Obituaries

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...

Feb 18, 2021

F red D rennen, age 70, of North Platte, Nebraska, died at his home February 18, 2021.

Fred was born in Ogallala on March 14, 1950, the son of Arthur and Lucile Drennen, and the family eventually settled in North Platte. In 1977 Fred hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad. He worked as a Carman and...

Feb 14, 2021

J oyce K enworthy, age 74, of Wauneta, died at Great Plains Health in North Platte on February 14, 2021.

Joyce was born to Loriene and Therman Plunk, Sr. on April 28, 1946, in Ashdown, Arkansas. She grew up and attended school in Arkansas then got married to Robert Brown in Michigan.

Joyce did migrant...

Feb 12, 2021

T errylee P lumb, age 78, of North Platte, passed away February 12, 2021, while staying at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.

Terrylee was born to Terrance and Emma Bannister on April 6, 1942, at her aunt's home in Elwood, Nebraska, and grew up in North Platte. She was a cheerleader in high school and graduated...

Feb 9, 2021

S arah O berg, age 83, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on February 9, 2021.

Sarah was born at Gothenburg to Thomas and Dellaphine Parsons on May 20, 1937. She grew up and went to school in Gothenburg then got married.

On October 11, 1955, Sarah married Alfred Oberg and they...

Feb 4, 2021

J anice A den, age 67, of Sutherland, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her family on February 4, 2021.

Janice was born at Sutherland to Tom and Ethel Thomsen on September 18, 1953. She grew up in the Sutherland and Chappell areas then went on to graduate from Chappell High School in 1971. Janice married...

Feb 1, 2021

E ldon F ord, age 77, died Monday, February 1, 2021, at his home in North Platte, NE, with family at his bedside.

Eldon was born May 9, 1943, the son of Martin and Myrtle Ford in Sabetha, KS. Eldon attended Sabetha schools and became a well-respected athlete early on as an underclassman. As promising as his...

Jan 29, 2021

O n January 29, 2021, Tammy Lightfoot joined her husband, Arnold, in their heavenly home.

Tammy was born in California to Marvin and Margaret Hamilton on March 5, 1964. The family later moved to Omaha where Tammy met Arnold Lightfoot. The two met at Community Alliance and attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their...

Jan 27, 2021

K athy G entry, of Maxwell, passed away surrounded by her family at Great Plains Health on January 27, 2021, at the age of 63.

Kathy was born September 3, 1957, to Gifford and Helen Peterson in North Platte where she grew up and attended school.

Kathy married Orvel Alden and to this union her...

Jan 23, 2021

M argaret W orley, age 81, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on January 23, 2021.

Margaret was born April 26, 1939, in Anselmo, Nebraska, and raised by her mother and stepfather, Iona and Heasell Wheeler.

Margaret married Karol Stankey and to this union four children, Laural , Karol, Larry...