Obituary Listing

May 22, 2023

Joel "Gene" E. Hiatt, 73, of North Platte, NE passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at Great Plains Health Hospital.

Gene was born on February 11, 1950 in North Platte, NE the son of Melvin Hiatt and Mary (Diamond) Hiatt Farrow.

Gene grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte high school.  He...

May 22, 2023

Les O'Donnell, 82, departed this life for Heaven on May 22nd in North Platte, NE surrounded by his wife and family.  He was born on September 7, 1940 in a farmhouse outside of Bird City, KS to Leslie and Doris (Lowe) O'Donnell.  He was raised in Benkelman, NE with his older brother, LeRoy.

Les graduated from Benkelman...

May 20, 2023

Gene Raymond Waugh, 84, of North Platte, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Linden Court. He was born October 28, 1938 at Platte Valley farm in North Platte the son of Bill and Grace Waugh.

Gene attended Platte Valley grade school and North Platte Senior High School.  He worked on several ranches around North Platte.  ...

May 19, 2023

Norvin Dean Lowrey, 84, of North Platte, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023. He was born October 12, 1938, to Norvin & Elizabeth Lowrey, in DeQueen, AR. He was raised in El Centro, CA, and joined the Air Force after high school graduation. He married the love of his life Nancy Walker in 1961.

Just before...

May 17, 2023

Richard Wayne Fourtner, 81, of North Platte, NE passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on February 26, 1942 in Pasadena, Texas the son of Benton Wayne and Doris Irlene (Gilmore) Fourtner. Richard worked as a professional meat cutter for most of his career. He was...

May 13, 2023

Bonnie M. (Crowley) Stoddard, 89, of North Platte, NE passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Premier Estates Assisted Living in North Platte surrounded by her loving family.

Bonnie was born on January 28, 1934 in Polo, Missouri the daughter of Floyd and Lillian (Holman) Crowley. Bonnie grew up in Polo and graduated from...

May 11, 2023

Earlene (Ruff) Kuhl, 100, of North Platte, NE formerly of Valentine, NE passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Linden Court.

Earlene was born on December 16, 1922 in North Bend, NE the daughter of Earl and Lula (Settles) Ruff. She grew up in Keya Paha County attending rural school and graduated with...

May 7, 2023

Elaine (Dode) Boyle 87, of North Platte, passed away Sunday, May 7 th surrounded by her loving family. Elaine was born in Central City, NE on October 11 th , 1935, to William and Grace E. Hall. She was a High School cheerleader and graduated from NP Highschool in 1953. She was an active and dedicated member of...

May 5, 2023

Kaylyn Anna Most, 32, from North Platte, passed away in Denver, Colorado on May 5, 2023. She was born June 23, 1990 in North Platte to Rick L. Most and Cindy Kay (Porter) Smith.

Kaylyn graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 2009. She then moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where she worked...

Apr 29, 2023

Kay (Hinton) Connery, 73, of North Platte, NE passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness.

Kay was born on August 17, 1949 in Valentine, NE the daughter of Howard and Catherine (Doty) Hinton. Kay attended grades K-5 at District 46, a rural school...

Apr 18, 2023

Kevin Michael Salisbury, 68, of Arnold, NE passed away unexpectedly on April 18, 2023.  He was born to Franklin Wayne and Vivian (Merritt) Salisbury on July 27, 1954 in North Platte.

Mike grew up on his family's ranch outside of Stapleton, Nebraska. He graduated from Stapleton High School in 1973. During his life he was a rancher,...

Apr 16, 2023

Casey Allen Kerns, 34, of North Platte, NE passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family following a long illness.

He was born on September 28, 1988 in North Platte, NE the son of Allen Ray Kearns and Sandra Dee (Jeffres) Kerns.

Casey graduated from North Platte High School...

Apr 11, 2023

Gayle Lynn Beran, 62, of North Platte, NE passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Great Plains Health Hospital.

Gayle was born on June 15, 1960 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Gary and Katherine (Teeters) Reed.

Gayle attended Norris High School and graduated from Hershey High School, class of 1978.  She married David...

Apr 11, 2023

Iris Kennedy, 84, of Sutherland, NE passed away unexpectedly on April 11, 2023. She was born to Gene and Mabel Rice on September 16, 1938, in Vernon, Colorado.

Growing up on the family farm in eastern Colorado, Iris quickly adopted her father's love of horses. She was active in 4-H in the areas of home economics, and...

Apr 7, 2023

Mary B. Hunt, 89, of North Platte passed away on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 at her home with her family surrounding her.

She was born on July 31, 1933 in North Platte, NE the daughter of William and Genevieve (Jeffers) Easton.  Mary lived in North Platte her entire life and graduated from St. Patrick's high school...

Apr 5, 2023

Clifford U. Freeze Sr., 93, of Brady passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Dan Naranjo will officiate. Burial will follow at...

Apr 3, 2023

Arthur "Dale" Johnson, 89, of North Platte, NE passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at Linden Court.

Dale was born on November 17, 1933 in Wellfleet, NE the son of Edward Earl and Helen Barbara (Szyszkowski) Johnson.

Dale was a graduate of North Platte high school class of 1951.  He married Beverly Jean Blum...

Apr 2, 2023

Dorothy "Dotty" A. Mathers, 78, of North Platte, NE passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Azria Health Centennial Park.

Dotty was born on November 12, 1944, at Dr. White's Hospital in Garnett, KS.  She was the sixth of eight children born to Albert and Catherine (Wilper) Hermann.  Dotty grew up in rural Westphalia, KS on...

Mar 31, 2023

Elizabeth "Betty" M. Candea, 94, of North Platte, NE passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at North Platte Care Center.

Betty was born on November 19, 1928 in North Platte the daughter of George and Marie (Mica) Candea.

She was a graduate of North Platte high school and worked for many years as a...

Mar 29, 2023

Joel "Bud" D. Gale, 86, life-long resident of North Platte, NE passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE.

He was born on February 12, 1937 in North Platte, NE the son of William and Cynthia (Chamberlin) Gale.  He was married on February 13, 1955 to Tootie Luschen in North Platte at...