Tressa Manary
Dec 18, 2020
Tressa McKnight Manary, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away under hospice care on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the age of 100.
Tressa was born at home, north of Moorefield, Nebraska, to William and Roxie McKnight on July 4, 1920.
She graduated from North Platte High School and the North Platte School of Commerce. Tressa...
Wesley Gadway
Dec 16, 2020
W esley G adway, 89, of Hershey, passed away December 16, 2020, at Great Plains Heath.
Wes was born to Robert and Floretta Gadway on May 20, 1931, in Wellfleet. He attended Somerset and Belle Prairie Grade Schools then graduated from Curtis Agricultural School in 1946. Wes worked on the family farm for several years.
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Duane Rasby
Dec 15, 2020
Duane Rasby, 86, of Sutherland, NE, had his life's journey end in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
Duane was born on March 1, 1934 in Trenton, NE, to Adam and Siddie Rasby. Duane's parents farmed north of Trenton before moving back to Adam's hometown of Sutton in 1935, where his family owned the...
Doug Raney
Dec 12, 2020
Douglas Raney, of Wallace, peacefully passed away December 12, 2020, at Centennial Park after a courageous five year battle with bone cancer. He was 78 years old.
Doug was born August 22, 1942, to Vincent and Hazel Raney in North Platte. He grew up in Wallace and graduated from Wallace High School in 1961. Doug was drafted...
William 'Hoppy' Hopkinson
Dec 11, 2020
W illiam Hopkinson, age 94, died December 11, 2020, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska.
Bill was born June 18, 1926, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Frank Hopkinson and Anne Hunneybell. Frank and Anne had 7 children together and Bill was the caboose (a fitting title for a man who became a railroader)....
Jim Harris
Dec 9, 2020
J im H arris, age 77, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on December 9, 2020.
Jim was born in Omaha on November 6, 1943, then adopted by James and Helen Harris. He grew up and attended school in North Platte then worked for Harris News Agency until 1985. In 1972 he started Jim's Hobby...
Jeanne Harshbarger
Dec 9, 2020
Jeanne (Bunger) Harshbarger, of North Platte, passed away at her home under hospice care on December 9, 2020, at the age of 71.
Jeanne was born April 7, 1949, to John and Ruth Bunger in North Platte. Jeanne was one of seven children and lived her entire life in North Platte.
Jeanne graduated from NPHS...
Marilyn Murphy
Dec 6, 2020
M arilyn M urphy, age 78, of North Platte, died at Kearney Regional Medical Center on December 6, 2020.
Marilyn was born June 11, 1942, to Cecil and Maude McKenney in North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School then worked at the Greyhound Bus Depot.
On December 26, 1964,...
Louis Vath
Dec 6, 2020
L ouis V ath, age 89, of Sutherland, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Louis was born on November 17, 1931, in Ogallala to Roscoe and Julia Vath, the second of eight children. He attended Arthur County Country School from 1st to 8th grades then went to boarding school in...
Eunice Brown
Dec 4, 2020
E unice B rown, age 91, formerly of North Platte, passed away Friday December 4, 2020, at Stonehearth Estates in Gothenburg.
Eunice was born April 8, 1929, to Edna and Harry Willard in Miller. The family lived in Grant, Big Springs, Chappell and eventually Hershey. Eunice graduated high school in Curtis.
On July 7, 1948,...
Justin Baron
Dec 2, 2020
J ustin B aron, of North Platte, died at his home December 2, 2020, at the age of 39.
Justin was born in North Platte to Mark and Denise (Grazier) Baron on December 7, 1980. He grew up in North Platte where he graduated from high school in 1999. Justin was a member of First Christian Church...
Joseph Schall, Sr.
Dec 2, 2020
J oseph S chall, Sr., age 84, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home on December 2, 2020.
Joseph was born on March 10, 1936, in Pontiac, Illinois, to Edward and Jeanette Schall, the oldest of five kids. He lived and worked in Pontiac most of his life. Joseph quit school when he was 15 so...
Kathleen Wentink
Dec 1, 2020
K athleen W entink, age 90, formerly of Lincoln, died in North Platte on December 1, 2020.
Kathleen was born to William and Rose Wells on October 25, 1930, in Clay County near Sutton. She attended school at District #9 through the 8th grade then went on to graduate from Sutton High School in 1947 and from...
Dale Peregrine
Dec 1, 2020
D ale P eregrine, age 89, of North Platte, passed away December 1, 2020, at Linden Court.
Dale was born December 29, 1930, to Dale and Mary Peregrine at Grant, Nebraska. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1950. Dale later hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad and worked for 36 years until retiring in...
Pat Johnson-Roberts
Nov 28, 2020
P atricia 'Pat' Johnson-Roberts, age 97, of North Platte, formerly of Carroll, passed away November 28, 2020, at Linden Court.
Pat was born November 9, 1923, at Charleston to Joy and Ethel Tucker. In 1924, the family moved to a farm west of Carroll. She graduated from Carroll High School in 1941 then attended Wayne State College....
Pam Skinner
Nov 26, 2020
P amela S kinner, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on November 26, 2020, at the age of 56.
Pam was born in North Platte to Larry and Dorothy Stoner on June 5, 1964. She grew up in Hershey where she graduated from high school in 1982. Pam earned her Nursing Degree from Kearney State...
Ilene (Johnson) Blattner
Nov 25, 2020
I lene (Johnson) Blattner, age 90, of Cozad, died at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad on November 25, 2020.
Ilene was the youngest of 10 children born to Albert and Hilma Johnson. She was born on September 22, 1930, south of Brady. When she was 4, the family moved into town and she went on to graduate from...
Tyson Trosper
Nov 22, 2020
T yson T rosper, age 29, of North Platte, died at Bryan East in Lincoln on November 22, 2020.
Tyson was born to Doris Trosper and Russell Dytrych on February 10, 1991, in North Platte where he grew up. When he was done with school, Tyson moved to Colorado.
While in Colorado he met the...
Connie Westfahl
Nov 21, 2020
C onnie (Sanders) Westfahl, age 72, of North Platte, went to be with our Lord on November 21, 2020, while staying at Emerald Nursing Home in Cozad.
Connie was born to Virgil and Delcie Sanders on January 22, 1948, in Sutherland. She attended elementary and high school in Ogallala, graduating from Ogallala High School in 1966 then...
Gary Lee Johnson
Nov 20, 2020
G ary Lee Johnson, age 73, of Tryon, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 20, 2020, at Great Plains Health in North Platte.
Gary was born August 1, 1947, to Phillip and Kathryn Johnson in Franklin. He grew up in nearby Bloomington and graduated from Bloomington High School then went to Chadron State College where he earned his...
