Obituaries

Aug 18, 2020

M arie Kleewein, formerly of Colorado, passed away in North Platte, NE, on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the age of 90.

Marie was born January 12, 1930, to Robert and Dorothy Worth in Rockford, IL, then the family moved to Denver when she was 7. She graduated from North High School then worked for the telephone...

Aug 18, 2020

R onald Haertel, age 70, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on August 18, 2020, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska.

Ron was born and raised in North Platte. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1968 and Hastings College in 1972 then worked in Lincoln for several years before retiring to North Platte....

Aug 15, 2020

M ichael ‘Mike’ Arney, age 67, passed away August 15, 2020, at Great Plains Health.

Mike was born September 21, 1952, in North Platte to Harriet and Bob Arney and later graduated NPHS in 1971.

In March 1973, Mike married Kerma Saling and his only child, Brandi, was born later that year. He and Kerma...

Aug 12, 2020

Betsy Wright, age 80, of North Platte, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in North Platte.

Betsy was born at Four Oaks, North Carolina, to William and Susan Allen on June 23, 1940. She graduated from Four Oaks High School in 1959 and Kings Business College in 1960 then started working.

On August 14, 1965, Betsy...

Aug 11, 2020

I ona Seifer, age 90, of McPherson County, passed away at her daughter’s home south of Hershey on Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

Iona was born to Charles and Iva Lunkwitz on the family farm 10 miles northwest of Sutherland on December 11, 1929. She started school at the age of 4 and attended Riverview, a mile from...

Aug 11, 2020

I t is with sadness that we say good-bye to another well loved furry friend. Oscar Kautz of Westfield Small Animal Clinic in North Platte crossed the Rainbow Bridge on August 11, 2020, at the age of 19, after a short battle with kidney disease.

Oscar was born August 1, 2001, and lived the majority of his...

Jul 31, 2020

Joy Adkisson, age 71, of Sutherland, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, July 31, 2020.

Joy was born in North Platte to George and Hazel Himmerite on March 9, 1949. She grew up between North Platte and Hershey and graduated from North Platte High School in 1967. She then attended Beauty School in North Platte...

Jul 30, 2020

G lenda Miller, of North Platte, Nebraska, unexpectedly died on July 30, 2020, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora at the age of 86.

Glenda was born in Keystone to Glen and Garva Winner on January 19, 1934. The family later moved to Red Willow where Glenda graduated from McCook High School.

Shortly...

Jul 24, 2020

M uriel Harper, of North Platte, died at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Friday, July 24, 2020, at the age of 101.

Muriel was born at Linwood, Nebraska, to Fred and Anna Thomas on December 16, 1918. She grew up in Linwood where she attended the Congregational Church and graduated from high school in 1937. Muriel then...

Jul 23, 2020

W auneta Green, 97, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

Wauneta was born to Adolph and Olga Nuss on January 5, 1923, at Sutton, NE, where she grew up and attended school. The Nuss family later moved to the Scottsbluff/Gering area where they worked on different farms.

On...

Jul 18, 2020

Duane Ruby, 63, of Lisco, Nebraska, died at Great Plains Health on Saturday, July 18, 2020.

Duane was born to Thomas Ruby, Sr. and Carmel Ruby at Denver, Colorado, on December 4, 1956. He grew up in Denver and Grand Valley, where he graduated from high school, then worked as a handyman, drove a truck and later...

Jul 16, 2020

Laser Beam Kelly of Westfield Small Animal Clinic was born October 1, 2003, and crossed the rainbow bridge July 16, 2020 at the age of 16 years and 9 months, after a long struggle with arthritis and kidney disease.

Laser was found abandoned as a tiny 4-week-old kitten weighing only 1 lb., in a gutter along with...

Jul 7, 2020

J oAn H auser, age 88, of Lincoln, formerly of North Platte, died at St. Elizabeth Ann Hospital on July 7, 2020.

JoAn was born at Anselmo to Raymond and Bessie Chrisman on March 25, 1932, and raised in a soddy near Anselmo. When she was 9 years old her dad died so the family moved to...

Jul 5, 2020

Ken Schimonitz, 82, of Paxton, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at the North Platte Care Center.

Ken was born at Sutherland to Stephen and Martha Schimonitz on January 18, 1938. He grew up on the family farm, south of Paxton, and graduated from Paxton High School in 1956. Ken began farming with his father and brother, Louis,...

Jul 2, 2020

S horty Coleman, of Colorado, formerly of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home on July 2, 2020, at the age of 78.

Shorty was born June 18, 1942, in North Platte, Nebraska to Raymond and Alvina Coleman. He was given the name "Carroll Lee" but everyone called him Shorty. He was raised on a dairy farm...

Jun 25, 2020

P reston Havens, Jr., of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home on Thursday, June 25, 2020, at the age of 81.

Preston was born to Preston, Sr. and Edith Havens in Montgomery, Alabama, on June 23, 1939. The family moved to North Platte in 1948 and Preston went on to graduate from North Platte High School...

Jun 25, 2020

D ona Ealy, 91, of Curtis, died peacefully at Senior Living Choices in Curtis on Thursday, June 25, 2020.

Dona was born at Stapleton to Raymond and Margaret Crewdson on March 27, 1929. She grew up in North Platte where she graduated from high school then worked for a while before getting married.

On November...

Jun 18, 2020

Patricia Owen, 75, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Pat was born to Barney and Anita Broadrick on January 13, 1945, in North Platte. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, Howard Deckert, in North Platte. The family moved to California in ’58 then Sterling, Colorado a year...

Jun 14, 2020

Fred Piel, Sr., 62, of Hershey, passed away at his daughter's home in North Platte on Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Fred was born to August and Mary Piel on February 12, 1958, at Berwyn, NE, the family later moved to North Platte where Fred spent most of his life. He worked for George 'Tiny' Starr and then...

Jun 12, 2020

C harles W ilhelm K ocsis O dean, best known as Charlie, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, June 12, 2020, at the age of 17.

We don’t know when Charlie was born, but in early August of 2003 he showed up at C & Sycamore, hungry and homeless, then was taken in...