Janet “Jan” Rae Swedberg, 78, of North Platte was called to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Dec. 31, 2025. She was born one of five children to Robert and Virginia (Steadman) Coffey in Alma, NE, on September 14, 1947. Jan lived her life grounded in faith, service, music, and a love […]

Mel Pontious, 94, of North Platte passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2025 at home in the company of his two daughters, Linda Lewis and Karen Mueller. Melvin was born in on July 11, 1931 to Vere and Fern Pontious, on a farm where they raised four sons. After a three-year stint in the military […]

Janet Louise Cooper Hebblethwaite, 88, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away, October 7, 2024 at Centennial Park in North Platte. Janet was born on February 15, 1936 to Louis and Agnes Greenwood Cooper six miles north of Wellfleet, Nebraska at the homestead of her grandparents, George and Flora Cooper. She was delivered by Dr. Mills […]

Sherman Auten Hirsch, 93, passed away at his home in North Platte on March 15, 2024. He was born on August 17, 1930, in Merna, NE to Lester and Iva (Auten) Hirsch. Sherman graduated from Kearney State College and joined the United States Army, serving in the Korean War as a forward observer in forward […]

Daniel Lane Koch, 70, of North Platte, passed away March 20, 2024 at his home. He was born July 4, 1953 to Edward J and LaVera A. (Williams) Koch in Grand Island, NE. Dan graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1971. He entered the Army in 1972 where he was a […]

Julie Leigh Todd, 67, of North Platte passed away March 15, 2024, at Great Plains Health hospital in the loving presence of family. She was born November 18, 1956 in North Platte to Ima Joyce Ferguson and Richard Riggs Todd. Julie grew up in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High School with the […]

George M. “Buck” Ripple, 93, of North Platte passed away April 29, 2023 at Great Plains Health. Buck was born Nov. 9, 1929 at Tryon to George D. and Nettie M. Winters Ripple. Buck graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1948. He then went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad […]

David “Noizy” Earnest Broeder, 67, passed away on Nov. 5, 2022 at Centennial Park Retirement Village surrounded by his family. He was born to Earl and Louise (Hackler) Broeder on Sept. 17, 1955 in North Platte. Noizy grew up in North Platte, but attended the University School for the Deaf in Omaha, graduating in 1973. […]

Lloyd Vernon Synovec passed away after a brief illness related to COVID-19 at Great Plains Health on Dec. 15 at 93 years of age. He was born April 24, 1928 in Pierce to Roy and Tillie Synovec. He attended country school and graduated Pierce County High School early in 1945, in order to go to […]