Obituaries

Nov 22, 2019

Barbara Green, age 79, of North Platte, formerly of Sutherland, died at Great Plains Health on Friday, November 22, 2019.

Barbara was born June 15, 1940, at Bloomfield, Nebraska to William and Evelyn Harrison. She grew up in Bedford, Iowa and graduated from Bedford High School in 1958.

Barbara married the love of her life,...

Nov 22, 2019

Jess Nielsen, age 93, of North Platte, died Friday, November 22, 2019, at Great Plains Health.

Jess was born August 6, 1926, to Anders and Ellinor Nielsen in Moline, Illinois. At a young age, the family moved to Nebraska and settled in Dannebrog, where Anders purchased and operated Creamland Creamery. Jess helped his dad run the creamery...

Nov 21, 2019

Lucille Bruce, age 94, of North Platte, passed away at North Platte Care on Thursday, November 21, 2019.

Lucille was born February 20, 1925, at Mullen, Nebraska, to Lewis and Edna Burr and grew up in the Mullen-Thedford area. She attended Cherry County Country School then Thedford High School. Lucille later went to work for different ranches...

Nov 20, 2019

Steven Moore, age 76, of Cozad, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.

Steven was born June 9, 1943, to Lester and Ida Moore at Joplin, Missouri. He grew up on the Moore family ranch, north of Hayes Center, Nebraska, and graduated from Hayes Center High School.

After high...

Nov 18, 2019

Don Lakey, age 88, of North Platte, died at home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 18, 2019.

Don was born April 12, 1931, to Ray and Grace Lakey on a farm southwest of Paxton where he grew up. Don attended District 11 Rural School and Paxton High School, he eventually received his GED in 1979....

Nov 15, 2019

Donna Owings, age 82, of North Platte, passed away surrounded by her family at home on Friday, November 15, 2019.

Donna was born March 15, 1937, at Elm Creek, Nebraska, to Clarence and Marjorie Silkett and grew up in different Nebraska towns. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1955 then worked as a secretary for a...

Nov 13, 2019

Mary Williams, age 71, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

Mary was born in North Platte on June 4, 1948, to Ralph and Barbara Banderet then the family moved to California when Mary was young. She grew up in San Francisco where she graduated from high school...

Nov 6, 2019

Evelyn Duckworth, 91, of North Platte, passed away at the North Platte Care Center on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.

Evelyn was born March 21, 1928, at Stratton, Nebraska, to Carl and Stella Felker and grew up in Trenton. The youngest of 10, she reminisced of life on the farm, "mama's" fresh baked bread, coyote hunts with the...

Nov 2, 2019

Teresa Clouatre, age 58, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health in North Platte after a short illness on Saturday, November 2, 2019.

Teresa was born June 25, 1961, to Frank and Loretta Paxton at North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1979 then went on to graduate from...

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...