Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Alberta Haddix
Jun 10, 2019
ALBERTA "BERTIE" MARIE HADDIX, 85 of Torrington, WY, formerly of Ogallala, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Goshen Care Center in Torrington. Alberta was born May 18, 1934, to William and Christina (Albrecht) Yohn in Mason City, Nebraska the youngest of 5 children. She graduated from Mason City High School with the class of 1952. Alberta taught school...
Molly O'Donnell
May 24, 2019
MARY "MOLLY" CATHERINE O'DONNELL, 69 of Ogallala, passed away May 24, 2019, at Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Molly was born Mary Catherine Clifford on September 18, 1949, to Charles and Marjorie (McGinty) Clifford, the oldest of six children. On September 4, 1976, Molly was married to Kevin O'Donnell at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio. Molly and...
Mary Ann Brock
May 17, 2019
MARY ANN BROCK, 85 of Lewellen, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh. Mary Ann was born April 29, 1934, at Lincoln, Nebraska to Phillip and Pauline (Grass) Sommers. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1952. On February 28, 1953, Mary Ann was united in marriage to Eldon...
Marilynn J. Knaub
May 7, 2019
MARILYNN J. KNAUB, 74 of Ogallala, went home to be with the Lord on what would have been her youngest son, Duke's 49th birthday, May 7, 2019. Marilynn was born June 8, 1944, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to R. Owen and Neva (Olsen) Scott. She attended school in Scottsbluff. On August 25, 1960, Marilynn married Gary Allen Knaub in Gering, Nebraska....
Mildred Jensen
May 2, 2019
MILDRED JENSEN, 95 of Ogallala, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor. Mildred R. Jensen was born April 19, 1924 north of Lemoyne, NE the daughter of George H. and Nellie G. (Keenan) Wilson. She received her education in two country schools in Arthur County and grew to womanhood in Arthur County, NE. Mildred married Albert Larsen,...
Becky Mcvay
Apr 30, 2019
Becky McVay, age 55, passed away on April 30, 2019, at her home on the farm surrounded by her loving family, She was diagnosed with Glioblastoma grade 4 brain cancer in August of 2017 and beat the survival odds. Rebecca Sue Graves was born on October 16, 1963, to J.C. "Bud" and Cena (George) Graves at the Ogallala Community Hospital....
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...