Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dianne Annable
Jul 10, 2026
Dianne Lorraine Annable, 77, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at her home July 10, 2026.
Dianne was born on December 3, 1948, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Douglas Larrie Patterson and Evelyn Faye (Price) Patterson. As one of eight siblings, family was an important part of her life from an early age, laying the foundation for the love and devotion...
Julie Newman
Jul 10, 2026
JULIA ANN NEWMAN, 76 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, July 10, 2026 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.
Julia was born July 20, 1949, in Ogallala, to Augustine Jimenez and Dorothy (Banks) Jimenez. She grew up in the Ogallala area and made her home there throughout her life. On February 8, 1986, Julie married Richard Allen Newman, and the...
Mary Muller
Jul 3, 2026
Mary Muller (Larsen), age 89, of Arthur, passed away peacefully in her family's ranch home, surrounded by family, on July 3, 2026.
Mary was born on January 16, 1937, in Haxtun, Colorado, to Eddie and Nell (Newbanks) Larsen. She lived in Wages, Colorado, and, as a young girl, worked in the family-owned general store and post office, an experience that shaped...
Clara A. Wamsley
Jun 26, 2026
Clara Anna Perlinger Wamsley was born March 25, 1929, to Paul Perlinger III and Mary Felner Perlinger on the family farm near Elsie Nebraska and peacefully passed away on June 26, 2026, at Spring Gardens Assisted Living in Meridian Idaho.
Clara attended a small rural school near Paxton Nebraska with her 32 first cousins. She was third in the line of...
Sharon E. Welsh
Jun 26, 2026
Sharon Ellen Welsh, 81, of Culbertson, passed away June 26, 2026, at Accura Health Care in North Platte, Nebraska.
Sharon was born July 7, 1944, in Nebraska, and would come to bless Gerald Hubert and Ardath (Workman) Packard at the age of 8. She grew up in the sandhills and graduated from Arthur High School, where she was active in 4-H...
Ianth "Fay" Gallentine
Jun 20, 2026
Ianth "Fay" Gallentine, 87, of Ogallala, passed away June 20, 2026, at Western Sky Community Care Center in Grant.
Fay was born April 10, 1939, in Dresden, Kansas, to Harold Wright and Ileen (Bainter) Wright as one of five children. On November 20, 1959, Fay married Larry Joe Gallentine Sr. in Oberlin, Kansas, and they were blessed with five children: Larry...
Myrtle M. Simmerman
Jun 9, 2026
Myrtle M. Simmerman, 81, of Ogallala, passed away June 9, 2026, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Myrtle was born August 12, 1944, in Holdredge, Nebraska, to Harold R. and Elvera L. (Jacobson) Larson. She grew up on the family farm, where they kept dairy cows, and she often spoke of milking cows and doing chores as a girl and...
Cheryl K. Kendrick
Jun 8, 2026
Cheryl K. Kendrick, 60 of Omaha, NE, passed away Monday, June 8, 2026 at her home after a long battle with cancer.
Cheryl was born on December 24, 1965, to Eugene Charles Convery and Gwendolyn Almira Larsen in Glendale, CO.
After graduation, Cheryl attended Denver Technical College for a year before transferring to Southwestern Baptist Bible College, where she met her husband,...
Linda Sheldon
Jun 8, 2026
Linda Kay Sheldon of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away June 8, 2026, at Perkins County Health Services in Grant, Nebraska, at the age of 79.
Linda was born September 28, 1946, in Denver, Colorado, to Rex Loraine Peterson and Lois Jean (Elder) Peterson. She graduated from Ogallala High School.
On October 29, 1966, Linda married David Paul Sheldon in Ogallala, Nebraska, and...
Joseph Maroney
Jun 4, 2026
Joseph Carl Maroney Jr., 78, of Ogallala, passed away June 4, 2026, at Ogallala Community Hospital with his daughters and brother by his side.
Joseph was born June 10, 1947, in Grants Pass, Oregon, to Joseph Carl Maroney Sr. and Joyce Jean (Cotton) Maroney. He spent part of his childhood in Lewellen and later lived in Ogallala, where he played on...
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