Obituaries

May 19, 2019

Kent Priest, of North Platte, died suddenly on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 56.

Kent was born June 12, 1962, in North Platte to Kenneth and Maxine Priest. When he was very young, he lost his dad so he and his sister, Denise, were raised by their mom...

May 14, 2019

Pamela Sue Szwanek, 59, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

Pam was born May 4, 1960, to Faylin Swain and Arleen Olive (Gass) Finch in North Platte. She grew up in North Platte where she attended public schools and was a member of 4-H for many years. She won several awards...

May 13, 2019

Doris Greder, of North Platte, went to be with her Lord with her family at her side on Monday, May 13, 2019, at the age of 80.

Doris was born to Dorothy and Lyle Best of Stapleton, on October 27, 1938, in North Platte. The family lived in Broken Bow until they moved to Wood Lake when...

May 10, 2019

James Ray Weedman, 71, of North Platte, died at home surrounded by his family on Friday, May 10, 2019.

Jim was born February 13, 1948, to Hubert and Hattie Weedman in North Platte where he grew up. After he was done going to school, Jim worked as a brick layer for Thurston Allen and later Scott &...

May 10, 2019

Raymond Rico, 82, of Hershey, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, May 10, 2019.

Raymond was born April 11, 1937, to Florentino and Rosalia Rico at Hershey where he lived all his life. After graduating from high school in 1956, Raymond worked for Kuroki Farms, Miller Farms and Joe Dye Ford. He then...

May 8, 2019

Hilda Jeffers, 90, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

Hilda was born September 18, 1928, to William and Gertrude Gibbons north of Kearney. She attended Pleasanton School and graduated from there in 1945 then went to Kearney State College for a year, earning her teaching certificate and later received her...

May 5, 2019

Arthur Ray III, 75, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Sunday, May 5, 2019.

He was born in Omaha and grew up in the Omaha area.  Arthur went on to serve our country and later became a truck driver, driving for Crete out of North Platte.

He is survived by his...

Apr 30, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn Reece, 90, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Evelyn was born at home with the help of a midwife, on March 26, 1929, in Walnut, Nebraska. She was the 7th child born to Fritz and Mary Block. The family moved to the North Platte area in 1935 where...

Apr 24, 2019

Ronald Tophane was born on October 18, 1944, at St. Catherine's Hospital in McCook, NE, and passed away at the age of 74, surrounded by his family, friends and loved ones, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte,

Being a McCook native, Ron graduated from McCook High School in 1962 then...

Apr 15, 2019

Mr. Dean Hiner, 89, of Hershey, died on April 15, 2019, at the Sutherland Care Center. Dean was born March 18, 1930, in McCook to parents Francis and Helen Hiner. The family lived in several communities throughout Nebraska before settling in Sidney where Dean was a 1949 graduate of Sidney High School. During his school years he was active...

Apr 12, 2019

Shirley May Gayman, 80 years old, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court after a long battle with Alzheimer's on Friday, April 12, 2019.

Shirley was born January 1, 1939, to Clarence and Elta Rose in Dryden, Michigan. She grew up in Michigan where she graduated from Lapeer High School. Shirley then moved to Denver, Colorado...

Apr 6, 2019

Harry Mays, of North Platte, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Great Plains Health at the age of 59.

Harry was born August 13, 1959, to Robert, Sr. and Dixie Mays at Albuquerque, New Mexico. A few years later the family moved to Southern California where Harry grew up, graduated from Monte Vista High School...

Apr 3, 2019

Ieleen Larsen, 95, of Lincoln, died at the Monarch Hospice House in Lincoln on Wednesday, April 3, 2019.

Ieleen was born January 17, 1924, in Marquette, Nebraska to Alfred and Agnes Nissen. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Marquette High School in 1941. She attended Grand Island Business College and worked for Radio...

Mar 31, 2019

Peter Happle, of North Platte, died at Great Plains Health on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the age of 66.

Peter was born in Canada on January 28, 1953, to Frank and Doris Happle. He eventually found his way to North Platte where he worked as a chef at a local restaurant and was married for a...

Mar 28, 2019

Trina Marie (Vigil) Briones, age 48, of Casper, Wyoming, died under hospice care and with her family at her side, on Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Casper.

Trina was born October 25, 1970, in North Platte to Dave Tony and Janet Lea (Anderson) Vigil. She grew up in North Platte and Casper and graduated from North Platte...

Mar 19, 2019

Esther Rivera Duran, of North Platte, passed away surrounded by her family at Great Plains Health on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the age of 73.

Esther was born August 30, 1945, to William 'Bill' Munos and Lenora Hernandez (Perez) Rivera at North Platte where she grew up. Esther attended St. Patrick's Catholic School then moved to...

Mar 18, 2019

Bob Nedrig, 76, of Sutherland, died at home on Monday, March 18, 2019.

Bob was born in Palmer, Nebraska on September 5, 1942, the son of Robert and Effie Nedrig. His dad died before he was born so he was raised by his mother and stepfather, George Sachtjen. Bob grew up in Palmer and graduated from Palmer...

Mar 14, 2019

Jim Warner, 89, of North Platte, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 14, 2019.

Jim was born April 25, 1929, at Stockville, Nebraska, to Jesse and Marjorie Warner. He grew up south of Hershey where he attended country school then Sutherland High School and farmed with his dad. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army and served...

Mar 13, 2019

Chuck Wheeler, age 91, of North Platte, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the Sutherland Care Center.

Chuck was born September 12, 1927, to Jewell and Aletha Wheeler at Avalon, Missouri. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in the Avalon area. After graduating from high school Chuck worked for Sears and Roebuck's in...

Mar 10, 2019

Richard Ballou, 77, of Texas, died under hospice care in Houston on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Richard was born in Washington State and later served in the U.S. Air Force.  Richard married Linda Kirkpatrick and they lived in Texas.

He is survived by his wife and other family members.

Graveside service and burial...