Obituary Listing

Apr 17, 2021

Louise A. Ellis, 66, of Scottsbluff, NE., passed away April 17, 2021 at Centennial Park Retirement, North Platte.  She was born November 4, 1954 in Wenatchee, WA., to Forrest Ellis and Loris Cawley.  Cremation was chosen.  Services will be held at a later date.  Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Apr 17, 2021

Lorene Ellen Garrison, 78, of Paxton, passed away on April 17, 2021, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, NE. She was born July 24, 1942 to Arnold Schmidt and Carolyn Penner, in Newton, KS. Lorene graduated from Mapleton, County High School and in 1960 she married Lawrence Allen. To this union, Larry, Lori, Lisa, Les and Brian...

Apr 14, 2021

Deanna Kay Skufca, 60, of North Platte, passed away April 14, 2021 at Great Plains Health. She was born on November 22, 1960 to Mary (Meyer) and Walter Woodward Sr. in North Platte.

Deanna grew up in North Platte and went to North Platte High School. She worked at Kwik Stop and was a babysitter. Deanna married...

Apr 10, 2021

Barbara Linn Booth, 74, of Maxwell, passed away April 10, 2021, at UNMC in Omaha. She was born on November 9, 1946 to Frederick M. and Mildred (Bailey) Booth, in Gothenburg.

After graduating from high school and college Barbara worked at Retail Credit in Virginia. She returned to Nebraska where she finished her teaching degree and taught...

Apr 9, 2021

Therese Noreen McCarthy, 65, of North Platte, passed away April 9, 2021, at her daughter's home in Omaha surrounded by family.

Therese was born on November 1, 1955 to Lawrence Richard McCarthy and Mary Alice (Murphy) McCarthy at St. Mary's Hospital in North Platte. She attended McDaid Elementary and St. Patrick's High School, graduating in 1974.

After...

Apr 5, 2021

Lenny Gail Matson, 70, of North Platte, passed away at his home. He is in better hands now with God and has no more pain.

He worked in the restaurant industry, roofing, North Platte Sanitation and factories before his disability and retirement at age 60. He also served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He...

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...