Obituary Listing

Oct 11, 2018

Janice Lorraine (Halligan) Martin died on October 11, 2018. She was born in her grandparents' home on February 10, 1944 to Harley and Ruby Halligan.

Janice grew up on the Halligan farm, where her grandfather, Tom Halligan, had built the big farmhouse and barn to raise his own large family. Janice was fascinated with animals, especially horses,...

Oct 11, 2018

Donald R. Peters, age 84 of North Platte, passed away Thursday October 11, 2018 at Great Plains Health.

Don was born April 6, 1934 in North Platte to Ernest and Gladys (Johnson) Peters. He had a twin brother, Richard D., and their mom kept them in shoe boxes at her bedside! Sadly, Richard only survived for a...

Oct 8, 2018

Geraldine Linda Reeder, 74, of North Platte passed away at home surrounded by her family on October 8, 2018. She was born to Marvin W. and LaVelle "Litty" (Larsen) Reeder in Portland, Oregon on December 11, 1943.

Geraldine attended St. Patrick's Catholic School. She married Cyde R. "Dick" Coleman. To this union two children were born, Christopher...

Oct 5, 2018

David Eugene Hora, age 85 of Ringgold, NE, passed away Friday October 5, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Dave was born July 29, 1933 in North Platte to Vincent and Charlotte (Conger) Hora. He grew up on the Hora homestead southwest of Ringgold. He attended elementary country school at Ringgold and graduated from Stapleton...

Oct 4, 2018

Lynn Bernel Willits, age 97 of North Platte, passed away Thursday October 4, 2018 at Great Plains Health.

Lynn was born September 22, 1921 in Grand Island, NE to Claude and Mary (Mendenhall) Willits. He graduated from Grand Island High School in 1939 and joined the US Navy in 1941. He served as a radioman 1 st...

Oct 1, 2018

Katherine "Katie" Wells, 92, of Oklahoma departed peacefully from this world on October 1, 2018 at the home of her daughter, Susan (Scott) Furrow of Wellfleet.

Katie entered this world on October 3, 1925 the daughter of Harry D. and Katherine (Freeman) Moffatt in Chillicothe, TX. She was raised in Atoka, OK.

Katie was a...

Sep 30, 2018

Wilma E. Johnston, age 85, of North Platte passed away September 30, 2018 at her home. Wilma was born on November 7, 1932 in Wellfleet to Charles W. and Laurenia (Maurer) Miller one of eight children. She attended Sunny Slope School near Wellfleet. She married Francis Leon Johnston in 1953. To this union 3 sons were born.

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Sep 28, 2018

Willa Jean Kirts, age 80 of North Platte, passed away Friday September 28, 2018 at Bryan Medical Center - East Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Willa was born December 2, 1937, in North Platte, NE to Elmer G. and Regis M. Pease.  She grew up and attended St. Patrick's Catholic School in North Platte.  She met her husband...

Sep 25, 2018

Christopher Loren Brown, age 37 of North Platte, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday September 25, 2018.

Chris was born May 8, 1981 in North Platte, NE to Thomas A. and Cheryl A. (Brown) Oberg. He attended school in North Platte and worked at Bud's Repair for several years. He enjoyed playing pool and spending...

Sep 25, 2018

Dale Phillip Nordblad, age 63 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday September 25, 2018 at Great Plains Health.

Dale was born October 17, 1954 in Renton, WA to Irvin Gene and Sandra Dee (Soderquist) Nordblad. He attended Renton High School and worked as a carpenter for 20 years before moving to North Platte. He was a man...

Sep 15, 2018

Leora Blanche (Osterhoudt) Wood, age 89 of North Platte, was reunited with her Heavenly Father and other loved ones on Saturday September 15, 2018.

Leora was born December 29, 1928 in Curtis, NE to Everett Miles and Francis Ida (Richardson) Osterhoudt. She was one of thirteen children: Howard, Willard, Leora, Barbara, Royal, Betty, Ronald, Wesley, Ida, Franklin,...

Sep 14, 2018

Geneva G. Bassett, known as Guylene to family and friends, followed her spouse of 62 years into death on September 14, 2018 surrounded by her family.

Guylene, the second of ten children, was born on July 23, 1933 in Lebanon, MO to Albert and Eppah (Palmer) Luthy. She was witty, artistic, and an avid reader. Professionally she...

Sep 11, 2018

Donald Leroy Dodson, age 89 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Centennial Park Retirement Village.

Don was born in North Platte, NE on September 5, 1929 to Thomas George "Toots" and Mary Cecilia (Power) Dodson. He grew up in North Platte, attending McDaid Elementary and St. Patrick Catholic school, graduating in 1949. He...

Sep 11, 2018

Lois M. Reckard, age 90 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday September 11, 2018 at her home after a short illness.

Lois was born May 6, 1928 on the family farm southwest of North Platte to Clyde and Irene (Curtis) McKain. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1945. She continued her education in Omaha by...

Sep 8, 2018

Dale Edwin Kirts, age 84 of North Platte, passed away Saturday September 8, 2018 at Centennial Park Nursing Home.

Dale "Eddie" was born September 9, 1933 in Sutherland, NE to Willard Lewis and Zelma Gertrude (Gress) Kirts. He grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte High School. He entered the US Navy, serving from 1951...

Sep 8, 2018

Donald Dean Dike, age 79 of North Platte, passed away Saturday September 8, 2018 at the Sutherland Care Center.

Don was born on June 4, 1939 in North Platte to Carl Donald and Hazel (Ross) Dike. The eldest of eight children, Don grew up on a farm south of Sutherland, lettering in football. On August 30, 1959...

Sep 7, 2018

Gloria Jean Swanson, age 77 of North Platte, passed away Friday September 7, 2018 at Centennial Park Nursing Home.

Gloria was born May 30, 1941 in Northfield, MN to Alvin and Erna (Meyer) Nelson. She graduated from high school in 1958 and became a flight attendant with Humboldt Inc. She married John W. Swanson in November 1977...

Aug 31, 2018

Robin Emilio James Mora (Wastè Kutè [Wash tayy coo tay] Fine Shot) was born on December 8, 1981 in North Platte, NE to Martin and Alice Mora. Robin made his journey to the spirit world on August 31st, 2018 at UCHealth in Aurora Colorado.

Robin was the youngest of four children. He attended North Platte High School....

Aug 30, 2018

Beverly Lee Dybdahl, age 84, passed away Thursday August 30, 2018 at Sutherland Care Center.

Bev was born March 26, 1934 in Sutherland, NE to Howard Evan and Agnes Ellen (Spitznogle) Winkle. She grew up in the area and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1951. She married Alfred "Tuffy" Combs and to their union Patricia, Karen,...

Aug 29, 2018

Byron Dee Fox, age 62 of Stapleton passed away Wednesday August 29, 2018 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha from complications of thyroid cancer surgery.

Byron was born February 25, 1956 in North Platte to Ben and Mary Ann (Kramer) Fox of Arnold. He was raised on the family farm west of Arnold and...