Obituaries

Nov 6, 2021

L ois S chipper, of North Platte, Nebraska, died November 6, 2021, at the age of 83.

Lois was born to Bernhard and Dora Hellwig on February 12, 1938, on the family farm near Powell, Nebraska, where she grew up. Lois was baptized, confirmed and married at St. John Lutheran Church in Daykin.

She attended...

Nov 5, 2021

M ark W hite peacefully passed away at home in Sutherland on November 5, 2021, at the age of 59.

Mark was born to Darrel and Margaret White in North Platte on June 6, 1962. He grew up in Sutherland where he graduated from high school with the Class of 1981. After graduation, he continued farming the...

Nov 3, 2021

L awrence G ant, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Great Plains Health on November 3, 2021, at the age of 59.

Lawrence was born to William and Carolyn (Shaw) Gant on April 30, 1962, at Sutherland where he grew up. Lawrence graduated from Sutherland High School in 1980 then worked for the Power Plant at...

Nov 1, 2021

S onia A rterburn, age 57, of North Platte, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on November 1, 2021, after a short battle with cancer.

Sonia was born to Ralph and Virginia Fischer on June 1, 1964. She was born and raised in North Platte, where she has lived all her life. Sonia later worked at...

Oct 31, 2021

R uth B rown, age 92, of Hershey, Nebraska, passed away at the Sutherland Care Center on October 31, 2021.

Ruth was born February 21, 1929, on a farm near Genoa, NE. She was the youngest of five children born to Swedish immigrants, John and Hilda Carlson. Ruth attended rural school near Genoa and went on to...

Oct 30, 2021

O n October 30, 2021, Lila Arensdorf passed away at the Sutherland Care Center at the age of 89.

Lila, the daughter of George and Ruby Humphrey, was born May 4, 1932, in Sutherland where she was raised and has lived all her life.

After graduating from high school in 1949, Lila married Clarence Arensdorf...

Oct 28, 2021

E ugene N eal, age 76, of North Platte, died on October 28, 2021, at the Emerald Nursing home in Cozad, Nebraska. Eugene was a beloved son and sibling, a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, and a friend of many. He was a respected family man.

Eugene was born in North Platte on March 19,...

Oct 23, 2021

J uan B aeza was born October 10, 2001, at Hastings, Nebraska, and went to heaven on October 23, 2021, following an automobile accident outside of Cozad, Nebraska. He was 20 years old.

Juan spent most of his life in Greeley, Colorado, then moved to Wellfleet, Nebraska, in 2015. He attended school and played on the football...

Oct 16, 2021

J ames H ornbacher, age 90, of North Platte, passed away at the North Platte Care Center on October 16, 2021.

Jim was born to Daniel and Josie Hornbacher on August 14, 1931, at Hitchcock, Nebraska. He grew up in Nevada, Iowa, and graduated from Oak Park Academy in 1950.

Jim enlisted in the U.S....

Oct 16, 2021

C harlotte N owlin, age 98, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on October 16, 2021.

Charlotte was born to Walter and Florence Powers on April 6, 1923, in Boone County, near Beaver, Iowa. She graduated as Valedictorian of Beaver High School Class of 1941 then attended business college in Grand Island.

On...

Oct 12, 2021

E arl A ult, age 87, formerly of Brady, Nebraska, died October 12, 2021, at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Earl was born at Brady on August 10, 1934, the son of Carl and Ruby Ault. He grew up in Nebraska and worked for various farmers until retiring. He loved fishing and being outdoors.

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Oct 11, 2021

K endra L utz, of Sutherland, Nebraska, passed away at Great Plains Health in North Platte on October 11, 2021, at the age of 52, following some recent health complications.

Kendra was born November 26, 1968, in Cozad where she grew up and graduated from high school. She, along with her parents, Richard 'Pooch' and Marian Pollat,...

Oct 5, 2021

J oyce B oggs, age 90, of Hershey, Nebraska, died at the Ogallala Community Hospital on October 5, 2021.

Joyce was born to Cecil and Margaret Stewart on July 16, 1931, at North Platte where she grew up. After graduating from NPHS she moved to Scottsbluff where she received her teaching certificate and taught for a period...

Oct 2, 2021

N icke W hyte, of North Platte, Nebraska, lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the age of 71. Her life was full of memories that will be treasured by many.  There will never be another like Helen 'Nicke' Whyte.

She was born May 8, 1950. Her parents, Kenneth and Laura Nickelson, walked...

Sep 27, 2021

J erry R ector, age 91, of North Platte, Nebraska, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on September 27, 2021.

Jerry was born July 31, 1930, in North Platte to Ed and Jean Rector. He attended school in North Platte and was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He joined the Army Air Corps...

Sep 26, 2021

O n September 26, 2021, Patricia 'Patty' Summers, of Hershey, Nebraska, died at Great Plains Health at the age of 62.

Patty was born in North Platte on July 1, 1959, to Harry and Harriett Sims. She grew up in different places and graduated from Moriatry High School in New Mexico.

In 1981 Patty met...

Sep 25, 2021

I t is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Denise Cardenas. On Saturday, September 25, 2021, Denise joined her heavenly family and gained her wings after blessing us with 60 years, 2 months, and 3 days on this earth. She was held in a loving embrace by her children, her brother, Dennis, and her sister, Julie,...

Sep 24, 2021

B rian B axter, age 63, of North Platte, Nebraska, departed this life on September 24, 2021, at his home.

Brian was born December 14, 1957, in North Platte to Neal and Anne Baxter. He, along with his three brothers, grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte High School. During high school, Brian was an...

Sep 21, 2021

T erry H arlin, age 68, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at home on September 21, 2021.

Terry was born to Dona and Donald Peck, Sr. on April 4, 1953, at North Platte where she grew up and has lived all her life. Terry graduated from NPHS with the Class of '71 then worked at the Telegraph...

Sep 15, 2021

M axine P ace, age 93, of North Platte, passed way at Great Plains Health on September 15, 2021.

Maxine was born to Earl and Edna Grover in Filmore County, NE, on August 7, 1928. She grew up in North Platte where she graduated from high school in 1946.

On November 10, 1946, Maxine married...