Obituary Listing

Apr 3, 2021

Adam Richard Silos, 68, of North Platte passed away at his home on April 3, 2021. Adam was born January 23, 1953, in North Platte to Julio Candy Silos and Nikki Serrano.

Adam was raised by his grandparents Candelario and Florencia Silos. He attended school, worked various jobs in North Platte and worked for the City of...

Mar 29, 2021

Kenneth Eugene "Ken" Dixon, 64, of North Platte, passed away March 29, 2021 at Great Plains Health. He was born March 31, 1956 in Fort Morgan, CO to Ernest and Wilma (Hoosier) Dixon.

Kenneth married Ruth Liptrap and to this union two children were born, Eugene and Peggy. He worked various jobs including a drilling company and...

Mar 25, 2021

Phyllis E. Priest, 93, of North Platte, passed away on March 25, 2021 at Linden Court, North Platte, NE.

Phyllis Eilene Priest, a child of God, was born in a sod house in Ringgold, NE on February 4, 1928, to Charles E. "Ed" and Hazel "Winters" Daly. Her first year of school she attended at the Cheyenne...

Mar 23, 2021

Karleen K. "Karol" Russell, 74, of North Platte passed away March 23, 2021 at her home. She was born October 29, 1946 in North Platte to William and Doris (Staples) Motsinger. She attended schools in North Platte through the 11 th grade. She loved to bowl in her younger years and was an avid Husker fan.

Karol...

Mar 21, 2021

Linda Marie Kirk, 70, of North Platte passed away March 21, 2021 at Great Plains Health. She was born April 3, 1950, in Chicago, IL to Stan and Alfreda Rogowski.

She grew up in Chicago and attended Catholic school. She moved to North Platte where she met Chuck Kirk. Linda married Chuck on August 3, 1979. Together...

Mar 21, 2021

Jeri Rae Kniep, 58, of North Platte, passed away March 21, 2021 at her home. She was born July 30, 1962 to Larry and Marilyn (Peterson) Paulman in North Platte.

Jeri grew up in Sutherland and attended Sutherland schools. She was very artistic and loved decorating and repurposing items. You could often find her at the thrift...

Mar 19, 2021

Nancy Whitaker passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2021 with family members and a beloved friend to share her journey to the next life.

Nancy was born in Minneapolis, Kansas on March 11, 1937 to Loren and Maxine Morris. Her family moved to several locations in Kansas before settling in North Platte, Nebraska, in 1946....

Mar 18, 2021

Ronald D. Murphy Sr., 68, of North Platte, passed away March 18, 2021 at his home. He was born June 29, 1952 to Dale and Rosella (Love) Murphy Sr. in Thedford.

Ron went to school in North Platte, Thedford, Mullen and Seneca. He worked for Bob Stone Sanitation for 15 years. He went to work for the...

Mar 17, 2021

Avis Waunetta Yetter Wolford, 86, of North Platte, moved peacefully from her long-time residence at Centennial Park Nursing Home into her heavenly home on March 17, 2021.

Avis was born on March 6, 1935, the fifth of eight children, to Ben and Maggie Yetter south of Lewellen, Nebraska on the Clyde Lynch place. She was joined in...

Mar 13, 2021

Kimberly Ann Dermer, age 62, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 28, 2021 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Reverend Josh Brown as celebrant. Inurnment will follow at North Platte Cemetery. ...

Mar 12, 2021

Verdena E. Knott, age 73, of North Platte, died March 12, 2021 at Swedish Medical Center in Denver. She was born on February 8, 1948 in North Platte to Clarence and Ida (Haddock) Mathers. Verdena graduated from North Platte High School. On January 18, 1969, Verdena married Douglas Knott in North Platte. The couple moved to Ogallala to help...

Mar 5, 2021

James T. "Jim" Beckius, age 94 of North Platte, passed away March 5, 2021, at Linden Court.

Jim was born on September 20, 1926, in Stapleton, NE to John L and Faye (Heldenbrand) Beckius. Jim graduated from Baker Rural High School, Stapleton, NE in 1943. At the age of 16 then entered the United States Navy, served...

Mar 3, 2021

Kenneth W. "Psycho" Ginapp, 71, of North Platte, passed away March 3, 2021 at Emerald Nursing & Rehab in Cozad. He was born September 29, 1949 to Lowell and Ardis Jo (Pearson) Trembly in North Platte. Kenneth was adopted by Quentin Ginapp, Ardis' second husband in 1954.

Kenneth graduated from Brady High School and attended Parks School...

Mar 1, 2021

Benjamin Franklin Fox

Died March 1, 2021 he was 93 years, 10 months and 10 days old, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.

He was born April 19, 1927 to Edward and Clara (Helmkamp) Fox. He was the youngest of five children. He was born and lived on the family farm till his...

Feb 27, 2021

Ada Loralee (Hisel) Stevens

December 3, 1928 – February 27, 2021

Loralee Stevens went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ February 27, 2021 in Lenexa, Kansas.

Loralee was born in Lewellen, Nebraska, the youngest of five children, to Woodie and Agnes Hisel. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early...

Feb 24, 2021

Konnie Lynne Wolfenden-Hodges, 53, of Torrington, WY died February 24, 2021 at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, surrounded by her family.

She was born May 5, 1967 to Robert and Karen (Daniels) Wolfenden in Mullen. Konnie was the middle child of three girls. Konnie attended all of her years of school in Mullen and later graduated from Joseph's...

Feb 22, 2021

Rynleigh Ann Story, infant daughter of Garett and Skye Story, passed away February 22, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. She was born January 16, 2021 and in her short time here, she was a warrior in her fight against meningitis.

Surviving Rynleigh are her parents, Garett and Skye Story of Alliance; grandparents, Tracy and David Hoffman of North...

Feb 19, 2021

Tomasita "Tommie" Reyes, 81, of Hershey, NE, passed away on February 19, 2021 at her home.

She was born September 22, 1939, in Lyons, KS, to Modesto and Angela Perez.   As a child her family lived in various locations in Kansas, but she grew up in Hershey, NE where her parents settled with the Union Pacific Railroad....

Feb 18, 2021

Diana Jimenez, 65, of Sutherland, NE, formerly of Plainfield, IL, passed away on February 18, 2021 at Emerald Nursing & Rehab in Cozad, NE.

She was born to Nieves and Josephine (Cruz) Molina on September 2, 1955 in San Antonio, TX. As a child, the family moved to the Bridgeport area in Chicago, where Diana attended grade...

Feb 18, 2021

Larry Lee Daugherty, 84, died on February 18, 2021 in North Platte, NE.  He was born March 1, 1936, in Beatrice, Nebraska, to Morris LaVerne and Ethel Bea (Bowker) Daugherty who died five weeks later in Kearney.  Larry and his sister, Charmaine, were reared by Ethel Bea's aunt Ethel (Bowker) McCormack and husband, Stanley. Larry was baptized and confirmed...