Jean H. Liska, 85, of North Platte, passed away Oct. 29, 2016 at Great Plains Health. She was born July 29, 1931 to Jacob and Marjorie (Huffer) Deines at Cheyenne, WY. She lived on a farm outside of Briggsdale, CO with her parents until her father passed away. Jean and her mother lived in Briggsdale, Greeley and Cheyenne before moving to North Platte. Jean was united in marriage to Robert Liska. Together they loved to travel. She enjoyed crocheting and made numerous afghans. She is survived by her husband, Robert; her children, Melody (David) Keele, Lisa Harper and Malia (Mike) Trujillo; seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Larrel Moore; a sister, Ala Mae Schaeffer; and a great granddaughter, Jocelynn. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Memorials are suggested to Parkinson Foundation. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Brenda K. Lee officiating. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in care of arrangements.

Mary Eileen Gutherless, 89, of Maxwell passed away October 29, 2016 at her home.
Mary was born September 20, 1927 in Lincoln County to Earl and Mary (Martin) Burke. She graduated from Maxwell High School in 1946 and then attended Barnes Business College in Denver, CO. She returned to North Platte, to be near and take care of her family, and work at an insurance agency. On May 24, 1952 she married Ivan Gutherless in North Platte. The couple made their home south of Maxwell, where she and Ivan raised their families. Mary was very involved in the working of both families’ ranches, the Burke and the Gutherless places. She always had large gardens, canned, raised chickens, and was very popular with the neighbors for her home cooking and hospitality. A special “thank you” to caregivers, Betty Tolle, Vicky McDermott, and Julie Sprague, and Great Plains Hospice.
Survivors include her children, Douglas L. (Sharon) Gutherless of Maxwell, Kent D. (Karen) Gutherless of North Platte, and Joleen K. (Royce) Schauer of Maxwell; grandchildren, Lori Gutherless of North Platte, Tara (Jason) Trisdale of North Platte, Curtis Duane Gutherless of Knoxville, TN, Sara Ann (Jared) Woody of Lexington, and Russell (Julie) Gutherless of Grand Island; nine great-grandchildren brother, Gary (Patsy) Burke of Brady; and numerous other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Ivan.
Memorials are suggested to the Maxwell Auxiliary of the American Legion and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home with Pastor Dean Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements. .

Wanda Nelson, age 94 of North Platte passed away October 28, 2016 at Bluffton, Indiana. Wanda was born in Frontier County, N.E. March 3, 1922 to Daniel and Ruie (Wood) Maret. Wanda was a graduate of the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis. After Normal Training education obtained there she taught in country schools before her marriage. She was an avid reader. She faithfully did the Jumble Puzzle everyday in the paper as well as other extra puzzles on her Kindle. Wanda and Clark lived in Lincoln County North of Moorefield from 1943-1975. She was a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker and enjoyed the local homemaker clubs. She taught Sunday School and was a very active member of the Berean Church in Curtis. In 1975 she and Clark moved to North Platte, N.E. There she became involved in the Berean Church. She also baby sat for her next door neighbor for many years. She and Clark enjoyed many trips together visiting their children in Portland, Oregon and Bluffton, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 66 yrs. Clark Nelson, and 2 brothers John and Marvin Maret. Surviving are her children Bradley (Marcy), of North Platte and Geraldine (Warren) Morton of Bluffton, Indiana, granddaughters, Lisa and LeAnn Morton of Indianapolis, sisters, Hilda Wolgamott of Curtis and Claudia Benda of Alliance N.E., special granddaughter, Amy Hanridge of Pinetop, Az, several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11:00 am Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the Berean Church. Burial will be at the Curtis Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 to 8 pm Wednesday with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 pm at Carpenter Memorial Chapel who is in care of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com

Loretta J. Clang, age75 of North Platte, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born March 7, 1941 at Broken Bow to Roy and Eva (Myers) Kieborz. Loretta attended rural schools in Litchfield and later graduated from Thedford High School in 1959. She earned an Associate’s Degree from Mid Plains Community College and worked in administration with juvenile probation for a number of years. She was united in marriage to Nels Clang on May 29, 1960 at Seneca Nebraska. The couple lived in Anselmo before moving to North Platte in 1968. Loretta was a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was an avid reader, wrote poetry and played the french horn with the Sandhills and North Platte Symphonies. She and Nels attended the Bethel Church. Her family that will cherish her memory are her husband of 56 years, Nels, of North Platte, her five sons, Bob (Judy) Clang and Joe (Yvonne) Clang both of North Platte, Dan (Tammy) Clang of Greeley, Co, Ron (Margie) Clang of Colorado Springs, CO, and James (Stefanie) Clang of Broken Bow, NE, two sisters, Diana (Jim) Wilson of Lincoln and Cathy (Marty) Templin of Longmont, CO, grandchildren, Larry, David (Tina), Jamdan, Aaron (Sara), Caala, Emma, Matthew, Renee, Timothy, Jonathan, Benjamin, Brandon, Tasha, Abigail, Guydon, and Charlie, great-grandchildren, Gavin, Baylee, Rowan, Fynlee, Joseph, Parker, Brody, Miley and Ella, and her coffee girls that included Linda Rudolph, Sharon Shuler, Shirley Eggers, Linda Atkeson, and Lynette Britain. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother. Family and friends will celebrate her life at 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at The Bethel Church and burial will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in her memory. Visitation will be 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 pm at Carpenter Memorial Chapel which in care of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com

Billy Vern Black, age 81 of North Platte, passed away at his home on Thursday October 27, 2016.
Billy was born on August 11, 1935 in Atkinson, NE to William “Red” and LaVerne (Lange) Black. He attended school through the 8th grade in Brownlee. He worked as a ranch hand and was a rodeo bull rider on the weekends. He was drafted in to the army in 1959, serving in Germany. After his honorable discharge he returned to ranching and rodeo. He later worked as a construction worker for Dobson Brothers Construction in Lincoln. He married Patricia Fisk in 1970 and to this union two children were born, Brenda and Wyatt. He then moved to North Platte and worked for Central Nebraska Packing as a welder. He retired at 62 and spent his time on his acreage. He enjoyed his horses and the outdoors. His later years were dedicated to his grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by his loving family.
Billy is survived by his children Brenda (Carolyn) Black of Virginia and Wyatt (Amy) Black of North Platte; 4 grandchildren Karli Black of South Dakota, Adriana, Bo and Mallory Black all of North Platte; 1 sister Niki (Chuck) Hanthorn of Wellfleet; 2 brothers Bob (Elaine) Black and Dick (Donna) Black all of North Platte; as well as several nieces, nephews and other family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials are suggested to Osgood Elementary School for playground equipment and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday November 2, 2016 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home with Pastor Eric Svoboda officiating. Burial will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from noon until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday November 1, 2016 with family receiving friends from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Bea Wenkheimer died peacefully at Linden Court on October 23, 2016. She was 92.
Bea was born January 11, 1924 in Hyannis, Nebraska. She was the third daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Green) Weber. Until she was four, the family lived on a Kinkaid homestead about 15 miles South East of Whitman, Nebraska, where her parents ran the Spring Valley Hunting Club. In 1928, the family left the homestead and moved to North Platte. When Bea was 16, she and her mother moved first to Los Angeles and eventually to Dallas, Oregon. In January of 1942, Bea’s mother, Ruth, married Bob Moran formerly of the Hyannis-Whitman area. They moved, with Bea, to Bob’s small ranch in south central Wyoming near the town of Savery, Wyoming. Bea finished her senior year at nearby Dixon High School and graduated in May 1942, the only girl in a class of five. In 1943, Bea married Wendell Monroe, a soldier stationed at Lowry Army Air Base in Denver. In 1944, their son, Dan, was born and their daughter, Marilyn (Lynne) in 1949. The family made their home in Denver and were active members of Calvary Baptist Church and participated in other community activities like Boy and Girl Scouts. They spent summers camping, hiking and exploring the Colorado mountains, and winters ice skating with friends. In 1963, Bea separated from Wendell, and she and Lynne moved to Greeley, Colorado where she attended Colorado State College. Bea graduated in May 1966 with degrees in Elementary Education and Art. She taught the following school year in the nearby town of Gilcrest, Colorado. In 1967 she moved to Littleton, Colorado where she taught 5th grade at North Elementary for the next 10 years. In July of 1968, Bea married Cecil Wenkheimer. They lived in the metro Denver area until Cecil’s death in 1997. They loved camping, rockhounding, fishing, antiquing, crafting, entertaining, traveling, gardening and most of all, spending time with family and friends. In 1994, they jointly bought a house with daughter Lynne in Arvada, Colorado where Bea continued to live after Cecil’s death until moving to North Platte in 2010. She had been a resident of Linden Court for five years and was loved and treasured by the staff and other residents.
Bea’s granddaughter, Wendy Ringie, recently wrote of her Grandma:
“Bea was a force of nature….It is no hyperbole to say that everyone who met her grew to love her. In many ways, she and Papa Cecil were my other parents. We lived in the same house from when I was 11 until she moved to Linden Court when I was 28. To say I was close to her would be a vast understatement. She encouraged my curiosity, my love of stories, and my creativity – generally by example. She adored travel, art (she was a watercolorist and a talented crafter) history, nature and science (she was a birder and rockhound), cooking, orderliness (which I did not appreciate until I was out of my teens), and had literally the greenest thumb of anyone I knew, including Papa Cecil who had a degree in horticulture. She was a warm hostess and I learned a lot about party planning and how to make others feel welcome in my home from her. Mom and I are the women we are today because of her.”
Bea is survived by her son, Dan (Catherine) Monroe of Wenham, Massachusetts and her daughter, Lynne Ginther, of North Platte. Bea had three grandchildren: Daniel T. Monroe of Seattle, Washington, Robert (Tara) Monroe of Vancouver, Washington, and Wendy (Colin) Ringie of Lakewood, Colorado. Bea also had five great-grandchildren:
Daniel and Adrienne Monroe of Seattle, Washington, and Zachery, Trevor, and Robyn Monroe of Vancouver, Washington. She is also survived by too many nephews and nieces, both related and ‘adopted’, to count. She was the universal ‘grandma’ and ‘aunt’ and her spirit, smile and kindness will be missed by all that knew her.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father and step-father; her husband Cecil; and sisters Dorothy Widstrand and Nellie Lanig.
Memorials are suggested in her name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Cremation was chosen and services will be held at a later date. Anyone wishing information on her services, please contact her daughter Lynne at 308-520-9966. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Charles D. Dyke, 74, of North Platte, passed away October 26, 2016 at Linden Court. He was born on December 31, 1941 to Charles and Doris (Bone) Dyke in Callaway, Nebraska. Charles enjoyed playing the bass fiddle in a band for a number of years. He was a very honorable and dedicated family man and worked extremely hard all his life. His life revolved around his family and he was the world to them. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles; his mother, Doris Hagadorn; stepfather, Paul Hagadorn; his wife, Mary, two brothers, Dennis and Jim; great grandchildren, Alexandria and Xane. He is survived by daughters, Rose (Bill) Weston and Suzanne (David) Winfield; grandkids, Adam McCracken and fiancé, Whitney Weinmen; April McCracken and fiancé, Robbie Litzenberger; Jennifer (Aaron) Beed; Stephanie (Keiran) Muir; Natasha Winfield, David Winfield Jr., Jennifer (Chase) Whitson, great grandchildren Anna, Josiah, Xander, Xavier, Gabby, Keira, Khloe, Ezra, Makenna and Aiden; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com. Services will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, Pastors Robert Litzenberger and Jeremy Rinke officiating. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.

Vance Miller Arnold, age 89, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Sutherland, NE, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Linden Court.

Vance was born August 17, 1927, to Leonard and Nora Catherine Miller Arnold at Sutherland. He grew up in Sutherland and worked in the family business, Arnold Drug which was owned by his parents, and became interested in the business at an early age. He graduated from Sutherland High School in 1945 then served in the U.S. Navy during W.W.II.

Following his discharge in 1946, Vance returned to Sutherland to work for his parents and married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Maye Bierma, on June 13, 1948. The couple later moved to Lincoln to attend the University of Nebraska. After Marge received her teaching degree and Vance a business degree, they returned to Sutherland in 1951. Marge went on to teach and Vance again joined the Arnold Drug Company where he worked until retiring in 1998.

The couple raised four sons, Kent, Don, Greg and Jeff. Vance was very active in the Sutherland community where he served on various organizations and boards including the Chamber of Commerce, Fire Department, City Council, School Board and the Presbyterian Church. He and Marge loved dancing and were members of the Winter Dance Club for many years. They had been married for over 66 years when Marge passed away in 2015.

Vance was a great husband, father and grandfather and was proud to operate one of the finest Pharmacies and Variety Stores in Western Nebraska.

He leaves behind three sons, Kent (Katy) Arnold, of North Platte, Greg Arnold, of Elizabeth, CO, and Jeff (Kandyce) Arnold, of Fremont, NE; seven grandchildren, Bradford, Daniel, David, Steven and Kip Arnold, Vanessa Fanning and Sunny Karges; four step grandchildren, Jennifer, Nick, Diamond and Craig Beck; seven great-grandchildren, Broderick and Bristol Arnold, Harvey and Eliza Fanning, and Graham, Garrett and Leo Arnold; brother, Sanford ‘Sandy’ Arnold, of Phoenix, AZ; his niece, Megan Arnold Wuertz, and nephew, Dana Arnold; as well as other nieces, nephews and other family.

Along with his wife, Marge, Vance was preceded in death by their son, Don; his parents, Leonard and Nora; and sister-in-law, Michele ‘Mike’ Arnold.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the Sutherland Presbyterian Church with Vicar JA Welsh officiating. Private family inurnment will be in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the Sutherland Presbyterian Church.