Obituary Listing

Apr 3, 2017

Clifford J. "Skinny" Schmidt, 90, of Tryon, passed away April 3, 2017 at Great Plains Health. He was born September 15, 1926 at Ringgold, NE to Joe & Ethel (Wescoat) Schmidt. He lived his life in the house he was born in. He attended school in Ringgold and farmed and ranched with his father for many years. He was united...

Mar 24, 2017

Dalbert Dean Hergenrader, 84 of North Platte passed away March 24, 2017 at North Platte Care Center. He was born July 10, 1932 in Cozad, Nebraska to George Sr. and Katherine (Maul) Hergenrader.  He graduated in 1950 from Cozad High School.  On October 17, 1954 he married Orla Marlene Price.   They lived in Lexington, Ne until he was drafted by...

Mar 20, 2017

John C. Schmidler, 82, of North Platte, passed away March 20, 2017 at Great Plains Health.  He was born May 27, 1934 to John C. and Mary C. (Cooper) Schmidler at Marysville, KS.  John attended school at Marysville High School. In 1950, he hired on with Union Pacific Railroad and later served in the United States Army during the...

Mar 17, 2017

Cecil "Ray" Mullen , 78, of North Platte, formerly of Maywood, passed away March 17, 2017, at Great Plains Health. He was born on April 4, 1938, to Charles and Tracy (Blake) Mullen in Maywood. Ray graduated from Maywood High School with the Class of 1956. He was united in marriage to Sharron White on...

Mar 11, 2017

Kenneth L. Adams, 81, of North Platte, passed away March 11, 2017 at Linden Court. He was born May 1, 1935 to Alvie and Peggy (Myer) Adams at Lexington, NE. Kenneth loved spending time with his grandchildren, fishing and taking trips to the zoo. He enjoyed his two dogs, Shamrock and Jiggs. He also enjoyed traveling, bowling, playing cards and...

Mar 10, 2017

Patricia Ann Mentzer, 77, of North Platte, passed away March 10, 2017 at Great Plains Health. She was born June 1, 1939 to Chester and Stella (Beavers) Cain in Gothenburg, NE. Patricia married Delbert Dale Mentzer on May 31, 1955 in Grand Island, NE. They had three children, Cheryl, Steve and David. Patricia worked most of her life as a...

Feb 27, 2017

Eadie F McAlpine, 96, of Wood River, formerly of North Platte, passed away peacefully on Feb 27, 2017 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Wood River.  She was born April 12, 1920 in Grand Island to Knud H. Aabel and Luella A. Wion, where she grew up and graduated high school. Eadie attended the University of Washington. She returned...

Feb 27, 2017

Barbara J. McEntee, 74, of North Platte, passed away Feb. 27, 2017 at her home.  She was born Dec. 25, 1942 to Ernest and Ada (Erxleben) Bahde at Wakefield, NE.

After graduating from Wayne State College, she taught and coached in Council Bluffs, IA for four years before moving to North Platte. She then was employed as...

Feb 24, 2017

Verna J. Spelts, 77, of North Platte, passed away February 24, 2017 at  Linden Court. She was born on September 28, 1939, to Dean and Daisy (BenBen) Fister in Grant, Nebraska. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1958.  Verna was united in marriage to John W. Spelts on May 28, 1958 and was married for 54 years. She...

Feb 23, 2017

Juanita F. Finch, age 82 of Cozad and longtime Paxton resident, died February 23, 2017 at Cozad Rehabilitation and Care Center. She was born September 9, 1934 at Redford, Missouri to Melton Dale and Hazel (Bryson) Albert. She grew up in Missouri and moved to Nebraska in 1965 and living in Paxton for the past 40 years. Survivors include her...

Feb 14, 2017

Pamela Jo Abegg, age 63 of North Platte passed away February 14, 2017 with her family at her side. She was born September 15, 1953 at North Platte, NE to Raymond "Pete" and Donna Jean (Amstuz) Collins. Pam graduated from North Platte High School in 1971. She was married to Terry Fletcher Sr. in January of 1976 and to...

Feb 13, 2017

Margaret "Margie" Mary Catherine Pitner, of North Platte, passed away February 13 th , 2017.

Margie was born March 16 th , 1949, to John and Betty (Lynch) Camenzind in Omaha. She grew up in Omaha with her parents and six siblings.  She attended Marion High School in Omaha.

After high school she worked at...

Feb 10, 2017

Gerald (Jerry) Eugene Tipton, 81, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away on February 10, 2017. Jerry was born in Akron, Ohio on June 16, 1935.  He is survived by his wife, Sharon Tipton, daughter, Linda Payne and husband Cecil, son Gerald Tipton Jr and wife Kathy, daughter Cindy King and husband Mark, daughter Sandra Jones and husband Colin, daughter Elizabeth...

Feb 9, 2017

Robert Lee Killham, 86, of North Platte, passed away Feb. 9, 2017 at North Platte Care Center.  Bob was born June 6, 1930 to Guy Sr. and Ellen (Anderson) Killham in North Platte. He attended Lincoln Elementary School and North Platte Senior High School. After high school, he moved to California, where he was employed by Armour Company.  During...

Feb 3, 2017

Isabella Rose Plunk, 7months old, of North Platte died February 3, 2017, due to an auto accident.  She was born June 20, 2016 to Matt Plunk and Stacy Shannon at North Platte.  Isabella had the most beautiful big brown eyes and smile that melted your heart. She was so happy and smart and oh so strong. She was loved...

Jan 28, 2017

Joseph P. Corkle , 66, of North Platte, passed away peacefully January 28, 2017 at his home.  He was born January 16, 1951, to George and Martha Lydia (Praeuner) Corkle at Norfolk, NE.  Joe attended and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  On October 27, 1984, he was united in marriage to his wife, Peggy of 32 years. ...

Jan 24, 2017

Ronald E. Smith , 89, of North Platte, passed away January 24, 2017 at Great Plains Health. He was born on September 18, 1927 in Maywood, Nebraska to William and Hetty (Nichols) Smith. Ronald graduated from North Platte High School. He taught at many Colleges and Universities throughout his life. Beginning in Indianapolis,Indiana and then...

Jan 24, 2017

On June 24, 1936, Marilyn Ruth Sommers was born on the plains of DeKalb, Illinois.  She loved to play tennis and dreamed of becoming a teacher.  It was in college, where she was pursuing that dream that she came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Savior.  From that time on she grew in her relationship, loved Him...

Jan 18, 2017

Tanja Smith, 46, of North Platte, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2017, at her home. She was born September 9, 1970 in Phoenix, AZ to Doris (Horinek) Wilson. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1989. Tanja was united in marriage to Craig S. Smith March 10, 1990 in North Platte. The family lived all...

Jan 18, 2017

Wesley C. McCaslin , 85, of North Platte, formerly of Hershey, passed away Jan. 18, 2017 at North Platte Care Center. He was born August 12, 1931 on the Sunny Slope Ranch south of Broken Bow, the fourth child of James Wesley and Evelyn Emma (Clay) McCaslin. Curt started school at the Dry Valley School and graduated...