Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
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...
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...
