Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Victoria Lee Chambers
Nov 7, 2017
VICTORIA LEE CHAMBERS, 77 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Ogallala Community Hospital. She was a woman of strong faith and was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Victoria was born December 4, 1939 in Albion, NE. She grew up in Neligh, NE where she attended school. She graduated from Chadron State with a BA in History and a...
Bill R. O'Connor
Nov 1, 2017
BILL R. O'CONNOR, 83 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Bill was born December 6, 1933, in North Platte, Nebraska to William R. and Edna C. (Cameron) O'Connor. He attended school in Elsie before graduating from the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture at Curtis in 1951. On December 3,...
John Auwerda
Oct 26, 2017
JOHN AUWERDA, 86 of Keystone, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his home. John was born October 14, 1931 at Cicero, Illinois to Johannes and Ethel (Dykstra) Auwerda. He attended school in Maywood, Illinois, and following his graduation, entered the U.S. Army, where he served in Korea. On December 27, 1952, John married Marion Nelson at Wheaton, Illinois. Following...
John Schneider
Oct 22, 2017
JOHN SCHNEIDER, 68 of Brule, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at his home in Brule. John was born February 11, 1949, at Lamar, Colorado to Albert and Laura (LaRue) Schneider. He attended several different schools growing up, as his family moved frequently. John graduated from Ovid High School. John entered the U.S. Army in November of 1968. Following his...
Henry Schulz
Oct 15, 2017
HENRY SCHULZ, 91 of Ogallala, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Henry was born August 29, 1926, at Greeley, CO to Henry and Bessie (Janousek) Schulz, Sr. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1945. Following school, Henry enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served in WWII. Following his discharge, Henry...
Virginia Jean Anderson
Oct 5, 2017
Virginia (Ginny) Jean Anderson, 90 of Lincoln, formerly of Paxton and Loveland, Colorado, passed away at Tabitha Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln on October 5, 2017, following a stroke. Virginia was born October 4, 1927, to Wayne and Cleo Nelms at Bartley, NE. She attended elementary school in Bartley and high school in North Platte. She graduated with the North Platte...
Donna D. Pierce
Sep 30, 2017
DONNA D. PIERCE, 89 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, in Perkins County Hospital at Grant. Donna was born Dec. 20, 1927, on a farm north of Big Springs to Lee and Vera (Losh) Roby. She graduated from Lewellen High School with the class of 1945. On April 5, 1947, Donna married Virgil G. Pierce at Scottsbluff. The...
Opal M. Fiscus
Sep 23, 2017
OPAL M. (COGILL) FISCUS, 84 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Opal began her journey on earth on January 20, 1933, at Whitman, Nebraska, born to Pearl Marion and Effie Pauline (Abbott) Cogill. She attended country school in the area before attending Alliance High School. On April 30, 1949, she married...
Rex A. Welsh
Sep 18, 2017
REX A. WELSH, 64 of Littleton, CO, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017, at the Littleton Adventist Hospital. Rex was born on December 5, 1952, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Henry and Elsie (Ivers) Welsh. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1971. In 1973, he married Jody Croup and went on to attend Kearney State College. Rex later married Shelly...
Josh Vanderpluym
Sep 17, 2017
Josh Vanderpluym, age 42, of Blue Eye, Missouri, passed away September 17, 2017, at his home. Josh was born on February 12, 1975 in Hamburg, Iowa to Kathy (Eyberg) Bye and Dave Vanderpluym. He graduated from Glenwood High School in 1994. After graduation, Josh worked in construction. He married Laura Parkinson on November 30, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada and...
Norman Keith Fuller
Sep 15, 2017
Norm Fuller, 81, of Centennial, Colorado, formerly of McCool Junction and Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2017, at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Denver. Norm was born on April 8, 1936, to Kenneth "Bub" and Virginia (Cudaback) Fuller, in McCool Junction, Nebraska. He attended school in McCool Junction, graduating from high school. After graduation, he attended...
Gerald L. Kalb
Sep 15, 2017
GERALD LEE KALB, 78 of Chappell, passed away September 15, 2017, at the Sedgwick County Health Center in Julesburg. Gerald was born May 19, 1939, at Chappell, Nebraska to Theodore and Francis (Mikoloyck) Kalb. He graduated from Chappell High School with the class of 1956. Gerald attended college in Ft. Collins where he studied agriculture. In 1962, he joined the...
Nancy B. Waterman
Sep 10, 2017
NANCY BERNICE WATERMAN, 74 of Ogallala, passed away September 10, 2017, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Nancy was born December 24, 1942, at Lewellen, Nebraska to Marvin and Edna (Grasz) Courter. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1962. On December 30, 1962, Nancy married Kay Waterman at Big Springs. The couple eventually moved to Seattle, where...
Blake Edwards
Aug 19, 2017
BLAKE EDWARDS, 55 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017, at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Blake was born May 27, 1962, at Atkinson, Nebraska to Dennis "Buck" and Shirley A. (Aughinbaugh) Edwards. He graduated in the top 5% from Chadron High School with the class of 1980 and went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from...
Christopher S. Hurrey
Aug 14, 2017
CHRISTOPHER S. HURREY, 53 of Ogallala, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017, at his home. Chris was born March 9, 1964, in Pensacola, Florida to Robert Charles and Charlotte Kay (Steffey) Hurrey. He attended school in California before enlisting in the United States Navy. Following his discharge in 1990, Chris returned to California where he worked for Los Angeles County...
Margaret Lezotte
Aug 10, 2017
MARGARET LEZOTTE, 95 of Ogallala, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Margaret was born July 14, 1922 at Albion, Nebraska to John L. and Ella B. (Fritzen) Kenfield. In the early 1930's, the Kenfields moved to a farm south of Brule. Margaret graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1940. On...
Bivien Torres
Aug 6, 2017
BIVIEN TORRES, 81 of Ogallala, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Sutherland Care Center. Bivien was born December 2, 1935 at Crook, Colorado to Jess and Estefana (Barrioz) Torres. At a young age, Bivien's father was injured in a car accident, which necessitated his early entry into the workforce to help provide for his siblings. Bivien worked in agriculture...
Faylene Stewart
Jul 27, 2017
FAYLENE STEWART, 85 of Ogallala, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Welcov Assisted Living in Ogallala. Faylene was born April 28, 1932 in Baldwyn, Mississippi to James "Charlie" and Arbie Haskell (Potts) Pannell. She graduated from high school in Parma, Missouri, before attending business college in Memphis, Tennessee. Following her education, Faylene remained in the Memphis area where she...
Tyler Knaub
Jul 26, 2017
TYLER KNAUB, 28 of Las Vegas, NV, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Las Vegas, NV. Tyler was born March 11, 1989 in Aurora, Colorado to Scott and Jodie (Casavant) Knaub. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 2007. Tyler entered the U.S. Air Force following high school. Tyler's intelligence and talents were quickly recognized, and...
Charlene Mary Eichner
Jul 8, 2017
CHARLENE MARY EICHNER, 58, of Ogallala passed away peacefully Saturday July 8, 2017 at her home in the loving arms of her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Charlene was born August 28, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan to John and Catherine "Pat" (Carpenter) Tokarski. She graduated from East Detroit High School. On August 23, 1986, Charlene married Darrol Eichner...
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