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Harold B. Foote

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Harold B. Foote, 77, of Yankton, South Dakota, died unexpectedly July 29, 2017, at his home.

Harold was born on Aug. 11, 1939, in Huron, South Dakota, to Burr and Darline (DeLano) Foote. He grew up on a farm near Yale, South Dakota, and attended Foote Country School. Harold went to Yale High School for three years and then graduated from Huron High School in 1957.

After school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet. Harold was honorably discharged in 1960 and moved back to Huron, where he worked for an implement dealer. Shortly thereafter, Harold moved to Pierre and started working for the State Highway Department.

He met Ruth (Eckert) on a blind date and 10 months later, they were married on Oct. 21, 1962, in Midland, South Dakota. After their marriage, they moved back to Huron and Harold attended Huron College, graduating with a teaching degree in 1967. Later, he received his master’s degree in special education from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Harold taught school including special education for more than 40 years, teaching in Colstrip, Montana; Mission, South Dakota; North Platte; St. Francis, South Dakota; Bonesteel, South Dakota; and Lake Andes, South Dakota. In 2009, he retired, and he moved to Yankton in 2010, where he spent the last seven years working as a greeter at Walmart.

Harold loved to visit and be around people. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching sports, especially college basketball, Husker football and the Denver Broncos. He was proud of his service in the Navy, but above all, he was proud of his family and cherished the time spent with them.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Carl Foote.

Harold will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 54 years, Ruth Foote of Yankton; five children, Kathy (Dennis) McConnell of North Platte, Jeffrey (Deb) Foote of North Platte, Krista (Rod) Neugebauer of Ethan, South Dakota, Jennifer (Scott) Magnussen of Pierce and Jason (Jessie) Foote of Yankton; 13 grandchildren; brother, Richard (Marvel) Foote of San Diego; sister, Faye Berry of Forest Hill, California; sister-in-law, Carol Foote of Redding, California; and many nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be shared at wintzrayfuneralhome.com.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yankton with the Rev. David Gunderson officiating. Burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 of Yankton and the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home, Yankton, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Wintz & Ray Funeral Home, Yankton, is in charge of arrangements.

Nebraska’s only Obamacare insurer seeks rate increase

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s only provider of individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act wants to raise its monthly rates by an average of nearly 17 percent, and some rates could increase by more than 50 percent.

Minneapolis-based Medica unveiled its proposed rates Tuesday. The company says a corresponding increase in federal subsidies would protect roughly 80 percent of consumers in the Nebraska market from having to pay more.

The company outlined scenarios in which consumers in Omaha could see their rates increase by 57 percent, before accounting for subsidies. With subsidies, the increases would be much smaller for those who have to pay more.

In Lincoln, some consumers could see increases of about 10 percent before accounting for subsidies.

The Nebraska Department of Insurance says the rates are not final.

Arthur “Rex” Howard Death Notice

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Arthur “Rex” Howard, 94, of North Platte passed away July 30, 2017 at Linden Court.  Cremation was chosen.  Memorials may be made in his name or to the donor’s choice.  Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.  Graveside Services will be held 2:00 p.m. MT Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Westlawn Cemetery near Gering, NE with the Reverend Dr. Douglas Delp officiating.  Those wishing to sign the register book may do so 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Neva L. Voycheske

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Neva L. Voycheske, 87, of North Platte, formerly of Chadron passed away July 28, 2017 at Great Plains Health.  She was born on June 27, 1930 in Alliance, NE to Lyle and Vera (Whetstone) Hakanson.

Neva graduated from Chadron Prep High School and attended Chadron State College for a year.  She married Joseph Voycheske on May 24, 1952 in Hays Springs, NE.  The couple lived south of Chadron on the table and later moved to Hay Springs, and then to town in Chadron.  Neva worked at Chadron Community Hospital for many years as a nursing assistant.  She was a member of the Eagles Club, and volunteered for the RSVP, and enjoyed gardening, sewing, playing cards, and games.

Survivors include children, Teresa Dold of McCook, NE, Patricia (Lyle) McKinnon of Chadron, NE, Michael (Cyrenna) Voycheske of Atwood, CO, Thomas Voycheske of Cheyenne, WY, Barton (Karma) Voycheske of Ogallala, NE, and Cory (Sonja) Voycheske of North Platte, NE; grandchildren, Mikel (Jamie) McKinnon of Chadron, NE, Jamie McKinnon of Oklahoma City, OK, Heidi (Mike) Bailey of Sparks, NV, Kenneth (Carissa) McKinnon of Chadron, NE, Dustin (Stacie) Dold of McCook, NE, Kaylia Dold of McCook, NE, and Kristin Voycheske of Cheyenne, WY, Stephani (Justin) Thompson of North Platte, NE, Hailey Voycheske of Ashville, NC, Taylor (Cole) Willard of Lafayette, CO, Tucker Voycheske of North Platte, NE, Joseph Voycheske of Atwood, CO, Ciara Voycheske of Ogallala, NE, and Grayson Voycheske of Laramie, WY; great-grandchildren, Derek McKinnon, Robbie McKinnon, Bailey McKinnon, Ashleigh McKinnon, Jamie McKinnon, Jace McKinnon, Zachary Carlson, Brian Carlson, Jennifer McKinnon, Jason McKinnon, Josh McKinnon, Jacob McKinnon, Jackson Boll, Brooklyn Dold, Addison Dold; a brother, Dennis Hakanson of Anchorage, Alaska; sister-in-law, Peggy Hakanson of Council Bluffs, IA.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joseph; special friend, Dennis Kirk; granddaughter, Jennifer McKinnon; grandson, Riley Voycheske; great-granddaughter, Chloe Dold; a son-in-law, Allen Dold; and brothers, Wendell Hakanson and Glen Hakanson.

Memorials may be made to the Great Plains Foundation or to the North Platte RSVP and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.

Cremation was chosen.  Celebration of life will be held 11:00 a.m. August 11, 2017 at Calvary Cemetery near Chadron, NE with the Pastor Cole Willard officiating.  Adams & Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Nonjury trial set for woman accused of killing daughter, 4

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Carla Montoya

MADISON, Neb. (AP) — A trial has been scheduled for a Norfolk woman accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter.

Court records say the trial of 22-year-old Carla Montoya is set to begin Nov. 1. On Monday she waived her right to a jury trial, so a district judge in Madison County will hear the evidence and render a verdict.

Montoya has pleaded not guilty to intentional child abuse resulting in death. Prosecutors say Montoya told police she had tossed her 4-year-old daughter, Caylee, into a bed three times on March 12 and that the girl may have hit her head on the bed frame or a wall.

Court rules Nebraska sex offender list doesn’t apply to teen

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a 15-year-old boy whose family sued the Nebraska State Patrol to keep him from being put on the state’s public sex offender registry for a juvenile case in Minnesota.

The boy in the lawsuit was 11 when adjudicated for criminal sexual conduct in juvenile court in Minnesota. As a result, his name went on a part of the state’s predatory offender list visible only to police.

The boy registered with the State Patrol when he moved to Nebraska because state law says all sex offenders who move there must publicly register, regardless of age.

Attorney Joshua Weir, who represents the boy, said Monday that common sense has prevailed.

Sheriff says inmate died after declining some treatment

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Robert Imus

WAHOO, Neb. (AP) — A grand jury will investigate the death of a Saunders County Jail inmate who a sheriff says declined some medical treatment.

Authorities say 45-year-old Robert Imus died in a hospital Saturday evening after being found unresponsive in his cell. Nebraska law requires a grand jury investigation whenever someone dies in custody.

Imus had been arrested in Dodge County on drug charges Wednesday. Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz said Monday that Imus refused to eat or take insulin for his diabetes while in the Fremont jail. The sheriff says Imus was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him fit for confinement at the Saunders County Jail, which holds Dodge County inmates detained longer than 24 hours.

Stukenholtz says Imus eventually ate and consented to treatment but then took ill Saturday.

Lincoln woman gets 10-15 years for pandering of minor

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Jacqueline Stebbins

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman has been given 10 to 15 years in prison for pandering of a minor.

Court records say 34-year-old Jacqueline Stebbins was sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court in Lincoln. She’d pleaded guilty to one count. Prosecutors dropped two other counts in exchange for Stebbins’ plea.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the 17-year-old girl involved told investigators she had sex for money with about three people a day for around a month before the police answered an online ad placed by Stebbins.

Louis Robert “Bob” Fear, Jr.

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Louis Robert “Bob” Fear, Jr., of Sutherland, NE, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, at the Sutherland Care Center, at the age of 83.

Robert was born in North Platte, NE, on December 31, 1933, to Louis Robert, Sr. and Myrtle (Browne) Fear. He grew up on the family ranch, south of Sutherland, and attended country school through the 6th grade. Robert continued his schooling in Wallace, NE, then went to high school at the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis, NE. After he graduated in 1951, he returned to the ranch.

On June 28, 1953, Bob was united in marriage to Charlaine Deloris Fry in Hershey, NE. The couple continued to live on the Fear family ranch, making them the 4th generation to live on the same ranch. They owned and operated the Fear Ranch Company and raised commercial cattle along with their three children.

Bob loved what he did and was recognized for his ranching when he was featured in a New York Times article. In 2001 and 2002 he received the Outstanding Grassland Conservation Award. When their son, Larry, took over the ranch, Bob and Charlaine retired and moved to Sutherland in 1999.

Bob was a member of the Sutherland United Methodist Church, a past board member of the Sutherland Rural Fire District, Horse Club 4-H Leader, an active member of the Nebraska Cattleman’s Association, and served as director of the Twin Platte Natural Resources District from 1975 to ’99 and was Board Chairman from ’80 to ’95.

Bob loved boating, water skiing, welding and making things. In his later years he learned to golf and became a member of the Lake Maloney Golf Club. Bob and Charlaine later owned a condo in Grand Lake, CO, and that is where he enjoyed snowmobiling.

He is survived by his wife, Charlaine, of Sutherland; daughters, Barbara (Lon) Petersen, of Elkhorn, NE, and Sandra Bay, of Sutherland; grandchildren, Larren Fear, Landan Fear, Jennifer Stephens (fiancé, Chris Stone), Justin Petersen, Rebecca (Jon) Reiter, Dr. Elizabeth (Andrew) Harris and Jessica (Justin) Grentz; nine great-grandchildren, Trinity, Paul, Jayden, Emersyn, Mikayla, Ben, Piper, Andy and Lincoln; sisters-in-law, Nancy Fulk, of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Arleta Bell, of Estes Park, CO; and other family.

Bob was preceded in death by his son, Larry Fear; and his parents, Louis and Myrtle Fear.

Funeral Service will be 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at the Sutherland United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-6 p.m. at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the Sutherland Rural Fire Department, Sutherland United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer’s Association.

Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore

Marvin D. Peterson

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Marvin D. Peterson, 89, of North Platte, passed away July 30, 2017, at North Platte Care Center.

He was born on June 11, 1928, to John and Maggie (Wilhelmson) Peterson in Hayes Center. He graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of 1948.

On May 3, 1950, Marvin was united in marriage to Norma Jean Curran. He worked on the Sutherland dam for a few years before being employed by North Platte Public Schools, eventually becoming the head of the maintenance department. Marvin was hired in 1968 by Union Pacific Railroad as a carman, retiring in 1988.

He loved to garden, hunt and fish, and he taught his family to respect the outdoors. His faith was his compass and he attended Parkview Community Church of the Nazarene. Marvin was the kindest and most gentle husband, father, grandfather and friend.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Richard and Charles “Whitey” Peterson; sister, LaVada Moore; and great-grandson, Noah Ramos.

He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean; son, Douglas D. (Brenda Grant) Peterson; two daughters, Debbie (Rod) Miller and Pamela Peterson, all of North Platte; sister, Barbara Gigax of Hayes Center; two sisters-in-law, Jane Peterson of Texas and Marilyn Peterson of Cozad; grandchildren, Michael (Christy) Miller, John (Jodi) Miller and Sunny (Josh) Yocum-Whitmore; great-grandchildren, Micah, Shayla, Tanner, Shaylee, Jaden, Gage, Caden, Allie, Connor, Declan, Graham, Carrissa, Midgey and Myah; great-great-grandchildren, Torran, Tracen and Easton; and a special friend, Don Lakey.

A memorial has been established. Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, at Parkview Community Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Jack Atteberry officiating. Cremation will follow. Inurnment will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today, Aug. 2, at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

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