Obituaries

Jul 11, 2019

Richard Walz, 61, of North Platte, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln.

Richard was born November 25, 1957, to Bernard and Irene Walz. He graduated from Hershey High School in 1976 and went on to hold various jobs including working for Burlington Northern Railroad and Weathercraft Roofing.

He is...

Jul 9, 2019

Thomas George, age 67, of North Platte, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Great Plains Health.

Tom was born November 25, 1951, to Harold and Lilus George in North Platte where he grew up. After graduating from high school in 1970, Tom attended North Platte Junior College where he received his Associates of Arts Degree...

Jul 8, 2019

Vina Marie ‘Rusti’ Shaw, age 83, of North Platte, passed from this life to her heavenly home on Monday, July 8, 2019, while at Great Plains Health.

Vina was born on December 14, 1935, to Sam and Leora Beavers in Elm Creek, Nebraska. After her parents divorced, Samuel Hasbrouck became her loving father and grandfather to the...

Jul 8, 2019

Lonnie Buckley, 74, of North Platte, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, at Great Plains Health.

Lonnie was born September 10, 1944, to Herschel and Wilma Buckley. He grew up in Cozad where he graduated from high school in 1962. Lonnie then worked for F&S Sausage for about 12 years then he was with Sperry New...

Jul 6, 2019

James Biss, 58, of North Platte, died Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Omaha after a yearlong battle with cancer.

Jim was born February 21, 1961, to Bill and Helen Biss at North Platte where he grew up. After graduating from high school in 1979, Jim attended Mid-Plains Community College then Kearney State College where he earned his...

Jul 5, 2019

Evan Fristo, age 91, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019, in Lee's Summit.

Evan was born at Dickens, Nebraska, on August 21, 1927, the only child of James and Verna Fristo. He grew up in Dickens where he attended country school then graduated from North Platte High...

Jul 2, 2019

Kathryn Louise Egan, of North Platte, passed away at home with her family around her on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the age of 75.

Kathryn was born June 23, 1944, to Glen Farrell and Beulah Briggs Moore Egan at Port Arthur, Texas. She grew up in Texas where she graduated from LaMarque High School and attended...

Jun 26, 2019

Harriet Nielsen, 89, of North Platte, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at Linden Court.

Harriet was born July 27, 1929, to Paul and Amy Seidel at Adams, Nebraska, and grew up in Wahoo. In high school, she was a drum majorette and baton twirler, violinist, and excelled at playing the piano. Harriet attended the University of Nebraska...

Jun 22, 2019

Avril 'Nana' James, 69, of Lincoln, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June, 22, 2019, while staying with family in North Platte.

Avril was born April 22, 1950, to Ernest and Catherine Clark in Singapore, The Republic of Singapore, where she grew up and went to school. After graduating high school, Avril attended business school while working for the...

Jun 22, 2019

Vance Coleman, 73, formerly of North Platte, died at the V.A. Medical Center in Grand Island.

Vance was born in Paxton on November 19, 1945, to Austin and Wanda Coleman. He grew up in Nebraska and graduated from Mullen High School then attended Mid-Plains Community College. Vance enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served in the...

Jun 20, 2019

Janice Gentry, 83, of North Platte, died at the Lincoln Heart Hospital on Thursday, June 20, 2019.

Janice was born September 25, 1935, to Dewey and Laura Day. She was the 7th of eight children and grew up on the family farm, east of Kearney. Janice attended a rural one room school through 8th grade then went...

Jun 18, 2019

Jerry Little, 77, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by those he loved, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Jerry was born October 20, 1941, to Ben and Mable Little in North Platte where he grew up. He attended North Platte Senior High then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1959.

On October...

Jun 17, 2019

Marilyn Miller, 72, of North Platte, passed away at home on Monday, June 17, 2019.

Marilyn was born on January 10, 1947, to Orville and Bessie Zeigler in North Platte where she grew up. Marilyn attended North Platte Senior High and worked at the Cedar Bowl, which was her first job.

While working at the...

Jun 15, 2019

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, " Under mostly sunny skies ," Harry Spohn, longtime resident and former North Platte weatherman, passed away at home at the age of 90.

Harry was born January 10, 1929, to Arnold and Mary Spohn in Covina, California. He grew up in Dixon, Illinois with the love of his grandparents then went...

Jun 15, 2019

Dr. Gene Deutscher, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the age of 78, following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Deutscher was Professor Emeritus of UNL Dept. of Animal Science and the Research Center at North Platte.

Gene was born December 12, 1940, on the family farm west of...

May 31, 2019

Sharon Beisner, of North Platte, died suddenly at Great Plains Health on Friday, May 31, 2019, at the age of 79.

Sharon was born March 10, 1940, to Bud and Cleo Leonhardt at Sutherland. She grew up in Paxton then moved to Sutherland where she attended high school, eventually earning her GED.

On November 17,...

May 29, 2019

Amil Ray Horn, age 57, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

Amil was born June 20, 1961, to Clifford and Loma Horn at North Platte where he grew up. After attending high school, Amil worked at True Value then joined the U.S. Navy in October of 1985.

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May 28, 2019

Raymond James, age 91, of North Platte, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Raymond was born April 24, 1928, in Kansas where he grew up. He later moved to North Platte and went to work as a butcher at Sixth Street Grocers then Armour Meat Packing for over eight years. Raymond later worked as...

May 26, 2019

Hazel Wagner, 96, of Sutherland, died Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Sutherland Care Center.

Hazel was born February 3, 1923, to Roy and Orinda Hedges at Lamar, Nebraska. She grew up Chase County and graduated from Chase County High School at Imperial. Hazel then moved to Denver where she worked for Goodyear.

In 1942...

May 23, 2019

Marlis Kaiwa, 77, of Sutherland, passed away at home with her family by her side on Thursday, May 23, 2019.

Marlis was born September 4, 1941, at Gandy, Nebraska to Samuel and Charlotte Allen. She grew up in Tryon, Nebraska and Golden, Colorado where she attended Golden High School.

Marlis married Lanny Brouwer and to...