Reuben Ray Casillas
May 18, 2018
Reuben Ray Casillas, age 55 of North Platte, passed away Friday May 18, 2018.
Reuben was born April 10, 1963 in North Platte to Joseph Raymond and Ramona (Luna) Casillas. He attended school in North Platte and worked in construction through the years. He had many talents, was an amazing card player and dancer, enjoyed playing pool...
Ronald Eugene Gerken
May 18, 2018
Ronald Eugene Gerken, age 76 of North Platte, passed away Friday May 18, 2018 at Indian Hills Nursing Home in Ogallala, NE.
Ron was born February 2, 1942 in North Platte, NE to Charles Joseph and Clarita (Molly) Gerken. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1961. He worked with his dad and step mother, Lydia...
Bernadine A Torres
May 17, 2018
Bernadine A. Torres passed away at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE on May 17, 2018. She was 87.
Bernadine was the second of 18 children born on June 11, 1930 to Bidal and Emilia (Aguilar) Cabrera in Chanute, KS. She was partially raised by her paternal grandparents Jose and Julia Cabrera in Hershey, NE. She...
William "Bill" Junior Mackley
May 16, 2018
William Junior Mackley, age 82 of Stapleton, NE, a former long resident of North Platte, NE passed away Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center.
Bill was born January 24, 1936 in Arnold, NE to James Christopher and Emma Margaret (Smith) Mackley. He attended grade school in Arnold and when he was 14 his...
Ronald Leroy Vote
May 16, 2018
Ronald Leroy Vote, age 73, of rural Wallace, NE went home to heaven Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at home beside his loving wife, Mary. Born an only child on March 26, 1945 in Colorado Springs, CO to Roy Vincent and Bertie Agnes (Clayburg) Vote, he lived the majority of his life on a small farm near Elbert, CO. Ron...
Francisco "Frank" M Rivera
May 14, 2018
Francisco "Frank" M. Rivera, age 88, of North Platte passed away May 14, 2018 at Great Plains Health.
Frank was born August 6, 1929 in Sarbin, NE to Eulogio "E.C." and Victoria (Munoz) Rivera. He attended St. Patrick's Catholic School in North Platte and entered the United States Navy in 1948, serving our country for four years. ...
Alice Victoria Morton
May 13, 2018
Alice Victoria Morton, 91, of North Platte passed away May 13, 2018 at Linden Court.
Alice was born on January 26, 1927 in Omaha to John and Victoria (Hancock) Nyberg. She grew up in Omaha and graduated from Omaha Central. After graduating she worked in Omaha for a travel agency and transferred to North Platte to manage...
Lonnie Lee Mundt
May 12, 2018
Lonnie Lee Mundt, 47, of Hershey passed away May 12, 2018 at Great Plains Health.
Lonnie was born on February 23, 1971 in Hastings, NE to Larry and Marietta (Redinger) Mundt. Lonnie attended Sandy Creek High School and then moved to Ord in 1985, graduating with the Ord High School class of 1989. He worked at Mormack...
Daniel Duane Hoover
May 8, 2018
Daniel Duane. Hoover age 75 of North Platte passed away Tuesday May 8, 2018 at his home.
Dan was born on September 2, 1942 in Sidney, NE at Taylor Hospital to Benny and Lois (Bolin) Hoover. When he was six days old his mother, brother and sister moved to California to be with his father who had...
Elizabeth Augusta Macomber
May 8, 2018
Elizabeth Augusta Macomber, age 92 0f North Platte, passed away Tuesday May 8, 2018 at Cozad Community Hospital. Cremation was chosen and private family will be at a future date at Westlawn Cemetery in Grand Island, NE. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Leslie Sue Burke
May 8, 2018
Leslie Sue Burke, 68, of North Platte passed away May 8, 2018 at her home.
Leslie was born on October 10, 1949 in North Platte to Lester and Marian (Whipple) Saathoff. Her father passed suddenly one month before she was born.
Leslie graduated from North Platte High School in 1968. She married Bill Burke on...
Delmar Joe Rotert
May 1, 2018
Delmar Joe Rotert, age 97, of Sutherland passed away May 1, 2018 at the Sutherland Care Center. Delmar was born on September 1, 1920 in Sutherland to Joe and Lillian (Myers) Rotert. He attended Sutherland Public Schools. Delmar was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
In his teen years he drove truck for Wesley Shoup,...
Kim L. Keeling
Apr 30, 2018
Kim Lee Keeling, 54, of Sutherland passed away unexpectedly April 30, 2018 in North Platte. He was born on December 28, 1963 in Muskogee, OK to Ronald and Sharon (Eytchison) Keeling. Kim graduated in Oklahoma at Fort Gibson High School. He attended Northeastern State University and then joined the Navy Reserves where he was a Corpsman. He graduated from Northeastern...
O. Kathleen Sanders
Apr 29, 2018
Kathleen Sanders died on April 29, 2018, at Linden Court in North Platte. She was born on August 7, 1927 to Robert and Avis Spargo in Franklin, NE. Kathleen graduated from Arnold High School in 1944 and worked in the family business, Spargo Store, until it was sold. She moved to Texas, spending 31 happy years selling Southwestern Indian jewelry...
Father James Edward Novakowski
Apr 25, 2018
The Reverend James Edward Novakowski, age 67 of North Platte, passed away at his home on Wednesday April 25, 2018.
Fr. Jim was born December 4, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA to Edward and Regina (Mulvey) Novakowski. His mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he helped care for her until her death in 1986. His father was...
Susan "Sue" Marie Way
Apr 25, 2018
Susan Marie Way, age 70 of North Platte, passed away April 25, 2018 at her home, which was full of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Sue was born January 10, 1948 in Olean, NE to Francis and Thelma (Gleason) Keech. She attended Bolivar Central High School in Ceres, NY. She married Ronald Allen Dennis November 25, 1965 in...
Ruth Reynolds
Apr 23, 2018
Ruth Reynolds, 88, of North Platte went home to be with the Lord on April 23, 2018.
Ruth was born on October 24, 1929 in Logan County, NE on the family farm. She lived there with her parents, Richard and Harriet (Colburn) Lockhart, three brothers, and a sister until the age of 12. She and her mother...
Micheline "Mickie" Jo Phagan
Apr 23, 2018
Micheline Jo "Mickie" Phagan, age 67 of North Platte, passed away Monday April 23, 2018 at Great Plains Health.
Mickie was born April 20, 1951 in Lexington to Don and Doris (Mutchie) Lemmer. She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1969. In October of 1975 she married Matt Phagan. To that union, two...
Micheline "Mickie" Jo Phagan
Apr 23, 2018
Micheline Jo "Mickie" Phagan, age 67 of North Platte, passed away Monday April 23, 2018 at Great Plains Health.
Mickie was born April 20, 1951 in Lexington to Don and Doris (Mutchie) Lemmer. She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1969. In October of 1975 she married Matt Phagan. To that union, two...
Mable May Rasmussen
Apr 22, 2018
Mable May Rasmussen, 97, longtime resident of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away April 22, 2018 on Good Shepherd Sunday, in York, Nebraska.
Mable was born January 20, 1921 in North Platte, Nebraska, the youngest child of John and Zilphia (Freel) Cook. She attended grade school at District 3 Sioux Lookout School southeast of North Platte and graduated...
