Obituaries

Feb 26, 2020

Mary Lee Nichols, 81, of North Platte, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Great Plains Health.

Mary Lee was born in Norfolk on March 10, 1938, to Leo and Florence Prauner. She graduated from Battle Creek High School in 1956 then attended Norfolk Junior College, graduating in 1958. After her schooling she went to work...

Feb 25, 2020

Jerry 'Buzz' Goedert, 81, of Sutherland, died at Oshkosh on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

Jerry was born in North Platte on April 24, 1938, the first of Raymond and Evelyn Goedert’s four children. The family lived in Paxton then moved out to the family farm south of Sutherland in 1940, where Jerry grew up. He graduated from...

Feb 24, 2020

On Monday, February 24, 2020, we said good-bye to Rusty Moore, a beloved family man, rancher and coach from Mullen, Nebraska, who died at the age of 46 following a two year battle with cancer.

Rusty was born to Don and Carol Moore in North Platte on December 24, 1973. He grew up on the family ranch...

Feb 20, 2020

Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Kight, 56, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Kenny was born in Chicago on October 12, 1963, to Percy Kight, Sr. and Lula Mae Brown Kight. He grew up in Chicago where he graduated from Richard T. Crane High School. Kenny loved playing basketball...

Feb 19, 2020

Doyle Bird, 75, of North Platte, passed away at the North Platte Care Center on February 19, 2020.

Doyle was born at Plainview, Texas, on May 13, 1944, to Oran and Eula Bird. He grew up in Colorado, living in Eads and Fort Morgan where he graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1962 then began his...

Feb 13, 2020

Mary McVay, 94, of Sutherland, died Thursday, February 13, 2020, at the Sutherland Care Center.

Mary was born May 10, 1925, to Patrick and Isabella Priel at Sutherland where she grew up. By her junior year, the family moved to Kearney where Mary finished her schooling, graduating from Kearney High School in 1944. She then went to...

Feb 10, 2020

Julie Maske, of Grand Island, formerly of Hershey, died at home Monday, February 10, 2020, at the age of 49.

Julie was born February 26, 1970, to Billie and Phyllis Reed at Red Cloud, NE. She grew up in Hershey where she attended school and was confirmed at the Hershey United Methodist Church. When she was in...

Feb 5, 2020

Roger Young, age 70, of North Platte, died at Good Samaritan Hospital on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.

Roger was born September 20, 1949, to Jim and Laveda Young at North Platte. He grew up in North Platte and Hershey, graduating from Hershey High School in 1967. Roger hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1968 then...

Feb 5, 2020

John Phifer, 73, of North Platte, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Bryan Health in Lincoln.

John was born May 8, 1946, to Clarence and Beulah Phifer in North Platte. He grew up west of town and went to Platte Valley Grade School then Hershey High School, graduating in 1964. John attended McCook Junior College for...

Feb 4, 2020

Marie A. Gentleman Beebe, age 96, of Elkhorn, formerly of North Platte, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Marie was born August 28, 1923, to John and Elizabeth Gentleman in Chapman, Nebraska, and grew up in Silver Creek. She graduated from Silver Creek High School in 1941 then attended Boyle’s Business College in...

Jan 28, 2020

Thomas Lee, age 63, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on January 28, 2020.

Thomas was born in Grant on November 28, 1956, to Francis and Roberta Lee. He attended Madrid High School where he lettered in football and track and was on the 880 relay team that took 3rd place at the ’74 State...

Jan 28, 2020

Arleen Young, 89, of North Platte, died at the Sutherland Care Center on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Arleen was born April 6, 1930, to Albert and Olive Gass in Osseo, Wisconsin and grew up in Slayton, Minnesota. After graduating from Slayton High School in 1949, Arleen attended Northwestern Medical Technician College in Minneapolis then went to work...

Jan 27, 2020

Sharon Baruth, 81, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Monday, January 27, 2020.

Sharon was born in Hebron on September 6, 1938, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle Baruth. She grew up in Hebron, Oregon and Ogallala, but attended school in Hebron.

Sharon had been married, raised five children and...

Jan 23, 2020

Harold Ryan, 59, formerly of North Platte, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 23, 2020, in Aurora, Colorado.

Harold was born November 1, 1960, to Gene and Lois Ryan in Aberdeen, Washington then the family moved to North Platte a couple years later. Harold attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School and went on to graduate from North Platte High...

Jan 23, 2020

Timothy Hellbusch, 57, of North Platte, passed away unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

Tim was born August 3, 1962, to Gerald and Annamarie Hellbusch at Albion and grew up in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. After graduating from Cedar Rapids High School in 1980, Tim attended Southeast Community College in Milford where he received...

Jan 4, 2020

John L. Schurr, 79, of Farnam, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Saturday, January 4, 2020.

John L. was born December 21, 1940, to John and Estella Schurr in Farnam where he grew up on the family farm. John graduated from Farnam High School in 1958 then attended the University of Nebraska and Colorado State...

Dec 29, 2019

Marlene Tatman, age 84, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Sunday, December 29, 2019.

Marlene was born September 18, 1935 to Frank and Edna Bedke at Poole, Nebraska where she grew up. Marlene graduated from Ravenna High School then went on to teach Elementary School for a short time before getting married....

Dec 28, 2019

Pete ‘Pee Wee’ Navarrete, 70, of North Platte, was called home and entered into Heavens gates on Saturday, December 28, 2019.

Pete was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 15, 1949, to Jesse, Sr. and Aranda Navarrete. When he was a child, the family moved to North Platte where Pete grew up. He attended Roosevelt Elementary School...

Dec 21, 2019

Marian Rosenblad, age 96, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Saturday, December 21, 2019.

Marian was born on the family farm in Anita, Iowa on August 7, 1923, to Johnie and Alvah Heck. The family moved to Brady when Marian was 13, so she attended school in Gothenburg and graduated from Elm...

Dec 18, 2019

Doris Cordell, 92, formerly of Hershey, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in Gothenburg.

Doris was born on July 3, 1927, to Peter and Elizabeth Beringer in Aurora, Illinois. Her mom died in 1927 and later her father married Hazel Ortman, who was a wonderful mother to Doris.

Doris graduated from West Aurora High School with...