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 […]

Robert Dale “Bob” Gifford, 65, of Paxton passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on March 21, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born Dec. 17, 1960 in Sutherland to Eben and Margaret Gifford. He was a lifelong resident of Paxton where he raised his two children, Amanda and […]

Rese “Pete” Pasley of Paxton passed away June 29, 2025 at age 89. Pete was born in Irvine, Ky. on July 15, 1935 to Bert and Mary Pasley. He grew up in Kentucky and married Nellie Morton on Oct. 8, 1952. They moved to North Platte in 1962 where Pete was a Master Craftsman. He […]

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, […]

Shirley Kugler of Paxton died peacefully in her sleep at the Birch Nursing Home in Sutherland on Feb. 10, 2024 at the age of 87. She was born Shirley Jane Taylor on Jan. 5, 1937 to Chester Carpenter Taylor and Laura Jane (Case) Taylor. Shirley lived in Milliken, Colo. and then moved to North Platte […]

Alice Marie (Neilsen) Ratzlaff, 94, formerly of Paxton, passed away Monday, Jan. 1 2024 at The Birch in Sutherland with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Alice was born June 8, 1929 in Lewellen to Thomas and Ruth Mae (Peterson) Neilsen. She grew up in Omaha where she graduated from high school. Alice married […]

Lois Donna Lunkwitz was born on March 6, 1943 in Cambridge to Bert and Elizabeth Carlson. She departed this life on Oct. 25, 2023 with family by her side at the age of 80. Lois was the youngest of six children. She met Gene Lunkwitz, her husband, in North Platte in January 1962. They fell […]

Phyllis Peak, 84, of Paxton departed her earthly life on Sunday, Oct. 22 at Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland. She was born and grew up on her grandparents’ farm south of Paxton. She attended Keith County School District 16 (a one-room school house) through the eighth grade. Upon graduating from the eighth grade, she attended […]

Harry Lee Coleman, Jr., 97, died peacefully on Oct. 21, 2022 in North Platte surrounded by his three sons, Randy, Dirk and Terry and close friends, Sue and Roy Reutzel of Paxton. Harry was born on May 29, 1925 in Sutherland to Harry Lee Sr. and Velma Joyce (Purdy) Coleman. He grew up north of […]

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 […]