Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Mary Mcchesney
Mar 23, 2020
MARY E. McCHESNEY, 72, of Ogallala, passed away after a long struggle with cancer on March 23, 2020, at the Sutherland Care Center. Mary was born January 17, 1948, to Elmer and Agnes (Meyer) Graham. She attended school in Hastings and Kearney before moving to Loveland, where she graduated from High School in 1966. She married James DeVoe on June...
Robert Kenfield
Mar 21, 2020
ROBERT KENFIELD, 95 formerly of Brule, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Ashland, NE. Robert was born on February 7, 1925, at Albion, NE, to John and Ella (Fritzen) Kenfield. He graduated from Brule High School and later attended Electrical School. On September 23, 1943, Robert married Helen Pierce at Julesburg, Colorado. Shortly after their nuptials, Robert was sent...
Lori Beckius
Mar 17, 2020
LORI BECKIUS, 58 of Ogallala, passed away March 17, 2020, surrounded by family at her home. Lori was born March 26 1961, at Denver, Colorado, to Larry and Theresa (Minard) Watts. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School and went on to attend Fort Morgan Community College, as well as Mid Plains Community College. On September 7, 1991, Lori married...
Ruth Johnson
Mar 13, 2020
RUTH JOHNSON, 99 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Ruth was born June 21, 1920, at her grandma Harrop's home at Eustis, Nebraska, to Bert and Vera (Harrop) Hinton. She attended a rural country school before attending high school in Stockville, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class of 1937....
Alta R. Schmer
Mar 8, 2020
ALTA R. SCHMER, 80 of Keystone, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Alta was born June 6, 1939, at Ada, Oklahoma, to L.R. and Carmen (Ivey) Bettis. Alta loved the Lord, and her family, friends, and animals-not necessarily in that order. Her children will tell you that she did things her own way, even when...
Lillie Lagler Nass Reichman
Mar 6, 2020
Lillie Lagler Nass Reichman of rural Madrid passed away Friday, March 6th, at the age of 98. Lillie grew up in the Grant community and worked and raised her family in the communities of Madrid and Grant. Lillie is preceded in death by her husbands Fred Nass of Grant and Vester Reichman of Chappell. She leaves behind six children, 15...
Kenneth L Heidemann
Feb 27, 2020
KENNETH "RED" HEIDEMANN, 90 of Big Springs, passed away February 27, 2020, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Red was born September 3, 1929, at Big Springs, Nebraska, to John and Alma (Holtmeier) Heidemann. He was baptized on September 22, 1929 at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Julesburg Co. and confirmed into his faith on May 14, 1944...
David Lee Purcell
Feb 19, 2020
DAVID L. PURCELL, 81 of Ogallala, passed away February 19, 2020, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Dave was born May 5, 1938, at Houston, Delaware to Andrew and Mary (Armour) Purcell. Dave graduated from Milford High School in Delaware. On June 27, 1958, David married Nelda Hendon. The couple married in Delaware later moved to Wichita Falls, Texas,...
Jim Perlinger Sr.
Feb 15, 2020
JAMES "JIM" E. PERLINGER, Sr. 89 of Paxton, passed away February 15, 2020, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Jim was born December 31, 1930, at Elsie, Nebraska, to John and Anna (Neuberger) Perlinger. He attended rural country school south of Paxton. In 1951, Jim entered the U.S. Air Force. Following his discharge in 1953, Jim returned to Paxton...
Nancy L Pearson
Jan 16, 2020
NANCY L. PEARSON, 61 of Sutherland, passed away January 16, 2020. Nancy was born December 17, 1958, in Columbus, Nebraska, to Harold and Beverly (Vakoc) Hecke. She graduated from Columbus High School and subsequently went to work with ESU #7. It was in Columbus where Nancy met Phillip Pearson, and the two were later married on April 28, 1979. The...
Ilo Fegler
Jan 11, 2020
Ilo Eliene (Jansen) Fegler, 89, of Ogallala passed away January 11, 2020, at Indian Hills Manor Nursing Home. Ilo was born in Rushville, Ne, on May 22, 1930, to Leo and Elma (Croxen) Jansen. They lived in a sod house in Interior, SD, until 1935 when her mother passed away, and the family moved to Scottsbluff, NE, where she and...
Mike Bixenmann
Jan 9, 2020
LAWRENCE MICHAEL "MIKE" BIXENMANN, 78 of Lewellen, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. Mike was born on April 3, 1941, in Grand Island, Nebraska. He worked 31 1/2 years for AT&T in Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. He retired from there in 1996 and moved to the "Lake Mac" area, where he established a...
Clelia Infante
Jan 7, 2020
MARIA "CLELIA" INFANTE, 83 of Brule, passed away January 7, 2020, in North Platte, Nebraska. Clelia was born April 1, 1936, at Aguilares, Texas, to Manuel and Duvelza (Pena) Rodriguez. At a very young age, Clelia and her family moved from Texas to Nebraska as migrant workers in the sugar beet fields. Eventually, Clelia met and married Joseph Infante Sr.,...
Oakley M. Feldges
Dec 26, 2019
Mildred Oakley Feldges, age 96, of Ogallala, formerly of Tiskilwa, Illinois passed away peacefully Thursday evening, December 26, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor, surrounded by her family. She was born March 14, 1923, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, the daughter of John and Emma (Davenport) Strader. She was one of nine children born to that union. On July 19, 1942, she married...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Larsen
Dec 18, 2019
GWENDOLYN "GWEN" LARSEN, 92 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Gwen was born on February 28, 1927, at Norman, Nebraska, to Eddie and Nell (Newbanks) Larsen, the oldest of eight children. She graduated from Wray High School. In 1944, Gwen married Otto Schmidt, and the couple moved to Denver to start their...
Dennis N. Moorhead
Dec 17, 2019
Dennis N. Moorhead, 82 of Brule, NE passed away December 17, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his wife and sons. Denny was born to George Nevell Moorhead and Berniece Audrey (McBride) Moorhead on August 22, 1937, in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Aurora Central High School in 1955, joined the United States Navy Reserves and served until 1962. He...
Stanley Dwain Bowers
Dec 15, 2019
Stanley Dwain Bowers, 87, of Bayard passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his home. Per his request, cremation was held and services will be held at a later date. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala is assisting the family with cremation. Condolences may be left at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com or hennefuneralservice.com.
Thomas E. Robinson
Dec 15, 2019
THOMAS E. ROBINSON, 63 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, NE. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala is assisting the family with cremation.
Antonia "Toni" L. Cogil
Dec 14, 2019
Antonia L. Cogil, age 85, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019. Antonia "Toni" Louise Burke Cogil was born April 2, 1934, to Herbert and Grace (Klumpe) Burke at Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Her parents instilled in her a great love for the outdoors, especially fishing and artifact hunting. On September 23, 1952, Toni was united in marriage to Charles...
Frances W. Anderson
Dec 4, 2019
FRANCES W. ANDERSON, 83 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala.
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