Obituaries

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,...

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...