Grant Thomas
Jan 22, 2016
Grant Richard Thomas, age 75, of North Platte, NE, passed on Friday, January 22, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte. Grant was born in Laramie, WY, on February 17, 1940. He was the oldest of seven children born to Grant and Leona Thomas. He grew up in Fox Park, WY and later joined the U.S. Air Force. Following his...
Karen Fisher
Jan 21, 2016
Karen Fay Fisher, age 68, of Cozad, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Karen was born November 26, 1947, to Lloyd and Rosetta Bowker at Sutherland, NE and grew up in Nebraska, Colorado and California. Karen later worked as a Correction Officer in Weld County, CO for...
Mildred Gade
Jan 11, 2016
Mildred Lorraine Gade, age 91, of Oberlin, KS, formerly of Sutherland, NE, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, in Kansas. Mildred was born November 5, 1924, to Roy and Alta Walker in North Platte, NE where she grew up. Mildred graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of 1943. She then worked for United Airlines in Cheyenne, WY...
Donald Mowry
Jan 4, 2016
Donald LeRoy Mowry, age 82, of Thornton, CO, formerly of North Platte, passed away at the Denver Hospice on Monday, January 4, 2016. Don was born January 4, 1934, to Clifford and Ruth Mowry at Lexington, NE, where he grew up and attended school. Don later joined the U.S. Air Force and following his discharge moved to North Platte. He...
Karen Elaine Svejkovsky
Jan 1, 2016
Karen Elaine Svejkovsky, age 35, of North Platte, NE, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, January 1, 2016. Karen was born January 15, 1980, to Glen and Joanne Emert at Geneva, NE. She grew up and attended school in North Platte and later married Dave Nowatzke. Karen worked as a telemarketer for five years then worked a couple years at...
Maynard Zlomke
Dec 30, 2015
Maynard Wright Zlomke, age 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva, NE. Maynard was born May 11, 1928, to Elmer and Rebecca Zlomke at Burwell, NE. He grew up in the Ord, NE area and graduated from Ord High School in 1946. Maynard joined the U.S. Navy in May...
Ron Bourne
Dec 27, 2015
Ronald Louis Bourne, age 69, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded in love by his family and several close friends on Sunday, December 27, 2015, in Omaha, NE. Ron was born many moons ago to Nile and Evelyn Bourne on December 29, 1945, at Kearney, NE, and grew up in Lexington, NE. After hearing all the shenanigans he was...
Kay Johnson
Dec 26, 2015
Mary Katherine 'Kay' Johnson, age 77, of North Platte, NE, died at home on Saturday, December 26, 2015, with family at her side after a prolonged fight with cancer. Kay was born November 4, 1938, in Oak Grove, MO, the daughter of Ray and Eva Peerson. She grew up in Oak Grove and graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas...
Gene Berglund
Dec 23, 2015
Eugene Francis 'Gene' Berglund, age 76, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Gene was born June 18, 1939, to Carl Gust, Sr. and Marie Berglund in North Platte where he grew up. Gene graduated from North Platte High School in 1957. He worked at the North Platte Telegraph and...
Polly Trisdale
Dec 21, 2015
Pauline 'Polly' Trisdale, age 75, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Polly was born December 16 , 1940, to Claude and Vola Trisdale at Gallitan, TN. The family later moved to Colorado then to North Platte in 1951. Polly attended school in North Platte and later worked in housekeeping...
Zandra Kyne
Dec 20, 2015
Zandra Jean Kyne, age 79, of North Platte, NE, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015, at the Good Life Center in Callaway, NE. Zandra was born October 29, 1936, to Robert and Fern Lanham at Mullen, NE and grew up north of Stapleton, NE. In 1950 the family moved to Arnold, NE where Zandra graduated from Arnold High School with...
Will 'Tony' Nelson
Dec 19, 2015
Will Owen Anton 'Tony' Nelson, age 80, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Will was born August 2, 1935, to Owen and June Nelson northwest of Hershey, NE and was baptized into the R.L.D.S. Church as a boy. Will grew up and attended school in North Platte then hired...
Chet Bruner, Jr.
Dec 19, 2015
Chester Albert 'Chet' Bruner, Jr., age 85, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Chet was born November 13, 1930, to Chester Sr. and Marguerite Bruner at Englewood, CO. In 1932 the family moved to Medicine Bow, WY, then to Omaha, NE in 1934 and to North Platte in...
Grace Basile
Dec 15, 2015
Grace Loretta Basile, age 89, of Sutherland, NE, died at her home on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Grace was born May 4, 1926, to John and Anna Farrish at Maspeth, NY. Grace grew up and attended school in New York and worked for Eagle Electric. She later married Frank L. Basile in New York where they lived until moving to...
Shirley Hoban
Dec 12, 2015
Shirley Eileen Hoban, age 77, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Shirley was born July 15, 1938, to Kenneth and Lucille Halverson at Pawnee City, NE. The family later moved to Colorado before settling in North Platte where Shirley attended school and graduated from North Platte High School in...
Helen Rowland
Dec 5, 2015
Helen Louise Rowland, age 82, of Sutherland, NE, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. Helen was born May 28, 1933, to Emmett and Irene Thompson at Terre Haute, IN. She grew up in California and in later years moved to Sutherland where she worked at the Rodeo Bar before retiring. Helen liked playing Keno...
Virginia Meyer
Dec 2, 2015
Virginia Irene Meyer, age 90, of Wellfleet, NE, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Virginia was born April 28, 1925, to Ward and Bertha Tower at Grant, NE. She grew up in the Dickens area and graduated in 1942 from Dickens High School in a class that included her and two boys....
Walt Woolson
Nov 28, 2015
Walter Edward Woolson, age 92, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Walt was born September 16, 1923 to Francis and Mary Woolson in Philadelphia, PA. Walt joined the U.S. Army and served our country during World War II. When he returned from the service, he graduated high school and took a job inspecting...
Richard Duane Francis
Nov 26, 2015
Richard Duane Francis, age 86, of North Platte, NE, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad, NE. Richard was born December 24, 1928, to Thistle and Bessie Francis near Rebanon, KS. For most of his young life Richard lived with his grandmother and grandfather Francis on the farm. Since it was during the Depression...
Edwin William Laurinat
Nov 21, 2015
Edwin William Laurinat, age 91, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, at the Sutherland Care Center where he had resided the past few years. Ed was born April 6, 1924, to August and Ina Laurinat at St. Paul, NE. He grew up in Grand Island, NE where he played American Legion Baseball during the summers and...
