Obituaries

Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Donna R. Johnson

Donna R. Johnson

Oct 18, 2026

Donna R. Johnson, 92, of Lewellen, Nebraska, passed away October 18, 2026, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala.

More information will be added to this post as it becomes available.

Gwen Marilyn Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...