Sarah "Sally" Virginia Peterson
Aug 7, 2015
Sarah V. "Sally" Peterson, age 91 of Arnold passed away August 7, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1924 near Arnold to Charles C. and Gertrude K. (Williams) Simms. Sarah moved in 1929 with her folks to a ranch south of Dunning. She attended country school through the 8th grade then went to high school in...
Edith "Dude" Lucile Boltz
Aug 6, 2015
Edith Lucile "Dude" Boltz, age 88 of North Platte, passed away on August 6, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Dude was born to George D. and Nettie M. (Winters) Ripple on April 12, 1927 at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, KS. She spent time attending school in Moorefield, NE and later moved to North Platte where...
Angela "Angie" Miller
Jul 31, 2015
Angela D, "Angie" Miller, age 43, of Ravenna and formerly of Ogallala, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 near Paxton as a result of an auto accident. She was born March 15, 1972 at Grand Island, NE to Joseph and Barbara (Rose) Call. Angie attended school at Ogallala and was united in marriage to Roger Miller on November 17, 1988...
Garry Edgar Phelps
Jul 28, 2015
Garry Edgar Phelps, 76, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side on July 27th, 2015 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born on March 17th, 1939 in Max, Nebraska to Flotow and Ruby (Royse) Phelps. Garry moved to Wallace, Nebraska when he was just 4 years old, and spent the entirety...
Anne Louise Mccracken
Jul 27, 2015
Anne Louise McCracken Anne L. McCracken, 79, of North Platte, passed away July 27, 2015 at Great Plains Health. She was born July 30, 1935 to Homer and Arvelyn (Olson) Hinton at Cody, NE, with Anne's great grandmother, Anna Bohman assisting. Anne grew up south of Cody on a ranch and attended District 46, Cody grade and Cody High School,...
Earlyne Lucille Biggs
Jul 26, 2015
Earlyne Lucille Detlefsen Biggs Earlyne L. Biggs, age 83, of North Platte, passed away July 26, 2015 at Great Plains Health. She was the last child born of Chris and Pauline Detlefsen in Arnold, NE on September 29, 1931. She attended grade school in Gandy and then the family moved to Stapleton, where she finished high school in 1949. After...
Perlinger E. Larry
Jul 23, 2015
Larry E. Perlinger, age 75 of North Platte, passed away July 23, 2015 at his home. He was born January 26, 1940 at North Platte to John and Anna (Neuberger) Perlinger. Larry grew up on a farm southwest of Paxton and attended district 70 country school and also Paxton High School. He was united in marriage to LaDonna Johnson on...
Norman "Ed" Mccown
Jul 20, 2015
Norman E. "Ed" McCown, age 78, of Maxwell, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Great Plains Health. He was born September 4, 1936 near Wallace, NE to Norman E. and Neva (Dyer) McCown. Ed grew up on a farm northwest of Wallace and attended school in Elsie and Wallace, graduating with the class of 1954. He later married June...
Violet Viola Clausen
Jul 18, 2015
Violet Viola Russell was born August 1, 1920, the fourth child of Benjamin Theodore Russell and Della Mae West Patch Russell at Sargent, Ne. and the ninth child of Della Russell. She attended Antelope School thru the eighth grade. She was promoted up two grades in a year allowing her to be in her sister Irene's class. They attended Sargent...
Leora Maxine Smith
Jul 11, 2015
Leora M. Nielsen Smith, 84, of North Platte, passed away July 11, 2015 at her home. She was born June 25, 1931, in Logan County, NE to Niels C. and Florence (Essley) Nielsen. She attended school at Gandy until the 5th grade when the family moved to Stapleton. She graduated from Stapleton High School in 1949. After high school she...
Phyllis M Stackhouse
Jul 6, 2015
Phyllis M. Stackhouse, 86, of North Platte, went to meet Jesus her Lord and Savior at 3:00 a.m. on July 6, 2015 at Great Plains Health. She was born May 18, 1929 to Erwin and Melissa (McDermott) Hasenauer at Wellfleet. She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of "47". On Feb. 20, 1948, she was united in...
Morris J. "Moe" Hoban
Jun 30, 2015
Morris J. "Moe" Hoban, 72 of North Platte was called away June 30th, peacefully at his home. Moe was born on August 29th, 1942 in North Platte, Nebraska to William Patrick and Lillian Faye Harrison Hoban. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1961. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1966, after 2 years of service he...
Dudley Craig Oltmans
Jun 29, 2015
Dudley Craig Oltmans, 66, North Platte businessman, passed away June 29, 2015 at his home. He was born Feb. 6, 1949 to Glenn and Della (Bargen) Oltmans at Nelson, NE. He graduated from Nelson High School with the class of "67". He went on to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture...
Robert Charles Koenig
Jun 28, 2015
Robert C. "Bob" Koenig, 84, of Brady, passed away June 28, 2015 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 17, 1930 to Tom and Stella (Beaver) Koenig at Gering, NE. He graduated from Maxwell High School with the class of "49". In 1951, Bob joined the United States Army and served until his honorable discharge in 1953. On July...
Yvonne J. "Vonnie" Easton
Jun 23, 2015
Yvonne J. "Vonnie" Easton, age 82, longtime North Platte resident, passed away in Golden, Co on June 23, 2015. Vonnie was born to Ruby Snyder Kunce and Charles William Kunce in Odell, Ne and lived in Arthur, Bellevue, Ogallala and North Platte, where she graduated from high school in 1950. As a child, Vonnie was a contortionist and performed in...
Cleda M (Vencill) Dowhower Mccammon
Jun 20, 2015
Cleda Marian (Vencill) Dowhower McCammon, 87, of North Platte passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. Cleda was born Aug 27, 1927 to Ervin and Marguerite (Wendeborn) Vencill in North Platte. She graduated high school in North Platte with the class of 1945. She married Wayne N Dowhower on Oct 18, 1951, on her parents'...
Leslie C Weil
Jun 18, 2015
Leslie C. Weil, 90, of North Platte, died June 18th at Linden Court nursing home. Les was born October 18, 1924, at North Platte to Lester and Fern (Younghein) Weil. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Wallace, NE where his father managed the Ford garage. In 1936, he moved with his family back to North Platte. Les enjoyed...
Joan M Carpenter
Jun 16, 2015
Joan Marcella (Bailey) Carpenter, 89, of North Platte, passed away June 16, 2015 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. She was born Nov. 10, 1925 to William S. and Mildred (Wigington) Bailey at Schuyler, NE. The family moved to Grand Island when she was an infant, where she attended school and graduated from high school with the class of 1943. She...
Barbara Esther Winchell
Jun 14, 2015
Barbara Esther Winchell, age 87 died June 14 in North Platte, NE. Barbara was born on Oct. 26, 1927, the daughter of John and Ann Harding at Central City Nebraska. She married Bob Winchell January 24th 1943. They brought into this world four children; Linda, Dan, John and Dean. After the War and Bob's return from the service they followed...
Kelly Blaine Smith
Jun 14, 2015
Kelly B. Smith, 52, of North Platte, passed away June 14, 2015 at Aurora, CO. He was born August 16, 1962 to Harold and Ila Faye (Murry) Smith at Shenandoah, IA. The family lived in Plattsmouth, NE until moving to North Platte in 1967. Kelly graduated from North Platte High School with the class of "80". He attended Mid Plains...
