Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Jess Medina
May 12, 2018
Jess Medina Obituary Jess Medina, 84, longtime Ogallala resident, died Saturday, May 12, 2018, in the Indian Hills Manor Health Care Center. Jess was born May 23, 1933 in Laredo, Mexico, son of Jesus Fidencio Medina and Candelaria Gallardo. Jess grew up in Fairbury, Nebraska graduating from High School in 1951. He attended Fairbury Junior College and while there...
Barbara Armstrong
May 2, 2018
Barbara Armstrong Obituary Barbara Armstrong, 81, of Brule passed away Wednesday May 2, 2018 in Julesburg, CO at the Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home. Barbara was born December 30, 1936 to James and Hazel (Anderson) Driefolt in Paxton. Barbara and her family moved South of Big Springs and she attended high school in Big Springs till she graduated in...
Walter Brott
Apr 29, 2018
Walter Brott Obituary Walter Brott 89, of Ogallala passed away Sunday April 29, 2018 at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Walter was born on November 24, 1928 in Perkins County to Henry and Anna Elizabeth (Lofing) Brott. Walter received his early schooling at District #60 in Perkins County. After schooling, Walter worked on the family farm until 1951 at...
Lowell Rudd
Apr 1, 2018
Lowell Rudd Obituary Long time sand hills rancher, former teacher, and author, Lowell Rudd passed away Sunday April 1, 2018 the age of 98 in the Christian Homes Health Care Center of Holdrege. Lowell was born on May 13, 1919 in Keith County to George and Ella (Bryant) Rudd. Lowell was a lifelong resident of Keith County. An ardent...
Marjorie Joan Neill
Mar 31, 2018
Marjorie Neill Obituary Marjorie Joan (Perkins) Neill age 85 of Ogallala passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at her home. Marjorie Joan Neill was born March 20, 1933 in Eckert, Colorado to Orval and Grace (Chambers) Perkins. She attended elementary school in Eckert, Colorado and High School in Cedaredge, Colorado until graduating in 1951. Marge received her Bachelor's Degree...
Donna Lea Hill
Mar 25, 2018
Donna Hill Obituary Donna Lea Hill, 78, passed away on Sunday March 25, 2018 at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Donna was born on November 29, 1939, in Grant County, NE. She was the first child of Walker and Donna (Curtiss) Hill. She spent her early childhood years living with her parents and two younger brothers on the...
Arlene May Mcelhinney
Mar 21, 2018
Arlene McElhinney Obituary Arlene May Farmer McElhinney, 87, passed away on March 21, 2018 at Linden Court in North Platte. She was born April 9, 1930 to Lon Carroll and Olive( Harshfield) Farmer. Her mother passed away when she was five years old and Arlene and her brother, Lloyd were raised by their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John...
Joya Neville
Mar 16, 2018
Joya Neville Obituary Joya Neville, age 60, of, Grant, passed away on March 16, 2018. Joya was born June 5, 1957 in Hays, Kansas to Bryan and Norma (Connally) Weems. She graduated from St. Francis High School in 1976. Joya married Keith Neville on April 23, 1977 in St. Francis, KS. The couple made their home in St. Francis...
Rose Marie Anderson
Mar 10, 2018
Rose Anderson Obituary Rose Marie Anderson 81, of Ogallala passed away on Saturday March 10, 2018 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Rose Marie was born on January 14, 1937 in Sidney to Chester and Catherine (Trienan) Phelps. She attended school in Lorenzo, NE until the family moved to Kimball where she graduated from Kimball High school in 1955. She...
Jackie Dale Green
Mar 10, 2018
Jackie Green Obituary Jackie Dale Green, 77, of Ogallala passed away in his home on Saturday March 10, 2018. Jack was born on March 28, 1940 in Julesburg, CO to James Leonard and Lilly Celia (Kizer) Green. He attended school in Ogallala until 8th grade and then he earned his GED. Jack joined the Navy in 1958 and served...
Robert Darrell Temple
Feb 25, 2018
Robert Temple Obituary Robert 'Bob' Darrell Temple, 83, of Ogallala passed away in his home on Sunday February 25, 2018. Bob was born January 8,1935 in Lewellen to Paul and Gladys (Witteman) Temple. He graduated from Lewellen Rural High School in 1953 and attended the University of Nebraska before spending two years in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany....
Mary Ann Tubbs
Feb 24, 2018
Mary Tubbs Obituary Mary Ann Tubbs, 69, of Brule, passed away February 24, 2018, in her home. Cremation was chosen. There will be no services planned at this time. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is entrusted with the arrangements.
Dorothy M. Sexson
Feb 24, 2018
Dorothy Sexson Obituary Dorothy Marie Sexson age 95 of Ogallala passed away Saturday, February 24th, at Indian Hills Manor. Dorothy was the daughter of Walter W. and Mary (Reutzel) Nutt. She was born September 14, 1922 in Madrid. Dorothy grew up on the farm and attended Country school and then graduated from Madrid High School in 1940. Charles 'Charlie'...
Elizabeth 'Liz' Hazen
Feb 19, 2018
Elizabeth Hazen Obituary Elizabeth (Heil) Hazen, 93, longtime Brule resident went to be with her Lord and Savior February 19, 2018 at Indian Hills Manor of Ogallala. Elizabeth was born February 2, 1925 to Michael and Caroline (Buyer) Heil at Moorefield. She attended grade school in the Moorefield/Curtis area, graduating from Curtis Ag School in 1943. Elizabeth married Lyle...
Ruth Anna Johnson
Feb 19, 2018
Ruth Johnson Obituary Ruth Anna Johnson, 96,of Ogallala, passed away on Monday February 19, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. Ruth was born August 1, 1921, in Keith County near Roscoe in the farm home of her parents Claus and Anna (Lueneburg) Eichner . Ruth attended elementary school in a rural school near Roscoe. Ruth was confirmed in...
Larry A. Beisner
Feb 18, 2018
Larry Beisner Obituary Larry A. Beisner, 70, of Ogallala passed away on February 18, 2018 in his home. Larry was born on February 2, 1948 in Ogallala, to Clarence and Lillian (Schoff) Beisner. Larry graduated from St. Paul's Lutheran School of Ogallala. Larry worked as a mechanic in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen,...
Curtis Eugene Hood
Feb 13, 2018
Curtis Hood Obituary Curtis Eugene Hood Sr., 69, of Ogallala passed away in his home on February 13, 2018. Curtis was born on October 1, 1948 in Ogallala. Curtis was raised in Ogallala by his grandparents Lee and Claretta Douglass. Curtis attended Ogallala Public Schools. As a young man Curtis worked for various farms and ranches in the area....
Dr. M. Douglas Parks
Jan 22, 2018
Dr. M. Douglas Parks Obituary Dr. M. Douglas Parks, age 86, of Ogallala, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. M. Douglas Parks, Jr. was born March 28, 1931 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the son of M. Douglas and Dora Mae (Baker) Parks of Henry, Nebraska. He attended public schools...
Craig Alan Johnson
Jan 20, 2018
Craig Johnson Obituary Craig Alan Johnson, 51, of Cicero, IN, and formerly of Ogallala, passed away January 20, 2018 at his Cicero residence. He was born December 8, 1966 in Ogallala, to John Herbert and Janet Louise (Grubaugh) Johnson. Craig was the youngest of three children. After graduating from Ogallala High School Craig honorably served his country in the...
Doris Bayer
Jan 17, 2018
Doris Bayer, 87, of Ogallala, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Doris was born October 2, 1930 in Ogallala to George and Dorothy (Mahaffey) Kiser. She attended schools in Ogallala. On June 21, 1947, Doris married Lloyd Bayer at Kimball, Nebr. They resided in Ogallala where she was employed at Goodalls and TRW and later...
