Obituary Listing

Mar 4, 2018

Beulia E. Sonneman, age 96, of North Platte, passed away March 4, 2018 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. She was born August 4, 1921 at Wellfleet, NE to Neal and Mildred (Shirley) Schrecongost. Beulia attended school at the Echo School near Wellfleet. She was united in marriage to Charlie Sonneman on May 13, 1940 at North Platte. They farmed south...

Feb 28, 2018

Burnice A. (Dickinson) Zierlein , age 95 of North Platte passed away February 28, 2018 at Linden Court. Burnice was born October 30, 1922 to Charles and Agnes (Stethem) Pettis at Anselmo, Ne where she attended school. She was united in marriage to Cleve Dickinson on July 6, 1938 in Broken Bow, NE. They worked on various...

Feb 28, 2018

Benny D. Miles, age 80, of North Platte, passed away February 28, 2018. He was born July 22, 1937 at Lynch, NE to Hershel and Wilma (Bivens) Miles. Benny attended grade school in Dorsey, NE and later graduated from Plainview High School. On August 4, 1957 he was united in marriage to Thelma L. Schmer at Brush, CO. He was...

Feb 27, 2018

Robert Dean Bailey, age 91, of Omaha and formerly of North Platte, passed away February 27, 2018 at Omaha, NE. He was born in Lexington, NE to Louise Caroline (Weiland) and Everett Thomas Bailey. Bob graduated from Lexington High School in 1943. He started his career at the Union Pacific Railroad after High School, but enlisted in the United States...

Feb 20, 2018

Gina Rae Stinson, 44, of Hayes Center passed away February 20, 2018 at Perkins Country Community Hospital in Grant, Nebraska after losing her battle with cancer.  She was born in McCook, NE on July 4, 1973 to Dixie (Griffiths) and Robert Stinson and lived on a farm near Hayes Center until she was three.  The family moved to Palisade in...

Feb 19, 2018

BARBARA JEAN MARIE KRUEGER WORKMAN Barbara Jean Marie Krueger passed away February 19, 2018 at Centennial Park Nursing Home. Barbara was born September 26, 1929 at Norfolk, NE, to Willard and Leotha (Donner) Krueger. She attended public and parochial schools, living in Norfolk until June 6, 1954 when she married Roy E. Workman. They moved to West Point where Roy...

Feb 18, 2018

Carrol Roy "Red" Hiatt, Jr., age 59 of North Platte, died February 18, 2018 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Kearney. Carrol was born on February 25, 1958 to Carrol Sr. and Joan (Johnston) Hiatt in North Platte where he grew up. He loved anything with wheels, building his first 56 Ford pick-up at the tender age of 14,...

Feb 18, 2018

Norma Jean Peterson , age 84, of North Platte, passed away February 18, 2018 at North Platte Care Center. She was born May 29, 1933 at Hayes Center, NE to John and Elva (Scott) Curran. Norma Jean graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1950. She was united in marriage to Marvin D. Peterson on May 3,...

Feb 16, 2018

Victor A. Hormandl, age 92, was born July 31, 1925 at Swanton, NE to Anton and Francis (Pavlik) Hormandl along with his twin-sister Victoria Hormandl. He went to be his Lord on February 16, 2018. Victor was a loving husband, father and Grandfather. Victor served in the US Army in November of 1945 and served with Company B 67th Armored...

Feb 16, 2018

George A. Matthews, age 97, of North Platte, passed away February 16, 2018 at Chase County Hospital. He was born on July 16, 1920 at McCook, NE to George W. and Mary (Hyatt) Matthews. He served in the United States Army until his honorable discharge in 1946. George later married Lavon Smith. He was an over the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...