Obituary Listing

Oct 9, 2025

Danny Erdman, 59, of North Platte, passed away in a vehicle accident. He was born on March 6, 1966, in North Platte to Jean Hatfield and Elwood "Butch" Erdman.

Danny was the proud father of three children — Shalea (Travis) Cooley, Tyson Erdman, and Bradan Erdman — whom he shared with Tammy (Toll) Erdman. His greatest joy...

Oct 5, 2025

Kendal Oerter died October 5, 2025 after a fulfilling life spent with two loving wives, 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, other family members and many friends. He was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on Dec. 14, 1937.  He grew up on the family farm located between Thompson and Reynolds, Nebraska.  School began at Buckley District 13 through 8th...

Oct 5, 2025

Bernadine (Brehmer) Kenton Hiner, 97, of Hershey, passed away October 5, 2025 at Great Plains Health.  She was born in Wisner, NE to Fred and Lydia (Brand) Brehmer on July 27, 1928.

Bernadine graduated from Wisner High School with the class of 1945 and moved to North Platte in 1946.  She worked for a period of time...

Oct 1, 2025

Louis Martin Keup, of North Platte, passed away on October 1, 2025, at North Platte Care Center, at the age of 67.  Louis was born one of three to parents, Martin and Elcia (Powell) Keup on January 3, 1958, in North Platte, where he was raised and spent the entirety of his life residing.

Upon receiving his...

Sep 27, 2025

Richard A. Lee, age 62, of Sutherland passed away September 27, 2025, in North Platte, NE, after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia.

Rich was born August 7, 1963, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Robert E. Lee and Ruth (Erickson) Lee, and was raised in Holdrege, Nebraska where he graduated with the class of 1981. Rich attended UNL,...

Sep 26, 2025

Emma Kay Krause, 101, of North Platte, passed away September 26, 2025 at Linden Court.  She was born October 26, 1923 to John and Mary (Hayes) Kelly in Decorah, Iowa.

Kay graduated with the class of 1941 in Cresco, Iowa and then attended beauty school.   She married Robert L. Krause on June 16, 1947 in the World's...

Sep 25, 2025

Jason Ryan Melvin, age 46, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Great Plains Health. Jason was born in North Platte on June 3, 1979, to Bill and LaRae (Connelly) Melvin.

He spent his formative years in Sutherland NE.  He lived there with his parents, and brothers Shane, Brad, and Travis.  As a...

Sep 23, 2025

Barbara Lynn Kelsey (Schumacher)   01/15/1967 - 09/23/2025

I was born in Albion, NE on January 15, 1967. I lived around the St. Edward area until 1978. It was then that my family moved to North Platte where I attended school and graduated from NPHS in 1985. In the years that followed I just lived life and had...

Sep 22, 2025

Betty Jane Brogdon, age 86, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2025, at North Platte Care Center.

Betty was born April 19, 1939, in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Louis and Amelia Herder.

Betty grew up in Colorado, where she met the love of her life, Harlin Brogdon. They were wed...

Sep 21, 2025

Janice (Priest) Huber 70, of North Platte, Nebraska, went home to be with our Lord on September 21, 2025.  She was born on February 23, 1955 to Hermel L. & Phyllis (Daly) Priest, in Sutherland, Nebraska.  Janice was the youngest sibling to Sherry, Wanda, Rita and Rusty.

Their family lived the first 6 years on a farm...

Sep 20, 2025

Timothy Michael Young, 55, of Moorefield passed away on Saturday September 20th. Tim was born in Long Beach, California on May 2, 1970. He resided in Colorado for several years, and in 2012 met the love of his life, JuLynn. Tim's passion for the ocean was matched only by his love of the life he lived in Nebraska.

Sep 19, 2025

Shannon Renee Barker, 60, of Gothenburg, Nebraska passed away on September 19, 2025.   She was born on February 25, 1965 to Gary and Rose (Christian) Barker in North Platte.

Shannon is survived by her father, Gary Barker, North Platte; brother, Brent, his wife Angie Barker, North Platte; niece, Brittany, her husband Jared, their children Ty and Brynlee...

Sep 18, 2025

Crystal D. Lee-Macias, 45, of North Platte, passed away September 18, 2025 at UNMC in Omaha after a hard fought but short battle with pancreatic cancer.  She was born July 29, 1980 to Russell Lee and Marilyn (Griffiths) Schmidt in North Platte.

Crystal moved with her family to Madrid and attended Wheatland Public School.  She moved to...

Sep 7, 2025

Kimberly A. "Kim" Whitaker of North Platte passed away peacefully at her home on September 7, 2025, surrounded by love.

Kim was born on May 1, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, to Jim and Nancy Whitaker. The family soon moved to North Platte, where she attended North Platte Public Schools and graduated with the Class of 1979. That...

Sep 5, 2025

Joseph (Joeski) Leo Ruhlman passed away at the age of 76 on September 5, 2025 after a fierce battle with leukemia. Joe, the oldest of nine children, was born on August 4, 1949 to Leo and Etta Jean (Tobin) Ruhlman in Atchison, KS. Joe moved with his family to Norfolk, NE where he spent his school years. After graduating...

Aug 23, 2025

Ida Mae Ingels

(June 19, 1936 - August 23, 2025)

Ida Mae Ingels, 89, passed away on August 23, 2025, at her residence in Geneva, Texas.

Born on June 19, 1936, in Dickens, Nebraska, Ida was the daughter of Russell and Minnie Cellan Dugan. She grew up in Nebraska alongside her siblings and...

Aug 23, 2025

Donald Russell Rotert, 92, of Sutherland, passed away on August 23, 2025.  He was born on February 25, 1933, to Joseph and Lillian (Myers) Rotert.  Don spent his life deeply rooted in the Sutherland community.

A 1950 graduate of Sutherland High School, Don went to work for the plumbing company founded in 1921 by his father.  He...

Aug 19, 2025

Trampas Justin Osborne February 24, 1973 – August 19, 2025

Trampas Justin Osborne, 52, passed away on August 19, 2025. He was born on February 24, 1973, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Terry and Cindy (Crosby) Osborne. Trampas grew up in Sutherland, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1991. After high school he moved to Omaha where he...

Aug 16, 2025

Gary Don Neal | May 25, 1943

Gary Don Neal was born May 25th, 1943, in Sutherland, to Donald and Geneva (Lancaster) Neal.  He grew up southwest of North Platte and lived on a farm/ranch through the 8th grade.  He loved farming and woodworking.

They moved to...

Aug 15, 2025

Jerry Cox, 85, of Farnam, passed away peacefully in his home on August 15, 2025.  He was born on November 10, 1939, in Maywood, Nebraska.

Jerry was a loving husband and a devoted father to Jerry (Teresa) Cox.  He was also a proud grandfather to four grandchildren: Jess Klein (Dan Pandorf) of Arnold, Nebraska, Linda Masterson (Bryce)...