Dallas J. Derra passed away at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital Friday, Jan. 18, from injuries received in a car accident near here Christmas Eve. He was 30. Mass of Christian Burial was Monday in North Platte at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Interment was in Floral Lawns Cemetery in North Platte.

He was born in Gothenburg on March 28, 1949. He attended Highland Grade School in Frontier County. He moved with his family to North Platte and completed his education there. He had lived a short time in Des Moines, Iowa, but had returned to North Platte to reside.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Derra of North Platte and four sisters.

Gothenburg Times, 24 Jan 1980