Obituaries

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...

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...