Obituaries

Feb 15, 2019

Linda (Potts) Mustion, 58, of Hershey, passed away at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver on Friday, February 15, 2019, and through her death others were saved with her gift of being a donor.

Linda was born January 26, 1961, at Cambridge, Nebraska to Bill and Shirley Potts. Her family lived in various towns throughout the...

Feb 15, 2019

Arvid Jackson, of North Platte, passed into his eternal rest on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Centennial Park Retirement Village after nearly four years of cancer treatments and surgeries. He endured much in his struggle to survive but was overcome the day after turning 93 on Valentine's Day.

Arvid was born February 14, 1926, at Bloomington, Nebraska,...

Feb 14, 2019

Cynthia 'Cindi' Wilson-Mastropieri, of North Platte, passed away at the age of 51 on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Cindi was born June 14, 1967, at Fort Benning, Georgia, to Sharon and Steven Wilson. The family eventually moved to North Platte where Cindi graduated from North Platte High School in 1985...

Feb 14, 2019

Gary Shuck, 54, of North Platte, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the North Platte Care Center. Gary was born December 5, 1964, at Pocatello, Idaho, to Darlene and Daniel Shuck, Jr.  The family moved to Nebraska when Gary was 8 years old then when he was a junior, he moved to Pecos, New Mexico where he graduated...

Feb 12, 2019

John Albert 'Jack' Griffin, of North Platte and formerly of Wellington, Colorado, passed away at home at the age of 89, on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

Jack was born in Kansas City, Missouri on April 16, 1929, to Albert Lee and Lenora (Ecker) Griffin. The family lived south of Paxton so Jack attended country school for eight...

Feb 9, 2019

Mick Hoffmann, 88, formerly of North Platte, died Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln.

Mick was born May 12, 1930, to Leslie and Dorothy Mayfield at Maywood. Mick began her life journey as a farm girl growing up in Lincoln County and sharing many adventures with her brother, Bud. These early years...

Feb 2, 2019

Marjorie Welsh, 90, of North Platte, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, at the Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney.

Marjorie was born March 21, 1928, to Thomas and Trixie Fuqua in Yancyville, North Carolina. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1945.

In July 1945 Marjorie married LaVerne Welsh and they were happily married...

Jan 31, 2019

Kal Sears, of North Platte, passed away at the Sutherland Care Center on Thursday, January 31, 2019, just shy of his 82nd birthday.

Kal was born on February 8, 1937, in North Platte, where he spent most of his life, and was one of four children born to Fred and Rada Sears. After graduating from North Platte...

Jan 27, 2019

Ray Pinney, 76, of North Platte, died at his home on Sunday, January 27, 2019.

Ray was born April 22, 1942, to Jack and Alta Pinney at Hays, Kansas. He graduated in 1960 from Ellis High School then worked for area farmers before hiring on with Peter Kiewit while they were building the I-70 section in Kansas....

Jan 22, 2019

Anna Hoban, of Maxwell, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Great Plains Health at the age of 67.

Anna was born December 30, 1951, to Cecil and Delores Gunther in Arnold, Nebraska where she grew up. She graduated from Arnold High School then attended business school in Grand Island. After graduating she married Dale Pinkston,...

Jan 20, 2019

Elva Evans, 93, of Grand Island, formerly of Sutherland, died Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island.

Elva was born April 8, 1925, at Arcadia, Kansas, to Frederick and Sarah Ricketts. She grew up in Kansas and Missouri and graduated in 1943 from Bronaugh High School in Missouri.

On July...

Jan 20, 2019

Eugene Gilland, 67, of Callaway, NE, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Cozad Care Center after a short illness.

Eugene was born October 31, 1951, at Lexington, NE, to Vernon and Norma (Gilland) Sweet. He was adopted by his grandparents, Claude and Melinda Gilland, and grew up and attended school in Lexington. He worked...

Jan 18, 2019

Edward Britton, 66, of North Platte, died at home on January 18, 2019.

Ed was born December 5, 1952, to Clayton and Lucille Britton in North Platte where he grew up. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1971 then took classes at North Platte Community College until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1972. Ed...

Jan 9, 2019

Kathryn Deitz, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at the age of 58.

Kathryn was born July 11, 1960, in San Diego, California, to David and Beth Holland. She grew up in California and Arizona, graduating from Prescott High School in 1978 then worked for the Yuma Daily Sun before...

Jan 8, 2019

Ronald Woodward, 73, of North Platte, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Great Plains Health.

Ron was born March 4, 1945, to Harold and Vera Woodward in North Platte where he grew up. Ron graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of 1963 then moved to California to attend college.

After graduating with...

Jan 3, 2019

Nadine Spaugh, 92, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Linden Court in North Platte.

Nadine was born August 9, 1926, at Upland, Nebraska, the only child to Nels and Ruth Ibsen. She lived at Upland until 1942 when she moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado with her parents. She graduated from Colorado...

Jan 1, 2019

Larry Leo Rief, 76, of North Platte, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Great Plains Health.

Larry was born on June 19, 1942, to Francis Leo and Delores (Emanuel) Rief in Wisner, Nebraska, where he grew up. He graduated from Wisner High School in 1960 then went on to graduate from Regis College in Denver, Colorado in...

Dec 31, 2018

Myron Walker, 85, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday, December 31, 2018.

Myron was born in Lewis, Iowa, on February 1, 1933, to Joe and Eva Walker. He grew up in Missouri and Lone Wolf, Oklahoma until he was 13 years old at which time he and his brother, Joe,...

Dec 30, 2018

Gary 'Bud' Cotton, Sr., 71, of North Platte, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018, while under hospice care.

Gary was born along with his twin brother, Jerry, on May 26, 1947, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Fredrick and Betty Cotton. The family lived in Cheyenne where the boys attended Cheyenne East High School and graduated in 1965....

Dec 24, 2018

Lewis Rohs, age 82, of Hershey, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018, at Great Plains Health.

Lewis was born March 13, 1936, in New Salem, North Dakota, to Edgar and Evelyn Rohs and was raised by his aunt and uncle, Minnie and Bernard 'Duke' Truscott. When he was young the family moved to Nebraska, first to...