Obituaries

Sep 13, 2021

F ay 'J.R.' Thompson, III, of North Platte, passed away at home with his wife by his side on September 13, 2021.

Fay was born at Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Alice and Fay Thompson, Jr. on January 17, 1959. He grew up and attended school in Davenport, Iowa, then the family moved to Bell Gardens,...

Sep 12, 2021

M ichael C arreras, age 59, of North Platte, died unexpectedly in North Platte on September 12, 2021.

Michael was born at Pine Ridge, SD, on January 4, 1962, then was adopted by Carl and Margaret Carreras and grew up in Hershey and North Platte. While in high school, Michael wrestled and medaled at State. He graduated...

Sep 11, 2021

J ean (Finnell) Mills, age 94, formerly of North Platte, passed away at Maple Springs Skilled Nursing Facility in Wasilla, Alaska, on September 11, 2021.

Jean was born June 4, 1927, and graduated from North Platte High School in 1945.

On April 30, 1945, Jean was united in marriage to Dale Mills. They made their...

Sep 8, 2021

P hyllis F ranken, age 86, of North Platte, died at Linden Court on September 8, 2021.

Phyllis was born to Lloyd and Doris Danielson on April 8, 1935, in North Platte and grew up in Sutherland. She graduated from high school in 1953 then attended Kearney State College and earned her teaching certificate. She taught at...

Sep 6, 2021

L isa C reasman, resident of North Platte, Nebraska, peacefully passed away in her home on Monday, September 6, 2021, at the age of 69.

Lisa was born to Fredrick and Dorothia Geibel at Huntington Park, California, on May 17, 1952. She grew up in Long Beach, California, and went on to graduate from South Gate High...

Sep 3, 2021

H arlan D ancer, age 91, of Sutherland, Nebraska, died at home surrounded by his family on September 3, 2021.

Harlan was born to Roy and Katharine Dancer on the family ranch in McPherson County, north of Sutherland, on August 7, 1930. He grew up on the ranch and attended country schools until 1946 when the ranch...

Sep 2, 2021

B onnie S tewart, age 81, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on September 2, 2021.

Bonnie was born to Cheslie and Jessie Flock on January 30, 1940, in North Platte. The family moved to California in '41 then returned to North Platte after the war was over. Bonnie graduated from NPHS...

Sep 2, 2021

B illy G olden, age 91, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on September 2, 2021.

Billy was born to John and Gladys (Attebery) Golden on March 22, 1930, in North Platte where he grew up. He attended North Platte High School and graduated in 1948. Being a natural athlete, Billy played in 4 sports,...

Aug 30, 2021

O n August 30, 2021, residents of Bradshaw, Nebraska, Al Fhuere and Bud, his K-9 companion and copilot, died in Utah as the result of an accident while driving on the road. Al was 29 years old and Bud just turned 2.

Al was born to Kevin and Theresa Fhuere in North Platte, Nebraska, on January 17,...

Aug 28, 2021

F red F isher, J r., age 85, of North Platte, died at Centennial Park Retirement Village on August 28, 2021.

Fred was born to Fred, Sr. and Helen Fisher in Loup City on July 14, 1936. When he was 3 years old his parents divorced so he ended up moving around with his family to Colorado,...

Aug 27, 2021

R odney H asbrouck, Sr., of Hershey, unexpectedly died at Great Plains Health on August 27, 2021. He was 62 years old.

Rodney was born in North Platte on November 9, 1958, to Bill and Edith Hasbrouck. He grew up in North Platte and Las Vegas then joined the U.S. Marines in 1975. Following his discharge in...

Aug 26, 2021

T ed D owler, age 89, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away August 26, 2021, at Linden Court in North Platte.

Ted was born August 18, 1932, to Clarence and Easter Dowler at Lafferty, OH. He grew up in Ravenswood, West Virginia and later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

On July...

Aug 26, 2021

J ason B ricker, of North Platte, died at home on August 26, 2021, at the age of 51.

Jason was born November 9, 1969, to Paul and Judy Bricker at Ogallala where he grew up. He attended Ogallala High School and played on the basketball and baseball teams. After graduating in 1988, Jason went on to...

Aug 20, 2021

D orothy W ills, age 85, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on August 20, 2021.

Dorothy was born in Sutherland to George and Alfreda Fleecs on January 29, 1936. She grew up on a farm 4 miles southeast of Sutherland and attended Fairview Country School. Dorothy graduated from Sutherland High School in 1952 then...

Aug 18, 2021

J acqueline S achtjen, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed way at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln on August 18, 2021, at the age of 71.

Jacqueline was born to Clarence and Lila (Humphrey) Arensdorf in Sutherland on July 7, 1950. She grew up in Sutherland where she graduated with the Class of '68.

On...

Aug 15, 2021

D onna G ibbs, age 84, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at Great Plains Health on August 15, 2021.

Donna was born to Merle and Dolly Razes on January 13, 1937, in North Platte where she was raised and later graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of '54.

On July 29,...

Aug 11, 2021

A ndy H oban, age 75, of Lewellen, NE, died August 11, 2021, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.

Andy was born at home in North Platte on July 10, 1946, to William and Lillian Hoban. At the age of 16 he moved from North Platte to Stevenson, WA, where he went on to graduate from...

Aug 10, 2021

I t is with sad hearts we announce the passing of our dear Mother and Matriarch of our family. Vera Combs, 95 years of age, of North Platte, NE, passed away with her family by her side on August 10, 2021, in North Platte.

Vera was born to Ed and Alice Dillin on September 24, 1925, at...

Aug 10, 2021

R obert D unn, age 89, of New Mexico, passed away on August 10, 2021, at Las Cruses, New Mexico.

Robert was born at Arrowrock, Missouri, on March 31, 1932, to Woodson and Edna Dunn, the oldest of 10 children. In 1940 the Dunn family moved to Omaha where Robert graduated from Irvington High School in 1950....

Aug 8, 2021

J anet N eighbors passed away surrounded by her loved ones on August 8, 2021, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, at the age of 72.

Janet was born on November 13, 1948, in Hays, KS, to George and Hilda Bollig. She grew up in North Platte where she graduated from St. Patrick's High School...