Gwen was born April 15, 1956, in Lincoln, NE, while her father was in college acquiring his engineering degree. Sister Lynndi was born two years later in 1958 and in January 1959 the family relocated to Kansas City. Garon was born here in 1961 and in December of that year when Gwen was 6 years old, they relocated to Ogallala,...

Nov 11, 2026

Shirley Ann Bassett, 88, longtime Ogallala resident, passed away November 11, 2026, at Sidney Regional Hospital in Sidney.

Shirley was born April 21, 1938 at Comstock, Nebraska to Don Armour and Dagmar Caroline (Pedersen) Armour. Shirley graduated from high school, and on June 10, 1956, she married Donald Frederick Bassett at the Methodist Church in Ogallala.

Shirley and Donald first made...

Nov 5, 2026

Raquel "Rachel" Burge, 68, of Ogallala, formerly of Madrid, passed away November 5, 2026, at the Perkins County Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala.

Oct 23, 2026

Kenneth "Ken" Priesner, age 69, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on October 23, 2026, in Lincoln, Nebraska, following a brief battle with cancer.

Ken was born on October 12, 1957, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Darold and Wanda (Wood) Priesner. He grew up in Ogallala, where he attended local schools and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1976. He graduated from the...

Oct 22, 2026

Jerry "Mitch" Brueggeman, 75, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away October 22, 2026, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant.

Mitch was born October 8, 1951, in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Dale Leroy Brueggeman and Clarice Ann (Muller) Brueggeman. He grew up in Vernon and Wray, Colorado, and attended school in both towns. On August 9, 1969, Mitch married Diana Lynn Nielson in Wray,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...