Gary W. Olsson
Aug 2, 2026
Gary W. Olsson, 81, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2026, in North Platte, Nebraska. Gary was born on May 9, 1945, in Curtis, Nebraska, to Carl and Katie (Jensen) Olsson.
Throughout his life, he faced challenges with resilience and determination, always finding strength in the love of his family. Gary dedicated much of his career to the automotive industry. He...
Grace G. Lewis
Jul 31, 2026
Grace Gertrude Lewis, age 97, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Friday, July 31, 2026, at Accura Healthcare.
Grace was born November 21, 1928, in North Platte to Floyd Ernst and Grace Ethel (Bartrap) Wolcott. Grace grew up in North Platte, graduating from the eighth grade before stepping back to take care of her younger siblings. In 1945, found and married...
Darlene Vyonne Grogan
Jul 30, 2026
Darlene Vyonne Grogan, 90, of Moorfield passed away July 30, 2026 at her home. She was born on August 4, 1935 to Alfred and Selma (Narvestad) Olson.
Darlene graduated high school in 1953. She married Wallace Vern Grogan on October 2, 1955 in Stanley, North Dakota. Darlene was an avid embroider, loved to garden, loved to read, doing crossword puzzles, and...
Jennetta Kay Hansen
Jul 30, 2026
Jennetta Kay (Nave) Hansen, age 76, of North Platte, formerly of Gibbon, died July 30, 2026 at Great Plains Health. She was born August 5, 1949 in Hayti, Missouri to Alfred and Mary (Stanley) Nave.
Jennetta graduated from Gibbon High School with the class of 1967. She married Phillip Buso and to this union a daughter, Faith was born. In 1978,...
Loretta Rose Serrano
Jul 26, 2026
Loretta Serrano 63, of North Platte, Nebraska was called by the Lord on July 26,2026.
Loretta Was born to Archie Manzanares and Shirley Dillon on January 26, 1963 in Denver, Colorado where She was welcome home by her older brothers Archie, Danny and Steve Manzanarez.
Loretta was married to Jose Serrano in Lafayette, Colorado in 1991, although Loretta and Jose continued a...
LeRoy W. Kettering
Jul 25, 2026
LeRoy Warren Kettering, 82, of North Platte, NE passed away on July 25, 2026, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. He was born on February 15, 1944, in Pratt, KS to Cecil Earl & Dora Kettering. They later moved to Denver, CO.
LeRoy left home at an early age and went to work north of Hershey with Lane &...
Candelario "Candy" Silos
Jul 21, 2026
Candelario Candy Silos III, age 76, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Great Plains Health.
Candy was born December 6, 1949, in North Platte to Julio Candy II and Nicky (Serrano) Silos. There he grew up, graduating from North Platte High School in 1969. After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving until...
John C Kaspar Sr.
Jul 19, 2026
John C. Kaspar Sr., age 89, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Great Plains Health.
John was born March 3, 1937, in Schuyler, Nebraska, to Frank and Helen (Ehrnburger) Kaspar. John lived in Omaha in his younger years before moving to Keystone, Nebraska. There John graduated from Ogallala High School before enlisting in the Air Force...
Lisa Dale Sabin
Jul 18, 2026
Lisa Dale Sabin (A.K.A. LDK), age 52, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Lisa was born October 9, 1973, in North Platte to Bruce and Cathy (Zeigler) Kohl. There she grew up, achieving her GED and going on to attend Jospeh’s College of Beauty. After graduating with her cosmetologist license, Lisa worked hard at a variety of...
Casey R. Nelms
Jul 17, 2026
Casey R. Nelms, age 69, of Sutherland, passed away peacefully July 17, 2026 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney surrounded by his loving family. He has been fighting a long battle with stage 4 prostrate cancer.
Casey was born on January 25, 1957 in Omaha, and was adopted by Leonard and Iris (Pinn) Nelms of Hays Center. Casey graduated with the...
Clara Amanda Legas
Jul 17, 2026
Clara Amanda Legas, age 62, of Fullerton, NE, formerly of North Platte, died July 17, 2026 at the Fullerton Care Center. She was born on February 25, 1964 to Nicholas William and Esther Marie (Carland) Legas. She attended ESU 16 in the 60’s and 70’s.
Clara was a special person with an imaginative sense of humor. She loved music, watching TV...
Donna J. Craig
Jul 11, 2026
Donna J. Craig, age 60, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Great Plains Health.
Donna was born September 4, 1965, in Crestview, Florida, to Betty Jean George. She grew up in Louisiana before moving back to Crestview doe college, graduating with an Associate’s Degree. She went on to work as a server in many restaurants in...
Jessica Nesslein
Jul 11, 2026
Jessica (Gomez) Nesslein
"To know Jessica was to know laughter, unconditional love, and the comforting feeling of always being welcomed home."
Jessica (Gomez) Nesslein, 48, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on July 11, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.
Jessica was born on March 31, 1978, in Lamar, Colorado, to Frank M. Gonzales and Juanita (Gomez) Gonzales. She spent much...
Kristy Suzanne Bayne
Jul 11, 2026
Kristy Suzanne Bayne passed away at her home on July 11, 2026.
Kris, 73, of Sutherland, Nebraska, was born on June 8, 1953, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Robert and Eleanor (Wurst) MacKenzie.
Kris grew up in western Nebraska and graduated from North Platte High School in 1971. During her school years, she discovered a passion and remarkable talent for dance. She excelled...
Jeff William Ryun
Jul 8, 2026
Jeff William Ryun, 48, of North Platte passed away July 8, 2026 at his ho me. He was born November 1, 1977 to Richard and Irene (Rundback) Ryun in North Platte.
Jeff loved football and played throughout school, graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1996. He then attended Mid-Plains HVAC program. Jeff hired on Union Pacific Railroad...
Rose E. Nida
Jul 7, 2026
Rose E. Nida, age 82, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away July 7, 2026.
Rose was born December 7, 1943, to Milford Freeman and Teresa Isabel (Clark) Nida in their sod house south of Gandy on the Garfield Table. Rose grew up in North Platte, attending North Platte High School and graduating in 1962. After graduating, she went on to attend...
Arthur Leon Kramer
Jul 3, 2026
Arthur (Art) Leon Kramer, 64, of Stapleton, Nebraska passed away Friday, July 3, 2026 surrounded by his loving family.
Born in North Platte, Nebraska to Robert and Hazel (Small) Kramer. Art was raised on the family farm southwest of Stapleton, Nebraska. Art attended school at Stapleton, graduating in 1979, and continued his education at Mid-Plains Community College receiving a degree in...
Beverly June Wegner
Jul 1, 2026
Beverly June Wegner (Winters) passed away on July 1, 2026 in North Platte in her home surrounded by family and friends.
Bev was born on August 4, 1939 in North Platte, NE to Marion and Goldie (Small) Kautz. She spent the majority of her childhood in North Platte and graduated with the class of ‘58.
Bev married Roy Winters, (bringing his two...
Jeremiah Stevielynn Decent
Jun 30, 2026
Jeremiah Stevie Lynn Decent, age 31, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
Jeremiah was born January 7, 1995, in North Platte to Michael Anthony Decent and Esther Marie Caudillo. He grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte High School before entering the workforce. He started his work life as a server, working for a variety...
Vivian M Arent
Jun 30, 2026
Vivian M. Arent, age 89, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at the Maples Centennial Nursing Home.
Vivian was born August 21, 1936, in Curtis, Nebraska, to Ira A. and Doris L. (Guthrie) Mills. She grew up in Curtis, graduating from Curtis High School. After graduation, Vivian moved to North Platte. There she commuted every day with...
