Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Marian C. Jarosz
Mar 19, 2012
Marian C. Jarosz, age 89, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 in Westminster, Colorado. Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. on Friday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. with Father Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Marian was born August 28, 1922 in Ogallala, the daughter...
Dorothy Mae Dobesh
Feb 23, 2012
Life’s journey came to an end for Dorothy Mae (Kimball) Dobesh on February 23, 2012. She was the fifth of six children born to Bertie Frank and Mabel Clair (House) Kimball on May 1, 1918 on a farm outside of Berwyn, Nebraska. Her family called her “Little Dubs” because she was so small. She attended a one-room schoolhouse and delighted...
Ruby Edwards
Feb 11, 2012
Ruby Edwards, age 92 of Ogallala, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17th at the Ogallala United Methodist Church with Pastor Chuck Rager officiating. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Ruby was born November 30, 1919 at Albion, Nebraska, the daughter of John and...
Donald Laverne Steinwart
Jan 28, 2012
Donald Laverne Steinwart, age 79, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Christopher House in Austin, Texas. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 6th at the Elsie United Methodist Church with Pastor Linda Battello officiating. Burial will be in the Elsie Cemetery with military honors rendered by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Visitation...
Marjorie J. O'Hara
Jan 17, 2012
Marjorie J. O’Hara, age 73 of Ogallala, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Memorial services will be held at --- a.m. on Saturday, January 28th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Pastor John Stubenrouch of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Marge was born April 15, 1938 at...
Ruth Marie Eaton
Jan 4, 2012
Ruth Marie Eaton was born October 6, 1922 in Norfolk, NE, to Robert and Bertha (Henderson) Olds. She grew up on a farm outside of Rushville, NE & attended a 1 room country grade school. She then attended Rushville High School, graduating in 1940. Shortly after graduation, she married Albert (Abe) Eaton and they joined her parents on the farm....
James Carroll Shaffer Sr.
Jan 3, 2012
James Carroll Shaffer, Sr., age 79 of Ogallala, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in Sterling, Colorado. He was born April 7, 1932 at McCook, Nebraska, the son of Carroll and Nona (Reynolds) Shaffer. Jim attended the Curtis High School, graduating in 1949. He joined the United States Navy in 1950 and served during the Korean Conflict being honorably...
Willis Harold Wilcott
Jan 2, 2012
Willis Harold “Willie” Wilcott, age 66 of Ogallala, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. He was born January 28, 1945 at Sutherland, Nebraska, the son of Walter H. and Opal E. (Babbitt) Wilcott. Survivors include: Daughter, Shannon (Pat) Drennan of Wichita, KS Son, Chad (Katrina) Wilcott of Kansas City, MO Sister, Sharrell Bunger of...
Dennis Dale Zimmerman
Dec 13, 2011
Dennis Dale Zimmerman, age 64 of Big Springs, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg, Colorado. Dennis was born March 12, 1947 at Julesburg, Colorado, the son of Ralph and Opal (Skinner) Zimmerman. He was one of three children. He went to country school before attending middle school and high school in Big...
Dean Ellington Clark
Dec 7, 2011
Longtime Lake McConaughy resident Dean Ellington Clark, 76, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Pastor Eric Wait of the New Hope Church officiating. Interment will be at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery south of Maxwell, Nebraska at 1:30...
Dorothy A. Wellman
Dec 6, 2011
Dorothy A. Wellman, age 98, a longtime Ogallala resident, passed away Tuesday morning, December 6, 2011 in Valparaiso, Nebraska. Dorothy was born April 22, 1913 at Petersburg, Nebraska, the daughter of Fred and Catherine (Schlipf) Wellman. The family lived in Petersburg, Pittsville, Wisconsin and Sidney, Nebraska before moving to Ogallala in 1917. Dorothy graduated from the Ogallala High School with...
Gary Lee Shephardson
Nov 14, 2011
Garry Lee Shepardson, age 70 of Paxton, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Garry was born August 19, 1941 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Victor and Ruth (Green) Shepardson. He graduated from the Paxton High School in 1960. Garry attended electronics school in Denver, Colorado before becoming a...
Opal J. Zimmerman
Nov 3, 2011
Opal J. Zimmerman, age 97, a former longtime Big Springs area resident, passed away Thursday morning, November 3, 2011 at the Indian Hills Manor Nursing Home in Ogallala. Opal was born October 18, 1914 on a farm near Elsie, Nebraska, in Perkins County, the daughter of Charles Edwin and Ruth Francis (Plunkett) Skinner. She was one of eight children. Opal...
Theresa Jeanne Watts, Sfo
Oct 1, 2011
Theresa Jeanne Watts, SFO, age 74 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday morning, October 1, 2011 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska. Theresa was born September 9, 1937 in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of John C. and Theresa I.(Mullen) Minard. She married Larry G.Watts on April 16, 1960 in Joliet, Illinois. After their marriage the couple made their home...
Charles Edward Tillman
Sep 5, 2011
Charles Edward “Chuck” Tillman, age 77 of Ogallala, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2011 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Born on August 8, 1934 in North Platte, Nebraska the son of Jack and Fern (Newhouser) Tillman, Chuck graduated from North Platte High School in 1952. Following his graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy, and...
Adelheid "Ade" Matuschin
Sep 2, 2011
Adelheid “Ade” Matuschin, age 90 of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011 at her home. Born in Germany, March 25, 1919, to Catholic parents, Johann and Maria (Killer) Ritter, Adelheid grew up in Goppingen, ending her education as a surgical nurse. She was stationed in Brackenheim where she fell in love with a patient, Nikolaus Matuschin, who had...
Nettie Mae Schneider
Aug 25, 2011
Nettie Mae (Kaiser) Schneider, age 74, of Ogallala, lost another courageous battle with cancer on Thursday morning, August 25, 2011at her home. She was born November 28, 1936 to George Wayne and Emma Marie (Gilchrist) Kaiser at Imperial, Nebraska. Nettie had an older sister, Jane Garska and a younger sister, Nellie Ogg, both of Ogallala. Nettie grew up out on...
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