Obituaries

May 15, 2021

B rian L oughry, of North Platte, was surrounded by his family when he passed away on May 15, 2021, at Great Plains Health, at the age of 41.

Brian was born to Larry and Roseann Loughry on November 2, 1979, in North Platte. He grew up in Lexington where he graduated from high school in 1998....

May 13, 2021

Ben Marlin, age 75, formerly of Glenwood, NM, passed away at Linden Court on May 13, 2021.

Ben was born to Chester and Connie Marlin on October 22, 1945, at Broken Bow and was raised by his grandparents, Christian and Cora Madsen, in Mason City. He graduated from Mason City High School then Kearney State College with...

May 9, 2021

D elphine L uenenborg, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home on May 9, 2021, at the age of 95.

Delphine was born July 22, 1925, at Carl, Iowa, to Floyd and Iva Freeman. She grew up on a farm in Iowa, north of Prescott, and attended a one room country school where there was a...

May 7, 2021

J austin K oubek, of North Platte, got his heavenly wings on May 7, 2021, at the age of 27.

Jaustin was born October 19, 1993, to Joseph and Jeanna (Peck) Koubek in North Platte. He was raised in the country, on the South Platte River in North Platte, and that's where his love for nature began....

May 3, 2021

C harlotte 'Chucky' Zogg, age 65, of Grand Island, formerly of North Platte, died at the Emerald Lakeview Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Island on May 3, 2021.

Charlotte was born in Cozad on December 7, 1955, to Fred, Sr. and Lena Zogg. She grew up in North Platte where she attended public schools then began...

May 2, 2021

I van O berg, of North Platte, passed away in Lincoln, on May 2, 2021, at the age of 64.

Ivan was born in Gothenburg to Sarah and Alfred Oberg on February 8, 1957. He grew up and went to school in North Platte. Ivan liked going to stock car races, among other hobbies. On July 24,...

May 1, 2021

D ona H erndon, age 89, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on May 1, 2021.

Dona was born in the home of her grandparents, Ole and Myrtle Rasmussen, on October 19, 1931, to John and Olive (Rasmussen) Refior. She grew up in North Platte and graduated from high school in 1949.

Apr 30, 2021

M artha 'Marty' Barker, age 85, formerly of North Platte, peacefully passed away April 30, 2021, in Omaha.

Martha was born January 17, 1936, in David City to Bernard and Wilhelmina Van Ampting. Martha and her siblings were raised in the Catholic church and worked hard on the family farm.

She married Leonard Barker and...

Apr 28, 2021

D orothy F ugate, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home with her family by her side on April 28, 2021, at the age of 83. She fought a long, hard battle with cancer with courage, dignity and grace, never complaining and always had a smile on her face.

Dorothy was born August 16, 1937, one...

Apr 27, 2021

R ick R yan, J r., of North Platte, passed away at home on April 27, 2021, at the age of 71.

Rick was born July 7, 1949, in North Platte where he grew up. He was raised by his grandparents, Harold and Ellen Ryan and his father, Richard, and mother, Margaret Ryan. He attended St. Patrick's...

Apr 25, 2021

W ith the checkered flag in sight, Rebel Diment crossed the finish line and won life's race early Sunday morning on April 25, 2021.

On May 26, 1940, the green flag waved and Rebel started the exciting and motivating race called "life". The race was destined to offer many things, but one duty she proudly accepted was...

Apr 23, 2021

B etty J ohnson, passed away in the care of her family and hospice on April 23, 2021, at her daughter's home in North Platte. She was 85 years old.

Betty was born to Theodore and Jessie McCully on June 9, 1935, in Livingston County, Missouri, where she was raised. She attended rural schools then married Ernest...

Apr 17, 2021

D oran M itchell, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on April 17, 2021, the day after turning 59.

Doran was born April 16, 1962, to Keith and Betty Mitchell at North Platte where he grew up. Following high school, Doran went on the road installing cell towers for several years then worked construction...

Apr 17, 2021

S ally S hepherd P erry, age 69, of North Platte, died at home April 17, 2021.

Sally was born to Ivan and Eunice Shepherd on June 13, 1951, at Arnold where she grew up. After graduating from Arnold High School, Sally attended business school in Grand Island then moved to North Platte where she worked at...

Apr 14, 2021

D ean K urth, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at home on April 14, 2021, at the age of 78.

Dean was born August 27, 1942, to Melvin and Betty Kurth at Callaway and grew up in Gurley. Following his high school graduation, Dean enlisted in the U.S. Air Force then, after his honorable discharge, returned to...

Apr 5, 2021

E ileen S hirley, age 86, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on April 5, 2021.

Eileen was born March 31, 1935, to Harold and Dorothea Dodson on the family farm near Maywood. She grew up in the Maywood area and graduated from high school, Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis, in 1952.

Apr 3, 2021

R aymond K ampfe, age 95, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on April 3, 2021.

Raymond was born to Arthur and Almina Kampfe on June 3, 1925, at Gothenburg where he grew up. He graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1942 then started his career in farming and ranching.

On September 19,...

Apr 2, 2021

D ouglas F astenau, of Sutherland, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 2, 2021, at the age of 68.

Doug was born in Sidney to Adolf and Ruth (Miller) Fastenau on August 14, 1952, and grew up in Gurley. After graduating from Gurley High School in 1970, Doug attended Chadron State College where he also competed on the...

Apr 1, 2021

S ean C iesa, age 53, of North Platte, Nebraska, died at Great Plains Health on April 1, 2021, following health complications.

Sean was born to Harold and Ronda Ciesa on May 17, 1967, at Lakewood, California. He grew up in Norwalk, California, and later became a union carpenter then worked construction. Sean's work took him to...

Mar 29, 2021

O liver L ynn S haw, age 75, of Sutherland, died at Great Plains Health on March 29, 2021.

Lynn was born to Lawrence and Bernice (Trenary) Shaw on April 11, 1945, at Sutherland. He grew up north of Sutherland and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1963 then in '64 joined the U.S. Navy and served...