Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Betty L. Chada
Jun 9, 2016
Betty L. Chada 86, of Sutherland and formerly of Brule, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, in the Sutherland Care Center. Betty was born May 22, 1930 at Haxtun, Colo., the daughter of John F. and Faith O. (Thompson) Holper. Betty received her education at Haxtun Public Schools, graduating from Haxtun High School in 1948. Betty was united in marriage...
Twylia Merida Cullinan
Jun 5, 2016
Twylia Merida (Jones) Cullinan, 86, of Arthur, Nebr., died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Twylia was born November 15, 1929, to John "Virgil" and Emma Rita (Carey) Jones in Ogallala, Nebraska. She grew up in Lemoyne and Ackley Valley on the Haythorn Ranch, attended high school in Ogallala, graduating from Ogallala High School in 1947....
Mark C. Mcqueen
Jun 2, 2016
Mark C. McQueen, 53, of Omaha and formerly of Ogallala, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Mark was born to Carl Clinton and Sondra(Brooks) McQueen in Ogallala, on August 7, 1962. Mark was blessed with a great sense of humor, loved to laugh and listen to music. He loved generously and patiently,...
Gary Sigwing
Jun 1, 2016
Gary Sigwing, 75, longtime Ogallala resident, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Bryan Health Medical Center East of Lincoln, Nebr. Gary, the son of William and Maxine (Dugger) Sigwing, was born March 9, 1941 in McCook, Nebr. He attended McCook Public Schools. In June of 1959 he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a radar...
Robert Eugene Lee
May 25, 2016
Robert Eugene Lee, 79, of Ogallala, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Great Plains Health in North Platte with his children by his side. As per Bobs wishes, cremation was chosen. A Celebration of Life gathering of friends and family will be held Saturday, June 11th from 2:00 - 4:00 at the Ogallala Quality Inn Banquet...
Steven Jon Stahl
May 23, 2016
Steven Jon Stahl, 54, of Paxton, died Monday, May 23, 2016, in the Sutherland Care Center. Steven was born August 19, 1961, in Ogallala, the son of Verlyn and Donna (Suhr) Stahl of Paxton where he grew up. Steve attended ESU #16 in Ogallala for a short period of time. From there he was a student of the Cozad...
Hank Schep
May 15, 2016
Hank Schep, 79, of Brule, died May 15, 2016, in his home at Lakeview, Lake McConaughy. Hank was born June 21, 1936 in Zeist, Holland. He immigrated to the United States in 1956, settling in California. He worked in the UCLA printshop until he entered the US Army in 1958. Upon his military retirement in 1978, he began working...
Lila Ann Johnson
May 12, 2016
Lila Ann Johnson, 66, of North Platte and formerly of Paxton, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, in the North Platte Care Center. She was born October 23, 1949 in Great Bend, Kan. to Nova Alderson (Stamey-Medearis) and Don Stamey. She graduated from Paradise High School, Paradise, Kan. in 1968. She married Tedd Lavern Johnson on October 5, 1969. Most...
Viola 'Blondie' May Vasa
May 12, 2016
Viola 'Blondie' Vasa, 88, longtime Ogallala resident, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Viola May Vasa was born September 2, 1927, in Chappell, NE., to Walter and Anna (Miller) Boyce. Viola "Blondie" attended rural schools in Garden and Arthur Counties. She attended Arthur County High School through the eleventh grade before moving to Denver to...
Larry Woken, Jr.
May 10, 2016
Larry Woken, Jr., 86, of Ogallala and formerly of Bushnell, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Great Plains Health in North Platte. Larry was born August 13, 1929, in Aneta, North Dakota, to Ethel (Bruhn) and Larry Woken, Sr. After his father's death, the family moved to Minnesota in the early 1930's. Larry moved to Nebraska in 1954. He...
Alice 'Jeannie' Jean Thompson
May 5, 2016
Alice Jean Thompson, 86, of Ogallala, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, after a short illness at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jeannie was born in Wichita, Kan., on May 26, 1929 and grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas. Jeannie married Wendell Deane Thompson in 1948. Deane and Jeannie and their children moved to Nebraska in 1956 before moving to Colorado...
Thomas 'Tj' Howard Jarvis
May 5, 2016
Thomas 'T.J.' Jarvis, 67, of Grand Island, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, in the Grand Island Vets Hospital. Thomas Howard Jarvis was born July 10, 1948, in Salamanca, New York, the son of Howard and Opal (Wymer) Jarvis. He entered the Marine Corps on August 31, 1966. He served two tours in Vietnam leaving with an honorable discharge in...
Jimmy Wayne O'Brien
May 4, 2016
Jimmy W. O'Brien, 67, of Ogallala, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Jimmy Wayne O'Brien was born December 14, 1948, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Obbie and Agnes (Kalisek) O'Brien. He graduated from W B Ray High School in Corpus Christi. Jimmy was drafted into the Army and served from March 24, 1966...
Pearl R. Hanson
May 3, 2016
Pearl Ruby Gorvin Hanson passed away peacefully May 3, 2016 in Ogallala, Neb., after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was 79. Pearl was born June 30, 1936 in Lesterville, S.D., to Roy and Alta (Sayler) Hermann. She graduated from Scotland (S.D.) High School in 1954 and attended Ancker Hospital School of Nursing in St. Paul, where she...
Edward Herman Knapp, Jr.
Apr 24, 2016
Edward H. Knapp, Jr., 92, longtime Ogallala resident, died Sunday, April 24, 2016, in the Sutherland Care Center. Edward Herman Knapp, Jr. was born in Madison County, Nebraska on September 30, 1923, the son of Edward Knapp, Sr., and Linda Nathan Knapp. He attended St. Johns Lutheran School at Green Garden in Madison County and later graduated from Madison...
Kenneth Ryle Blue
Apr 19, 2016
Kenneth R. Blue, 84, longtime Ogallala resident, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Sutherland Care Center. Kenneth Ryle Blue was born September 2, 1931, in Omaha, Nebr., the son of Ely and Elsie (Wilder) Blue. The family moved to Ovid, Colo. when Ken was five years old. He attended schools there and also worked on area farms. He entered...
Roselea Lamar Swanson
Apr 17, 2016
Roselea Lamar Swanson, 88, lifelong Arthur resident, went to her home in heaven on April 17, 2016, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community in Ogallala. Roselea was born August 5, 1927, in a sod home in northwest Arthur County, Nebraska.. the daughter of Roy and Myrtle (Young) Morrell. She moved with her family into Arthur at the age of nine...
Paul F. Brown
Apr 15, 2016
Paul F. Brown, 59, of Ogallala, died Friday, April 15, 2016, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Paul was born December 25, 1956, in Bennington, Vermont, the son of William and Ann (Cavin) Brown. He was raised in New York. He served in the United States Army from March 29, 1977 to December 27, 1978. Paul resided in Gurley, Nebraska...
Mark Wilkens
Apr 10, 2016
Mark Wilkens, 65, of Ogallala, died April 10, 2016, in his home. Mark was born February 9, 1951 in North Platte, NE. At the age of 9 months he was adopted by his parents Leonard and Phylis Wilkens of North Platte. He was raised south of North Platte and attended a one room country school. He graduated from North...
Wayne 'Tuffy' Barent
Apr 7, 2016
Wayne 'Tuffy' Barent, 84, longtime Ogallala resident, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Perkins County Health Services in Grant, Ne. Wayne was born April 4, 1932 in Seneca, Nebr., the son of John and Inez ( Smith) Barent. Tuffy attended District 66 School. After graduating from high school in Mullen he attended Chadron State College. At the end of...
