Obituaries

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...

Dec 22, 2018

Lillian Frances (Gloe) Higgins, 85, of North Platte passed peacefully Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Great Plains Health.

Lillian was born in Omaha on March 2, 1933, to James and Mamie Keasling. Upon graduation from Tech High School she went to work for the Tum-Pane Company at Offutt Air Force Base.

On June 7, 1952,...

Dec 20, 2018

Harry Mohr, age 75, of North Platte, formerly of Sutherland, passed away at Great Plains Health on Thursday, December 20, 2018.

Harry was born July 16, 1943, to George and Martha Mohr at Ogallala. When he was 5 years old the family moved to Madrid where Harry graduated from Madrid High School. He went on to work...

Dec 19, 2018

Aaron Smith, age 25, of North Platte, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Great Plains Health.

Aaron was born February 5, 1993, to Dennis Smith and Tina Evans in North Platte where he grew up. Aaron graduated from North Platte High School in 2011 and worked odd jobs until going to work for his father...

Dec 17, 2018

James Tilford, age 74, of North Platte, passed away at Great Plains Health on Monday, December 17, 2018, after a short battle with cancer.

Jim was born July 8, 1944, in North Platte, to William and Irene Tilford. He grew up west of town and attended Platte Valley School then Hershey High School, graduating in 1963. Jim...

Dec 13, 2018

James D. Wilkins, age 72, of Cozad, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney after a long illness.

Jim was a hard-working, good man who loved his family dearly and will be great missed by all.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Vickie; son, Travis and...

Dec 11, 2018

Ruth (Schemp) Berglund

Ruth (Schemp) Berglund, age 78, formerly of North Platte, passed away at home in Longmont, Colorado on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.

Ruth was born in Greeley, Colorado on February 11, 1940, to Alex and Dixie Schemp. She grew up in North Platte, graduating from North Platte High School in 1958.

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Dec 10, 2018

Sherri Peer, age 48, of Hershey, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, December 10, 2018.

Sherri was born August 7, 1970, to Lester and Mary Helen Lauhead in Springfield, Missouri. She grew up and attended school in Monett, Missouri. After her schooling Sherri married Robert Cooper and they had a son, Brandon, before...

Dec 4, 2018

Barbara Rector, of North Platte, passed away at the age of 86, on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at the North Platte Care Center surrounded by her family.

Barbara was born February 8, 1932, to William and Margaret Jackson at Dickens, Nebraska. She grew up in Colorado, living in Platner and Sterling, then North Platte where she attended...