Barbara A. Shepherd

Barbara A. Shepherd, 79, of North Platte, passed away Oct. 13, 2012, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born on Nov. 7, 1932, in Gary, Ind., to Lloyd and Mildred (Petersen) DeCent.
Barbara did many things in her life, including being a policewoman in North Platte and a singer and entertainer (Bobbie Dee) in Las Vegas, Nev. She moved back to North Platte from Las Vegas and earned her LPN license. She later went on to run an in-home day care and was also a foster parent. Children and singing were two things in life that she really enjoyed. She was a member of the St. Patrick's choir and loved to quilt and cook and read.
She was known for taking in and caring for people who had nowhere to go. Life was not always easy for Barb but she always made the best out of what life handed her. She was a devout Catholic and her many nieces and nephews had a special place in her heart.
Barb is survived by her two sons, Ronald (Angela) Hornyak, of Sutherland, and Jeffrey (Christine) Johansen, of North Platte; six grandchildren Amanda, Nichole and Stephanie Hornyak, Ben Miller and Elizabeth and Ryker Johansen; one great-grandson, Easton Wood; and a sister, Fran Wyman.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Joann Monette and Edith Hasbrouck; and five brothers, Lloyde E. DeCent, Jack William Jr., James F. Decent, Dutch Shaffer and Clyde "Butch" Shaffer.
A memorial has been established and online condolences may be made at adamsswanson.com.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with the Rev. James Golka officiating. Cremation will follow Mass, and inurnment will be 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the North Platte Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., today, Thursday and Friday, at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home with the family receiving friends 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.