All Obituaries

Roy “Tom” Douglas Thompson, 68, formerly a resident of North Platte, passed away on July 23, 2022 at Sumner Place in Lincoln. Tom was born March 7th, 1954, in Scottsbluff Nebraska to Roy Douglas Thompson Sr. and Anita Elenoar Bartlett. He grew up on the family dairy farm in Sutherland Nebraska. When Tom was 15 the family moved to North Platte Nebraska. He later earned his GED and went on to work for the North Platte Public School District as a custodian. He met his wife in a...

Frank was blessed with a large and loving family, many located in Lincoln where Frank and Caren planted their roots. He met his loving wife to be, Caren Cecile Carl, at Simpson College in Indianola, IA.  They were engaged and married on August 2, 1959. Their romance endured over 63 years and the loving couple was blessed with three children, nine grandchildren and thirteen and ½ great grandchildren. Frank was always dedicated to his family and spent countless hours attending a...

Eric T. Clark, 58, of Lincoln, passed away July 28, 2022, at The Monarch Hospice House following an 11-month battle with Glioblastoma. Born August 2, 1963, in Norfolk, Nebraska, to Tom and Marion (Merrell) Clark. Eric grew up on a farm outside of St. Edward, Nebraska and graduated from St. Edward High School with the class of 1981. He received his degree in Agronomy from UNL in 1986. Eric married Carol J. Chmelka on July 23, 1983, in Valparaiso, Nebraska. As a private investigator, he owned...

Shirley Joan (Holm) Wells, 97, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2022.  Thank you to all the kind caregivers from Tabitha Hospice and CCA Home Care, friends from Southern Heights Presbyterian Church, and other special friends and family who provided help, hope and reassurance when it was needed in the last months of her life. Shirley was born June 27, 1924, in Wright County, Iowa, to Edwin and Minnie (Espe) Holm. Her family moved to Howard County, Iowa, in...

Tonya Denise Prather was born September 12th, 1966, to the union of Robert and Hortense Prather who preceded her in death. Tonya was educated in the Detroit Public School system. She accepted Christ at an early age. She rededicated her life to Christ and was baptized under the leadership of Bishop Alvin Dennis of Tree of Life in 2010 Lincoln Ne. She met the love of her life Winston in 1990 which led to their union years later.  In 2006 Tonya and Winston moved to Lincoln Nebraska to...

Julie Lynn Schwartz August 4, 1958 – July 26, 2022 Julie L. Schwartz, 63, of Lincoln, beloved Mother, sister, friend, aunt and co-worker died in her home on July 26, 2022 after a long struggle with colon cancer. Born August 4, 1958, in Olathe, Kansas, to John and Rogene (Stemple) Jones. Julie worked at Hy-Vee Grocery for 14 ½ years. She liked gardening, Nebraska football and was an avid bowler. Julie enjoyed watching her daughter participate in the Special...

Richard Daniel McCarthy was born on November 13, 1955 in Hays Kansas. His parents were C. Richard and Florentine (Ruder) McCarthy. He attended school in Hays, graduating from Thomas More Prep and Fort Hays State University. He married Lisa Moss on November 26, 1984. They had lived in several states where Rich worked in management for Walmart. They have lived in Lincoln, Nebraska since 2016. Richard and Lisa have one son Matt and two grandsons, Evan and Camden, all of Lincoln. Rich was...

Lincoln resident Merilee Sue Parks, 57, passed away peacefully Monday, July 11, 2022, at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 5200 R Street, in Lincoln, Nebraska Memorials may be directed to the Madonna Foundation. Merilee Sue (Mathieu) Parks was born on June 2, 1965, in Holdrege, Nebraska, the daughter of Lewis and Sharron (Newstrom) Mathieu Jr. She graduated from...

Betty J. Moore, 74, of Unadilla, Nebraska, passed away July 16, 2022. She was born May 17, 1948 to Rudolph and Marie Sadecky. Betty was one of a kind, brutally honest and out spoken. You always knew where you stood with her! I don't think she ever missed one of Monty's track meets, she even borrowed a big old ghetto car to go to Des Moines to watch him! She didn't miss any of Lacie's high school rodeos even though she dreaded the few times she had to drive the truck and...

Francis Jo Vogt was born as Sheena Kay Goodteacher on June 5, 1987, to Norma Goodteacher and Mike in Denver Colorado.  She loved fireworks, and waited to depart until July 5, 2022, at the age of 35. On December 6, 1991, she was adopted by Patricia and Duane Vogt. It was during this time that she became known as Frankie Jo Vogt. She remained Frankie too many until she changed her name to Francis Jo Vogt in 2011. March 15, 2011, Francis made a move to her own apartment with support...