Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Ruth Freels
Sep 14, 2016
RUTH E. FREELS, 83 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Perkins County Health in Grant. Ruth was born January 7, 1933 in rural Anderson County, TN to Ruben H. and JoeAnna (Smith) Robinson. On February 26, 1956 she married Ben Freels in Oliver Springs, TN. The couple moved to Baltimore, MD where they made their home for...
Robert "Bob" Keuter
Aug 27, 2016
Robert "Bob" Keuter, age 80 of Brule, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at his home in Brule. Bob was born August 24, 1936 at Boulder, Colorado to Lawrence and Agnes Keuter. He attended school in Sutherland before graduating from Longmont High School in Colorado. In 1947, Bob entered the U.S. Air Force where he served in Korea. While serving...
Karen Ann Reiss
Aug 22, 2016
KAREN ANN REISS, 71 of Brule, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Karen was born December 14, 1944 in Big Springs, Nebraska to Raymond and Evelyn (Lempke) Radke. She graduated from Big Springs High School. On February 4, 1966, Karen married William "Richard" Reiss in Julesburg, CO. The couple made their home in Ogallala for...
Charles Ernest Gorham
Aug 21, 2016
CHARLES ERNEST GORHAM, 65 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at his home in Ogallala, NE. Charles was born on October 29, 1950 in Excelsior Springs, MO to Ernest and Mildred (Cordwell) Gorham. He graduated from Hastings High School in Hastings, NE with the class of 1969. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1970....
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...
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