Obituaries

Mar 7, 2019

Michael 'Fish' Fischer, of North Platte, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the age of 49.

Mike was born September 7, 1969, at Ontario, Oregon, to Vernon and Bonnie Fischer. The family later moved to North Platte with dad's job on the railroad. Mike attended North Platte High School and enjoyed playing baseball when...

Mar 4, 2019

Louise Wallace, of North Platte, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, March 4, 2019, at the age of 86.

Louise was born October 3, 1932, to Ervin and Alice Garretson at Havens, Nebraska. She grew up on the family farm near Silver Creek and graduated from Clarks High School in 1951.

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Mar 3, 2019

Mildred Garner, 97, of Wellfleet, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at the North Platte Care Center.

Mildred was born, May 29, 1921, to Charles and Addie Embrey at Arthur, Nebraska. She grew up in the Arthur and Maywood area and graduated from Maywood High School.

On November 30,...

Feb 28, 2019

Darlene Deibert, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at the age of 88, on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the North Platte Care Center.

Darlene was born June 6, 1930, to Vernon and Ethel Black at Fairbury, Nebraska. She grew up in Fairbury and graduated from Fairbury High School.

On March 25, 1950, Darlene was...

Feb 27, 2019

Shawna Leigh Tatman, of North Platte, died unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She was 56 years old.

Shawna was born December 17, 1962, at Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Jerry Lee and Joyce Elaine (Stumpf) White. Shawna was raised by her mother and they lived in Cheyenne until her sophomore year in high school...

Feb 26, 2019

Modesta Hernandez, formerly of Hershey, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Great Plains Health, at the age of 93.

Modesta was born November 4, 1925, in Stamford, Texas, to Issac and Isabella (Tobar) Garza. She grew up in Texas and later moved to Hershey.

On November 7, 1945, Modesta...

Feb 25, 2019

Harold Stroud, of North Platte, died at home surrounded by his family on Monday, February 25, 2019, at the age of 81.

Harold was born March 23, 1937, to Alexander and Mable Stroud at Garland, Kansas. He grew up in Kansas where he attended Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville then graduated from Fort Scott High School...

Feb 23, 2019

Ivan Fillmore, Sr., 70, of Elkland, Missouri, formerly of North Platte, died at the Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, on Saturday February 23, 2019.

Ivan was born April 25, 1948, to Orville and Nedra Fillmore at Strong City, Kansas. He grew up in Missouri and graduated from Marshfield High School. Ivan worked for...

Feb 20, 2019

Jean Bowen, 89, formerly of North Platte, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Kimball County Manor.

Jean was born in Gothenburg on August 20, 1929, to John and Avis Earll. She grew up and attended school in Gothenburg then started cooking at restaurants in the area and in North Platte.

On July 24, 1959, Jean...

Feb 20, 2019

Ruby Perkins, age 95, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Linden Court.

Ruby was born April 26, 1923, in Keene, Nebraska, to Mabel and Albert Olson. Upon graduation from Wilcox High, she attended Kearney State Teachers' College and received a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. For five years she enjoyed teaching...

Feb 19, 2019

Lilarae Landis, age 88, of North Platte, passed away peacefully at Linden Court on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

Lilarae was born June 17, 1930, to Ray and Lilian Casey at Kennard, Nebraska. She grew up in Gregory, South Dakota, and graduated from Gregory High School.

Lilarae was united in marriage to Roy Landis in Gregory...

Feb 16, 2019

Jim Guggenmos, 80, of Ogallala, died at Great Plains Health in North Platte on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

Jim was born May 4, 1938, to Michael and Avis Guggenmos at Sargent, Nebraska. He grew up in the greater Custer County area where he graduated from high school. In 1957 Jim married Donna Smith at Broken Bow, they...

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...