Laverne "Jim" Brown
Feb 16, 2018
Laverne "Jim" Brown, 77 of Smithville, MO, formerly of North Platte, passed away Feb 16, 2017 at his home. He was born June 27, 1940 at Ogallala, NE. Jim grew up in the North Platte children's home. In his early teens, he worked for several local ranchers. In 1960, he joined the US Navy and after the service he...
Marjorie A Halverson Taylor
Feb 14, 2018
​ Marjorie A. Halverson Taylor, 93, of North Platte passed away February 14, 2018 with family by her side. She was born on a farm near Cedar Rapids, Nebraska on April 1, 1924 to Harrison and Mable Hartford. When she was seven years old, the family moved to a farm near Primrose, Nebraska, where she went to a country school...
Darlene M. Schick
Feb 10, 2018
Darlene M. Schick , 85, of North Platte, passed away, February 10, 2018 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. She was born June 8, 1932 to Harrison and Mable (Fitzsimmons) Hartford at Primrose, near Cedar Rapids, NE. Darlene grew up around Primrose and Albion, graduating from Albion High School with the class of "49". After high...
Terrel L Dixon
Feb 10, 2018
Terrel Leland Dixon, 77, passed away February 10, 2018, at Linden Estates in North Platte. Terrel was born on November 14, 1940, to Florence and Leland Dixon in Leroy, Kansas, where he grew up and graduated high school. On June 13, 1959, Terrel married Sharon Lee Dupuy in Humbolt, Kansas. They lived in Topeka, Kansas for five years before moving...
Daryl K. Higginbotham
Feb 9, 2018
Daryl Kevin "Pickle" Higginbotham , 64, of North Platte, passed away February 9, 2018 at his home with his wife and animals. He was born to Willie John and Helen (Yates) Higginbotham on September 22, 1953.
For those who knew him well, he was "Pickle" and he would give you the shirt off his back. ...
Kathy Lee Bowers
Feb 8, 2018
Kathy Lee Bowers, 56, of North Platte, passed away February 8, 2018 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. She was born July 12, 1961 to Warren and LaDonna (Jones) Bowers at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Kathy was a joy to everyone she met; she didn't know a stranger. She enjoyed adventure and lived life to the fullest. She loved being with...
Carroll Jerome Mcneel
Feb 8, 2018
Carroll J. McNeel, 95, of North Platte, passed away Feb 8, 2018 at Harlingen, TX.
Carroll was born Oct. 31, 1922 at Sutherland, NE to Charles Emilo and Jennie E. (White) McNeel.
He grew up in Sutherland and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1942. He ranched with his brother, Marvin McNeel, where his grandfather...
Gary Lee Murphy
Feb 5, 2018
Gary L. Murphy, age 82 of North Platte, passed away February 5, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born June 3, 1935 in Oberlin, KS to Harry and Enid (Foley) Murphy. He attended grade schools in Hot Springs, Sioux Falls, SD and North Platte. Then graduated from North Platte High School in 1953. Gary was united in...
Mildred "Mac" J. Welsh
Feb 3, 2018
Mildred Jean Welsh, 89, departed this earth on February 3rd, 2018 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Mullen with God's grace and peace. Mildred, (Mac) was born the 8th child of 9 children on April 18, 1928, on a farm west of Wellfleet, to Stephen and Fairy McDermott. Mac married George Mason Welsh, Sr. on December 4th, 1948 and celebrated...
Leonard James "Jim" Meston
Jan 30, 2018
Leonard James "Jim" Meston, age 72 of North Platte and formerly of Broken Bow passed away January 30, 2018 at Linden Court. He was born November 30, 1945 at Broken Bow, NE to Adrian D. "Bud" and Louanna Belle (Thompson) Meston. Jim attended Broken Bow High School and lived most of his life in the Broken Bow area. He worked...
Melvin F Effenbeck
Jan 29, 2018
Melvin F. Effenbeck, 77, of Maxwell, passed away January 29, 2018, at Great Plains Health. Melvin was born at home in Bignell, Ne. on September 8, 1940 to Martin and Florence (Tibbetts) Effenbeck. He grew up and attended schools in Bignell and Maxwell, graduating from Maxwell High School as Class Salutatorian. He then graduated from Kearney State College with a...
Dale Leroy Johns
Jan 28, 2018
Dale LeRoy Johns, 40, of North Platte, passed away January 28, 2018 at his home. Cremation was chosen. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 2, 2018 at Riverside Baptist Church. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with services.
Patty M. Smyth
Jan 28, 2018
Our beautiful angel went on to blooming flowers and green gardens. Patty Mae Smyth was born January 5, 1954 to Russell Morris and Florence Virginia Easton Morris. She grew up in many different places and holds a special place for all her cousins, Aunts and Uncles with whom she lived with throughout her childhood. Patty went to...
Delbert E Tobey
Jan 28, 2018
Delbert E. Tobey , 95, of North Platte, passed away January 28, 2018 at his home, with his family by his side.
He was born on March 1, 1922 on the farm south of Maxwell, in the foothills, to Arthur and Mamie (Spradlin) Tobey. He attended rural Maxwell School through the 8 th grade and...
Trent J. Lindstedt
Jan 20, 2018
Trent J. Lindstedt of North Platte Nebraska passed away at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha at the age of 76. Trent was born on March 21, 1941 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Conrad L. and Goldie V. (Nelson) Lindstedt. Trent graduated from Cozad High School in 1959 before moving to Ogallala where he worked for...
Woody M. Sheffield
Jan 18, 2018
Woody M. Sheffield , 91, of North Platte, passed away January 18, 2018, at his home surrounded by family.
He was born on March 31, 1926, to Raymond and Hilda (Backer) Sheffield in Iliff, Colorado. He was united in marriage to Marian E. (Poppen) Goforth  in Grand Island, Nebraska. Woody enlisted in the Army and...
Doris M Israelson
Jan 17, 2018
Doris May Israelson, 87, of North Platte, passed away January 17, 2018 at Linden Court. She was born September 6, 1930, to Richard Roy and Lois Opal (Woodruff) Bruening in Furnas County, Nebraska. Doris married Robert Grant Israelson August 12, 1950 in Marysville KS. They were married just shy of 30 years when he passed away June 4, 1980. She...
Kathryn J Nelsen
Jan 12, 2018
Kathryn J. Nelsen, 66, of North Platte, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at Great Plains Health. She was born February 16, 1951 to James C. and Evelyn J. (Reiter) Breeden at Lexington, NE. Kathryn graduated from Cozad High School. Later she moved to North Platte, where she worked for Municipal Light and Water as a payroll clerk for over...
Rodney "Rod" T. Swanson
Dec 30, 2017
Rodney T. "Rod" Swanson, age 81 of North Platte, passed away December 30, 2017 at Great Plains Health surrounded by his family and due to complications of pneumonia. He was born June 6, 1936 to Torry and Ana (Nitler) Swanson at Burwell, NE. Rod graduated from Burwell High School. He worked various jobs throughout his life including North Platte Lumber...
Jessica Ann Polanco
Dec 16, 2017
Jessica Ann Polanco , 52, of North Platte, passed away unexpectedly December 16, 2017.  She was born August 11, 1965 to Jesus and Margaret (Sanchez) Perez in Greeley, CO.  Then later was adopted by her grandparents Arnulfo P. Sanchez (Socorro Saldivar). She grew up in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High School with the class...
