Roland Johnson
Apr 18, 2015
Roland Alfred Johnson, 88 years, of Hershey, NE, passed away at home with his family by his side on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Roland was the first child born to Lloyd Elmer and Melba Elvira Johnson on October 19, 1926, on the family dairy farm northwest of Hershey. He attended O'Fallons School, graduating from O'Fallons High School in 1944. Roland...
Ben Lee
Apr 18, 2015
Ben Joe Lee, 91 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Ben was born the sixth of 13 children to Harry Edward and Rosa Lucinda Lee on December 11, 1923, at North Platte where he grew up and attended school. Ben worked for the...
Warrren Mcclintock
Apr 14, 2015
Warren Grant McClintock, 96 years, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Grainton, NE, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Warren was born March 10, 1919, to W. Grant and Rose B. McClintock on the family homestead south of Grainton. He attended country school in his early years then...
Vernon Combs
Apr 13, 2015
It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of another member of the Greatest Generation. John Vernon Combs, 89 years of age, of North Platte, NE, passed away with his family by his side on Monday, April 13, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte. Vernon was born to Archie and Beama Combs on August 28, 1925, at home...
Ernie Pratt
Apr 11, 2015
William Ernest 'Ernie' Pratt, Sr., 77 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. Ernie was born August 9, 1937, to William Thomas and Ruby Viola Pratt in Yuma, CO and grew up in Yuma County. Ernie moved to Wallace, NE in 1955 where he worked...
Gloria Parr
Apr 5, 2015
Gloria Kathleen Parr, 89 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte. Gloria was born August 27, 1925, to Samuel Sigsbee and Ruth Janette Scott in North Platte where she grew up and attended school. On June 24, 1942, Gloria married Paul Eugene Parr in North Platte where they made their...
Laverne Oman
Apr 4, 2015
Ruth LaVerne Oman, 92 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Linden Court in North Platte. LaVerne was born August 24, 1922, to Conrad and Nellie Mae Reinmiller at Staplehurst, NE where she grew up. She graduated from Seward High School in 1940 then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. On October 4, 1942,...
Betty Shaner
Apr 3, 2015
Betty Jean Shaner, 92 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. Betty was born December 25, 1922, to Ben and Mamie Larson at Bertrand, NE where she grew up. Betty graduated in 1942 from Bertrand High School and later moved to North Platte where she worked as a...
Warren Bush
Mar 31, 2015
Warren Harold Bush, 71 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at the Sutherland Care Center. Warren was born November 22, 1943, to Hugh Harold and Retha Irene Bush at North Platte where he grew up. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1962. While in high school Warren met Charlene Brill and they were...
Hazel Wisdom
Mar 30, 2015
Hazel Melvina Wisdom, 96 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at North Platte Care Center. Hazel was born September 27, 1918, to Hans and Helma Bjerknes in Gonvick, MN, where she grew up. Hazel graduated from Gonvick High School at the age of 15 then attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Hazel met Harry Allison...
Bruce Freeburg
Mar 29, 2015
Bruce Oscar Freeburg, 83 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Centennial Park Retirement Village. Bruce was born November 11, 1931, to Carl Oscar and Christina Marie Freeburg at Spencer, IA where he grew up. The family moved to North Platte in 1948 where Bruce completed his education, graduating from North Platte High School in...
Altha Babbitt
Mar 23, 2015
Altha Leanore Babbitt, 95 years, formerly of Sutherland, NE, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, NE. Altha was born October 22, 1919, to Rolland Arthur and Cecelia Burgetta Frame in Lisco, NE. The family lived near Hershey, NE and she graduated from Hershey High School in 1937. Altha then attended Kearney State Teachers College, graduating...
Elaine Odean Stagemeyer
Mar 22, 2015
Elaine Mae Odean Stagemeyer, 85 years, longtime resident of Hershey, NE, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Elaine was born January 28, 1930, to George Livingston and Ruby Elizabeth Humphrey at Sutherland, NE where she grew up. Elaine graduated from Sutherland High School in 1947. On November 2, 1947, Elaine married Delmar Delaine...
Tina Mohr
Mar 18, 2015
Celestina 'Tina' Mohr, 61 years, of North Platte, NE, died as the result of an automobile accident on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in North Platte. Tina was born March 14, 1954, to Marcos B. and Frances Louise Moreno at Grand Island, NE where she grew up and attended school. While in school, Tina worked at the Yancy Hotel before going...
Norma Groff
Mar 17, 2015
Norma Maxine Groff, 89 years, formerly of Hershey, NE, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Cozad, NE, on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Norma was born March 13, 1926, to Shirlee Roy and Burtus Faye Barton at Brownville, NE where she grew up and attended school through junior high. She graduated from Peru High School in 1944 and waited...
Charlotte Griesfeller
Mar 11, 2015
Charlotte Jean Griesfeller, 72 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Charlotte was born January 8, 1943, to Hubert James and Hattie Sophie Weedman at North Platte where she grew up. Charlotte graduated from North Platte High School in 1961 then married Don Meyer and to this union four...
Dean Odonnell
Mar 5, 2015
Dean O'Donnell, 84 years, a longtime resident of Sutherland, NE, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Frank Dean O'Donnell was born February 4, 1931, to Gailen Berma and Edna Lillian O'Donnell in Paxton, NE. He grew up in Hershey, NE where he attended school through the 5th grade before the family moved to...
Frank Foster
Mar 1, 2015
Frank Ernest Foster, 66, of North Platte, NE, passed away at home with his family by his side on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Frank was born August 14, 1948, to Frank and Elsie Mae Foster at Grand Island, NE. He grew up in Grand Island and North Platte where he attended school. Frank worked at the Tomahawk Truck Stop before...
Jim Atkinson, Sr.
Feb 28, 2015
James Richard Atkinson, Sr., 79 years, a longtime resident of North Platte, NE, passed away at home in February 2015. Jim was born March 15, 1935, in Houston, PA. He was the youngest child of Charles and Rowene Atkinson. Jim grew up in Houston and graduated from Chartiers-Houston High School in 1953. He then joined the US Army, serving most...
Dena Troxel-Hilyard
Feb 24, 2015
Dena Dawn Troxel-Hilyard, 43 years, of North Platte, NE, died at home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Dena was born March 22, 1971, to Michael Delno and Beverly Rose Troxel at Gothenburg, NE. She grew up in Sutherland, NE and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1989. Dena then attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney and received a BS...
