Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
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.
Cameron Dee Stewart
Nov 27, 2019
CAMERON DEE STEWART, 87 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Ogallala Community Hospital, with his loving children by his bedside. Cameron was born September 29, 1932, at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Donald Redman and Beulah Evelyne (Myers) Stewart. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School with the class of 1950. In High School, he was both a terrific singer...
Mindy Schulz
Nov 27, 2019
MINDY SCHULZ, 65 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Mindy was born February 4, 1954, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Charles T. "Chuck" and Ardis D. (Hilliard) Mueller. She attended grade school at St. Luke's Catholic School in Ogallala and graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1972....
Burdette M. Cooley
Nov 26, 2019
Burdette Cooley, 80, died November 26, 2019, at his home at Lake McConaughy. Burdette (aka Burd, Karnack the Almanac) was born on October 26, 1939, to Wilber and J. Louise Cooley in Imperial, NE. He grew up a western farm boy until the family relocated to Lincoln, NE. He was employed at Goodyear Tire and Rubber company for 31 years....
Ernie Meier
Nov 10, 2019
CLAIR "ERNIE" MEIER, 57 of Ogallala, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Ernie was born on September 5, 1962, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Richard and Mary (Dendinger) Meier. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1980. Ernie worked at Safeway for twenty-three years, and during that time, he also achieved his second-degree...
Edwin C. Kraft
Nov 10, 2019
EDWIN C. KRAFT, 82 of Roscoe, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. Ed was born September 26, 1937, in Garden County, Nebraska, to Carl and Anne (Gregory) Kraft. He attended school at Wolbach. On April 10, 1978, Ed married Caryln Frickey Black. He had worked at Haggard Drilling for over twenty years. Ed...
Dorothy J. Johnson
Oct 31, 2019
DOROTHY J. JOHNSON, 93, of Lincoln, former longtime Ogallala resident, passed away October 31, 2019, at Old Cheney Rehabilitation in Lincoln. Dorothy was born July 22, 1926, at Corning, Iowa, to Britt and Mae (Kepner) Drew. She graduated from Corning High School. On July 21, 1945, Dorothy married Fay Johnson, and the couple moved to Ogallala in 1947. Dorothy served...
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