Lisa Renee' Hiller
May 23, 2014
Lisa Renee' (Adams) Hiller, age 44, of Hershey, died May 23, 2014, at her home after a hard fought, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Lisa was born on June 17, 1969 in Pasco, WA to Larry and Linda (Thompson) Adams. She has one older sister, Lori Adams. The family moved to Pierre, SD when she was 6 years old. Lisa...
Mary Yamaki
May 17, 2014
Mary Yamaki, age 90, of North Platte, NE. , died on May 17, 2014, at the Linden Court Nursing Facility. She was born on January 17, 1924 in Hershey, NE. , to Frank S. and Hayure Saito Yamaki. Her family moved the Platte Valley District ,where she attended the Platte Valley School, graduating from High School in 1941. She attended...
Karla Dean Meyers
May 16, 2014
Karla Dean Meyers, age 69, of North Platte, passed away May 16, 2014 at Centennial Park. Karla was born October 3, 1944 in North Platte to Arthur and Alma (Watson) Kohl. She attended North Platte High School and graduated with the class of 1962. She married LeRoy Meyers in 1962. She was a hard worker who often worked two jobs...
Victor "Dick" Walter Counts
May 16, 2014
Victor "Dick" Walter Counts, age 63 of North Platte, passed away Friday May 16, 2014 in Omaha, NE. Dick was born on April 20, 1951 in Burwell, NE to Richard and Ines (Rockford) Counts. He grew up in Prosser, NE and Milan, WA. He worked at Don Lakey's Janitorial Service and Mike's Bicycle Repair. He was always helpful to others...
Albert "Ted" Theodore Mueller Jr.
May 16, 2014
Albert Theodore "Ted" Mueller Jr., age 85 of North Platte, passed away Friday May 16, 2014. Ted was born on October 11, 1928 in Scottsbluff to Albert T. and Mary Ella (Gardner) Mueller Sr. The family moved to North Platte from Scottsbluff to open the Mueller's Grocery store. From an early age Ted and his brothers worked at the business...
Robert "Bob" Wilson Tucker
May 13, 2014
Robert "Bob" Wilson Tucker, age 91 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Sumner Place in Lincoln, NE. Bob was born on December 15, 1922 in North Platte, NE to John W. and Inda M. (Clark) Tucker. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1941, joined the Army in 1943, serving in Germany and France during...
Pauline Edna Shineman
May 12, 2014
Pauline Edna Shineman, age 97, of Riverton, Nebraska, passed away on May 12, 2014 at Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Pauline was born on May 30, 1916 to Otto and Bertha (Lippstreu) Kahrs on a farm south of Wilcox, Nebraska. Her family moved to Spring Valley, north of Riverton, three years later. In 1929 she graduated from 8th grade at Crystal Springs...
Bernard "Ben" Winkenwerder
May 9, 2014
Bernard (Ben) Francis Winkenwerder, 82, went home to the Lord May 9, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, NE. He was the 12th (and the youngest boy) of 14 children born to Richard and Amelia (Miller) Winkenwerder, at their home southwest of Hershey, NE on March 7, 1932. He attended the Lamont country school, and Sutherland High...
Marvin "Mert" Stivers
May 8, 2014
Marvin "Mert" Stivers, age 77, of Callaway, died May 8, 2014 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on October 27, 1936 in Callaway, NE to Walter and Laura (Wilborn) Stivers. Mert graduated from Callaway High School in 1955 where he was an all-state football player. After graduation, he returned to the family farm. On September...
Wayne Edward Tiffany
May 3, 2014
Wayne Edward Tiffany, age 86, of Stapleton passed away May 3, 2014 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord, Nebraska. Wayne was born to Clifford O. and Zina Tiffany on a farm 3 miles west of Loup City, NE on October 20, 1927. He was the second of four children, Lurene Tiffany Zentz, Wayne, Doris Jean Thompsen and Pauline...
Alice Elaine Mcdermott
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...
Dwain Raymond Pell
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...
Mary Louise O'Brien
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...
Rita Lucile (Heppner) Johnson
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,...
Heidi Kathleen Craig
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.
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G Thurman Foote, Jr.
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...
James Edward Wonch
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...
Dorothy Harriet Hecht
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...
Freda June Hampton
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...
Eugene Vaughn Greeley
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...
