Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
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...
Diane K. Barnhill
Jan 8, 2019
Diane Barnhill Obituary Diane K. Barnhill, age 72, of Ogallala, passed away, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at her home. Diane was born on September 20, 1946 at Scottsbluff, NE to Harold and Juanita (Cook) Hergenrader. Diane grew up and received her education in Scottsbluff. She married LeRoy Conrad in Scottsbluff. In 1981, Diane married Gary Barnhill. They made their...
Barbara K. Covel
Jan 6, 2019
Barbara Covel Obituary Barbara K. Covel, age 50, of Ogallala, passed away on January 6, 2019 at the Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Barbara was born on September 12, 1968 to David and Carol (Jones) Morgan, in Scottsbluff, NE. Barbara attended school in Scottsbluff and New Mexico. After graduating, she went to work at the Job Core in...
Sandra Estrada
Dec 28, 2018
Sandra Estrada Obituary Sandra Estrada, 62, of Big Springs, NE, passed away on Friday, December 28th, while in the company of her family, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center, in North Platte Nebraska. Sandra was born in Rocky Ford, CO on May 23, 1956, a daughter of Elias and Erma (Sandoval) Jaramillo. She was the wife of Steve Estrada,...
David E. Dunaway
Dec 8, 2018
David E. Dunaway Obituary David E. Dunaway, age 58, of Ogallala, died at his home on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Cremation was chosen. No services scheduled at this time. Draucker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary E. 'Liz' Mitchell
Dec 6, 2018
Mary E. Mitchell Obituary Life long Ogallala resident, Mary E. Mitchell 'Liz', passed away, on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the Brookdale Village Assisted Living, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Liz was born on November 11, 1923, in Ogallala, to Frank J. and Mary (Losure) Sibal. She grew up in Ogallala, graduating Ogallala High School in 1941. Liz attended and...
Robert 'Bob' Cottrell
Dec 5, 2018
Robert Cottrell Obituary Robert 'Bob' W. Cottrell, age 75, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Bob was born January 1, 1943 in Chadron, NE to George and Amy (Stowers) Cottrell. The family moved to Igloo, South Dakota in 1947 where his father worked as a Guard and a Body Mechanic...
Wilma M. Schilz
Nov 26, 2018
Wilma Schilz Obituary Wilma M. Schilz, age 97, of Grant, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Wilma was born July 18, 1921 in Culbertson, NE to Asa and Lulu (Sommers) Schlegel. She attended country grade school north of Culbertson. Wilma married Leo Edward Schilz in 1940, in McCook, Nebraska....
Warren E. Mays
Nov 13, 2018
Warren Mays Obituary Warren E. Mays, age 71 of Big Springs, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2018 at his home on the family ranch. Warren was born in Eads, Colorado on August 30, 1947 to Johnny and Sallie (Brown) Mays. As a young man, the family moved to Benkelman, Nebraska, where he graduated from Benkelman High School in...
Terry L. Cerny
Nov 3, 2018
Terry Cerny Obituary Terry L. Cerny, 69, of Arthur, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at his sons home in Greeley, Colorado. Terry was born on November 19, 1948 to Ernest 'Ernie' and Bonna (Johnson) Cerny, in Arthur. Terry graduated from Arthur High School in 1966. He attended college at the Grand Island School of Business, where he...
Brenda Lee Shavers-Terrell
Oct 25, 2018
Brenda Shavers-Terrell Obituary Brenda Lee Shavers-Terrell, age 56, of Richmond, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018, in Richmond at the H.H. McGuire VA Medical Center. She was born on January 12, 1962, in State Line, Mississippi, to Melvin Raine and Emma Shavers. Brenda was a vibrant woman who loved life and accepted Christ at an early age...
Wanda Alice Draucker
Oct 24, 2018
Wanda Draucker Obituary Wanda A. Draucker, age 99, of Ogallala, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Porter Hospice in Centennial, Colorado. Wanda Alice Draucker was born September 6, 1919 in Daykin, Nebraska, the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Miller Draucker. As a young child, she moved to Paxton with her family. Wandas father had a dray line business, meeting...
Robert 'Bob' Clarence Hood
Oct 17, 2018
Robert 'Bob' Hood Obituary Robert 'Bob' Clarence Hood age 69, of Lincoln, passed away on October 17, 2018 at his home in Lincoln. Bob was born on April 11, 1949 to Thomas 'Blondie' and Esther (Sanders) Hood in Ogallala, NE. He attended Ogallala High School and graduated in 1968. In 1970 he married Connie Johnston at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Daniel J. Kessen
Oct 17, 2018
Daniel Kessen Obituary Daniel Joseph Kessen age 57 of Lewellen, passed away on Wednesday October 17, 2018 at his home northeast of Lewellen, NE. Dan was born on February 22, 1961 in Dodge City, Kansas to Lawrence and Carolyn (Roberts) Kessen. He attended Spearville High School in Kansas and graduated in 1979. He married Cheri Hensley on March 25,...
Paula K. Blair
Oct 5, 2018
Paula Blair Obituary Paula Kay Blair, age 67, of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018 at her home in Ogallala, NE. Paula was born October 6, 1950 in Ogallala to Earl Jr. and Vivian (Riedel) Blair. Paula attended St. Pauls Lutheran School and later Ogallala Junior High, graduating from Ogallala Sr. High School in 1968. She was...
Rene' J. Foran
Oct 3, 2018
Rene' Foran Obituary Rene' J. Foran, 72, of Ogallala, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Rene' was born on September 27, 1946 to Edwin and Phyllis (Bublitz) Fletcher in Winona, MN. She attended school at Winona High School and graduated in 1964. She then attended Winona Secretarial College for 2...
Ronald E. Hornbacher
Oct 1, 2018
Ronald Hornbacher Obituary Ronald E. Hornbacher 82, of North Platte formerly of Ogallala passed away October 1, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. He was born May 18, 1936 to Wilbert and Agatha (Rou) Hornbacher of Bayard, NE. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School. Ron went to work for Montgomery Wards where he started selling Appliances. Ron...
