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...
Anita Fagan
Nov 18, 2016
Anita C. Fagan, age 80, of Hershey, NE, was called to Heaven on Friday, November 18, 2016. Anita was born August 9, 1936, to Simon and Esmerejila Cuellar in Derby, TX. She grew up and went to school in Pearsall, TX and helped her father raise watermelons and peanuts on the family farm. In February of 1953 Anita married Pedro...
Lowell Lyle Conrad
Nov 17, 2016
Lowell Lyle Conrad, age 91, of North Platte, NE, entered into Heaven on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at Linden Court. Lowell was born December 26, 1924, to Chauncey and Nellie Conrad in Osborne County, Kansas and grew up and attended school in the Osborne area. He graduated from Alton High School then farmed with his dad. Lowell later went to...
Dwight Illingworth
Nov 15, 2016
Dwight Dean Illingworth, age 86, of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Linden Court. Dwight was born December 2, 1929, to Wilfrid and Maude Illingworth at Fairfield, NE where he grew up and was baptized in the Christian Church. Dwight graduated from Fairfield High School in 1947 then moved to South Bend, IN to work for the...
Jim Eshleman
Nov 4, 2016
James Lawrence Eshleman, age 51, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016, at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. Jim was born January 22, 1965, to Larry and Joan Eshleman in North Platte where he grew up. Jim graduated from North Platte High School in 1983 and worked at the North Platte Country...
Cassey Lum
Oct 31, 2016
Cassandra 'Cassey' Lum, age 27, of North Platte, NE, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE, on Monday, October 31, 2016, following an automobile accident. Cassey was born August 22, 1989, to Don and Theresa McLaughlin in North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School in 2007 then attended Mid-Plains Community College, earning her...
Vance Arnold
Oct 26, 2016
Vance Miller Arnold, age 89, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Sutherland, NE, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Linden Court. Vance was born August 17, 1927, to Leonard and Nora Arnold at Sutherland. He grew up in Sutherland and worked in the family business, Arnold Drug which was owned by his parents, and became interested in the business...
Thomas Edison Goff
Oct 21, 2016
Thomas Edison Goff, age 77, of Hershey, NE, passed away at his nephew Tom's home on Friday, October 21, 2016. Tom was born April 22, 1939, to Fredrick and Lynette Goff at Nebraska City, NE where he grew up. In 1960 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served two years. Following his discharge Tom returned to Nebraska. He lived...
Bob Daly
Oct 21, 2016
George Robert 'Bob' Daly was born September 4, 1931, to George 'Joe' and Ida Winters Daly at his granddad Walter Winters' place east of Tryon, NE. Bob departed this life on Friday, October 21, 2016, at the age of 85 years. Bob entered the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and was stationed at Grandview Air Force Base in Kansas City,...
Dennis "Cooney" Breaux
Oct 14, 2016
Dennis 'Cooney' Breaux, age 62, of Sutherland, NE, died Friday, October 14, 2016, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Dennis was born April 17, 1954, to Ogden and Rena Breaux in Jennings, LA. He grew up in Mermentau, LA, and graduated in 1972 from Midland High School. In 1974 Dennis enlisted in the U.S. Army. He married Connie...
