Obituaries

Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

George E. Vasa

George E. Vasa

May 22, 2015

GEORGE E. VASA, 89 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. George was born April 15, 1926 at Ogallala, Nebraska to John and Marie (Sibal) Vasa. He grew up in the sandhills of Arthur County with his 7 siblings. George graduated from Ogallala High School. Following his education, George entered the U.S....

Wayne L. Walters

Wayne L. Walters

May 21, 2015

WAYNE L. WALTERS, 58 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Curly was born in Denver, Co. on August 5, 1956. His parents were Robert and Priscilla Walters. Brother of Grace (Don deceased) Newth of North Platte, Ne., Martha (Bill) Kaser of Strasburg, Ohio, Roberta (Chuck) Rodriguez of Denver, Co. Preston (Ingrid) Walters...

Edna L. Beigh

Edna L. Beigh

May 16, 2015

EDNA L. BEIGH, 93 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Edna was born May 26, 1921 at Colome, SD to Steve and Anna (Hauff) Heese. In 1927, the family moved to White River, SD where she grew up along with her brothers and sisters, Elenora, Norman, Lloyd, Mary, Emma and Ramona. Edna...

Dorothy A. Hagge

Dorothy A. Hagge

Apr 28, 2015

DOROTHY "DOT" A. HAGGE, 86 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the Medical Center of Aurora CO. Dorothy was born April 17, 1929 at Ogallala, NE to Clarence and Ethel (Farrand) Worden. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1946. Dorothy went on to attend the Colorado Women's College for two years where...

Denny D. Morrell

Denny D. Morrell

Apr 25, 2015

DENNY D. MORRELL, 72 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Denny was born January 8, 1943 at Ogallala, NE to Noble and Verna (Barner) Morrell. He graduated from Arthur High School with the class of 1961. Following his education, he joined the U.S. Air Force. On November 17, 1961, Denny married Janice E....

Ardis D. Mueller

Ardis D. Mueller

Apr 6, 2015

ARDIS D. MUELLER, 94 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Indian HIlls Manor in Ogallala. Ardis was born March 1, 1921 at Lincoln, NE to Stephen "Earle" and Anna (Dahl) Hilliard. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1937. Ardis went to college in Denver before eventually marrying Charles T. "Chuck" Mueller...

Jean M. Mahaffey

Jean M. Mahaffey

Mar 25, 2015

JEAN MARIE MAHAFFEY, 85 of Paxton, NE, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Paxton, NE. Jean was born the eighth of eleven children to Thomas and Ruth (Short) Markussen on September 20, 1929 in Arthur County. Jean was baptized at Duck Lake in Arthur County, and was a member of the Arthur Baptist church. She attended school in Arthur...

Doris J. Thompson

Doris J. Thompson

Mar 19, 2015

DORIS J. THOMPSON, 85 of McPherson County, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Doris Jean Thompson was born to Clifford Otis and Zina Lurene (Kee) Tiffany on September 20, 1929, in Sherman County, NE. She received her education in the rural schools of Logan County and graduated from Baker Rural High School in...

Sarah S. Bloomberg

Sarah S. Bloomberg

Mar 10, 2015

SARAH S. BLOOMBERG, 74 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her home in Ogallala. Sarah was born January 19, 1941 at Ogallala, NE to Robert and Wauneta "Neata" (Stubbs) McEntee. She attended Ogallala High School. On September 4, 1976, Sarah married Carl Bloomberg at Grant Nebraska. The couple made their home in Ogallala, where they resided...

Randy L. Gubser

Randy L. Gubser

Feb 28, 2015

RANDY L. GUBSER, 61 of Hastings, former longtime resident of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, February 28th, 2015 at Hastings. Randy was born June 11, 1953 at Broken Bow, the son of Norman E. and Mary Lou (Furrow) Gubser. He graduated from the North Platte High School with the class of 1971. Randy had owned and operated the Gubser Funeral Home...

Earla Mae Jimenez

Earla Mae Jimenez

Feb 25, 2015

EARLA MAE JIMENEZ, 93 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Earla was born November 6th, 1921 at Lewellen, NE the daughter of Granville Luther and Lena Ann (Thompson) Stout. She grew up in Lewellen where her father was a banker and her mother was a school teacher. She graduated from the Lewellen High...

Kathy Fenwick

Kathy Fenwick

Feb 24, 2015

KATHY FENWICK, 62 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Kathy was born February 9, 1953 at Ogallala, NE to Gerald and Evelyn (Mercer) Fenwick. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1971. Following her education, Kathy got a job at First National Bank, which later became Pinnacle...

Robert Ray Anderson

Robert Ray Anderson

Feb 21, 2015

ROBERT RAY ANDERSON, 91 of Grand Island, NE, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Grand Island Veteran's Home. Robert was born May 1, 1923 at Brule, NE to Ernest and Marie (Fahrlander) Anderson. He graduated from Brule High School in 1940. In 1942, Robert entered the U.S. Navy where he served during WWII in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Robert...

Russ B. Peterson

Russ B. Peterson

Feb 14, 2015

RUSS B. PETERSON, 59 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Hershey, NE. Russ was born February 25, 1955 at Ogallala, Nebraska, the fifth of 8 children, to B.A. and Eunice (Henderson) Peterson. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1973. Since an early age, Russ had ridden horses as part of the Peterson...

William "Bill" Musick

William "Bill" Musick

Feb 3, 2015

WILLIAM "BILL" MUSICK, 67 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. William Ray Musick was born November 5, 1947 in Grant, Nebraska at the Perkins County Hospital. The son of Earnest and Hazel (Fisher) Musick. He attended a one room country school and then Grant Public School, graduating from Perkins County High...

Robert M. Warburton

Robert M. Warburton

Jan 31, 2015

ROBERT M. WARBURTON, 61 of Northglenn, CO, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO. Robert was born April 6, 1953 at St. Cloud, MN to Robert H. and Patricia (Peters) Warburton. He graduated from Northglenn High School in CO. Following his education, Robert worked in sales at American Furniture in Denver, as...

Katie Faesser

Katie Faesser

Jan 30, 2015

KATIE FAESSER, 92 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Katie was born March 20, 1922, the youngest of 7 children, in the Ukraine, to Alexander and Maria Schepp. On December 26, 1945 Katie married Albert Faesser at Rottenburg an der laaber, Germany. The couple made their home in Rottenburg, Germany,...

Barbara June Mccormick

Barbara June Mccormick

Jan 29, 2015

BARBARA "JUNE" McCORMICK, 94 of Jurupa Valley, CA, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Brookdale Assisted Living community. She had been living with her daughter Shari and husband Alex before recently moving to Brookdale. June was born July 10, 1920 in Belgrade, NE. Her parents were Charles and Alice Jane West. Her father owned a butcher shop and...

Marlene Marie Jorgensen

Marlene Marie Jorgensen

Jan 29, 2015

Marlene Jorgensen daughter of Cecil and Pauline Harkins passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Nita and Ken Jones in Omaha, NE on January 29, 2015. She was born October 5, 1931 in Jewell County, Kansas. Marlene graduated from Superior High School in 1949. After graduating she was employed by the Superior Express. On January 14,...

George E. Constantine

George E. Constantine

Dec 16, 2014

George E. Constantine, age 77, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE...