Clifford Alan Reed, 65, of Brady passed away November 7, 2016 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. He was born January 24, 1951 in North Platte to James J. and Gladys (Hill) Reed.
Cliff graduated from St. Patrick’s Catholic High School in 1969. He enlisted into the United States Marines (1969-1973), serving in Vietnam for 2 tours. In 1971 he married Sue Mickelson, (Amerine) to this union two sons were born, James and Christopher. After his discharge, Cliff settled in California where he worked in security and law enforcement. While in California, he obtained his bachelor’s degree. He moved back to North Platte in 1982 where he went to work for the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Department. On July 30, 1983, he married Gayle Guildner in North Platte. Cliff later took over his father’s coin shop, Reeds Coin Shop, changing the name to Pawnee Coin and Pawn Shop, and then to The Pawn Shop. He sold the business in 1995.
Cliff worked for Alaskan Cartridge Company as a traveling sales representative until March 2000. He coached the North Platte High School Trap Team, including the 1993 National Championship Team! He was an avid trap shooter and loved to share and teach in his sport. He was an avid hunter, spending much time with his family and friends.
Clifford was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, a life member of the VFW, the American Legion, the Numismatic Association, Past President and life member of the State Trap-Shooting Association, Past President and life member of the Wildlife Gun Club, Past President of the Platte Valley Coin Club, a member of the Eagles, and was a sergeant in the Wild Horse Valley Militia.
Survivors include his wife, Gayle of Brady; sons, James (Angie) Reed and Christopher (Keila) Reed of North Platte; grandchildren, Savannah, Logan, Issac, Brady, and Maddie; siblings, James Michael Reed of Leavenworth, KS, Ron (Lois) Reed, Thomas W. Reed, Mary Ellen (Paul) Pedersen all of North Platte, and Susan (Steve) Coe of Lemoyne, NE; godson, Rylan Rippen of North Platte; mother-in-law, Wilma Guildner of Gothenburg; brother-in-law, William Guildner of North Platte; aunt, Evelyn Reed of North Platte; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; nephew, Spencer Coe; father-in-law, Chalmer Guildner; and godfather, Bernard Grieser.
Memorials are suggested in his name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Christian Wake Services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Reverend Josh Brown as celebrant. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell with military honors graveside. The family requests casual attire. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday, at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
Author: Post Staff
Omaha teen gets 20-30 years for shooting boy in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha teenager has been sentenced to prison for shooting a boy in Lincoln.
Online court records say 17-year-old Noah Molczyk on Monday was given 20 to 30 years in prison. He’d pleaded guilty after Lancaster County prosecutors reduced the assault and weapons charges. The records also say Molczyk waived his right to try to move the case to juvenile court.
Molczyk turns 18 on Dec. 29 and can enter a Nebraska prison for adults then. The boy he shot Jan. 22 was 14.
North Platte Weather-November 8
TodaySunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 27. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 32.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Nebraska authorities find more additional human remains
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Human remains found over the weekend show a Nebraska man who was pronounced dead after his severed arm and leg were found in a car had been shot in the head.
The additional remains were found Saturday in a creek about four miles from the farm house where the first body parts were found last week.
Authorities have charged 25-year-old Andres Surber and 18-year-old Misael Galvan-Hernandez with first-degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Kraig Kubik.
Authorities say Surber and Galvan-Hernandez went to Kubik’s trailer home Tuesday and demanded that he give them a car that once belonged to Surber. On Wednesday, investigators found a large amount of blood in Kubik’s yard.
Surber and Galvan-Hernandez were being held in lieu of $2.5 million bond.
Seward County traffic stop nets 58 pounds of pot
A traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Seward County over the weekend led to the seizure of 58 lbs. of marijuana and one arrest.
Just before 9:00 a.m., Saturday, November 5, a trooper stopped an eastbound black Chevy Suburban for failing to maintain lane of travel, near the Pleasant Dale interchange.
A probable cause search of the vehicle led to the seizure of 58 lbs. of marijuana. The marijuana was located
in two duffle bags in the cargo area of the SUV.
The driver of the vehicle, Merrie H. Whitaker, (F), 58, Lincoln, was lodged in the Seward
County Jail on a charge of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver.
2 fatally injured in Lancaster County, authorities say
WAVERLY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a head-on collision fatally injured two people just south of Waverly in Lancaster County.
The collision was reported just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says northbound and southbound vehicles collided on North 148th Street.
The Sheriff’s Office says one of the drivers, 44-year-old Jeffrey Goettemoeller, was pronounced dead at the scene. He lived in rural Waverly. Three other people in his minivan were hospitalized.
The other driver, Steven Kriesen, was pronounced dead later at a Lincoln hospital.
The collision is being investigated.
Former prison inmate fatally wounded in Omaha, police say
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 33-year-old man released from prison in March has been fatally wounded in an Omaha shooting.
Police say Markus Walker was shot around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in northeast Omaha. Officer Michael Pecha (PEH’-kuh) says Walker was pronounced dead later at Creighton University Medical Center.
No arrests have been reported.
Nebraska Correctional Services Department say Walker was released in March after being convicted of being a murder accessory in a March 2011 Omaha shooting.
Lincoln mayor, residents discuss creative ideas, well-being
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The mayor of Lincoln, an artist, a philosophy student and other residents have come together to discuss how the creation of creative spaces improves health and well-being.
The Placemaking for Wellbeing discussion took place Sunday.
Mayor Chris Beutler says the city is making an effort to collect creative ideas and create spaces where people can come together and be inspired. According to Beutler, the connection between the arts and the well-being of a community is often lost.
The mayor and event organizer Nick Hernandez agree that people contributing their creative ideas has a positive impact on personal health and the health of the city.
Omaha City Council proposal seeks tax commission disbandment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha City Council president says he wants the Legislature to disband the Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission or add oversight by elected officials.
The full council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Council president Ben Gray’s proposal. The proposal is in response to a commission order earlier this year for Douglas County to adjust tax valuation in two areas of the county.
On the council, Gray represents northeast Omaha, where values decreased on about 20,000 properties. Officials have said they are concerned that the decreases will depress home values, discourage renovations by homeowners and cause people to panic sell their homes for less than what they’re worth.
The commission has increased values for about 78,000 residential properties in central and west Omaha.
GOP looks to reassert Nebraska’s conservative traditions
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s upcoming general election might seem like a low-key affair with no U.S. Senate or governor’s races on the ballot, but Republicans view it as a chance to reassert the state’s conservative leanings.
GOP leaders are campaigning hard to reinstate the death penalty, oust the state’s sole Democratic congressman and elect a more conservative Legislature.
Conservatives, including Gov. Pete Ricketts, have argued that lawmakers were out of touch with their constituents when they abolished the death penalty and allowed driver’s licenses for certain youths who entered the country illegally but were granted lawful presence under the Obama administration.