Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Buck Bassett
Aug 1, 2024
DARRELL "BUCK" BASSETT, 88, of Ogallala, NE, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Buck was born June 11, 1936, at Geneva, Nebraska to Frederick and Marie (Lewis) Bassett. He attended school in Geneva before transferring to Ogallala during his freshman year, where he graduated in the class of 1954.
Buck attended the University of Wyoming at...
Manford Alton Thornton
Jul 27, 2024
Manford "Al" Thornton, 68, passed away on July 27, 2024, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala.
Al was born December 5, 1955, at Fort Carson, Colorado to Manford O. and Barbara Ann (Link) Thornton. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, before studying Theology, Greek, and Hebrew languages at Grace Bible College and Grace University,...
Helen Elizabeth Widdifield
Jul 21, 2024
Helen E. Widdifield, 98, of Curtis, NE, formerly of Ogallala, NE and Denver, Colorado, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Great Plains Hospital in North Platte, NE.
Helen was born December 30, 1925, to Andrew and Elizabeth (Wiesner) Schaadt, at Akron, Ohio. Helen spent most of her life in Colorado and was blessed with four sons. Helen loved...
Nathaniel Sandoval
Jul 18, 2024
Nathaniel Sandoval, affectionately known as "Acorn" or "Neno" to his close friends and family, passed away July 18, 2024, at the age of 18, as a result of an auto accident in North Platte.
Nathaniel was born Sept. 2, 2005, in Lincoln to Jennifer Van Vleet. He was known for his larger-than-life personality and his love for basketball and sports. He...
Christopher Paul Hurley
Jul 13, 2024
Christopher "Chris" Hurley, aged 53, passed away at Great Plains Health on July 13th, 2024. Chris was born on September 1st, 1970, to Thomas and Terry Hurley in Belle Fouche, SD, the 1st of 4 children. He graduated high school in 1989 in Gillette, WY. He worked his favorite job for over 20 years being a Transportation Engineer for the...
Myron Bassett
Jul 8, 2024
Myron Lamont Bassett, 76, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on July 8, 2024, at his home.
Myron was born on December 1, 1947, in Kimball, SD, the son of Vernon Glen and Virginia May (Ostrander) Bassett.
Myron spent his early years in York, NE, and on August 3, 1968, Myron married Dorisla "Doris" M. Kramer. Though the couple would later divorce, their...
Kathryn Callihan
Jun 25, 2024
Kathryn Anne Callihan, 89, of Paxton, Nebraska, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Kathryn was born January 31, 1935, in Lincoln County, Nebraska to parents Bernard Joseph and Anne Marie (Valish) Guynan. Kathryn received her high school diploma in the 1952 graduating class of St. Patrick's Academy in Sidney, NE.
In October...
James Coghill
Jun 23, 2024
JAMES COGHILL, 81, of Ogallala, NE, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE.
Jim was born November 4, 1942, to Wilson Kesler and Pauline (Beaty) Coghill in McCook, NE. As a small child, his parents farmed near Marion, NE. He graduated from Beaver Valley High School in Lebanon, NE, in 1960, McCook College...
Sister Shirley Ann Simmons
Jun 9, 2024
Sister Shirley Ann Simmons, OSU, 99, died in the 82nd year of her religious life on June 9, 2024, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. A native of Heartwell, Nebraska, she graduated from St. Patrick High School, in North Platte, where she was taught by the Ursulines, then received a scholarship to attend Ursuline College in Louisville. She entered the Ursulines in 1942...
Don D. Brunner
Jun 9, 2024
Donely D. Brunner, 76, of 15 Lakeview Heights, Brule, Nebraska, 69127 passed away on June 9, 2024, at his home.
Don was born January 23, 1948, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, the son of Edward Victor and Laura Irene (Carlson) Brunner. Don proudly served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Following his service, he earned a Bachelor's degree...
Shirley Rhiley
Jun 8, 2024
Shirley Marie Rhiley, 71, of Ogallala, passed away on June 8, 2024, at Kearney Regional Medical Center.
Shirley (Reynolds) Rhiley was born on September 2, 1952, in Benkelman, NE to Ralph and Maxine Reynolds of Grant. She was the second of four children. The family moved to Grant during Elementary school years. Shirley graduated from Grant High School with the...
Philip Ewert
Jun 4, 2024
The Reverend Philip Jonathan Ewert, a devoted pastor and servant of Christ, passed away on June 4, 2024, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, Nebraska, at the age of 87.
Philip was born on June 20, 1936, in K'ai Chow, Hopei, China, to August and Martha (Weins) Ewert, who were serving as missionaries. At age 5, Philip returned to Marion, South...
Richard White
May 20, 2024
Richard P. White, 65, passed away on May 20, 2024, in Topeka, Kansas.
Richard (better known as Ric) was born Aug. 2, 1958, in McCook, Nebraska, to Richard Dewayne and Velma Fern (Hill) White. He was raised in Maywood, Nebraska, and graduated from Maywood High School. Richard worked various jobs throughout life, including maintenance and handyman roles as well as various...
Mary Orth
May 14, 2024
Mary Schlecht Dicke Orth, age 85, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2024, at Pathways Hospice Care Center in Fort Collins after suffering a catastrophic stroke on May 8, 2024.
Mary was born October 6, 1938, in Alamo, Texas, to Loretta Benne Schlecht and The Reverend Willard Schlecht. She was the oldest of seven children: five...
Donna Shafer
May 14, 2024
Donna Kay (Searle) Shafer, 64, of Roscoe, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO.
Donna was born July 24, 1959, in Ogallala, NE, to Donn and Loretta Searle. She was one of four children. She received her GED and went on to nursing school at the age of 40, graduating in 2002.
Donna's nursing career...
Gary Anderson
May 8, 2024
Gary Lane Anderson passed away peacefully on May 8, 2024, during a nap in his favorite chair in his apartment in Ogallala, Nebraska. He was just six weeks shy of his 90th birthday.
Gary was well known for his passion for discovery, learning, and ultimately achieving levels of excellence in all endeavors. He loved the lake life, boating, scuba diving, but...
Ashley Pankonin
May 1, 2024
Ashley Marie Pankonin, 44, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on May 1, 2024, in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Ashley was born on January 6, 1980, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Charles and Barb (Schulz) Pankonin. She graduated in 1998 from Grant High School, where she loved playing basketball for Coach Richard Thurin, along with playing volleyball.
Growing up, she loved riding the horses on...
Orville Thompson
Apr 27, 2024
Orville Dean Thompson Jr. known as Dean peacefully entered his heavenly home on April 27, 2024, from Indian Hills Manor, Ogallala, NE, where he had been tenderly cared for since October, 2023, when he could no longer live on his beloved ranch of 77 years.
Dean was born on February 15, 1926, to Orville Dean Thompson and Lena F. (Kruger)...
Daryl A. Brown
Apr 16, 2024
Daryl Aaron Brown, 74, of Brule, passed away on April 16, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.
Daryl was born on November 18, 1949, in Ogallala, NE, to Philip A. and Pauline M. (Ross) Brown. Daryl received his early education at West Vail, District 61, and later graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1968.
In 1971, Daryl married Janelle Johnson,...
Jeremiah VanLinda
Apr 9, 2024
Jeremiah VanLinda, 24, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Jeremiah was born on January 21, 2000, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Richard C. and loving mother, Lisa M. (Sulak) VanLinda.
Jeremiah was a free spirited and dynamic individual whose enthusiasm for life was contagious. He will always be remembered as a good person who would help anyone...
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