Obituaries

May 1, 2020

Patrick Butera, 80, of North Platte, passed away at the North Platte Care Center on Friday, May 1, 2020.

Pat was born in Omaha on February 15, 1940, to Alfred and Wilhelmina 'Billie' Butera and grew up on a farm near Loup City. Following his high school graduation in 1958, Pat enlisted with the U.S. Navy and...

Apr 25, 2020

Marilyn Swanson, 80, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Saturday, April 25, 2020.

Marilyn was born to Delmon and Lucille Van Zante on March 8, 1940, in Lynnville, Iowa. She grew up and graduated high school in Lynnville-Sully then went to work at Grinnell General Hospital.

On July 16, 1970,...

Apr 23, 2020

BryLee Madelyn Marie Wheeler, left this world before we got to know her. She was welcomed into Heaven and became an angel on Thursday, April 23, 2020, when she was delivered at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

BryLee will forever be in the hearts of her parents and family.

She is greatly loved and...

Apr 18, 2020

Barbara VanPelt, age 72, of Paxton, died at the North Platte Care Center on Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Barb was born to Joseph, Sr. and Ardis Doucet on August 18, 1947, at Sutherland. The family lived in Sarben until Barb was six, then moved to North Platte where she graduated from North Platte High School in 1965....

Apr 18, 2020

Melvin Sappenfield, 81, of North Platte, died at the North Platte Care Center on Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Melvin was born at Leoti, Kansas, to Pearl and Ruth Sappenfield on May 13, 1938. He grew up in Leoti and Atwood then graduated from Atwood High School. Melvin joined the U.S. Navy in 1956 then returned home following...

Apr 15, 2020

J ohn Vargas, age 62, of North Platte, died at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

John was born December 20, 1957, to Manuel, Jr. and Delphia Vargas at North Platte where he grew up. After his schooling, John went to work at the Holiday Inn (which later became Quality Inn) and worked...

Apr 7, 2020

Joan Bizzell, age 89, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

Joan was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 13, 1930, to Mallow and Marie (Sukraw) Greenway and grew up in Tennessee and Nebraska. Following her high school graduation she attended Bob Jones University in Tennessee then got married.

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Apr 6, 2020

Peter Campbell, 80, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at his home on April 6, 2020.

Peter was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, on October 20, 1939, the oldest child of James Peter and Helen Lucille (Cheser) Campbell. He grew up in North Dakota, and it wasn't until later in life that he proudly received his high...

Apr 6, 2020

Gary Tatman, age 82, of North Platte, passed away at home with his family by his side on Monday, April 6, 2020.

Gary was born December 7, 1937, to Lloyd and Ruth Tatman in North Platte where he grew up.  After graduating from North Platte High School in 1956, Gary hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad...

Apr 3, 2020

Diana Edwards, 67, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on April 3, 2020.

Diana was born in North Platte to Don and Velma Dancer on September 10, 1952. She grew up in Omaha where she graduated from North High School then got married.

On March 27, 1971, Diana married the love of...

Mar 31, 2020

Myrna Twombly, 80, of Holdrege, died at Kearney Regional Hospital on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Myrna was born to Robert and Arlis Roberts in Norton County, Kansas, on August 24, 1939. Myrna grew up in Norton County and Alma, NE, then got married after she was done with school. She later became a certified nurse’s aid and...

Mar 31, 2020

Phyllis Mohr, age 69, of North Platte, formerly of Sutherland, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Phyllis was born December 31, 1950, at Alliance to Kenneth and Bessie Still. Phyllis grew up in Paxton where she graduated from high school in 1970 then went to beauty school in Scottsbluff. From there she...

Mar 25, 2020

Lola Castor, 94, of Alliance, formerly of Maxwell, died at Highland Park Care Center on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Lola was born in Aurora, Nebraska, on August 7, 1925, to Alexander and Goldie Brown. She grew up and attended school in Aurora then got married.

On April 28, 1942, Lola married Arthur Castor in Grand...

Mar 22, 2020

Joy Norman Conrad, age 92, of North Platte, went home to Heaven on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

Joy was born October 12, 1927. Three brothers had preceded her into the home of Earl and Georgia Curtis near Houston, Texas County, Missouri, and a brother and two sisters were to follow. "Joy" was chosen as her name, because...

Mar 14, 2020

Joan Fleecs, 79, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Saturday, March 14, 2020.

Joan was born to Ralph and Mildred (Omey) Schuett on April 25, 1940, at Grand Island and grew up in North Platte. She graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of 1958 then attended Barns Business College...

Mar 11, 2020

Linda Howell, 76, of North Platte, left this earth on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

Linda was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Frederick and Dorothy Nehls on May 29, 1943. She grew up in New Jersey, living in Newark and Kemah Lake at Branchville, and graduated from Weequahic High School of Newark.  Linda then went to work...

Mar 11, 2020

Monica Garcia, of North Platte, left this earth on Thursday, March 11, 2020, at the age of 18.

Monica was born to Yvonne Niess and Sergio Garcia, Sr. on November 16, 2001, in Fargo, North Dakota. She grew up in Fargo and Angola, Indiana, where she attended elementary school. Her middle school years were spent in Williston,...

Mar 8, 2020

C armen Quinonez, age 74, of North Platte passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, March 8, 2020.

Carmen was born July 17, 1945, to Rafael and Victoria (Godina) Martinez in Noria De Angeles, Zacatecas, Mexico. When she was 8 years old, the family moved to the United States, living in Texas, Washington then...

Mar 7, 2020

Roy ‘Bud’ Booker, 83, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Care Retirement Village in North Platte on Saturday, March 7, 2020.

Roy was born February 22, 1937, to Dean and Mattie Booker in Callaway, NE. He grew up on a farm outside of Callaway until the family moved into town his freshman year. Roy went on...

Mar 1, 2020

F aye Allman, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the age of 92.  Following her death, Faye was laid to rest in the Ash Hollow Cemetery at Lewellen, Nebraska.

She was born to Elvin and Jeanette Cooper on October 17, 1927, in DeKalb, Illinois,...