George E. Hartman Jr., 79, longtime Paxton resident, passed from this life on Nov. 3, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.

He was born on Oct. 5, 1934, in Sutherland, the son of George and Helen (McCormick) Hartman. George grew up on the farm near Paxton and graduated from Paxton High School in 1952, where he lettered in all sports. He then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. He was a member of the university livestock judging team and the Farm House Fraternity.

In 1957, George married H. Emily Hemphill. The couple moved to the family farm in 1959 after a year and a half in O’Neill, where George served as assistant county agent. They lived on the family farm near Paxton ever since.

George was very proud of his cattle operation and registered Hereford cows. He was also a licensed real estate broker, appraiser and auctioneer. George worked part time for the University of Nebraska demonstrating agent software to farmers. This was one of the first software packages designed for agriculture finance and was so pioneering that George was featured in National Geographic magazine. At the auctions, he enjoyed entertaining the crowds with his auctioneer song prior to starting the sale.

He was a lifelong confirmed member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. He served on the church council and taught Sunday school and confirmation classes. George had a beautiful voice and sang in the church choir and for countless weddings and funerals. He was also very community minded and helped with events and fundraisers.

George loved attending Paxton High School sporting events and was an avid Husker fan. Golfing became a passion and he loved to play with his family and friends at the Sutherland Course.

After retirement, George was a substitute teacher for Paxton and Sutherland high schools. He especially enjoyed working with young people and teaching the subjects, as well as providing valuable life lessons to his students.

Preceding him in death were his parents and two sisters, Marge Hatheway and Jerry Price.

Survivors include his wife, Emily of 56 years; two sons, John (Kathy) Hartman, of Phillips, and Kirk (Linda) Hartman, of Lincoln; four grandchildren: Ryan Hartman, of Parker, Colo., Nathan (Bobbi) Hartman, of Columbus, and Megan Hartman and Cole Hartman, both of Lincoln; and one great-grandson, Brooks George Hartman, of Columbus,

Family was his life. George was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and was greatly loved by his family.

Memorials are suggested to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Paxton Volunteer Fire Department. Online condolences may be sent to drauckerfuneralhome.com.

Service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Paxton with Vicar J.A. Welsh officiating, Burial will be at the Paxton Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m., today, at Draucker Funeral Home. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.

LaDonna Mae Fuller, age 88, of North Platte, passed away November 5, 2013 at Garden County Health Services Nursing Home in Oshkosh, NE. She was born October 25, 1925 in Elm Creek, NE to Orie and Mae Balyeat Marshall. LaDonna grew up in Elm Creek, graduating from Elm Creek High School. She attended Hastings College for a year. LaDonna worked at the Ammunition Depot in Hastings during WWII. She met Dale Fuller and the couple was wed on September 5, 1945 in Phillipsburg, KS. The two celebrated 65 years of marriage on September 5, 2010. Dale and LaDonna lived in Bertrand and McCool Junction before settling in North Platte in 1953 where they owned and operated the Buffalo Bill Trading Post. In 1968 they moved to Brady where they owned and operated the Buffalo Bill TeePee until retirement in 1988. LaDonna enjoyed exotic animals, providing many of the animals at Cody Park for over 40 years. She was active in the Methodist Churches in North Platte and Brady. She enjoyed playing cards and games.
She is survived by her children, Montie (Maurine) Fuller of North Platte, Linda (Jack) Frye of Silver City, Iowa, Wayne (Kathy) Fuller of Kearney, Vickie (Rich) Buhrman of Gretna and Valerie (Kevin) Vincent of Oshkosh; 14 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Williams of Georgia and Lucretia Fischer of Oregon; sisters-in-law, Clara Marshall of Elm Creek and Wanda Marshall of Kearney.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dale in 2010; siblings, Vivian, Keith, and Basil; and an infant grandson, Brian Fuller.
Memorials may be made to Cody Park and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Douglas Delp officiating. Burial will follow in the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Erma Maxine Robinson Montross Wallace, age 88, passed away November 4, 2013 at her home in North Platte, NE. She was born south of Maxwell, NE on November 1, 1925 to Orin and Elna (Anderson) Robinson. She graduated from North Platte Senior High School in 1941 at the very young age of 15. Erma and her husband, Junior Montross, were 4-H Horse Club leaders for over 8 years.
She is survived by her son and wife, Larry (Linda) Montross of North Platte; daughter and husband, Judy Steele (Dave) Mullen of North Platte; grandchildren, Jodi (Garth) Bullington of Mullen, NE, Kelly (Mark) Timmons of Billings, MT, John Ray Steele of North Platte, and Scott (Melissa) Steele of North Platte; great-grandchildren, Cortney Bullington of Kearney, NE, Justy Bullington of Chadron, NE, Nolan and Eli Timmons of Billings, MT, Michael Steele and friend Allie Reyna of North Platte, Kort Steele and Baylee Steele of North Platte.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Junior Montross in February 1992, Leslie Olson in February 1997, and Harvey Wallace in November 2007.
Memorials are suggested to the North Platte Senior Center and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Private family graveside services will be held November 8, 2013 at Plainview Cemetery. Those wishing to sign the register book may do so from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. today through Thursday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Beulah Marie Phifer, 89, of North Platte, passed away Nov. 3, 2013 at North Platte Care Center. Beulah was born July 7, 1924, on a farm south at Grainton, NE to William J. and Zelma (Plunkett) Hopping. She was the oldest of nine siblings. At the age of 12, she moved with her parents to north of North Platte and later to Maxwell, where she attended school.
On September 11, 1942, she married Clarence A. Phifer, he passed away Nov. 4, 1983. To this union were born three sons, John, Thomas and Kenneth, all of North Platte. They lived west of North Platte in the Platte Valley community for over 45 years. As a family, they enjoyed 4-H clubs, camping and lots of fishing. Beulah was the cook at Platte Valley District #8 grade school for many years.
Beulah was a member of the First Christian Church, UP Club #8, Platte Valley Women’s Club and the Platte Valley & Nicholas Extension Club. She loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and enjoyed their visits, time spent with them in the park and at her home.
She is survived by her sons, John, Thomas (Mona), Kenneth (Patty) all of North Platte; grandchildren, Angey Phifer of Ft. Collins, CO, Travis (Missy) Phifer of Thornton, CO, Michelle Young of Wichita, KS, Ryan (Michelle) Phifer of Olathe, KS, Joelle (Scott) Richardson of North Platte, and Julie (Joe) Hansen of Manteno, IL; great-grandchildren, Makaela, Kyle, Miriam, Greta, Ayden, Jace, Sydnie, Josie, Jaxson, Allison and Nathan; two sisters, Verna Taylor of North Platte and Deloris Mitchell of Monroe, OR; three sisters-in-laws, Doris Hopping of Albion, NE, Barbara Hopping of North Platte and Doris E. Hopping of Albuquerque, NM; Blain Plunkett of Ogallala; Dorothy Hunt of Greenville, OH; a special friend, Lorna Suzuki of Honolulu, HI; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; her parents; a sister, Helen Pinkston; brothers, Allen, James, Wayne, Edward and Clifford Hopping; and brothers-in-law, William Taylor, David Mitchell and Ellis Pinkson.
A memorial has been established in her memory. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the First Christian Church with Pastor Tim Adams officiating. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Donald Hall, age 65 of North Platte, passed away Friday November 1, 2013 at his home.
Donald was born September 27, 1948 in North Platte to Claude and Florence Hall. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1966. He worked as a carpenter most of his life, working on many building in North Platte and in Washington. He enjoyed breeding and raising horses and riding in the mountains.
Donald is survived by his daughter Dawn Rene Nelson of Hershey; daughter-in-law Tina Pitre of North Platte; stepson Shane Casey of Washington; 3 sisters Joan, Cathy and Rose; grandson Gabriel Anderson of Hershey; and his best friend Amy Heming of Washington.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter Shannon Vodegal.
Memorials may be made in his name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Cremation was chosen. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Shawn Matthew Davis, 48, of North Platte, passed away October 29, 2013 at his home. He was born July 17, 1965 at Cambridge, NE to Howard and Erlene (Fenstermacher) Davis. Shawn graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1983 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from Kearney State. He was united in marriage to Laura J. Stevens on April 24, 1993 in Kearney. This year they celebrated 20 years. They moved to North Platte, where he opened the Cabela’s Telemarketing Center. He recently celebrated 26 years with the company, as a business operations analyst. Shawn was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, where he was an elder, taught Sunday school and Pre-confirmation. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time at the cabin with family. He is survived by his wife, Laura of North Platte, three daughters, Amelia, Olivia and Elaina all at home; his parents, Howard and Erlene Davis of Arapahoe; a sister, Debra (Rex) Melroy of Kearney; his parents-in-law, Les and Margene Stevens of Kearney; two brothers-in-law, William Stevens of Gothenburg and John (Lisa) Stevens of Kearney; nieces and nephews, Eric, Carlie, Hayley and Tyler and other relatives. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. A memorial has been established in his memory. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in North Platte. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Hideo Kamino, 93, of North Platte, NE, passed away Oct. 28, 2013, at Linden Court in North Platte.

He was born March 12, 1920, in Hershey to Tomokichi and Sao Kamino. On April 24, 1954, Hideo married Helen Y. Kanno in Morrill, NE. Hideo and Helen farmed in the Platte Valley area until they retired in the late 1980’s and eventually moved into North Platte in 2007.

Hideo enjoyed many activities including coin collecting, bowling, playing cards, time with the Buffalo Bill Stamp Club, and traveled extensively. He was also very active in the Episcopal Church of Our Savior and Farm Bureau.

Hideo is survived by his wife, Helen, his siblings, Sam (Ruth) Kamino of North Platte and Mary Kogiku of Riverside, CA; children, Patricia (Jeffrey) Pasternak of Oak Park, CA, and Terry Kamino of Omaha; seven nephews and five nieces.

In lieu of flowers or koden, memorials may be made to the Episcopal Church of Our Savior. Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com. Visitation will be held at Carpenter Memorial Chapel from 5 to 7pm, Thursday, October 31.
Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so from Thursday from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm and Friday from 8:30am to 5:00 pm.

A private family service will be held on Friday, November 1st.
Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.