Obituary Listing

Jan 18, 2021

Patricia Leona Johnson, 80, of North Platte, died January 18, 2021 at Centennial Park Retirement Home. She was born May 03, 1940, to Ray and Hazel (Gardner) Keller in Lexington, NE.

Patricia graduated from North Platte High School and married John A. Johnson on January 22, 1963 in North Platte. They made their home in North Platte...

Jan 18, 2021

Beth E. Hasemeyer, 89, of North Platte, passed away Jan. 18, 2021, at home after a short, hard fight with leukemia, surrounded by her family. Beth was born June 2, 1931, in Arcadia to Lowell and Georgia (Hendrickson) Finecy. She began playing the piano at the age of 3 and played opening exercises for Sunday school at the age...

Jan 18, 2021

Betty Lucille Vasquez, 85, of North Platte died January 18, 2021, at Great Plains Health. Betty was born to George and Irene (Hayes) Boyer, on August 23, 1935, in Hebron, NE.

Betty lived in Brule before moving to Sutherland, NE. She graduated with the class of 1953 from Sutherland High School. Right after graduation on June 4,...

Jan 17, 2021

Andrew P. "Andy" Dunn Jr., age 72, passed away January 17, 2021 at Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney. He was born September 20, 1948 to Andrew and Ngit (Young) Dunn Sr. in Hilo, Hawaii.

Andy graduated from high school in Hilo, Hawaii and continued his education at Graceland College in Lamoni, IA where he received his...

Jan 15, 2021

James Allen Kohl, age 33, of North Platte, died January 15, 2021 at Great plains Health. James was born on October 23, 1987 in North Platte to George Gosnell and Jody Kohl. He graduated with the class of 2006 at Hayes Center High School. After graduation he worked for Jimmy Johns and at Beaver Creek Mowing. James will be...

Jan 14, 2021

Vagene Bomberger, 72, of North Platte, died January 14, 2021 at her home. Vagene was born November 07, 1948, in North Platte, NE. to Eugene O. and Vada I. (Dailey) Bellows.

She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1966 then married Billy (Butch) Cooper in Holyoke, CO. To this union 2 children were...

Jan 13, 2021

Patricia Jo Styles, 73, of North Platte, passed away January 13, 2021 at Great Plains Health. She was born on April 10, 1947 to Lewis and Doris (Adams) Smith in Rocky Ford, CO.

Patricia graduated from North Platte High School in 1965 and then had three children, Cyrus, Michael and Crystal. She moved to McPherson, KS and...

Jan 13, 2021

Cinda J. "Cindy" Cooper, 72, of North Platte, passed away January 13, 2021 at Great Plains Health. She was born March 20, 1948 to John and Mildred (Hibbs) Armatis in Omaha.

Cindy graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic High School in 1966. On February 15, 1969, she married Dennis Cooper at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The couple resided...

Jan 11, 2021

Melanie LaVoy Hall, age 60, passed away peacefully January 11, 2021, at Great Plains Health due to complications from COVID-19.

Melanie was born October 22, 1960 in Callaway, NE to parents LeRoy and Nancy Wonch. She moved to North Platte with her family in 1966. Growing up she attended McDonald and Cody Elementary Schools and North Platte...

Jan 9, 2021

Mary Delores "Dee" Peckman, 98, of North Platte, Nebraska, died January 9, 2021 at Linden Court in North Platte. Dee was born June 19, 1922 to Henry and Mary Agnes (Moore) Wiest, in Hazard, NE.

She graduated from Hazard High School and attended St. Francis School of Nursing. Dee worked as a nanny in Lincoln, NE and...

Jan 9, 2021

Jack L. Griffin, 79, of North Platte, died January 9, 2021, at Great Plains Health.  Services are pending at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home who is charge of arrangements.

Jan 6, 2021

Robert Scott Forrester, 58, of North Platte, passed away, January 6, 2021 at Azaria Health in Sutherland. He was born October 29, 1962 to Robert and Penny (Cline) Forrester at Memorial Hospital in North Platte.

Scott graduate from North Platte High School with the class of 1981. He was an avid outdoorsman, learning hunting and fishing skills...

Jan 6, 2021

Steven Gordon Haman, 69, of North Platte, passed away January 6, 2021 at Great Plains Health. He was born February 10, 1951 to Gordon and Jean (Jackson) Osterlink in Omaha, Nebraska.

Steve graduated from Omaha North in 1969. He went to Iowa State and finished at UNO with several degrees. He started working as a special agent...

Jan 4, 2021

Eunice Yvonne Kramer, 89, of North Platte, died January 04, 2021 at Great Plains Health. She was born on October 15, 1931 to Earl and Pearl (Munson) Miller, in Ringgold, Nebraska. Eunice graduated from Tryon High School with the class of 1949. Then married Manley Kramer on May 27, 1950, in Ringgold.

Eunice taught school for one...

Jan 3, 2021

Byron D. Bandy, 72, of North Platte died on January 3, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Bryon was born January 09, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Everett Lightfoot and JoAnn (Addington) Lightfoot. Byron lived in Shreveport for 17 years. He was a member of the United States Air Force and served in the Vietnam...

Dec 30, 2020

James Anthony Graham, 59, passed away December 30, 2020 at his home. He was born March 7, 1961 to Phyllis and Gary Graham. He grew up in Sutherland and the family moved to North Platte when James started 8 th grade. James became "Jim" in school attending in North Platte.

Jim was always an avid sports fan...

Dec 29, 2020

Richard Alfred (Dick) Peters, 92, of Hyannis passed away on December 29, 2020, at Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance with his children by his side.

Dick was born April 16, 1928, to John and Lucille (Crouse) Peters in Ashby, Nebraska. Dick was a lifelong resident of the Ashby/Hyannis area. At the young age of 17, he...

Dec 25, 2020

Don R. "Papa" Stratton, 79, of North Platte died December 25, 2020 at Great Plains Health. He was born September 12, 1941 to Cecil and Mary (Welty) Stratton. He grew up in the Addison, New York area, and married Mary Reagan. To this union 3 daughters were born, Elizabeth, Theresa and Mitzi. Later he met Betty Mell in Colorado,...

Dec 23, 2020

Theresa L. Sejkora, age 70, of North Platte, died December 23, 2020 at her home.  She was born on March 31, 1950 in Ogallala, Ne to Gilbert and Alma (Arensdorf) Walz.  She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1968.  She married Richard Sejkora and to this union two children were born, Roxann and William "B.J.". The couple lived in...

Dec 22, 2020

James K Bain (Jim Bain) 84 was born August 4, 1936 in Grand Island and when still young moved to Cozad. Jim started working as a young man as he talked about memories of unloading freight and grains from train cars as his first job helping the older boys and other men. He talked about hanging with and the...