Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Timothy C. Dovel
Jul 4, 2014
Timothy C. Dovel, age 67 of Ogallala, passed away July 4, 2014 at the Golden Living Care Center in Scottsbluff. Tim was born August 18, 1946 at Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended school in Lincoln before entering the U.S. Navy, where he served from 1965 to 1969. Tim would build upon the skills he learned in Navy, to become a journeyman...
Helen M. Kenfield
Jul 4, 2014
Helen M. Kenfield, age 88 of Ogallala, passed away July 4, 2014 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Helen was born June 29, 1926 at Crab Orchard, Nebraska to Ivan and Velma (Holthan) Pierce. She attended school at Big Springs, Nebraska. On September 23, 1943, Helen married Robert Kenfield at Julesburg, Colorado. Shortly after their nuptials, Robert was sent...
Tracy D. Senyard
Jun 15, 2014
Tracy Senyard, age 40 of Sterling, formerly of Ogallala, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Sterling, Colorado. Tracy was born September 6, 1973 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Donald and Karen (Armstrong) Senyard. He attended school at Ogallala before moving to Bruning, Nebraska, where he went to high school. Following his schooling, Tracy worked as a truck driver for a...
Richard A. Bird
Jun 3, 2014
Richard A. “Rick” Bird, age 81 of North Platte, former longtime Keystone resident, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. He is survived by his children, Michael (Susan) Bauer, Renee (Dallas) White, Jess (Rachel) Bird, and grandchildren Alyssa White, Megan and Lee White. Cremation was chosen. No services are scheduled at this time....
James W. Guinn
May 20, 2014
James “Jim” Guinn, age 81 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jim was born at Colfax, Louisiana to William and Minnie (Wilson) Guinn. Jim attended school in Louisiana. Jim entered the U.S. Army in September of 1948. Following his discharge, he moved to Colorado, where he worked putting up grain bins. He married...
Eugenia J. Mize
May 1, 2014
Eugenia Mize, age 94 of Ogallala, passed away May 1, 2014 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Eugenia was born November 28, 1919 at Clarksburg, West Virginia to Warden and Ethel (Conrad) Wright. She attended school at Clarksburg. Following her schooling, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she worked as a CNA at a children’s developmental facility for a number of...
Juliann R. Barger
Apr 29, 2014
Juliann Barger, age 59 of Paxton, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her home in Paxton. Juliann was born December 31, 1954 at Sargent, Nebraska to Milford and Rae (Smith) Kamery. She attended Sargent High School until her junior year, and graduated from Trenton High School with the class of 1973. Juliann attended Kearney State College, where she earned...
Dale E. Deforest
Apr 27, 2014
Dale Erwin DeForest, 72, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. He was born September 22, 1941 in Denver, Colorado to Erwin and Ailene (Brent) DeForest. He lived on a farm near Bennett, Colorado until his father’s death in 1947 at which time the family moved to Aurora, Colorado where he attended the Aurora Public Schools. After...
Nancy L. Jacobs
Apr 8, 2014
Nancy Jacobs, age 67 of Corydon IA, formerly of Big Springs and Lewellen, passed away April 8, 2014 at Corydon, IA. Nancy was born October 20, 1946 at Denver, CO to Louis and Ella Louise (Day) Logan. Nancy attended Adams City High in Commerce City, CO. Nancy later worked at 7-Up Bottling Company in Denver for nearly 20 years. Ion...
Paul A. Welsh
Apr 4, 2014
Paul Welsh, age 46 of Grand Island, former Culbertson resident, passed away April 4, 2014 at his home in Grand Island. Paul was born June 16, 1967 at Ogallala, Nebraska to William and Sharon (Packard) Welsh. He graduated from Culbertson High School with the class of 1986. Paul had been employed with Case New Holland in Grand Island for 8...
Nicole M. Maxwell
Apr 2, 2014
Nicole Maxwell, age 35 of Ogallala, former resident of Ft. Collins, CO, passed away April 2, 2014 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Nicole was born October 10, 1978 at Juarez, Mexico, and was adopted by David and Sherry (Mathis) Buttermore. She grew up in Ft. Collins, where she attended Rocky Mountain High School. Following her...
Eric Koperski
Mar 20, 2014
On March 20, 2014, surrounded by family and friends at Boulder Community Foothills Hospital, Eric passed away after a six year battle with cancer. Eric was 35 years old. Eric was born in Grand Island, Nebraska on December 31, 1978. He was the youngest of four children of John Jr. and Janet Koperski. After his 1998 graduation from Ogallala High...
Timothy Julio Dovel
Mar 11, 2014
Timothy Julio Dovel, age 18 of Ogallala, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at North Platte as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Timothy was born January 23, 1996 at Lancaster, Texas to Timothy C. and Ana Lucia (Moreno) Dovel. Timothy and his family made their home in Texas for most of his life, where he attended Azle High School,...
Dale B. Nielson
Mar 5, 2014
Dale Nielson, age 75 of Brule, formerly of Arthur, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Dale was born June 9, 1938 in Big Springs, NE to Boyd and Betty (Monhart) Nielson. Dale was raised in Arthur County, and graduated from Arthur High School in 1957. Dale worked as a ranch hand on the...
Rod E. Boss
Feb 22, 2014
Rodney E. Boss, age 72 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at his home in Ogallala. Rod was born February 10, 1942 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Harry C. and Marie E. (Thorpe) Boss. He graduated from Ogallala High School and went on to attend McCook College and Kearney State College respectively. On August 6, 1966, Rod married Mary...
Wilber W. Mcgreer
Feb 9, 2014
Wilber (Will) Wayne McGreer, 93, died Sunday, February 9, in Ogallala, Nebraska. Will, the second of three children, was born February 3, 1921, to Coyle George and Clara Mae Wilber McGreer. Will grew up on his parent’s farm and attended elementary school at Cottonwood Corner southeast of Big Springs in Keith County. In 1927 the family moved to town where...
Orva K. Larson
Jan 29, 2014
Orva Larson, age 98 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Indian Hills Manor. Orva was born October 20, 1915 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Edwin and Ida (Block) Kampfe. Orva’s family moved to Brule, Nebraska when she was 11 years old, and she went on to graduate from Brule High School in 1933. Orva attended the Lamont...
Velma M. Tripp
Jan 22, 2014
Velma “Sally” M. Tripp, age 95 of North Platte, passed away January 22, 2014 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Sally was born June 3, 1918 at Keith County, Nebraska to Perry and Nina (Blair) Schwasinger. She graduated from Ogallala High School. On October 12, 1939, Sally married Thomas Tripp. In 1970, the couple built a...
Adam J. Walter
Jan 6, 2014
Adam J. Walter, age 89 of Sedgwick, Colorado passed away January 6, 2014 at the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Luke’s Catholic School in his memory. Condolences may be shared at gubserfuneralhome.com. Services will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Gubser Funeral Home in...
Leota Schnell
Jan 5, 2014
Leota Schnell, age 91 of Keystone, passed away January 5, 2014 at the Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. Leota was born August 19, 1922 at Keystone, Nebraska to Leonard and Veva (Clapp) Dunwoody. She graduated from Keystone High School before attending, what was then, the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney to become a teacher. Following her education, Leota...
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