Vernon G Roethemeyer
Nov 20, 2013
Vernon G. Roethemeyer Vernon G. Roethemeyer, 84, of North Platte, passed away November 20, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born January 9, 1929, to Albert and Emma (Fleer) Roethemeyer at Charlotte, Missouri. Vernon attended the Wiseman School during his early years. At the age of 17 he followed the wheat harvest to Montana before coming back...
Dwight "Ike" "Handlebars" Allbery
Nov 19, 2013
Dwight "Ike" "Handlebars" Richard Allbery, 76, of North Platte, NE, passed away on November 19, 2013, in Lincoln, NE after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Dwight was born to Lee Roy and Laura Nell Allbery on November 27, 1936, in Gretna, NE. He was the fifth of seven children. He graduated from Gretna High School in 1954 and went to...
Beulah Marie Phifer
Nov 3, 2013
BEULAH MARIE PHIFER Beulah Marie Phifer, 89, of North Platte, passed away Nov. 3, 2013 at North Platte Care Center. Beulah was born July 7, 1924, on a farm south at Grainton, NE to William J. and Zelma (Plunkett) Hopping. She was the oldest of nine siblings. At the age of 12, she moved with her parents to north of...
Wesley L Amweg
Oct 31, 2013
Wesley L. Amweg, 87, of North Platte, passed away Oct. 31, 2013 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. He was born January 12, 1926 to Frank and Myrtle (Cooper) Amweg at Waynoka, OK. He grew up and attended school at Waynoka. He served in the United States Navy during WWII and later retired in United States Air Force. On August 26,...
Ferne Fraze
Oct 31, 2013
Ferne Fraze, age 95, of North Platte, passed away October 31, 2013 at North Platte. She was born November 20, 1917 to Jesse and Ilah (Floyd) Taylor. Ferne was a 1935 graduate of Minden High School. On July 3, 1939 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Fraze in North Platte. They lived in Maxwell and later moved to North...
Lois L Connery
Oct 30, 2013
LOIS L. WOBIG CONNERY Lois L. Wobig Connery, 83, of North Platte, passed away October 30, 2013 at Linden Court. She was born November 19, 1929 to Harry and Hazel Wobig, at her parent's home, south of Cody on the Niobrara River. She attended grade school at the Boiling Springs flat and high school in Cody, NE. Lois was united...
Shawn Matthew Davis
Oct 29, 2013
Shawn Matthew Davis, 48, of North Platte, passed away October 29, 2013 at his home. He was born July 17, 1965 at Cambridge, NE to Howard and Erlene (Fenstermacher) Davis. Shawn graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1983 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from Kearney State. He was united in marriage to Laura J. Stevens...
Hideo Kamino
Oct 28, 2013
Hideo Kamino, 93, of North Platte, NE, passed away Oct. 28, 2013, at Linden Court in North Platte. He was born March 12, 1920, in Hershey to Tomokichi and Sao Kamino. On April 24, 1954, Hideo married Helen Y. Kanno in Morrill, NE. Hideo and Helen farmed in the Platte Valley area until they retired in the late 1980's and...
Charles "Chuck" L. Haney
Oct 27, 2013
Charles L. "Chuck" Haney, 77, of North Platte, passed away Oct. 27, 2013. He was born June 30, 1936, at Sutherland, NE. Chuck started kindergarten early and graduated from North Platte High School in 1953, at the age of 16. He received his Teaching Certificate from Kearney State College and later served in the National Guard. On Nov. 1, 1959...
Wood L. Whitson
Oct 26, 2013
Woody L. Whitson, 69, of North Platte, passed away October 26, 2013 at his home, after a battle with cancer. He was born April 19, 1944 to Woodrow and Marguarite (Seal) Whitson at Hollis, OK. Woody attended Dodson, Texas High School. At the age of 18, Woody moved to North Platte. He served in the United States Army and trained...
Vera Lee Wisdom
Oct 21, 2013
Vera Lee Wisdom, 95, of Sutherland, passed away Oct. 21, 2013 at the Sutherland Care Center. Vera was born July 25, 1918 to Henry and Annis (Henderson) Hughes at Hot Springs, AR. She grew up and attended school in the central Arkansas area. On May 25, 1939, Vera married Hurshel Harry Wisdom at Hot Springs, AR. In 1949, they moved...
John E Higginbotham
Oct 10, 2013
JOHN ERROL HIGGINBOTHAM John Errol Higginbotham, born in North Platte, NE on February 18, 1949 to Helen Yates Higginbotham and Willie Higginbotham, went peacefully to be with God and his family in heaven on Oct. 10, 2013, surrounded by his much loved family and special friends in Santa Fe, New Mexico. John graduated from North Platte High School in 1967...
Leola Vonna Schrecongost
Oct 8, 2013
Leola V. Schrecongost, 85, of Denver, passed away October 8, 2013 at her home. She was born September 8, 1928 to Henry and Bertha (Yanken) Paul in Maxwell, NE, where she also attended school. She married George Schrecongost on November 16, 1946 in Kansas. Leola was a devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed Bingo, gambling, crafting and helping others, she...
Anita Marie Swanson
Oct 3, 2013
Anita Swanson, 83, of North Platte died October 3rd at the Sutherland Care Center. Anita was born in Topeka, KS in 1929 to Hugh and Marguerite Knisely. She lived in Topeka until age 5 when her family moved to Wichita, KS, and then to North Platte when she was in junior high. She graduated from North Platte High School with...
Nellie Doris (Marshall) Haswell
Sep 28, 2013
Nellie ""Doris"" (Marshall) Haswell Nellie ""Doris"" (Marshall) Haswell, 83, went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2013. She was born on Sept. 29, 1929 in Fullerton, NE to Benjamin and Elenora Marshall. Doris married Kenneth ""Red"" Cobb on May 26, 1946, together they had five children. She was a great wife and mother. She later settled down in...
Grace L Kaiser
Sep 19, 2013
Grace L. Kaiser Grace L. Kaiser, 92, of North Platte, passed away, Sept. 19, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born April 26, 1921 to Christ J. and Alma (Nelson) Lee at Sauk Center, MN. The family moved to Fergus Falls, MN when she was 11 months old, where she graduated from High School in 1939 and...
Leroy C. Montgomery
Sep 11, 2013
LeRoy C. Montgomery, age 81, of North Platte, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at North Platte Care Center. He was born on November 20, 1931 at his parent's home in Elm Creek to the late Clarence and Florence (Karsten) Montgomery. He grew up and attended school in Elm Creek. He was in the U.S. Army from April 1952 to March...
Marguerite M Smith
Sep 6, 2013
Marguerite M. Smith, 92, longtime Maxwell resident, passed away Sept. 6, 2013, at North Platte. She was born Nov. 2, 1920, to Bernard and Frances (Kemper) Miller at Wellfleet. She attended school in Wellfleet and was united in marriage to Percy D. Smith on April 7, 1940. They made their home in Maxwell, where she was an assistant cook at...
Peggy Ann Langford
Sep 3, 2013
Peggy Ann Langford, age 64, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at home with her family by her side after a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer, in which she was a warrior to the end. Peggy was born August 15, 1949 in North Platte to Paul ""Shorty"" and Marian (Barker) Barraclough. She attended Catholic School at McDaid and St....
M. Marcene Livermore
Sep 1, 2013
M. Marcene Livermore of North Platte passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 18, 1925 to Emmett and Mona Hughes of Ericson, Neb. When she was six-years-old, she was joined by a sister Darlene, and soon followed by another sister Berdine, and brothers Gerald, Lonnie and Norman, who completed the large...
