All Obituaries

Life long Ogallala resident, Mary E. Mitchell "Liz", passed away, on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the Brookdale Village Assisted Living, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Liz was born on November 11, 1923, in Ogallala, to Frank J. and Mary (Losure) Sibal. She grew up in Ogallala, graduating Ogallala High School in 1941. Liz attended and graduated from the North Platte School of Commerce, then going on to work as an Executive Secretary for the United States Government. On November...

Wilma M. Schilz, age 97, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Wilma was born July 18, 1921 in Culbertson, NE to Asa and Lulu (Sommers) Schlegel. She attended country grade school north of Culbertson. Wilma married Leo Edward Schilz in 1940, in McCook, Nebraska. The 2 of them moved to Brule, Nebraska where Leo worked on the McGinley ranch and farm. During her time she cooked for hired hands and did the payroll and book...

Robert "Bob" Cottrell age 75 of Ogallala Died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Services are pending at the Draucker Funeral Home in Ogallala.        

Robert "Bob" Clarence Hood age 69, of Lincoln, passed away on October 17, 2018 at his home in Lincoln. Bob was born on April 11, 1949 to Thomas "Blondie" and Esther (Sanders) Hood in Ogallala, NE. He attended Ogallala High School and graduated in 1968. In 1970 he married Connie Johnston at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Ogallala. Bob grew up working beside his father, Blondie at the Plumber farm, and in high school he worked at the Standard station along the...

Warren E. Mays, age 71 of Big Springs, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2018 at his home on the family ranch.  Warren was born in Eads, Colorado on August 30, 1947 to Johnny and Sallie (Brown) Mays. As a young man, the family moved to Benkelman, Nebraska, where he graduated from Benkelman High School in 1965. He moved to Denver, Colorado that same year, where he worked for Tempte Manufacturing for a short time, returning to Benkelman to work for Miller Disc Manufacturing. Warren...

Terry L. Cerny, 69, of Arthur, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at his sons home in Greeley, Colorado. Terry was born on November 19, 1948 to Ernest "Ernie" and Bonna (Johnson) Cerny, in Arthur. Terry graduated from Arthur High School in 1966. He attended college at the Grand Island School of Business, where he earned an accounting degreer. After Terry graduated college, he worked in construction and roofing in Grand Island until 1978. He moved to Colorado that same...

  Brenda Lee Shavers-Terrell, age 56, of Richmond, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018, in Richmond at the H.H. McGuire VA Medical Center. She was born on January 12, 1962, in State Line, Mississippi, to Melvin Raine and Emma Shavers. Brenda was a vibrant woman who loved life and accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Moments of Blessing Church of Sacramento, California. She attended Burbank Elementary School and Burbank High School in Sacramento, CA, before...

Wanda A. Draucker, age 99, of Ogallala, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Porter Hospice in Centennial, Colorado. Wanda Alice Draucker was born September 6, 1919 in Daykin, Nebraska, the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Miller Draucker.  As a young child, she moved to Paxton with her family. Wanda’s father had a dray line business, meeting the train and transporting goods to the store. When she was seven years old, the family moved to Sarben. Wanda attended school in Paxton and...

Daniel Joseph Kessen age 57 of Lewellen, passed away on Wednesday October 17, 2018 at his home northeast of Lewellen, NE. Dan was born on February 22, 1961 in Dodge City, Kansas to Lawrence and Carolyn (Roberts) Kessen. He attended Spearville High School in Kansas and graduated in 1979. He married Cheri Hensley on March 25, 1983 in Ford, KS. After working a variety of jobs in Kansas, Dan and Cheri moved to the Nebraska Sandhills where they worked for Myron and Kay Peterson. In 1994, the two...

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...