Obituaries

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...

Mar 28, 2021

P hillip M errill, of Hershey, died at the age of 88, at home surrounded by his family on March 28, 2021, after a hard 6 year battle with cancer.

Phil was born January 15, 1933, to Ray and Ruth Merrill at Oshkosh and the family lived on a farm north of Sutherland. Phil attended Sutherland High...

Mar 28, 2021

P aul S woboda, age 86, of Paxton died at the Nebraska Med Center in Omaha on March 28, 2021.

Paul was born to Elmer and Florence Swoboda on March 3, 1935, at Beatrice. After his schooling he went to work in the Burwell and Cody Sandhills areas. Paul later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Following...

Mar 28, 2021

R ex H unt, age 67, of North Platte, died at Centennial Park Retirement Village on March 28, 2021.

Rex was born at Benkleman to Lee and Donna Hunt on May 23, 1953. He grew up in Wauneta, where he graduated from high school, then moved to Colorado Springs and worked at the Broadmoor Hotel as a...

Mar 28, 2021

L arry M errill, age 83, of Sutherland, passed away at home after a battle with spine/bone cancer on March 28, 2021.

Larry was born to Ray and Ruth Merrill in Sacramento, CA, on August 28, 1937. He grew up on a farm, which his dad bought in 1941, just north of Sutherland. Larry or 'Corky' as...

Mar 28, 2021

L yndsay A llen, of North Platte, died at home on March 28, 2021, at the age of 29.

Lyndsay was born to Ronald and Monica (Parker) Allen in Denver, CO, on May 9, 1991. She grew up in Denver then moved to Stapleton with her dad in 2003. Lyndsay graduated from North Platte High School in...

Mar 27, 2021

R on C hristensen, age 74, of North Platte, passed away March 27, 2021, at the Wauneta Care & Therapy Center.

Ron was born in North Platte to Donald F. and Maxine Christensen on November 30, 1946. He grew up on the family farm, south of Brady, with his younger siblings, Dan and Sharon.

Ron...

Mar 27, 2021

T imothy M cConnell, age 52, of North Platte, died at home on March 27, 2021.

Tim was born at Hermiston, OR, to Ronald and Dian McConnell on October 10, 1968, and grew up in Lexington. Following his graduation from Lexington High School, Tim attended the Law Enforcement Academy in Grand Island. He worked in law enforcement...

Mar 23, 2021

J ane L emmert, age 74, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home on March 23, 2021.

Jane was born January 25, 1947, to Darrel 'Pat' and Dorothy Haynes at Gothenburg where she grew up. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1965.

On May 7, 1966, Jane married Charles 'Chuck' Lemmert at Julesburg,...

Mar 20, 2021

V irgil R odgers, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on March 20, 2021, at the age of 90.

Virgil was born in North Platte on January 11, 1931, to James and Elizabeth Rodgers. He graduated from NPHS in 1948 then hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad, working as a Fireman/Oiler then Machinist until...

Mar 18, 2021

W illiam M ollring, of Imperial, Nebraska, died peacefully at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, Nebraska on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the age of 78.

William, known as Bill by family and friends, was born on August 11, 1942 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. The third child of Winfield and Olga...

Mar 17, 2021

N icole V argas J ackson, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on March 17, 2021, at the age of 45.

Nicole was born to Greg and Sandra (Scott) Vargas on August 19, 1975, in North Platte where she lived her whole life. After graduating from NPHS in 1993, Nicole worked as a waitress and...

Mar 13, 2021

S ylvia H all, age 98, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on March 13, 2021.

Sylvia was born at Morgantown, West Virginia, to Phillip and Mary Nuce on November 4, 1922. She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1940 and later got married and became a mom.

On January...

Mar 9, 2021

R andall G eorge, age 74, of Hershey, peacefully passed from this earth on March 9, 2021, in his home north of Hershey.

Randy was born to Walter and Dorothy George on February 26, 1947, in North Platte and he lived in the Hershey area all his life. He graduated from Hershey High School in 1965 then...

Mar 6, 2021

J acob 'Jake' Stamm, age 95, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on March 6, 2021, from dementia.

Jake was born on September 8, 1925, to Peter and Amelia Stamm in Wheatland, Wyoming, one of 13 children. Jake grew up working on the family farm as well as neighboring farms. In 1942 he hired on with the...

Mar 5, 2021

O n Friday, March 5, 2021, at the age of 76, Olinda (Odean) Boslau, peacefully passed into heaven while surrounded by her family at a Lincoln hospital. She had only recently been diagnosed with lymphoma.

Olinda was born to Alice and Ollie Odean in North Platte on December 15, 1944. The family grew to four when Rick...

Mar 2, 2021

L eo C hingren, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on March 2, 2021, at the age of 77.

Leo was born in North Platte on May 23, 1943, to Vernon and Grace Chingren. He grew up in North Platte where he worked at the Pawnee Spring Ranch when he was young then graduated...

Feb 24, 2021

M ary J ohnson, age 72, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on February 24, 2021.

Mary was born January 14, 1949, to Andy and Freda Anderson in North Platte and went on to graduate from NPHS in 1967.

Mary worked hard all her life. From 8th grade through her senior year, she...