Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details

Aug 13, 2025

Margaret Rose (Finn) Kostman, age 95, of Arthur, NE passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.

Margaret was born on April 16, 1930, to Harry and Lena (Kemp) Finn in Hyannis, NE. Margaret was the youngest with an older brother, Glenn, and sister, Atta.

Margaret and her family spent the first 5 years of her...

Aug 11, 2025

Dorothy (Olson) Glenn, age 78, of Ogallala, NE died Monday, August 11, 2025, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.

Dorthy was born on December 11th, 1946, in Minden, Nebraska to Wayne and Esther (Warnken) Olson. She attended Minden public schools and graduated from Minden High School with the class of 1965. She started dating James Glenn as a freshman in...

Aug 9, 2025

Kelli Deanne Ryan, age 56 — though she would insist she was forever 29, of Ogallala, NE, passed away peacefully in Englewood, CO.

Kelli was born on October 7, 1968, in Torrington, WY, to Leola and Dennis King. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt whose warmth, strength, and kindness touched everyone who knew her.

She is survived by...

Aug 8, 2025

Norma Lee Tridle of Paxton passed away in her home on August 8, 2025. She was 84.

She was born at her parent's home in Sarben, Nebraska on October 28, 1941, the youngest surviving child of Glen and Doris Bryant. Norma was a blond-haired baby with long, light lashes and dark blue eyes that later turned green. According to her baby...

Jul 19, 2025

Liz Haines (Goertz) passed away following a short illness on July 19,2025 at the Denver Hospice surrounded by her family.

Born on November 21, 1931, in Hebron Nebraska to Guy and Rena Chapin, Liz grew up in Falls City, Nebraska and Colorado Springs, Colorado. The family moved to Ogallala during her sophomore year of high school. She later attended Colorado Women’s...

Jul 14, 2025

John Lewis Jensen passed peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2025, he was 87 years old. He was born March 20, 1938, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Lewis Chrasten Jensen and Ruth (Hawkins) Jensen following a spring blizzard.

John Lewis Jensen has been a rancher and a cowboy all his life, all 87 years. John was raised in the Nebraska Sandhills of...

Jun 5, 2025

Catherine "Cathy" M. Larson, 80, of Columbus, Indiana passed from this life at her home on June 5, 2025, at 9:41 a.m.

Born on November 19, 1944, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the daughter of Darold J. and Mabel M. Boos Meyer. Her journey through life was marked by a symphony of love, teaching, and a deep-seated passion for music that resonated in...

May 27, 2025

Kim Marie Vanvelson – Riley age 61, of Brule, Nebraska was taken home to the Lord on May 27,2025 at UNMC Omaha, NE, after a 2-year battle with Leukemia.

She was born May 16,1964 at Ogallala to Rich and Joanne (Frates) Vanvelson of Brule. Kim grew up at Brule and graduated from Brule High School in 1982. She attended the University...

May 28, 2025

Glenn “Bronco” Gager went peacefully to be with the lord on Wednesday, May 28th at his home in Lemoyne, Nebraska.

Glenn was born on June 20, 1961, in Phillipsburg, Kansas to Eldon and Betty Gager. Early in his life, they moved to Ogallala where he attended Ogallala High School and remained in the area throughout the rest of his life.

Bronco had...

Jul 30, 2025

Sylvia (Syl) Lydia Goodman, age 85 of Ogallala, NE passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala, NE.

Sylvia was born on June 3, 1940, in Hazen, North Dakota to Reinhold and Florence (Suess) Wittmayer. She grew up on a farm with her two siblings, Virginia Kelley and Frayne Wittmayer. As a child she loved to run...

Jun 4, 2025

Alice Rodriquez, age 85 of Ogallala, Nebraska died Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Perkins Couty Hospital.

Services are pending at this time.

Draucker Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Condolences may be left by going to www.drauckerfh.com

Jun 4, 2025

Wayne D. Dundee, 77, of Ogallala passed away June 4, 2025, at The Center of Center Place in Greeley, CO.

Wayne was born March 24, 1948, in Freeport, Il to Elwood and Charolette (Smith) Dundee. Wayne attended various schools in the Illinois and Wisconsin area, graduating from Clinton High School in 1966.

Wayne started work with Arnold Engineering in 1966 where he...

May 11, 2025

June Ellen Crofutt, age 96 of Keystone, NE, died Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.

June Ellen Crofutt was born June 29, 1928, in Keystone, at the home of her parents, August Henry Blomenkamp and Marie Julia (Irwin) Blomenkamp.

June attended grade school at Liberty Knoll Rural School near her home. She was a member of the...

Apr 29, 2025

Sharon Lee Hilliard, 85 of Ogallala, peacefully entered the kingdom of heaven on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in the presence of her three children, Kevin, Kelly, and Kristi.

She was born in Ogallala on August 1, 1939, to Henry and Nellie Mayden. She was the second of three children. Sharon graduated from Ogallala High School...

Apr 28, 2025

Peggy Joyce Barnt, age 92, a longtime resident of Keith County, NE, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025, at The Birch (Sutherland Care Center) in Sutherland, NE.

Peggy is survived by her daughter, Patti Barnt (Andy McIntosh) of Mullen, her brother, Darrell Hendrix of Ogallala, and sister, Lila Sue (Dennis) Wilkison of San Jose, California, and...

Apr 26, 2025

Marilyn Charlotte (Conrey) Hampton, age 87 of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE.

Marilyn was born on July 27th, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the first child of Rolland Wise and Marion Elizabeth (Auld) Conrey. She attended Minne Lusa Elementary School. She then graduated from...

Apr 26, 2025

Doris Mae (Wilson) Morris, age 93, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.

Doris was born on June 15, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

She was united in marriage to Andrew J.B. Morris on October 20, 1951. The couple raised their family in Nebraska, primarily...

Apr 23, 2025

Robert (Bob) Boyd Lehn, age 91, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Sutherland, NE.

Bob was born on August 15, 1933, to Lawrence and Ruth (Seidel) Lehn on the Deuel County Family Farm and graduated from Chappell High School in 1951. He married Marilyn Johnson on June 6, 1954, and...

Apr 22, 2025

Barbara (Myers) Krajewski, age 77, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at her home in Paxton, NE.

Barbara Helen Myers was born in North Platte, NE, on December 8, 1947. Raised on the Myers farm in Paxton, Barb attended the town’s one-room schoolhouse until transferring to Roscoe, then eventually Ogallala, where she graduated high school...

Apr 22, 2025

Barbara (Myers) Krajewski, age 77, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at her home in Paxton, NE.

Barbara Helen Myers was born in North Platte, NE, on December 8, 1947. Raised on the Myers farm in Paxton, Barb attended the town’s one-room schoolhouse until transferring to Roscoe, then eventually Ogallala, where she graduated high school...