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Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Evelyn F. Roberts

Evelyn F. Roberts

Apr 22, 2019

EVELYN FAYE ROBERTS, 92 of Grant, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home. Evelyn was born February 3, 1927, in Oshkosh to Delbert D and Lela LaRue (Caton) Steger. Evelyn married Jack Roberts on January 27, 1946, in St. Francis, Kansas. Their union was blessed with five children. She had been a resident of Ogallala for...

Jeanette Caplinger

Jeanette Caplinger

Apr 18, 2019

JEANETTE LYNN CAPLINGER, 69 of Ogallala, passed away April 18, 2019, at her home. Jeanette was born October 25, 1949, at Bloomington, Illinois to Harold Russell and Margaret Dora (Bean) Bell. She attended Mount Pulaski High School, where she graduated with the class of 1967. Jeanette would eventually meet William "Cappy" Caplinger, and the two were married on September 18,...

Aneita R. Chandler

Aneita R. Chandler

Apr 16, 2019

ANEITA R. CHANDLER, 80 of North Platte, formerly of Keystone, passed away April 16, 2019, at the Centennial Park Retirement Village. Aneita was born March 11, 1939, at Hays County, Nebraska to Audley and Eleanor (Rathbun) Johnson, the second of 7 children. She graduated from Hays County High School with the class of 1956. On April 4, 1959, she married...

Gerald "Gary" Bayley

Gerald "Gary" Bayley

Apr 6, 2019

GERALD "GARY" BAYLEY, 71 of Kearney, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Central Nebraska Veterans' Home in Kearney. Gary was born August 22, 1947, at Lewellen, the first child born to Lauren and Kathleen (Kildare) Bayley. He attended school at St. Luke's, then St. John's Seminary at Elkhorn, Ne., after two years, he returned to Ogallala and graduated with...

James Marvin

James Marvin

Apr 6, 2019

JAMES FRANCIS MARVIN, 78 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Jim was born September 4, 1940, at Barberton, Ohio to Verl and Evelyn (Bush) Marvin. The family relocated to Manchester, Ohio, where Jim graduated from high school in 1958. He went on to attend Kent State University, majoring in Industrial Arts....

Cheryl L. Ellis

Cheryl L. Ellis

Mar 23, 2019

CHERYL L. ELLIS, 57 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Ogallala. Cheryl was born July 6, 1961, at Denver, Colorado to James Ellis and Barbara (Geer) Clark. She attended Excelsior Youth Center. Cheryl loved to dance, especially square dancing. She was an excellent gardener and was blessed with a green thumb. She also enjoyed horses and bowling....

Dennis Mccormick

Dennis Mccormick

Mar 8, 2019

DENNIS DALE MCCORMICK, 78 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. He was born September 2, 1940, in Imperial, Nebraska to William Dale and Barbara June (West) McCormick. In his younger years, he attended schools in Grant, NE. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1958. In June 1960 he married...

Irene Harmonson

Irene Harmonson

Feb 27, 2019

IRENE HARMONSON, 98 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Irene was born October 1, 1920, at Big Springs, Nebraska to Niels (Mike) and Glyde (Polley) Nielson. She graduated from Oshkosh High School with the class of 1936. Irene subsequently became a teacher and did so for many years, often in one-room...

Carol Maxson

Carol Maxson

Feb 22, 2019

CAROL MAXSON, 73 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019, at her home in Ogallala. Carol was born October 2, 1945, at Lewellen, Nebraska to Paul Dewitt and Gladys Violet (Whitteman) Temple. She graduated from Lewellen Rural High School with the class of 1963. In 1978, when Carol's sister in law had become ill, Carol moved in with her...

Eithel Stinnette

Eithel Stinnette

Feb 16, 2019

EITHEL E. STINNETTE, 84 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Eithel was born September 21, 1934, at Hamlet, Nebraska to Orville and Ruth (Meyer) Daniel. She went to school in the Hamlet area before attending Brule High School. Eithel eventually moved to Wauneta, where she went to work cleaning houses and at...

Gregory A. Johnson

Gregory A. Johnson

Feb 5, 2019

GREGORY (GREGG) ALLEN JOHNSON, 77 of Roscoe, NE passed away February 5, 2019, at Great Plains Regional Hospital in North Platte, NE. Gregg was born on December 24, 1941, at Burwell, NE to John and Margaret (Dunne) Johnson. He was the fifth of nine children. He grew up "shadowing" his mother's trail to help take care of the chickens. Gregg...

Mary Schneider

Mary Schneider

Feb 1, 2019

MARY JANE SCHNEIDER, 68 of Brule, passed away February 1, 2019, at her home in Brule. Mary was born January 29, 1951, at Benkelman, Nebraska, the youngest of six children to Willard John and Elma (Harder) McDonald Sr. She graduated from Benkelman High School before attending the nursing program at Chadron State College for two years. Not long after college,...

Frank Svoboda

Frank Svoboda

Jan 30, 2019

Frank Svoboda, 94, who ran for Senate last year as the oldest candidate for a Nebraska statewide office, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln. Svoboda was born July 29, 1924, the son of Frank L. Svoboda and Anna (Beck) Svoboda, and brother of the late Don Svoboda and Rosanne (Svoboda) Hannah. He grew up...

William Jeff Mcmillan

William Jeff Mcmillan

Jan 28, 2019

WILLIAM "JEFF" MCMILLAN, 51 of Ogallala, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jeff was born June 4, 1967 in Oceanside, California to William and Caroline (Seversen) McMillan. Jeff loved skateboarding, surfing, dirt biking, and gardening. He especially loved music and was a masterful guitarist. He could play anything. Jeff was loved by everyone in his...

Sally Ann Stearns

Sally Ann Stearns

Jan 14, 2019

Sally Ann Stearns, 77 of Littleton, Colorado, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 3, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Logan R. and Adah V. (Porter) Lancaster. Sally married Thomas Stearns on March 14, 1981 and before he passed in 1997, they shared 16 beautiful years of...

Kathleen M. Bayley

Kathleen M. Bayley

Jan 12, 2019

KATHLEEN M. BAYLEY, 93 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Kathleen was born March 1, 1925, on a farm north of Ogallala, the third of five children born to James and Kathryn (Duffy) Kildare. She attended school at Ogallala, graduating with the class of 1942. After graduating, she studied at Kearney...

Russell James Otten

Russell James Otten

Jan 7, 2019

RUSSELL JAMES OTTEN, 64 passed away at his home near Big Springs on Monday, January 7, 2019. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 16th, at 2:00 PM at the Ogallala Cemetery. A memorial has been established in his memory, condolences can be shared at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com. Prairie Hills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Betty L. Foxworthy

Betty L. Foxworthy

Dec 19, 2018

BETTY L. FOXWORTHY, 91 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Betty was born September 3, 1927, at York, Nebraska to George and Marion (Otis) Keyes. She graduated from York High School. On June 1948, she married Dale Kemling, and the couple made their home outside of Grant. Her life would be blessed with three children, Jim, William (Bill),...

Marilyn J. Poppe

Marilyn J. Poppe

Dec 18, 2018

MARILYN J. POPPE, 87 of Imperial, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Imperial Manor. Marilyn was born August 5, 1931, at York, Nebraska to George and Marion (Otis) Keyes. She graduated from York High School. On November 12, 1950, Marilyn was united in marriage to Orville F. Poppe, and the couple made their home northwest of Grant, where they...

Kathryn Brashears

Kathryn Brashears

Dec 14, 2018

KATHRYN BRASHEARS, 66 of Curtis, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Kathryn was born February 9, 1952, at McCook, Nebraska to John F. and Helen M. (Sughroue) Helm. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, KS in 1970 and attended college in McCook before earning a degree in Home Economics at...

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