Obituaries

Nov 1, 2019

Geraldine ‘Gerri’ Welden, 70, of North Platte, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Gerri was born August 20, 1949, to Paul Eugene and Eileen Maurine (Sheehan) Cope in North Platte where she grew up. Gerri attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School until the 11th grade then transferred to North Platte High School where she graduated with the...

Oct 28, 2019

Betty Barkmeier, age 76, of North Platte, died at her home on October 28, 2019.

Betty was born on September 22, 1943, to Clyde and Annie Zeigler in North Platte where she grew up. After she finished school, Betty married Cecil Barton in the Fall of ’59 and to this union, Richard and Darla, were born.

Oct 25, 2019

Mary Hasenauer, age 66, of North Platte, passed away at home after a long battle with cancer on Friday, October 25, 2019.

Mary was born in Newport, Nebraska, on April 13, 1953, to Irvin and Evelyn Young.  She grew up in Nebraska and attended school in Bassett.

On August 11, 1995, Mary was united in...

Oct 22, 2019

Ronald Heffner, age 78, of Lemoyne, formerly of North Platte, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Great Plains Health.

Ron was born at Maywood, Nebraska on February 6, 1941, to Glenn and Beatrice Heffner. He grew up in North Platte and was a very talented athlete. While in high school, Ron lettered in every sport he played...

Oct 21, 2019

Arlene Reiner, age 91, of North Platte, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Monday, October 21, 2019.

Arlene was born April 1, 1928, to Larry and Evelyn Iseburg at Stromsburg, Nebraska where she grew up. While at a skating rink in Grand Island, Arlene met and fell in love with a young man named Keith...

Oct 21, 2019

Cathy Lupomech, age 62, of LaVista, formerly of North Platte, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Cathy was born July 7, 1957, to Edward and Mary Lupomech at North Platte where she grew up with her nine siblings. Cathy attended St. Patrick’s...

Oct 20, 2019

Linda Daugherty, age 70, of North Platte, passed away at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital with her family at her side on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

Linda was born October 10, 1949, in Valentine to John and Edith Van Horn. She grew up in Valentine and graduated from Valentine High School in 1968. Linda was married for a short...

Oct 17, 2019

Frankie Savage, 61, of North Platte, died at home on Thursday, October 17, 2019.

Frankie was born March 9, 1958, to Frank and Colleen Savage at North Platte where he grew up and attended school. Ever since he was young, Frankie had a passion for drag racing and that carried over to his love of NASCAR and...

Oct 14, 2019

Larry Twidwell, age 77, of rural Hershey, died at home under hospice care on Monday, October 14, 2019.

Larry was born May 1, 1942, to Otis and Rosella Twidwell at North Platte and grew up in Stapleton. After graduating from Stapleton High School in 1960, Larry went to Kearney State College for a couple years then started...

Oct 7, 2019

Darla Cohagan, age 65, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health as the result of a car accident on Monday, October 7, 2019.

Darla was born September 18, 1954, to Darrell and Beverly Stark at El Paso, Texas, and was raised on the family farm north of Loomis, Nebraska. After graduating from Loomis High School, Darla...

Oct 5, 2019

Rexford ‘Si’ Jeffers, age 93, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on Saturday, October 5, 2019.

Rex was born May 7, 1926, to Rex and Eva Jeffers on the family farm near Amherst, Nebraska, where he grew up. Rex went to school in Miller and graduated from Miller High School in 1943. He attended Kearney...

Oct 4, 2019

Zella Peterson, 83, of North Platte, died at the North Platte Care Center on Friday, October 4, 2019.

Zella was born August 25, 1936, at Bisbee, Arizona, to John and Frances Crawford. She grew up with her brothers and sisters and lived in different states including Arizona, Colorado, California and Nebraska. In 1998 she moved to North...

Sep 26, 2019

Robert L. "Rob" Richardson, age 71, of Alma, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, died Thursday, September 26, 2019, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE after battling health issues for many years, and more recently, complications from throat cancer.

Rob was born March 3, 1948, to Gerald Keith "Jerry" Richardson, Sr. and Jean Ardell (Hastings)...

Sep 19, 2019

Marlene Sawyer, 83, of North Platte, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Marlene was born May 24, 1936, at White, Nebraska to Floyd and Gladys Roach. The family later moved to North Platte in 1952 and Marlene graduated from North Platte High School in 1954.

On May 29, 1954, Marlene...

Sep 19, 2019

John Schirmer, 81, of Kearney, formerly of North Platte, died at the Kearney Regional Medical Center on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

John was born March 12, 1938, in Lewellen to Julia Schirmer. When John was 12 years old, the family moved to North Platte where he went on to graduate from North Platte High School in 1956...

Sep 16, 2019

On Monday, September 16, 2019, we said good-bye to our little Molly. She had struggled with her health most of the summer and when the time came she was at home surrounded by her family under comfort care and died peacefully.

Molly was born to a family in March of 2004 and adopted by the Odeans a...

Sep 14, 2019

Jack Swearingen, 70, of Maxwell, passed away at home on Saturday, September 14, 2019.

Jack was born November 1, 1948, to Albert and Dorothy Swearingen at Cheyenne, Wyoming where he grew up. Jack graduated from East High School in 1966 then hired on with the Union Pacific Railroad, working as a Pipefitter. His job took him to...

Sep 3, 2019

Michael Hageman, 74, of North Platte, died at home under hospice care on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

Mike was born April 4, 1945, to Roy and Katherine Hageman in Lincoln where he grew up. Mike graduated from Lincoln High School 1964 then went to work for Western Supply Company.

On October 8, 1966, Mike married...

Sep 2, 2019

Juel Freeburg, 84, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court surrounded by her family on Monday, September 2, 2019.

Juel was born December 9, 1934, at Farwell, Nebraska to Ralph and Peggy George. The family moved to North Platte in ’43 and Juel went on to graduate from North Platte High School in 1953. Juel had...

Aug 31, 2019

Laurine Thompson, age 99, of North Platte, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus whom she loved on Saturday, August 31, 2019, under hospice care.

Laurine was born October 22, 1919, in Arnold, Nebraska to Ralph and Lilace Williams. Laurine was the 12 th of 13 children consisting of 8 sisters and 4 brothers. Her...