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,...
Grace Spohn
Jun 29, 2017
Grace Spohn, age 85, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the North Platte Care Center after a brief illness. Grace was born August 12, 1931, to John and Grace Davison in Washington, Iowa. She grew up on the family farmstead outside of town and graduated from Washington High School in 1950. Grace was working...
Ann Jared
Jun 28, 2017
Marian Ann Wenhold Jared, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the age of 76, after a short battle with cancer. Ann, the daughter of John and Margaret Wenhold, was born April 13, 1941, in Hagersville, PA. She grew up in Pennsylvania with her sister, Mary Beth, and graduated from the Quaker Town Community High...
Elma Naviaux Newman
Jun 21, 2017
Elma Glennis Naviaux Newman, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away at the Waterford Nursing Home in Omaha, NE, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the age of 101. Elma was born August 1, 1915, to Clarence and Sarah Campbell at Kaycee, WY. Elma grew up in Wyoming, living in Kaycee and Buffalo. She graduated from Buffalo High School then...
Katy Varicak
Jun 20, 2017
Catherine "Katy" Varicak, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Great Plains Health, at the age of 86. Katy was born September 8, 1930, to Leonard and Louise Coad at Tullahoma, TN. She graduated from Hutchinson, KS, in 1948 then attended the University of Kansas before transferring to the University...
Mike Stark
Jun 18, 2017
Michael Frederick Stark, age 62, of North Platte, NE, went home to his Lord on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Mike was born November 20, 1954, to Marvin and Joyce Stark at Sutherland, NE. He grew up on the family farm in the North Platte River Valley, north of Sutherland, and attended school in...
Maria Helen Delgado
Jun 13, 2017
Maria Helen Delgado, 74, of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Maria was born July 2, 1942, in Oklahoma to Alfonzo and Refugia Razes Delgado and the family lived in different states. Maria eventually moved to Nebraska where she lived in Gothenburg before moving to North Platte. Maria had various jobs during her life...
Frances Lillian Steele
Jun 12, 2017
Frances Lillian Steele passed away with her family at her bedside on Monday, June 12, 2017, at the age of 97. Frances was born January 9, 1920, to Francis and Silva Tripp in Superior, NE. She grew up in Nelson, NE, and graduated from Grand Island High School in 1938. The Tripp family later moved to Grand Island from Wilbur,...
Deloyce Elwood Robinson
Jun 8, 2017
DeLoyce Elwood Robinson, age 89, of North Platte, died as the result of an automobile accident on Thursday, June 8, 2017. DeLoyce was born May 10, 1928, to Elmer and Bessie Robinson at Maxwell, NE, where he grew up. He graduated from Maxwell High School in 1945 then worked for Fairmont Foods for many years before being drafted into the...
