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Betty C. Sayer

Betty C. Sayer

Jul 12, 2013

Betty C. Sayer, age 92 of North Platte, died July 12, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1921 at Indianola, NE to Garrett and Frances (Dolan) Wilber. Betty graduated from Indianola High School in 1937. She was united in marriage to Gerald Sayer on May 20, 1943. In 1961, they moved to North Platte....

Genevieve Maxine Newman

Genevieve Maxine Newman

Jul 4, 2013

Genevieve Maxine Newman, 97, of North Platte and formerly of Maxwell died July 4, 2013. She was born on January 6, 1916 at Trumbull, Nebraska to Chester and Liva P. Rader Munn. On January 17, 1946, she married John Newman at Ogallala. He preceded her in death on June 10, 1985. Mrs. Newman was a member of the First Evangelical...

Francis Fritz Rudloff

Francis Fritz Rudloff

Jun 27, 2013

Francis L. ""Fritz"" Rudloff Francis L. ""Fritz"" Rudloff, age 99, of North Platte, passed away June 27, 2013 at Linden Court in North Platte. He was born May 12, 1914 at Sheldon, IA to Henry H. and Anna (Henningfelt) Rudloff. He graduated from Crawford High School in the class of 1936 and later farmed in the area. In 1942, he...

Paul N. Simonson

Paul N. Simonson

Jun 18, 2013

Paul N. Simonson Paul N. Simonson, age 72 of North Platte, and formerly of Mullen, died June 18, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born July 17, 1940 to Robert and Marian (Shimmin) Simonson at Hooker County, NE. Paul graduated from Mullen High School in 1958 and he was in the sandhills for many years before moving...

Dorothy I Johnston

Dorothy I Johnston

Jun 14, 2013

Dorothy I. Johnston, 86, of Hastings, formerly of North Platte, passed away June 14, 2013 at Hastings. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery.

Betty Jane Palmer

Betty Jane Palmer

Jun 10, 2013

Betty Jane Palmer, 77, of North Platte passed away June 10, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Betty was born January 22, 1936 in Kansas City, MO to William and Twila Keith. She moved to North Platte when she was young. Betty was united in marriage to Everett Palmer, Sr. on July 9, 1954 in North Platte. She was...

John J Kirchner

John J Kirchner

Jun 10, 2013

John Joseph Kirchner, 73, of North Platte passed away June 10, 2013 at his home. John was born to Joe J. and Minnie (Zwiener) Kirchner on March 5, 1940 at Bellwood, Nebraska. He graduated in 1958 from St. Agnes Academy in Alliance and attended Chadron State College. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1962-1966 and served on the USS...

Mary Lou Sullivan

Mary Lou Sullivan

Jun 6, 2013

Mary Lou Sullivan Mary Lou Sullivan, age 80, of North Platte passed away June 6, 2013 at Linden Court in North Platte. Mary Lou was born March 19, 1933 to Guy and Mabel (Cox) Furrow in Broken Bow, NE. She graduated from the Broken Bow High School in 1951. She married Norman Gubser on July 27, 1955 he passed away...

Robert H. Olson

Robert H. Olson

May 29, 2013

Robert H. (Bob) Olson was born December 11, 1932 in Redwood County, Minnesota to Minnie and Leonard Olson. He was the fourth of nine children living on the family farm on the banks of Plum Creek, near Walnut Grove. Bob graduated from Walnut Grove High and joined the U.S. Army in 1953. He was stationed in Germany, assisting with post-war...

Victor Keith Tatman

Victor Keith Tatman

May 25, 2013

Victor Keith Tatman, 97, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday May 25th, 2013, in Puyallup, WA. Vic was born on Feb 20th, 1916, on a farm just north of North Platte NE, in a little sod house. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1934 and immediately went to work for the Union Pacific...

Layne L. Howell

Layne L. Howell

May 22, 2013

Layne L. Howell, age 50 of North Platte, died May 22, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Omaha. He was born September 5, 1962 to Riley and Florence (Hoffman) Howell at Cameron, MO. Layne graduated from Wiggins High School in Wiggins, CO. He served in the United States Air Force and farmed with his family in Colorado, Missouri, and Nebraska....

Twila R Thompson

Twila R Thompson

May 13, 2013

Twila Rose Thompson, 88, of Hershey, died May 13, at Centennial Park Retirement Village. She was born on December 1, 1924, in North Platte to Jess and Esther Gilmore. Twila was united in marriage to Everett L. Thompson on April 8, 1940. The couple resided in the Bignell area until moving to Hershey where they owned and operated a local...

C. Wayne Hill

C. Wayne Hill

May 12, 2013

C. Wayne Hill, 86, of North Platte, died May 12, 2013 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. He was born Dec. 11, 1926, in Tryon to A.C. and Helen Hill. The family moved to North Platte, then to Paxton, when Hill was in junior high, and then back to North Platte. As a high school senior, he began working afternoons and...

Dallis C. Dye

Dallis C. Dye

May 10, 2013

Dallis C. Dye passed away May 10, 2013 at Centennial Park Retirement, following a courageous battle with cancer. Dallis was born July 19, 1940 on a farm south of North Platte, NE to Orley and Edith (Miller) Dye Baxter. He attended grade school at Echo School graduating from North Platte High School in 1959. He married Connie Loghry April 24,...

Joan T Smith

Joan T Smith

May 8, 2013

Joan T. Smith Joan T. Smith, 85, of Omaha, formerly of North Platte, passed away May 8, 2013 at the Omaha Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 17, 1927 to Peter and Grace (Beaupre) Lamirande at Cloquet, MN. Joan was united in marriage to Clayton W. Smith on June 9, 1956 at Duluth, MN. They resided in Duluth, Denver, CO...

Michael Coleman

Michael Coleman

May 6, 2013

Michael Coleman was born on November 27, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born the ninth child of eleven to the union of Burley Coleman Jr. and Odelia Coleman. Michael was baptized in the name of Jesus and attended Greater Bethlehem Temple Church. After school, he pursued a career in Construction specializing in Painting and many other accomplishments. Michael had...

Cindy W Cox-Votaw

Cindy W Cox-Votaw

May 4, 2013

Cindy W. Cox-Votaw, age 48, of Wellfleet, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. A memorial has been established and online condolences may be made at www.carpentermemorial.com. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Pastor Tammy Aubushon officiating. Burial will follow at Wellfleet Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Jay A. Red Williams

Jay A. Red Williams

Apr 28, 2013

Jay Alvin (Red) Williams, 80 of North Platte, departed this life on April 28, 2013 at his home. Jay was born on November 25, 1932 in Cozad, Nebraska to George H and Laura F Williams. Jay grew up in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School in 1950. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and was a...

Pauline R. Maxwell

Pauline R. Maxwell

Apr 25, 2013

PAULINE RUTH MAXWELL WAS BORN JUNE 14, 1928 IN NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TO ANTHONY (TONY AKA AR) AND HELEN (WARNER) HORA, THE YOUNGEST OF THREE CHILDREN. RAISED IN NORTH PLATTE AND GRADUATED FROM NORTHPLATTE HIGH SCHOOL, PAULINE ATTENDED BUSINESS COLLEGE IN DENVER, COLORADO. AFTER GRADUATION SHE RETURNED AND MARRIED RAYMOND MAXWELL ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1947. PAULINE WORKED AS STENOGRAPHER FOR...

Robert Gail Thompson

Robert Gail Thompson

Apr 23, 2013

Robert G. ""Punk"" Thompson, 68, of North Platte, passed away April 23, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born to Ella Idona at St. Mary Hospital in North Platte, Nebraska on November 25, 1944. On June 17, 1967 he married Phyllis E. Simants at North Platte. Robert worked at the Holiday Inn and later hired out at...

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