Arlene Marie Jochum
Feb 8, 2017
Arlene Marie Jochum, of Sutherland, NE, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, NE, at the age of 93. Arlene was born March 10, 1923, to Joseph and Clara Klein in Raeville, NE, where she grew up and attended St. John Berchan Catholic School. Arlene helped her dad...
Jacque Morgan
Feb 6, 2017
Jacquelyn Kay Morgan, age 66, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, February 6, 2017. Jacque was born September 13, 1950, to Dale and Dolores Saling at Alliance, NE. Since her dad worked on the crew for Missouri Valley Road Construction, the family lived in several Nebraska communities. Jacque eventually graduated from North...
Kristine Miller
Jan 30, 2017
Kristine Marie Miller, age 62, of North Platte, NE, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 30, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Cremation was chosen. Memorial Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2017, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Inurnment will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or prior to...
Hazel Himmerite
Jan 29, 2017
Hazel Arlene Himmerite, age 86, of North Platte, NE, was reunited with the love of her life when she passed away at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Hazel was born May 10, 1930, to Doc and Rachel at North Platte where she grew up and later graduated from North Platte High School. On June 15,...
Earle Abels
Jan 23, 2017
Earle Abels, formerly of Lincoln, NE, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Sutherland Care Center at the age of 69. He had a good life and died way too young after a long illness with Huntington's disease. Earle was born October 11, 1947, to Arnold and Emma Abels at Ogallala, NE, where he grew up. Earle attended...
Theresa Kesterson
Jan 21, 2017
Theresa Kesterson, age 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Theresa was born September 24, 1929, to Ervin and Marguerite Vencill at North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1947. On September 21, 1947, Theresa was united in marriage to Junior Arthur Kesterson at the...
Robert Mills
Jan 15, 2017
Robert Faylin Mills, age 37, of North Platte, NE, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, in North Platte. Robert was born February 22, 1979, to Robert and Pamela Mills in North Platte where he grew up and attended school. Robert was later employed by Tyson Foods in Lexington, NE, and Star House Moving in Grant, NE. He also did painting, dry...
Arthur Soto
Jan 14, 2017
Arturo LeRoy "Arthur" Soto, age 60, of North Platte, NE, died on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Arthur was born July 24, 1956, to Jesse and Erma Soto at North Platte where he grew up and attended school. Arthur later met Vickie Joanna Francis at the local bowling alley. They eventually moved to Tacoma, WA, and were...
Nina Messick
Jan 10, 2017
Nina Ruth Messick, age 86, of Brady, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Nina was born September 7, 1930, to Vernon and Mary Messick at Mountain Park, Oklahoma, and by the age of 12, the family had moved to Southern California. Nina attended school in Hunnington Park then went to work as a waitress...
Roger Dean Lawson
Jan 5, 2017
Roger Dean Lawson, Sr., age 87, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Roger was born June 21, 1929, in Denver, Colorado, to Paul and Minnie Lawson. He grew up in Denver and later Nebraska, living in Hershey and Bartlett, where he attended schools. By the time he was 16...
Lee Brown
Jan 4, 2017
Letha 'Lee' Brown, age 90, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Lee was born January 16, 1926, to Andrew and Emma Andersen on the farm in Gage County, NE, where she grew up. Lee graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1942 then worked for the Arrow Hotel in town. On April...
Jacque Williams-Wilson
Jan 4, 2017
Jacqueline Ora Williams-Wilson, age 65, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Jacque was born November 20, 1951, to Walter and Josephine Williams in North Platte. When she was 5, the family moved to Sidney, NE. Jacque graduated from Sidney High School in 1968. She married Kenneth Fries and continued to live...
Pat Dancer
Jan 3, 2017
Patricia J. Dancer, age 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Pat was born January 1, 1930, to Frank and Gladys Murry at Brady, NE. While growing up in Brady she helped out on the farm and attended school. On May 9, 1953, Pat was united in marriage to Roy Elijah...
Angie Milroy
Jan 2, 2017
Angeline 'Angie' Milroy, age 79, of North Platte, NE, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 2, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Angie was born on the first of July in 1937, to Gust and Alice Blackos in North Platte where she grew up and was a fun loving fire cracker who loved the sun! She graduated from North Platte High...
David White
Dec 29, 2016
David Herschel White, age 58, of North Platte, NE, died December 29, 2016, at his home in North Platte. David was born February 5, 1958, to Herschel and Carolyn White in North Platte where he grew up and attended school. He later married Jena Humphrey and they later divorced. David worked as a disc jockey for Eagle Radio, Hot 97.1...
Chuck Wilcox
Dec 27, 2016
Charles Everette 'Chuck' Wilcox, age 68, of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Centennial Park Retirement Village. Chuck was born November 2, 1948, to Marlyn and Lois Wilcox in North Platte. He grew up and attended school in North Platte then went to work for Reinhardt Plumbing. Chuck later moved to Alliance, NE, where he hired on...
Eileen Howey
Dec 27, 2016
Helen Eileen Howey, age 94, of Gering, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away at Heritage Estates in Gering on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Helen was born April 11, 1922, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was later adopted by Carl and Anna Anderson. She grew up in Nebraska, between Arnold and Callaway, and attended school at Arnold and Maxwell,...
Duane Dodson
Dec 25, 2016
Duane Dodson, age 83, of Maywood, NE, passed away of pancreatic cancer at his home on Sunday, December 25, 2016. Duane was born September 18, 1933, to Harold and Dorothea Dodson in Frontier County, NE, and grew up on the ranch. During grade school he attended a one-room school in Buchanan School District #73 in rural Lincoln County then graduated...
Virginia Rector
Dec 21, 2016
Virginia Dorothy Rector, age 90, of North Platte, NE, passed away at the Sutherland Care Center on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Virginia was born January 14, 1926, to James and Eva Karis in North Platte where she grew up and graduated from North Platte High School. Virginia was united in marriage to Edwin Melvin Rector, Jr. on April 16, 1944,...
Betty Rowland
Dec 17, 2016
Betty Jean Rowland, age 92, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at the North Platte Care Center. Betty was born October 14, 1924, to Vernon and Stella Kuhns at North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1943 and later worked as a messenger for Western Union. In June...
