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Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Dayton Armstrong

Dayton Armstrong

Aug 17, 2020

DAYTON ARMSTRONG, 75 of Ogallala, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020, at Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. Dayton was born February 19, 1945, at Ogallala, Nebraska to J. Raymond and Lottie M. (Branz) Armstrong. Dayton graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1963. On August 1, 1964, Dayton married Jeanine Myers, and the couple made their home...

Karren L. Elmshaeuser

Karren L. Elmshaeuser

Aug 14, 2020

KARREN L. ELMSHAEUSER, 79 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Karren was born August 2, 1941, at Julesburg, Colorado, to Matthew and Violet (Wilson) Schmitt. She graduated from Perkins County High School in Grant, NE with the class of 1959. After graduation, she attended Central Business College in Denver, CO...

Betty A. Cooper

Betty A. Cooper

Aug 4, 2020

Betty A. Cooper, 75, formerly of Ogallala, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, after a 15-year battle with breast cancer in the Avow Hospice Center in Naples, Florida. Betty was born on February 11, 1945, at Broken Bow, to Ivan and Lucielle (Mills) Barrett. She attended school in a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade and graduated from Broken...

Karen Senyard

Karen Senyard

Aug 3, 2020

KAREN SENYARD, 69 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020, at Denver Hospice. Karen was born March 27, 1951, at Brule, Nebraska, to Raymond and Lottie (Branz) Armstrong. She attended school in Brule before graduating from Perkins County High School with the class of 1969. Karen went on to attend Western Nebraska Technical College in Sidney. On January...

Fern Fricke

Fern Fricke

Jul 24, 2020

FERN FRICKE, 90 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020, at her daughter's home in Ogallala. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home. Fern was born March 6, 1930, at Arnold, Nebraska, to Emery Paul and Violet (Bartholomew) Alexander. She attended school in Arnold. In 1946, Fern married Roland Richards. Their union was blessed with two children,...

Al Sipley Sr.

Al Sipley Sr.

Jul 16, 2020

ALLEN V. SIPLEY SR. 73 of Ogallala, passed away July 16, 2020, at his home. Al was born November 20, 1946, at Andover Township, Newton, New Jersey, to Clarence E. and Gladys C. (Insco) Sipley Sr. as one of six children. Al's mother died before he was two, and as such, his grandparents and siblings largely took care of him...

Wanda J. Mercer

Wanda J. Mercer

Jul 16, 2020

WANDA J. MERCER, 88 of Ogallala, passed away July 16, 2020, at the Indian Hills Manor. Wanda was born December 30, 1931, in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Loren C. and Alma D. (Phillips) Robinette. Before the family moved to Perkins County, she attended elementary school in Big Springs. At the age of eighteen, Wanda married Robert Steinwart. Their union was blessed...

Harold Leroy Devoe

Harold Leroy Devoe

Jun 12, 2020

HAROLD L. DEVOE, 79 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020, at Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Harold was born December 28, 1940, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Harold and Darlene (Johnson) DeVoe. He graduated from Ogallala High School. Harold worked at the post office in Ogallala before going to work for Reiselman Sign Company. On August 26, 1962,...

Delia Marie Jimenez

Delia Marie Jimenez

Jun 3, 2020

DELIA MARIE JIMENEZ, 90, of Big Springs, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. She was born December 24, 1929, at Oakwood, TX. The daughter of Trinidad and Ester (Arellano) Diaz. The Diaz family came from TX to the Julesburg, CO area where Delia attended elementary school. The family then moved to a farm southeast...

Donald Lee Sheldon

Donald Lee Sheldon

May 30, 2020

Donald Sheldon, 66 of Ogallala, formerly of Brule, passed away at his home. Don was born June 13, 1953, at Lewellen, Nebraska, to Stanley and Clemitina (Palu) Sheldon. He graduated from Brule High School. Don made his home in Brule for most of his life, where he worked in farming and primarily in carpentry. Don was a hard worker and...

William R Boerder

William R Boerder

May 14, 2020

William Rudolph (Bill) Boerder died on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the age of 90 years old. He'd been under hospice care at the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons in Aurora, Colorado, for almost a year. The son of Frank J. Boerder and Julia A. Wolfe, he started his life in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 22, 1929, and spent...

Leila Gay Casados

Leila Gay Casados

May 8, 2020

LEILA GAY CASADOS, 59 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. There are no services planned at this time. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala assisted the Casados family with cremation.

Dave Enfield

Dave Enfield

May 7, 2020

DAVE C. ENFIELD, 74 of Grant, passed away May 7, 2020, at his home north of Grant. Dave was born August 26, 1945, at Bethesda, Maryland, to Lawrence Edgar and Irene Marion (Shaw) Enfield. The family moved to Arthur, Nebraska, where Dave spent his youth, eventually graduating from Arthur High School. Dave moved to Colorado after high school, where he...

Delma M Wilson

Delma M Wilson

Apr 15, 2020

DELMA M WILSON, 102 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Wel-Life Assisted Living in Ogallala. Delma was the first child born to John and Bessie (Culp) Harrold at their home in Thayer County, NE. on January 28, 1918. She lived on a farm near Alexandria, NE, until she was eight years old. At that time, her family...

Ronald Johnson

Ronald Johnson

Apr 14, 2020

RONALD L. JOHNSON, 87, of Ogallala, formerly of Big Springs, passed away April 14, 2020, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Ron was born April 22, 1932, at Deuel County, Nebraska, to Russell and Ethel (Renquist) Johnson. He graduated from Deuel County High School and subsequently entered the U.S. Army, where Ron served in Korea. During his time...

Cheryl L Balderson

Cheryl L Balderson

Apr 8, 2020

CHERYL L BALDERSON, 77 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Cheryl was born March 8, 1943, at Holyoke, Colorado, to Glenn and Opal Balderson. She attended school at Paioli, Colorado, before moving to Steamboat Springs for a time. Cheryl eventually moved to Ogallala, where she started working at TRW. She worked...

Christopher J. Connot

Christopher J. Connot

Apr 1, 2020

CHRISTOPHER JAMES CONNOT, 32, of Keystone, passed away April 1, 2020, at home. Christopher was born February 2, 1988, at North Platte, Nebraska, to James Chris & Penny Sue (Douglass) Connot. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 2006. Christopher aspired to join the Army National Guard. He attended boot camp between his junior and senior in...

Mary Mcchesney

Mary Mcchesney

Mar 23, 2020

MARY E. McCHESNEY, 72, of Ogallala, passed away after a long struggle with cancer on March 23, 2020, at the Sutherland Care Center. Mary was born January 17, 1948, to Elmer and Agnes (Meyer) Graham. She attended school in Hastings and Kearney before moving to Loveland, where she graduated from High School in 1966. She married James DeVoe on June...

Robert Kenfield

Robert Kenfield

Mar 21, 2020

ROBERT KENFIELD, 95 formerly of Brule, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Ashland, NE. Robert was born on February 7, 1925, at Albion, NE, to John and Ella (Fritzen) Kenfield. He graduated from Brule High School and later attended Electrical School. On September 23, 1943, Robert married Helen Pierce at Julesburg, Colorado. Shortly after their nuptials, Robert was sent...

Lori Beckius

Lori Beckius

Mar 17, 2020

LORI BECKIUS, 58 of Ogallala, passed away March 17, 2020, surrounded by family at her home. Lori was born March 26 1961, at Denver, Colorado, to Larry and Theresa (Minard) Watts. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School and went on to attend Fort Morgan Community College, as well as Mid Plains Community College. On September 7, 1991, Lori married...

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