John L. Fullagar 85, of North Platte passed away October 28 at Great Plains Health Hospital North Platte, Nebraska. Born May 31st 1930 in Battle Creek Michigan, he was adopted and raised by Leon and Florence Fullagar. He grew up in and around Comstock Michigan where he learned to enjoy every aspect of the great outdoors, a love that he carried throughout his life. Graduating from Comstock High School in 1948 he soon after married his childhood sweetheart Patricia J. McBain. Together they enjoyed a life that took them across the United States during John’s varied career. John worked at a paper mill, broke horses and fought oil well fires when young, owned his own successful gas station, drove truck both local and long line, worked construction, but the love of his life was clay model designing for the automotive industry. As a designer, he worked for Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and Isuzu. Many of the vehicles today have John’s personal design touches in them. When John’s wife of 69 years passed away in 2008 he moved to North Platte to be with his son and daughter-in-law. Those that knew him, know his love of fishing, his fantastic wood working skills, gregarious nature, and over all love of life. John is survived by two daughters and a son, Karen S. Beach of Seattle, Washington, Teresa J. Gallas of Nashville, Tennessee, Tim Fullagar and his wife Lisa of North Platte. John also cherished his time with nine grand children and 19 great grand children. He will be missed.
Memorials are suggested to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
A Celebration of Life Service will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2015 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the service. Adams & Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Catherine Marie McPeak, 72 of Stapleton passed away October 29, 2015 at her home. She was born December 12, 1942 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Frank S. and Margaret F. (Mark) Morgan. She graduated from Lincoln High School June of 1961 and joined the United States Navy. She trained in Maryland and went on to school in Olathe, Kansas. She was stationed at Pensacola, Florida as the 1st woman in the control tower, controlling military aircraft.
Catherine was married to Robert McPeak on March 6, 1964 in Brewton, AL. Son Jack A. McPeak joined the family on December 31, 1964.
Catherine accompanied Robert who was also in the Navy all around the east coast of the United States until 1975 when he retired. The couple lived in California and Nebraska after retirement.
Catherine is survived by her husband, Robert; son, Jack A. McPeak; step-daughter, Roberta Patterson; step-son, Gerry; step-grandchildren, Ryan Hooper, Charlea Wickam, and Brittany Baker; step-great-grandchildren, Caden Wickam, Faith Baker, and Justin Baker; sisters, Alice Gilson of CA and Jackie Knox of MT; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Morgan and Arlene Morgan.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Dave McPeak; step-son, Jerry Patterson; sisters, Marge, and Mary; brothers, William, Charles, and Frank Morgan; several nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at McCain Cemetery near Stapleton with military honors and the Reverend Duane Dunwoody officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2014 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Delmer F. Brinda 74, of North Platte passed away October 25, 2015 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver Colorado. Delmer was born January 5, 1941 in Ainsworth, NE to Elmer “Pete” and Freida (Prugh) Brinda. He grew up in Parmelee on the Rosebud Reservation where his parents owned a gas station. The family moved back to Ainsworth when Delmer was 12 where they operated a dairy farm. On February 4, 1959 he entered the United States Army. After basic training and AIT he was stationed at Ellsworth Airforce Base where he served in the newly formed missile section. After that tour, he served in Germany. After his discharge, he married Sharon June Foster in Wessington Springs, SD on May 6, 1962. The couple settled in Valentine, NE, while Delmer worked on several ranches and for Gipe’s Standard Station. They moved to North Platte where he worked at Tomahawk Oil as shift manager from 1969 – 1973, and for Trego Aviation as a line chief fueling air planes from 1973-2007 before retiring.
He was a member of the Master Mason Platte Valley Lodge #32, the Eagles Aerie 2839, American Legion Post 0163, VFW Post 1504, Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, and was a Boy Scout Leader at the Presbyterian Church Troop #295. Delmer was very kind, generous, understanding and forgiving. His wife, children, and grandchildren were the center of his life.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon June of North Platte; mother, Freida Brinda of Lander, WY; children, Wanda (Jeff) Cooper; Delmer Dean (Christi) Brinda; and Albert “Jack” (Amy) Brinda; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Janine) Cooper Jr., Jennifer (Philip Connell) Cooper; Ariel (Ben) Ralls, Emilee (Bobby) Phelps, Abigail Brinda; Desiree Lopez; Knicholos (Kayla) Brinda; Knatoschia (Bobby Arnold III) Brinda; Alexzandria Brinda, Carli Bella, Emerson Bella, and Olivia Bella; great-grandchildren, Caleb Cooper, Eva Cooper, Amelia Cooper, Sayla Ralls, Emmitt Foster Phelps, Helena Phelps, Gabriella Lopez, Angelique Lopez, Vicente Lopez, and Constantina Brinda; brothers, Rodney (Sharon) Brinda of Lander, WY and Charles Brinda of Cheyenne, WY; as well as many other nieces and nephews he loved.
He was preceded in death by his father, Pete; great-grandson, Santos Jose Lopez; brother, Dick Brinda; and father and mother-in-law, William “Bill” and Winifred Foster.
Memorials may be made in his name to the family and a Go Fund Me Account has been set up. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Harvest Christian Fellowship with Pastor Jeremy Rienke officiating. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell with full Military honors graveside. Visitation will be noon until 9:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

LaVada Rodewald, 94 of North Platte, passed away October 24, 2015. She was born on January 24, 1921 to Lucius & Florence (Black) Tupper in Riverton NE.
She graduated from McPherson County High School and attended Normal Training at Kearney State College to become a school teacher. She married Donald Rodewald on May 22, 1942 and they resided south of Seneca, NE. They had a full life ranching in the Sandhill’s of southern Thomas County until 2006 when they moved to North Platte.
The Cattle Ranch LaVada and Don built together was her pride and passion. She was involved in the Extension Club in Logan County and involved in the Hall Church community of Ringgold. LaVada was very involved in her grandchildren and great grandchildren’s actives and did her best to attend all their actives. She spent the last several years perfecting her gardening, card playing and checker board skills with friends and family.
Survivors include special friend and checker board challenger Harold Rodewald; two daughters, Julie (Stan) Pettit of Stapleton, Linda Kemp of Tryon; one son, Robert (Deena) Rodewald of Sheridan, Mont.; Sister, Mary Kemp; and sister-in-law Bessie Broeder and Grace Anderson; seven grandchildren, Staci (Zarrin) Maliske of Roberts, Mont.; Lisa (Wade) Burke of Brady, Scott (Joy) Pettit of Riverton, Wyo., Rusty (Rachael) Kemp of Tryon, Shane (Angie) Pettit of Stapleton, Alan (Hillary) Rodewald of Shenandoah, Iowa, Terri (Cody) Kessler of Stapleton ;and 17 great grandchildren.
LaVada was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Donald of 66 years; brother, Lyle Tupper; sister, Hazel (Vic) Paxton; brothers- in-law, Leorice (Bub) McNutt and Emerson (Tom) Kemp Sr.
A memorial has been established and online condolences can be made at www.adamsswanson.com .
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Ringgold Free Methodist Church with Pastor James Paine officiating. Burial will follow in the Miller Cemetery, near Tryon. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Rev. Marlowe Dean Reinholdt, 82, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, October 22, at 8:00 PM at Great Plains Health after an eighteen-year battle with cancer.
Marlowe was born May 17, 1933 to Carl Arthur and Helen Astrud (Berlin) Reinholdt at his grandparents’ home in Slayton, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm near Balaton, Minnesota and graduated from Balaton High School in 1951.
Rev. Reinholdt accepted Christ as his personal Savior at the age of ten, after a fire burned the upstairs of his boyhood home. He loved music and helped his pastor with street meetings and radio broadcasts during his high school years. He was called to the ministry at the age of 18 during an evangelistic meeting in his home church.
Following high school graduation, he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree at Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he met his wife, Marion Esther Abbas. They were married June 17, 1955 in Waverly, Iowa. He then attended Central Baptist Seminary receiving his Masters of Theology degree. Later he attended Luther Rice Seminary where he completed his course work for a Doctor of Divinity degree.
While in seminary, Marlowe worked as a Choir Director and Senior Citizen Director at Cypress Street Baptist Church in St. Paul, and Choir Director at the First Baptist Church of Hastings, MN. After graduating from seminary, he pastored six churches in the Midwest: Lakeside Baptist in Backus, MN., where he was ordained on April 10, 1962; First Baptist Church in Colfax, Iowa; Immanuel Baptist in Newton, Iowa; Lackland Road Baptist Church in Overland, Missouri; Pleasant View Baptist Church in Crawfordsville, Indiana; and North Platte Baptist Church in North Platte, NE.
For the past eight years, he has served as Chaplain at Linden Court where he held Sunday morning services every Sunday, and Linden Estates where he taught Bible classes two nights a week. He is survived by his wife Marion Esther (Abbas) of 60 years; three children: Marilynn (Jim) Hooks of Staunton, IL; Gregory of North Platte, NE; Carmen (Michael) Dawson of Richmond, VA; Grandson, Matthew (Brenda) Hooks of Mt. Olive, IL; three granddaughters, Ashley, Amber, and Aleia Dawson of Richmond, VA; two great grandchildren; Lauren and Benjamin Hooks of Mt. Olive, IL; two brothers: Raymond (Jeanne) Reinholdt; La Due Reinholdt; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Viewing for friends and family will be held Thursday, October 29th, during the day and the family will be receiving family and friends from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, NE.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 30th at 10 A.M. at the Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, NE.

Violet Jessie Gage Bissell, age 95 formerly of Maxwell, passed away Friday October 23, 2015 at Great Plains Health.
Violet was born on October 11, 1920 north of North Platte to Benjamin Clinton and Beulah A. (Reynolds) Gosnell. When she was a small girl her family moved to a farm south of Maxwell on the Brady Island. She graduated from Maxwell High School with the class of 1939 and married LeRoy Gage May 21, 1941 in Lexington. To this union 4 children were born, Kenneth LeRoy, Shirley Mae, Donna Rae and Robert Lee. She and LeRoy moved to Maxwell in 1973 where she cooked at various restaurants in and around the North Platte and Maxwell area. She also worked at Goodall’s in Ogallala and Goshen Rubber in Gothenburg. She retired in 1982 due to LeRoy’s poor health. LeRoy passed away July 28, 1983. She married Delmar Bissell on April 3, 1988 in Maxwell. They moved to Premier Estates in North Platte in December of 2009 and Delmar passed away February 7, 2012. Violet had a quick wit and was always ready with a quick comeback. She was an excellent cook and nothing gave her more joy than having her family around and serving them a homemade meal, especially beef and noodles. She was constantly on the go and loved to camp and fish. She gave her life to the Lord at a young age and followed Him the rest of her life.
Violet is survived by her children Kenneth (Ruth) Gage of Maxwell, Shirley (Leo) Sylvan of Brady, Donna (Everett) Hunt of Hastings and Robert (Sonia) Gage of Ben Wheeler, TX; step children Carolyn (Steve) Buss of Cozad, Lois (Rod) Underwood of Lexington, Ron Bissell of Bellevue, Lesia (Jim) Calvin of Gurley, NE, Pam Graves of North Carolina, Kenny Bissell of Cozad; sister-in-law June Gosnell of North Platte; 15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandkids; 8 great-great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands LeRoy Gage and Delmar Bissell; siblings Mildred (Albert) Sukraw, Alfred (Maria) Gosnell, Bernard Gosnell, Leslie (Grace) Gosnell; and great-great- granddaughter Gretchen Furrow.
Memorials are suggested to Premier Estates or KJLT Radio and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday October 31, 2015 at the Maxwell Baptist Church with Pastor Tim Lyzenga officiating. Burial will follow at the Gothenburg Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday October 29, 2015 and Friday October 30, 2015 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Larry Jay Cash, age 78 of North Platte, passed away Saturday October 24, 2015 at his home. Larry was born on January 26, 1937 in Ringgold, NE to Leo Douglas and Mable Quinn (Allen) Cash. He graduated from McPherson County High School in 1953 and worked on ranches until he entered the US Army in October of 1955 thru September 1957. He married Charlene Woods on May 31, 1959 in North Platte and they moved to Omaha where he worked at the US Postal Service for 20 years. He had the opportunity to return to North Platte and be the MSC Director of the US Postal Services, and retired in 1992. Larry was active in Buffalo Bill Kiwanis and Mid Plains Cage Club, he loved hunting, fishing, golf and genealogy. He wanted his kids and grandkids to enjoy the things he loved with him.
Larry is survived by his wife Charlene; daughter Sally (Matt) Ryan; sons Randy (Christie) and Ron (Kerri); sisters Audrey (Al) Coleman and Evelyn Brown; grandchildren Kimberly, Marcus, Cameron (Beth), Brittany, Jordan (Kim) Mason, Connor, Mason, Madison; great grandchildren Nate, Ryder, Clayton; and special friends Rhonda Doeschot-Cash and Kara Negley.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Thorton Clyde and Dale Leo; sister Leona Barner; and brothers-in-law Al Brown & Glenn Barner.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Buffalo Bill Kiwanis, Mid Plains Cage Club, Hospice, Presbyterian Church or donor’s choice. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday October 29, 2015 at the 1st Presbyterian Church with Reverend Polly Deppen-Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from noon until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday October 28, 2015 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.