Janice A. Spurgin, 79, of Paxton passed away May 30, 2026 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. Jan was born Dec. 4, 1946 in Hastings to Joseph Mazour and Blanche (Nejezchleb) Mazour. She graduated from Lawrence High School with the class of 1963 and went on to the University of Nebraska, where she lived with […]

Michael Wheatly, 79 of Ogallala, passed on into glory on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Perkins CountyHospital in Grant. Mike Wheatly was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Houston, Harris County, Texas, to Jack & Rosalie Wheatly. After a childhood of many moves, he graduated from Rainer Beach High School in Seattle, Wash., in 1965. […]

Raymond Vincent Perlinger, 96, of North Platte peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg. Ray was born on Dec. 28, 1928 in Paxton to Joseph and Theresa P. (Neuberger) Perlinger. Ray grew up in Paxton, where he attended rural school. In his early twenties, Ray answered the call […]

Judy Renee (Burton) Shepardson was born March 23, 1948 to Ivan and Betty Burton in North Platte. Judy passed away on March 12, 2025 in North Platte. Judy grew up in Ogallala, and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1966. She then pursued her cosmetology certification from Hollywood Beauty College in Denver, Colo. In 1968, […]

Gregory “Greg” Lynn Sis, 64, of Elsie, passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 20, 2024 after a short courageous battle with cancer. Greg was born on Nov. 14, 1960, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Dennis and Joyce (McDougal) Sis. He graduated from Perkins County High School with the class of 1979, where he was […]

Longtime Keith County resident J. C. “Bud” Graves passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2024 at the age of 90 years, 8 months, 17 days. He was born May 6, 1933, and came to Nebraska from Oklahoma as a young man in the early 1950s. Bud worked as a cowboy and ranch hand for area […]

DeAnna Michelle Seibert Runge, 38, passed away at her home on Sept. 19, 2022 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. DeAnna was born April 17, 1984 in Glenwood Springs, Colo. to Randy and Wilma (Maxwell) Seibert. Originally from Eagle, Colo., DeAnna moved to Ogallala with her parents in April of 1998 at the age […]

Maxine J. Perlinger, 92, of Paxton passed away June 22, 2022 at Linden Court in North Platte. Maxine was born March 25, 1930 in Sarben to Walter and Opal (Beaird) Hartman. She graduated from Paxton High School. On Feb. 16, 1950, Maxine married Robert “Bob” Perlinger at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Paxton, and their […]

Trent Davis, 39, of Ogallala passed away April 23, 2022 at his home in Ogallala. Trent was born May 17, 1982 at North Platte to Leonard and Connie (Simpson) Davis. He attended Hershey High School before graduating from Sutherland High School with the class of 2000. Trent attended New Mexico State University at Las Cruces […]