All Obituaries

Rene' J. Foran, 72, of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Rene' was born on September 27, 1946 to Edwin and Phyllis (Bublitz) Fletcher in Winona, MN. She attended school at Winona High School and graduated in 1964.  She then attended Winona Secretarial College for 2 years before attending college at New York State in Fredonia, NY. Rene' married Leslie Foran on October 18, 1973 in Winona, where they...

Ronald E. Hornbacher 82, of North Platte formerly of Ogallala  passed away October 1, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. He was born May 18, 1936 to Wilbert and Agatha (Rou) Hornbacher of Bayard, NE. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School.  Ron went to work for Montgomery Wards where he started selling Appliances.  Ron moved to Lexington Ne to work for Henekes Company selling Appliances.  On October 17 1966 he married Beverly J. Greeley in Lexington. ...

Paula Kay Blair, age 67, of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018 at her home in Ogallala, NE. Paula was born October 6, 1950 in Ogallala to Earl Jr. and Vivian (Riedel) Blair. Paula attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School and later Ogallala Junior High, graduating from Ogallala Sr. High School in 1968. She was employedat Paradise Motel and was also employed as a waitress at the Smyth Restaurant and Stagecoach Restaurant for several years. Paula began working at TRW (which...

Terry A. Ogle, 60 of Ogallala died Saturday Sept 1st, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska.  He was born October 25, 1957 in Maywood, CA to Al & Beverly J. "Leistritz" Ogle His family moved to Alliance, NE. Terry attended Alliance public schools graduating from Alliance High School. Terry married Frances Mart making their home in Alliance working various jobs in the area. He moved to Ogallala in 2006 where he began working for ASC. Terry was a hard...

Ruby Orr Stimson, 98 of Ogallala died Friday September 14th, 2018 at Indian Hills Manor. She was born November 24, 1919, on a farm in Garden County near Lewellen, Nebraska. Her parents were Warren Harold and Alma C. (Boggs) Orr.  Ruby attended District #45 in Garden County and later attended District #26 in Keith County. She attended Garden County High School and then transferred to Ogallala High School for her last two years, graduating in 1937.  On June 10, 1937 Ruby married...

Floyd O. Allen, Jr. age 58 of Ogallala died at his home on Tuesday September 18, 2018. Cremation was chosen. No services are scheduled at this time. Draucker Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.      

Kris A Christiansen 54 of Sarben, NE received his angel wings September 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at Great Plains Health in North Platte.  Kris was born June 28th,1964 in Salt Lake City, UT to Robert and Luana (Burrows) Christiansen as the youngest of four. He attended Brighton High School after which he began working as a Department Manager for Dan’s Foods. Kris married his soul mate, Kay Padgette, on January 24, 1986.  They were blessed with three children...

Betty Mae (Elizabeth) Jones Feusner 87 of Ogallala, died in her home on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 after a lengthy illness.  Betty was born February 3, 1931 on a family (VanDyke) farm near St Francis, Kansas, the second of 6 children. Her parents, Earl Francis and Edna (Johnson) Jones were both from large farm families near Huntley, Nebraska. The Feusner family farmed nearby. The dustbowl 30s were a tough time for the Jones family and Betty never got over the time she and her siblings...

Diana Kay "Annie" Wheelock, 58, of Hyannis died August 30, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala following a brief illness. Diana Kay “Annie” Minor was born April 27, 1960 to Dick and Arlene Minor in Gordon, NE.  She grew up on her parents’ ranch and loved all things western, especially horses, dogs, cattle, special cats, and the Sandhills. Annie attended the Willow Valley country school, then Hyannis where she graduated from Hyannis High...

Linda Louise Phillips, age 67, of Arthur, Nebraska, passed away on August 9, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.  Linda was born May 24, 1951 at Walla Walla, Washington to Raymond Virgil and Emily Louise Braden Trapp.  She grew up and attended school in Walla Walla and graduated from high school there in 1969. She then attended Washington State and graduated with a BS in Fashion Design in 1973. She moved to Portland, OR, where she worked for various businesses in accounting....