Obituaries

Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas

Robert G. Edgar

Robert G. Edgar

May 11, 2013

Robert G. “Bob” Edgar, age 89 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 16th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Father Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery with Elks Rites and Military Honors. Rosary will be...

Regina L. Bradley

Regina L. Bradley

Apr 25, 2013

Regina L. Bradley, age 91, a longtime Ogallala resident, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor John Stubenrouch officiating. Regina was born on a farm near Gothenburg, Nebraska on January 1, 1922,...

Janet A. Hill

Janet A. Hill

Apr 21, 2013

Janet A. Hill, age 74 of Ogallala, NE passed away on Sunday morning, April 21, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Pastor Duane Dunwoody officiating. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Janet was born Novemer 12, 1938 at Amhearst, Colorado, the...

Rhetta Kent Crandell

Rhetta Kent Crandell

Apr 16, 2013

Rhetta Kent Crandell, age 75, a longtime Ogallala and Brule resident, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. A Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 20th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. with Fr. Bryan Ernest as...

Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson

Apr 11, 2013

Bob Johnson, longtime resident of Lemoyne, Nebraska, passed away at the age of 94 on April 11, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Bob was born at Blandville, Kentucky on December 15, 1918. He retired from the United States Air Force after 22 years, Senior Master Sgt. and loyal servant to our country and was also a veteran of WWII....

Cleopha Waldschmidt

Cleopha Waldschmidt

Apr 10, 2013

Cleopha Waldschmidt, age 83 of Lemoyne, passed away Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013 at her home on the north side of Lake McConaughy. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 15th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Fr. Bryan Ernest of St. Luke’s Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Cleo was born...

Shirley A. Cater

Shirley A. Cater

Mar 30, 2013

Shirley A. Cater, age 91 of Ogallala, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at her home. Shirley was born June 20, 1921 at Ansley, Nebraska, the daughter of Arch and Maebel (Anderson) Turpen. She attended Ansley Public Schools, graduating from high school when she was 16. The following year she began classes at Kearney State Teacher’s College, where she...

Lillian Booker

Lillian Booker

Mar 29, 2013

Lillian Booker, age 94, a resident of Indian Hills Healthcare Community for the past twelve years, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3r,d , at the Ogallala Cemetery with Fr. Bryan Ernest of St. Luke’s Catholic Church officiating. Gubser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jay D. Cook

Jay D. Cook

Mar 25, 2013

Jay D. Cook, age 75 of Paxton, died Monday, March 25, 2013, with a good friend while proudly showing him his 2013 calf crop. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 28th at the Paxton United Methodist Church with Pastor Kolawole Akinnigbagbe officiating. Burial will be in the Paxton Cemetery with Elks Rites given by the...

Emma Kaitlyn Redinger

Emma Kaitlyn Redinger

Mar 16, 2013

Emma Kaitlyn Redinger, age 19 of Ogallala, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at North Platte, as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Hershey. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23rd at the Ogallala High School Auditorium with Pastor Eric Wait of the New Hope Church and Pastor Gordon...

Roy Dean Whiteley

Roy Dean Whiteley

Mar 11, 2013

Roy Dean Whiteley, age 81 of Ogallala, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 14th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Fr. Bryan Ernest officiating. Roy was born April 10, 1931 at Imperial, Nebraska, the son of Roy Albert and Helen M. (Cooper) Whiteley. He...

Leona A Armstrong

Leona A Armstrong

Mar 11, 2013

Leona Anna Armstrong, age 87 of Big Springs, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15th at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Brule with Pastor Jon Dickmander officiating. Burial will be at the Ft. McPherson National Cemetery south of Maxwell at 2:30 p.m. (CDT). Leona...

Genevieve L. Johnson

Genevieve L. Johnson

Mar 6, 2013

Genevieve L. Johnson, age 91 of Ogallala, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Fr. Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Burial...

Josephine S. Guinn

Josephine S. Guinn

Mar 6, 2013

Josephine Sally Guinn, age 85 of Lewellen, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Fr. Bryan Ernest of St. Luke’s Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in the Big Springs Cemetery. Josephine was born February 8, 1928 at...

Rose Marie Brown

Rose Marie Brown

Mar 5, 2013

Rose Marie Brown, age 75 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th at the Gubser Funeral Home. Rose was born September 16, 1937 at Ord, Nebraska, the daughter of Anton and Antonia (Oliva) Hulinsky. Rose grew up and attended...

George Larry Case

George Larry Case

Mar 5, 2013

George Larry Case, age 44 of Ogallala, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 9th at the Gubser Funeral Home with burial in the Ogallala Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Friday at the Gubser Funeral Home. Larry was born...

Edward H. Halverson Jr.

Edward H. Halverson Jr.

Feb 4, 2013

Edward H. Halverson, Jr., age 64, currently of Arthur, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013 at his home. Rosary and Wake Services followed by the Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Ogallala, Nebraska with Father Bryan Ernest as celebrant. A military tribute will be...

Katherine A. Baker

Katherine A. Baker

Feb 2, 2013

Katherine A. Baker, age 93 of Keystone, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Linden Court in North Platte. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 9th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Reverend Paul Kondy officiating. Inurnment will be in the Sutherland Cemetery. Katherine was born June 6, 1919 at Pittsburg, PA, the daughter...

Barbara Jean Knaub

Barbara Jean Knaub

Jan 12, 2013

Barbara Jean Knaub, age 50 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 17th at the Ogallala Radiant Life Assembly of God Church with Pastor David Gill officiating. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Barb was born May 4, 1962 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska...

George Evan Mercer

George Evan Mercer

Jan 6, 2013

George Evan Mercer passed away January 6, 2013 at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte at the age of 78 after a brief but hard fought battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala, NE at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor John Stubenrouch officiating. Burial will...