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Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Jay Hull

Jay Hull

May 18, 2023

 

Jay Hull, beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away on May 18th, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. 

Jay was born on December 14th, 1970, to Robert and Arliene Hull. 

Jay spent his career working in retail in Denver. He was known for his great work ethic and dedication to his job. His coworkers looked up to him as a role...

Kay Keating

Kay Keating

May 12, 2023

Karen (Kay) Keating of Lemoyne passed away on May 12, 2023, at her Lake McConaughy home.

Kay was born May 23, 1941, at Charter Oak, Iowa, to Herman and Viola (Reitz) Maahs. She attended school & graduated from Charter Oak High School in 1959.

Kay married Dennis Keating in Sept of 1959. They lived in Council Bluffs, IA, and Omaha...

Sharyl Pankonin

Sharyl Pankonin

May 12, 2023

Sharyl R. Pankonin, age 75, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away surrounded by her loving family.

Sharyl was born on May 24, 1947, in Ogallala, NE, to Floyd and Helen (Rector) Brooks. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the Class of 1965. 

Following her graduation, Sharyl enlisted in the US Army, where she served from 1965 until her honorable discharge...

John Jay Apolius

John Jay Apolius

May 12, 2023

JOHN APOLIUS, 65 of Chappell, NE, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at his home. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala.

Rene Diaz

Rene Diaz

May 10, 2023

Rene Diaz Sr. of Julesburg, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on May 10, 2023, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Rene was born in Julesburg, Colorado, to Trinidad and Ester (Arellano) Diaz. He spent his early years working with his father and brothers on the McGinley farm before his family eventually purchased their own farm, situated in the...

Patrick Maroney

Patrick Maroney

May 10, 2023

Patrick Maroney, age 64, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away at his home on May 10, 2023. Patrick was born on September 22, 1958, in Sidney, Nebraska, to Joseph Carl and Joyce Jean (Cotton) Maroney, Sr. Patrick spent his formative years in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, before embarking on a career as a subcontractor in the flooring industry in 1985. He worked...

Eldon L. Brock Sr.

Eldon L. Brock Sr.

May 8, 2023

Eldon L. Brock, Sr., 86, of Lewellen passed away peacefully on May 8, 2023 at the Azria Health Nursing Home in Sutherland. Eldon was born on June 20, 1936 in Burchard to Donald and Sylvina (Kussman) Brock.

On February 28, 1953, Eldon was united in marriage to Mary Ann Sommers. Their union was blessed with three children, Eldon Jr., Mark, and...

Leland Ulrich

Leland Ulrich

May 6, 2023

LELAND "Pete" ULRICH, 81 of Ogallala, NE, passed away, surrounded by family, on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.

Pete was born November 9, 1941 at Julesburg, CO to Herbert Ulrich and Irene Rochlitz. He lived and worked on the Big Springs family farm with his parents and siblings. Later he formed his own successful...

Vernon A. Redler

Vernon A. Redler

May 5, 2023

Vernon Redler, age 81, of Ogallala, passed away on May 5, 2023, at the Imperial Manor, just one month after his beloved wife, Lois A. Redler. Vernon was born on March 13, 1942, in Petersburg, Nebraska, to Arthur and Agnes (Bender) Redler. He grew up in Atlantic, IA, and attended Atlantic High School. In March of 1964, Vernon entered the...

Wanda L. Peters

Wanda L. Peters

Apr 30, 2023

WANDA LEE PETERS, 86, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on April 30, 2023, at her home, surrounded by family.Wanda was born on July 10, 1936, in Oshkosh, Nebraska, to Joseph "Joe" and Fern (Melius) Burke. She graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1954 and studied in Omaha, where she became a phlebotomist. Wanda worked for a doctor in Oshkosh and...

Christopher J. Hageman

Christopher J. Hageman

Apr 29, 2023

Christopher J. Hageman, 61, of Ogallala, passed away on April 29, 2023, at his home south of Ogallala. Chris was born September 28, 1961, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Lester Ray and Maria Alberta (Spoeneman) Hageman. Chris graduated from Ogallala High School, assisted on the family farm, and was an excellent mechanic. Later he established a career as a truck driver,...

Leonard "Len" Johnson

Leonard "Len" Johnson

Apr 29, 2023

 

Leonard Dean "Len" Johnson, 79, of Ogallala, passed away on April 29, 2023, at the VA Medical Center in Grand Island, NE. He was born on December 7, 1943, to Ardell "Swede" and Genevieve "Jean" (Vlasin) Johnson in Grant, the second of 11 children. Len grew up on a farm near Madrid, where he worked for his dad and...

Roger Cook

Roger Cook

Apr 19, 2023

Roger Carl Cook, age 61, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away at his home on April 19, 2023. Roger was born on October 31, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a proud graduate of Stapleton Public High School with the Class of 1980. Roger went on to study diesel mechanics in college but ultimately ended up working at a shop that...

Duane Lindell

Duane Lindell

Apr 19, 2023

Duane Stephen Lindell, 59, of Thornton, CO, passed away April 19, 2023, of natural causes, at his home at Lake McConaughy, in Lemoyne, NE. Duane was born on February 16, 1964, in Altus, OK, to Daryle W. and Dorothy M. (Halverson) Lindell. He graduated from Griffith High School in Indiana, where he was a talented athlete and played tennis. As...

David James Pangus

David James Pangus

Apr 13, 2023

David James Pangus, infant son of Devin Pangus and Jessica Linn Hahlweg, was born on April 13, 2023, in Ogallala, Nebraska, and entered the eternal embrace of our Heavenly Father after 7 hours. Despite his short time on this earth, Baby David touched many family members. He will be profoundly missed by his parents and family, who loved him dearly....

Donna Simpson

Donna Simpson

Apr 10, 2023

Donna Jean Simpson, 90, of Hyannis, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Donna was born on March 19, 1933, in Vancouver, Washington, to Leonard Allen and Madelyn Jean (Swetz) Russell. She attended grade school in Vancouver and high school in Battle Ground, Washington. At the age of 16, Donna ventured to...

Maxine Marie Kolste

Maxine Marie Kolste

Apr 9, 2023

Maxine M. Kolste, 97, passed away peacefully in Louisville, NE, on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. She will be remembered as a loving and dedicated wife, mother, mother-in-law, daughter, sister, and grandmother. Maxine was born to Carl and Velma (Hill) Schnuerle on March 27, 1926, in Almena, Kansas. She graduated from Almena High School in 1944, and from Salt City...

Elton Duane Dunwoody

Elton Duane Dunwoody

Apr 5, 2023

The world is a little quieter now. Dunwoody's gone home to the Lord. Elton Duane Dunwoody, 94, passed away on April 5, 2023, at his home in Keystone. Born on February 18, 1929, in Keystone, Nebraska, he was the middle son of Viva Jeanette and Leonard Dunwoody in a family of seven children. Duane grew up in Keystone, Scottsbluff, Nebraska,...

Lois A. Redler

Lois A. Redler

Apr 4, 2023

Lois A. Redler, age 78, of Ogallala, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2023, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Lois was born on October 14, 1944, in Dunlap, IA, to Martin and Leone (Johnson) Benedickt. She grew up in Dunlap and attended school there. In October of 1967, Lois married the love of her life, Vernon Redler. The couple...

Jackson L. Baars

Jackson L. Baars

Mar 25, 2023

Jackson Lee Baars, 83, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on March 25, 2023, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jack was born on August 28, 1939, in Holyoke, CO, to Lyle and Elsie (Steele) Baars. Growing up in Grainton, Jack attended school in Curtis, graduating from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in 1959. Jack later entered the US Army and...

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