Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
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...
Koleen Kay Dowdy
Jul 29, 2019
Koleen Dowdy Obituary Koleen K. Dowdy-Stone, age 65, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly with her husband by her side on, Monday, July 29, 2019 at the Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. Koleen was born May 7, 1954 in Greeley, CO to Cullen and Evelyn (Heimbichner) Odenbaugh. She attended Valley High School in Gilcrest, CO, graduating in...
Reagan S. Carr
Jul 17, 2019
Reagan Carr Obituary Reagan S. Carr, age 44, of Arthur, passed away, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Reagan was born November 2, 1974 to Ronald and Shirley (Bonifield) Carr, in Ogallala, Nebraska. Reagan attended schools in Hyannis and Mullen, graduating from Mullen High School in 1992. He then attended college at the University of Wyoming,...
Jeanne Marie Clark
Jul 3, 2019
Jeanne Clark Obituary Jeanne M. Clark, age 91, of Lincoln, NE, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at her home in Lincoln. Jeanne Marie (Riley) Clark was born June 28, 1928 to Joe & Jesse Riley and grew up on a farm north of Shelton, NE. Jeanne married Melvyn R. Clark and lived in Big Springs. They raised two...
Eric W. Terry
Jul 3, 2019
Eric Terry Obituary Eric W. Terry, age 43, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his home in Ogallala. Eric was born in Grant, Nebraska on September 19, 1975 to Bill and Mary (Rowe) Terry. He grew up in Ogallala, attending Ogallala Public Schools. Later on, he drove trucks for Pepsi. Eric had the opportunity to...
Kandi K. Carlyle
Jul 1, 2019
Kandi K. Carlyle Obituary Kandi K. Carlyle, age 55, of Grand Island, NE, passed away, July 1, 2019, at her home in Grand Island due to natural causes. Kandi was born on October 19, 1963 at Sutherland, to Chalmer Kramer and Dorlis (Darlene) Pueppka. Kandi attended Sutherland High School and moved quite frequently until she moved to Ogallala, where...
