Nona Bell Leibhart

Nona Bell Leibhart passed away at her home in North Platte surrounded by her family on Sept. 4, 2022, at the age of 93. Nona, the daughter of Floyd and Lucy Peterson, was born June 27, 1929, on the family farm southeast of Arnold. She grew up on the farm and attended country school before working as a waitress in Arnold. On Feb. 10, 1947, Nona married Lloyd Leibhart in Smith Center. The couple settled on a ranch 8 miles southwest of Callaway, raised two children and lived on Red Wing Ranch for 43 years. Nona was a member of the HHH Club and the American Legion Auxiliary in Callaway. In 1989, Nona and Lloyd moved to North Platte. They were married for 43 years when Lloyd passed away in 1990. When Lloyd and Nona were younger, they enjoyed dancing together. Nona also enjoyed bowling, was a coin collector and especially liked dressing up and looking pretty! She was an amazing seamstress who made clothes for her kids and beautiful quilts for her family and many of her friends. Nona said the happiest times were when she set peddlin' away at her sewing machine. When she was young, the church was important. As she got older praying was important, but it was family that was always most important to her. Nona wanted to be remembered for the love she had for her family. Along with her husband, Lloyd, Nona was preceded in death by their son and daughter-in-law, Johnnie and Rita Leibhart; son-in-law, Mitchell Strasburg; her brothers, Don, Jerry, LorenDee and Jimmy Peterson; sisters, Violet Hankins and Lela Bacon; her parents; and a step-granddaughter. She leaves behind her daughter, Lourall Strasburg of Loveland, Colorado; grandchildren, Jennifer, Wendy, Crystal, Desiree and Alisha; three step-grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; her sisters, Betty (Norman) Schuster of Phillips, Jane Wilkins of Omaha, Kay (Niel) Nielsen of North Platte and Sheila (Dennis) Malcom of Callaway; brothers, Kenny (Marge) Peterson of Bertrand and Jay (Jeannie) Peterson of Arnold; and many other family members. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Bridge of Hope in North Platte. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Service is at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at Odean Colonial Chapel. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, near Maxwell. Visitation is before the service at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangement.