Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details

Nov 18, 2017

Steven Infante, 59, of Ogallala, died in his home on November 18, 2017. Steven was born June 4, 1958 in Ogallala, the son of Joe and Maria (Rodriguez) Infante. He attended Brule schools. He began working in construction with his father building houses. In 1981 he became employed with Ness Construction and worked there 25 years. On August 9,...

Nov 3, 2017

LuElla 'Lucky' Vath, 76, of Lake McConaughy, died Nov. 3, 2017, in her home near Lake McConaughy. Lucky was born June 6, 1941, in Big Springs, Nebraska to Wayne and Velma (Caldwell) Macklin. She attended Big Springs schools where she was in the marching band playing the drums. On June 7, 1959 Lucky married Walter Vath in Ogallala where...

Oct 23, 2017

Jeane A. Perlinger, 82, of North Platte and formerly of Paxton, died Monday, October 23, 2017, in the Sutherland Care Center. Jeane was born August 30, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Jacob and Dorothy (Burger) Aspenleiter. After graduating from Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, she completed several college courses and also worked for the Northwestern Mutual...

Oct 16, 2017

David Hebbert, 67, lifelong rancher in the Hyannis area, died Monday, October 16, 2017, in Perkins County Hospital of Grant. David Maurice Hebbert was born July 18, 1950, in Alliance, Nebraska, to R.M. Mose and Merla (Rex) Hebbert. He graduated from Hyannis High School in 1968 and then attended junior college in North Platte before transferring to Casper College...

Oct 12, 2017

Carroll O. Hardessen, 98, of Kearney, formerly of Brule, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Brookdale Northridge Assisted Living in Kearney.

Carroll was born on November 25, 1918 at home in Brule, NE to Otto and Sophia (Oeltjen) Hardessen, who both immigrated from Germany in the early 1900s. He graduated from Ogallala High School and...

Sep 30, 2017

Melvin G. Johnson, age 96, of Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Melvin was born Dec. 7, 1920 to August and Gunda Johnson on the farm near Mohall, North Dakota. Melvin attended schools in Lansford, N.D. In 1942 Melvin became part of the civilian signal core stationed in Eastern...

Sep 28, 2017

Donna Rosalee Johnson, 89, longtime Brule and Ogallala resident, died Thursday, September 28, 2017 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Donna was born April 4, 1928 in Arkansas City, KS, the daughter of Burl & Adelia (Hodges) Gillaspie. Donna's family history was traced back to the beginning of our nation and she was a member of the Daughters of the...

Sep 23, 2017

Stephen J Darr age 63 of Sidney died Saturday Sept 23 at his Lake Mc Conaughy residence at Lemoyne. His obituary may be read by following this link: http://www.holechekfuneralhomes.com/obituary/4386283#serviceinfo Memorial Service for Stephen Darr will be Thursday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. in the Holechek Funeral Home with Brenda Tophoj, PMA officiating. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is assisting...

Sep 12, 2017

Charles Walker, 87, longtime Ogallala resident, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in his home. Charles LeeRoy Walker was born Nov. 12, 1929 in Roscoe, the son of Ted and Ethel (Wakefield) Walker. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1947. Charles enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and served until 1952. Charles was united in marriage to Eldree F....

Sep 9, 2017

John Jimenez Jr., 70, longtime Ogallala resident, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Bryan Health Hospital - West Campus, in Lincoln. John was born August 5, 1947 in Ogallala, the son of John and Wilma (Bottrell) Jimenez. He attended school in Big Springs, graduating from High School in 1965. John was drafted into the Army in 1967...

Sep 9, 2017

Jake 'Papa' Razo, 89, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, in his Lake McConaughy home in Lemoyne, NE. Jake was born April 13, 1928, in Bayard, Nebraska, the son of Benjamin and Genera (Aldico) Razo. Jake married the love of his life, Marguriete Freeman, on May 29, 1948. They spent 67 wonderful years as best friends. Jake enjoyed spending...

Jul 28, 2017

Michael 'Mike' Lietz, 63, of Brule, died July 28, 2017, in his home. Mike was born July 19, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Robert Sr. and Leona (Dawiedczyk) Lietz. He graduated from high school in Elgin, Ill. in 1972. Mike moved to Arizona in 1973 with the family and worked various jobs. Mike relocated to Englewood, Colo....

Jul 18, 2017

Bonna Jean Cerny, 86, lifetime resident of Arthur County, died July 18, 2017, in Indian Hills Healthcare of Ogallala. Bonna was born January 5, 1931, in Arthur County, the daughter of Adeline (McMullen) and Claude Johnson. She attended school in Keystone and Ogallala. On April 20, 1946, Bonna was united in marriage to Ernest Cerny. They ranched with Louis...

Jul 16, 2017

Gerald Lee Pounds, 83, of Ogallala, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Indian Hills Healthcare. Gerald was born November 5, 1933 in Ogallala, the son of Dewey B. and Florence (Boss) Pounds. Gerald graduated from Ogallala High School in 1953. He attended Contra Costa College in Richmond, CA. He then moved to San Francisco and was employed by Wells...

Jul 7, 2017

Joan 'Jo' Johnson, 86, of Lemoyne, peacefully passed away in her home on July 7, 2017 with her daughters by her side. Jo was a devoted wife to Robert 'Bob' Johnson and they were long time residents of Lemoyne, Nebraska over 40 years. Jo was born in Liverpool, England where she met Bob and they moved to the States...

Jul 2, 2017

Carol "Kay" McClung, the daughter of Leland E. and Pauline (Mumm) Forell was born on October 31st 1939, at their farm home in Garden County. She grew up on a farm in the Goodview community and attended Goodview Consolidated School and graduated from Lodgepole High School in 1957. She attended Kearney State College where she was a member of...

Jul 2, 2017

Carol Lynn Morrell, 67, longtime resident of Arthur, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, in Indian Hills Manor of Ogallala. Carol was born November 10, 1949, in Casper, Wyoming, the daughter of Leonard M. and Leila Mae (Tribble) Myhre. She was the second of four children. Carol grew up in Midwest, WY, attended Midwest High School and received her GED...

Jun 28, 2017

Ron Carr, Sr., 86, lifetime South Whitman rancher, died June 28, 2017, in Perkins County Health in Grant, Nebraska. Ron was born June 15, 1931, in Whitman, NE the son of Eslie and Violet (Moran) Carr. He attended Mullen schools and graduated from Mullen High School in 1949. On June 3, 1951 Ron was united in marriage to Shirley...

Jun 19, 2017

Dean F. Dack, 74, of Paxton, died June 19, 2017, in the University of Nebraska Med. Center in Omaha. Dean F. Dack was born November 12, 1942 in McCook, Nebraska to Clyde F. and Grace Marie (Grafel) Dack. On December 30, 1961 Dean was united in marriage to Vesta Smith in McCook, Nebraska where they made their home prior...

Jun 13, 2017

Dennis D. Dahnke, 68, of Ogallala, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in his home. Dennis, was born on June 26, 1948 in Stratton, Nebraska to Bob and Mary Ellen Dahnke. He grew up in the Stratton, NE area and datended Stratton Schools. Dennis moved to Ogallala where he worked for TRW then ASC for 41 years before he retired...