Clyde Ernest Buhrman
Clyde Ernest Buhrman of North Platte, passed away peacefully in his home on October 20, 2025. He was ninety years old.
Clyde was born on March 9, 1935, in St.
Libory, the middle son of Ruth and Conrad Buhrman, and brother to Virgil, Marian, Leo, Betty, Kenneth, Ruth, Larry, and Mike.
Clyde attended high school in nearby St. Paul, where he played both varsity football and baseball, graduating in 1953. After high school, Clyde joined the Marine Corps and was on his way to Korea when he was sent to Okinawa, Japan, where he served in the motor pool and later as a military police officer.
Shortly after his return, Clyde married Rose Mary Lee, his beloved wife of sixty-five years. Together the two raised six children: Jennifer, Cathy (who preceded him in death in 1971), Chris, Conrad, Luke, and Eric.
For many years, Clyde was active in North Platte St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, where he and his wife Rose Mary were part of a small group that began the tradition of serving breakfast after Sunday Mass. Additionally, the couple’s five children attended North Platte Catholic Schools.
Clyde’s life embodied the work ethic for which Nebraskans are famous. Growing up, he and his siblings worked on their family farm and helped clean their father’s tavern. He also epitomized the entrepreneurial spirit, launching and operating many small businesses, and was a pioneer in many of his ventures; including one company started in the early 1980s to provide clean, sustainable solutions for commercial crop production and another dedicated to providing chemical- and hormone-free beef.
Clyde will be remembered for his love of cards, his wry humor, and his storytelling, all of which were most likely on full display every Tuesday morning at the weekly pitch game held in his garage. He loved spending time with his family, especially watching his great-grandchildren play.
Celebrating his transition to life with his Holy Father and mourning his loss are his wife, Rose Mary, and children, Jennifer O’Holleran and husband John, Chris Buhrman, Conrad Buhrman and wife Carmen, Luke Buhrman, and Eric Buhrman and wife Alexis; his grandchildren, Jacob Buhrman, Jessica Biegler and husband John, Sean O’Holleran, Mackenzie O’Holleran, Matthew Buhrman and wife Meg, Ellie Fisher and husband Zach, Saul Buhrman, and Sydney Lowinske; and great-grandchildren, Sebastian, Ava, Dominic, Oliver, Benjamin, Leo, Vivian, and Emilia.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on November 3, 2025 at St. Patrick’s Church. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, with the rendering of full military honors. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on November 2, 2025, with a Rosary to follow at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.
Carpenter Memorial is entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Angels Among Us.
The Phonograph-Herald | October 29, 2025