Obituary Listing

May 15, 2025

Earl Lee Fear, age 89 of North Platte, formerly of Hershey, passed away May 15, 2025 at Great Plains Health.

Earl Lee was born at home south of Sutherland to Joy and Lydia (Culver)Fear on April 16, 1936. Lee attended country school at Plainview school west of the Fear ranch south of Hershey and high school at...

May 3, 2025

Nancy Alice Waugh was born January 25, 1944 to Pius and Jenny Fisher in Rapid City, South Dakota.

She lived in Hershey, Nebraska, and Apache Junction, Arizona, where she peacefully passed on May 3, 2025. She had an amazing knack for baking and loved making treats for friends and family. You couldn't leave her house without some...

May 2, 2025

Theola M. Merrell, age 96, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at Sumner Place.

Theola was born June 20, 1928, to Theodore Alfred and Ruth Elola (Snyder) Trembly in Maxwell, Nebraska.

After graduating high school, Theola entered the workforce as a waitress where she developed her social skills and formed many connections....

May 2, 2025

Walter Dee Weaver, age 97, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at home surrounded by his loving family.

Walter was born December 31, 1927, in Callaway, Nebraska to Walter Lee and Anna (Dee) Weaver.

Before graduating high school, Walt felt a calling to serve his country. He dropped out of high...

Apr 25, 2025

On April 25, 2025, Darrell "Gene" Perkins, Jr., passed away at UNMC in Omaha.  He was born on January 18, 1955, to Darrell Gene Perkins, Sr., and Willadean (Hewit) Barnoski, in North Platte.

Gene was raised on the family farm near Hershey, NE, and graduated from North Platte High School. Upon completion of high school, he owned...

Apr 21, 2025

Obituary:  Richard Duponcheel

On January 17, 1939, Richard Jerome Duponcheel was born in Omaha as Ricardo Sebastian Costanzo, the only child of Sebastian and Louise (Musco) Costanzo being 100% Italian and a first generation American.  His parents divorced when he was 2 years old with his mother marrying Jerome Duponcheel who adopted Rich changing his name to...

Apr 19, 2025

Doris Imogene Davison, 95, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025 at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska.  She was born on a farm in Norton County, Kansas to John and Leona (Palmer) Railsback on December 21, 1929.  In February 1949, she married Clarence R. (Click) Davison and they made their home in Ogallala, Nebraska.  This union was blessed...

Apr 16, 2025

Lucio T. Garza, age 94, of Hershey, NE passed away on April 16, 2025 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1930 in Anson, TX to Isaac and Isabell (Tobar) Garza. His family came to Nebraska when he was eleven years old, and from a young age he was working the beet fields with his father. At...

Apr 16, 2025

Debbie J. "Grammie" Diehl-Wagner, age 69, of North Platte, Nebraska passed Wednesday, April 16, 2025 surrounded by family at Great Plains Health.

"I was born, I lived, and I died." ~ Debbie

A woman of few words, Debbie was born in North Platte, Nebraska to Harold and Jean (Glanz) Wagner on June 2, 1955.

Apr 14, 2025

Eugene Allen Stadler, 91 of Gothenburg, NE went to be with his Lord and Savior, April 14, 2025. Gene was born May 12, 1933, in Minden, NE to Rufus and Mildred Stadler.

Gene grew up in Hastings, NE and graduated from Hastings High School in 1951. He married his high school sweetheart, Ardys Kistler, who was the...

Apr 14, 2025

Monday, April 14, 2025, Carol A. Aten passed away at Swedish Hospital in Denver, almost achieving her 92nd birthday. Carol Anne Harris was born in Phelps County Nebraska May 8, 1933, to Ivan Earnest and Lulu Eloise Berry Harris. She grew up in North Platte and Grand Island, Nebraska. She graduated from Grand Island High School where her major...

Apr 9, 2025

Erik Scot "Redd" Brittenham, age 44, unexpectedly passed away on April 9, 2025, at Great Plains Health. He was born on July 29, 1980, in Lexington, NE. Erik was a wonderful son, brother, uncle, partner, and ROAD MC brother who will be deeply missed.

As a child, Erik was adorable with his fiery red hair and freckles....

Apr 5, 2025

Thomas James Hill was born July 23, 1934, in Alliance, NE, to James and Evelyn (Bowen) Hill.  He was raised on the family ranch south of Ellsworth, NE, and attended St. Agnes Academy in Alliance.  Tom worked at an early age for several ranchers before moving to North Platte with his family in 1954.  He worked for John Hurt...

Apr 1, 2025

Clyde "LaVerne" Robertson, age 90, of North Platte, NE, went to his heavenly home on April 1, 2025 at Linden Court.

He was born on March 20, 1935, the son of Clyde and Leota Robertson, in Sidney, NE.  He grew up in Gurley and Lodgepole, NE, and after graduating high school from Lodgepole in 1953 pursued a...

Mar 26, 2025

"I am what I am, and that's all that I am." ― Popeye the Sailor Man.

The quote embraced and lived by Jay Whisler, born Charles Jay Whisler on August 14, 1957 in Auburn Nebraska. After living life as he "am", Jay passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in North Platte.

The 6th child...

Mar 20, 2025

Judith (Judy) Ann Stone was born in Cheyenne, WY at Warren Air Force Base, August 3, 1944, to Harry and Kit Morgan. Judy grew up in North Platte, NE and graduated with the class of 1962.

Judy married Lyman Sawyer on September 28, 1962, and to this union, they had a daughter, Lori.

Judy married...

Mar 19, 2025

"Stan the shoe man" Stanley B. Mitchem passed away peacefully March 19, 2025, in Franklin, Ne.

Stan was born August 18,1942 to Robert and Mildred Mitchem at Ogallala, Ne. Stan moved to North Platte, Ne and began his own business operating a boot and shoe repair company until his health declined.

He was preceded in...

Mar 14, 2025

Fred Ward Goodell was born on March 11, 1946 to Ward and Helen Goodell in Jacksonville, Florida. He passed away in his home in North Platte, Nebraska on March 14, 2025 at the age of 79.

After being born in Florida, they moved to Redfield, South Dakota and then later to Omaha, Nebraska where Fred spent most...

Mar 12, 2025

Dennis Jean Nicholas was born on March 20, 1943, to Delbert and Edis (Eckhoff) Nicholas. He graduated from Hershey High School with the class of 1961. Dennis started farming before he was out of school and up until he was 81 years old, when illness forced him to retire.

Dennis met his future wife at the Lincoln...

Mar 8, 2025

Sheila M. Bradshaw, age 72, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Sheila was born in Polo, Missouri, to Charles and Bonnie (Crowley) Stoddard on January 15, 1953.  Shortly after, her family moved to Hershey where she grew up.  Her and her sister Kathy were really close when they were kids and did everything together,...