Obituary Listing

Mar 12, 2026

Lynn E. Riley passed away on March 12, 2026 at Great Plains Health.  

Services will be on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 12:30 PM at First Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Patrick Sipes officiating.  Inurnment will follow in Trenton, Nebraska at the Trenton Cemetery with a committal service beginning at 3:30 PM.  A lunch will be at 11 AM at...

Mar 6, 2026

Nilser N. Smith, passed away on March 6, 2026.  A service with burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery will be held at a future date.  Carpenter Memorial is entrusted with arrangements.

Mar 6, 2026

Sandra L. Morrison, 82, of North Platte, passed away on March 6, 2026, at Linden Court.

Sandra was born on May 3, 1943, to Vernon and Elizabeth Jameson. She was one of six siblings and grew up in the Sandhills, graduating from Tryon High School in 1960. She later attended business school in Denver, where she married and had her first...

Mar 3, 2026

Daniel James Nisley, age 42, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Great Plains Health.

Daniel was born on May 14, 1983 and adopted by James and Shirley (Weskamp) Nisley of North Platte, NE. Daniel graduated from North Platte High School then went on to receive his associates as an electrician from Mid-Plains Community College. He worked...

Feb 25, 2026

Daniel “Danny” D. Griffiths, age 69, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Great Plains Health.

Danny was born August 24, 1956, in North Platte at St. Mary’s Hospital to Robert L. and Betty L. (Smith) Griffiths. From a young age, Danny’s mom brought him up in the way of the Lord, and he accepted Jesus into...

Feb 23, 2026

LeRoy R. Gellerman, age 81, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Monday, February 23, 2026, at Perkins County Health Services in Grant, NE surrounded by his family.

LeRoy was born February 19, 1945, in Holdrege, Nebraska, to Rudolph “Rudy” and Laura (Bartels) Gellerman.

He grew up in the country, on the family farm until his family moved to Axtell, Nebraska in 1957....

Feb 21, 2026

Ronald R. Johnson, 79 of North Platte, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 21, 2026.

Ron was born January 1, 1947 to Ray and Ella Johnson, thus making him the first baby born of the New Year.

He grew up in North Platte attending Roosevelt Elementary and North Platte High School, graduating in 1965. Ron met and married Carol and...

Feb 18, 2026

Sandra “Sandi” B. Whitson, age 78, of North Platte, NE, passed away Wednesday, February 18,

2026, at Great Plains Health.

Sandra was born October 12, 1947, to Glenn (Hoot) and Wilma McConnell in Auburn, NE.

Sandi grew up in Auburn with her four siblings, graduating from Auburn High School in 1965.

She then worked for the Lincoln Telephone Co. before moving to North Platte...

Feb 15, 2026

Michael Joseph Langer, age 79, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Imperial Manor Parkview Heights in Imperial, Nebraska.

Michael was born July 15, 1946, in Coral Gables, Florida, to William and Mary Helen (Murray) Langer.

As he grew into a young man, Michael felt a calling to join the United States Coast Guard. He enlisted in 1963...

Feb 14, 2026

Lionel Lawrence Prokop, 76, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away peacefully on February 14, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 20, 1949, in Stratton, Nebraska to Cyprian and Antoinette (Horinek) Prokop.

Lionel was raised on a farm north of Colby, Kansas. He graduated from Colby High School in 1968 and later earned his...

Feb 13, 2026

Robert Charles "RC/Bob" Wilson, of North Platte, Nebraska, and Brownsville, Texas, was born January 27, 1940, and unexpectedly left this World on February 13, 2026.

Bob was born in North Platte to Clyde and LuLu (Haney) Wilson of Ringgold, NE. He attended high school in Tryon (class of 1958). Shortly after graduation he joined the U.S. Army...

Feb 9, 2026

With heavy hearts and deep love, we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, Ronna Lee Ellis, who left this world February 9th, at the age of 49, in North Platte, Nebraska. Ronna was born November 30th, 1976, to Ron Ellis and Cynthia Hastings.

She graduated high school from North Platte High School...

Feb 9, 2026

William (Bill) Richard Driefholt, passed away at Great Plains Health on February 9, 2026.  William was born on June 24, 1955 in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Charles Owen and Velma Jean (Marshall) Driefholt.

He is survived by his sister, Jackie (Carol) Miller, three daughters, 4 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

Bill was preceded in death by...

Feb 6, 2026

Kathy Lynne Schreiber (Baade), 65, of North Platte, NE, passed away on February 6, 2026.

She was born in Omaha, NE, on August 11, 1960. Her mother, Bonnie Lou Jensen, had traveled by train to deliver Kathy and her twin sister, as North Platte could not safely care for them. She grew up in North Platte with her siblings and loving...

Jan 30, 2026

Elvina May Hill, 84, of North Platte, Nebraska pass away on January 30, 2026 surrounded by her loving and devoted family.

She was born on August 20, 1941, to Clarence and Anna (Cogdill) Banks in Ogallala, NE.  Elvina graduated high school in Ovid, CO. then married Ronald Hill.  They lived in Julesburg CO, Grand Island NE and...

Jan 28, 2026

Robert Lee Messersmith, age 86, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Great Plains Health.

Robert was born in Farnam, Nebraska, to Orvis and Jane (Stephensen) Messersmith on October 13, 1939.

He grew up there, finally graduating from Stockville High School in 1957. After working for a while, Robert was called...

Jan 26, 2026

Dale George Yanken, age 74, of North Platte, passed away on January 26, 2026 at Maples at Centennial, surrounded by his family.  Dale was born to George and Opal Yanken, of Maxwell, NE, on October 27, 1951. He attended Maxwell Public Schools. On December 30, 1970, he married Carlene T. Yanken (Jensen). To this union four children were born,...

Jan 25, 2026

Larry Roger Baumann was born on February 19, 1946, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Bob and Mary Nadine (Babe) (Simpson) Baumann.  Larry spent his childhood in Chadron playing baseball with his brothers and working in the family shoe store, F&M Bootery.  His love for sports began in childhood and continued throughout his life.  In high school, Larry played legion baseball...

Jan 15, 2026

Jeanette Phelps passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026, with her eldest son (Gerry) by her side in North Platte, Nebraska, at the age of 87.  She was born to John and Melvina (Gibson) Fletcher in North Platte.  Jeanette grew up working on the family farm while attending Echo and Community Center Country Schools east of Wellfleet, Nebraska. She...

Jan 14, 2026

Patty "Pat" Lou Shultz, age 94, of North Platte, passed away on January 14, 2026, at Linden Court surrounded by her family.  She was born one of eight children to Willis and Marie (Montague) Prowett in Grand Island, NE on October 26, 1931.

Pat attended Grand Island schools until the start of her high school career when...