Nona L Reynolds
May 3, 2017
Nona L. Reynolds of North Platte went to be with Jesus on May 3, 2017 at the age of 98. She was born September 24, 1918 on the family homestead in the Nebraska Sandhills. She was the third of seven children born to Guy and Bertha Anna (McMillen) Reynolds. Nona graduated from North Platte High School in 1937. She worked...
Julio Nmn Carrizales
May 2, 2017
Julio Carizzales, age 95 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday May 2, 2017 at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation. Memorials are suggested in his name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Christian Wake Service will be held 7:00 p.m. Sunday May 7, 2017 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday May...
George Kenneth Campbell
Apr 29, 2017
George K. Campbell, Sr., age 83, of North Platte, Neb., passed away April 29, 2017 at the Sutherland Care Center. Born Mar. 21, 1934 in Wallace, to Thomas and Laura (Boyes) Campbell, he grew up on a farm near there before moving with his family to a ranch west of Dickens. George attended Lily Dale Country School, Dickens, and then...
Edyth Francis Schomp
Apr 26, 2017
Edyth Francis Schomp, age 93 of North Platte, passed away Wednesday April 26, 2017 at Linden Court. Edyth was born April 17, 1924 in Whitman, NE to Harry and Laura May (Moran) Romell. She was born at George and Hattie Moran's ranch west of Whitman. Dr. Howell came to Hyannis to deliver her. There were six children in her family,...
Patricia Jean Sexton
Apr 19, 2017
Patricia Jean (Simon) Sexton, age 91 of North Platte passed away April 19, 2017 at her daughter's home. She was born December 27, 1925 in North Platte, NE to Carl and Henrietta (Young) Simon. She graduated from St. Patrick's High School with honors. Pat worked for her brother keeping books for Simon Brothers for a year until she was old...
Troy Jon Neiman
Apr 15, 2017
Troy Jon Neiman, 48, of Brady NE went to "Paradise City" on April 15th, 2017. Troy was born on May 1, 1968 in Boulder, CO. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Jon and Frances Neiman where he grew up and graduated school from Thedford High School as class president in 1986. He attended Mid-Plains Community College majoring in Auto...
Altha M. Hill
Apr 14, 2017
Altha M. Hill, age 98, died April 13, 2017 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Atkinson, NE. Altha was born November 18, 1918 to John William and Mabel Evelyn Newberry in Tryon, Nebraska. She grew up on the Newberry Ranch in McPherson County and attended a country school graduating with the class of 1938 in Tryon, Nebraska. On August 3,...
Verna Ilene Taylor
Apr 12, 2017
Verna Ilene Taylor, age 87 of North Platte, passed away Wednesday April 12, 2017 at Great Plains Health. Verna was born on November 22, 1929 in Greeley, CO, the 4th child of William John and Zelma G. (Plunkett) Hopping. She was raised in Grainton, NE until 2nd grade when her folks moved to North Platte where she attended Hall School;...
Arliss May Matthews
Apr 12, 2017
Arliss May Matthews, age 75 of North Platte, passed away at her home Wednesday April 12, 2017 after a long bout with cancer. Arliss was born on April 2, 1942 on a ranch in Holt County, Atkinson, NE to Victor Charles and Charlotte May (Warner) Rockford. She married Charles "Chuck" Mathews on July 12, 1959. She was a life member...
Mary Alice Mccarthy
Apr 7, 2017
Mary Alice (Murphy) McCarthy, 98, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away on April 7, 2017 at Linden Court. Mary Alice was born on December 31, 1918 to James Emmet Murphy and Margaret Mary (O'Brien) Murphy in Greeley County, Nebraska. Alice graduated from Spaulding Academy in 1937. After graduation Alice pursued a career in education, traveling to her one room schoolhouse...
Lana Marie Clouse
Apr 5, 2017
Lana Marie Clouse was born December 20, 1959 in Broken Bow, Nebraska to Donal and Pauline Clouse of Purdum. She passed away in her home April 5, 2017 at North Platte. At age 11 she developed diabetes. It was a struggle throughout her life to live with the disease. Lana loved the Sandhills and especially enjoyed working with livestock. She...
Douglas Lynn Baker Jr.
Apr 4, 2017
Douglas "Lynn" Baker, Jr. age 71, of North Platte passed away April 4, 2017 at Great Plains Health. He was born August 1, 1945 in Valentine, Ne to Douglas J. and Della Irene (Foster) Baker. Lynn graduated from Curtis High School where he was a three time State Champion Wrestler. After high school he worked on the family ranch for...
Isla Fay Beman
Apr 2, 2017
Isla Faye (Clausen) Beman, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, lost her long struggle with Alzheimer's on Sunday April 2, 2017 at the Broken Bow Care and Rehabilitation Center in Broken Bow, NE. Isla was born on her father's cotton farm at the "Big Four", near Ralls, in Crosby County, TX, on New Year's Eve, 1922. She was the 5th...
Paula Roberta Newmyer
Apr 2, 2017
Paula Roberta Newmyer, age 88 of Kearney, formerly of North Platte, passed away Sunday April 2, 2017 at good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, as the result of an accident. Paula was born on February 15, 1929 in Scotia, NE to John C. and Gertrude (Chase) Poppe. She grew up in Tekamah, NE and graduated from high school in 1946. Paula...
Roderick "Rod" Aloysius Gerdes
Mar 31, 2017
Roderick Aloysius Gerdes, age 85 of North Platte, passed away Friday March 31, 2017 in North Platte at Great Plains Health. Rod was born February 22, 1932 to Henry and Erna (Kosemund) Gerdes on a farm in St Libory, NE. He grew up in Grand Island and graduated in 1950 from St. Mary's Cathedral High School. He graduated from the...
Homer "Ike" Darr Empfield
Mar 30, 2017
Homer D. "Ike" Empfield, age 77 of Stapleton, NE passed away Thursday March 30, 2017 at Great Plains Heath with his wife and two children at his side. Ike was born on December 16, 1939 in Stapleton, NE to Homer G. and Aletha (Yost) Empfield. He graduated from Stapleton High School in 1958 then attended Kearney State College for one...
Sally Jo Crandell
Mar 30, 2017
Sally Jo Crandell, age 59 of North Platte, passed away Thursday March 30, 2017 at Great Plains Health. Sally was born on February 1, 1958 in Kimball, NE to Edward D. and Rhetta Mary-Kent (Robinson) Crandell, Sr. She graduated from Brule High School and then attended Western NE Community College where she received a cosmetology degree. She opened her own...
Hazel Lillian Brackman
Mar 29, 2017
Hazel Lillian Brackman, age 81 of Brady, passed away Wednesday March 29, 2017 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE. Hazel was born on June 10, 1935 in Moorefield, NE to Frank and Lilly (Callahan) Reutzel. She spent her youth and teen years in the Lincoln County area. She graduated from Lincoln County Public Schools on May 15, 1948. She married...
Gary Leon Kemp
Mar 29, 2017
Gary Leon Kemp, age 68 of Maywood, passed away Wednesday March 29, 2017 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO, surround by his children and Jean, his wife of 44 years. Gary was born on March 31, 1948 in Sutherland, NE to Emerson L. and Lucille (Fuller) Kemp. He grew up on the ranch 5 miles north of Tryon,...
Evelyn H (Heinzle) Anderson
Mar 27, 2017
Evelyn H. (Heinzle) Anderson, age 96, of North Platte, died March 27, 2017 at Linden Court. Evelyn was born on June 4, 1920 in Hershey, NE to Jonas and Bertha (Nation) Swedberg. Evelyn graduated from O'Fallons High School May 19, 1937. On October 31, 1939 in Grand Island, Ne she married Willard "Bill" "Shorty" Heinzle. The couple lived in North...
