Celebration of life set for Mary Beth Dodson

by: The North Platte Bulletin - May. 3, 2025

A celebration of life and Memorial Mass for Mary Beth Dodson will be held on Saturday, May 17 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 415 N Chestnut St. in North Platte.

Mary Beth Dodson of Coronado, Calif., passed away on Sept. 30, 2024 at the age of 87.

Here parents moved to North Platte in 1940. Mary Beth graduated from North Platte High School in 1954 and attended college at Nebraska Wesleyan. She married James J. Dodson and they had four children: Kelly J. (Bonnie) Dodson, Erin (Robert) Call, Amy (David) Lugsch, and Jennifer (Phil) June.

Mary Beth was active in art circles in North Platte. She was a signature member of the Nebraska State Art Organization. She wrote feature articles for the newspapers and published a book of poetry, “The Same Moon Rises.”

She moved to Coronado in 2013, participating in art exhibits there. Banners of her paintings were seasonally hung over Orange Ave. for several years and she continued writing,. Since 2023, Mary Beth lived in Fort Collins, Colo., with her daughter Erin’s (Bob) family.

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Celebration of life set for Mary Beth Dodson