Arlene Joan Hardin, age 86, formerly of North Platte, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2019 in Oakland, IA. Arrangements are pending at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home, 421 West 4th Street in North Platte..
Category: Obituaries
Trina Marie (Vigil) Briones
Trina Marie (Vigil) Briones, age 48, of Casper, Wyoming, died under hospice care and with her family at her side, on Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Casper.
Trina was born October 25, 1970, in North Platte to Dave Tony and Janet Lea (Anderson) Vigil. She grew up in North Platte, Nebraska and Casper, Wyoming and graduated from North Platte High School with the Class of 1990. Trina was married to Pat Casillas in North Platte and later married David Briones and they lived in Casper.
Trina was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She worked in various places and dealt with health issues all her life, fighting her diabetes up to the end.
When she was younger, Trina participated in sports and especially enjoyed swimming. At home she loved cutting and stacking firewood with her brothers, sister and stepsiblings. Trina loved hearing her dad say, “Load up, we’re going to go cut firewood!”
Trina will be remembered as a kind, generous person who was always smiling and good to people.
She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Janet and Doyle McIntosh, and father and stepmother, Dave and Patricia Vigil, all of North Platte; husband, David, of Casper; her siblings, twins David Vigil, of Lincoln and Victoria (Dan) Czech, of Kentucky, Brian (Jaci) Vigil, of Colorado Springs, CO, and Doyle, Jr. (Laura) McIntosh, of Eugene, OR; stepsiblings, Chris Frederick, of Hershey, Jake Frederick, of Colorado, Grady Frederick, of Nebraska, Brandi Sponie, of North Platte, and their mother, Peg, of North Platte, and Rick McIntosh, of North Platte, Mike
(Diane) McIntosh, of Sutherland, Derrick (Jennifer) Furse, of Gothenburg and Tia (Rich) Britten, of Brady; nephews and niece, Tylor (Kendra) Torres, of Colorado, Brett and Zachry Torres and April Vigil, all of North Platte; great-nephew, TJ Torres; and other family.
Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Platte. Burial will follow in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. The family has established a memorial.
Robert E. “Bob” Pinneker
Robert E. “Bob” Pinneker, age 81, of Paxton, Nebraska, died on March 30, 2019 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. He was born on December 6, 1937 in Sutherland, Nebraska to Fred and Helen (Lehl) Pinneker.
Bob Was a senior machine operator at Nebraska Public Power District for 34 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoyed gardening, helping with corn harvest each year and loved watching Husker sports. Bob was a lifetime member of the Ogallala Elks Club for 60 years.
On May 16, 1975, he married Sally Chapman in North Platte.
Survivors include his wife, Sally Pinneker of Paxton; daughters, Becky (Chris) Condon of North Platte, Angie Thies (Ernesto Rivera) of San Diego, California; grandson, Chase and Riley Condon of North Platte; brother-in-law, Terry (Bonnie) Chapman of Sierra Vista, Arizona; and a sister-in-law, Jonelle Chapman of North Platte. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Evangelical Trinity Lutheran Church and online condolences may be made at www.adamsswanson.com.
The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. MST on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Evangelical Trinity Lutheran Church in Paxton with J.A. Welsh S.A.M. presiding. Burial will be in the Paxton City Cemetery. Open visitation will be Tuesday, April 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home at 421 West 4th Street in North Platte.
Betty (McDermott) Halsey
Betty (McDermott) Halsey, 83, of North Platte, passed away on March 31, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 21, 1935 to Howard and Lola (Beerman) Wilmeth at Gothenburg Hospital. when she was very young the family moved to a ranch south of Maxwell, Nebraska. She attended a one room school house through the eighth grade. When her father died, the family moved to Gothenburg, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in 1953.
Betty went to work at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She was united in marriage to Sy McDermott on April 9, 1955. They moved to Sidney, Nebraska where she transferred to the telephone company there. She accepted Jesus in 1957. Due to her husband’s job, they moved quite often. Wile living in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sy passed away in 1983. Betty then moved to North Platte, Nebraska where she worked at the Outlet-London Fog and Dress Barn, until they closed. After that, she worked for Gateway Auction.
In 2001, Betty married George Halsey. George passed away in 2011.
She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father, Les Clark; both husbands; an infant great grand son, Taten McDermott; step-brother, Nathan Clark; two step-sisters, Jane Miller and Karen Adams; and numerous brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Betty is survived by her son, Troy McDermott; two daughters, Joy (Doug) Butolph and Shawna (Monte) Davison all of North Platte; brother, Larry Wilmeth of North Platte; sister, Creta Waltemath of Kearney; step-sister, Sharon Karre of North Platte; sister-in-law, Verdena Clark; eight grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Memorials are suggested to Parview Community Church of the Nazarene. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Parkview Community Church of the Nazarene with Pastor James Trippett officiating. Burial will be at the Wellfleet Cemetery in Wellfleet, Nebraska. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which in in care of arrangements.
Anna Marie Hoban
Anna Marie Hoban, age 67, of Maxwell, Nebraska, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. Cremation was chosen.
Graveside services and inurnment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell with Robin Storer officiating. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com, at the graveside services, or from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel at c & Sycamore in North Platte, which is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army.
Allen Henry ‘Al’ Robey
Allen Henry ‘Al’ Robey, age 65, passed away on February 6, 2019 in Oberlin, Kansas. Al was born on January 21, 1954 in North Platte, Nebraska to Jean and Shirley (Bruhn) Robey. He graduated from North Platte High School and then served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Al worked at Rayes Grocery Store in Oberlin for over 30 years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and was an awesome people person.
Al is survived by his brother, Terry (Mary) Robey of Wichita, Kansas and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Celebration of Life will be held on April 6, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the American Legion, 114 S. Rodehaver Avenue in Oberlin, Kansas. If you have any photos of Al you would like to share at the celebration, please bring them along.
Carole Brass
Carole Brass, 74, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died March 26, 2019 in
Gothenburg.
Carole was born September 6, 1944 in North Platte, Nebraska, daughter of
LaVerne Eric and Virginia Claire (Camblin) Peterson. She grew up in Brady,
Nebraska and graduated from Brady High with the class of 1962. She then
moved to Kearney, Nebraska while attending Kearney State College. She
graduated with her Bachelor’s in Special Ed. She lived at St. Edward and
McKool Junction, Nebraska before moving
to Gothenburg in 1976 and made her home there. Carole married Delmer
Brass on July 15, 1972 at Gothenburg and they had a son, Christopher.
Carole worked as a Special Ed Teacher. She also did some babysitting for
various families. She was a devoted wife and mother and had a special
place in her heart for her pets. Carole was a loyal Husker sports fan. She
enjoyed playing cards and hanging out with her card club.
Surviving are husband, Delmer Brass of Gothenburg, Nebraska, and
son,Christopher Brass (Kaiti May), and their children Trypp and Kiana of
Brady, Nebraska, and extended family and friends.
Carole was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Ronald
Peterson.
Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, 620 Tenth
Street, Gothenburg, Nebraska on Monday, April 1, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 7:00
PM. Funeral services will be held at First United Methodist Church, 1401
Lake Ave in Gothenburg on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 10:00 AM with Pastor
Jamie Norwich McLennan officiating. Interment will follow in Ft McPherson
National Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Gothenburg Volunteer Fire Department, 602
Tenth Street, Gothenburg, NE 69138. To sign the online guest book, go to
www.blasestrauser.com. Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel & Monuments in
Gothenburg is in charge of arrangements.
Donice A. Sheets
Donice A. Sheets, age 72 of North Platte, left our presence on Monday, March 25, 2019 at Great Plains Health surrounded by family as she lost her battle with cancer.
Donice was born March 4, 1947 in North Platte to Iller Frederick and Evelyn Mae (Magnuson) Herndon. She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1965. At the age of 19 she had her first child, daughter Candi. Ten years later she had son Keith, and just two years later she lost daughter Manda Mae, also because of cancer.
In 1996 Donice married her high school sweetheart, Larry Sheets, and gained another daughter, Kim. She mastered various career paths and ended with Home Health for the last 20+ years before retiring. It takes a special person to do home health and that she was. Years later she still spoke highly of many clients and how she missed them. She would attend their funerals and had tokens from their estate sales. She loved to visit open houses of their homes just to reminisce.
Hobbies included reading, cross-stitch, movies, puzzles, Facebook, collecting antiques, viewing old houses, and “The Voice”. Donice could read a book faster than anyone; she had stacks and stacks of books. Her cross-stitch hobby was generously shared with absolutely everyone. She loved to give and give. On Tuesdays you could find her at the Movie Gallery getting new releases, first thing in the morning so that she didn’t miss out; that was a favorite sport she shared with her son.
Five years ago she received a Kindle tablet and instructions to obtain Facebook; she ruled that Facebook thing, scoring tons of new and old friends. Some of her proud antique collections included “Hear no, See no, Speak no evil” Monkeys and of course, her fancy pottery. The Voice was one of her all-time favorite shows because of her love for music; she would get on Facebook and rant or rave about it. You didn’t dare call her or try to plan anything when it was on because that was her sacred time!
Giving to family, friends, and even strangers made her heart happy. Donice will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed helping others. She departs leaving us rich in memories.
Survivors include her husband Larry; children Candi (Chad) Enfield Miller, Keith L. Allen, and Kim (Hoyt) Williams all of North Platte; grandchildren Cody, Cadi, Madison, and the “B” boys: Breyden, Brenner, and Braxton; sisters Colleen Kay James of Omaha, Mary (Steve) Sweeney of Loveland, and Kathi (Dale) McCall of Gibbon; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Special mention goes to her adopted daughter Dina Vieyra.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and daughter Manda Mae.
Memorials are suggested in her name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday April 1, 2019 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be noon until 6:00 p.m. Sunday March 31, 2019 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
Following the burial, the family invites you join them in a “Celebration of Life” gathering at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 815 W Francis St., North Platte. Refreshments and finger foods will be served.
Terry John Froeber Death Notice
Terry John Froeber, age 49 of Valentine, NE, passed away Thursday March 21, 2019.
Cremation was chosen and inurnment will be at a later date in Auburn, WA. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Donice Arlene Sheets
Donice Arlene Sheets, age 72 of North Platte, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at Great Plains Health surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday April 1, 2019 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be noon until 6:00 p.m. Sunday March 31, 2019 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.