Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Ruth Johnson
Mar 13, 2020
RUTH JOHNSON, 99 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Ruth was born June 21, 1920, at her grandma Harrop's home at Eustis, Nebraska, to Bert and Vera (Harrop) Hinton. She attended a rural country school before attending high school in Stockville, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class of 1937....
Alta R. Schmer
Mar 8, 2020
ALTA R. SCHMER, 80 of Keystone, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Alta was born June 6, 1939, at Ada, Oklahoma, to L.R. and Carmen (Ivey) Bettis. Alta loved the Lord, and her family, friends, and animals-not necessarily in that order. Her children will tell you that she did things her own way, even when...
Lillie Lagler Nass Reichman
Mar 6, 2020
Lillie Lagler Nass Reichman of rural Madrid passed away Friday, March 6th, at the age of 98. Lillie grew up in the Grant community and worked and raised her family in the communities of Madrid and Grant. Lillie is preceded in death by her husbands Fred Nass of Grant and Vester Reichman of Chappell. She leaves behind six children, 15...
Kenneth L Heidemann
Feb 27, 2020
KENNETH "RED" HEIDEMANN, 90 of Big Springs, passed away February 27, 2020, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Red was born September 3, 1929, at Big Springs, Nebraska, to John and Alma (Holtmeier) Heidemann. He was baptized on September 22, 1929 at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Julesburg Co. and confirmed into his faith on May 14, 1944...
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