Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
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...
Earl Castle
Oct 15, 2019
EARL CASTLE, 77 of Ogallala, passed away on October 15, 2019, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Earl was born February 22, 1942, at Imperial, Nebraska, to Mearl and Amy (Hastings) Castle. He attended Imperial High School. On May 28, 1961, Earl married Edna Wagner at Imperial, and their union was blessed with three girls, Gayle, Gina, and Carla....
Shannon Black
Oct 14, 2019
Shannon Marie Black, 49, of Bentonville, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. Shannon was born on August 28, 1970 in Ogallala, Nebraska. She spent most of her young life in Ogallala, where she worked at her family owned business, and spent most weekends cruising and hanging out at Lake McConaughy...
Evangeline "Vannie" F. Hoover
Oct 12, 2019
Evangeline "Vannie" Hagge-Hoover, 95 of Ogallala, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2019, at the Journey House at Tabitha in Lincoln. Vannie was born to Ben and Anna Zakrzewski of Loup City on April 4, 1924, and raised on the farm. She got her schooling at Loup City Public and St Josepha's Catholic School. The family moved to Ogallala in...
Lou Kraus
Sep 17, 2019
LOU KRAUS, age 79, of Brule, passed away September 17, 2019, at his home. Lou was born June 12, 1940, at Holyoke, Colorado to John P. and Barbara K. (Zieons) Kraus. He graduated from Sidney St. Patrick's High School before studying Music Education at St. Benedict University and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He would later earn his Master's...
Evert E. Breece
Sep 13, 2019
EVERT E. BREECE, 92, of Ogallala, passed away September 13, 2019, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Evert was born November 13, 1926, to Seibert and Myrtle (Mayberry) Breece. He grew up in Niobrara, NE. He served in the US Army during World War II. On August 4th 1951, Evert married Marjorie M. Pochop, and the couple made their...
Bill Borm
Sep 6, 2019
BILL BORM, 83 of Ogallala, formerly of Lodgepole, passed away September 6, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Bill was born October 18, 1935, at Ovid, Colorado to August and Anne (Lechman) Borm. Bill graduated from Chappel High School with the class of 1953. Bill entered the U.S. Army after high school, and following his honorable discharge, he went...
Tiana Yocam
Sep 2, 2019
TIANA YOCAM, 27, of Keystone, NE, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at Paxton, NE. Tiana Machelle Yocam entered this world as a loving, compassionate, fun ball of energy with a "Can Do Attitude!" She was born to Mark & Terri Yocam and has an older sister, Tasha. She spent the early years of her life trying to do everything...
Darla A. Brestel
Aug 26, 2019
DARLA BRESTEL, 77, of Ogallala, passed away August 26, 2019, at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Darla was born June 27, 1942, at Alliance, Nebraska to Jack and Darlene (Hand) Gericke. She graduated from Alliance High School. Darla married Darwin Annen on September 24, 1960, in Hemingford, NE. Their union was blessed with two sons, Jamie, and Jack...
David Lawler
Aug 12, 2019
David A. Lawler, 69 of Paxton, NE passed away August 12, 2019, in Fort Collins, CO where he was battling malignant melanoma cancer. David was born December 28, 1949, to Donald and Mary Elizabeth "Beth" (Latimer) Lawler. David attended school at Paxton, where he was active in sports and class events. He then attended the University of Nebraska School of...
Louise Schulz
Aug 3, 2019
LOUISE JOHANNA SCHULZ, 84 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Louise was born November 12, 1934, to Alfons John & Josephine Barbara (Brown) Pieper on a farm south of Scottsbluff, NE. When she was ten, her family moved to the farm where she grew up, located by Chimney Rock near Bayard. Louise was...
Antoinette "Ann" Taylor
Jul 19, 2019
ANTOINETTE "ANN" TAYLOR, 94 of Littleton, CO, formerly of Ogallala, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at Littleton Adventist Hospital. Ann was born September 1, 1924, in Lindsay, Nebraska to Fred and Anna Wilhelm. She was the youngest of seven children. In 1929, she moved to Lexington, Nebraska where she attended elementary school and graduated from High School. She moved...
Norma Jean Markussen
Jul 14, 2019
NORMA J. MARKUSSEN, 85, of Ogallala, passed away July 14, 2019, at her home in Ogallala. Norma was born March 30, 1934, at Lodgepole Nebraska to John and La Wanda (Million) Oliverius. She graduated from Lodgepole High School and went on to attend beauty school in Hastings. On October 15, 1953, Norma married her highschool sweetheart, Junior Markussen, at the...
Muriel Elizabeth Adams
Jun 25, 2019
MURIEL E. ADAMS, 71 of Ogallala, passed away June 25, 2019, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Muriel was born August 4, 1947, at Sutherland, Nebraska to Montford and Harriette (Hemphill) Geiger. She graduated from North Platte High School. In 1977, Muriel married Rodney Adams. The couple raised five children, Virginia, Eugene, James, Sabrina, and John. The family moved around often...
Tina Marie Pierce
Jun 20, 2019
TINA PIERCE, 54, of Ogallala, passed away June 20, 2019, at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. Tina was born October 1, 1964, at Ainsworth, Nebraska to Larry and Bernice (Yott) Allen. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1983. On June 28, 1984, Tina married John Pierce. The couple made their home in Ogallala,...