Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Willard Soper
Aug 17, 2016
WILLARD SOPER, 86 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at his home in Ogallala. Willard was born September 18, 1929 in rural Brule to Floyd and Margaret (Moyer) Soper. He attended rural school in the Brule area before finishing his education at Ogallala Public School. In 1950, Willard was united in marriage to Geraldine Flohr. Their union was...
Sandra Moreno Baez
Aug 3, 2016
SANDRA MORENO BAEZ, 70 of Sedalia, MO, formerly of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Sedalia, MO. Sandra was born August 23, 1945, in North Platte, Nebraska to Alfonso and Creselda Moreno. On June 20, 1983, she married Tony Baez, and the couple made their home in Ogallala briefly, before moving to Chicago, Illinois the following year. Their...
Alezandro Jara
Aug 2, 2016
ALEZANDRO "ALEX" JARA, 67 of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Alex was born June 26, 1949 in Julesburg, Colorado to Atilano Torres and Dolores (Manjarrez) Jara. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1967. Alex had worked in sales for the majority of his life. He...
Zackery A. Schnabel
Jul 6, 2016
ZACKERY A. SCHNABEL, 19, of Brule, NE, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the McCook Community Hospital as a result of an automobile accident. Zack was born October 14, 1996 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Leon and Melanie (McConnell) Schnabel. He attended school in Big Springs and was a member of the graduating class of 2015. Zack had worked a...
Foster F. Meisch
Jul 2, 2016
FOSTER F. MEISCH, 90 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE. Foster was born February 23, 1926 at Goodrich, ND, the only son of John and Natalie (Schneider) Meisch. At the age of nine, he moved with his family to Killdeer, ND. He attended grade school and two years of high...
Marty Estrada
Jun 25, 2016
Martin Estrada, 57, died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on June 25, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Marty was born on June 10, 1959 in Ogallala, NE to Julian and Beatrice Estrada. He married his high school sweetheart Amy Siffring in 1980, and the couple had four children. Marty was a member of St. Peter the Apostle church in...
Lonnie Tickle
Jun 20, 2016
LONNIE TICKLE, 66 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Lonnie was born July 3, 1949 at Grant, Nebraska to Howard J. and Opal V. (Echternach) Tickle. He graduated from Grant High School with the class of 1967 and attended Kearney State College. Lonnie went on to serve in...
Patricia A. Rhoades
Jun 17, 2016
PATRICIA ALICE RHOADES, age 89 of Big Springs, passed away June 17, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Patricia was born November 28, 1926 in Deuel County, Nebraska to Cecil and Jane (Armstrong) Stanley. She attended District 30 rural school, where she would meet her eventual husband, and went on to graduate from Big Springs High School with the class...
Janice Marie Zellaha
Jun 11, 2016
Janice Marie Zellaha, 78 of Lewellen, passed away Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE. Janice was born July 30, 1937 at Milford, Iowa to Hartman "Hart" and Alice (Moritz) Christofferson. She graduated from Milford High School. On October 6, 1956, Jan married Virgil Zellaha at Milford. The couple made their home in Spirit Lake,...
Mert Fricke
Jun 1, 2016
CLARENCE "MERT" FRICKE, 88, of Roscoe, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Mert was born August 16, 1927 on a farm near Brewster, Nebraska to Fredrick and Rhoda (Amsberry) Fricke. He attended school in the Comstock area. Mert married Ema Pauline Alexander on November 10, 1945 in North Platte. He held several ranching jobs before...
Billy O'Connor
May 20, 2016
W.E. "Billy" O'Connor, age 55 of Paxton, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Billy was born November 9, 1960 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Bill R. and Mary Alice (Allie) (Feltz) O'Connor. Billy graduated from Ogallala High School in 1979 and went on to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he graduated...
Roy G. Osborn
May 9, 2016
ROY G. OSBORN, age 73 of Brule, passed away May 9, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Roy was born June 7, 1942 at Arapahoe, Nebraska to Vernon and Bessie (Beatty) Osborn. He attended rural school in Keystone. On March 12, 1976, Roy married Faye Kensinger in Ogallala, and the couple made their home in Brule. Roy helped...
Mona R. Lierley
May 3, 2016
Mona Rae Lierley of Grant, NE passed away peacefully at her home on May 3, 2016 following a 2 1/2 year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family and husband of 32 years, Pat Lierley. She was born November 6, 1959 in Ogallala, NE to Carl and Charlene Walker. Mona was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and devoted...
Jane Adkins
Apr 25, 2016
JANE ADKINS, 52, former Ogallala resident, passed away Monday, April 25 2016 at Fort Collins, CO. Jane was born August 29, 1963 on Highway 30 between 9th and 12th St. in North Platte, NE to Lynn and Naomi (Groves) Wade. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1981 and went on to attend National College in Rapid City, SD where...
Beth Lawler
Apr 20, 2016
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Lawler, 94, of Paxton, passed away April 20, 2016 at the Sutherland Care Center. Beth was born January 7, 1922 to Fred and Pearl (Pulley) Latimer on a farm northwest of Maywood, Nebraska. She attended a one-room country school for the first five years of her education, where she had perfect attendance. Beth transferred to Maywood Public...
C. Maxine Brown
Mar 9, 2016
C. MAXINE BROWN, age 88 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at her home. Maxine was born March 2, 1928 in Norton County, Kansas (1/2 mile from the Nebraska state line) to John L. and Leona C. (Palmer) Railsback. Maxine grew up in Lebanon, Nebraska where she lived with an aunt and uncle, Sophia and Harry Hudsonpillar. She...
Clayton Pluard
Feb 21, 2016
CLAYTON PLUARD, 35 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at North Platte, NE. Clayton was born April 11, 1980 at Torrance, California to Ronald and Mardella (Cooley) Pluard. Clayton was raised in California before moving to Mississippi in 1998. In 2003, Clayton met Jennifer Glassburn. They were married two years later on May 21, 2005, and their...
Ruth M. Colson
Feb 19, 2016
Ruth Marie Colson passed away on Friday morning, February 19, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Ruth was born May 24, 1928 on the farm north of Keystone, the second child of Charles and Esther (Johansen) Bannon. She was the last baby baptized in the Keystone Catholic/ Protestant Church. Ruth attended school at Keystone until her family moved to Paxton...
Evelyn C. Beckham
Feb 17, 2016
EVELYN C. DYCHES BECKHAM, 85 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Evelyn was born October 27, 1930 at Claxton, Georgia to F.M. and Blanche (Caldwell) Jones. She attended school in Orlando, FL. In the mid 1940's, Evelyn married Linwood Franklin Dyches in Orlando. Linwood and Evelyn would spend the next...
Elwood O. Jensen
Feb 9, 2016
ELWOOD O. "RED" JENSEN, 90 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Red was born April 30, 1925 at North Platte, Nebraska to Richard and Sedona (Kelso) Jensen. He attended school in North Platte. Red spent his early years on the family farm in North Platte before serving in the U.S. Army...
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