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...
Milo Freeman
Feb 18, 2015
Milo Neal Freeman, 84 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away with his family at his side on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Fort Morgan, CO. Milo was born October 17, 1930, to William Parker and Mary Deliah Freeman in Garfield County, NE, and grew up east of Burwell, NE. Following his mother's death, Milo lived with his sister and...
Carl Redden
Feb 17, 2015
Carl Allen Redden, 58 years, of Sutherland, NE, died at home, February 2015. Carl was born June 17, 1956, to Alfred Max and Leota Marie Redden at Grant, NE. The family moved to Sutherland in 1967 and Carl graduated from Sutherland High School in 1975. On January 15, 1977, Carl married Sheryl Arensdorf in Sutherland and they made their home...
Ron Hughes, Sr.
Feb 16, 2015
Ronald Ray Hughes, Sr., 66 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away with his family by his side at Great Plains Health in North Platte on Monday, February 16, 2015. Ron was born May 3, 1948, the 13th child of Charles Francis and Maple Ellen Hughes at Valentine, NE. The family came from White River, SD and Ron was their...
Herlinda Kopecky
Feb 16, 2015
Herlinda D. Kopecky, 75, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015, at Great Plains Health. Herlinda was born June 24, 1939, to Ismael Arguello and Jovita Soto in San Francisco, Mexico. She grew up and attended school in Mexico. Herlinda later married Willie Burt 'Bill' Dailey of Arnold, NE and they made their home in Arnold before...
Don Swedberg
Feb 13, 2015
Donald Lavern Swedberg, 83, of North Platte, NE, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, at Great Plains Health. Don was born June 13, 1931, to Jonas and Bertha Swedberg at Hershey, NE. He grew up in the O'Fallons area and graduated from O'Fallons High School. Don later served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. Following his discharge he...
Opal Brue-Deertz
Feb 10, 2015
Opal Irene Brue-Deertz, 91, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Great Plains Health. Opal was born August 12, 1923, to Thomas Henry and Eunice Beatrice Philby at Brazil, IA. When she was 3 years old, her mom died and her father married Sadie Stuckwell. They made their home in Moravia, IA where Opal grew...
Vera Johnson
Jan 29, 2015
Vera Dee Johnson, 97 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Center in North Platte on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Vera was born in a log cabin on June 3, 1917, to Carl Orn and Sadie Thero at Stover, MO. When she was a small child, the family moved to Tribune, KS where she grew up...
Jack Doucet
Jan 24, 2015
Jack Eakins Doucet, 65, of Everett, WA, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015, in Everett. Jack was born to Ardis and Joseph Doucet on January 19, 1950, in Sutherland, NE and grew up in North Platte. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1968 then married Pat Topp on August 30th. He worked for...
Virginia Mengel
Jan 24, 2015
Virginia F. Mengel, 100 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Great Plains Health. Virginia was born November 23, 1914, to Martin Edgar and Maude LaRae Spicer McBride at Rock Springs, WY. She grew up in Green River, WY, and graduated from Green River High School. Virginia later attended Barnes School of Business in Denver,...
