Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Grace Godfrey
Apr 6, 2017
GRACE GODFREY, 98 of Elwood, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Grace was born September 13, 1918 at Madrid, Nebraska to Walter and Mary (Reutzel) Nutt. She grew up in Madrid and graduated from Madrid High School. On January 22, 1942, Grace married Vernon Shepherd. The couple made their home in Atlanta, NE...
Charles Colson
Apr 1, 2017
Charles Colson, 68, of Catlin, IL passed away at his home with family by his side on Saturday April 1, 2017. Charles was born the son of Orville and Ruth (Bannon) Colson on January 12, 1949 in Grant, NE. Charles married Vernest Jacobs on November 28th, 1972. They had three children together, Robert, Sarah, and Melissa, then adopted two more,...
Gabriel Joseph Baptiste
Mar 29, 2017
GABRIEL JOSEPH BAPTISTE JR., 64 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Gabe was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on October 16, 1952 to Gabriel Joseph and Julia Rose (Chesney) Baptiste. At age 5, he and his family moved to Venezuela where his passion for music and electronics were...
Diana Marie Pedersen
Mar 16, 2017
DIANA MARIE PEDERSEN, 66 of Brule, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Diana was born April 4, 1950 at Ogallala to Robert "Bob" and Alice (Dressler) Struckman. She graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1968. Then she attended Kearney State College for 4 years. On July 25, 1971, Diana married...
Ronald Armstrong
Mar 16, 2017
RONALD ARMSTRONG, 69 of Big Springs, former longtime Brule resident, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, CO. Ron was born February 26, 1948 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Ernie and Leona (Harms) Armstrong. He graduated from Brule High School in 1966 and went on to graduate from Kearney State College. Ron taught school for...
Thomas H. Andrews
Mar 11, 2017
THOMAS H. ANDREWS, 62 of Lake McConaughy, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. Tom was born June 8, 1954 at Ft. Collins, CO to Harry and Carol (Kob) Andrews. Tom grew up on a turkey farm in Kersey, CO. He attended high school in Kersey and went on to attend the University...
Ronnie E. Frickey
Mar 3, 2017
RONNIE "RON" E. FRICKEY, 74 of Ogallala, former longtime Madrid resident, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Ronnie was born June 27, 1942 at Nampa, Idaho, the 5th of 9 children born to Virgil and Vivian (Thomas) Frickey. At age 6 the family moved to Northport, Nebraska where his family farmed and where...
Martha Marilyn Wiencek
Feb 22, 2017
MARTHA "MARILYN" WIENCEK, 77 of Ogallala, passed away February 22, 2017 at her home. Marilyn was born September 23, 1939 at Los Angeles, CA to Cliff and Martha (Laverne) Cluckner. She attended high school and business school in the Los Angeles area. Marilyn worked for a few years as an executive secretary for TV personality and variety show host, Steve...
Max M. Miller
Feb 21, 2017
MAX M. MILLER, 93 of Lewellen, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Max was born April 11, 1923 at Blue River, WI to Alva and Robbie (Haskins) Miller. He attended school in Boscobel, WI. On December 1, 1945, Max married Phyliss Dalton at Blue River, WI. The couple made their home in the Blue River...
Doris I. Hirsch
Feb 14, 2017
DORIS I. HIRSCH, 72 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Doris was born April 17, 1944 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Robert "Bob" and Erma (Hughes) Spangler. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran School for the first nine years of her education, prior to attending Ogallala High School. In 1962, Doris married...
Dana A. Sweet
Feb 11, 2017
DANA A. SWEET, 69 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. Dana was born October 2, 1947 at Tampa, FL to Dwayne and Dorothy (Baker) Conkey. Dana's father served in the armed forces, and as a result, she and her family made their home in many different places before ending up in San Jose, CA. It...
Louise J. Perlinger
Jan 30, 2017
LOUISE J. PERLINGER, 83 of Las Vegas, NV, previous longtime resident of Paxton, died peacefully and surrounded by family in the home she shared with her daughter in Las Vegas on Monday, January 30, 2017. Born Louise Chapman on April 13, 1933 in Litchfield, NE to Stanley and Inez (Challburg) Chapman, she spent her first several years there before the...
Ruth E. Hansen
Jan 23, 2017
Ruth E. Hansen, longtime Brule resident, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Ruth was born on a farm south of Elsie, NE on September 14, 1920 to Guy & Myrrel (Skinner) Sparks, the oldest of 9 children. She rode a horse to school in the early years and graduated from Wallace High School...
Phil Phares
Jan 22, 2017
PHIL PHARES, 101 of Grant, formerly of Palisade, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Phil was born June 16, 1915 in Hayes County, NE to Rueben L. and Anna D. (Romersheuser) Phares. He attended rural school east of Palisade, before graduating from Palisade High School in 1933. On June 18, 1942, Phil...
Orville A. Vass
Jan 12, 2017
ORVILLE ALLEN VASS, 66 of Big Springs, NE, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Sterling Regional MedCenter in Sterling, CO. Orville was born May 17, 1950 at Chappell, Nebraska to Henry and Pauline (Sauer) Vass. Orville was raised on a farm and was active in 4-H. Orville attended Chappell High School, where he was a member of the...
Virgil G. Pierce
Dec 3, 2016
Virgil Guy Pierce, 92, of Ogallala died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in Great Plains Health at North Platte. He was born Dec. 15, 1923, at Arthur to Guy and Alma (Osborn) Pierce, the oldest of 7 children. Virgil attended school in Keystone, graduating in 1941. Following his education, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad. With the start...
Phyllis Jean Struckman
Nov 25, 2016
PHYLLIS J. STRUCKMAN, 90, longtime resident of Brule, passed away November 25, 2016 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Phyllis was born June 2, 1926, 9 miles north of Brule to Sebastian "Bud" and Anna Marie (Witt) Spoeneman. Phyllis attended District 46 School north of Brule before graduating from the Ogallala High School with the class of 1943. She...
Harry Miller
Nov 17, 2016
HARRY L. MILLER, 82 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE Harry was born May 15, 1934 at Gering, Nebraska to Floyd L. and Irene J. (Hawkins) Miller. Harry graduated from Ogallala High School. During the Korean War, Harry was one of many who chose to serve his country as...
Darold Carl Priesner
Nov 15, 2016
DAROLD CARL PRIESNER, 82 longtime Ogallala resident, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Cascade Park Gardens in Tacoma, WA. Darold was born September 28, 1934 in Kramer, Nebraska to Carl H. and Faye (Bussell) Priesner. He was a graduate of Ogallala High School class of 1952. Darold went on to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University in pursuit of an engineering...
Larry Shoopman
Nov 13, 2016
KENNETH "LARRY" SHOOPMAN, 76 of Lemoyne, passed away Sunday, November 13th, 2016 at Lemoyne, Nebraska. Larry was born August 11, 1940 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Kenneth C. and Wilma (Robinson) Shoopman. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School with the class of 1958. Larry worked for the Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company, which would later become a part of Kinder Morgan. Larry...
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