Olive Grace Summers
Feb 4, 2013
Olive Grace Summers, 101, one of eight children, was born December 29, 1911, at Belgrade, Nebraska to John and Blanche (Ford) McClatchey. She passed away February 4, 2013 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. As a young girl, she moved with her family to York County and then to Southwest Nebraska where she graduated from Palisade with the class of 1931....
Margaret A. Peterson
Feb 3, 2013
Margaret A. Peterson, 72, passed away February3, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born January 7, 1941 at Tecumseh, NE to Rodger and Helen (Campbell) Peterson. She graduated from Elm Creek High School and worked at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Women of the Moose....
Scott Dean Smith
Feb 2, 2013
Scott Dean Smith, 65, died February 2, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born Dec. 25, 1947 to Joe and Myrtle Smith in North Platte, Nebraska and was raised by Everett and Louise Wilson. He attended Platte Valley School and graduated from North Platte High in 1966. He served in the U.S. Army and Reserves from 1967 to 1973. He...
Korey E Huebner
Jan 28, 2013
Korey Elizabeth Huebner, 24, of Hershey, passed away Jan. 28, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born Oct. 5, 1988 to Gene and Diane (Wright) Huebner in North Platte. She attended K-12 at Hershey Public Schools, graduating as salutatorian in 2007. Korey attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and graduated from the University of Nebraska...
Margaret L Skraback
Jan 23, 2013
Margaret L. (Bennett) Skraback Margaret L. (Bennett) Skraback, 74, of North Platte, passed away January 23, 2013 at her home with her family. She was born April 20, 1938 to Arthur O. and Rose M. (Hastings) Bennett at Southwest City, MO , then her family moved to Grant, NE, where she graduated from Grant High School. She attended and graduated...
Clifford L. Stoddard
Jan 23, 2013
Clifford L. Stoddard, 86, of Hershey, NE passed away January 23, 2013 at North Platte Care Center. Clifford was born March 4, 1926 in Polo, MO. to Clarence and Ida Stoddard. He lived his young life in Missouri. On May 9, 1944 he married Betty Orr in Atchison, KS. Clifford joined the Air Force July 6, 1944 and was honorably...
Smoke Ryba
Jan 16, 2013
Smoke Ryba, 41, of North Platte, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 16, 2013 at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1971 to Martin and Sherri (Husman) Ryba at North Platte. In 1989, Smoke graduated from North Platte High School and then attended college at University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was employed at the Union Pacific...
Phyllis J Evans
Jan 14, 2013
Phyllis J. Evans, 90, of North Platte passed away Jan. 14, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept 3, 1922 to Elbert and Berniece (Gaines) DeFord at David City, Nebraska. She is survived by her son, Fred (Liz) Evan Jr., of St. Peters, MO; her daughter, Sue Evans of North Platte; brother, Hank (Evelyn) DeFord of...
Patricia Ann Teneyck
Jan 6, 2013
Patricia A TenEyck, 83, former North Platte resident, died January 06, 2013 in Springfield, MO. She was born December 14, 1929 in Detroit, MI to Francis J and Josephine B (Delestowicz) Sroka. On June 24, 1950, she married James E TenEyck in Detroit, MI. They lived in North Platte for 40 years, then Highlands Ranch, CO for 8 years, and...
Dave Sparky Stearns
Dec 31, 2012
Dave ""Sparky"" Stearns, 60, of North Platte, passed away Dec. 31, 2012 at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1952 to Norman and Delores (Johnson) Stearns at North Platte. He was the middle child, having two older and two younger sisters. As a young boy he spent a lot of time in hospitals and casts due to a hip...
H Sally Mosier
Dec 28, 2012
H. Sally Mosier H. Sally Mosier, 91, of North Platte, passed away December 28, 2012 at home. She was born Feb. 1, 1921 to Harry and Minnie (Morrison) Dodds at Van Buren County, Iowa. She graduated from Bonaparte High School in Bonaparte, Iowa. While in high school she loved musicals and was a cheerleader. On Dec. 21, 1941, she was...
R Dean Crook
Dec 22, 2012
R. Dean Crook R. Dean Crook, 91, of North Platte, passed away December 22, 2012 at Linden Court. Dean was born January 3, 1921 in Paxton to William J. and Ruth (Louden) Crook. He grew up in Paxton and graduated from Paxton High School. After graduation he went to California and worked in an air craft factory until entering the...
Ernest R Jensen
Dec 21, 2012
Ernest R. Jensen Ernest R. Jensen, 84, of North Platte, passed away December 21, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1928 to Jens Christian and Christina (Larsen) Jensen in Dannebrog, NE. He always thought 13 was a lucky number. He was the 13th child, went to school dist. 13, had 13 classmates, was born...
Raymond J Biere
Dec 21, 2012
Raymond J. Biere Raymond J. Biere, 78, formerly of Sutherland, passed away December 21, 2012 at Rapid City, SD. He was born May 30, 1934 to George and Mary (Schmidt) Biere at Auburn, NE. He grew up in Auburn. On February 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Norma Lotter at Auburn. He was a mechanic and farmed in...
Darrell L. Riese
Dec 17, 2012
Darrell L. Riese, 69, of North Platte passed away December 17, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Darrell was born April 20, 1943 to Julius and Esther (Jacobitz) Riese at Hastings, NE. He grew up on a farm southeast of Norman, NE and graduated from Minden High School in 1961. He worked as a mechanic for...
Larry Lee Lamphear
Dec 11, 2012
Larry Lee Lamphear, Sr. Larry Lee Lamphear, Sr., passed away December 11, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center from complications of cancer. He was born December 25, 1958 to William and Sandra (Ridinger) Lamphear at Turlock, CA. He grew up in Stockton, CA and joined the United States Navy. After his discharged he lived in California moving to Nebraska...
Doris Goltz
Dec 10, 2012
Doris Goltz, age 89, of North Platte, passed away December 10, 2012 at Hagerstown, MD. Memorial services will be 10:30 am Saturday, January 5, 2013 at the Berean Church in North Platte. Private family burial will be at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. Family will be receiving friends and sharing memories from 7-8 pm Friday, January 4, 2013 at...
Charles Chuck Chapman
Dec 7, 2012
Charles ""Chuck"" Fulton Chapman, Jr., 65, of North Platte passed away December 7, 2012 at the University Medical Center in Omaha. He was born June 7, 1947 to Charles and Jessie (Marion) Chapman at North Platte, NE. Chuck grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte High School. He joined the Army Reserves in Jefferson City, MO. and served...
Stanley Dewey Pittman
Dec 6, 2012
Stanley ""Dewey"" Pittman, Sr., 68, of North Platte, passed away December 6, 2012 at his home. He was born April 29, 1944 to Walter J. and Pauline (Anderson) Pittman in Thomaston, Georgia. Stanley was raised in Georgia and married Sandra Brown on Nov. 24, 1980. They moved to North Platte on Jan. 1, 1993, where they owned and operated Wagon...
John T Wood
Nov 29, 2012
John T. Wood John T. Wood, 69, of North Platte, passed away Nov. 29, 2012. He was born July 23, 1943 to Clarence L. and Geraldine M. (Easton) Wood at North Platte. In 1962, he graduated from St. Patrick's High School. John joined the United States Navy in 1962 until his honorable discharge in 1969, serving during the Vietnam War....
