Obituaries

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....

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...