Obituaries

Nov 18, 2015

Gladys Pearl Wisner, age 99, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. Gladys was born May 26, 1916, to Edward Merriam and Pearl Edna Black Robbins on the family farm southeast of North Platte. In 1919 the family moved into town where Gladys attended school and graduated from North...

Nov 17, 2015

Kathleen Ann 'Kay' Gerber, age 89, of North Platte, NE, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte. Kay was born June 29, 1926, to Jerome and Gladys Anna Rose Fain at Guymon, OK where she grew up and attended school. On October 11, 1958, Kay married Rudolph 'Rudy' Gerber at Clayton, NM and they settled in...

Nov 16, 2015

Margurette Alice Johnson, age 74, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home with her family by her side on Monday, November 16, 2015. She had fought a courageous battle with cancer for nearly nine years.

Margurette was the ninth of 10 children born to Leonard and Rose Trew. She was born August 7, 1941, on the...

Nov 15, 2015

Eloise Maxine Look, age 90, of Wellfleet, NE, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, NE. Eloise was born February 15, 1925, to Joseph and Ethel DeTour northwest of Wellfleet, NE where she grew up. Eloise graduated from Wellfleet High School then went to work as an operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company....

Nov 9, 2015

Leland Lee Larreau, age 88, of Hershey, NE, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015, at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, NE. Leland was born April 3, 1927, to Otis and Marie Larreau in Stanford, NE. The family lived in Stanford, on a farm in rural Stanford then moved to a ranch northwest of Thedford, NE. In 1942 they settled...

Nov 3, 2015

Velma LaVon Dawson, age 96, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Velma was born September 25, 1919, to Clarence and Rose Dobson at Bristow, OK where she grew up. On February 3, 1940, Velma married Olan Harold Dawson at Cushing, OK. They lived in...

Nov 2, 2015

Lyle Eli Berg, age 76, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. Lyle was born at home on June 4, 1939, to Eli and Earma Berg at Modesto, CA where he grew up. Lyle married Nita Louise Perkins in 1957 and they continued to live in the Modesto area. Lyle worked...

Nov 2, 2015

Lois Jean Buttermore, 89, of North Platte, NE, passed into God's presence on Monday, November 2, 2015, with her family at her side after many years of battling Parkinson's Disease and after many weeks of hospitalization. Lois was born to John and Elizabeth Shaneyfelt on August 21, 1926, in Aurora, NE. She lived her early years in Aurora, briefly in...

Oct 26, 2015

Betty Joann "Jo" Koch, 82, of Hershey, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, October 26, 2015. Following Jo's wishes, she will be cremated and a private family service will be held at a later date. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.

Oct 21, 2015

Clayton Kenneth Yonker, age 88, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Clayton was born September 1, 1927, to George and Faye Yonker at Wallace, NE. He attended country school and ranched with his father until he joined the U.S. Army. Clayton served in Korea from 1951-53. Following his discharge,...

Oct 20, 2015

Marilyn Joy Schultz, age 84, of North Platte, NE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte. Marilyn was born June 18, 1931, to Orrie and Alice Birdsell at Wayne, NE where she grew up. She graduated from Wayne High School in 1949. Marilyn was united in marriage to Myron Gene Schultz on August...

Oct 16, 2015

Richard Dee 'Dick' Schultz, 85, of North Platte, NE, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. Richard was born May 6, 1930, to Garland and Anna Schultz on the family farm near Mitchell, NE where he grew up. In 1947 Dick joined the Nebraska National Guard and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1949. On October...

Oct 14, 2015

Winifred Lucille Dolph, 67, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Great Plains Health. Winnie was born November 20, 1947, at Turlock, CA then adopted by Virgil and Lucille Dolph. Winnie grew up in Santa Cruz, CA where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1965. She then received an Associate of Science Degree...

Oct 13, 2015

LaVern P. Griffith, 86, of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. LaVern was born June 11, 1929, to David 'Lloyd' and Florence Elizabeth Glass Griffith at Cozad, NE where he grew up. LaVern graduated from Cozad High School then joined the U.S. Air Force. Following his discharge he returned to...

Oct 13, 2015

Sanford James 'Jim' Lawrence, 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Jim was born June 29, 1928, to Tollie and Zoe Lawrence in Omaha, NE. Jim grew up in Cheyenne, WY and spent a lot of time with his grandparents in Fort Collins, CO. In 1946 Jim enlisted in...

Oct 4, 2015

Karl E. Fair, 82, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015, in Mesa. Karl was born December 23, 1932, to Lawrence and Mildred Fair in Broken Bow, NE where he grew up and attended school. Karl enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and served in the Korean War. Karl received...

Oct 2, 2015

William 'Bill' Cash, 73, of McCook, NE, passed away at the McCook Community Hospital on Friday, October 2, 2015. Bill was born March 19, 1942, to Roy and Charlotte Cash at Marshfield, OR. In 1949 Bill and his mom moved to Broken Bow, NE, where he attended school. He joined the U.S. Marines in April 1959 and served two tours...

Sep 9, 2015

David King Rice, Jr., 54, of Brady, NE, died at the Denver Health Medical Center on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, after being struck by a motor vehicle in Brady. David was born February 11, 1961, to David King Rice, Sr. and Joyce Rice at Norfolk, MA. He grew up in Mirror Lake, Norfolk, MA. After his schooling, David worked construction...

Sep 6, 2015

Grant LaVern Remus, a World War II veteran and resident of North Platte, died at the age of 89 on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. He was a well-known Lincoln County farmer-rancher. Grant was born in his grandparents' home on the family ranch near Wellfleet, NE on May 6, 1926, the son of Walter and...

Sep 6, 2015

Randy Ray Leaf, 54, of North Platte, NE, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Randy was born September 16, 1960, to Harlan and Laura Leaf at North Platte where he grew up. Randy graduated from North Platte High School in 1978 then attended DeVry Institute of Technology. He later worked construction as a...