Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Roger Buckler
Sep 6, 2018
ROGER G. BUCKLER, 64 of Brule, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Roger was born February 17, 1954, at Greensburg, Indiana to Claire and Sarah (Dake) Buckler, the youngest of 6 children. He was raised and attended school in Merino, Colorado. Roger worked in trucking for the majority of his working life and...
Pike Mccormick
Sep 1, 2018
NEIL "PIKE" MCCORMICK, 95 of Lewellen, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh. Pike was born September 7, 1922, at Lewellen, Nebraska to Alfred and Jane (Orr) McCormick. He graduated from Lewellen High School with the class of 1940. Pike remained at Lewellen where helped on the family farm. At the onset...
Harold Duane Haldeen
Aug 29, 2018
Harold Duane Haldeen, 86 of North Platte, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at his home, surrounded by people that he loved. Harold was born January 4, 1932, on the family farm southeast of Big Springs to Carl and Grace (Brune) Haldeen. He attended Cottonwood Corner Rural Elementary School and graduated from Ogallala High School. Harold joined his father and...
Bernard Torres
Aug 23, 2018
BERNARD TORRES, 57 of Ogallala, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Bernard was born November 2, 1960, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Bivien and Elsie (Moves Camp) Torres. He attended Ogallala High School before going to work for the railroad, where he worked for nearly 20 years, mostly as a foreman. On July 17, 1986, Bernard...
Christopher B. Watson
Aug 21, 2018
CHRISTOPHER BRADLEY WATSON, 32 of Lewellen, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at his home. Chris was born February 16, 1986, at Loveland, Colorado to Brad and Kerry (Embree) Watson. He attended school in Johnstown, CO. Chris was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age and fought health battles for the majority of his life. He enjoyed hunting and...
Nathaniel R. Maxcy
Aug 18, 2018
NATHANIEL R. MAXCY, 22 of Lincoln, formerly of Sutherland, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Nathaniel was born October 16, 1995, at Omaha, Nebraska to Mike and Rachel (Jara) Maxcy. He lived in Ogallala most of his life, graduating from Sutherland High School in 2014. Nathaniel was a natural born athlete, a football star, and...
Dwayne E. Reese
Aug 9, 2018
DWAYNE E. REESE, 91 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Ogallala Community Hospital. Dwayne was born on July 7, 1927 at Hayes Center, Nebraska the son of Ervin E. Reese and Grace J. (Houseman) Reese. He grew up at Hayes Center and graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of 1945. After graduation he...
Scott Benjamin Mauser
Aug 8, 2018
SCOTT BENJAMIN MAUSER, 36 of Big Springs, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Scott was born January 16, 1982, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Kent and Danielle (Anderson) Mauser. He graduated from South Platte High School with the class of 2000, where he was a standout athlete. Scott attended Nebraska Wesleyan University where he played football...
Robert Seals, Jr.
Jul 10, 2018
ROBERT SEALS JR., 39 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Robert was born April 4, 1979 in Iowa City, IA to Robert and Christine (Goddard) Seals. The family was residing in Des Moines, IA at the time. A couple years later, the family moved to Clear Lake, IA where Robert attended...
Kenneth Staples
Jun 22, 2018
KENNETH STAPLES, 89 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community in Ogallala. Ken was born Aug 26, 1928, at Richards, Colorado to Albert "AJ" and Rosella (Mendenhall) Staples. He graduated from Arthur High School. Ken entered the U.S. Air Force during Korea and was stationed at Pensacola, Florida. On September 13, 1953, Ken married...
Merlyn K. Walter
Jun 17, 2018
MERLYN K. WALTER, 76 of Lewellen, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018, at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Merlyn was born March 28, 1942, at St. Francis, Kansas to Robert and Alma (Lampe) Walter. He graduated from St. Francis High School in 1960. Merlyn attended Pittsburg State University in Kansas before starting a realty firm, Tri-State Realty, with a...
Glenn L. Buss
Jun 14, 2018
GLENN L. BUSS, 80 of Paxton, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the Sutherland Care Center. Glenn was born July 22, 1937, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Bert and Maxine (DeFord) Buss. He attended country school north of Ogallala before moving north of Paxton, where he completed his education. Glenn worked at the Sale Barn at Ogallala for several years...
Nancy Jo Jeffrey
Jun 1, 2018
NANCY JO JEFFREY, 74 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018, at North Platte. Nancy was born November 1, 1943, at Laramie, Wyoming to Charles and Reba (Smith) Hixson. She graduated from Rock River High School with the class of 1962. In 1963, Nancy married Guy Skaggs at Laramie. The couple moved around for a while before eventually settling...
Greg Anderson
May 30, 2018
GREG ANDERSON, 58 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Lemoyne. Greg was born February 13, 1960, at Panama City, Florida to Gary and May (Knutson) Anderson. The family moved around extensively throughout much of Greg's early years. He graduated from Hershey High School with the class of 1978. In 1980, Greg moved to Ogallala where he started...
Mary Ellen Bacon
May 27, 2018
MARY ELLEN BACON, 90 of Loveland and formerly of Ogallala, died on Sunday May 27th, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village in Loveland, CO, where she had suffered from congestive heart failure. She was cremated in Loveland, Co and will be inurned at the Ogallala Cemetery alongside her parents and husband, Richard M. Bacon. Mary was born on March 15th, 1928...
Shelly Knaub
May 26, 2018
SHELLY KNAUB, 57 of Ogallala, passed away May 26, 2018, at her home in Ogallala. Shelly was born April 18, 1961, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Gary and Marilynn (Scott) Knaub. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1979. On June 16, 1979 she married Rex Welsh and moved to Denver, Colorado. Together they opened a packaging and...
Lawrence Pribyl
May 14, 2018
LAWRENCE "LARRY" EDWARD PRIBYL, 82 of Lakewood, CO, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018, at his home. Larry was born May 26, 1935, at Paxton, Nebraska to Joseph R. and M. Huberta (Kildare) Pribyl. He graduated from Paxton High School and went on to attend Kansas State University before eventually obtaining his Master's Degree from the University of Northern Colorado....
Donna J. Anderson
Apr 11, 2018
DONNA J. ANDERSON, 73 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Ogallala Community Hospital. Donna was born March 17, 1945 at Sidney, Nebraska to Lawrence and Florentine (Murray) Kealy. She attended Sidney High School. On October 13, 1962, Donna married Kenneth "Andy" Anderson at Sidney. The couple made their home in Sidney, Sterling, CO, Hot Springs, SD,...
Michael W. Smithberg
Mar 11, 2018
MICHAEL W. SMITHBERG, 69 of Keystone, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Michael was born November 19, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska to Kenneth and Mabel Smithberg. He attended Papillion High School before marrying Kathy Tex on November 25, 1967. Mike installed hardwood flooring for a while before he took a job as a...
Cleona D. Douglas
Mar 10, 2018
CLEONA D. DOUGLAS, 83 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Cleona was born May 6, 1934, at Denmark, Nebraska to Ralph and Irene (Thomsen) Gutherless. She graduated from Maxwell High School with the class of 1952. Shortly after graduation, Cleona married Reinhold Heil; the couple made their home south of North Platte, and...
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