Obituaries

Oct 14, 2020

Rich Broome, age 61, of Sutherland, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

Rich was born April 15, 1959 and since his dad was in the military, Rich lived in many places including Alaska, Japan and Maryland, and when he was done with school he too joined the military. Rich served in the...

Oct 13, 2020

G ertrude S tewart, of North Platte, died at the Ogallala Hospital on October 13, 2020, which was her 96th birthday.

Gertrude was born at North Platte to Louis and Bertha Bayne on October 13, 1924, and grew up south of Stapleton. After graduating from Stapleton High School, Gertrude attended Kearney Normal School. She taught at several...

Oct 12, 2020

K elly Boyer, age 57, of North Platte, died at home October 12, 2020.

Kelly was born to Jimmy and Kay Boyer on August 19, 1963, at North Platte where he grew up. Following his high school graduation, Kelly joined the U.S. Marine Corp. After receiving a medical discharge, he returned to North Platte and worked in...

Oct 11, 2020

D ean S prague, 80, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on October 11, 2020.

Dean was born to Perry and Annie Sprague in Holdrege on June 27, 1940. He graduated from Holdrege High School, and later from Business Management Schooling.

Dean met the love of his life, Carrie Combs, in...

Oct 11, 2020

G eorge Deertz, Jr., age 87, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

George was born to George, Sr. and Mary Deertz on December 19, 1932, at Dupree, South Dakota. The family later moved to Nebraska where George graduated from Grand Island High School in 1950.

He joined the...

Oct 10, 2020

Helen Haas, age 88, of North Platte, passed away from COVID-19 complications at Great Plains Health on October 10, 2020.

Helen was born at home in South Dakota to Henry and Ruth Pavlik on April 8, 1932. She grew up in Nebraska, in the Crookston and Valentine areas, and graduated from Crookston High School. Helen then attended...

Oct 5, 2020

C arobell B artman, of North Platte, died at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Monday, October 5, 2020, at the age of 101.

Carobell was born to Clarence and Martha Mott on September 23, 1919, in Kearney where she grew up. After graduating from high school Carobell attended college for a year.

She married Gilbert...

Oct 2, 2020

Marcia Misegadis, of North Platte, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Great Plains Health at the age of 73.

Marcia was born April 30, 1947, at Great Bend, Kansas, to Don and Martha Meisenheimer. She grew up in Albert, Kansas and graduated from Otis High School. Marcia eventually earned her Associates Degree from Mid Plains...

Sep 28, 2020

G regory V argas, age 71, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on Monday, September 28, 2020.

Greg was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Mildred and Fulgencio Vargas on February 16, 1949. He grew up in Council Bluffs and after graduating high school enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1967. Greg served in...

Sep 27, 2020

B etty McWain, age 89, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family under hospice care on September 27, 2020.

Betty was born at Vesta, NE, on October 13, 1930, to Charles and Edus Parrish. She grew up in Tecumseh and graduated from Elk Creek High School.

On July 2, 1950, Betty...

Sep 21, 2020

K aren S andberg, age 82, of Sutherland, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, September 21, 2020.

Karen was born on the family farm southwest of Sutherland to Harry and Helen Goedert on May 18, 1938. She attended country school to the 8th grade then Sutherland High School, graduating in 1956. Karen went...

Sep 19, 2020

F once B rynoff, age 94, of North Platte, passed away at home under hospice care on Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Fonce was born to Rev. David and Grace Brynoff at McLean, Texas, on August 11, 1926. The family later moved to Nebraska where Fonce graduated from Max High School then started farming for several years. He...

Sep 17, 2020

G arry M orris, age 77, of North Platte, died at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

Garry was born in North Platte on February 9, 1943, to Warren and Frances Morris and grew up in Sutherland. He attended Sutherland High School where he played halfback for the Sailors football team and they...

Sep 15, 2020

Elizabeth Blaylock, age 71, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Elizabeth was born to Ollie and Opal Johnson on May 21, 1949, in North Platte where she grew up.

Elizabeth married Marion Zulkoski in Sacramento, CA, and they made their home in North Platte. After Marion died...

Sep 8, 2020

B arbara J ohansen, age 71, of North Platte, passed away in her sleep at Dignity First Health at Home in El Paso, Texas, where she was currently residing, on September 8, 2020.

Barbara was born January 3, 1949, in North Platte, the youngest of 14 children born to Arthur and Bernice Staples. Barb grew up in...

Sep 7, 2020

N orma Babcock, age 86, of North Platte, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020, at Linden Court.

Norma was born April 7, 1934, to Harvey and Martha Hobrock in Hastings where she grew up. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and attended Hastings Public Schools, graduating in 1952. She went on to Hastings...

Aug 30, 2020

L ynn McNeel, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on August 30, 2020.

Lynn was born September 15, 1952, to Harold and Loretta McNeel in Sutherland and grew up on the family ranch. When he was 9 years old his father died. Loretta later married Bert Keith and Lynn gained three brothers, Rex, Gary...

Aug 28, 2020

F red Seifer, age 98, of McPherson County, passed away at his daughter’s home south of Hershey on Friday, August 28, 2020.

Fred was born on the family farm, 26 miles northwest of Sutherland, to Fred and Emma Seifer on April 29, 1922. He attended District #60 grade school then worked for several area farmers.

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Aug 23, 2020

W illiam ‘Bill’ Everley, of Downey, California, unexpectedly passed away at home on August 23, 2020.

Bill was born May 27, 1936, to Howard and Kathryn Everley in North Platte where he grew up. Bill graduated from North Platte High School in 1955 then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He received a medical discharge then returned to...

Aug 20, 2020

A manda Janas, age 95, of North Platte, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020, at the North Platte Care Center.

Amanda was born September 4, 1924, to John and Lydia Walker at Winner, SD, and grew up on the family farm.

On June 8, 1946, Amanda married the love of her life, Connie 'Con' Janas....