platte, NE. She graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of 1980 where she played softball and was a cheerleader. She...

Jan 4, 2022

M axine V iersen, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Sandy Springs, Georgia, on January 4, 2022, at the age of 94.

Maxine was born in Maywood to Chester and Hattie Flock on April 3, 1927. After graduating from high school, Maxine went to work as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She...

Jan 4, 2022

F rank C ardenas, age 82, of North Platte, Nebraska, died at Great Plains Health on January 4, 2022.

Frank was born January 18, 1939, in Sutherland. He was one of 13 children born to Pedro and Manuela Cardenas and was raised in North Platte. He graduated from NPHS then went to work for Latcher Construction, which...

Jan 3, 2022

K ent F isher, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on January 3, 2022. He was 63 years old.

Kent was born to Margaret and Bill Fisher on January 12, 1958, in North Platte where he grew up. After graduating from North Platte High School Kent received his Associate of Arts Degree in architecture...

Jan 2, 2022

L arry O dean, age 76, of North Platte, NE, passed away January 2, 2022, at Great Plains Health.

Larry was born November 25, 1945, in North Platte to Velmer and Esther Odean of Chappell, NE. He graduated from Delta High School in 1963 and received an Associate of Science Degree in accounting from Stevens Henager College...

Jan 1, 2022

M ary A nn K och B lackledge, age 88, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on January 1, 2022.

Mary Ann was born near Gandy, NE, to Russell and Mayden Morton on October 2, 1933. After graduating from Gandy High School in 1951 she attended business school in Denver then moved...

Dec 29, 2021

Duane 'Ted' Golden, age 63, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by his family on December 29, 2021.

Ted was born to Orvin and Marlene Golden in Sidney, NE, on June 30, 1958. He grew up in Sidney and North Platte. After graduating from North Platte High School, Ted went to work for Detlefsen Skelly...

Dec 26, 2021

S cott ' W ilson' W ilson, of North Platte, passed away with his family by his side on December 26, 2021, at Great Plains Health.  He was 40 years old.

Scott was born to Julie Wilson on January 27, 1981, in Cheyenne, WY. He grew up in Cheyenne and Rawlins, WY, and Curtis and North Platte,...

Dec 25, 2021

D onna B ailar, formerly of North Platte, passed away at Emerald Care in Grand Island on December 25, 2021, at the age of 84.

Donna was born to Kenneth and Irene Kuhlmann on September 9, 1937, in North Platte where she grew up. After graduating from NPHS Donna went to work for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company....

Dec 23, 2021

T odd W ickware, age 82, of North Platte, passed away at home with his family around him on December 23, 2021.

Todd was born to Theodore and Marie Wickware on April 16, 1939, at Troy, New York, where he was raised. In 1956 he joined the U.S. Navy and served four years. Following his honorable discharge...

Dec 19, 2021

N orth Platte resident, Gene Lacey, passed away at the Sutherland Care Center on December 19, 2021, at the age of 73.

H e was born to Charles and Eloise Lacey on April 17, 1948, in North Platte where he grew up. After graduating with the NPHS Class of '66, Gene spent his time bringing a bit...

Dec 18, 2021

D arrell K eeney, age 66, of North Platte, Nebraska, died at Great Plains Health on December 18, 2021.

Darrell was born on August 18, 1955, in McCook. He grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte Public Schools then went to work for Shults Construction.

Darrell liked to fish, be outdoors, and was...

Dec 15, 2021

H enry S chick, age 91, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Linden Estates on December 15, 2021.

Henry was born to Fred and Anke Schick on August 2, 1930, at North Platte where he grew up. After graduating from high school, Henry was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in Germany as a...