Audrey Maxine French
May 21, 2020
Audrey Maxine (Priest) French, 85, was born December 26, 1934 in Hemet, California to Hugh and Louelva (Connell) Priest. She went to her heavenly home on May 21,2020, at Highland Park Care Center in Alliance. She was the youngest of five children, Hermel, Alice, Kenneth, and Doris. The family moved to a ranch northwest of Tryon in March 1935....
Linda Marie Curry
May 21, 2020
Linda Marie Curry, 73, passed away May 21, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. She was born June 7, 1946 to William and Shirley (Reed) Bailey in Omaha.
Linda grew up and attended school in Omaha and Council Bluffs. She married Daniel Hannan on June 7, 1963 in Omaha. To this union, five children were born, Scott, Jill, Lori,...
Kenneth Andrew Bourque
May 16, 2020
Kenneth A. Bourque, 54 of North Platte, NE, passed away May 16, 2020 at his home. He was born October 9, 1965 to Adrian Bourque and Kathleen (VanAckeren) Lute in Omaha, NE.
Kenneth graduate from Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1984, and then attended the University of Missouri and Creighton University. He worked with...
Matthew Lawrence Kemper
May 14, 2020
Matthew Lawrence Kemper, 38, of North Platte, died May 14, 2020 at home. He was born January 30, 1982 in Dayton, Ohio, to Lawrence Kemper and Michelle Barnes.
Matthew graduated from North Scott Senior High School in 2000 and then attended college. He started work as a contractor for the military in Illinois. In November 2017, he...
Diane Marie Biss
May 12, 2020
Diane Marie Biss, 66, of North Platte, died May 12, 2020 at Great Plains Health. She was born January 23, 1954 in North Platte to Charles and Maxine (Hunter) Kelley.
Diane graduated from North Platte High School in 1972 and worked at Sno White for several years. She then worked at Watson Insurance as a secretary, Mentzer...
Kevin Lee Paul
May 12, 2020
Kevin Lee Paul, 62, Maxwell, NE passed away May 12, 2020 at Bryan East Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Kevin was born February 2, 1958, in North Platte, Nebraska to Stanley Eugene Paul and Ina Louise (Smith) Paul.
Kevin graduated with the Wolbach High School Class of 1976. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in Montpelier,...
Gerald Patrick Barkell
May 11, 2020
Gerald Patrick Barkell, 62, of Lodgepole, Nebraska passed away on May 11, 2020 from complications of cancer.
Gerald was born to Larry and Joyce Barkell on November 23, 1957 in Kimball, Nebraska. He lived most of his life in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming and most recently in Lodgepole, Nebraska.
Gerald is survived by his parents, Larry...
Lily Dale Olson
May 10, 2020
Lily D. Olson, age 92, of North Platte, died May 10, 2020 at Centennial Park Retirement Village.
She was born on July 11, 1927 in Ogallala Nebraska to John and Anna (Jasnoch) Nowak. She was born and raised in Keith County. On April 22, 1952, she married Lorain R. "Ole" Olson. The couple came to North Platte...
Donald Lee Kramer
May 7, 2020
Donald Lee Kramer, 77, of Stapleton, passed away May 7, 2020 at home. He was born June 21, 1942 to Charles and Pauline (Day) Kramer in North Platte.
Donald graduate from Stapleton High School in 1960 and married his high school sweetheart, Doretta Kramer on January 13, 1962 at St. John's Catholic Church. The couple lived in...
Franklin William James Carland
May 5, 2020
Franklin William James Carland was the youngest son born to Crystal Carland on October 16, 2003. He passed unexpectedly on May 5, 2020.
Franklin grew up with his older brother and a large family full of cousins who he loved dearly. At the age of four, he met Bruce Swanson, the man who instantly became his father...
Richard "Rick" Harness
May 4, 2020
Rick D Harness, 75, of North Platte passed away on May 4, 2020, of natural causes at his home. Rick was born in Billings Montana on February 26, 1945 to Dale Harness and Geraldine (Fisher) Harness.
Rick attended Longmont High School and graduated in 1963. Rick also attended CU in Boulder CO., in 1964 until he enlisted...
Cheryl Lynn White
May 4, 2020
Cheryl Lynn White age 59 of North Platte passed away at her home on May 4, 2020.
Cheryl was born on July 20, 1960 in North Platte to Hershel White and Carolyn Welch.  She grew up and attended schools in North Platte, graduating in 1978. She was employed at B & D Office Supply, then transitioning into...
Nondus Jean Cooper
May 1, 2020
Nondus Jean Cooper, age 88, of North Platte, died May 1, 2020 at North Platte Care Center. She was born December 4, 1931 to James and Bertha (Newman) Swan in Beatrice.
Jean graduated from North Platte High School in 1950. She married William L. Cooper on September 2, 1962. She loved music of all kinds, dancing and...
Edward Eugene Lee
Apr 30, 2020
Edward Eugene Lee, 78, of North Platte, died April 30, 2020 at Great Plains Health. He was born July 29, 1941 to Walter and Gladys (Main) Lee.
Edward graduated in 1958 from North Platte High School and then entered the Unite States Air Force. He served in Vietnam and all over the world. He was married to...
Alice Lorraine Orr
Apr 28, 2020
Alice L. Orr age 86 passed away at her home in North Platte, NE April 28, 2020 after a brief but courageous battle with lung cancer.
Alice was born November 9, 1933 to Roy and Lillian (Dillman) Reece in Mankato, KS. Alice's family relocated to Fort Lupton, CO where Alice spent her young years.
Alice...
Rachel Perez
Apr 28, 2020
Rachel Perez, 85, of North Platte, died April 28, 2020 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. She was born October 11, 1934 in Grand Island to Mary Gomez and was raised by her grandparents Tom and Georgia Arellano in the Maxwell and North Platte area.
Rachel married Ruben Perez July 4, 1955. She worked at St. Mary's Hospital...
Evonne M Burkholder
Apr 24, 2020
Evonne M. Burkholder, age 82, of North Platte, died April 24, 2020 at Great Plains Health. She was born on January 16, 1938 in Huntley, NE to Arthur and Marie (Scheske) Schroder.
Evonne graduated from Huntley High School with a class of 4 people in 1956. She worked at the hospital in Holdrege where she met Herman...
Mildred Donadine Gier
Apr 21, 2020
Mildred Donadine Gier, 95, of North Platte, passed away, April 21, 2020 at her home.
Mildred was born in Merna, NE on March 3, 1925, to Charles Jefferson and Dorothy Ann (Kaminska) Call. Mildred graduated from Broken Bow High School. After graduation she worked for Burlington RR, working out of Ashby, NE. She met JD Gier at...
Jeanette "Jan" Louise Baker
Apr 18, 2020
Jeanette "Jan" Louise Baker, 80, of North Platte, passed away April 18, 2020, at the Linden Court Care Center in North Platte.
Jeanette Louise Jensen was born on June 26, 1939 in North Platte, Ne. to Ralph and Frances Jensen.
Jeanette graduated from North Platte High School in 1957. Jeanette attended North Platte School of...
Clara "Joyce" Mcneal
Apr 13, 2020
Clara "Joyce" McNeal, dearly loved mother, grandmother and friend to all she met, 86, of North Platte was called to rest in peace to be with her beloved husband and her Lord Savior on April 13, 2020 at Centennial Park Retirement Village after a long life.
Joyce was born in Denver, CO on November 10, 1933 to...
