Leola Vernita Baker
Dec 15, 2014
Leola Vernita Baker, age 82 of North Platte, passed away Monday December 15, 2014. Leola was born on May 29, 1932 in Valley Falls, KS to Harold and Vera Winter. She grew up and graduated from high school in that area. Over the years she had many jobs, including bus driver and running a mail route. She loved playing pool,...
Richard "Dick" E. Fuller
Dec 13, 2014
Richard E. Fuller, age 90 of North Platte passed away December 13, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Cozad. He was born June 22, 1924 in Hayes County, NE to James and Alice (Hajek) Fuller. Dick attended school at Hayes Center, and then enlisted in the United States Marines in 1942. He served in WWI in the Pacific Islands,...
Jack Oliver Clouse
Dec 1, 2014
Jack Oliver Clouse, 82, of North Platte, died December 1, 2014 at Great Plains Health. Jack was born March 16, 1932 to Raymond "Jim" and Marion (Lewis) Clouse in Scottsbluff, NE. He married Audrey Anthony in 1956. To this union 3 sons and 2 daughters were added. Jack had one son from a previous marriage. Jack was baptized as one...
Alizabeth Joann Moreau
Dec 1, 2014
Alizabeth JoAnn "Ali" Moreau, age 22, of North Platte, passed away December 1, 2014 in North Platte due to a single vehicle accident. Ali was born January 21, 1992 to Andrea Nekuda. At the age of 10, she was adopted by James Moreau. She attended school at Platte Valley Christian and McDonald Elementary and Adams Middle School. Ali attended Holdredge...
Arlene Francis Meredith
Nov 27, 2014
Arlene Francis Meredith, age 71 of North Platte, passed away Thursday November 27, 2014. Arlene was born on September 18, 1943 in Canada. She grew up in western Nebraska, graduating from Kimball High School with the class of 1961. After high school she attended nursing school in Pueblo, CO. She returned to Kimball where she married Allen Meredith Sr. in...
Richard Michael Vanhouten
Nov 27, 2014
Richard Michael VanHouten, age 65 of North Platte, passed from this life Thursday November 27, 2014 at his home. Richard was born January 29, 1949 in Bloomfield, NE to Lawrence and Dorothy (Kadlec) VanHouten. He married Ronda Houchin on Jun 19, 1992 in North Platte at the Calvary Baptist Church. The couple moved to Lincoln where he sold cars until...
Francis Albert Liptrap
Nov 26, 2014
Francis Albert Liptrap, age 90 of Wellfleet, passed away Wednesday November 26, 2014. Francis was born on March 17, 1924 in Clome, SD to Albert and Sara (McGee) Liptrap. He attended school in both South Dakota and North Platte. He was a welder and mechanic by trade and worked in Utah, and then at Platte Valley Hide and Metal in...
Margaret Olive Booth
Nov 26, 2014
Margaret Olive Booth, age 95 of North Platte, passed away Wednesday November 26, 2014. Margaret was born on March 17, 1919 in Amherst, NE to Edwin A. and Gertrude (McComb) Peck. She grew up in the Callaway and Arnold area, where she attended school. She married Frank Booth on June 13, 1938 in Broken Bow and the couple lived in...
Michelle Lynn Heisz
Nov 26, 2014
Michelle Lynn Heisz, age 34 of Stapleton, passed away as the result of a car accident on Wednesday November 26, 2014. Michelle was born on February 13, 1980 in Denver, CO to Lawrence and Vicky (Allen) Heisz. She grew up in Commerce City, CO and earned her GED at Red Rocks Community College. She worked as a postal contractor in...
Richard "Dick" Burke Jones
Nov 25, 2014
Richard "Dick" Burke Jones, age 83 formerly of North Platte, passed away Tuesday November 25, 2014 in Bellevue, NE. Dick was born August 9, 1931 in Maywood, NE to William and Edna (Burke) Jones. He was raised in the Maywood community and later moved to North Platte where he attended country school and then graduated from North Platte High School...
Bernard "Barney" Dale Lehn
Nov 24, 2014
Bernard Dale Lehn, age 92 of North Platte passed away at his home Monday November 24, 2014. Barney was born November 16, 1922 in Elba NE to Herman M. and Ida Mae Lehn. He attended school at District #9 and Big Springs High School, graduating with the class of 1940. He worked around that area until he went to the...
Vivian Maxine Ditch
Nov 15, 2014
Vivian M. Ditch, age 82, of North Platte, passed away Saturday, November 15th at Centennial Park. She was born October 2, 1932 in Milford, NE. to George and Ruby (Swisher) Porter. She grew up in Arnold, NE. She married Thomas Robinson on July 3, 1949 and to this union two daughters were born, Nancy and Judy. She then married Ivan...
Joseph Francis Coyle Jr.
Nov 8, 2014
Dr. Joseph Francis Coyle Jr., age 81 of Gothenburg, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014. Joseph was born in Kansas City, KS on August 21, 1933 to Joseph F. and Mary A. (Ronayne) Coyle, Sr. He graduated from De La Salle Academy and then attended St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota for one year. He finished his undergraduate work at...
Francis "Bud" Melvin Budnick
Nov 7, 2014
Francis "Bud" M. Budnick, age 79 of North Platte, passed away Friday November 7, 2014 at Centennial Park Retirement Village after a courageous battle with a cancerous brain tumor. His wife Carol was at his side. Bud was the sixth child born to Henry E. and Mary (Frederick) Budnick on July 30, 1935 in Elmira, NY. He spent his childhood...
Florence Hazel Tillman
Nov 6, 2014
Florence H. Tillman, age 89, of Hershey, passed away November 6, 2014 at her home. Florence was born August 23, 1925 in Sutherland, NE to Benjamin and Florence (Melvin) Dikeman. She grew up in the area, attending country school and helping on the family farm. After her father broke his leg, she took on the majority of the farm work....
Delmar Gene Kesterson Sr.
Nov 5, 2014
Delmar Gene Kesterson Sr., age 85 of Maxwell, passed away at his home on November 5, 2014. Delmar was born on February 1, 1929 in Hershey, NE to Arthur L. and Arvilla (Hubbell) Kesterson. He went to country school in the Sandhills and Bignell until the 9th grade when he moved to North Platte to attend high school and live...
Nico "Nicky" Joseph Apodaca
Nov 4, 2014
Nico "Nicky" J. Apodaca, 47, of North Platte, passed away November 4, 2014 at his home. He was born to Joseph and Guadalupe Caudillo Apodaca on March 24, 1967 in North Platte. Nicky graduated from North Platte High School in 1985. He worked construction jobs for many years. He was an avid pool player, and was MVP in his pool...
Susan K. Condon
Nov 2, 2014
Susan K. Condon, 61, a 12 year breast cancer survivor died November 2, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family from complications of West Nile and Lymphoma. Sue was born June 22, 1953 in Sidney, Nebraska to Clarence and Lillian (Treinen) Hare. She graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic High School in 1971. On March 11, 1972 she married William...
Juliann Sedlacek
Nov 1, 2014
Juliann "Julie" Sedlacek, 57, of North Platte, passed away on November 1, 2014 at her home. Julie was born on December 27, 1957 to Joe and Mary Wilson Sedlacek. Her death was preceded by her twin brother, Gerald Sedlacek who died at birth. She attended school in North Platte graduating from North Platte High School in 1976. Julie continued her...
Lola Mae Wurl
Oct 28, 2014
Lola Mae Wurl, age 82, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Lola was born on February 27, 1932 to Simon and Wilda (Chase) Binegar. She grew up and attended school in Sutherland. She transferred to North Platte Senior High her junior year and graduated in 1949. On July 17, 1949 she married her best friend, Kenneth Wurl....
