Obituary Listing

Jan 29, 2023

George William Darrell Pickett passed away January 29, 2023 at 4:00 a.m. at the age of 92.

Darrell was born on November 14, 1930 in Hartford, Kansas, the youngest child of James Franklin and Hazel Ruth (McCullough) Pickett.  He attended school in Harford and Wichita, KS and Omaha, NE.  As an adult, he graduated from Hastings College...

Jan 13, 2023

Alice May (Schmidt) Spencer, peacefully passed away in her home Friday morning @ 12:00 am. She was carried to the arms of Jesus as her husband, daughters and granddaughters sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer".

Alice was born to Bill and Elsie Schmidt on May 25, 1949 in North Platte, Nebraska. She then married the love of her...

Jan 8, 2023

Doris L. Peters, 91, of North Platte, NE passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2023 surrounded by her family at her home.

Doris was born on March 25, 1931 to Fred and Pearl Latimer in Maywood, NE.

At the age of 9, she and her parents moved north of North Platte, where she attended...

Jan 8, 2023

Margaret "Sis" Robinson, 80, of North Platte, NE passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Great Plains Health Hospital.

Margaret was born on July 20, 1942 in Scottsbluff, NE to Vear and Lorraine McBride.  She was united in marriage to Ralph Robinson on March 14, 1959, and together they had 3 children.  The family lived...

Jan 7, 2023

Ann J. Maline, 75, of North Platte, NE passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Great Plains Health Hospital with her husband Richard of 37 years by her side.

Ann was a hairdresser for many years, worked for the State of Nebraska, and worked for Walmart in the photo department retiring in 2009.  Ann liked working...

Jan 4, 2023

Betty Jean Shimmin, 96, of Arnold, NE passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Great Plains Health Hospital.

Jean was born on April 12, 1926 in Fort Morgan, CO the daughter of Walter L. and Alice Mae (Pesch) Stevenson.  Her parents then moved the family to Sutherland, NE in 1935.  She attended country schools thru...

Jan 2, 2023

John Ronald Nutter, 89, of North Platte, NE, passed away at his home on Monday, January 2, 2023.

John was born March 20, 1933 in Gibbon to Harold K. Nutter and Josephine Marie (Scott) Nutter.  John grew up and graduated from Gibbon High School.  John married Ruby Pauline Loewenstein October 21,1951.  John enlisted...

Dec 30, 2022

Marion E. Keith, 93, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Azria Centennial Park in North Platte.

Marion was born on January 20, 1929 in McCook, Nebraska the daughter of Francis N. and Marion I. (Kling) Weiland.  She grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook high school and junior college....

Dec 29, 2022

Shirley Larson, 90, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Shirley was born on July 2, 1932 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Clarence Albert and Pearle Minerva Josephine (Johnson) Holsten.  She graduated from Central high school in Omaha, NE and from the Immanuel...

Dec 28, 2022

Joseph Gilbert Johnson, 71 of North Platte, NE passed away on December 28, 2022 at Azria Health in Sutherland, Nebraska.

He was born on June 24, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky.

He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served as a LCpl during the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1971.

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Dec 25, 2022

Norine Veryl (Bayne) Stewart, 90, went to be with her Lord on December 25, 2022 in Grand Island, Nebraska where she had been living for the past year at CountryHouse Residence for memory care.

She was born January 14, 1932 to Louis and Bertha (Williams) Bayne in North Platte, Nebraska.  She was raised in the Sandhills near...

Dec 21, 2022

Lena K. Yanney, 95, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Linden Court with her family by her side.

Lena was born on June 20, 1927, in Kearney, NE the daughter of John M. and Selma (Zamel) Jacob.  Lena was raised on farms around Cozad, and graduated from Cozad High School in 1945.  She took coursework...

Dec 12, 2022

On the morning of December 12th, 2022, Candi Ann Burns of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away at the age of 65.

Candi was born to Barb and Andy Collins in the spring of 1957.  Throughout her life she enjoyed a love of music and animals.  She shared that joy through participation in 4H and the Freedom Train...

Dec 11, 2022

Shirley M. Ridgeway, 83, of North Platte, NE passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Great Plains Health Hospital.

She was born on November 21, 1939 in Haigler, NE, the daughter of Roy and Dorothy "Dot" (Kelley) Rathbun.

Shirley married Henry Duane "Hank" Ridgeway on July 16, 1959.   Hank was the love of...

Dec 5, 2022

Janice C. Bagnell, 83, of North Platte, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Linden Court.  She was born on March 22, 1939 in Linn, KS at home on the family farm, the daughter of Rudolph and Esther (Ohlde) VonLehe.

She was baptized on the family farm and attended Zion Lutheran School in Linn, KS...

Dec 5, 2022

Gail Lynn Brezenski, 77, of North Platte, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Linden Court.  She was born on July 28, 1945 in Long Beach, CA, the daughter of Russell Gordon McKenzie and Edna Dell (Peterman) McKenzie.

Jesus referred to Nathaniel as a "man in whom there was no guile".  Gail also possessed that...

Dec 4, 2022

Patricia "Patty" Sue Shumpert (nee Tolly), 75, life-long resident of North Platte, NE, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg and went to her heavenly home, where she was welcomed by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Patty was born on April 15, 1947, in North Platte, NE, the daughter of Roscoe...

Nov 26, 2022

Cathy Ann Diaz, 71, of North Platte, NE passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at her daughter Linda's home in North Platte.  She was born on May 18, 1951 in Santa Monica, California the daughter of James Ray and Shirley Faye (Bright) Cordle.

Cathy was a devoted member of the Salvation Army and volunteered as a...

Nov 19, 2022

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, Marc Kaschke, a beloved son, husband, father, brother and friend passed away at age 49.  He was born to Orville and Mary (Nicholas) Kaschke in North Platte on January 2, 1973.

Marc earned his economics degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and went on to Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management to...

Nov 18, 2022

Robert D. Poppert, 90, of North Platte, NE passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Robert was born on June 15, 1932 in Lenora, Kansas, one of eight children born to Edwin F. and Leila (Carr) Poppert.  He graduated high school in Grand Island, NE and played on their...