Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
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...
Raymond E Roberts
Jan 25, 2016
RAYMOND ROBERTS, age 68 of Brule, former longtime Lewellen resident, passed away Monday January 25, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Ray was born July 17, 1947 in Lewellen, Nebraska to Jack and Evelyn (Steger) Roberts. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1965. On February 1, 1967, Ray married Teresa Victory at Ogallala. The...
Marlene E. Larson
Jan 22, 2016
MARLENE E. LARSON, 70 of Ogallala, former Brule resident, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Marlene was born December 11, 1945 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Avon and Orva (Kampfe) Larson. Marlene attended school in Brule. Marlene attended a vocational school in Beatrice before returning to Brule. She worked at the Indian Hills Manor handling laundry...
Clarice C. Elmshaeuser
Jan 20, 2016
CLARICE C. ELMSHAEUSER, 78 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Clarice was born May 4, 1937 at Campbell, Nebraska to Albert and Orise Heinrich. She graduated from Campbell High School with the class of 1954. In 1956, Clarice married Dennis Lunceford. The couple made their home in the Hugoton, Kansas...
James Sizer
Jan 17, 2016
JAMES E. SIZER, 69, of Ogallala, NE, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at his home south of Lake McConaughy. Jim was born December 31, 1946 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Robert and Eva (Crouse) Sizer. He graduated from Arthur High School with the class of 1965, and attended college in Chadron before being drafted into the U.S. Army during the...
John M. Buchanan
Jan 10, 2016
JOHN MORGAN BUCHANAN, 74 of Lemoyne, NE, former long-time Madrid resident, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. John was born to Chester Raymond & Mary Leonora "None" (Stevens) Buchanan on July 25, 1941 north of Grant, NE. He grew up southeast of Madrid, NE, and graduated from Madrid High School in 1961....
Donald D. Crum
Jan 8, 2016
Donald Crum, age 79 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Donald was born March 27, 1936 at Canon City, Colorado to Earl and Grace (Culp) Crum. He attended school in the Denver area. Donald worked in a greenhouse in Denver for several years growing flowers. Donald was drafted into the U.S. Army in...
Ronald Anthony Kalkowski
Jan 7, 2016
RONALD KALKOWSKI, 85 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Ronald was born on January 2, 1931 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Emil and Isabelle (Jarosz) Kalkowski. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1949. On April 2, 1951, Ronald was united in marriage to Maxine Cuba at...
Harry Roy Cleveland
Jan 2, 2016
HARRY ROY CLEVELAND, 85 of Wittman, AZ, former long-time Keith County resident, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 in Sun City, AZ. Roy was born June 13, 1930 in a cabin in Banner County, Nebraska to Lee and Catherine (Bulck) Cleveland. Roy was the oldest of 8 children. He attended school at Horseshoe Bend, were he rode a horse to...
Cathleen Eloise Thalken
Jan 1, 2016
Cathleen Eloise Thalken, 92 of Ogallala, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Cathleen was born December 10, 1923 at Sterling, Colorado, to Charles E. (Doc) and Clara A. (Trierweiler) Mueller. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1941, and attended Colorado A & M in Fort Collins. On May 1, 1946, Cathleen married James...
Vicki L. Walter
Dec 31, 2015
Vicki L. Walter, 70 of Lewellen, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Vicki Lee Knoles Walter was born June 7, 1945 to Harold and Alberta (Hall) Knoles in San Diego, California. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and grew up in Benkelman, Nebraska, graduating with the class of 1963. Vicki married Donald...
Calvin R. Clark
Dec 29, 2015
Calvin Clark, 87 of Ogallala, passed away December 29, 2015 at his home south of Lake McConaughy. Calvin was born March 20, 1928 at Jefferson County, Colorado to Joseph V. and Bertha (Frazier) Clark. He attended school at Golden and left school at age 16 to join the Merchant Marine. Following his discharge, Calvin worked as a carpenter in the...
Wally W. Geurink
Dec 8, 2015
WALLY W. GEURINK, 84 of Ogallala, passed away December 8, 2015 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Wally was born December 12, 1930 at Council Bluffs, IA. At a young age, Wally was adopted by Henry W. and Fannie M. (Reinders) Geurink. He attended school in Orange City, IA. Wally went on to serve his country in WWII. Following...
Harold Lee Bingham
Nov 28, 2015
HAROLD "LEE" BINGHAM JR., 71 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Lee was born July 23, 1944 to Harold Lee Bingham Sr. and Bellouise (Dhabalt) Bingham. He grew up in Lucas and Marion Counties in Iowa. After graduating from Pleasantville High School in 1962, Lee entered the United States Air Force. Following his...
Paul & Patti Kuskie
Nov 25, 2015
Paul & Patti Kuskie, ages 57 and 55, of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at their home in Ogallala. Paul was born October 10, 1958 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Clifford and Mary Lou (Williams) Kuskie. Patti was born March 17, 1960 at Milford, Delaware to Jerry and Norma (Marvel) Hendon. The two both graduated from Brule High...
James L. Mcchesney
Nov 18, 2015
James L. McChesney, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on November 18, 2015. Jim was born on September 13, 1930 in Lebanon, NE, to Percy and Eunice (Evans) McChesney. He served in the US Navy from 1951-1954 aboard the USS Curtiss after graduating High School in Indianola in 1948. He worked for...
Ronald Sauers
Nov 11, 2015
RONALD SAUERS, 82 of Julesburg, CO, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Ronald was born August 11, 1933 at Ogallala, Nebraska to John and Viola (Schoff) Sauer. Ron attended school in Ogallala and several other local schools before eventually leaving school early to help his dad on the farm. On August 26,...