Lynn Willard
Jun 17, 2015
Lynn Alvin Willard, 91, of North Platte, formerly of Stapleton, NE, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Lynn was born April 19, 1924, to Harry and Edna Willard at Madrid, NE. He grew up in the Chappell, NE area before the family moved to Hershey, NE where Lynn graduated from O'Fallon's High School...
Helen Raetz
Jun 15, 2015
Helen Jean Raetz, 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte. Helen was born February 9, 1928, to Nels and Stella Nelson at Columbus, NE where she grew up. Helen graduated from Columbus High School in 1945 then attended Doane College. She graduated from college in 1949 with a BA in...
Mary Helen Haythorn
Jun 9, 2015
Mary Helen Haythorn, 61, of Maxwell, NE, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Gothenburg, NE. Mary Helen was born April 30, 1954, to Howard Conrad and Sue Ann Haythorn at Sutherland, NE and grew up on the ranch at Maxwell. She graduated from Brady High School in 1972 then attended the University of Denver. Mary Helen returned...
Doris Turner
Jun 3, 2015
Doris Jeanne Turner, 91, of North Platte, NE, was taken home by her heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Doris was born January 20, 1924, to William Bryan and Gladys Jane Knobel at Julesburg, CO. She graduated from Fairbury High School in 1941 and later taught school in Jefferson County. On June...
Bob Spady
Jun 3, 2015
Robert Lloyd 'Bob' Spady, 71, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. Bob was born January 30, 1944, to Fred and Mabel Spady at Hastings, NE where he grew up. By the age of 14, Bob began working at his father's car dealership thus beginning...
Ross Duran, Jr.
Jun 2, 2015
Rosendo Q. 'Ross' Duran, Jr., 72, of North Platte, NE, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, surrounded by his family after battling 4 types of cancer since 2012. Ross was born July 15, 1942, to Rosendo G., Sr. and Ramona A. Duran at Alamogordo, NM and grew up in Los Cruces, NM where he attended school....
Jodie Garza Salinas
Jun 2, 2015
Jodie Marie Garza Salinas, 30, of Live Oak, TX, formerly of Hershey, NE, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Texas. Jodie was born June 16, 1984, to Gary Anthony and Julie Ann Garza in Grand Island, NE. She grew up in Hershey and graduated from Hershey High School in 2002. While in school, Jodie was active in...
Roger Thalacker
May 29, 2015
Roger Edward Thalacker, 91, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home on Friday, May 29, 2015. Roger was born May 6, 1924, to Carl Gustav and Jessie Ann Thalacker at Mondovi, WI. He graduated from Eau Claire High School then moved to Seattle, WA and went to work in the shipyards until he joined the U.S. Army in 1943....
Robert Brannan
May 20, 2015
Robert Attwood Brannan, 87, of North Platte, NE, passed away at a hospital in Albuquerque, NM, on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Robert was born at the Brannan family home at 1415 West Sixth in North Platte on October 28, 1927, to Virgil and Garnette (Haskins) Brannan. He grew up in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High School with...
Noah Ramos
May 18, 2015
Noah Martin Ramos, 18 years old, of North Platte, NE, died as the result of a automobile accident on Monday, May 18, 2015, in North Platte. Noah was born May 1, 1997, to Martin Patrick Ramos and Christina Marie White in North Platte. He grew up in North Platte where he was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Noah...
Ed Scott
May 14, 2015
Edwin Neil Scott, 65, of Wallace, NE, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Ed was born September 16, 1949, to Herbert Edwin and Lavina Ferne Christensen Scott at Bend, OR. He grew up and attended school in Wiggens, CO. After his schooling he joined the U.S. Army in...
Kathy Shimmin
May 13, 2015
Kathryn Elizabeth 'Kathy' Shimmin, 56, of North Platte, NE, passed away unexpectedly at Great Plains Health on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Kathy was born June 6, 1958, to Elmer Lee 'Hank' and Marion Elizabeth Keith in North Platte where she grew up and attended school. While in high school, Kathy worked for Dog 'n Suds then following graduation she went...
Matthew Charles White
May 12, 2015
Matthew Charles White, 44, of Sutherland, NE, died in North Platte, NE, on May 12, 2015. Matthew was born May 5, 1971, to Maurice White and Wilma Garrison in Denver, CO. He was raised by his grandparents, Charlie and Victoria White, in Crawford, NE and graduated from Crawford High School in 1990. While in high school, Matthew was involved in...
Wayne Dotson
May 11, 2015
Wayne Dotson, 86, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by family on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. Henry Wayne was born July 11, 1928, to Steven Creighton and Louise Anna Dotson at Osceola, MO. He grew up in Missouri and Oregon and graduated from high school in Eugene, OR. Wayne moved to...
Dorothy Jean Cool
May 10, 2015
Dorothy Jean Cool, 84, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home with her son by her side on Sunday, May 10, 2015. After waiting over 22 years, Dorothy has finally been reunited with her husband, Wayne, who passed away in 1993. Dorothy was born July 7, 1930, the eighth of nine children born to John and Ruth Kentopp at...
Gary Duane Kilgore
Apr 28, 2015
Gary Duane Kilgore, 54 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at the Good Life Center in Callaway, NE. Gary was born May 23, 1960, to Gary Fay and Sylvia Carol Kilgore at David City, NE and grew up in Rising City, NE. While in high school Gary Duane "Scooby Doo" belonged to the Radio Emergency...
Cindy Bird
Apr 22, 2015
Lucinda Kay 'Cindy' Bird, 63 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Cindy was born November 13, 1951, to Maxine Elaine Anderson at Oakland, CA. She grew up in Denver, CO and California, graduating from Long Beach High School in 1969. Cindy served in the U.S. Air Force from...
Al Roach
Apr 21, 2015
William Alan 'Al' Roach, 75, of Gothenburg, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, died at his home on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Al was born June 2, 1939, to Floyd Arthur and Gladys Augusta Roach at Maywood, NE. He spent his early years in Maywood and his later years in North Platte where he graduated from North Platte High School...
Larry Fear
Apr 21, 2015
Larry Alan Fear, 50, of Sutherland, NE, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Golden, CO. Larry was born May 1, 1964, to Louis Robert, Jr. and Charlaine Deloris Fear in North Platte, NE. Larry grew up in Sutherland and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1982. He then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Following college,...
Marge Arnold
Apr 20, 2015
Marjorie Maye 'Marge' Arnold, 86 years, of Sutherland, NE, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte, NE. Marge was born June 6, 1928, to Dick D. and Nellie Viola Bierma in Madrid, NE where she grew up. The family later moved to Sutherland where Marge graduated from Sutherland High School in 1945. She then worked...
