Michael R. Karre, 20, of North Platte, passed away November 20, 2017 in Omaha. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 27, 2017 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with the Rev. J.M. Dickmander officiating. Cremation will take place after the services. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.
Category: Obituaries
Terrance “Terry” Lee Barrett
Terrance “Terry” Lee Barrett, 66, of North Platte, passed away November 21, 2017 at Great Plains Health. He was born Dec. 31, 1950 to Wesley and Bonnie (Parrish) Barrett at North Platte. Terry graduated from North Platte High School in 1969. He served in the United States Army until his honorable discharge. He hired on the Union Pacific Railroad and then was drafted into the United States Army. On January 23, 1971, he was united in marriage to Kathy Lyons After his discharge, he returned to North Platte and his employment as conductor for the railroad.
Terry enjoyed playing pool, fishing, all sports and working in his yard. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; his mother, Bonnie; children, Mike (Elsa Delgado), Amy (Darnell) Anderson and Sam (Ashely Lewis); grandchildren, Jonathan, Richard, Addie and Nathan; numerous cousins and other family members including Scott and Connie Lyons and their families.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wesley in 2005.
Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. A memorial has been established in his memory. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Robin Storer officiating. Burial will be at the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 prior to the services on Saturday. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.
Norma L. (Applegate) Huxoll
Norma L. (Applegate) Huxoll, 92, of North Platte, passed away November 19, 2017, at Great Plains Health. She was born on April 1, 1925 to Walter and Lilly (Lockridge) Applegate in Gibbon, Nebraska. She graduated from Gibbon High School in 1945, she was Valedictorian of her class. On November 11, 1955, she married Robert Huxoll in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Norma spent most of her career as a legal secretary in North Platte. She was the last of her immediate family of five brothers and a sister. She will be buried at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery next to her husband in a private family graveside service. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.
Antonio “Tony” Torres Sr.
Antonio “Tony” Torres Sr., 79, of North Platte passed away, and went to see the Lord on November 17, 2017 at MaDonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln. He was born on September 5, 1938 to Jess and Estefana Torres in Ogallala.
Tony worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a carman for 30 plus years. A very big passion of Tony’s was the rental property in North Platte that he owned which he used to help the needy, and the love of his corvette cars.
From his previous marriage to Josie Torres he had three children, Mona Torres, Tony Jr., and Shirley. Then had one more child, Sara. Tony has numerous grandchildren, San, Blake, and Lesie, Lauren, Cisar, and six from Sarah Silos from Craig, CO.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jess & Estefana Torres from Ogallala; brothers, Bivien, Frank, Narciso; and a sister, Carol West.
Survivors include his children; grandchildren; siblings, Joe (Sandy) Torres of Milford, OR, Angie (Ben) Torres, Delores (Pete) Torres all of North Platte, Mary Lupe (Don) Holden of Sterling, CO, Marcia Jimenez of Ogallala, NE, Molly Cross of North Platte, Rosie (Jim) Meekler of Sterling, CO, and Alice (Steve) Stites of Hershey.
Christian Wake Service will be held 7:00 p.m. today, November 21, 2017 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Reverend Josh Brown as celebrant. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Visitation will be noon – 5:00 p.m. today at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
Lora Lee Garner Death Notice
Lora Lee Garner, 61, of Gothenburg, died Nov. 9, 2017, at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the God Rock, 304 W. 10th St., Cozad. Memorials are suggested to the family for final expenses, Central Plains Hospice or the Gothenburg Senior Center. Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel & Monuments, Gothenburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Deward “Doug” Douglas McIntosh
Deward “Doug” Douglas McIntosh, 67, of Grand Island, passed away Nov. 15, 2017, at his residence.
Doug was born on November 18, 1949, at Genoa to Deward and Helen (Gdowski) McIntosh. He grew up working on the farm with his dad and brothers. Doug and his family moved to North Platte in 1980, where he worked for Twin Valley Communications. About five years ago, he moved to Grand Island to be closer to his family.
He was a loving father and grandfather. He had a passion for people. He had so much love for others around him. He enjoyed spending time with family and will be greatly missed by all.
Doug was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Sandra.
Those left to cherish his memory are his children and their spouses, Deward “Don” McIntosh, of Juneau, Alaska, Wesley and Sarah McIntosh of Grand Island, Angela and John Fisher of Kettering, Ohio, and Timothy McIntosh of Lincoln; sisters and their husbands, Dixie McIntosh and Jody and Roger Nelson; brothers and their wives, Terry and Amy McIntosh, William “Bert” and Beverly McIntosh and Rick and Diane McIntosh; 10 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be shared at livson.com.
Services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Chapel, Grand Island, with Pastor Mark Oberbeck officiating. Family will be receiving friends from 9-11 a.m. prior to services. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Fullerton Cemetery. Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home, Grand Island, is in charge of arrangements.
Opal Darlene Meyer
Opal Darlene Meyer, age 91, of North Platte, NE, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 17, 2017, at Great Plains Health.
Opal was born July 21, 1926, to Albert Earl and Rebecca Elizabeth (Smith) Cooper in North Platte where she grew up and lived her whole life. Opal attended Our Redeemer Lutheran School and graduated from North Platte High School in 1943. After graduation she worked at Brown Harano Studio, Nebraska Machinery Company, Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office and the Pawnee Hotel.
On November 17, 1951, Opal was united in marriage to Freddy C. Meyer. The couple worked together at Western Motors Company and Midwest Auto Market. Opal was a lifelong member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Freddy; her parents, Albert and Rebecca Cooper; sisters, Bessie, Gladys, Dorothy and Vera; and brothers, Albert and Gerald.
Opal is survived by her “Son by Heart”, William (Sharon) Negley, of North Platte; as well as many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Bob Deardoff officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery, south of Sutherland. Visitation will be on Monday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials can be made to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Antonio Torres Sr. Death Notice
Antonio Torres Sr., age 79 of North Platte, passed away Friday November 17, 2017 at Madonna Rehab Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Services are pending at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home.
Edwin Cohagan Death Notice
Edwin Cohagan, 83, of North Platte, died Nov. 9, 2017, at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Casual attire is requested. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148. Online condolences may be shared at blasestrauser.com. Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel & Monuments, Gothenburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Joseph M. Dye III, Ph.D.
Joseph M. Dye III, Ph.D., 72, one of the country’s leading experts in South Asian art, died Oct. 21, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia. The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Dye was born in Belleville, Kansas, on Aug. 27, 1945, the eldest of six sons raised by the late Pauline M. and Joseph M. Dye Jr. He grew up in Omaha and, later, North Platte, where he graduated from high school in 1963.
He received a bachelor’s degree in history in 1967 from the College of William and Mary, with a concentration in the history of the Antebellum era in the southern United States. He subsequently received a doctorate in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, where he studied under Stella Kramrisch, a renowned specialist in the art of India.
Dr. Dye served as a curator at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond from 1980 until he retired at the end of 2010. He was also an adjunct professor of art history at his alma mater, the College of William and Mary, where he taught a rotation of highly popular classes in the arts of India, China and Japan from 1987 until 2009.
At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Dr. Dye began his career as the curator of Asiatic art, later transitioning to become the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter curator of South Asian and Islamic art as the museum developed greater specialization in its collections. Under his guidance and keen eye, the museum significantly expanded its holdings of Indian and Himalayan art. Today, this South Asian collection is widely recognized as one of the finest and most important in the United States. Dr. Dye became the chief curator of the museum in 1997 and had that position until his retirement.
Dr. Dye authored and co-authored several books on Indian art, including “Romance of the Taj Mahal” and “Ways to Shiva.” His most influential work, however, was “The Arts of India,” a comprehensive catalogue of Indian art in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This work remains the finest and most comprehensive catalogue in the field of South Asian art. He also contributed to a number of exhibitions, including “Manifestations of Shiva,” for the Philadelphia Museum of Art; “Romance of the Taj Mahal,” for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Toledo Art Museum; and “Mystic Visions” and “Worlds of Wonder and Desire,” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Over the course of his life, Dr. Dye traveled extensively throughout India as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal and Tibet, among other destinations. His intimate knowledge and love of these countries, their people and religions enhanced his work as a curator and also made him a captivating guide for the many highly popular tours he lead for museum members.
Dr. Dye served on the board of the Muscarelle Museum of Art on the campus of the College of William and Mary from 1984 until 2000. In 2011, the South Asian Studies Association presented an award to Dr. Dye for his exemplary work in raising the profile of Indian art in the United States.
Dr. Dye was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph M. Dye Jr. and Pauline M. Dye.
He is survived by his five brothers, P. Scott Dye, Kirk T. Dye, Alexander M. Dye, William N. Dye and John R. Dye, their wives and 10 nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Services will be at a later date at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.