Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details

Jun 12, 2017

Debra Kezar, 58, of Arthur, died June 12, 2017, in her home. Debra was born December 14, 1958 in Kadoka, South Dakota, the daughter of Lloyd and Joan (Hansen) Pritchard. She received her education in Kadoka schools. Debra met Terry Kezar in Kadoka and were married January 4, 1976. The couple worked on several ranches in South Dakota and...

Jun 12, 2017

Robert E. Gimer, Sr., 81, of Lake McConaughy, died June 12, 2017, in his home. Cremation was chosen. The Memorial Service will be Thursday, June 29, at 10 a.m. in Draucker Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Baldwin of the Paxton United Methodist Church will officiate. Online condolences may be sent by signing the Guest Book. Tthe Service will be live...

May 31, 2017

Maida Lindley (Blackman) Armstrong, beloved wife, mother, sister and aunt, let go of her pain and suffering on May 31, 2017, and went to a better place. Her husband of 55 years, Martin R. Armstrong, was at her bedside and stayed with her as she slipped away. Maida was born on September 6, 1942, in Santa Rita, New Mexico,...

May 28, 2017

LaMoin Meyer, 88, lifetime Perkins and Keith County farmer, died May 26, 2017, at his home.LaMoin was born September 27, 1928, south of Brule, Nebraska the son of Henry and Minnie Meyer. He attended country school district 17, as well as, Grant and Ogallala High schools.He attended Southeast Community College Vo-Tech at the Milford Campus in Milford, Nebraska, in...

May 20, 2017

William 'Bill' Henry Biel, 72, of York, Nebraska, formerly of Ogallala, Nebraska and Colby, Kansas, went peacefully to his heavenly home on Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln. Bill was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 19, 1944 to Elmer and Anita (Sass) Biel. He was raised in Ogallala Nebraska on the family farm...

May 2, 2017

Daniel Lee Austin, 66, of Ogallala, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Daniel was born April 13, 1951 in Denver, Colo., the son of Robert L. and Joyce (Aumiller) Austin. He attended Paxton schools, as well as, St. Charles School in Stratton, Colo. and Julesburg Public School. He graduated from Paxton High School in 1969....

Apr 7, 2017

Dean Simpson, age 83, of Yucca Heights of Lake McConaughy passed away on Friday April 7, 2017 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant . Dean Simpson was born on May 24th, 1933 to Alva and Pearl (Robinson) Simpson. He grew up on the family ranch attending the rural grade school and is a 1950 graduate of Arthur County...

Mar 24, 2017

Shirley Finch, 89, of Paxton, died Friday, March 24, 2017, in her home. Shirley was born December 18, 1927, in Sutherland, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Pearl (Kirkpatrick) Tridle. After graduating from Paxton High School in 1945, Shirley attended Midland Nebraska Community College. She returned to Paxton and was employed with Goodalls in Ogallala for several years. In...

Mar 9, 2017

Louise Beard, 91, of Holyoke, Colorado and formerly of Big Springs, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, in the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado.

Edna Louise Beard was born June 28, 1925, in Barber, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles and Alta R. Stice.

Preceding her in death was her husband Johnnie...

Mar 4, 2017

Marvin E. House, 85, longtime Brule resident, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Marvin was born February 22, 1932 in Alliance, Nebr., the son of Roy and Faye (Hunsaker) House. Marvin attended Lakeside School through the tenth grade. After graduating from Arthur High School in 1950 he moved to Denver. On July 11, 1951 Marvin...

Mar 1, 2017

Gerald "Bud" Leroy McColloch, 90, longtime Ogallala resident and former businessman, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at the Aurora Medical Center, in Aurora, Colorado. Bud was born April 16, 1926, in Brule, Nebraska, the son of Clyde and Nina (DePue) McColloch. He grew up in Brule Nebraska and graduated from Brule High School in 1944. After high school, he...

Feb 21, 2017

Bennett Harold Hille, newborn son of Matt and Katie (Verbeck) Hille of White Lake, So. Dakota, died February 21, 2017, in the Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, So. Dakota. Survivors include his parents, Matt and Katie Hille, one sister Grace and one brother Henry, all of White Lake, So. Dakota; grandmother Cindy Koch Hille of North Platte...

Feb 12, 2017

Steven Carl Hansmeier of rural Ogallala died peacefully at Great Plains Health in North Platte on February 12, 2017, at the age of 63 after a courageous battle with liver disease. Steve was born to Tom and Mary Ann (Brant) Hansmeier on July 13, 1953 in Ogallala, NE. He attended country school at District 22 through the 8th grade....

Feb 4, 2017

William G. 'Billy' Jones, 81, of Lake McConaughy, died Saturday, February 4, 2017, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Survivors include his wife Diana Jones of Lake McConaughy, son Tom Jones of Denver, Colo.; daughter Tracy ( Bart) Dierksen of Hyannis; one sister Shirley ( 'Doc') Gillespie of Omaha; and four step-children, & several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A reception will...

Jan 19, 2017

Philip C. Galaviz, 94, longtime Brule resident, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community in Ogallala. Philip was born December 28, 1922, in Wichita Falls, Texas, the son of Augustine and Julia (Chavez) Galaviz. On September 27, 1943 he was united in marriage to Victoria Jimenez with whom...

Jan 12, 2017

Jack Ringer, 82, longtime Ogallala resident, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. William Jackson Ringer was born June 8, 1934 in Preston County, West Virg., the son of William H. and Ivie J. (Kelley) Ringer. Jack received his schooling through eighth grade at a country school in Preston County. Jack attended high school in Bruceton...

Jan 12, 2017

Richard J. Piper, 81, of Ogallala, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Richard was born January 25, 1935, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Edward W. and Maime E. (Seeley) Piper. The family resided in Liberty Park and Warrenville, Ill. before moving to Miller, So. Dak. in 1948. Other residencies included Huron, So. Dak. and...

Jan 9, 2017

Peggy L. Pulliam, 87, of Grant, died Monday, January 9, 2017, in Golden Ours Convalescent Home. Peggy Louise Pulliam was born to John H. and Myrtle A. (Martin) Prather on November 13, 1929, in Cushing, Oklahoma. She was the second youngest of seven children. At the age of sixteen Peggy married James W. Young, also of Oklahoma. Together they...

Jan 9, 2017

Lois Mae Dickenson, 90, of Paxton, died January 9, 2017, in Great Plains Health in North Platte after an extended illness. Lois was born near Paxton, Nebraska on March 10, 1926, the daughter of Myrll and Helen (Osborn) Powell. As a child, she moved with her parents into Paxton. She grew up there and graduated from Paxton High School...

Jan 2, 2017

Joyce Hermes, 83, of Grant and formerly of Ogallala, died Monday, January 2, 2017, in Golden Ours Convalescent Home. Joyce was born March 18, 1933, at Queens, New York, the daughter of Francesco and Elizabeth (Popler) Tinaro. After high school she married Robert Roche. Together they raised three children, Robert, Jr., Frank, and Janice. They later divorced. In 1970...