Obituary Listing

Oct 6, 2020

Lewellyn Barbara Frey, 84, of Stapleton, passed away October 6, 2020 at Great Plains Health, North Platte.

Lewellyn was born January 26, 1936, in Altadena, California, to Graceton and Ruby Detlefsen Philpot. When Lewellyn was about 12, the family moved three miles east of Stapleton. She attended school at Stapleton, and graduated with the Class of 1954....

Oct 3, 2020

Jeffery L. VanCura (Jeff), 66, of North Platte went to be with the Lord on October 3rd, 2020. He was born August 24, 1954 in Lewellen to Henry and Marie (McVay) VanCura. Jeff grew up in various rural areas around Nebraska. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1972 and enlisted in the Navy as a Seabee in January...

Oct 2, 2020

Bruce Merle Kroon, 74, of North Platte, died October 2, 2020, at Great Plains Health.

Bruce was born August 22, 1946 to Richard Kroon and Jeri (Arenson) Kroon in Sioux Center, Iowa. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1964. Attend college for a couple of years, before going to the Nebraska Methodist School...

Sep 30, 2020

Adrienna Jean Albers, 21, of Cozad, NE, passed away September 30, 2020 at Great Plains Health.  Adams and Swanson Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.

Sep 30, 2020

Dale Lee Griffiths, 65, passed away peacefully after a long illness on September 30, 2020. A resident of Coppell for 33 years.

Dale was born in Sutherland, Nebraska, on November 25, 1954, the son of William Frederick and Violet Kraft Griffiths. He grew up in Wallace, Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.A....

Sep 29, 2020

Louis "Lou" Jay Goold, 70, of Wellfleet, NE died, September 29, 2020 at his home.  Lou was born on January 12, 1950 in Ogallala, NE to Jay and Marie (Stone) Goold.

He grew up in Brule and graduated from Brule High School in 1968 and University of Nebraska at Lincoln, with a Biology degree in 1972. Lou...

Sep 29, 2020

Samantha Marie Markey, 38, of North Platte, passed away September 29, 2020, at her home. She was born November 2, 1981 to Suzi Main, in Colorado Springs, CO.

Samantha graduated from Hershey High School, Hershey, NE and then lived in Sutherland where she raised her family. She went to school to become a CNA and worked as...

Sep 29, 2020

Robert G. Lefevre, 43, passed away on 29 September 2020, in El Paso, Texas. Robert was born on 1 November 1977 in San Gabriel, California to Guy Lefevre and Florence Magnuson. Rob grew up in San Gabriel, Chino, and Rancho Cucamonga, all located in Southern California, and attended school in Chino and Etiwanda where he was a member of...

Sep 26, 2020

Kerry K. Grover Tuma, 72, passed away September 26. 2020, in North Platte. Kerry was born on June 18, 1948 in North Platte to Zatha Jackson Grover and Harold Grover. She lived with her family in a converted boxcar, at the Stockyards, until the girls started school, then the family moved into town.

She lived her entire...

Sep 25, 2020

Dennis Edward Campany, 84, of North Platte, passed away on September 25, 2020 at Great Plains Health. He was born on August 1, 1936 to Harry and Corinne (Featherston) Campany in Big Springs, Nebraska.

Dennis attended grade school in Big Springs and Laramie, WY before graduating high school in Ogallala, NE. He then enlisted in the military,...

Sep 24, 2020

Kenneth "Ken" Lee Childerston was born December 12, 1938 in Hyannis, Nebraska to Harold and Maxine (Garrett) Childerston. He died September 24, 2020 at Great Plains Health due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Kenny (as he was often times called as a youth) became an Eagle Scout with Silver Palm in May 1956. Ken graduated from...

Sep 22, 2020

Sharon Irene Kohl, 78, of Hershey, passed away, September 22, 2020 at Great Plains Health. She was born August 7, 1942 to Frank and Margaret (Peck) Booth in Gothenburg.

Sharon graduated from North Platte High School. She worked for Goodall in Ogallala and then Ideal Laundry in North Platte where she made many good friends.

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Sep 22, 2020

Ann Louise Johnson Welch Gamble, age 82, died on September 22, 2020 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, Nebraska from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.

Ann was always surrounded by her friends and she made friends easily. No matter where she lived, her home was always warm, inviting, and full of people she loved and cared about. She was...

Sep 21, 2020

Geraldine Louise Fowler, 75, passed away September 21, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born December 20, 1944, in Lewellen, NE to Clifford C and Mildred G "Crippen" Shields.

Geraldine graduated from Big Springs High School and attended college in North Platte for 2 years. She married Robert Wager, to this union 3 children were born,...

Sep 20, 2020

Terry Lee Correll, 62, of Tryon, Ne. took his last breath in his home lovingly surrounded by his immediate family, at 10:30pm on Saturday, September 19, 2020, but was given September 20, 2020 as an official date of death. His body was worn out from a courageous battle with cancer.

Terry was born, December 31, 1957 in...

Sep 19, 2020

Charles F. "Chuck" Brandes, 93, of Deming, N.M., formerly of Maywood, passed away September 19, 2020 in Sierra Vista, AZ. Chuck was born October 15, 1926 to Fred and Josephine (McCosh) Brandes in Omaha.

Chuck graduated from Omaha Tech at mid-term in January after going to summer school. He was inducted into the Army February 26, 1945...

Sep 16, 2020

Glynn Ward, 82, passed away September 16, 2020 in North Platte, surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Sutherland on June 15, 1938 to Paul G. and Georgia E. (Lawler) Hahn.

Glynn grew up in Paxton, graduating from Paxton High School in 1956. After graduation she was employed at McDonald State Bank for 6 ½...

Sep 16, 2020

Mary Lynn Buettner, 66, of North Platte, passed away, September 16, 2020 at Great Plains Health. She was born August 9, 1954 to Kenneth & Betty (Knott) Brownell in Callaway, Nebraska.

Mary grew up in Oconto and North Platte, Nebraska. She married Thomas Buettner on November 12, 1996 in North Platte where the couple made their home....

Sep 12, 2020

Jacqueline L." Jackie" Myers, age 87, of North Platte, passed away on September 12, 2020   She was born on March 1, 1933 in Wallace, NE to Virgil and Martha (Fulk) Edington.

Jackie was united in marriage to Richard "Ram" Myers in North Platte. The couple lived in North Platte where Jackie and Ram raised their family. Jackie...

Sep 9, 2020

Anthony Lee Reich, 73, gained his angel wings on September 9, 2020. He was born October 24, 1946 to James and Angelina Reich in Stillwater, Minnesota. Tony grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota with four siblings, Patricia, Henry, Peggy and Steven.

In 1974, Tony moved to South Carolina where he met the love of his life, Etrulia Ann...