All Obituaries

Terry A. Ogle, 60 of Ogallala died Saturday Sept 1st, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska.  He was born October 25, 1957 in Maywood, CA to Al & Beverly J. "Leistritz" Ogle His family moved to Alliance, NE. Terry attended Alliance public schools graduating from Alliance High School. Terry married Frances Mart making their home in Alliance working various jobs in the area. He moved to Ogallala in 2006 where he began working for ASC. Terry was a hard...

Ruby Orr Stimson was born November 24, 1919, on a farm in Garden County near Lewellen, Nebraska. Her parents were Warren Harold and Alma C. (Boggs) Orr.  Ruby attended District #45 in Garden County and later attended District #26 in Keith County. She attended Garden County High School and then transferred to Ogallala High School for her last two years, graduating in 1937.  On June 10, 1937 Ruby married Gordon Stimson in Brady, Nebraska. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary....

Kris A Christiansen 54 of Sarben, NE received his angel wings September 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at Great Plains Health in North Platte.  Kris was born June 28th,1964 in Salt Lake City, UT to Robert and Luana (Burrows) Christiansen as the youngest of four. He attended Brighton High School after which he began working as a Department Manager for Dan’s Foods. Kris married his soul mate, Kay Padgette, on January 24, 1986.  They were blessed with three children...

Betty Mae (Elizabeth) Jones Feusner 87 of Ogallala, died in her home on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 after a lengthy illness.  Betty was born February 3, 1931 on a family (VanDyke) farm near St Francis, Kansas, the second of 6 children. Her parents, Earl Francis and Edna (Johnson) Jones were both from large farm families near Huntley, Nebraska. The Feusner family farmed nearby. The dustbowl 30s were a tough time for the Jones family and Betty never got over the time she and her siblings...

Diana Kay "Annie" Wheelock, 58, of Hyannis died August 30, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala following a brief illness. Diana Kay “Annie” Minor was born April 27, 1960 to Dick and Arlene Minor in Gordon, NE.  She grew up on her parents’ ranch and loved all things western, especially horses, dogs, cattle, special cats, and the Sandhills. Annie attended the Willow Valley country school, then Hyannis where she graduated from Hyannis High...

Linda Louise Phillips, age 67, of Arthur, Nebraska, passed away on August 9, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital.  Linda was born May 24, 1951 at Walla Walla, Washington to Raymond Virgil and Emily Louise Braden Trapp.  She grew up and attended school in Walla Walla and graduated from high school there in 1969. She then attended Washington State and graduated with a BS in Fashion Design in 1973. She moved to Portland, OR, where she worked for various businesses in accounting....

Sharon Lee Hughes, 76, of Ogallala passed away Wednesday Aug 1, 2018 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood Colorado. Sharon was born on April 3, 1942 in Omaha, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert M. and Mary Maxine (Logan)Young. Sharon received her early education at Roscoe School District #15 through eight grade. She graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1960. After High School Sharon worked for TRW. On January 9, 1965 Sharon married Melvin E. Hughes in Brule. The couple...

Lloyd Elmer Lust,87, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018, in Indian Hills nursing home with family by his side. Lloyd was born May 29, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Melvin and Mildred (Hiland) Lust. He married Barbara Louise Harding on June 17, 1950, in Iowa City, Iowa, just days aftergraduating from high school. They moved to Colorado in 1952 where they lived for 18 years. They then returned to Iowa, next Minnesota, then back to Colorado and retiring in Ogallala in 2005. He owned a...

Marlene Mae Kramer, 71, formerly of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday July 18, 2018 in Valley, at the Val Haven Care and Rehabilitation Center. Marlene was born in Sargent, NE on March 21, 1947 to Roy and Lucille (Newtson) Grover. Marlene graduated from Ogallala High School in 1965. She attended Kearney Sate College. Marlene married Terry Kramer on April 23, 1967 and to that union two children were born; Traci and Colin. Marlene was employed at Ogallala First National Bank...

Peggy Rose Gade, 54, of Lewellen, NE went with the Lord on Friday, July 27th at the University Of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, surrounded by loved ones.  Peggy was born July 8, 1964 at Oshkosh, to Vernon “Pete” and Norma (McNally) Stokey. She was the youngest of six children. Peggy was her father’s shadow and could always be found in the shop at their family owned gas station. She received her early education at Lewellen and graduated from Lewellen Rural High...