Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Wilton Howard Dorris
Nov 1, 2019
Wilton Dorris Obituary Wilton H. Dorris, 89, of Lemoyne, passed away, Friday, November 1, 2019, at the Ogallala Community Hospital . He was born on January 18, 1930 to Lawrence and Alice (Shaw) Dorris in Arthur, County NE. He attended school in Arthur County and graduated from ACH in 1950. Wilton Joined the Navy on January 26th 1948 and...
Morris Gene Sherman
Oct 30, 2019
Morris Sherman Obituary Morris G. Sherman, age 83, of Brule, NE, passed away, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Morris was born October 16, 1936 to Theodore and Mabel Ina (Higginson) Sherman in Ainsworth, NE. Morris attended rural schools in Brown County through the 8th grade. He started farming with his father, and...
Gerald 'Jerry' Wayne Rounsborg
Oct 27, 2019
Gerald 'Jerry' Rounsborg Obituary Gerald "Jerry" Wayne Rounsborg, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away at home, with his beloved wife Barbara at his side, on October 27, 2019. Jerry was born in Alliance, Nebraska, on April 19, 1937, to Donald Clinton Rounsborg and Florence Elizabeth Campbell Rounsborg. He was raised in the Sandhills of Nebraska, which he dearly loved. He...
Rosemary Geisert
Oct 23, 2019
RoseMary Geisert Obituary Rose Mary (Castner) Geisert, age 86, of Lincoln, NE, former resident of Ogallala, passed away, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Cove House in Lincoln. Rose Mary was born November 23, 1932 in Auburn, NE to Clarence and Dorothy (Hall) Castner and was baptized in the First Presbyterian Church on December 11, 1932. She attended Athens...
Larry L. Grover
Oct 23, 2019
Larry Grover Obituary Larry L. Grover, age 77, longtime resident of Ogallala, NE, passed away, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; Roy and Lucille (Newton) Grover; 1 sister, Marlene Kramer; 1 brother, Darell Grover; and a son-in-law, Jeff McMillan. Larry is survived by;...
Lorna M. Hansen
Oct 15, 2019
Lorna Hansen Obituary Lorna Mae Hansen, age 90, of North Platte, NE, passed away, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Linden Court in North Platte. Lorna was born April 2, 1929 to Fred and Ethel (Dresslar) Roberts near Brule, Nebraska. She was the fourth of five children. In her early years, her family moved often as her father rented various...
Eunice E. Rakowsky
Oct 11, 2019
Eunice Rakowsky Obituary Eunice E. Rakowsky, age 85, of Ogallala, passed away on, Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Eunice was born November 10, 1933 to Walter and Hulda (Splittgerber) Putz in Wayne County, NE. in a small farm house. She was baptized on December 17, 1933 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wayne...
Verna Lucille Sillasen
Oct 10, 2019
Verna Sillasen Obituary Verna L. Sillasen, age 88, of Keystone, passed away on October 10, 2019 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, NE. Verna was born on July 5, 1931 to Coyle and Clara (Wilber) McGreer in Big Springs, NE. She was baptized and confirmed in the Big Springs Methodist Church. Verna attended school in Big Springs, graduating from...
Mary Asenible Hull-Peterson
Oct 6, 2019
Mary Hull-Peterson Obituary Mary Asenible (Huntley) Hull Peterson, age 92, of Paynesville, Minnesota, formerly of Brule, passed away, Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Karonis Manor in Paynesville, following an extended illness. Mary was born September 23, 1927 to George and Sylvia (Johnston) Huntley in Silverton, OR. The family moved to Custer County, Nebraska where Mary enjoyed an early...
Veronica Virginia Landes
Oct 1, 2019
Veronica Landes Obituary Veronica Virginia Landes, age 78, of Arthur, passed away, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. Veronica was born March 20, 1941 in Big Springs, Nebraska to Clarence and Dola 'LaVern' (Barnts) Krull. Veronica attended school at District #62, south of Brule until 8th grade, then attended Brule High School and...
Jerry W. Eastman
Sep 29, 2019
Jerry Eastman Obituary Jerry Wayne Eastman, age 81, of Ogallala, passed away, Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital, after a fierce battle with dementia. Jerry was born August 23, 1938 in Callaway, Nebraska, to Newell and Helen (Siel) Eastman. Jerry, his parents, and his brother, Jim, moved to Ogallala when he was 4 years old. He...
Pat Douglas Hebbert
Sep 24, 2019
Pat Hebbert Obituary Pat Douglas Hebbert, age 61, of Ashby, Nebraska passed away, Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Monaco Care and Rehabilitation Center in Denver, Colorado. Pat was born to Randall "Gene" and Gail (Michel) Hebbert on January 31, 1958, at Alliance. He was a life-long resident of the Sandhills, and attended Elementary School in Ashby. He graduated from...
Eloise Marie Schmidt
Sep 19, 2019
Eloise Schmidt Obituary Eloise Marie (Bunch) Schmidt, 75, of Brule died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Brule with the Rev. Jon Dickmander officiating. Burial will be at Brule Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday at Draucker Funeral Home...
Charles Peter Mcdowell, Iii
Sep 9, 2019
Charles McDowell, III Obituary Charles 'Chuck' P. McDowell, III, age 68, of Ogallala, NE, entered into eternal life, Monday, September 9, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Chuck was born to Charles McDowell, Jr. and Aletha (Dreiling) McDowell, on March 10, 1951, in Hays, Kansas. Chuck was a retired truck driver with 33 years of service to the Teamsters...
Gerald Lee Geisert
Aug 27, 2019
Gerald Geisert Obituary Gerald 'Gerry' Lee Geisert, of Lincoln, NE, former resident of Ogallala, NE, age 89, passed away, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at the Harbor House in Lincoln. Gerry was born April 13, 1930, in the old Ogallala, NE hospital to Edward Adolph and Louise (Behrends) Geisert. Gerry was baptized in St. Johns Lutheran Church, southeast of Ogallala....
Bernard Wiseman
Aug 20, 2019
Bernard Wiseman Obituary Bernard 'Bernie' W. Wiseman, age 82, loving husband and father of three children, of Georgetown, Texas, formerly of Ogallala, left this earth to be with the Lord , Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Tiffin House in Georgetown, TX. Bernie was born on September 13, 1936 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Berget and Tressie (Harris) Wiseman. He...
Dannie Lee Mickelson
Aug 17, 2019
Dannie Mickelson Obituary Dannie Lee Mickelson, age 75, of Scottsbluff, NE, former resident of Ogallala, passed away, Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Village at Regional West in Scottsbluff. Dan was born on March 24, 1944 in Slaton, TX, to Clarence E. and Rose M. (Gerhard) Mickelson. He received an early education in Arthur, NE. After graduating from Ogallala...
Lennes Lee Jackson
Aug 17, 2019
Lennes Jackson Obituary Lennes Lee Jackson, age 90, passed away peacefully August 17, 2019. Lennes was born in Oshkosh, NE, to Gilbert 'Mac' and Ella (Crook) McGaw on June 6, 1929. As a child, she moved with family to Sheridan, WY where her father was a meteorologist at the Sheridan airport. She graduated from Sheridan High School and went...
Vitula 'Babe' Hudson
Aug 17, 2019
Vitula 'Babe' Hudson Obituary Vitula "Babe" I. Hudson, age 97, of Ogallala, passed away Saturday August 17, 2019 at Indian Hills Manor. Babe was born February 23, 1922, to Louis and Vitula Mae (Rowland) Cooney on a farm northeast of Brule, Nebraska. She attended school in Brule, graduating from High School there in 1940. She was the youngest of...
Adam R. Dahlkoetter
Aug 16, 2019
Adam Dahlkoetter Obituary Adam Dahlkoetter, age 37, died Friday, August 16, 2019 in his home in Ogallala, NE. Adam was born April 20, 1982 in Ogallala, the son of Roger and Marilyn (Gordon) Dahlkoetter. Adam graduated from Ogallala High School in 2001. He attended Mid Plains Community College and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. In the spring of...
