Obituary Listing

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...

Mar 26, 2023

Gifford Ellis Massie, III, 57, of North Platte, NE passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home.

Gifford was born on July 22, 1965 in Denver, CO the son of Gifford E. Massie, Jr. and Darlene R. (Kleinknecht) Massie.  He graduated from Gothenburg High School class of 1983, and attended diesel mechanic trade school in...

Mar 23, 2023

Mary L. Benzel, 84, of North Platte, NE passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Azria Health Centennial Park.

She was born on September 29, 1938 in Lincoln, NE the daughter of G. Paul and Helen (McAdams) Laub.  The family moved to Denver, CO in 1941, where she was eventually joined by 4 siblings.  They then...

Mar 20, 2023

Elaine "Sis" Smith, 90, of North Platte, NE passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 in Springview, NE.  Elaine was born on December 14, 1932 in Hershey, NE the daughter of Floyd A. and Elsie (Fransen) Leonhardt.  She was raised in the North Platte area, graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1949.  She married LeRoy...

Mar 12, 2023

Harold E. Sonneman, 92, of North Platte, NE passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Linden Court.  He was born on August 9, 1930 in North Platte, NE the son of Edward and Gladys (Neal) Sonneman.

Harold graduated from North Platte High School and was hired by the Union Pacific Railroad, retiring after over 30 years...

Mar 9, 2023

Norma Jeane Kasson, 94, of North Platte, NE and formerly of Wilsonville and McCook, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Linden Court.  She was born on October 13, 1928 in Overton, NE the daughter of Harry and Margaret (Eliker) Wilson.

Norma grew up near Wilsonville and graduated from Wilsonville High School.  She grew up...