Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
June Ellen Crofutt
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...
Sharon Lee Hilliard
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...
Peggy Joyce Barnt
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...
Marilyn Charlotte Hampton
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...
Doris Mae Morris
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...
Robert Boyd Lehn
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...
Barbara Helen Krajewski
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...
Barbara Helen Krajewski
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...
Betty Jean Kupper
Apr 21, 2025
Betty Jean Kupper, age 101 of Ogallala, Nebraska, died Monday, April 21st, 2025, at Wel-life Assisted Living in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Betty J Kupper was born April 28, 1923, to Claudius and Lula (Bennett) Pickrel in York County, Nebraska. Betty was the only girl with three older brothers and one younger brother.
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Sandra "Sandy" Sue Dale
Apr 15, 2025
Sandra “Sandy” Sue Dale, age 82, of Ogallala, NE, died April 15, 2025, at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Sandra was born on April 22, 1942, in Ogallala, Nebraska, and was the daughter of Ernie and Gertrude (Miller) McVay. She was a proud graduate of Ogallala High School. After High School, she worked at the Ogallala Hospital...
Kathleen "Kathy" Dee Vinton
Apr 2, 2025
Kathleen "Kathy" D. Vinton, age 73, of Hyannis, NE, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln,
NE..
Kathy was born on March 2, 1952, to Harold and Francis “Nana” (Ayers) Williams in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Oak Park High School in Kansas City in...
Margaret Luanne Geisert
Apr 1, 2025
Luanne Geisert, age 93, formerly of Ogallala, NE, died Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Independence House in Lincoln, NE.
Margaret Luanne Geisert was born November 19, 1931, in Burnside, IL., the daughter of Leman and Wanda (Davis) Spencer. As a young child, Luanne moved with her parents to Ogallala, NE., where she attended public school...
Chuck Heinis
Mar 21, 2025
Charles Richard Heinis, age 83, a long-time resident of Ogallala and North Platte, passed away peacefully at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, on March 21, 2025, surrounded by his family. Charles was born March 5th, 1943, in Ottawa, Kansas, to the parents of Charlie (Ben) and Agnus (Harms) Heinis.
He attended and graduated...
Harlene Kay Masters
Mar 18, 2025
Harlene K. Masters, age 84 of Ogallala, NE, died Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Harlene was born October 5, 1940, in Spalding, NE., the daughter of Merl and Kathryn Peterson Hinkle. When she was thirteen months old, the family moved to Ogallala. Harlene attended Ogallala Public School and graduated from Ogallala High...
Bogna Bezanis
Mar 15, 2025
Bogna Bezanis (Bogie), age 77, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte, NE.
Bogna was born in Poland on December 6, 1947. She emigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-four, spending time in Chicago and Denver before settling in Ogallala.
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Patricia Lynn Robb
Mar 7, 2025
Patricia Lynn Robb age 73, of Ogallala, Nebraska died Friday, March 7, 2025 at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Condolences may be left by going www.drauckerfh.com.
Draucker Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.
Roger Adkins
Feb 28, 2025
Roger Wesley Adkins II was born July 30, 1945 in Omaha, NE to Roger Wesley Adkins and Marion Virginia (Howell) Adkins. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 28th, 2025 at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Roger was raised in Omaha, NE, along with his 2 sisters. They, alongside their 18 first cousins,...
Wayne Elmer Swanson
Feb 23, 2025
Wayne Elmer Swanson, 87, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on February 23, 2025, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala.
A celebration of Wayne’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Draucker Funeral Home in Ogallala, with Pastor Curt Magelky officiating. A private inurnment for the family will take place...
Charlotte L. "Olson" Toro
Feb 22, 2025
Charlotte LaVonne (Olson) Toro, 94, of Ogallala, passed away peacefully on February 22nd, 2025, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE.
Charlotte was born April 12, 1930 to Herman and Bessie Stuehm in Ogallala, NE. She grew up on the family farm north of Roscoe, the same farm where she would one day raise her family....
