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...
Charlotte Weitzel
Dec 14, 2016
Charlotte Gertrude Gress Weitzel, age 89, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Linden Court. Charlotte was born March 5, 1927, to Charles and Fern Gress in North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of 1945 then attended Parks Business School in Omaha, NE. On July 15,...
Daniel Eugene Lindsay
Dec 12, 2016
Daniel Eugene Lindsay "Pappy", age 62, of North Platte, NE, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. Dan was born December 5, 1954, to John and Opal Lindsay at Boise, ID. He grew up in Montana and Stapleton, NE, graduating from Stapleton High School in 1974. Dan then joined the U.S. Navy and served until...
Donna Mae Mulholland
Dec 12, 2016
Donna Mae Mulholland, age 84, formally of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island, Nebraska. Donna was born June 17, 1932, to Edward and Lydia Schelpp in Saint Francis, Kansas. She moved with her family to Greeley, Colorado in 1948. In 1952, Donna was united in marriage to Glenn Mulholland in Greeley....
Wayne Diener
Dec 8, 2016
Wayne Douglas Diener, age 71, of North Platte, NE, died Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Great Plains Health. Wayne was born October 13, 1945, to Harry and Elsie Diener in North Platte and grew up in Albion and Ord, NE. He graduated from Albion High School in 1963 and had earned his Eagle Scout Award. Wayne then attended the University...
Dr. Mel Canell
Dec 1, 2016
Dr. Melvin Canell, age 77, of North Platte, NE, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Great Plains Health. Mel was born April 10, 1939, to Irving and Helen Canell in New York City and grew up in Manhattan. On May 3, 1952, he celebrated his Bar Mitzvah then was baptized in 1960. Mel was a student at the High School...
Robert Eugene Brown
Nov 29, 2016
Robert Eugene Brown, age 86, of Blair, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Crowell Nursing Home in Blair. Bob was born January 5, 1930, to Hiram and Myrtle Brown at Maywood, NE, where he grew up. He graduated from Maywood High School in 1948 then joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed...
John Tracy Erickson
Nov 29, 2016
John Tracy Erickson, age 46, of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Great Plains Health. John was born January 26, 1970, to John and Vicki Erickson at North Platte. He grew up in Paxton and North Platte and graduated in 1988 from North Platte High School. John had worked for Simon Construction, Premdor and Cash-WA Distributing. On...
Doris Wendorf
Nov 24, 2016
Doris Mae Wendorf, age 74, of North Platte, NE, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Great Plains Health. Doris was born August 11, 1942, in Milwaukee, WI. She grew up in the Milwaukee and Wasaw area and graduated from Milwaukee High School then went to college, earning a degree in computer processing. Doris married Arthur "Art" Abraham Harry Wendorf...
