Florence "Susie" Mcfarland
Jan 8, 2015
Florence "Susie" McFarland, age 98 of North Platte, passed away January 8, 2015 at Centennial Park in North Platte. She was born on the family farm Northeast of Cozad to Danish emigrants, Henry and Kristina "Stena" (Jensen) Nielsen. Susie attended a one room country school where she learned English and also attended Cozad High School. She was united in marriage...
Kimberly Kay Ellis Bolden
Jan 7, 2015
Kimberly Kay Ellis Bolden, age 45, of North Platte, passed away January 7, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. She was born October 11, 1969 at Kimball, NE to Ronald and Cindy (Mundhenke) Ellis. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1989 and later received her associate of arts degree in criminal justice from Mid-Plains Community College. Kimberly...
Ronald Lewis Boltz
Jan 7, 2015
Ronald Lewis Boltz, age 64 of North Platte, passed away January 7, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born May 30, 1950 at North Platte to Robert and Lillian (Jones) Boltz. Ronald graduated from Brule High School and later served in the US Navy. He lived various places including Pensacola, FL and Washington, DC before returning to...
John Ray Debrie
Jan 6, 2015
John R. DeBrie died Jan. 6, 2015, at North Platte Care Center. He was born Dec. 21, 1928, in Gibbon to Amiel and Ora DeBrie. John served in the United States Army. He had various jobs during his lifetime, some being erecting radio towers, Sutherland Power Plant, stone foundation work and hauling mail in Nebraska and Colorado. Johnny was a...
Shirleen A. Voris
Jan 4, 2015
Shirleen A (Hill) Voris, age 76 of Grand Island / North Platte Nebraska. She passed away January 4, 2015, at Madonna Rehab in Lincoln Ne. Shirleen was born November 5, 1938 in Sterling Colorado to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hill. She graduated from North Platte High School and attended college in 1958 at Sul Ross State in Alpine, TX. She...
Larry E. Tappan
Dec 30, 2014
Lawrence Edward Tappan went to heaven on December 30, 2014. Larry was born in Gandy, Nebraska, on March 28, 1939, to Claude (Bus) Tappan and Viola Alma (Elma) Tappan. He attended high school in Gandy, NE. In 1958, Larry enlisted in the Army and later received his GED. He served four years in the military and achieved Spec 5 rank....
Joyce Robertson Pickett
Dec 28, 2014
Joyce Robertson Pickett, 88, of North Platte, formerly of Red Cloud, passed away Dec. 28, 2014 at Great Plains Health. Joyce was born October 27, 1926, at Red Cloud, the only child of Fred and Clara Belle (Scott) Robertson. She was a bright, happy and outgoing child, entertaining community groups with her dancing, singing and piano playing. From the age...
Joe Hinrich
Dec 26, 2014
Floyd Joseph "Joe" Hinrich, 50, of North Platte, passed away December 26, 2014 at his home. He was born October 7, 1964, to Floyd and Jeanne (Horacek) Hinrich at Fullerton, NE. He graduated from Fullerton High School with the class of "82". Joe worked at the packing plant in Grand Island and played the drums in a band for many...
Donna J. Williams
Dec 21, 2014
Donna J. Williams, 89, of North Platte, passed away December 21, 2014 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. She was born January 6, 1925 to Charles Hugh and Clara Fern (Kitt) McBride at Wauneta, NE. Donna attended school at Wauneta and graduated from Brush High School in Brush, Colorado. She married Lee Hunt and was employed as a bookkeeper in Wauneta,...
Dallas Paul Houchin
Dec 16, 2014
Dallas P. Houchin, 66, of North Platte, passed away December 16, 2014 at Great Plains Health. He was born January 26, 1948 at North Platte to Cecil and Sylvia (Wood) Houchin. Dallas attended North Platte High School and later was united in marriage to Linda Castor. He worked for his father-in-law at Castor Painting for a number of years and...
Garry Ray Lieberth
Dec 12, 2014
Garry Ray Lieberth, age 52, of North Platte, passed away December 12, 2014 in Denver. He was born April 29, 1962 in Denver, CO. He grew up in North Platte, graduating from North Platte High School in 1980. Garry moved back to Denver and was married and to this union they had two children, Keenan and Elise. He was an...
Dottie J. Kramer
Dec 12, 2014
Dottie Kramer, 72, of Stapleton, NE passed away December 12, 2014 at Great Plains Health. She was born March 2, 1942 at St. Mary's Hospital in North Platte to Edward John and Bertha Mae (Kenton) Kramer. She lived in Stapleton on Harry Well's farm and moved several different places. She attended school at St. Patrick's High School for one year...
Ruth Irene Bland
Dec 8, 2014
Ruth Irene Bland Ruth I. Bland, 90, of Sutherland, passed away December 8, 2014 at Sutherland Care Center. She was born November 15, 1924 to Benjamin H. and Bessie S. (Thompson) Craige at Robinson, KS. Ruth was raised in Kansas and graduated from Robinson High School. On September 2, 1945, she was united in marriage to Victor Bland at Robinson....
Lavern Dale Schneider
Dec 5, 2014
LaVern Dale Schneider, 90, of North Platte, formerly of McCook, went to eternal peace December 5, 2014. He was born to Henry and Helen (Braun) Schneider September 5, 1924 at Culbertson, NE. He graduated from Hayes County High School with the class of "41". He was united in marriage to Velma Irene Sullivan on April 20, 1944. They farmed/ranched north...
Lois Ruth Branting
Nov 29, 2014
Lois R. Branting, 74, of North Platte, passed away November 29, 2014 at her home. She was born May 6, 1940 to Archie and Ethel (Simants) Konruff at Stapleton, NE. Lois graduated from Stapleton High School with the class of "58". She taught in Stapleton and Sutherland Rural Schools. While her children were young she stayed home and raised them...
Beverly Ann Saathoff
Nov 29, 2014
Beverly Ann Saathoff, age 79 of North Platte, passed away November 29, 2014 at Great Plains Health. She was born November 25, 1935 at Curtis, NE to Henry "Hank" and Shirley (White) Jensen. Beverly graduated from North Platte High School in 1953 and later worked at the Lincoln County Courthouse in the Motor Vehicle Department until she was involved in...
Wilma Louise Sweley
Nov 27, 2014
Wilma Louise Sweley, age 92 of North Platte, passed away November 27, 2014 peacefully in her sleep. She was born July 15, 1922 to John "Wheeler" and Fannie Fox at Litchfield, NE. Wilma attended Denver Business School after graduation and was called home to care for her ailing mother. She married Delbert Sweley in 1944. They raised their family in...
Conrad R Slater
Nov 2, 2014
Conrad (Connie) Russell Slater, 88 left to go to his heavenly home, surrounded by his loving family, November 2, 2014. Conrad was born March 18, 1926 to Russell and Louise (Franzen) Slater in North Platte. He lived his entire life in North Platte, except three years when he served in the US Air Force as an aerial photographer during World...
Martin A Goehring
Nov 1, 2014
Martin Alfred Goehring, 100, of Thedford, died Nov. 1, 2014 at Linden Court Nursing Home in North Platte. He was born at home near Emerson, Iowa on March 3, 1914 to the parents of Ada William and Henry "Martin" Goehring. He grew up in Iowa and worked in the Civilian Conservation Corp. He married Florence Marie TenEick July 22, 1934,...
Orville G Gilpin
Oct 25, 2014
Orville G. Gilpin, 84, of North Platte, passed away Oct. 25, 2014 at his home. He was born May 11, 1930 to Golden and Ellen W. (Schifferns) Gilpin at Pauline, NE. He graduated from Stuart High School with the class of 1956. He was united in marriage April 16, 1955 to Helen V. Rizzi at Alliance, NE. Orville was employed...
