Roger Duane Brooks
Aug 23, 2016
Roger Duane Brooks, age 61 of North Platte, passed away at his home on Tuesday after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2016. Roger was born on May 27, 1955 in Arnold, NE to Lawrence and Mabel (Wood) Brooks. He moved to Brady with his parents in 1960, then to Ogallala in 1966, where he...
Peterson Jean Lavaughn
Aug 21, 2016
Jean LaVaughn Peterson, age 93, of North Platte, passed away August 21, 2016 at Great Plains Health. Jean was born on January 21, 1923 in Culbertson, Nebraska to Jake and Mollie (Wagner) Wacker. She attended school District #75 and Culbertson High School. On March 2, 1940 she married Clarence E. Peterson in Oberlin, Kansas. To this union 4 children were...
Robert Eugene "Bob" Gay
Aug 21, 2016
Robert Eugene "Bob" Gay, 86, of North Platte passed away August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. He was born on December 11, 1929 in Sharon Springs, Kansas to Cecil and Iva (McAllister) Gay. Bob graduated high school in Ogden, Utah. He entered the United States Navy, serving in San Diego and Hawaii. On November 16, 1950 he married...
Michael Anthony Wolken
Aug 19, 2016
Michael Anthony Wolken, age 63 of Sutherland, passed away on Friday August 19, 2016 in Lincoln, NE after a 5 ½ year battle with cancer, surrounded by family. Mike was born on December 6, 1952 in Paola, KS to Ralph and Shirley (Weiland) Wolken. After high school he served in the Navy from July of 1972 thru July of 1978....
Shirley Ann White
Aug 18, 2016
Shirley Ann White, 81, of North Platte passed away August 18, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 19, 1934 in McCook, Nebraska to Edward Otis and Delsie (Simmons) Dike. Shirley grew up in McCook, graduating from McCook High School in 1952. On November 18, 1956 she married Raymond Clinton White in Brady, NE,...
Dean Raymond Sinden
Aug 14, 2016
Dean Raymond Sinden, 80, of North Platte passed away August 14, 2016 at his home. Dean was born September 1, 1935 in Steamboat Springs, CO to John and Harriet (Kelly) Sinden. He graduated from High School in Steamboat Springs, and then ranched with his brother and father. On September 1, 1958 he married Corale Bishop. The two later dairied in...
Vera Joyce Cook
Aug 12, 2016
Vera Joyce Cook, age 86, of North Platte, died August 12, 2016 at Great Plains Health. She was born on January 13, 1930 in Colome, South Dakota to Fred and Bessie (Jackson) Gagan. Joyce was raised on their homestead 5 ½ miles southwest of Colome. She graduated with the class of 1948 from Colome High School. Shortly after graduation, Joyce...
Lucilla M. Carr
Aug 10, 2016
Lucilla Magdalene (Helms) Carr joined her Lord on August 10, 2016, at Life Care Center of Elkhorn, NE. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Henry and Bertha (Hinz) Helms at the farm at Arapahoe, NE on October 6, 1931. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school at Immanuel Parochial School in Arapahoe....
Kaye Marie Borden
Aug 8, 2016
Kaye Marie (Tuma) Borden, age 46 of North Platte, NE began her eternal life Monday August 8, 2016 surrounded by her family at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Kaye was born on February 20, 1970 in North Platte, NE to Donald and Twylia Irene (Bobo) Tuma. She attended all her school years in North Platte, graduating in 1988. After...
Arthur "Artie" Raymond Emanuel Mcentire
Aug 7, 2016
Arthur "Artie" R.E. McEntire, Jr., age 53 of North Platte went home to be with his Lord on Sunday August 7, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Artie was born on February 3, 1963 in North Platte, NE to Arthur E. and Patricia Ann (Stubbs) McEntire, Sr. After high school he worked in the shipping and receiving department at the...
Snezana "Nina" Johnson
Aug 2, 2016
Snezana "Nina" Johnson, age 65, of North Platte, died August 2, 2016 at her home. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday August 4, 2016 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery with Pastor Mike Wing officiating. Visitation will be today from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with the family present from 7-8. Adams & Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of...
Dorene Katherine Way
Jul 31, 2016
Dorene Katherine Way, 89 of LaPorte, CO passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Linden Estates in North Platte, NE. Dorene was born December 22, 1926 in Sterling, NE to Elzie and Julia (Kontony) Goosman. On December 21, 1946 she was joined in marriage to Elmer Dean Way in Marysville, KS. They lived and farmed in Surprise, NE until 1965...
Byron Otis Neiman
Jul 24, 2016
Byron O. Neiman, 83 years of age, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Auburn. He was born on January 30, 1933 in McCook to Leslie and Lillian (Dueland) Neiman. Soon after entry into the National Guard Byron was injured and return to McCook where he began a life long newspaper...
Helen Ollie Bell
Jul 20, 2016
Helen O. Bell, age 91 of North Platte, passed away Wednesday July 20, 2016 at Linden Court. Helen was born on June 2, 1925 in a log cabin near Arvada, WY to Oscar H. and Laura F. (Martin) Miner. She attended rural school and graduated from Charles School of Beauty in Denver, CO. She pursued a career in Cosmetology in...
John "Jack" William Mcdermand
Jul 18, 2016
John William "Jack" McDermand passed away at Great Plains Health on July 18, 2016 at age 88. Jack was born in Crete Nebraska on January 4, 1928, the youngest child of Percy W. and Ruth McFall McDermand. He and his siblings Betty, Dan, and Mary had an idyllic childhood growing up in Crete, which provided Jack with many happy memories...
Patricia Ann Kramer
Jul 18, 2016
Patricia Ann Kramer, 53, of North Platte passed away July 18, 2016 in Brady. Pat was born November 5, 1962 in North Platte to Robert K. "Bob" and Dolores (Petska) Benson. She grew up in Curtis and North Platte, graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1981. On June 4, 1986 she married Jerome Kramer in North...
Lilly May Epke
Jul 15, 2016
Lilly May (Hauger) Epke, 82, of North Platte passed away July 15, 2016 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. Lilly was born in Carthage Missouri on May 6th, 1934, to Albert Kornelius (Buss) Hauger and Inez Rose (Brown) Hauger. In 1935 her parents and older brother Albert Edward moved to Valentine, Nebraska. Lilly was baptized in the Episcopal Faith at Saint...
Raymond "Ray" Lee Smith
Jul 7, 2016
Raymond L. "Ray" Smith, age 76 of North Platte, passed away July 7, 2016 at Centennial Park Retirement Village following a courageous battle with cancer. Ray was born in Paxton, NE on July 18, 1939 to Raymond and Agnes (Sedlacek) Smith. He later made his home in North Platte where he married Sharon Fisher. To this union was born two...
Terry Ann Trego
Jul 6, 2016
Terry Ann Trego departed this life on July 6, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. Terry was born on August 28, 1938 in Gothenburg, Nebraska. In 1956 Terry graduated from Brady High School as the Valedictorian and then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Music in Education and a minor in English from the University...
Evelyn Genevieve Campbell
Jul 6, 2016
Evelyn G. "Ralph" Campbell, 89, of Springfield, MO formerly of North Platte passed away July 6, 2016 in Springfield. She was born May 12, 1927 in Healing Springs, Arkansas to Jay Hugh Buck and Sallie Ann (Morgan) Shook. The family moved to Iowa where Evelyn attended school. She worked in banking for a while, and was the chief operator in...
