Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Ken Priesner
Oct 23, 2026
Ken Priesner, 69, passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska, on October 23, 2026, following a brief battle with cancer. Arrangements are pending at Prairie Hills Funeral Home in Ogallala.
Jerry "Mitch" Brueggeman
Oct 22, 2026
Jerry "Mitch" Brueggeman, 75, passed away October 22, 2026, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Arrangements are pending. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Lou Ham
Oct 22, 2026
Betty Lou Ham, 85, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away October 22, 2026, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala.
Betty was born April 13, 1941, in Wyoming, Iowa, to Wilke and Elma (Streeper) Husmann. On January 25, 2001, Betty married Craig Ham in North Platte, Nebraska, and the two made their home in Ogallala. Betty worked as Deputy City Clerk in Ogallala...
Donna R. Johnson
Oct 18, 2026
Donna R Johnson, 92, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on October 18, 2026, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska.
Born on September 23, 1934, in Center Point, Iowa, to Paul and Opal (Waterbury). Music was her life's passion. She earned her bachelor's degree at San Francisco State College and Arizona State College and spent years as a dedicated music teacher,...
Gwen Marilyn Johnson
Oct 18, 2026
Gwen Marilyn Johnson, 77, of Ogallala, passed away on Oct. 18, 2026, due to a tragic car accident.
Gwen was born on October 10, 1949, in Sidney, Nebraska, to Kermit and Marjorie (Sahs) Nelson. She shared many childhood memories on the farm with her brother, Gene. They both attended Dalton Public Schools, and she graduated in 1967. Gwen attended Kearney...
Mark E. Voda
Oct 8, 2026
Mark Voda, age 72, died on October 8 after a short illness. He was the eldest born of Edward Voda and Rosemary (Krapfl) Voda. Mark grew up on a farm near Wauneta, Nebraska. He moved to Ogallala and McCook, then to Guadalajara, Mexico, with his parents, and finally back to Ogallala. He loved Ogallala! For years he insisted that he...
Roger Eugene Steinwart
Oct 7, 2026
Roger Eugene Steinwart, 72, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away October 7, 2026, at Aurora, Colorado.
Roger was born October 12, 1953, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Robert and Wanda J. (Robinette) Steinwart. After his father died of cancer in the late 1960s, Roger was raised in Ogallala by his mother and stepfather, David Mercer. He still holds the Ogallala Middle School record...
Karen Dee Cochran
Sep 25, 2026
Karen Dee Cochran, 66, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed through Heaven's gates to be with the Lord September 25, 2026, at her home in Ogallala.
Karen was born November 16, 1959, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Maurice Lee and Gladyth Christine (Wiseman) Staples. She grew up on the family ranch a few miles northwest of Arthur, where she and...
Ken Dicke
Sep 24, 2026
Kenneth Leroy Dicke, age 94, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on September 24, 2026, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law Randy and Lori Haskett.
Ken was born to August Dicke and Helena Lange in Topeka, KS, on January 29, 1932. During his early years, his parents both passed, so he was raised by his grandparents. Upon their deaths,...
Harold Eugene Hood
Sep 24, 2026
Harold Eugene Hood, 92, of Big Springs, Nebraska, passed away September 24, 2026, in Loveland, Colorado.
Harold was born October 20, 1933, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Harold C. and Barbara (Nelson) Hood.
Harold was a Korean and Vietnam veteran, having served faithfully in the US Army for 20 years. After retiring from the Army, Harold drove a truck for several years, but...
Jeffery Christopher Hubbard
Sep 5, 2026
Jeffery Christopher “Chris” Hubbard, 54, of Greeley, Colorado, passed away September 5, 2026, at Lake McConaughy, Ogallala Nebraska, as a result of a jet ski accident.
Chris was born on August 22, 1972, in Greeley, Colorado, to Claudia (Collard) Hummel and Larry Hubbard. He grew up in Greeley, where he graduated from Greeley West High School in 1992. Chris was proud...
Clifford E. Schneider
Sep 4, 2026
Clifford E. "Cliff" Schneider, 79, of Brule, Nebraska, passed away September 4, 2026, at his home in Brule.
Cliff was born October 14, 1946, in Louisville, Colorado, to Albert and Laura (LaRue) Schneider.
Cliff married Norma June Sager on September 26, 1968. Together, they raised three boys, Mick, Billy, and George, and made a home for many years before later going their...
Salvador Fernandez
Sep 2, 2026
Salvador Fernandez, 91, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2026, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala.
Salvador was born November 16, 1934, in Taretan, Michoacán, Mexico, to Guadalupe and Maria Jesus (Cervantes) Fernandez.
In May of 1970, Salvador married Maria Olivia Claudia Aragon. The couple made their home in Pueblo, Colorado, and Sidney, Nebraska, for many...
Alan Robert Martens
Aug 30, 2026
Alan Robert Martens, 81, formerly of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on August 30, 2026, in Fort Collins, Colorado. Alan lived a full and meaningful life marked by dedication to his family, friends, community, and a long-standing professional career.
Alan was born on August 21, 1945 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Gilbert and Norma Eberhardt Martens. He was baptized and attended parochial school...
Gerald Eugene Fenwick
Aug 28, 2026
Gerald "Jerry" Eugene Fenwick, 92, of Ogallala, Neb., died Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Banner Hospital in Ogallala.
Jerry was born Dec. 7, 1933, on the Fenwick farm northeast of Brule, Neb., the first of three children of Harold and Mary Ihrig Fenwick.
He attended a one-room country school, District 20 in Keith County, from first through eighth grade. He went on...
Jerry John Corfield
Aug 24, 2026
Jerry John Corfield, 78, of Arthur, Nebraska, passed away August 24, 2026, at his home.
Jerry was born January 25, 1948, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Erle D. and Mildred Belle (Hiner) Corfield. He was raised on the family ranch eleven miles south of Arthur alongside his four siblings, Joyce, Erle Dean, Jim, and Laurel. Jerry was drafted into the US Army...
Dorothy G. Ratliff
Aug 16, 2026
Dorothea Gesina “Dorothy” Ratliff, 93, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on August 16, 2026, in Broomfield, Colorado.
Dorothy was born April 13, 1933, in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Martha (Biederman) and Herman Mueller. She graduated from Independence High School with the class of 1951, then went on to Kansas State Teachers College (now Pittsburg State University), where she earned a...
Seara K. Hunt
Aug 9, 2026
Seara K. Hunt, 23, of Brule, Nebraska, passed away August 9, 2026, at her home in Brule.
Seara was born August 29, 2002, in Atkinson, Nebraska, to Aaron E. and Carrie Lynn (McCready) Hunt. In 2016, the family moved to the Ogallala area to be closer to relatives. Seara graduated from Paxton High School with the class of 2020. She stayed...
Phyllis Ann Markussen
Aug 9, 2026
Phyllis Ann Markussen, 83, of Madrid, Nebraska, passed away August 9, 2026, at Western Sky Community Nursing Home in Grant, Nebraska.
Phyllis was born October 25, 1942, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Clyde T. Markussen and Merna M. (Brockmoller) Markussen, the second of eight children. She started school in Gothenburg, and in 1958 the family moved to Ogallala, where she attended Ogallala...
Leslie L. Gerold
Jul 18, 2026
Leslie L. Gerold, 79, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away July 18, 2026, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala.
Les was born April 9, 1947, in Corvallis, Oregon, to Adolph Gerold and Emma (Laufman) Gerold. Les met Charlene Ann Beers in Ogallala, and on June 3, 1966, the two were married in Ovid, Colorado. Together they raised three children, Troy, Christine, and...
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