Ogallala, Nebraska Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ogallala, Nebraska & Surrounding Areas
Robert Mercer
Sep 12, 2022
ROBERT GENE "BOB" MERCER, 73, of Fort Collins, CO passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, at his home. Bob was born November 3, 1948, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Charles and Lorene (Anderson) Mercer. He graduated from Brule High School with the class of 1967. Bob went on to attend CSU, where he graduated in 1971, earning a degree in business....
Mildred P. Schwasinger
Sep 6, 2022
MILDRED "MILLY" SCHWASINGER, 94, a longtime Ogallala resident, passed away September 6, 2022, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Mildred Pauline Peters was born on the farm to Fred L. Peters Jr. and Mary Jane Younker Peters on April 1, 1928. She attended Ogallala Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1945. After graduation, Milly worked at the...
Guyla J. Maroney
Sep 2, 2022
GUYLA J. MARONEY, 79 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE. No services are being planned. Condolences may be shared at prairiehillsfuneralhome.com. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Ogallala is assisting the Maroney family.
Lee Draper
Aug 29, 2022
Lee Draper, 77 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at the North Platte Care Center. Lee was born Norman Lee Draper on May 25, 1945, at Imperial, Nebraska to Norman Leon and Charlotte Theone (Mathews) Draper. Lee graduated from Chase County High School in Imperial. He married Vera Ann (Woodhams) in 1964 and lived at Ovid, Colorado....
Barbara Diane England
Aug 26, 2022
B. Diane England, 81, of Ogallala, passed away on August 26, 2022, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Diane was born September 13, 1940, at Salina, Kansas, to Ed M. and Barbara H. (Myers) Cobb. The family moved to Abilene, Kansas, in 1941 and, later, Ogallala in 1945. Diane graduated from Ogallala Senior High School with the class of 1959...
Randall Ward
Aug 25, 2022
Randall Lee Ward, 67, of Ogallala, passed away at his home on August 25, 2022. Randy was born September 27, 1954, in Akron, Colorado, to Alfred Junior Ward and Oleta Rorrick Ward. He graduated from Akron high school before attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins, earning a Bachelor's degree in farm and ranch management. Following university, Randy worked at...
Ferne M. Sutton
Aug 17, 2022
FERNE MARIE (DOLLISON) SUTTON of Ogallala passed away on August 17, 2022. She was born on July 8, 1929 in Julesburg Colorado, daughter of Melvin and Merle Dollison. She attended a rural, one room school through the 8th grade and graduated from Julesburg High School in 1947. She lived in Sterling, Colorado until 1949 when she moved to Ogallala. On...
Leonard "Red" D. Ellard
Aug 7, 2022
Leonard D. "Red" Ellard, 85, of Ogallala, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Leonard, known to many as Red, was born on January 9th, 1937, in Bayard, Nebraska, to James F. and Dessa May (Kern) Ellard. He grew up in Bayard, where he received his education before entering the United States Navy. After...
Dean Nielson
Aug 1, 2022
DEAN NIELSON, 83, of Brule, passed away August 1, 2022, at his home in Brule. Dean was born June 19, 1939, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Boyd and Barbara "Betty" (Monhart) Nielson. He graduated from Arthur High School with the class of 1958. On February 23, 1962, Dean married Patricia F. Mathison. The couple made their home at Alderpoint, California, where...
German Rivas Gutierrez
Jul 31, 2022
GERMAN RIVAS GUTIERREZ, 26 of Ogallala, NE, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Ogallala with Father Bryan Ernest as Celebrant. Rosary will be recited Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the church. Condolences...
Riky Dean Rogers
Jul 27, 2022
RIKY DEAN ROGERS, 73, of Ogallala, NE, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at his home in Ogallala. Rik was born June 25, 1949, in Syracuse, Kansas, to Burl and Julia "Fern" (Strobridge) Rogers. Riky grew up in Leota, KS, where he attended Leota High School. He subsequently attended a vocational tech school at Goodland, KS, where he studied construction....
Roger "David" Ramos
Jul 22, 2022
Roger David Ramos, 55, of Kearney, passed away July 22, 2022. Roger was born October 5, 1966, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Theodore and Gloria (Ortega) Ramos. He graduated from Ogallala high school. Roger entered the United States Army On May 15, 1986. He faithfully continued to serve his country through National Guard service for the next 20 years. Following his...
Carl Bloomberg
Jul 21, 2022
Carl Bloomberg, 87, of Ogallala, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on July 21, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Carl was born April 2, 1935, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Fritz and Bernice (Davison) Bloomberg. He attended Ogallala Public Schools. In January of 1954, Carl married Mae Dean Kastler in Brule, Nebraska. Five children were born to their union. Carl went...
Charlene Gerold
Jul 13, 2022
Charlene Ann (Beers) Gerold. On July 13, 2022, the world lost a loving, kind, and generous wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and best friend. Charlene Ann Beers was born July 8, 1948, in Ogallala, Nebraska, the youngest of three children born to Peter Beers and Florence (Corneal) Beers. Charlene attended Ogallala Public Schools through High School. She met her future husband,...
Patrick Thomas Madden
Jul 8, 2022
Patrick "Pat" T. Madden, 63, of Ogallala, formerly of Wauneta, passed away July 8, 2022, at his home. Pat was born April 8, 1959, at Chicago, IL, to Hugh "Thomas" and Verinta (Ochala) Madden. Pat and his family moved around frequently following Tom's career in the military. The family lived in Illinois, California, Washington and Texas before moving to Colorado...
Robert "Bob" Henry Koester
Jul 2, 2022
Robert "Bob" H. Koester, 90, of Ogallala, passed away July 2, 2022, in Grand Island. Bob was born January 18, 1932, at Sidney, Nebraska, to Henry and Rose (Salber) Koester. Bob was raised on a farm 10 miles east of Peetz, Colorado, and attended country school before graduating from Saint Patrick's High School at Sidney with the class of 1950....
Patricia Ann Darnell
Jun 22, 2022
PATRICIA ANN DARNELL, 87, of Ogallala, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday morning, June 22, 2022. She was the first child born to Henry and Nellie Mayden on February 1, 1935, in Ogallala, Nebraska. Except for a few years when her father worked construction in North Carolina, she spent her life in Ogallala. Pat graduated from Ogallala High School in...
Maxine Perlinger
Jun 22, 2022
MAXINE J. PERLINGER, of Paxton, passed away June 22, 2022, at Linden Court in North Platte. Maxine was born in Sarben, Nebraska, to Walter and Opal (Beaird) Hartman. She graduated from Paxton High School. On February 16, 1950, Maxine married Robert "Bob" Perlinger at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton, and their union was blessed with four children, Bob Jr,...
Dorothy M. Reese
Jun 17, 2022
Dorothy Mae Reese, 94, of Ogallala, passed away June 17, 2022, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Dorothy was born on March 12, 1928, the daughter of George and Molly (Eckhardt) Frick in Culbertson, Nebraska. Dorothy grew up and attended school in Culbertson, graduating from Culbertson High School in May 1946. On October 19, 1947, she married Dwayne Reese...
Peggy Lawler
Jun 16, 2022
PEGGY MARIE LAWLER, 92, of Paxton, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022. Peggy was born in Paxton in 1930 to Raul and Mary (Sale) Heiser. She graduated from Paxton High School. Peggy married Jim Lawler on September 26, 1949, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Paxton. The couple made their home on the Lawler homestead, and their union was blessed...
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