Obituary Listing

Jan 11, 2021

James L. Gray, 76, of Sutherland passed away January 11, 2021 at home.

He was born to LeRoy and Alice (Bussard) Gray on June 3, 1944 in Scottsbluff, NE. He attended Chase County Schools and graduated with the class of 1962.

James was married to Roberta on August 23, 1970 in North Platte, NE, combining...

Jan 10, 2021

Bonnie Lou Baade, 82, life-long North Platte resident, passed away January 10, 2021, at her home.

She was born July 31, 1938, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Henry Jensen and Shirley (White) Lunkwitz.  She was raised in North Platte, and attended North Platte High School.  Afterward, she obtained a business degree at Mid-Plains Community College in North...

Jan 8, 2021

Jackie Louise (Pahl) Lashley died at peace on January 8, 2021 at the age of 71. She was born on September 22, 1949 to Dr. Benjamin H. Pahl and Eula (Billie) Louise (Warehime) Pahl in Kearney, NE where she attended school. On January 3, 1970 she was united in marriage to Michael G. Lashley and to this union two...

Jan 3, 2021

Donna Jean (Wagner) Matthews 89, passed away on January 3, 2021 at home in North Platte, NE. She was born on March 1, 1931 in Bolivar, MO to Walter and Lois (Simcox) Wagner. The family later moved to North Platte where Donna attended school.

On August 15, 1948 she was united in marriage to Keith Matthews and...

Jan 3, 2021

Carolyn Ruth Cohen, 92, passed away on January 3, 2021 in home hospice near Bertrand, Nebraska with her family at her side.

Carolyn was born on November 28, 1928 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Fonelle and Donald J. Yocum.  She attended North Platte Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1946.  Carolyn enjoyed school and going...

Jan 2, 2021

Milford Dean Crewdson, 93, of North Platte, NE died on January 2, 2021 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. He was born on February 3, 1927 at Stapleton, NE to Ray and Margaret Crewdson.

He attended Lincoln and Jefferson Elementary and North Platte Senior High. While attending high school, he sorted and cleaned bottles at Pepsi, cleaned the...

Jan 2, 2021

Raymond Wesley Humphrey, 91, of North Platte, passed away on January 2, 2021 at Linden Court.

He was born on December 5, 1929 at Sutherland, NE to John and Lucile (Wilcott) Humphrey. He grew up in Sutherland and North Platte.

On July 22, 1947 he was united in marriage to Mary Jean Willson at Stapleton,...

Dec 26, 2020

James "Jay" Nickerson, 55, of North Platte, NE passed away on December 26, 2020 at Great Plains Health. He was born to Ivan Nickerson and Marlene Blanchard of North Platte, NE James spent his life in North Platte, NE.

He was united in marriage to Diane Lundy on January 17, 1992. The couple lived in Maxwell and...

Dec 25, 2020

George Earl Davy Sr, 73, of North Platte passed away on December 25, 2020 at his home.

He was born on May 22, 1948 at Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, CA to Earl Lee Davy and Marie Bayliss and grew up in Omaha, NE.

George entered the United States Army, serving in Viet Nam in...

Dec 23, 2020

Stephen "Jeep" Reyes, 61, of North Platte, NE, departed this life on December 23, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE after many years of health complications.

Born on January 14th, 1959, he was the youngest of five children born to Frank and Evangeline Reyes in Norwalk, CA. After graduating from Los Altos High School in...

Dec 19, 2020

Helen May Amidon Beyea Frederick March 9, 1931 to December 19, 2020

Helen May Amidon Beyea Frederick was born on March 9, 1931, near Fayette, NY to Chauncey and Marian Amidon.  She spent her youth in upstate New York and graduated in 1947 from Mynderse Academy at Seneca Falls NY.

On October 21, 1950, Helen...

Dec 17, 2020

Bernice Ready, 93 of North Platte, NE passed away on December 17, 2020 at Linden Court.

A private internment will be at a later date.

Carpenter Memorial Chapel is entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.carpentermemorial.com.

Dec 15, 2020

Boyd Glen Bryant, 91, of North Platte, NE passed away on December 15, 2020 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. He was born on October 24, 1929 to Glen and Doris (Harding) Bryant at Phoenix, AZ. At the age of 2 the family moved to Nebraska in the sandhills north of Paxton. In October of 1936 we moved to Sarben....

Dec 13, 2020

Mary Christina Mougey, 100, of Portland, Oregon, passed away Dec. 13, 2020, in Portland.

Mary was born Nov. 19, 2020, north of Curtis, the daughter of Morton L. and Besse (Potter) Mortensen. She was baptized and became a member of the Home Methodist Church in Curtis. On Aug. 10, 1949, she married Alvin M. Mougey. He preceded...

Dec 11, 2020

Bernice Jean Sakurai, 91 of North Platte, NE passed away on December 11, 2020 at Linden Court

She was born on June 29, 1929 at North Platte NE. to Ed and Vendora Williams. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1947.

Bernice was united in marriage to Dan Sakurai in 1947.

She...

Dec 10, 2020

Wesley LaVerne Dreher, passed away on December 10, 2020 at the age of 86 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

He was born on July 20, 1934 in Elwood, Nebraska to Orin and Rebecca Mae (Corder) Dreher.  He graduated from Elwood High School in 1953 and attended Kearney State Teachers College.  At college, he succeeded in many sports and...

Dec 10, 2020

Marie Ann Lee, 71, of North Platte, passed away Dec. 10, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family.

Marie was born May 18, 1949, in Appleton, Minnesota, to Loretta and Frank Wrobleski. She grew up in Benson, Minnesota.

She was united in marriage to Robert Lee on July 31, 1965, at St. Bridget Catholic...

Dec 5, 2020

Elsie Smith 92 of North Platte, NE passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 12, 1928 to Burt and Mary (Tipton) Pasley in Kentucky.

She was united in marriage to Donlay Boyce Smith on September 5, 1953 and to this union 2 children were born; Janine Avalon on October...

Dec 3, 2020

Gary L. Wegner, 77 of North Platte, passed away on December 3, 2020, at UNMC-Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.

Gary was born on June 26, 1943, in Bloomfield, Nebraska, to Orlin and Edna (Huetig) Wegner. After graduating from Bloomfield High School in 1961, he enlisted in the Air Force, where he served for four years as an...

Dec 3, 2020

Wayne Victor Dickenson 86, of North Platte, NE passed away on December 3, 2020 at Great Plains Health. He was born on October 20, 1934 in Dalton, NE to William James and Julia Elizabeth) Wilson) Dickenson.

He attended schools in Bridgeport, Alliance, Chadron, Mountain Home Idaho and Portland, Oregon. The family moved to North Platte, NE in...