Obituaries

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...

Jun 12, 2020

W arren Shults, age 85, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on Friday, June 12, 2020.

Warren was born at Maywood to Glen and Berniece (Doudna) Shults on October 23, 1934. He grew up in the Maywood, Curtis and Wallace areas then worked on different ranches.

Warren later went to work for Wilson...

Jun 4, 2020

Sigrid Haugland Wimberly, or best known as ‘Aunt Sig’, died at Linden Court on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at the age of 97.

Sigrid was born October 1, 1922, the fourth of five children to Jack and Olivia Haugland on the family farm south of Hershey where she grew up. When she was four years old her...

Jun 4, 2020

Lila Maline, age 98, of North Platte, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in North Platte.

Lila was born at Orfino, Nebraska to Frank and Ethel Owen on April 6, 1922. When she was in the 5th grade, the Owen family moved to Ingham and Lila attended school in Farnam. She played kitten ball (an early...

Jun 2, 2020

Johnny Traxler, age 65, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

Johnny was born at Scottsbluff on December 9, 1954, to Lloyd and Laura Traxler. He grew up and attended school in Kearney and North Platte then went on to work as a mechanic in several Nebraska towns. After he...

May 31, 2020

Gloria Lloyd, 82, of North Platte, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Gloria was born to Glenn and Zelma Dodson at Maywood on November 15, 1937. She grew up in Maywood where she graduated from high school then went on to attend Kearney Teacher's College. Following her graduation, Gloria started teaching in Hershey...

May 28, 2020

B eatriz Emilia Molina, went to heaven on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the age of 47.

Beatriz was born in El Salvador on December 23, 1972, to Mario and Alicia Tacuri. When she was 11 years old, Beatriz and her brother, Pedro, came to America to live with their mother in California. She went on to...

May 26, 2020

Phyllis Christensen, age 92, of Gothenburg, passed away at Hilltop Estates on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

Phyllis was born at Brady on March, 1, 1928, to Abe and Minnie Towers. Phyllis graduated from Maxwell High School then got married.

She married C.H. 'John' Zimbelman in 1946. The couple lived in North Platte and later divorced....

May 22, 2020

B rett Allen Torres was called home on May 22, 2020. He was born in North Platte, Nebraska, to Ray and Vicki (Vigil) Torres on April 15, 1995. He grew up in North Platte where he was baptized at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

Brett’s pride and joy was his dog, Rawlk. They enjoyed the outdoors and loved...

May 12, 2020

Andrid Olson, 48, of North Platte, died May 12, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Andrid was born in North Platte, on March 3, 1972, the only child of Steve and Harriet Olson. Andrid spent her entire life in North Platte, graduating from North Platte High School with the Class of 1990.