Obituary Listing

May 6, 2019

Richard Lee Curtis, age 90 of North Platte, passed away May 6, 2019 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. He was born on December 14, 1928 to William and Helma (Jung) Curtis at North Platte. Richard graduated from North Platte High School in 1946.

He worked as a machinist and was united in marriage...

May 3, 2019

Tara L. (Baker) Rogers, 41, of North Platte, passed away May 3, 2019, surrounded by her family at Great Plains Health.  She was born July 3, 1977 to Lynn Baker and Dallas Baker at North Platte.

She graduated in 1996 from North Platte High School.  She was employed at JC Penny's and Dowhower...

Apr 29, 2019

Larry A. Henry, 78, of North Platte, passed away April 29, 2019 at Sutherland Care Center.

He was born May 17, 1940, on the family farm near Gandy  to Arthur and Eva Grace (Clark) Henry.  Larry graduated from North Platte High School with the class of "58".

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Apr 24, 2019

Don Crago, 73, of Sutherland, passed away Wednesday, April 24th surrounded by his wife and family.  Don was born in Baden, Pennsylvania to William and Agnes (Lucas) Crago on December 21, 1945. Don attended Penn State and was a true Nittany Lion fan throughout his life.

Don was united in marriage to Kathy...

Apr 21, 2019

Joan N. Amweg, 89, of North Platte, passed away April 21, 2019, at the North Platte Care Center.

She was born in Grand Island, Nebraska to Leroy and Evelyn (Berryman) Samuelson. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1947. Joan was united in marriage to James Martin in 1948. To this union...

Apr 14, 2019

Barbara Ann Conley (Hudson), 83, passed away April 14, 2019 at her home in North Platte, Nebraska.

She was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 17, 1935 to parents Betty (Adams) and Henry Hudson, and was an only child.

After high school, Barb attended Michigan State University and received...

Apr 11, 2019

Timothy James McQuade, 70 of North Platte, Nebraska passed away with his family by his side on April 11, 2019.

His larger than life persona, eccentric personality of charm and feistiness will not be forgotten.

He was born March 19, 1949 in Valentine Nebraska to Thomas and Betty (Auhl)...

Apr 8, 2019

Duane P. Befort, 89, of North Platte, passed away April 8, 2019 at Centennial Park Retirement Village.  Duane was born February 22, 1930 to Albert and Florine (Drieling) Befort in Weskan, KS.  Duane was raised in Sharon Springs, KS, where he graduated from Wallace County High School in May of 1947.

Duane joined...

Apr 7, 2019

Thomas J. Gorman passed away Sunday, April 7 th 2019, at Great Plains Health surrounded by his wife of forty-seven years, Lynda, and his sons Patrick, Michael, and Christopher.

Born in 1942 to Leo and Madeline (Zwickl) Gorman in Sidney, Nebraska, Tom graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Sidney in 1960.  Tom...

Apr 5, 2019

Martin "Marty" G. Gibson , 82, of North Platte, passed away April 5, 2019 at his home in Arizona.  He was born July 27, 1936 to Lester H. and Blanche A. (Radel) Gibson at Wallace, NE.

Marty joined the United States Marines in December of 1956 and served until his honorable...

Apr 2, 2019

Clarence Dale Stearns passed away April 2, 2019 at the age of 90 years old.

Clarence was born June 2, 1928 to Clarence and Fern (Greely) Stearns in North Platte, Ne.

He lived his entire life in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High School in 1947.

Mar 31, 2019

Betty (McDermott) Halsey, 83, of North Platte, passed away March 31, 2019 at her home.  She was born October 31, 1935 to Howard and Lola (Beerman) Wilmeth at Gothenburg Hospital. When she was very young the family moved to a ranch south of Maxwell.  She attended a one room school house through eighth grade.  When her father...

Mar 27, 2019

Valerie D. Mitchell, 63, of North Platte, passed away March 27, 2019 at Kearney.  She was born on September 4, 1955 to Sophia and Johnny Stinson in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Valerie moved to Denver, CO, where she met Robert Mitchell Sr. They were united in marriage on October 7, 1976. Valerie was employed...

Mar 23, 2019

Jan Westman, 81, of North Platte died March 23, 2019 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island.

She was born March 7, 1938 at home near Gandy, NE, to Frank Marion and Pauline Marie Nielsen Barnes.

As a...

Mar 17, 2019

Cynthia "Cindy" L. Meuser, 62, of North Platte, passed away March 17, 2019 at home.  She was born January 17, 1957 to Kenneth and Marlene "Corky" (Bartels) Fleming at Sidney, NE.

She graduated from Sidney High School with the class of "75".  On January 23, 1982, Cindy was united in marriage to Joe...

Mar 14, 2019

Samuel "Sam" R. Kinsinger , 87, of North Platte, passed away March 14, 2019 at Centennial Park Retirement Village.  He was born May 31, 1931 to Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt and Charlotte "Lottie" (Krehmeyer) Kinsinger at Hayes Center, NE.

He married Donna Favinger Allen on August 7, 1950.  From this union four...

Mar 12, 2019

Jean H. Odbert , 88, of Overland Park, KS, formerly of North Platte, peacefully passed away at home, March 12 th .   Jean was born March 8, 1931 to Harry J. Hameloth and Emma E. Harold Hameloth in Grand Island, NE. She grew up on their farm and graduated from Grand Island Senior High School, in 1948....

Mar 12, 2019

Kimberlee A. Erickson, 59, of Sutherland, formerly of Mullen, passed away March 12, 2019 at the Sutherland Care Center.  Services are pending at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.

Mar 10, 2019

Roger Dean Reed, 81, of North Platte, passed away in the early morning hours of March 10, 2019 in North Platte, NE.  He is survived by his fiancé and longtime companion Kay Sundstrom, and his two children, Derek Reed and Sharene Reed.

Roger was born in Willard Ohio.  His Father, Elden Charles Reed...

Mar 9, 2019

Leonard S. Harper , age 86 of North Platte, passed away March 9, 2019 at Linden Court with his family by his side.  Leonard graduated from North Platte High School in 1950 and later was united in marriage to Luaine Page on August 24, 1952. He hired on the U.P.R.R. and worked at the freight...