All Obituaries

Lloyd Elmer Lust,87, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018, in Indian Hills nursing home with family by his side. Lloyd was born May 29, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Melvin and Mildred (Hiland) Lust. He married Barbara Louise Harding on June 17, 1950, in Iowa City, Iowa, just days aftergraduating from high school. They moved to Colorado in 1952 where they lived for 18 years. They then returned to Iowa, next Minnesota, then back to Colorado and retiring in Ogallala in 2005. He owned a...

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....

Sharon Lee Hughes, 76, of Ogallala passed away Wednesday Aug 1, 2018 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood Colorado. Sharon was born on April 3, 1942 in Omaha, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert M. and Mary Maxine (Logan)Young. Sharon received her early education at Roscoe School District #15 through eight grade. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1960. After High School Sharon worked for TRW. On January 9, 1965 Sharon married Melvin E. Hughes in Brule. The couple...

Marlene Mae Kramer, 71, formerly of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday July 18, 2018 in Valley, at the Val Haven Care and Rehabilitation Center. Marlene was born in Sargent, NE on March 21, 1947 to Roy and Lucille (Newtson) Grover. Marlene graduated from Ogallala High School in 1965. She attended Kearney Sate College. Marlene married Terry Kramer on April 23, 1967 and to that union two children were born; Traci and Colin. Marlene was employed at Ogallala First National Bank...

Peggy Rose Gade, 54, of Lewellen, NE went with the Lord on Friday, July 27th at the University Of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, surrounded by loved ones.  Peggy was born July 8, 1964 at Oshkosh, to Vernon “Pete” and Norma (McNally) Stokey. She was the youngest of six children. Peggy was her father’s shadow and could always be found in the shop at their family owned gas station. She received her early education at Lewellen and graduated from Lewellen Rural High...

Fred Edwin Engel , 87, of Grant, passed away July 21, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Grand Island.  Fred was born on Feb. 4, 1931 to William and Grace (Sims) Engel on the family farm north west of Grant.  Fred attended the rural school until 8th grade when his family moved into Grant and he graduated from the Perkins County High School in 1949, where he was a member of FFA. Fred worked various jobs until he was called to duty for the US Marine Corps,  Fred served during...

Clarence Albert McDonald, 91, of McKinney, TX, formerly of Arthur, died Wednesday, July 11th in McKinney, TX. Clarence was born on July 14, 1926 in North Platte to John and Gertrude (Ward) McDonald. He received his early education in Arthur and graduated from Arthur High School in 1944. Clarence entered the US Merchant Marines in January 1945 and was honorably discharged in May 18, 1954. After being discharged Clarence was employed as a truck driver for thirty years.  On December 20,...

Leo Clark Moses of Brule, Formerly of Hot Springs, South Dakota, residing his last three years with Dennis and Cheryl Thompson, died Monday July 16, 2018. Leo was a veteran of WW II, serving from May 1945 to October 1946.  After an honorable discharge, he returned home and married Margaret Thompson on July 1, 1950 in Gordon. He farmed and did dairy farming.  Later they moved to Hot Springs and he went into heating, air conditioning and propane with Standard Oil. In later...

Kenneth Stickley, 71, of Ogallala went to meet his Lord on Saturday, June 30 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Kenneth was born on June 17, 1947 to Edward and Anna (Dittmer) Stickley in Ogallala, he was the fifth child. Kenneth went to Trinity Parochial school until the fourth grade and he finished school at St. Paul's school in Ogallala, he then attending Ogallala High School. He grew up on the family farm.  Kenneth was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Trinity...

Celebration of Life Service for David C. Dykes will be held on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home at Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Daren Popple officiating. Interment will be On Thursday July 5, 2018 in the Arthur Cemetery in Arthur, Nebraska. David Clay Dykes, 59 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away following a brief battle with cancer on Friday, June 29, 2018 at his home in Holdrege, surrounded by his caregivers. David was born October 7, 1958 at...