All Obituaries
Arlene Catherine Minor, age 89 of Gordon, Nebraska passed away Saturday, May 21st, 2022 at Highland Park in Alliance, Nebraska.
Arlene was born November 17th, 1932 to Edward and Thelma (Zobel) Becker in Hyannis, Nebraska. She attended rural school north of Ashby. In 1946, she took part in the junior calf roping contest, she was the only girl to participate, competing against all boys from the sandhill ranches and she won the event. She was crowned Rodeo Queen of the Alliance rodeo...
Arlene Catherine Minor, age 89 of Gordon, Nebraska passed away Saturday, May 21st, 2022 at Highland Park in Alliance, Nebraska.
Arlene was born November 17th, 1932 to Edward and Thelma...
Richard Lee Peterson, 78, of Arthur, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska.
Richard was born March 5, 1944 to Harold and Vera (Walker) Peterson in Greeley, CO. He attended his younger years of school in Kuner, CO, and then attended Greeley High School where he graduated in 1962. He then went on to Colorado State University where he played Basketball. In 1962 he returned to Kersey, CO and the family ranch, and began his career as a rancher and competed...
Richard Lee Peterson, 78, of Arthur, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska.
Richard was born March 5, 1944 to Harold and Vera (Walker) Peterson in Greeley, CO....
Margaret Mary Wrage, passed away Saturday, May 14th, 2022 at the age of 88, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be given by going to www.drauckerfh.com and pressing the "Share a Memory" button.
Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala has been entrusted with arrangements.
Margaret Mary Wrage, passed away Saturday, May 14th, 2022 at the age of 88, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be given...
Ivor Dean Dilky age 79 of, Mitchell, Nebraska passed away April 23rd, 2022 at Regional West Hospital in Scottsbluff.
Ivor was born March 27th, 1943 to Raymond Lyle and Lois Irene (Johnson) Dilky in Oshkosh, Nebraska. He attended District 57 school in Brule, Nebraska and then Brule High school where he graduated in 1960. As a young man he moved to a farm Northeast of Big Springs to work.
In 1968 he married Carol Hoagland, and they made a home on the farm. In 1986 they moved to...
Ivor Dean Dilky age 79 of, Mitchell, Nebraska passed away April 23rd, 2022 at Regional West Hospital in Scottsbluff.
Ivor was born March 27th, 1943 to Raymond Lyle and Lois Irene (Johnson)...
Rocky Lyn Stewart 67, of Sutherland, Nebraska passed away at home on April 20th, 2022.
Rocky was born May 22nd, 1954 to Carl William and Erma Gene Velma (Adams) Stewart in Holyoke, Colorado. He went to kindergarten in Grant, Nebraska. Then moved to O’Neill, Nebraska where he attended school and graduation in 1972 from O’Neill High school.
Rocky joined the United States Marines September 28th, 1972 he was a rifleman and was discharged September 27th, 1978 with a good conduct...
Rocky Lyn Stewart 67, of Sutherland, Nebraska passed away at home on April 20th, 2022.
Rocky was born May 22nd, 1954 to Carl William and Erma Gene Velma (Adams) Stewart in Holyoke, Colorado. He...
Barbara Jean Stephenson, 84, of Ogallala, passed away on April 19th, 2022 in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Barbara was born on October 26,1937 in North Platte, Nebraska to August and Mary (Hollenbeck) Ackerman. She attended school at St. Patrick’s Catholic school in North Platte where she graduated in 1960. She then moved to California where she went to college and received her degree as a Registered Nurse and began her career in California.
In 1965 she married Dwight Miner and the couple...
Barbara Jean Stephenson, 84, of Ogallala, passed away on April 19th, 2022 in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Barbara was born on October 26,1937 in North Platte, Nebraska to August and Mary (Hollenbeck)...
KEARNEY – Phyllis Brockmoller, 92, passed away April 18, 2022 at Brookestone Gardens in Kearney, Nebraska.
Phyllis was born December 23, 1929, at Ogallala, the daughter of Faye and Iva (Ficke) Gemmell. She grew up on a farm northwest of Ogallala and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1947. After graduation she worked in the Keith County Superintendent and Clerk offices. On June 9, 1948, she married Donald W. Brockmoller at the Methodist Church in Ogallala. They celebrated 54...
KEARNEY – Phyllis Brockmoller, 92, passed away April 18, 2022 at Brookestone Gardens in Kearney, Nebraska.
Phyllis was born December 23, 1929, at Ogallala, the daughter of Faye and Iva...
Sonja Bille Johnson, 81, of Ogallala, passed away on April 18, 2022 at the Ogallala, NE.
She was born on October 6, 1940 to William and LaVeta (Fowler) Johnson in North Bend, Oregon. She attended school in Salida, Colorado. She then went on to marry Ralph Crowe, Senior, in 1986, they divorced several years later.
Sonja moved to Denver, Colorado to be close to her family in 1986, she later moved to Ogallala to be with her son.
Sonja loved to read, when not reading she would...
Sonja Bille Johnson, 81, of Ogallala, passed away on April 18, 2022 at the Ogallala, NE.
She was born on October 6, 1940 to William and LaVeta (Fowler) Johnson in North Bend, Oregon....
Gloria Swanson Ogallala, Nebraska
Funeral services for Gloria J. J. Swanson, 81, of Ogallala will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala, with Pastor Albert Bader officiating. A second service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, Nebraska, with Pastor Norlyn Bartens officiating. Inurnment will be at West Cedar Valley Cemetery north of Elgin.
Gloria Jean Joan Swanson was born on April 24,...
Funeral services for Gloria J. J. Swanson, 81, of Ogallala will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala, with Pastor Albert Bader...
Michael Welsh Ogallala
MICHAEL D. WELSH (January 11, 1938 - April 11, 2022)
Michael (Mike) David Welsh, an Ogallala native, graduated from the Ogallala High School Class of 1956. He was an Eagle Scout and very active in most high school activities.
Mike attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In 1959, he married his high school sweetheart, Karen Adkins.
Mike and Karen then moved to a family farm in Perkins County, where Mike farmed...
MICHAEL D. WELSH (January 11, 1938 - April 11, 2022)
Michael (Mike) David Welsh, an Ogallala native, graduated from the Ogallala High School Class of 1956. He was an Eagle Scout and very...
Leroy Sheldon Brule
Leroy E. Sheldon, Jr. (Lee), age 77 of Brule, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Lee was born August 12, 1944 in Belfast, Maine and reared on a farm in nearby Morrill. He attended Morrill Grammar School, Crosby High School in Belfast, Bob Jones University (B.A.; M.A.) in Greenville, South Carolina, and Covenant Theological Seminary (MDiv.) in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He pastored Woodburn Congregational Church in Bunker Hill, Illinois and...
Leroy E. Sheldon, Jr. (Lee), age 77 of Brule, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Lee was born August 12, 1944 in Belfast, Maine and reared on...
Jenene Schrader Paxton
Jenene A. Schrader, 56, of Paxton, passed away on March 28, 2022 at the Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska.
She was born on November 9, 1965 to Gene and Lois (Carlson) Lunkwitz. She attended North Platte High school. Jenene married Howard Schrader in 1983 and together they made their home in North Platte and Sutherland even receiving their GEDs together. The couple moved to Plains, Texas for Howard's job, returning to Paxton in 1985. In 1997 Jenene started working as a...
Jenene A. Schrader, 56, of Paxton, passed away on March 28, 2022 at the Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska.
She was born on November 9, 1965 to Gene and Lois (Carlson) Lunkwitz....
Phil Armstrong Ogallala
Phil Armstrong, 84, passed away March 27, 2022 at Ogallala Community hospital. Phil was born December 28,1937 on a farm southwest of Brule, Ne to Walter and Fern (Kenfield) Armstrong.
He started grade school at Cottonwood Corners, he then went on to 8th grade in Big Springs, NE, where he graduated in 1955. After graduation he worked for his father on the farm full time. Phil met his wife Barbara Driefholt in high school and they went on to get married on September 24, 1955 at United...
Phil Armstrong, 84, passed away March 27, 2022 at Ogallala Community hospital. Phil was born December 28,1937 on a farm southwest of Brule, Ne to Walter and Fern (Kenfield) Armstrong.
He...
George Ray Sheets, 92, of Ogallala, passed away on March 27, 2022 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, Nebraska.
He was born on October 8, 1929 to George and Ruby Sheets in Kentucky. On July 4th, 1957 he and Shirley P. Olsen were united in marriage. George worked in the construction industry and was a crane operator and a member of local 9 in Denver, Colorado for 75 years, finally retiring in 1991. After retiring he moved to Lewellen, Nebraska where George enjoyed gardening.
George is...
George Ray Sheets, 92, of Ogallala, passed away on March 27, 2022 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, Nebraska.
He was born on October 8, 1929 to George and Ruby Sheets in Kentucky. On July...
Marie ( Pierce) Saunders Ogallala
Marie Alveda (Pierce) Saunders passed away March 25, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. She was born August 2, 1932 in Keystone, Nebraska to Guy and Alma (Osborn) Pierce. She married Ward W. Saunders on October 25, 1952 in Oshkosh, Nebraska. They lived in Ogallala, where their four children were born to this union. They were Guy, Terry, Barbara and Timothy.
In 1960 they moved to Wyoming, where she took on a job babysitting. In 1972 they moved back to Nebraska and she worked as a CNA...
Marie Alveda (Pierce) Saunders passed away March 25, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. She was born August 2, 1932 in Keystone, Nebraska to Guy and Alma (Osborn) Pierce. She married Ward W....
Rockney Skinner Ogallala
Rockney (Rock) Dean Skinner passed away March 24, 2022, in Ogallala, Nebraska. He was proceeded in death by his wife, Charlene Patricia (Pat) Skinner on March 16, 2022.
Rock was born in Big Springs, Nebraska on September 17, 1939. He attended a one-room schoolhouse (District 21) with about a dozen students. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1958. He graduated from University of Wyoming in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He met his wife Pat at...
Rockney (Rock) Dean Skinner passed away March 24, 2022, in Ogallala, Nebraska. He was proceeded in death by his wife, Charlene Patricia (Pat) Skinner on March 16, 2022.
Rock was born in Big...
Jerry Garcia Ogallala, Nebraska
Jerry Joe Garcia, 79 of Ogallala, passed away on March 19,2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He was born to Telesforo and Genevieve (Sawyer) Garcia on November 21, 1942 in Roscoe, Nebraska, he attended Roscoe and Ogallala public schools.
Jerry enlisted in the Army on July 8, 1964 until his honorable discharge June 30, 1966 during his enlistment he served valiantly in the Vietnam war where he was awarded Expert Rifleman, Combat Infantryman’s badge, Vietnam service medal, National...
Jerry Joe Garcia, 79 of Ogallala, passed away on March 19,2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He was born to Telesforo and Genevieve (Sawyer) Garcia on November 21, 1942 in Roscoe, Nebraska, he attended...
Charlene “Pat” Patricia Skinner, 76, passed away on March 16, 2022, at Northern Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, CO. Pat was born on March 19,1945 in Kimball, NE to Ruth Charlene Karlstrum and James Patrick McNally.
After spending time in Pine Bluff, WY her family moved to Evergreen, CO where Pat graduated from Wheatridge High School. She later attended and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education. ...
Charlene “Pat” Patricia Skinner, 76, passed away on March 16, 2022, at Northern Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, CO. Pat was born on March 19,1945 in Kimball, NE to Ruth...
Eleanor Piepho Ogallala
Eleanor Irene Piepho, 85, died Tuesday March 15, 2022 from complications of a broken pelvis. She was born May 20, 1936 to Lloyd and Mabel Graham in Sargent, NE. She was an only child.
She moved with her parents as a young child to Ovid, CO where she graduated from high school. She met her husband Lloyd C. Piepho and married after high school. They had 2 children, Julie and John.
She was assistant cashier of Bank of Keystone...
Eleanor Irene Piepho, 85, died Tuesday March 15, 2022 from complications of a broken pelvis. She was born May 20, 1936 to Lloyd and Mabel Graham in Sargent, NE. She was an...
Winifred " Wini" Suhr Brule, Nebraska
Winifred "Wini" Suhr 85 of Brule, NE passed away on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Wini was born January 30, 1937 at Merna, Nebraska, to Floyd C Annable and Cleola L Christensen Annable. She graduated from Brule High School with the Class of 1955. After high school she attended Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Omaha, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1958. This began a 60 year career that she LOVED.
Wini married...
Winifred "Wini" Suhr 85 of Brule, NE passed away on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Wini was born January 30, 1937 at Merna, Nebraska, to Floyd C...
Machelle Allendale Ogallala
Machelle Lynn Allendale age 64 passed away Saturday, February 26th, 2022 at Ogallala Community hospital, in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Machelle was born September 11th, 1957 to Ronald and Mary (Beirle) Parson.
She attended Washington High school in Portland, Oregon. In 1975 she then joined the Army upon her dismissal from the Army she moved to California working various jobs. In the 1980's she moved to Falcon, Colorado working various jobs before a moving to Colorado Springs with her family...
Machelle Lynn Allendale age 64 passed away Saturday, February 26th, 2022 at Ogallala Community hospital, in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Machelle was born September 11th, 1957 to Ronald and Mary (Beirle)...
Glenn Sharp, SR. Ogallala, Nebraska
Glenn Ray Sharp, SR. passed away February 18th, 2022 at Ogallala Community Hospital.
He was born to Ralph and Evangeline (Smith) Sharp on July, 11th 1941 in Ogallala Nebraska. He went on to attend Ogallala public schools before he enlisted in the Army at Fort Hood. He served his country from October 14th, 1959 until his honor discharge in 1962. Glenn then returned to Ogallala where he married Judith Sundburgh. They moved to Washington D.C. where Glenn worked for Pentagon for one...
Glenn Ray Sharp, SR. passed away February 18th, 2022 at Ogallala Community Hospital.
He was born to Ralph and Evangeline (Smith) Sharp on July, 11th 1941 in Ogallala Nebraska. He went on to...
Mabel Meyer Littleton
Mabel Emma Meyer, 97, of Littleton, CO, formerly of Paxton and Ogallala, passed away on February 10, 2022 at the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center in Littleton.
She was born on July 18, 1924 to Phillip and Lillian (Kaeser) Boos in Sheboygan, WI. She attended school and graduated from high school in Sheboygan. On August 7, 1943 she married Darrold John Meyer at Sheboygan where they made their home. To this union four daughters were born; Catherine, Janet, Mary and Debbra. Mabel and Darrold...
Mabel Emma Meyer, 97, of Littleton, CO, formerly of Paxton and Ogallala, passed away on February 10, 2022 at the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center in Littleton.
She was born on July 18, 1924 to...
On February 8, 2022, Norma Jean Simpson age 88 of Ogallala passed away at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.
Norma was born September 19, 1933 to Carl and Zelda (Baxter) Lyons. She grew up in Arthur County and attended elementary and High School in Arthur, graduating with the class of 1951. During her high school years, she met the love of her life, Dean Simpson. They were married soon after her graduation. They made their home on the Simpson family ranch where they raised three...
On February 8, 2022, Norma Jean Simpson age 88 of Ogallala passed away at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.
Norma was born September 19, 1933 to Carl and Zelda (Baxter) Lyons. She grew up...
Michael Leikam Ogallala
Michael (Mike) Gene Leikam, also known as "Sidecar", passed away in Ogallala NE, on Thursday Feb. 3rd, 2022, at the age of 67. Michael was born on April 24, 1954 in Oberlin KS, to Fern and Ralph Leikam.
Mike married Lori Watts in 1984, and out of that union came their daughter Marcia on September 8,1980. In 1989 he met Colleen Powers and her three children who he spent the rest of his life with. On April 29,1992 Mike welcomed his second daughter, Cassandra to...
Michael (Mike) Gene Leikam, also known as "Sidecar", passed away in Ogallala NE, on Thursday Feb. 3rd, 2022, at the age of 67. Michael was born on April 24, 1954 in Oberlin KS, to...
Corrlis Aabak Lake Ogallala, Keystone, NE
Corrlis (Cory) Joan Walkom Aabak passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home, Lake Ogallala, Keystone NE on January 31st, 2022 at the age of 65 years. She was surrounded by her loved ones.
Cory was brought into this world alongside her twin sister Corrine on September 24, 1956 to Walter Irwin and Fern Audrey (Friedrick) Walkom in Midale, Saskatchewan. Being the youngest of 6 children encouraged her to be a spirited, athletic and inquisitive child. After her fathers’ passing...
Corrlis (Cory) Joan Walkom Aabak passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home, Lake Ogallala, Keystone NE on January 31st, 2022 at the age of 65 years. She was surrounded by her loved...
Lynn Kramer Suthrland
Lynn Derry Kramer, 76 of Sutherland, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the Sutherland Care Center.
He was born on July 4, 1945 to Archie and Opal (Arnett) Kramer in Ogallala, NE. He attended district 33 rural Schools in Grant County and graduating from Arthur County High School in 1964. Lynn, moved to Denver where he was employed at Denver Auto Tech as an auto fender and body technician for about 20 years. Lynn, then went on to sell real...
Lynn Derry Kramer, 76 of Sutherland, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the Sutherland Care Center.
He was born on July 4, 1945 to Archie and Opal (Arnett)...
David Hornkohl Ogallala
David William Hornkohl, 77, of Ogallala, passed away on January 16, 2022 at the Ogallala, NE.
He was born on November 25, 1944 to Wilbur Ray Hornkohl and Carolyn Glenda (Rowley) at Grant, NE. He attended school at Grant. David was drafted into the Army November 18, 1968, serving in Vietnam. In 1969 he was discharged, and returned to Ogallala. He went to work at TRW and retired from American Shizuki in 2010. He continued to work after his retirement for Union 76...
David William Hornkohl, 77, of Ogallala, passed away on January 16, 2022 at the Ogallala, NE.
He was born on November 25, 1944 to Wilbur Ray Hornkohl and Carolyn Glenda...
John Gray Keystone, NE
John J. Gray, 70 of Keystone, NE, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Ogallala Community Hospital.
He was born May 5, 1951 in Sunrise, Wyoming to Leroy Farrell Gray and Alyce Rose (Bussard) Gray. John graduated high school in 1969 in Trenton, Nebraska. After high school, John furthered his education with some years of college. He worked many jobs throughout his life with his favorite being the years he spent in the oil fields up in Montana and North Dakota. John enjoyed drilling...
John J. Gray, 70 of Keystone, NE, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Ogallala Community Hospital.
He was born May 5, 1951 in Sunrise, Wyoming to Leroy Farrell Gray and Alyce Rose...
Robert "RJ" Caraway Ogallala
Robert J. "RJ" Caraway, 91, of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, NE.
He was born on November 11, 1930 to William and Ethel (Chapman) Caraway at Beloit, KS. He attended school at Beloit High School, graduating with the Class of 1949. Robert was drafted into the United States Army from 1949-1953 and served in the Korean War
Robert moved to Ogallala in 1953 and worked for Arterburn Shoe...
Robert J. "RJ" Caraway, 91, of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, NE.
He was born on November 11,...
Janice Roche Ogallala
Janice Elizabeth Roche, age 60, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Blue Valley Lutheran Home in Hebron, NE.
Beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Janice was always quick to help whether it be an abandoned animal or a person in need. Janice was born July 22, 1961 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY to Robert and Joyce (Tinaro) Roche. She attended school at Wantagh High School graduating with the Class of 1979. She then attended Farmingdale Agricultural...
Janice Elizabeth Roche, age 60, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Blue Valley Lutheran Home in Hebron, NE.
Beloved daughter, sister and aunt,...
Roger Skinner Ogallala
Roger D. Skinner, 81, of Ogallala, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Azria Health in Sutherland, NE.
He was born on October 28, 1940 in North Platte, Nebraska to Theodore and Evelyn (Miller) Skinner. Roger attended Ogallala Public Schools and graduated from Ogallala High School with the Class of 1959. He was confirmed into the Congregational Church of Ogallala.
Roger joined the National Guard in May 1959 and served until April 1966.
Roger married Janet...
Roger D. Skinner, 81, of Ogallala, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Azria Health in Sutherland, NE.
He was born on October 28, 1940 in North Platte, Nebraska to...
Bradley Knaub Paxton, NE
Bradley D. Knaub, age 56, of Paxton, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln with his family at his side.
Brad was born December 24, 1965 in Fairbury, NE to Charles and Dianne (Russell) Knaub.
Brad attended Hershey Public Schools and graduated in 1984. Upon graduation he moved to Ogallala where he went to work for Dick Lindauer for a short time. He then worked for his grandfather Dale Russell and his uncle Bernard Beckius at Dale's Locker....
Bradley D. Knaub, age 56, of Paxton, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln with his family at his side.
Brad was born December 24, 1965 in Fairbury, NE to...
Shirley Sherich Ogallala
Shirley A Sherich, 83 of Ogallala passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, in Northern Colorado Medical Center at Greeley, Colorado.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday May 27th, 2022, in New Hope Church, with Rev. Matt Waitley officiating.
Shirley was born on July 8, 1938, at Monroe, to James L. Green and Lillie C. (Kizer) Green. In 1954, she started work at Goodall Manufacturing, which became TRW and later American Shizuki. She retired after 48 years of service in 2002.
In...
Shirley A Sherich, 83 of Ogallala passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, in Northern Colorado Medical Center at Greeley, Colorado.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday May 27th,...
Harold McClung Big Springs, NE
Harold Samuel McClung, age 83 adopted son of Samuel C. and Viola M. (Foster) McClung, was born on March 11, 1938. He passed away peacefully early December 25, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones, to celebrate his first Christmas in heaven.
He attended school in Big Springs, graduating from there in 1955. He attended college at the University of Nebraska and Milford before returning to the family farm.
He married the love of his life, Jeannette C. Armstrong, on May 3, 1958, in the Big...
Harold Samuel McClung, age 83 adopted son of Samuel C. and Viola M. (Foster) McClung, was born on March 11, 1938. He passed away peacefully early December 25, 2021, surrounded by his loved...
Sharon Soper Big Springs, NE
Sharon K. Soper age 81 of Big Springs died Friday December 24 at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO
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Sharon was born in Julesburg, CO on December 20, 1940 to Arthur and Maxine (Span) Marquardt.
Sharon lived on a farm South of Julesburg were she learned the virtues of hard work and love of her family. She completed country school through the 8th grade. She then attended Sedgwick County High School where she was active in pep club, choir, band,...
Sharon K. Soper age 81 of Big Springs died Friday December 24 at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO
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Sharon was born in Julesburg, CO on December 20, 1940 to Arthur and...
Ralph Hollifield Lake McConaughy
Ralph Eric Hollifield, 52, of Lake McConaughy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his at Lake McConaughy
Ralph was born in Victorville, CA to Robert and Elizabeth Hollifield on May 26, 1969. He was a wonderful father and grandfather. A truck driver for many years, he was an avid collector of Hot Wheels and enjoyed completing various projects around the house.
Ralph is survived by significant other, Virginia Newbold; son James (Nina)...
Ralph Eric Hollifield, 52, of Lake McConaughy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his at Lake McConaughy
Ralph was born in Victorville, CA to Robert and Elizabeth...
Yareni Vega Orange California
Yareni Vega age 23 of Ogallala died Monday , December 20, 2021 at a friends home in Brule.
Yareni was born April 22, 1998 in Orange, California, Yareni was a pre mature baby at 2 lbs and was a warrior from birth. She attended school in Corona and finished school in Riverside California. The family moved to Ogallala in September 2019. She started working for McDonalds, Then the Best Western Hotel to this day.
She is survived by her Father Ruben (Esmeralda Perdomo)...
Yareni Vega age 23 of Ogallala died Monday , December 20, 2021 at a friends home in Brule.
Yareni was born April 22, 1998 in Orange, California, Yareni was a pre mature baby at 2 lbs and was a...
Gordon LaRue Shirey age 63, of Ogallala, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.
Gordon was born October 9, 1958 to Gordon and Carol (Carpenter) Shirey.He attended Kaiserslautern High School in Germany where his dad was stationed with the Air Force. This is where he met his future wife.
Gordon joined the Coast Guard in 1977. A couple years later in 1979 he married Cynthia Petersen in Papillion Nebraska. They spent many years living on...
Gordon LaRue Shirey age 63, of Ogallala, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte.
Gordon was born October 9, 1958 to Gordon and Carol (Carpenter)...
Paul Crews Ogallala
Paul D. Crews, age 85, of Lake McConaughy passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Paul was born August 4, 1936, aboard a houseboat on the Black River in Jackson County, Ark., to Clifford and Lucy (Polston) Crews. As a young child the family moved to Rock Springs, Wyo., to work in the coal mines. The family returned to Arkansas where Paul attended Cord-Charlotte Public Schools when he graduated in 1955.
In October of that year, he joined...
Paul D. Crews, age 85, of Lake McConaughy passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Paul was born August 4, 1936, aboard a houseboat on the Black River in...
Dolores Mae Kinsman Daly was born on January 23, 1935, in Ringgold, Nebraska, and entered God’s Kingdom on November 30, 2021, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Dolores, known to everyone as Dee, was the daughter of Allan and Beulah (Marvin) Kinsman. She spent much of her early school years with her grandparents, George and Viora Marvin, living in the back of their store in Gandy, Nebraska. She attended high school at McPherson County High School in Tryon, Nebraska...
Dolores Mae Kinsman Daly was born on January 23, 1935, in Ringgold, Nebraska, and entered God’s Kingdom on November 30, 2021, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Dolores,...
Caswell Everett Austin, age 47, of Hyannis, Nebraska, passed away on November 24, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.
Caswell Everett Austin was born in Grand Junction, CO on August 31, 1974 to William and Verna (Shaff) Austin.
After graduating from high school, Cas started fulfilling his dreams of becoming a Cowboy. He worked on several ranches in the Colorado towns of Fruita, Burns, Toponas, and Yuma. He then moved to Nebraska where he took a ranch...
Caswell Everett Austin, age 47, of Hyannis, Nebraska, passed away on November 24, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.
Caswell Everett Austin was born in Grand Junction,...
Kendall Meyer, 80, of Ogallala, passed away on November 19, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Ne..
Carl Kendall Meyer was born 6th of 8 children on August 18, 1941 in Minden, Nebraska to Carl Wesley and Mildred Marie (Petersen) Meyer. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Minden.
Ken received his education at Minden Public Schools graduating in 1959. He attended Kearney State College (University of Nebraska Kearney) graduating in 1963...
Kendall Meyer, 80, of Ogallala, passed away on November 19, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Ne..
Carl Kendall Meyer was born 6th of 8 children on August 18,...
Paul Tiltscher, age 64 of Ogallala, Ne., passed away on November 13, 2021 in the Ontario Medical Center at Ontario CA.
Paul was born on June 14, 1957 to Etele Hunor and Barbara Mary (Bartliff) Tiltscher, in Los Angeles CA.
During childhood, Paul moved back to his parent’s home in the United Kingdom. Paul attended HMS Conway, a Merchant Navy Cadet school in Anglesey,
North Wales between 1970 and 1973, before starting his working life in the Merchant Navy as an engineer with Pan...
Paul Tiltscher, age 64 of Ogallala, Ne., passed away on November 13, 2021 in the Ontario Medical Center at Ontario CA.
Paul was born on June 14, 1957 to Etele Hunor and Barbara Mary (Bartliff)...
Harold Sizer Ogallala
Harold Roy Sizer, 80, of Ogallala passed away Nov. 12 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Harold was born Dec. 6, 1940 at North Platte, Neb., the third child of Robert L. and Eva M. (Crouse) Sizer. He grew up at Calora on the family ranch in northeast Arthur County. He attended the Center Valley School Dist. 12 and Arthur County High School, graduating in 1959.
Harold was a member of the Boy Scouts Troop #1. Among other work while growing up, he worked haying the highway...
Harold Roy Sizer, 80, of Ogallala passed away Nov. 12 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Harold was born Dec. 6, 1940 at North Platte, Neb., the third child of Robert L. and Eva...
Joan Kay Heidemann, 79, of Ogallala, passed away suddenly on November 8, 2021 at Regional West Garden County Health, in Oshkosh, NE.
Joan was a beautiful, caring mother, grandmother and friend.
She was born to Frederick A. and Eunice Maxine (Chirnside) Heidemann on May 28, 1942. Joan grew up as the 6th child of a family of 10 children west of Plymouth, Nebraska on the family farm. Joan had a lively childhood with many wonderful stories of the antics of her brothers...
Joan Kay Heidemann, 79, of Ogallala, passed away suddenly on November 8, 2021 at Regional West Garden County Health, in Oshkosh, NE.
Joan was a beautiful, caring mother,...
Kimberly Weaver Ogallala
Kimberly Ann (Foster) Weaver, age 49 of Ogallala, went to be with her Lord on November 2, 2021, at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Kimberly was born on September 14, 1972 in Grand Island, Ne.
She was raised in Cheyenne, Wy. and attended East High School.
She is survived by her parents Rusty and Cheryl (Webster) Foster of Mesa, Az, brother Michael Foster, of Mesa, Az., and by her daughter Shawna Toohey of San Angelo, TX., and son Marcus Dunne of Darbe, Mt.
Kim was a...
Kimberly Ann (Foster) Weaver, age 49 of Ogallala, went to be with her Lord on November 2, 2021, at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Kimberly was born on September 14, 1972 in Grand Island,...
Donald Rose Arthur
Donald R. Rose, 86, of Arthur, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.
He was born on September 5, 1935 to William Fran and Martha Anna (Naeve) Rose at Julesburg, CO. He attended school in Alliance.
The family moved to Cogville, OR in 1951, and he graduated from Cogville High School in 1953.
Don then moved to Lakeside in the summer of 1953 and worked for Meyer Land and Cattle.
He...
Donald R. Rose, 86, of Arthur, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.
He was born on September 5, 1935 to William...
Carroll Frates Dalhart, TX
Carroll “Joan” Frates, 88, passed away October 31, 2021 in Dalhart, Texas. Joan was
born June 4, 1933 in Oshkosh, Nebraska to Ross Wayne Casey and Esther Swanson
Casey. She grew up in Oshkosh and graduated as the class Valedictorian from Garden
County High School in 1951.
Growing up Joan loved animals and riding horses, especially her black stallion on
Friday nights with the Garden County Riding Club. An excellent horsewoman, on
horseback she accompanied the riders during the...
Carroll “Joan” Frates, 88, passed away October 31, 2021 in Dalhart, Texas. Joan was
born June 4, 1933 in Oshkosh, Nebraska to Ross Wayne Casey and Esther Swanson
Casey. She grew up in...
Ralph Ballard Ogallala
Ralph Henry Ballard, 88, of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.
He was born on August 22, 1933 to Harold and Hulda (Faller) Ballard in Albany, NE. He would attend School District 83 before moving on to graduate from Gordon High School as part of the Class of 1950.
Following school Ralph joined Northwestern Bell Telephone Company where he worked out of Rapid City, South Dakota in the Chadron and Black Hills areas until he was...
Ralph Henry Ballard, 88, of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.
He was born on August 22, 1933 to Harold and Hulda (Faller) Ballard in...
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