Obituaries

Nov 27, 2017

John Robert Dancer, age 60, of North Platte, NE, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at Great Plains Health. John was born July 8, 1957, to Don and Deloris Dancer in North Platte where he grew up. John graduated from North Platte High School in 1975 then enlisted in the U.S. Army a few months later. On December 30, 1978, John...

Nov 25, 2017

Clinton Ross Shoemaker, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Great Plains Health on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the age of 78. Ross was born February 11, 1939, at Madison, South Dakota to Clinton and Dorothy Shoemaker. The family lived in Omaha, Nebraska before moving to North Platte in 1949. Ross graduated from North Platte High School in '57...

Nov 23, 2017

George Alan Karis, of South Carolina, formerly of North Platte, died Thursday, November 23, 2017, in Anderson, South Carolina. George was born October 3, 1928, to James and Eva Karis at North Platte.  He grew up in North Platte and the family attended Episcopal Church of Our Savior.  After his schooling, George enlisted in the U.S. Army and served until...

Nov 23, 2017

Claude Gail Zimmerman, age 85, of North Platte, NE, died at Great Plains Health on Thursday, November 23, 2017. Claude was born July 20, 1932, to Frank and Clydie Zimmerman in Carneiro, KS and grew up in Brookville, KS. Claude graduated from Brookville High School in 1950 then worked for the C.K. Ranches. On October 28, 1951, Claude was united...

Nov 17, 2017

Opal Darlene Meyer, age 91, of North Platte, NE, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 17, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Opal was born July 21, 1926, to Albert and Rebecca Cooper in North Platte where she grew up and lived her whole life. Opal attended Our Redeemer Lutheran School and graduated from North Platte High School...

Nov 13, 2017

Jason Robert Alexander, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 13, 2017, at the age of 45, after being diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2016. Jason was born November 11, 1972, to Jerry Lee and Patricia Ann (Turner) Alexander in North Platte where he grew up. Jason graduated from North Platte High...

Nov 10, 2017

Thomas Lee "Tom" Kennedy, of Sutherland, NE, passed away at his home on Friday, November 10, 2017, at the age of 85. Tom was born April 20, 1932, at Wellfleet, NE, to Merle Leroy and Letha Jane Kennedy and spent his whole life in Sutherland, except for the time he served in the army. He graduated from Sutherland High School...

Nov 1, 2017

Laura Mae Erickson, age 65, of North Platte, NE, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Laura was born May 14, 1952, to Bill and Betty Erickson in North Platte where she grew up. At the age of 13, Laura professed to serve the Lord, which she did the rest of...

Oct 30, 2017

Donald Leroy "DJ" Johnson, Jr., formerly of North Platte, NE, peacefully passed away at home on Monday, October 30, 2017, in Eunice, Louisiana, at the age of 49. Don was born on October 16, 1968, in North Platte to Donald Leroy, Sr. and Bonnie Johnson. The family lived in North Platte until 1981 then moved to Mansfield, LA, where Don...

Oct 5, 2017

Kay Juanita Robinson, of North Platte, NE, passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Linden Court. Kay was born August 7, 1935, in Wheatland, WY, to John  and Opal Patton and grew up as an "Army Brat". After World War II started the family moved to Nebraska, living in Gothenburg and North Platte. Kay...

Oct 4, 2017

Samuel Edward Sandoval, 73, of North Platte, died at home on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.  Cremation was chosen.  A memorial gathering will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017, at the Accomplice Beer Company in Cheyenne, WY. Arrangements are with Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore.

Sep 30, 2017

Hope AnnRae Kellie Cressy, age 43, of North Platte, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Hope was born September 15, 1974, to Pamela Kellie in Grant, Nebraska, and raised by her mother and stepfather, Kenneth John Smith. The family lived in North Platte and Billings, Montana then moved to Nevada, California and Colorado before returning to...

Sep 26, 2017

Helen Maxine Lawyer Brannan, age 88, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away, Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Helen was born July 18, 1929, at the old Wurtele Hospital in North Platte, the daughter of Kinkaid pioneers Claude and Effie Lawyer. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1946 and received...

Sep 22, 2017

Lillian Lola Athey Nansel, age 96, of North Platte, NE, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Friday, September 22, 2017, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, NE. Lillian was born in a sod house in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, which she so loved, on December 15, 1920, near Elsmere. She was the tenth of 11...

Sep 20, 2017

Helen Witt, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Helen was born March 5, 1930, to Carl and Luise Lehmann in North Platte, NE. She married her high school sweetheart, Randy Witt, on May 24, 1952. Helen was an active member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of Adah Circle and a long time member of the North Platte...

Sep 20, 2017

Minerva Gallegos, of Brule, NE, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at the Ogallala Community Hospital at the age of 56. Minerva was born February 22, 1961, to Juan Sr. and Amada Gallegos in Dimmitt, TX. She grew up and attended school in Brule then married Isidro Ortiz in Ogallala, NE. They lived in North Platte, NE for a while then...

Sep 20, 2017

Lena Rebecca Zogg, age 78, of North Platte, NE, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Lena was born on April 11, 1939, to Dewey and Minnie Earl in Gothenburg, NE. She grew up in the Gothenburg and Cozad area then married Fred D. Zogg, Sr. on September 22, 1954, in Cozad. They lived in several communities...

Sep 16, 2017

Margaret Mary Baxa, of North Platte, NE, passed away at the age of 78, on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Margaret was born August 10, 1939, the oldest of 10 children to Glenn and Lurye LaBrie in Hastings, NE. The family lived in Giltner, NE, where Margaret graduated from Giltner High School. She then...

Sep 10, 2017

Bonnie Kate "Kay" Arnold, age 98, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Linden Court. Kay was born June 26, 1919, to Walter Grey and Mary Lucy (Chapman) McAuley in Hopkins County, Texas, where she grew up then moved to Dallas, Texas in the late '30's. Kay married Leslie Lee Godfrey in 1941 and the couple had two daughters....

Sep 6, 2017

Sandra Lee Ladner, of Wiggins, Mississippi, died at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the age of 49. Sandra was working as a traveling nurse and had just recently been assigned to a hospital in Oshkosh, Nebraska. Sandra was born on March 1, 1968, to C.W. and Mary Beth (McCullough) Ward in Tampa,...