Obituary Listing

Jul 4, 2022

Alvina Maxine Lovitt, "Grandma Maxine", 100, of Stapleton, was a firecracker in life and went out with a bang on the Fourth of July, 2022, at her home.  She was born on October 12, 1921 to Fred and Ethel (Robinson) Linderman of Stapleton.

Maxine was born and...

Jul 3, 2022

Robert L. "Bob" Cullinan, age 87, of North Platte, NE, died July 3, 2022 at Centennial Park Retirement Community. He was born on September 18, 1934 in Paxton, NE to Harry Hubert and Florence Viola (Heldt) Cullinan.

Bob was raised on a ranch in Bucktail (formerly Cullinan) NE, where his father ranched and his mother ran the...

Jun 30, 2022

Doris Marguerite Bay, 92, of North Platte, passed away June 30, 2022 at home.  She was born on July 27, 1929 to James and Loretta (Walker) Peterson in Ogallala.

Doris was raised in the North Platte area and graduated from North Platte High School.  After high school, Doris worked as a nurse's aide at St. Mary's Hospital. ...

Jun 26, 2022

Patricia "Patty" Thompson, 76, of North Platte, was promoted to glory on June 26, 2022, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. She was born March 11, 1946, to Candelario and Florencia (Ramirez) Silos, in North Platte.

Patty graduated from North Platte High School.  She worked at the Holiday Inn for many years.  She was united in...

Jun 26, 2022

Donald C. (Don) Fletcher, 80, of Maxwell, Nebraska, passed away June 26, 2022 at his home.

He was born June 17, 1942 to Vinton L. and Myra L. (Johnson) Fletcher in Sargent, Nebraska.

Don grew up and attended school in Gandy, Curtis, and Dickens.  While attending trade school for auto mechanics he received his GED. ...

Jun 25, 2022

Wilma Jeanette Guildner, 91, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away June 25, 2022 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.  She was born on June 2, 1931, to Elmer and Cora (Bierhaus) Mickels in Madrid, Nebraska.

Wilma raised beautiful Iris flowers, volunteered for the election board in Perkins County, loved her cats and polar bears.  She loved to read, especially...

Jun 24, 2022

Niles G. Simmons, 95, of Wallace, Nebraska, passed away June 24, 2022.

He was born to Niles J. Simmons, Sr., and Ella V. (Porterfield) Simmons on June 17, 1927 in Heartwell, Nebraska.  He attended District #27 and Star Country School in the Sutherland, Nebraska area.  He obtained his GED at Fort Riley, Kansas while serving in the...

Jun 21, 2022

Thomas John Grabowski, 60, of North Platte, passed away June 21, 2022 at Centennial Park Retirement Village.  He was born on April 22, 1962 to Edmund and Verna (Vlasin) Grabowski in North Platte.

Thomas attended St. Patrick's Catholic School until his junior year.  In 1981, at the age of 19, he went to Denver.  He worked in...

Jun 18, 2022

Vicky V Chase Moore 79, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Linden Court after a long journey with Alzheimer's.

She was born May 13, 1943 to Raymond and Doris Fern (Wright) Chase in Omaha, Ne. Vicky graduated from North Platte High School in 1961. She married Ed Moore in 1963 and...

Jun 14, 2022

Robert W. (Bob) Karre, 71, of North Platte, Nebraska.

Bob was born in Norton, KS to William and Betty (Seefeldt) Karre on April 30, 1951. At the age of 3, Bob moved with his parents and siblings to North Platte, NE, the place he would call home for the remainder of his days. After a decade long...

Jun 12, 2022

Wendie McKinley, 55, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away June 12, 2022 at her home in North Platte.  She was born July 15, 1966 to Wilfred and Virginia (Lee) McKinley in Gallup, New Mexico.

Wendie grew up in Gallup and graduated from Tohatchi, New Mexico, High School in 1985.  She met Edwin Estrada in New Mexico, to...

Jun 9, 2022

Barbara J. (Barb) Hill, 70, of North Platte, passed away June 9, 2022 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.  She was born August 21, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa to John and Dorothy (Mylon) Seals.

Barb grew up in Des Moines and graduated from North High School in 1969.  She met Stephen Hill in 1971 at...

Jun 9, 2022

Clyde Frederick Lockwood passed away June 9, 2022. He was born to George and Isabelle (McIntyre) Lockwood on March 4, 1920, in Port Huron, MI. During WWII, he served in the US Army Air Corps from 1942-1946, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Clyde married Kathleen Terrell (deceased Mar 18, 1969) on Nov...

Jun 1, 2022

Anthony Albert Casillas, 37, of West Palm Beach, Florida passed away June 1, 2022 at JFK Medical Center.  He was born on November 2, 1984 to Salbador Sanchez and Cammi Casillas in North Platte.

Anthony grew up in Lexington, Nebraska and met Claudia Hormachea in high school.  They married in 2010 and moved to Florida to explore...

May 31, 2022

Obituary for Norman Everett Huckfeldt

Born 7/11/1937 in Twin Falls, Idaho.  Grew up in Council Bluffs, IA and Holstein, NE.  Graduated in 1956 from Holstein High School.  Norman always called Holstein "The Center of the Universe". 1959 marked the year Norman hired on with UPRR.  Uncle Sam drafted him a few years later.  He was stationed for...

May 27, 2022

Catherine Jean Sukraw, age 75, of North Platte, died May 27, 2022 at Centennial Park Retirement Community. She was born on October 26, 1946 in Alhambra, California to John Richard and Virginia Catherine (Peterson) Zavgren.

After graduation from high school Catherine went on to Kearney State College where she received her BA in Education.  Catherine married Loren...

May 24, 2022

Sara Jane Barnum, 83, a lifelong resident of Stapleton, passed away peacefully at Great Plains Health on May 24, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Sara was born on October 1, 1938 in Arnold, Nebraska, to Harry Albert and Vera Florence (Chesley) Johnson. She was the youngest of 3 children. She was raised in Arnold NE and completed...

May 23, 2022

June Lorraine Farmer, 75, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away May 23, 2022 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.  She was born August 23, 1946 to Cecil Von and Anna May (Morris) Paxton in North Platte.

June was born in North Platte and was the middle daughter of seven girls.  She was raised in Tryon, Nebraska...

May 20, 2022

Jose "Manuel" Serrano, 87, of North Platte, passed away on May 20, 2022.  He was born on November 29, 1934, in Brownsville, Texas, the son of Gregorio and Leonarda (Dela Cruz) Serrano.

Manuel worked many odd jobs as a migrant worker in Texas and Nebraska before he was hired in 1962 as a maintenance worker for the...

May 17, 2022

Robert Dean Griffis, 72, of North Platte, passed away May 17, 2022 at Great Plains Health.  He was born on July 27, 1949 to LaVern and Lillian (Jackson) Griffis in North Platte.

Robert grew up and attended school in Colorado.  He worked at Rockmont as a printer, drove a truck for Domer Trucking out of Commerce City,...