Obituary Listing

Feb 25, 2021

Terry Dunlap, 78, of North Platte, NE passed away on February 25, 2021 at Great Plains Health.

He was born on January 23, 1943 in Omaha, NE to Roy and Gladys Hargis. He was placed in Nebraska Children's Home and at age four he was adopted in 1948 by Leo and Mary Dunlap, then taken to Harrison,...

Feb 24, 2021

Sherry L. Merritt, age 65, of Wellfleet, passed away peacefully in her sleep February 24, 2021. She was born on January 14, 1956 in North Platte to Maynard and Gertrude Olson.

She was the youngest and only daughter who was often favored by her grandmother. Sherry attended school in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High...

Feb 24, 2021

Gary Lee Bell, 78, of Brady, NE went home on February 24, 2021 at Great Plains Health surrounded by his family. He was born on September 12, 1942 to James and Leta (Kesterson) Bell at North Platte, NE.

He graduated from Hershey High School with the class of 1961. After graduating, he entered the U.S. Navy on...

Feb 23, 2021

Paige M Teets, 65 of North Platte, NE peacefully and victoriously entered the kingdom of heaven on February 23, 2021 surrounded by his wife and two sons.

Paige was born August 10, 1955 to James and Bernice (Jobman) Teets in Gothenburg, Ne. On September 2nd, 1977 he married his soulmate and love of his life, Gale Teets....

Feb 21, 2021

James Strickland, 77 of North Platte, Nebraska passed away on February 21, 2021 at Good Samaritan in Ravenna, NE. He was born on October 18, 1943 in Quincey, CA to Leland and LaDore Strickland and grew up on a farm milking cows in Placerville, CA.

He was united in marriage to Anne Race in 1963 and the...

Feb 21, 2021

Theresa M. "Teri" Kummer of North Platte went to be with the Lord on February 21, 2021, at her home, with family by her side.

Teri was born on June 19, 1945, at Baltimore, Maryland to John J. and Helen R. Garrick.  She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska until moving to North Platte at the age of...

Feb 15, 2021

Marlin Ward Clark, 81, of North Platte, NE passed away on February 15, 2021 at Great Plains Health. He was born on October 3, 1939 at North Platte, NE to Ward and Maxine (LaBounty) Clark.

He graduated from North Platte High School in 1958. Marlin worked for Tom and Jim's service while in high School. He went...

Feb 9, 2021

Royce E. Callihan, 87, of North Platte passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Great Plains Health. He was born on March 2, 1933 to Theodore and Mary (Kemper) Callihan in Grand Island, NE.

He entered the United States Air Force on April 3, 1952 and was honorably discharged after 4 years on March 10, 1956....

Feb 7, 2021

Mary Ruth (Bass) Patterson, 71, passed away on February 7, 2021 at Gothenburg Hilltop Estates VA Hospital after suffering a massive stroke in her home at Buffalo Bill High Rise on January 31, 2021.

She was born on August 13, 1949 in Nowata, OK to Forrest and Bessie (Winters) Bass. She resides in OK until shortly after...

Feb 5, 2021

Linda Marlene Hobbs, 72, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away peacefully in her sleep, February 5, 2021 at North Platte Care Center.

Linda was born the youngest of 7 children to Kermit and Ruby (Smith) Wheeler in North Platte on February 24, 1948.

She was united in marriage to Larry Hobbs on February 17th, 1973...

Feb 4, 2021

Jack Melvin Aspenleiter, 76, of North Platte, NE died on February 4, 2021 at Great Plains Health. He was born on June 17, 1944 to Dorothy and Jacob Aspenleiter. He grew up in Milwaukee, WI. He entered the United States Army on June 28, 1966, serving in the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on June 8, 1968. After...

Feb 2, 2021

Eloise Jane Weil passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 2, 2021, at Linden Court in North Platte, NE. She was born in Holdrege on November 22, 1924, to Oscar E. Falk and Myrtle O. (Anderson) Falk. She grew up on a farm south of Axtell, NE and attended rural school, and graduated from Wilcox High School in...

Jan 29, 2021

Born January 9, 1922 in Mill Iron, Montana, Nella was one of fifteen children born to Roy Montange and Estelle Ward-Van Dewerker.  She spent time living in South Dakota, Utah, and eventually Colorado, where she met and married the love of her life, Gerald Allen. Shortly after marriage they moved to Wyoming and traveled around the states for approximately...

Jan 27, 2021

Clifford V. Gordon, 78, of North Platte, NE died on January 27, 2021 at Great Plains Health. He was born on September 2, 1942 in Roscoe, NE to Alfred and Enola (Smith) Gordon.

He graduated high school in 1959 from Ogallala, NE. He married Marie (Hill) Gordon on February 1, 1964 and to this union 3 kids...

Jan 27, 2021

Gladys 'GG' Gerrard of North Platte, Nebraska passed away peacefully on January 27, 2021 at the age of 97.

Gladys was born on June 1, 1923 in McCook, Nebraska to John and Alice Herman Lesser.  She was united in marriage to Marland Theodore Gerrard on July 11, 1957 in Billings, Montana.

She was a loving...

Jan 17, 2021

Waneita May Anderson Orbin Schomer was born in Maxwell, Nebraska, on April 19, 1923, to Vearnie Clarence and Lily May Kelley Anderson.  She graduated from the Maxwell Public School in 1941.  She started working at the Union Pacific Railroad in 1951 and retired in 1983.

Waneita held various offices in the First Baptist Church and was a...

Jan 16, 2021

Frederick George Beardsley, 81, of North Platte is now attending races in heaven with his eternal savior. Fred passed away unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 16, 2021.

Fred was born on Aug. 12, 1939, to William Melvin and Thelma I.J. Radcliffe Beardsley in Gothenburg. Fred married Donna Bruns on Nov. 12, 1963. They raised their three...

Jan 12, 2021

Tom Scorsone, 79, of North Platte, NE passed away at Premier Estates on January 12, 2021. He was born on June 16, 1941 in Cheyenne, WY to Joseph V. and Mary F, (Rizzuto) Scorsone and was raised with two brothers and one sister.

He resided in Ogden, UT for a long time before moving to Arizona and...

Jan 12, 2021

Daniel L. Evans, 69, of North Platte. It is with great sadness the Evans family announces his passing on January 12, 2021 surrounded by his family.

He was born in Alliance, NE on February 7, 1951 to June and Charles "Tex" Evans. Dan graduated from Mullen High School with the class of 1969. He worked hard all...

Jan 11, 2021

Donald Peter Schultz, 86, of North Platte, NE passed away on January 11, 2021 at North Platte Care Center.

He was born on March 11, 1934 at Ogden, Utah to Peter and Catherine Schultz and grew up in Ogden, UT.

Donald served in the United States Army from August 8, 1956 to July 25, 1958....