Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Keith Scheer
Apr 23, 2019
Keith was born in Winner, SD on January 13, 1942 and God took him home April 23, 2019. Keith's family moved to Lincoln, NE and he attended school there. The family moved to Ashland for 3 years before moving back to Lincoln. He received his GED while in the Navy. After returning to Lincoln, Keith acquired his CDL and became...
Evelyn F. Roberts
Apr 22, 2019
EVELYN FAYE ROBERTS, 92 of Grant, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home. Evelyn was born February 3, 1927, in Oshkosh to Delbert D and Lela LaRue (Caton) Steger. Evelyn married Jack Roberts on January 27, 1946, in St. Francis, Kansas. Their union was blessed with five children. She had been a resident of Ogallala for...
Jeanette Caplinger
Apr 18, 2019
JEANETTE LYNN CAPLINGER, 69 of Ogallala, passed away April 18, 2019, at her home. Jeanette was born October 25, 1949, at Bloomington, Illinois to Harold Russell and Margaret Dora (Bean) Bell. She attended Mount Pulaski High School, where she graduated with the class of 1967. Jeanette would eventually meet William "Cappy" Caplinger, and the two were married on September 18,...
Aneita R. Chandler
Apr 16, 2019
ANEITA R. CHANDLER, 80 of North Platte, formerly of Keystone, passed away April 16, 2019, at the Centennial Park Retirement Village. Aneita was born March 11, 1939, at Hays County, Nebraska to Audley and Eleanor (Rathbun) Johnson, the second of 7 children. She graduated from Hays County High School with the class of 1956. On April 4, 1959, she married...
James Marvin
Apr 6, 2019
JAMES FRANCIS MARVIN, 78 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Jim was born September 4, 1940, at Barberton, Ohio to Verl and Evelyn (Bush) Marvin. The family relocated to Manchester, Ohio, where Jim graduated from high school in 1958. He went on to attend Kent State University, majoring in Industrial Arts....
Gerald "Gary" Bayley
Apr 6, 2019
GERALD "GARY" BAYLEY, 71 of Kearney, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Central Nebraska Veterans' Home in Kearney. Gary was born August 22, 1947, at Lewellen, the first child born to Lauren and Kathleen (Kildare) Bayley. He attended school at St. Luke's, then St. John's Seminary at Elkhorn, Ne., after two years, he returned to Ogallala and graduated with...
Cheryl L. Ellis
Mar 23, 2019
CHERYL L. ELLIS, 57 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Ogallala. Cheryl was born July 6, 1961, at Denver, Colorado to James Ellis and Barbara (Geer) Clark. She attended Excelsior Youth Center. Cheryl loved to dance, especially square dancing. She was an excellent gardener and was blessed with a green thumb. She also enjoyed horses and bowling....
Dennis Mccormick
Mar 8, 2019
DENNIS DALE MCCORMICK, 78 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. He was born September 2, 1940, in Imperial, Nebraska to William Dale and Barbara June (West) McCormick. In his younger years, he attended schools in Grant, NE. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1958. In June 1960 he married...
Irene Harmonson
Feb 27, 2019
IRENE HARMONSON, 98 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Irene was born October 1, 1920, at Big Springs, Nebraska to Niels (Mike) and Glyde (Polley) Nielson. She graduated from Oshkosh High School with the class of 1936. Irene subsequently became a teacher and did so for many years, often in one-room...
Carol Maxson
Feb 22, 2019
CAROL MAXSON, 73 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019, at her home in Ogallala. Carol was born October 2, 1945, at Lewellen, Nebraska to Paul Dewitt and Gladys Violet (Whitteman) Temple. She graduated from Lewellen Rural High School with the class of 1963. In 1978, when Carol's sister in law had become ill, Carol moved in with her...
Eithel Stinnette
Feb 16, 2019
EITHEL E. STINNETTE, 84 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Eithel was born September 21, 1934, at Hamlet, Nebraska to Orville and Ruth (Meyer) Daniel. She went to school in the Hamlet area before attending Brule High School. Eithel eventually moved to Wauneta, where she went to work cleaning houses and at...
Gregory A. Johnson
Feb 5, 2019
GREGORY (GREGG) ALLEN JOHNSON, 77 of Roscoe, NE passed away February 5, 2019, at Great Plains Regional Hospital in North Platte, NE. Gregg was born on December 24, 1941, at Burwell, NE to John and Margaret (Dunne) Johnson. He was the fifth of nine children. He grew up "shadowing" his mother's trail to help take care of the chickens. Gregg...
Mary Schneider
Feb 1, 2019
MARY JANE SCHNEIDER, 68 of Brule, passed away February 1, 2019, at her home in Brule. Mary was born January 29, 1951, at Benkelman, Nebraska, the youngest of six children to Willard John and Elma (Harder) McDonald Sr. She graduated from Benkelman High School before attending the nursing program at Chadron State College for two years. Not long after college,...
Frank Svoboda
Jan 30, 2019
Frank Svoboda, 94, who ran for Senate last year as the oldest candidate for a Nebraska statewide office, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln. Svoboda was born July 29, 1924, the son of Frank L. Svoboda and Anna (Beck) Svoboda, and brother of the late Don Svoboda and Rosanne (Svoboda) Hannah. He grew up...
William Jeff Mcmillan
Jan 28, 2019
WILLIAM "JEFF" MCMILLAN, 51 of Ogallala, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jeff was born June 4, 1967 in Oceanside, California to William and Caroline (Seversen) McMillan. Jeff loved skateboarding, surfing, dirt biking, and gardening. He especially loved music and was a masterful guitarist. He could play anything. Jeff was loved by everyone in his...
Sally Ann Stearns
Jan 14, 2019
Sally Ann Stearns, 77 of Littleton, Colorado, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 3, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Logan R. and Adah V. (Porter) Lancaster. Sally married Thomas Stearns on March 14, 1981 and before he passed in 1997, they shared 16 beautiful years of...
Kathleen M. Bayley
Jan 12, 2019
KATHLEEN M. BAYLEY, 93 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Kathleen was born March 1, 1925, on a farm north of Ogallala, the third of five children born to James and Kathryn (Duffy) Kildare. She attended school at Ogallala, graduating with the class of 1942. After graduating, she studied at Kearney...
Russell James Otten
Jan 7, 2019
RUSSELL JAMES OTTEN, 64 passed away at his home near Big Springs on Monday, January 7, 2019. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 16th, at 2:00 PM at the Ogallala Cemetery. A memorial has been established in his memory, condolences can be shared at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com. Prairie Hills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Betty L. Foxworthy
Dec 19, 2018
BETTY L. FOXWORTHY, 91 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Betty was born September 3, 1927, at York, Nebraska to George and Marion (Otis) Keyes. She graduated from York High School. On June 1948, she married Dale Kemling, and the couple made their home outside of Grant. Her life would be blessed with three children, Jim, William (Bill),...
Marilyn J. Poppe
Dec 18, 2018
MARILYN J. POPPE, 87 of Imperial, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Imperial Manor. Marilyn was born August 5, 1931, at York, Nebraska to George and Marion (Otis) Keyes. She graduated from York High School. On November 12, 1950, Marilyn was united in marriage to Orville F. Poppe, and the couple made their home northwest of Grant, where they...
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