Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Duane Lindell
Apr 19, 2023
Duane Stephen Lindell, 59, of Thornton, CO, passed away April 19, 2023, of natural causes, at his home at Lake McConaughy, in Lemoyne, NE. Duane was born on February 16, 1964, in Altus, OK, to Daryle W. and Dorothy M. (Halverson) Lindell. He graduated from Griffith High School in Indiana, where he was a talented athlete and played tennis. As...
Roger Cook
Apr 19, 2023
Roger Carl Cook, age 61, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away at his home on April 19, 2023. Roger was born on October 31, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a proud graduate of Stapleton Public High School with the Class of 1980. Roger went on to study diesel mechanics in college but ultimately ended up working at a shop that...
David James Pangus
Apr 13, 2023
David James Pangus, infant son of Devin Pangus and Jessica Linn Hahlweg, was born on April 13, 2023, in Ogallala, Nebraska, and entered the eternal embrace of our Heavenly Father after 7 hours. Despite his short time on this earth, Baby David touched many family members. He will be profoundly missed by his parents and family, who loved him dearly....
Donna Simpson
Apr 10, 2023
Donna Jean Simpson, 90, of Hyannis, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Donna was born on March 19, 1933, in Vancouver, Washington, to Leonard Allen and Madelyn Jean (Swetz) Russell. She attended grade school in Vancouver and high school in Battle Ground, Washington. At the age of 16, Donna ventured to...
Maxine Marie Kolste
Apr 9, 2023
Maxine M. Kolste, 97, passed away peacefully in Louisville, NE, on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. She will be remembered as a loving and dedicated wife, mother, mother-in-law, daughter, sister, and grandmother. Maxine was born to Carl and Velma (Hill) Schnuerle on March 27, 1926, in Almena, Kansas. She graduated from Almena High School in 1944, and from Salt City...
Elton Duane Dunwoody
Apr 5, 2023
The world is a little quieter now. Dunwoody's gone home to the Lord. Elton Duane Dunwoody, 94, passed away on April 5, 2023, at his home in Keystone. Born on February 18, 1929, in Keystone, Nebraska, he was the middle son of Viva Jeanette and Leonard Dunwoody in a family of seven children. Duane grew up in Keystone, Scottsbluff, Nebraska,...
Lois A. Redler
Apr 4, 2023
Lois A. Redler, age 78, of Ogallala, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2023, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Lois was born on October 14, 1944, in Dunlap, IA, to Martin and Leone (Johnson) Benedickt. She grew up in Dunlap and attended school there. In October of 1967, Lois married the love of her life, Vernon Redler. The couple...
Jackson L. Baars
Mar 25, 2023
Jackson Lee Baars, 83, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on March 25, 2023, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jack was born on August 28, 1939, in Holyoke, CO, to Lyle and Elsie (Steele) Baars. Growing up in Grainton, Jack attended school in Curtis, graduating from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in 1959. Jack later entered the US Army and...
Mark E. Gwyn
Mar 19, 2023
Mark E. Gwyn, 52, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on March 19, 2023. Mark was born in Colorado on January 29, 1971, to Marion and Faye (Forkum) Gwyn as a surprise vacation baby, but grew up in Detroit and later St. Louis. He graduated from Zumwalt High School in Missouri and went on to attend and play football at Kemper...
Kenneth L. Ruser
Mar 9, 2023
Kenneth L. Ruser, 92, of Ogallala, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Ken was born on November 14, 1930, on a farm north of Ogallala to William H. and Edith (Struckman) Ruser. He graduated from Ogallala High School before attending Kearney State College. Following his education, Ken returned home, where he pursued his passion...
Howard M. Kenfield
Mar 3, 2023
Howard M. Kenfield, of Ogallala, passed away 3 days shy of his 95th birthday, on March 3, 2023, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Howard was born on March 6, 1928, along with his twin brother, Harvey, in Albion, Nebraska, to John and Ella (Fritzen) Kenfield. He graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1946. Howard was...
David D. Barnes
Mar 2, 2023
David D. Barnes, 83, of Ogallala, passed away on March 2, 2023, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. David was born at home on October 1. 1939, to Herbert and Irene Barnes in North Platte, NE. He graduated from North Platte High School. David married Mary E. Birdsall on December 28, 1959, at Paxton, Nebraska. The couple moved to Ogallala in...
Laura Lynn Devries
Feb 10, 2023
LAURA LYNN (IWAN) DEVRIES, 47, of Ogallala, passed away on February 10, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Laura was born on July 9, 1975, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Tim and Sandy (Michal) Iwan. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1993 and went on to attend Chadron State College, where she earned a...
Linda Kathleen Tausan
Feb 2, 2023
Linda Tausan of Ogallala, Nebraska, died February 2, 2023, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, MS.
At the time of her passing, Linda was 78 years old. She was born on August 24, 1944, to Keith DeWayne and Marvel Adell (Sanders) Magnuson in Sutherland, NE. Linda grew up on the George McGinley ranch in Keystone.
She attended District...
Gayle Mercer
Jan 26, 2023
SUSAN GAYLE MERCER, passed away January 26, 2023, at Littleton, Colorado. Gayle was born on April 14, 1952, at Grant, Nebraska to Harold Hinrichs and Margaret (Harms) Doughty. On May 18, 1952, Gayle was baptized into Christ's death and resurrection at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Brule, Ne. On May 30, 1965, she confirmed her baptismal faith at Trinity...
Joe Emery Cobaugh
Jan 21, 2023
Joe Emery Cobaugh, 74, of Ogallala, passed away on January 21, 2023, at his home in Ogallala. Joe was born on February 6, 1948, to Cecil and Kathyrine (Bowers) Cobaugh, in Ogallala, NE. Joe graduated from Ogallala High School. Joe entered the U.S. Navy after high school and served in Vietnam. Following his discharge from the Navy, he lived primarily...
Shawn David Brown
Jan 7, 2023
Shawn David Brown, 34, of Lompoc, CA, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, following a courageous battle with cancer. Shawn was born on January 29, 1988, in Grant, Nebraska, to David and Monie (Stearley) Brown. Shawn was raised in Ogallala, where he graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 2006. He subsequently graduated from aviation school in Sidney,...
Tate Joseph Brown
Dec 23, 2022
TATE JOSEPH BROWN, infant son of Marcus and Shinnen Brown, passed away December 23, 2022, at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha. Tate was born December 15, 2022, in Omaha, and though his life was far too short, he made an unforgettable mark on the lives of his family. Left to mourn his passing are his parents, Marcus and Shinnen Brown;...
Jeanne Mcneff
Dec 21, 2022
Jeanne Kay (Frates) McNeff age 79, of Brule, NE, passed away December 21, 2022, following a brief illness of pneumonia. Her family was at her bedside. She had been visiting her daughter and family in York, NE, and had spent a week doing many of the things she loved, especially playing multiple games of cards (and winning), scrabble, yahtzee, gambling...
Pete F. Peters
Dec 18, 2022
PETE PETERS, 89, of Ogallala, passed away December 18, 2022, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Pete was born May 27, 1933, on the family farm near Roscoe, Nebraska, to Frank and Verdie (Franken) Peters. He graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1950. He subsequently attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. An appointment at the clinic led...
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