Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 16, 2018

Harold (Buz) Ehlers, age 89, of North Platte passed away April 16, 2018 at Great Plains Health.

Buz was born on May 7, 1928 in North Platte to Edward and Elizabeth (Bailey) Ehlers.

He started school at Bell Prairie School, near Maywood and attended North Platte Schools later. He had fond memories of his youth,...

Apr 13, 2018

Robert Leroy Bassett, known as Bob to friends and family, age 88 of North Plate, passed away Friday April 13, 2018 with his family at his side.

Bob was born September 11, 1929 in Arnold, NE to Charles Edward and Hazel Leora (McCandless) Bassett. He was an avid football fan and dog walker in his later years. ...

Apr 13, 2018

Walter Eugene "Gene" Kohl, 80, of Hershey passed away April 13, 2018 at Great Plains Health.

Gene was born on June 26, 1937 in Sutherland, NE to Walter and Jennie (Grisby) Kohl. He attended grade school in Wallace, and junior high in North Platte, graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1955. After graduation...

Apr 10, 2018

Carmen L. Gonzales, age 86 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday April 10, 2018 at Linden Court.

Carmen was born February 29, 1932 in Wellington, KS to Herman and Anastacia (Landeros) Caudillo. She attended school up to the fifth grade and worked with her family in the beet and sugar fields.  She worked at TRW in Ogallala...

Apr 10, 2018

Roger Lee Fox, age 45 years and 11months, died suddenly at his home in Kearney, NE on Tuesday April 10, 2018.

Roger was born May 9, 1972 in North Platte, NE to Benjamin and Mary Ann (Kramer) Fox. He grew up on the family farm west of Arnold and graduated from Arnold High School in 1991.  He...

Apr 6, 2018

Sonja (Waltermire) Daigger, age 83 of North Platte, passed away Friday April 6, 2018 at the Cozad Care Center. Sonja was born May 22, 1934 in Lohnweiler, Germany to Rudolf and Anna Maria (Weber) Schneider. She married Robert Waltermire in 1960 in Heidelberg, Germany and they moved to Brady, NE in 1961. She taught Sunday School at the Brady Methodist...

Apr 4, 2018

Darrell L. Sheets, 78, of Arnold, NE passed away April 4, 2018 at the Nebraska Institute Hospital in Omaha. Darrell was born April 18, 1939 in North Platte to Sherman and Grace (Bassett) Sheets. He served 21 years in the United States Navy and served 4 tours in Vietnam, one tour for each brother. He received his GED in the...

Apr 3, 2018

Derrol Walter Nitz, 67, of North Platte, Nebraska died April 3, 2018 at Bryan West Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska. Derrol was born to Eldon and Helen (Wahl) Nitz on January 5, 1951. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church rural Columbus, Nebraska. He grew up on his family farm 8 miles north of Columbus until 1967 when they moved...

Apr 3, 2018

Linda Ann Katzenstein, 66, of North Platte passed away April 3, 2018 at her home. She was born February 8, 1952 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Glen "Mike" and Anna (Peary) McCoy. Linda attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs. She married Dan Katzenstein July 18, 1970 in Council Bluffs. The couple lived in Council Bluffs until 1988 when...

Apr 2, 2018

Robert Alfred Trembly, age 93 of Hershey, passed away Monday April 2, 2018 at Great Plains Health. Bob was born January 22, 1925 in North Platte to Theodore "Ted" and Ruth (Snyder) Trembly. He graduated from North Platte High School and then entered the US Army, serving from 1944 to 1946 during WWII in the Philippines. After his discharge he...

Mar 31, 2018

Dorothy Jean Simon, age 81 of North Platte, passed away Saturday March 31, 2018 at Great Plains Health. Dorothy was born October 27, 1936 in Haig, NE to Jacob and Rozi (Steinhaur) Leider. She grew up around Scottsbluff, NE and married Cecil L. Simon on April 17, 1955. The couple lived in Scottsbluff before moving to North Platte in 1957...

Mar 29, 2018

Charles F. Putman, age 82 of North Platte, passed away March 29, 2018 at Linden Court. Charles was born August 21, 1935 in Kearney, NE to Francis and Reva (Glascock) Putman. On October 13, 1953 he married Janice J. Prowett. The couple resided in North Platte where Charles worked on the Union Pacific Railroad. He hired on the section gang,...

Mar 25, 2018

Esther Sanchez Guerra, age73 of North Platte passed away March 25, 2018 at her home. Esther was born on November 26, 1944 in Sarbin, NE to Arnulfo and Soccoro (Salvador) Sanchez. She grew up in North Platte. Esther married Cecil Guerra "Buck" in 1965 and the two made their home in North Platte where she raised their 8 children. Esther...

Mar 22, 2018

Robert Lee Dale, age 84 of North Platte, passed away Thursday March 22, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born September 1, 1933 in North Platte, NE to Robert Olin and Dorothea (Seeley) Dale. He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1951 and entered the Air Force in June of 1951. After...