Obituaries

Jul 1, 2016

Carolyn Jean Welch, age 80, of North Platte, NE, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte. Carolyn was born August 6, 1935, to William and Edna Vollmer at Elm Creek, NE then the family moved to North Platte the following year. Carolyn graduated from North Platte High School in 1953 then attended Colorado Women's College...

Jun 27, 2016

On Monday, June 27, 2016, Betty Catherine Arnett, age 94, of North Platte, formerly of Hershey, NE, passed away unexpectedly at Great Plains Health. Betty is together again with her loving husband, Charles, who died just 10 weeks ago. Betty was born May 9, 1922, to John Vose and Naomi Laverne Dowhower Diener at North Platte where she grew up....

Jun 26, 2016

Grace Smith, age 80, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016, at her home. Grace was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida to Frank and Leila Moore. After marrying her husband, Myron Smith, Grace traveled a lot for his military career. She worked for many years with the Bureau of Public Roads in Alaska...

Jun 8, 2016

Harold Charles 'Hessie' Jochum, age 85, of Sutherland, NE, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE, following an accident at home. Hessie was born April 15, 1931, to John and Katherine Jochum at Sutherland where he lived most of his life. Hessie grew up on the family farm southwest of Sutherland and attended District 19...

May 20, 2016

Ida Mae (Neale) Fransen, age 90, a former resident of North Platte, NE, died Friday, May 20, 2016, in Chandler, Arizona. Ida Mae was born December 12, 1925, to Clifton and Ada Neale in North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from North Platte High School in May 1943 then went to work immediately for Northwestern Bell Telephone. On...

May 18, 2016

Frances Mae "Pat" Colvin, age 96, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at her home in North Platte, NE. Pat was born May 12, 1920, to Raymond and Elsie Arnett in North Platte. She grew up in the Platte Valley, graduating from Platte Valley High School. Right after graduation, Pat moved to Denver, CO to attend Parks Business College. After...

May 17, 2016

Florence Ruth Barnick, age 90, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by her family in North Platte on May 17, 2016.

Florence was born February 25, 1926, to Ladislav  and Florence Soucek at Oak Park, IL. She grew up in Brookfield, IL, graduating from Riverside-Brookfield High School. Florence then started working for Western Electric.

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May 14, 2016

Richard Alan McHose, Sr., age 71, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Rick was born February 27, 1945, to Robert, Sr. and Helen McHose in West Reading, PA. He grew up in Berks County, PA until the family relocated to Dauphin, PA when Rick was 11. He graduated...

May 14, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Molloy, age 93, of Hershey, NE, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 14, 2016.

Mary was born on the farm near Curtis, NE on January 18, 1923, to Frank F. and Anna Katie Bollner Thompson. She grew up on the farm and attended country school and then resided with her aunt, Elisabeth Cumming,...

May 13, 2016

Merlon Robert 'Skip' Koch, age 85, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home on Friday, May 13, 2016. Skip was born at home in Hershey, NE, on March 13, 1931, to Frank and Hazel Koch. Skip grew up on the family farm southwest of Hershey and graduated from Sutherland High School. In 1954 he enlisted in the U.S. Army...

May 13, 2016

Henry A "Hank" Newland, age 85, of North Platte, NE, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte. Hank was born July 10, 1930, to Henry and Isabel Newland at Springview, NE. He grew up near Sparks, NE and attended country schools. On September 25, 1950, Hank was united in marriage to Frances Anne Richardson at...

May 10, 2016

Byron Lee Boslau, age 72, of Lincoln, NE, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Lincoln. Byron was born December 10, 1943, to Hank and Aladine Boslau in Ontario, OR.  He grew up in North Platte, NE and participated in football, tennis and played Legion Baseball. After graduating from North Platte High School in 1962, he attended Parks Business...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...