Obituaries

Oct 30, 2020

I rene R efior, age 89, of North Platte, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, October 30, 2020.

Irene was born at Vivian, South Dakota, to Zura and Florence (Rademaker) Rishel on March 26, 1931. She grew up and attended school in South Dakota and years later received her GED.

On July 24,...

Oct 30, 2020

S harlene S cranton, age 81, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Friday, October 30, 2020.

Sharlene was born October 19, 1939, to Allen and Lila Sutter in Lincoln where she grew up and graduated from high school.

On December 13, 1958, Sharlene married Richard Scranton in Lincoln. They moved to...

Oct 28, 2020

S hirley L indekugel, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at her home in Linden Estates Cottage on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2020, with her friends, Cathy and Jim Smith, at her bedside.

Shirley was born May 22, 1921, to Robert and Myrl Frank at Marksville, Louisiana. She grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Joseph...

Oct 28, 2020

B onnie M agee G reco, age 84, of North Platte, went to her heavenly home on October 28, 2020.

Bonnie was born south of Maxwell to LeRoy and Olga Magee on March 28, 1936. She grew up on a farm north of Curtis and graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture High School at...

Oct 26, 2020

T erry J acobsen, age 72, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by his family and friends on Monday, October 26, 2020.

Terry was born in Grand Island to Cleve and Ellen Jacobsen on September 18, 1948. The family lived in Boelus, NE, until 1957 when they moved to Littleton, CO. Terry graduated from Arapahoe...

Oct 25, 2020

Vivian Robbins, age 64, of North Platte, died unexpectedly on October 25, 2020, while at the Blue Hill Care Center in Blue Hill, Nebraska.

Vivian was born in Atchison, Kansas, to Victor and Ethel Robbins on February 1, 1956.

Vivian was a quiet person who spent much of her time to herself. She had a...

Oct 21, 2020

Patricia ‘Patsy’ Vigil, of North Platte, passed away at home with her husband by her side on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the age of 79.

Pat was born June 21, 1941, in Shelby, Montana, to Lloyd and Evelyn Hellinger. She graduated from Shelby High School in 1959 then went to beauty school in Denver. Pat continued...

Oct 21, 2020

Verna Kellogg, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the age of 95.

Verna was born January 31, 1925, to John and Mary Goonan in Greeley, Nebraska. She attended Sacred Heart School in Greeley for 12 years, graduating from high school in 1943, as valedictorian of her...

Oct 17, 2020

Dana (von Holt) Pascoe, age 75, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on Saturday, October 17, 2020.

Dana was born June 19, 1945, to Russell and Alice McMichael in North Platte where she was raised. After graduating from North Platte High School in 1963, Dana went to N.P. Business School. Over the years she...

Oct 17, 2020

D ouglas W ilkinson, age 92, of Kearney, died at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney on Saturday, October 17, 2020.

Doug was born August 23, 1928, in Rawlins County, Kansas, to Jesse and Esther Wilkinson. He grew up in Colorado and Nebraska where he graduated from Stratton High School in 1945. Doug joined the U.S. Navy...

Oct 14, 2020

A rt K esterson , age 92, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

Art was born January 11, 1928, to Jeard and Ruth Kesterson in North Platte where he grew up. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1946. At the age of 16, Art started working...

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...