All Obituaries

  John A. Leder, age 61, of Big Springs, passed away, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, WY.  Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Zion Lutheran Church officiated by Rev. Trenton Christensen in Big Springs. Burial will be in the Big Springs Cemetery. Condolences can be left by signing the guest book at www.drauckerfuneralhome.com A memorial has been established in his memory to the Zion Lutheran Church in...

Nancy Lee (Chapman) Hoagland, age 80, of Ogallala, passed away on  February 16, 2019 at the Perkins County Health Services in Grant.    Nancy was born March 29, 1938 to Roger and Alberta (Bennett) Chapman in Scottsbluff, NE. She grew up in the Scottbluff area and graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1956.   On March 31, 1956 she married Lyle Delbert Hoagland in Rapid City, SD. They lived in the Scottsbluff area for several years and eventually moved to Ogallala. This...

Harold "Wayne"  Liggett, age 91, of Ogallala, passed away, Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala.     Wayne was born May 4, 1927 in Hume, MO to Ely and Edith Liggett.  He received his early education in Brule and Big Springs, graduating from Big Springs High School in 1944. Wayne then entered the Merchant Marines and served in the Pacific for 3 years. On September 20, 1949, he was united in marriage to Betty L. Boss. The couple...

Beldora "Bel" Haythorn, age 99, of Ogallala, passed away, Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.     Bel was born February 14, 1919 to Byron and Helene (Shoup) Cochran in Sutherland, Nebraska.    Bel attended elementary and high school in Sutherland, graduating in 1937. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in the fall of '37 and graduated in 1939. She then went to Kansas University in Lawrence, KS for one year,...

Bette Jane Sigwing age 79 of Ogallala died Friday, January 25, 2019 in Lincoln, NE surrounded by her loving family. Bette was born January 24, 1940 in Big Springs, Nebraska to Norman (Tater) and Pauline (Mueller) Frates. She attended Brule Public Schools where she had perfect attendance all 12 years. She attended 1 year of college at Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE where she proudly acquired her M.R.S. :) On August 24, 1959 she married her high school sweetheart Gerald (Jerry)...

Jan Panek, age 92, formerly of Ogallala, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at his daughters home in Shelton, Washington. Jan was born on June 16, 1926, in Lipie, Poland, to Piotr and Dorota (Koszszan) Panek. Jan's mother died when he was almost 2 years old, and was raised  by his father and grandmother. In 1939 German forces invaded Poland. Shortly after Jan completed the 7th grade, Jan, his older sister, Cecylia, and their father were forced to go to Germany and work for...

Rose M. Diedrich, age 80, of Ogallala, passed away, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.     Rose was born, July 3, 1938, to Clarence and Lillian (Fredickson) Schafersman, at Fremont, NE.   Rose grew up in Telbasta, NE, graduating from Arlington, NE High School in 1956. After High School, she attended Wayne State College, in Wayne, NE for 1 year. In 1957, Rose moved to California for a year, and worked for California Milling Corporation, in Los...

Bernice "Myrna" Lanford, age 82, of Ogallala, passed away, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in her home.     Myrna was born on June 18, 1936 to Joseph and Bernice (Romero) Apodaca at Brighton, CO.  She received her education in the Denver Public Schools and attended Community College in Denver, CO for 1 year.     Myrna was united in married to Joe Lanford on November 5, 1955 in Denver. The couple resided there, until moving to Ogallala in 1974. She...

Diane K. Barnhill, age 72, of Ogallala, passed away, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at her home. Diane was born on September 20, 1946 at Scottsbluff, NE to Harold and Juanita (Cook) Hergenrader. Diane grew up and received her education in Scottsbluff. She married LeRoy Conrad in Scottsbluff.  In 1981, Diane married Gary Barnhill. They made their home in Ogallala. She was employed by the Ogallala Holiday Inn and later by the hospital in Grant. She also worked for the Greyhound bus depot in...

Marian N. Chestnutt, age 86, of Ogallala, passed away, Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.  Marian was born to Fred and Louisa (Schneider) Forell on August 21, 1932 at Belvidere, Nebraska. She attended schools in NE, CO, and KS, graduating from Phillipsburg High School in Phillpsburg, KS. Marian was united in marriage to Melvin Chestnutt, January 8, 1954 at Kensington, KS. To their marriage was born 6 children; 4 girls and 2 boys.  Her hobbies...