Rex Lee Forrester Sr.
Sep 18, 2016
Rex Lee Forrester Sr., 77 of Maricopa, AZ (formerly of North Platte) passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at home with his loving brother Tom at his side. Rex was born December 11, 1938 in Browning, MO to O.T. and Goldie (Shatto) Forrester. His family moved to North Platte in the early 40's. Rex graduated from North Platte Sr. High...
James Gordon Doyle
Sep 16, 2016
James Gordon "Jim" Doyle, age 88 of Tryon, NE passed away Friday September 16, 2016 at Linden Court in North Platte. Jim was born on April 11, 1928 in North Platte, NE to Daniel T. and Ruthie R. (Gordon) Doyle. His family lived on a small farmstead south of Tryon for a short time until moving to Gordon Homestead north...
Delores Mae Stearns
Sep 11, 2016
Delores MaE Stearns, 83, of North Platte passed away September 11, 2016 at Centennial Park Retirement Village. Delores was born February 15, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to Mary Kay Little and was adopted by Ray and Ella M. (Parsons) Johnson. She was united in marriage to Norman Stearns in Ogallala, NE on September 10, 1948. Delores attended the Parkview Community...
Carlos "Bud" Dean Votaw
Sep 8, 2016
Carlos D. "Bud" Votaw, age 82 of Wellfleet passed away Thursday September 8, 2016 at Great Plains Health due to the results of a stroke suffered in May 2015. He was ready to join loved ones in heaven and be pain free. Bud was born on August 5, 1934 in Curtis, NE to John R. and Eva (Poteet) Votaw, according...
Donna Marie Claudson
Sep 3, 2016
Donna M. Claudson Kenneth L. Claudson Donna M. (Steele) Claudson, age 85, of North Platte passed away at Linden Court on September 3, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Kenneth L. Claudson, who died at home May 29, 2016 at the age of 87. Donna was born September 4, 1930 to Ray and Ruth...
Loretta Marie Farrell
Sep 3, 2016
Loretta Marie Farrell, age 87, of North Platte passed away September 3, 2016 at Great Plains Health. Loretta was born November 4, 1928 in Exeter, Ne to Joseph and Matilda (Ries) Becker. She grew up and attended school in Exeter, graduating with the class of 1946. Loretta moved to Lincoln, NE where she did clerical work at an insurance company...
Charline Emmalee Yanken
Sep 2, 2016
Charline EmmaLee Yanken, age 95 of North Platte, Ne passed away September 2, 2016 at Great Plains Health. Charline was born April 2, 1921 to Fred and Rebecka (Stellman) Coller in North Platte, the oldest of six brothers and a sister. During her early life the family moved wherever they could find work. These included North Platte, Dickens, Sutherland, Cozad,...
Anna Lula Ham
Sep 2, 2016
Anna Lula (Cooper) Ham, age 69 of Ogallala, passed away Friday September 2, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Anna was born on October 17, 1946 in North Platte to Marion and Nona (Teel) Cooper. She grew up and attended school in North Platte. In 1989 she was united in marriage to Billy Ham of Trinity, TX. They retired together...
Ernest "Ernie" Merel Collins
Sep 1, 2016
Ernest "Ernie" Merel Collins, age 86 of North Platte, passed away Thursday September 1, 2016 at Great Plains Health. Ernie was born on March 7, 1930 in North Platte, NE to Clifford and Edith (Smith) Collins. He married Bonnie June Cochran on June 2, 1953 in North Platte and to this union Dennis, Terry and Sherry were born. After high...
Marie Anita Chapman
Aug 23, 2016
Marie A. Chapman, age 72, of Stapleton, died August 23, 2016 at Great Plains Health. Marie was born on March 4, 1944 in Pottsville, PA to Lyman and Nora (Sullivan) Zimmerman. Marie moved to Massachusetts with her family when she was 4 months old. She graduated from St. Bernard High School in West Newton, MA in 1961. Marie then went...
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...
