Obituary Listing

May 1, 2014

Alice Elaine McDermott, age 85, a lifelong resident of the Wallace and Wellfleet communities, passed away May 1, 2014 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.

Alice was born August 6, 1928 on a farm near Sutherland, NE to William Henry and Lottie Blanche (Mapes) Simmons.  She graduated from 8 th grade in 1942 at Wallace, NE.  She...

Apr 30, 2014

Dwain Raymond Pell, age 72 of North Platte, passed away Wednesday April 30, 2014.

Dwain was born on August 27, 1941 in North Platte to Frank and Grace (Gray) Pell.  He attended North Platte Public schools and began working with the city at a young age as a lineman/electrician.  He married Vivian Smith in North Platte on...

Apr 28, 2014

Mary Lou O'Brien, 79, of Kearney formerly of North Platte, passed away April 28, 2014 at her home in Kearney.  She was born at good Samaritan Hospital January 22, 1935 in Kearney to John and Mary (McVaney) Wink, the youngest of eleven children.

After graduating from Kearney High School she attended Duchesne Academy in Omaha, earning a...

Apr 28, 2014

Rita Lucile (Heppner) Johnson, 82, of North Platte passed away April 28, 2014 at her home.  She was born February 2, 1932 in Hershey to Jessie M. and Emma Edna (Northouse) Heppner.

Rita graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1950 and attended North Platte College.  She married Clarence "Johnny" Johnson on March 14,...

Apr 26, 2014

Heidi Kathleen Craig, age 52 of Maxwell, passed away Saturday April 26, 2014 at her home.

Heidi was born on May 12, 1961 in Manheim, Germany to Lowell and Linda Byrd.  She grew up in Anderson, IN and graduated from high school there.  She liked to sew and decorate, and she loved baking and her children.

Apr 26, 2014

G. Thurman Foote, 91 of Maywood, NE passed away peacefully on April 26, 2014 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.

He was born November 30, 1922 in Farnum, NE to Grover T. and Eleanor A. Austin Foote Sr.  He and his brother George attended rural elementary schools in the Farnam area, and high school in Gothenburg, graduating...

Apr 23, 2014

James Edward Wonch, age 83 of Stapleton, passed away on April 23, 2014 in Callaway, NE.

James was born on June 2, 1930 in Arnold, NE to Cecil Leroy and Helen Marie (Nicholson) Wonch.  He attended Arnold Public School.  On March 12, 1951 he married Rose Ellen Joedeman of Gandy, NE and to this union 4 sons...

Apr 22, 2014

Dorothy Harriet Ogden Hecht, formerly of Wallace, 96, died April 22, 2014 at Linden Court in North Platte, NE.

Dorothy was born June 4, 1917 to Thomas D. and Bess Olson Ogden at Maxwell, NE where she was raised and graduated from high school in 1933.  She continued her education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln...

Apr 20, 2014

Freda June Maire Hampton, 52, of Mullen, NE, passed away in her home with family and friends by her side, after a courageous battle of cancer on April 20, 2014.

Freda was born March 24, 1962, to Fred and Gladith Maire in Alliance, NE.  Freda attended Mullen Public Schools and spent her childhood years on the Maire...

Apr 20, 2014

Eugene V. Greeley, age 81, of North Platte passed away April 20, 2014, at the Sutherland Care Center.  Eugene was born December 22, 1932 in North Platte to Clifton and Velma Sukraw Greeley.

After graduating high school Eugene was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska where he...

Apr 16, 2014

Jerry Engleman, age 78 of North Platte, passed away April 16, 2014.

Jerry was born on July 28, 1935 to Christina Engleman in Bayard, NE.  He lived in Minitare, NE with his aunt Betty Fry until moving to North Platte to live with his grandparents.  He attended North Platte Public School and later earned his GED while...

Apr 11, 2014

Vera Anna May Cross, age 87 formerly of North Platte, passed away in Lincoln, NE on Friday April 11, 2014.

Vera was born on March 9, 1927 in a sod house in rural Lincoln County near Stapleton, NE to Charlie and Lula (Myers) Cassell. She grew up in the area and attended school in Stapleton and North...

Apr 11, 2014

Vernon Reutzel, age 85, of North Platte, died April 11, 2014 at Centennial Park Retirement Center. He was born on July 18, 1928 in Maxwell, NE to Charles and Kathryn (Connelly) Reutzel. Vernon grew up on a farm near Maxwell and attended high school at Maxwell where he was captain of the football team. On October 12, 1947, Vernon...

Apr 10, 2014

Myrul Anna Brown, age 90 of North Platte, passed away April 10, 2014 at Centennial Park.

She is survived by her sons Loren and Paul Brown; various grandsons and great grandchildren; and her sister Dema (Earl) Speer of Grand Island.

Cremation was chosen and there will be no services. Condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com...

Apr 9, 2014

Katheryne "Katie" F. Weekly, age 101 of North Platte passed April 9, 2014 at North Platte Care Center.

Katie was born on November 7, 1912 in Lincoln County, NE to Charles and Carrie (Lindenmuth) Matthews. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1932 and married Howard E. Weekly on July 9, 1933 in Stockville, NE. During...

Apr 8, 2014

Randall L. Hanson, age 51 of Callaway, NE passed away Tuesday, April, 8 2014 at the Callaway District Hospital.

Randy was born May 18, 1962 in Cozad, NE to Doyle and Shirley (Schneider) Hanson. He was raised on the family farm near Callaway and graduated from Callaway Public High School with the class of 1980. He then...

Apr 8, 2014

Mary Sanchez, age 89, of North Platte, died April 8, 2014 at Linden Court.

Mary was born on January 1, 1925 in Omaha, NE to John and Christina DiBiase. Mary was raised in Omaha and on May 30, 1942, she married Marcelino Sanchez. In 1976, she and the family moved to Denver for Marce's promotion. He retired...

Apr 5, 2014

Christina Lynn "Christy" Harbur, 28, of Brady passed away April 5, 2014 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born in Ogallala to Thomas L. and Deloris J. Wolford Ward on October 9, 1985. She attended Brady High School and was a student at MPCC. Christy married Jeff Harbur in 2003. To this union...

Mar 31, 2014

Darlene Jo Trusty, age 66 of Sutherland, passed away Monday March 31, 2014.

Darlene was born on September 13, 1947 in Sutherland, NE to Garland and Florence H. (Dikeman) Tillman. She grew up in the area and graduated from Hershey High School. She married Larry Dean Trusty on January 3, 1968....

Mar 31, 2014

Vivian Juanita "Nina" Nabery, age 62, of North Platte, passed away March 31, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 5, 1951 in Greenwood, Mississippi to Otha and Margree (Wilson) Nabery. Juanita moved with her family to North Platte when she was 6, and attended North Platte High School.

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