Terry Lane Levine
Aug 31, 2017
Terry Lane Levine, of North Platte, NE, died at the Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at the age of 66 after a short battle with cancer. Terry was born on August 8, 1951, to Erik and Betty Levine in North Platte where he grew up. He graduated from high school in 1969, then joined the...
Glenda Koch
Aug 30, 2017
Glenda Maxine Louise Koch, of Hershey, NE, passed away at Linden Court on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the age of 87, one day shy of her birthday. Glenda was born August 31, 1929, in a little farmhouse in Custer County, NE, to Ray and Dorotha King. She grew up on the farm and attended school at Nichols Country School...
Kenneth Albert Deibert, Sr.
Aug 29, 2017
Kenneth Albert Deibert, Sr., of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Great Plains Health at the age of 86. Ken was born on October 20, 1930, in Sheridan County, KS, to Julius and Faye Deibert. He grew up and attended school in Sheridan County until he was 15 years old. He then moved to Thomas County, KS...
Chuck Johnson
Aug 23, 2017
Chuck Johnson, of North Platte, NE, died at Great Plains Health on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at the age of 71. Chuck was born in North Platte on June 10, 1946, to Edwin and Wilhelmina Lange Johnson. He grew up in North Platte and graduated from high school in 1965. He first went to work as a lineman then hired...
Jack Dean Bond
Aug 22, 2017
Jack Dean Bond, 80, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Jack was born July 30, 1937, to George and Lela Bond in Syracuse, Missouri. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, graduating from Northeast High School in 1954. After high school, Jack joined the United States Air Force...
Jack Kyne
Aug 20, 2017
John Bryan "Jack" Kyne, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017, at the Sutherland Care Center, at the age of 88. Jack was born July 28, 1929, at Tryon, NE. He was one of 12 children born to Everett and Cora Kyne. He grew up and attended school in McPherson County then joined the U.S. Army...
Robert Wayne Biltoft
Aug 18, 2017
Robert Wayne Biltoft, age 75, of North Platte, NE, died Friday, August 18, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Bob was born December 26, 1941, to Earl and Mildred Biltoft in Todd County, SD. The family lived in Nebraska, in the New Port and Bassett area, and resided in an old basement with 10 kids. Bob went to school through the...
Irene Barnes
Aug 17, 2017
Irene Barnes, of North Platte, NE, died at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at the age of 99. Irene was born October 17, 1917, to Carl and Kate Liljegren at Axtell, NE. She grew up on a farm and attended country school. Irene graduated from Wilcox High School in 1935 then the following day, her grandparents...
Katheryn Parish
Aug 14, 2017
Katheryn E. Parish, age 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Great Plains Health on Monday, August 14, 2017. Katheryn was born November 27, 1929, to Benjamin and Gladys Parrish in North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1947. On June 6, 1948, Katheryn was united in marriage to Garold Gene Parish...
Steve Pueppka
Aug 12, 2017
Steve Pueppka, of North Platte, NE, died unexpectedly at his home in August, 2017, at the age of 62. Steve was born on February 28, 1955, the oldest of three children, to Darrell and Rosemary Pueppka in North Platte where he grew up. He graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic School in '73 then attended Mid-Plains Community College, graduating with an...
Bradley Dean Herrick
Aug 6, 2017
Bradley Dean Herrick, of North Platte, NE, died at Great Plains Health on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the age of 45. Brad was born June 3, 1972, to Jerry and Lorraine Herrick in McCook, NE. He grew up in Wellfleet, NE, and graduated from Maywood High School in 1990. Brad then earned his Associate's Degree from Mid-Plains Community College....
Janice Ecker Visscher
Jul 31, 2017
Janice Mae Ecker Visscher, 81, of Aurora, CO, formerly of Sutherland, NE, died at home on Monday, July 31, 2017. Graveside Service will be 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.
Bob Fear, Jr.
Jul 31, 2017
Louis Robert "Bob" Fear, Jr., of Sutherland, NE, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, at the Sutherland Care Center, at the age of 83. Robert was born in North Platte, NE, on December 31, 1933, to Louis Robert, Sr. and Myrtle Fear. He grew up on the family ranch, south of Sutherland, and attended country school through the 6th...
Warren Kennedy
Jul 29, 2017
Warren Kennedy, age 86, of Sutherland, NE, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Warren was born June 15, 1931, to Dave and Myrtie Kennedy on the family farm north of Sutherland. He grew up on the farm and attended Sutherland Public School, graduating in 1949. In 1951, Warren enlisted in the U.S. Army and served...
Betty June Dowhower
Jul 28, 2017
Betty June Dowhower, age 89, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Linden Court on Friday, July 28, 2017. Betty was born January 24, 1928, to Carl and Mary Halverson in Wellfleet, NE. The family later moved to Maxwell, NE, then North Platte where Betty graduated from North Platte High School in 1945. On August 1, 1946, Betty was united...
Tina Wallace
Jul 13, 2017
Tina Wallace, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Great Plains Health on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the age of 60. Tina was born December 8, 1956, to Emil and Velda Kern in Ransom, KS. She grew up in Park City and Wichita, KS, then after her schooling she was married to Terry Watts. They had three children and...
Frank Peck, Sr.
Jul 8, 2017
Francis Carl "Frank" Peck, Sr., of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by his family and joined his loving wife, Erla, on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Great Plains Health, at the age of 85. Frank was born in Salsaw, OK, on September 12, 1931, to Carl and Ruth Peck while the couple was on their way to settling in...
Joe Knox
Jul 8, 2017
Joe Knox, of Wellfleet, NE, died at home on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the age of 67. Joe was born March 18, 1950, to Dalton and Eloise Knox in North Platte, NE, and grew up in Wellfleet. Joe attended grade school in Wellfleet and high school in Maywood, graduating in 1968. He went on to the University of Nebraska...
George "Bunk" Odean
Jul 5, 2017
George "Bunk" Odean, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Great Plains Health, at the age of 84. George was born March 25, 1933, to George and Olive "Sunshine" Odean at Sutherland, NE. He grew up in Hershey, NE, and graduated from Hershey High School in 1951. He was active in high school, lettering in...
Mary Macke
Jul 1, 2017
Mary Linford Macke, age 67, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Centennial Park Retirement Village. Mary was born December 25, 1949, to Grant and LaZaun Linford in Salt Lake City, UT, where she grew up. Mary graduated from Granite High School in 1968 then went on a Mission to Honduras. When she returned home,...
