Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Terry Elmshauser
Oct 31, 2012
Terry Elmshauser, age 63 of Ogallala, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3rd at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor John Stubenrouch officiating. Inurnment will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Terry was born March 8, 1949 at Ogallala, the son of Leslie and Wilma (Booze)...
Irma Petersen
Oct 23, 2012
Former Ogallala resident Irma Petersen, age 100, of Libertyville, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Libertyville. She was born May 19, 1912, on the family farm home near Wallace, the daughter of Harry and Mabel (Kain) Rees. She attended Kearney State College. Irma taught school in Perkins County before moving to San Francisco, CA, where she worked...
Charlotte Patricia "Pat" Mcgreer
Oct 17, 2012
Charlotte Patricia “Pat” McGreer, age 88, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at her home in Big Springs, Nebraska. She was born February 6, 1924, in Roscoe, Nebraska, the youngest of the four children who lived to adulthood of Charles Edward and Bertha Marie (Krab) Thalken. A Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 21st at St....
Margaret B. Westerbuhr
Oct 5, 2012
Margaret B. Westerbuhr, age 90, a longtime Brule resident, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 at the Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Brule with Pastor Jon Dickmander officiating. Burial will be in the Brule Cemetery. Margaret was born December 1,...
James A. Wheeler
Oct 5, 2012
James A. Wheeler, age 73 of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 at his home. Rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10th followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Fr. Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Jim was born November 12, 1938 at...
Karen Sue Helmuth
Sep 22, 2012
Karen Sue Helmuth, age 73 of Ogallala, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 27th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Pastor Eric Wait of the New Hope Church officiating. Inurnment will be in the Ft. McPherson National Cemetery south of Maxwell, Nebraska. Karen was born...
Irene L. Nelson
Sep 19, 2012
Irene L. Nelson, age 88 of Paxton, passed away on Wednesday, September 19th at her home. Irene was born January 24, 1924, the daughter of Raul and Mary (Sale) Heiser. She attended District 6 School through the eighth grade and then graduated from the Paxton High School. After her graduation she attended the Grand Island School of Business. Irene married...
Carolyn Ruth Merrill
Sep 11, 2012
Carolyn Ruth Merrill, age 83 of Ogallala, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Indian Hills Manor Nursing Home in Ogallala. Cremation was chosen and Memorial Services will be scheduled and announced at a later date. Carolyn was born February 18, 1929 at Elsie, Nebraska the daughter of Jesse Ellsworth and Freida (Smith) Rogers. Carolyn was raised in...
L. Eunice Poole
Sep 9, 2012
L. Eunice Poole, age 89 of Ogallala, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Indian Hills Manor Nursing Home in Ogallala. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 13th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Pastor Eric Wait of the New Hope Church officiating. Inurnment at the Morning View Cemetery...
Mark Reyna
Aug 24, 2012
Mark Reyna, age 54, a former longtime Ogallala resident, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska. A Rosary and Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 1st at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Fr. Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Inurnment will be in the Ogallala Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by...
Thomas C. Bowman
Aug 18, 2012
Thomas C. Bowman, age 79 of Ogallala, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Rosary and Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Fr. Bob Chamberlain and Fr. Bryan Ernest as concelebrants. Committal services with military honors will be held at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) at...
Paul Joseph "Joe" Struckman
Aug 12, 2012
Paul Joseph “Joe” Struckman, age 63, a Brule native, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at his home in Spring Hill, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 20th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Father Bryan Ernest officiating. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 6:00...
Donna Kugler Martin
Aug 10, 2012
Donna Kugler Martin, age 82 of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 16th at the United Church of Christ, First Congregational Church with Pastor Lauran Heidenreich officiating. Committal services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) at Ft. McPherson...
Alma Nowak
Aug 8, 2012
Alma Nowak, age 96 of Scottsdale, Arizona, a former longtime Ogallala resident, passed away on August 8, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 16th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 17th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Father Bryan Ernest...
Norma Kurkowski
Jul 21, 2012
Norma Kurkowski, age 80 of Ogallala, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Hill Top Lodge Nursing Home in Beloit, Kansas. Norma was born July 3, 1932 at Haigler, Nebraska the daughter of Andrew and Marie Smith. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 30th at the Gubser Funeral Chapel with Pastor Drew Sharp...
Robert Dean Gaston
Jul 3, 2012
Robert Dean Gaston, age 82, longtime Ogallala resident, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, Nebraska. He was born November 2, 1929 at Ogallala, Nebraska the first born son of Dr. K.L. and Gayle Gaston. On September 9, 1951 he married Kathryn A. Hagge at Ogallala. The couple were lifelong residents of Ogallala,...
Larry Morrison
Jun 29, 2012
Larry Morrison, age 84 of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3rd at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ogallala with Pastor John Stubenrouch officiating. Committal services will be held at 3:00 p.m. CDT at the Ft. McPherson National Cemetery south...
Bill Leroy Fiscus
Jun 6, 2012
Bill Fiscus, age 82 of Lemoyne, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Bill was born July 12, 1929 at Bayard, Nebraska. He married Opal Cogill on April 30, 1949 at Alliance, Nebraska. Bill worked for the Sibbitt Cattle Company for twenty- five years. After a couple of years of retirement Bill and Opal spent...
Rose Ann Brown
Jun 3, 2012
Rose Ann Brown, age 60 of Ogallala, passed away Sunday evening, June 3, 2012 at Aurora, Colorado. Rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 8th at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Father Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Burial will...
Marion Leroy Dehning
May 31, 2012
Marion LeRoy Dehning, age 84 of Big Springs, passed away Thursday evening, May 31, 2012 at the Indian Hills Manor Nursing Home in Ogallala. Services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4th at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Brule with Pastor Jon Dickmander officiating. Burial will be in the Big Springs Cemetery at 12:30 p.m.. Marion was...