Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Dwayne Richard Orth
Apr 2, 2019
Dwayne Orth Obituary Dwayne Richard Orth, age 81, of rural Brule, NE was called to his eternal home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala after a battle with recurrent pancreatic cancer. Dwayne was born at Fairbury, Nebraska on February 24, 1938 to Gustav and Olga (Endorf) Orth. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church...
Edward Lee Cooney
Mar 29, 2019
Edward Cooney Obituary Edward 'Ed' Cooney, age 77, of Arthur, passed away, Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Ed was born in Brule, NE on June 9, 1941 to Emery and Hazel (Jackson) Cooney. He graduated from Arthur County High School in 1959. Ed went on to work as a truck driver, state of NE worker,...
Roberta Hartman
Mar 27, 2019
Roberta Hartman Obituary Roberta Hartman, age 82, of Ogallala, passed away, Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Roberta was born January 28, 1937 in Imperial, Nebraska to Samuel and Merna (Wheeler) Phillips. She attended Chase County Public Schools. Roberta worked at various restaurants when she was younger. In 1965, she was united in marriage to Ed...
Scott A Campbell
Mar 19, 2019
Scott Campbell Obituary Scott A. Campbell, age 49, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Ogallala, NE, passed away, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Scott was born April 28, 1969, in Ogallala, NE to Max and Karen (Speck) Campbell. Scott went to school in Ogallala, graduating from Ogallala High School in 1988. He worked...
Dorothy Thompson
Mar 10, 2019
Dorothy Thompson Obituary Dorothy Thompson, age 80, of Ogallala, passed away, Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Dorothy was born July 3, 1938 to Wayne and Jennie (Frerichs) Van Velson in Ogallala, NE. She attended grade school at District 2 and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1955. On May 26, 1955, Dorothy married...
Velda N. Baack
Mar 10, 2019
Velda Baack Obituary Velda N. Baack (Hodgson), age 65, of Lemoyne, Nebraska passed away on March 10, 2019 at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, Nebraska after a courageous, fifteen-year, battle with cancer. Velda was born June 24, 1953 in La Junta, Colorado to Leslie and Clara Hodgson (Petty). Velda graduated from Karval High School, Karval, Colorado in 1971....
Jackie Spellmeyer
Mar 7, 2019
Jackie Spellmeyer Obituary Needa Jacqueline 'Jackie' Spellmeyer, age 83, of Ogallala, began her journey with the Lord on Thursday, March 7, 2019. She was a resident at the Indian Hills Manor Nursing Home for the past 2 1/2 years where she battled a condition known as Progressive Supra Nuclear Palsy. Jackie was also a stroke and breast cancer survivor....
Adeline Joyce Ford
Mar 6, 2019
Adeline Ford Obituary Adeline J. Ford, age 90, of Big Springs, passed away on March 6, 2019 at the Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home in Julesburg, CO. Adeline was born in Ogallala, NE to Joseph and Helen (Sibal) VanCura. She attended Elementary School to High School in Big Springs, NE where she met her husband, Richard L. Ford. They...
Robert 'Bob' Riggs
Mar 2, 2019
Robert Riggs Obituary Robert 'Bob' H. Riggs, age 87, of Ogallala, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home in Ogallala. Bob was born November 19, 1931 to Robert and Edna (Halbert) Riggs in Chicago, IL. After attending elementary school in Crystal, MI, Bob graduated from High School in Bartlesville, OK. He attended college at Oklahoma State University...
Nancy Lee Hoagland
Feb 16, 2019
Nancy Hoagland Obituary Nancy Lee (Chapman) Hoagland, age 80, of Ogallala, passed away on February 16, 2019 at the Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Nancy was born March 29, 1938 to Roger and Alberta (Bennett) Chapman in Scottsbluff, NE. She grew up in the Scottbluff area and graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1956. On March 31, 1956...
John A Leder
Feb 13, 2019
John Leder Obituary John A. Leder, age 61, of Big Springs, passed away, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, WY. John was born November 5, 1957 to Robert and Nancy (French) Leder in Lewellen, NE. He attended school at District 80 in Big Springs, NE, graduating from Big Springs High School in 1975. After...
Beldora 'Bel' Haythorn
Feb 7, 2019
Beldora Haythorn Obituary Beldora 'Bel' Haythorn, age 99, of Ogallala, passed away, Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Bel was born February 14, 1919 to Byron and Helene (Shoup) Cochran in Sutherland, Nebraska. Bel attended elementary and high school in Sutherland, graduating in 1937. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in the fall of '37...
Harold 'Wayne' Liggett
Feb 7, 2019
Harold Liggett Obituary Harold 'Wayne' Liggett, age 91, of Ogallala, passed away, Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Wayne was born May 4, 1927 in Hume, MO to Ely and Edith Liggett. He received his early education in Brule and Big Springs, graduating from Big Springs High School in 1944. Wayne then entered the...
Bette Jane Sigwing
Jan 25, 2019
Bette Sigwing Obituary Bette Jane Sigwing age 79 of Ogallala died Friday, January 25, 2019 in Lincoln, NE surrounded by her loving family. Bette was born January 24, 1940 in Big Springs, Nebraska to Norman (Tater) and Pauline (Mueller) Frates. She attended Brule Public Schools where she had perfect attendance all 12 years. She attended 1 year of college...
Bernice 'Myrna' Lanford
Jan 23, 2019
Bernice 'Myrna' Lanford Obituary Bernice 'Myrna' Lanford, age 82, of Ogallala, passed away, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in her home. Myrna was born on June 18, 1936 to Joseph and Bernice (Romero) Apodaca at Brighton, CO. She received her education in the Denver Public Schools and attended Community College in Denver, CO for 1 year. Myrna was united in...
Rose M. Diedrich
Jan 23, 2019
Rose M. Diedrich Obituary Rose M. Diedrich, age 80, of Ogallala, passed away, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Rose was born, July 3, 1938, to Clarence and Lillian (Fredickson) Schafersman, at Fremont, NE. Rose grew up in Telbasta, NE, graduating from Arlington, NE High School in 1956. After High School, she attended Wayne State College,...
Eva Maurine Lydiatt
Jan 12, 2019
Eva Maurine Lydiatt Obituary Eva Maurine Lydiatt, age 98, of Chappell, passed away, peacefully and quietly, on Saturday, January 12, 2019 with her family present at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Maurine was born on her grandparents farm/ranch near Bartley, Nebraska on April 6, 1920 to Paul and Nellie (Book) Smith. Her family moved to Lodgepole, NE when...
Marian Chestnutt
Jan 12, 2019
Marian Chestnutt Obituary Marian N. Chestnutt, age 86, of Ogallala, passed away, Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Marian was born to Fred and Louisa (Schneider) Forell on August 21, 1932 at Belvidere, Nebraska. She attended schools in NE, CO, and KS, graduating from Phillipsburg High School in Phillpsburg, KS. Marian was united in...
Jan Panek
Jan 12, 2019
Jan Panek Obituary Jan Panek, age 92, formerly of Ogallala, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at his daughters home in Shelton, Washington. Jan was born on June 16, 1926, in Lipie, Poland, to Piotr and Dorota (Koszszan) Panek. Jan's mother died when he was almost 2 years old, and was raised by his father and grandmother. In 1939 German...
Gregory L. Buethe, Sr.
Jan 10, 2019
Gregory Buethe, Sr. Obituary Gregory Lynn Buethe, Sr., age 56, of Ogallala, passed away at his home, Thursday, January 10, 2019. Greg was born to Dale and Karolyn (Moran) Buethe on March 2, 1962 in Denver, Colorado. Greg was the only brother of 4 siblings. He loved his sisters, Kim, Brenda, and Roxanne, and loved to pick on them...
