Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Betty Pruitt
May 30, 2017
BETTY PRUITT, 71 of Grant, formerly of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Betty was born December 13, 1945 at Covington, Kentucky. At a young age, Betty was placed into the care of foster parents that lived north of Grant, Nebraska. Betty moved frequently throughout adulthood, before returning to the area in...
James M. Stevens
May 12, 2017
JAMES M. STEVENS, 84 of Paxton, NE, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at his home in Paxton. James was born April 16, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to Harvey and Ruth Lintner. A year later, he was placed into the Child Saving Institute. In the Spring of following year, James was adopted by George and Julia Stevens. In so doing,...
Sidney L. Spencer
May 8, 2017
SIDNEY "SID" L. SPENCER, 89 of Ogallala, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Sidney was born February 9, 1928 at Hyannis, Nebraska to the Burton Spencer family. Difficult life circumstances led to Sidney being raised by an aunt in Alliance, where he attended school. On September 24, 1948, Sidney married Harriet Creason at Broadwater, Nebraska....
Janet A. Wagner
May 7, 2017
JANET A. WAGNER, 68 of Lake McConaughy, NE passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 at her home at Lake McConaughy. Jan was born November 6, 1948 in Denver, Colorado to John Charles and Ann Bertha (Whyte) Wagner. She graduated from Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Following her education, Jan worked various jobs in and around the Denver...
Raymond Pounds
May 3, 2017
RAYMOND POUNDS, 69 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Indian Hills Healthcare Community in Ogallala, NE. Raymond Bernard Pounds Jr. was born May 9, 1947 in Ogallala, NE to Raymond Bernard and Jeanne (Charlesworth) Pounds. Condolences can be shared online at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com. No services are planned at this time. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala, NE...
Norma Kay Goossen
Apr 27, 2017
NORMA KAY GOOSSEN, 76 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Ogallala Community Hospital. Norma was born April 5, 1941 at Arnold, NE to Everett Clarence and Florence Edna (Gallington) Rutt. She graduated from Paxton High School. Norma loved animals and was a member of the Radiant Life Assembly of God in Ogallala. Norma was preceded in...
Winifred L. Epperson
Apr 25, 2017
WINIFRED (Winnie) L. EPPERSON, 67 of Lemoyne (former Lewellen resident), passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Ogallala Community Hospital. Winnie was born December 30, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Thomas and Margaret (Jacobs) Schooley. Her father was in the oil field industry so the family moved often. She attended schools in New Mexico, Nebraska and Oklahoma graduating high school...
Dorothy Mae Ervin
Apr 21, 2017
DOROTHY MAE ERVIN, 90 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 at Ogallala Community Hospital. Dorothy was born November 20, 1926 at Oconto, Nebraska to Henry and Dora (Helmuth) Reiselman. The family moved to Roscoe in Dorothy's formative years where Dorothy attended District East 15 Elementary School North of Roscoe. During 1941-1946 Dorothy and her sisters along with...
Jj Treankler
Apr 14, 2017
JJ TREANKLER, 70, former Ogallala resident, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Omaha VA Medical Center. JJ was born January 24, 1947 at Cold Spring, Kentucky. Raised by her grandparents, Sam and Betty Bowerman, JJ attended school in the Cold Spring area before entering the US Army. JJ received a medical discharge after sustaining a fairly serious injury...
Grace Godfrey
Apr 6, 2017
GRACE GODFREY, 98 of Elwood, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Grace was born September 13, 1918 at Madrid, Nebraska to Walter and Mary (Reutzel) Nutt. She grew up in Madrid and graduated from Madrid High School. On January 22, 1942, Grace married Vernon Shepherd. The couple made their home in Atlanta, NE...
Charles Colson
Apr 1, 2017
Charles Colson, 68, of Catlin, IL passed away at his home with family by his side on Saturday April 1, 2017. Charles was born the son of Orville and Ruth (Bannon) Colson on January 12, 1949 in Grant, NE. Charles married Vernest Jacobs on November 28th, 1972. They had three children together, Robert, Sarah, and Melissa, then adopted two more,...
Gabriel Joseph Baptiste
Mar 29, 2017
GABRIEL JOSEPH BAPTISTE JR., 64 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. Gabe was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on October 16, 1952 to Gabriel Joseph and Julia Rose (Chesney) Baptiste. At age 5, he and his family moved to Venezuela where his passion for music and electronics were...
Ronald Armstrong
Mar 16, 2017
RONALD ARMSTRONG, 69 of Big Springs, former longtime Brule resident, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, CO. Ron was born February 26, 1948 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Ernie and Leona (Harms) Armstrong. He graduated from Brule High School in 1966 and went on to graduate from Kearney State College. Ron taught school for...
Diana Marie Pedersen
Mar 16, 2017
DIANA MARIE PEDERSEN, 66 of Brule, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Diana was born April 4, 1950 at Ogallala to Robert "Bob" and Alice (Dressler) Struckman. She graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1968. Then she attended Kearney State College for 4 years. On July 25, 1971, Diana married...
Thomas H. Andrews
Mar 11, 2017
THOMAS H. ANDREWS, 62 of Lake McConaughy, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. Tom was born June 8, 1954 at Ft. Collins, CO to Harry and Carol (Kob) Andrews. Tom grew up on a turkey farm in Kersey, CO. He attended high school in Kersey and went on to attend the University...
Ronnie E. Frickey
Mar 3, 2017
RONNIE "RON" E. FRICKEY, 74 of Ogallala, former longtime Madrid resident, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Ronnie was born June 27, 1942 at Nampa, Idaho, the 5th of 9 children born to Virgil and Vivian (Thomas) Frickey. At age 6 the family moved to Northport, Nebraska where his family farmed and where...
Martha Marilyn Wiencek
Feb 22, 2017
MARTHA "MARILYN" WIENCEK, 77 of Ogallala, passed away February 22, 2017 at her home. Marilyn was born September 23, 1939 at Los Angeles, CA to Cliff and Martha (Laverne) Cluckner. She attended high school and business school in the Los Angeles area. Marilyn worked for a few years as an executive secretary for TV personality and variety show host, Steve...
Max M. Miller
Feb 21, 2017
MAX M. MILLER, 93 of Lewellen, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Max was born April 11, 1923 at Blue River, WI to Alva and Robbie (Haskins) Miller. He attended school in Boscobel, WI. On December 1, 1945, Max married Phyliss Dalton at Blue River, WI. The couple made their home in the Blue River...
Doris I. Hirsch
Feb 14, 2017
DORIS I. HIRSCH, 72 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Doris was born April 17, 1944 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Robert "Bob" and Erma (Hughes) Spangler. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran School for the first nine years of her education, prior to attending Ogallala High School. In 1962, Doris married...
Dana A. Sweet
Feb 11, 2017
DANA A. SWEET, 69 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. Dana was born October 2, 1947 at Tampa, FL to Dwayne and Dorothy (Baker) Conkey. Dana's father served in the armed forces, and as a result, she and her family made their home in many different places before ending up in San Jose, CA. It...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
