Jeff Olson
May 10, 2016
Gertrude Evelyn "Jeff" Olson, age 87, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in North Platte, NE. A Golden Heart stopped beating, hardworking hands put to rest. God welcomed her Home, and we knew we were lucky to have been blessed with the best. Gertrude was welcomed into this world on July 27, 1928, to her parents William Sr. and Ethel...
Mabel Mary Gilkeson
Apr 30, 2016
Mabel Mary Gilkeson, longtime resident of Sutherland, NE, passed away at the age of 100 on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte. Mabel was one of three children born to Denniston and Edna Gilkeson, and is a descendant of Captain Myles Standish who accompanied the Pilgrims on the Mayflower and helped establish Plymouth Colony. Mabel was...
Ted Huebner
Apr 29, 2016
On Friday, April 29, 2016, Theodore Charles Frederick Huebner passed away at the age of 101 at Linden Court in North Platte. Ted was born September 9, 1914, to Charles and Gertrude Huebner at Great Bend, ND. The family lived in North Dakota until 1920 when they moved to a farm south of Hershey, NE. Ted attended school at District...
Ruth Gambs
Apr 28, 2016
Ruth 'Queenie' Gambs, age 83, of North Platte, NE, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. Ruth was born November 23, 1932, in Waukegan, Illinois to Jurgen and Jeannette Rasmussen. She graduated from Holy Child High School in Waukegan in 1950 and furthered her education at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, graduating in 1954 with...
Ron Ham
Apr 23, 2016
Ronald Lee Ham, age 54, of North Platte, NE, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Ron was born July 20, 1961, to Harold and Eleanor Ham in Omaha, NE. He is survived by his brother, Harold, Jr. (Janelle) Ham, of Hastings, NE; and other family and his friends. Ron was preceded in death by...
Sandra Lea Shimmin
Apr 20, 2016
Sandra Lea (McGregor) Shimmin, age 67, of North Platte, NE, went home to be with her Savior after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte. Sandy was born May 14, 1948, to Ervin and Ruth McGregor in Imperial, NE. She attended school in Hayes County, NE before the family moved to...
Lois Elaine Wright
Apr 15, 2016
Lois Elaine Wright, age 92, of North Platte, formerly of Lincoln, NE, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Premier Estates Senior Living in North Platte. Lois was born January 19, 1924, to Elmer and Grace Wilcox at Lincoln where she grew up. Lois graduated from University High School and worked for Cushman. While working she met the man...
Eleanor Shill
Apr 13, 2016
Eleanor Loraine Shill, age 89, of North Platte, NE, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the North Platte Care Center. Eleanor was born in North Platte on October 19, 1926, to Joseph Louis and Ethel May Thompson DeTour. She grew up in Nebraska where she lived and attended school in the Echo District and Wellfleet then graduated from North Platte...
Charles Arnett
Apr 13, 2016
Charles Albert Arnett, age 94, of North Platte, formerly of Hershey, NE, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family at Linden Court on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Charles was born in North Platte on April 8, 1922, to James Raymond and Elsie Pearl Watts Arnett. He grew up in Platte Valley, graduated Valedictorian from Platte Valley High School then...
Don Seery
Apr 1, 2016
Donald Eugene Seery, age 79, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, April 1, 2016. Don was born September 18, 1936, to William 'Bill' and Maydell Seery in Sutherland, NE. He grew up and attended school in North Platte. By the age of 18, Don began his auto repair career. He worked for...
Carrie Leona Bannister
Mar 29, 2016
Carrie Leona Bannister, age 90, of North Platte, formerly of Hershey, NE, went to her eternal home on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Centennial Park Retirement Center in North Platte. Carrie was born October 21, 1925, to Henry and Rosa Steinke at Loup City, NE. She grew up around Carroll, NE and attended country school then started high school in...
Edward 'Ed' Pacheco
Mar 23, 2016
Edward 'Ed' Pacheco, age 73, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Ed was born August 24, 1942, to Florencio 'Floyd' and Elizabeth 'Bessie' Pacheco in Longmont, CO. He grew up and attended school in North Platte. On September 15, 1962, Ed married Frances 'Fran'...
Darrell Eugene Pueppka
Mar 23, 2016
Darrell Eugene Pueppka, age 85, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Darrell was born April 24, 1930, to Arthur and Erma Pueppka at Sutherland, NE. He grew up on a farm and graduated from District #56 grade school then attended Sutherland High School for three years before graduating from...
Randall Olson
Mar 12, 2016
Randall Alford Olson, age 74, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. Randall was born November 5, 1941, to Alford and Joyce Olson in Chicago, IL. He was raised in Jamestown, ND and graduated from high school in 1959. Randall enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1959, serving...
Alice I. Keime
Mar 12, 2016
On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Alice I. Keime, passed away at the age of 102 at her daughter's home in Broomfield, CO. Alice was a longtime resident of North Platte but in recent years was living in Colorado with her daughter. Alice was born October 5, 1913, to Will and Rose Stegeman at Aurora, NE. She grew up in Chappell,...
Mary Edna Vath
Mar 11, 2016
Mary Edna Vath, age 82, of Sutherland, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, March 11, 2016. Mary was born August 21, 1933, to Cecil and Ombolena Horn at Thune, NE. Mary grew up in Arthur County and Ogallala, NE, where she attended Ogallala Public School for grade school and high school and Arthur County country...
Gary Arthur Greder
Mar 5, 2016
Gary Arthur Greder, age 76, of North Platte, NE, went to be with his Lord, with his family by his side on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Gary was born January 3, 1940, to Kenneth Ernest and Ruth Augusta Stern Greder at Lincoln, NE and grew up in Ainsworth, NE. In 1958 he...
Roger Holsten
Mar 2, 2016
Roger Wendell Holsten, age 88, of North Platte, NE, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Roger was born June 16, 1927, at Norman, NE, to Swan and Violet Holsten and in later years gained a stepfather, Arthur Bramble. He grew up and attended school in Hastings, NE and Cambridge, NE then joined the U.S....
Michelle Lynn Hunter
Feb 25, 2016
Michelle Lynn Hunter, age 21, of Dothan, Alabama, died as the result of an accident in Alabama on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Michelle was born April 14, 1994, at Birmingham, AL. She is the daughter of Chad and Heather Farmer. Michelle spent most of her life in Alabama but graduated from Stapleton High School in 2013. She then moved to...
Mary Farmer
Feb 19, 2016
Mary Berneice Farmer, age 93, of North Platte, NE, died Friday, February 19, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte. Mary was born August 3, 1922, at Anselmo, NE, the first of eight children, to James and Nellie Powers. She grew up and attended school in Anselmo then graduated from Milburn High School in 1941 with her brother, Bill. Mary...
