Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Jan 23, 2015

Marie Annette Bonney, 86 years, of North Platte, NE, died January 23, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. Marie was born on March 2, 1928, to Robinson W. and Helen Simmons at Prince Frederick, MD. She was confirmed at St. Paul Episcopal Church and graduated from Calvert County High School with the class of 1945. Marie then moved to...

Jan 23, 2015

John Alfred Hellmuth, Jr., 83 years, of Hershey, NE, died Friday, January 23, 2015, at the North Platte Care Center. John was born on August 24, 1931, to John Sr. and Esther Carrie Hellmuth at Brookfield, WI. In 1947 the family moved to Keenesburg, CO. John graduated high school in 1950 then moved to Hershey, NE that summer to play...

Jan 18, 2015

Mary Ann Hannon, 60 years, passed away at her home north of Brady, NE, on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Mary was born February 8, 1954, to Glenn Howard and Rachel Ruth Steinke in McCook, NE. Her family moved from Trenton, NE to Manning, IA when she was 3 years old. Mary graduated from Mannng High School in 1973 then attended...

Jan 18, 2015

Joseph Michael Peterson, 50 years, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Hesperia, CA, passed away after a long battle with COPD on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Joe was born on April 10, 1964, in Puerto Rico to Charles and Betty Peterson. He grew up in Puerto Rico, North Dakota and California. He lived...

Jan 18, 2015

Clinton Jasper Knapp, 99 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Linden Court. Clinton was born May 27, 1915, to Jasper Edward and Ada Knapp at Winnabego, NE. At an early age he was on his own. By 1933, at the age of 18, Clinton enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps. where he planted...

Jan 13, 2015

Stanford Roy 'Fuzz' Fisher, 92 years, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Hershey, NE, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Fuzz was born on May 16, 1922, to James Irven and Elsie Henriette Fisher at White in Hayes County, NE. He grew up in the White and Maywood area before the...

Jan 12, 2015

Maximo 'Max' Orosco, 89, of McLouth, KS, formerly of Sutherland, NE, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015, in Kansas. Max was born October 12, 1925, to Manuel and Juana Orosco at Wellington, KS. The family moved to Sutherland in the mid 1930's where Max grew up and attended school. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1945 and served during W.W.II...

Jan 11, 2015

Delores Loraine Spaulding, 79 years, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Delores was born February 28, 1935, to Howard and Agnes Royer at Plattsmouth, NE where she grew up and attended school. Delores later moved to Omaha, NE. In 1976, Delores married Jim Spaulding, Jr. in North Dakota...

Jan 8, 2015

Gracie Loretta Paxton, 77 years, passed away at home in North Platte, NE, on Thursday, January 8, 2015, surrounded by her family.

Loretta was born September 6, 1937, to Estle Plumb 'Pete' and Gracie Dunlap at Franklin, NE where she grew up. Loretta graduated from Franklin High School in 1955 then attended Kearney State Teachers College. She...

Dec 29, 2014

Eric James Nichols Eric James Nichols, 24 years, went home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 29, 2014, at North Platte, NE. Eric was born August 31, 1990, to Douglas D. Gunsch and Rhonda L. Nichols at Bismarck, ND. Eric and his mom moved to Nebraska in 1991, living in Kearney until February 2014 when they moved to...

Dec 20, 2014

Florence Flannigan, 101 years, of Aurora, CO, formerly of Sutherland, NE, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014, in Colorado. Florence was born November 3, 1913, the 6th of 10 children to Donat and Emma Kunz at Stuart, NE. Her family was important and Florence stayed close to them throughout her life. Every three years the family would meet for a...