Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 29, 2016

Frank F. Marsh, 84, lifelong resident of Arthur County, died March 29, 2016, in his home. Frank Frederick Marsh was born November 14, 1931 in rural Arthur County, Nebr., the son of Ira and Ida (Corlberg) Marsh. He received his education at the Arthur Schools. He entered the United States Navy in 1950 and served in the Korean War....

Mar 18, 2016

Larry G. Dunwoody, 74, lifelong Ogallala resident, died Friday, March 18, 2016, in Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Larry was born Dec. 21, 1941 in Ogallala, the son of John and Marjorie (Cooney) Dunwoody. He attended Ogallala public schools. He was drafted into the Army on April 21, 1964 and was stationed in Frankfort, Germany. After discharge on April 5,...

Mar 9, 2016

Ruth L. Greene, of Ogallala, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Ruth grew up in Denver, CO and graduated from West High School in 1955 with honors. She played the cello and was involved in many school activities. She enjoyed spending summers in Akron, CO with her grandparents on their farm. She met Carroll E....

Mar 7, 2016

Walter 'Bud' Sauer, 83, lifetime Ogallala resident, died Monday, March 7, 2016, in Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Bud was born March 2, 1933 in Brule, Nebraska, to Alfred and Opal (Jenkins) Sauer. He attended school in Roscoe. On February 17, 1957 he was united in marriage to Phyllis Joan Sandquist in Ovid, CO. Bud's first job was...

Feb 11, 2016

Deborah Diane Redden, 56, of Ogallala, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, in the Lancaster Manor in Lincoln, NE, after a long battle with cancer. Deb was born February 26, 1959 in Ogallala, the daughter of Robert and Nellie (Kaiser) Ogg. She graduated from Chappell High School in 1977. On March 15, 1981 Deb was united in marriage to...

Jan 29, 2016

Velma Morrow, 95, of Ogallala, died Friday, January 29, 2016, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Velma Louise Morrow was born November 26, 1920, at Sarben, Nebraska, the daughter of Samuel and Julia (McConnell) Zimmerman. Until 4 1/2 years of age she lived with her parents at the Kinkaid home north of Big Springs. In 1925 the family moved to...

Jan 29, 2016

Barbara K. Hahn, 72, of Paxton, died Friday, January 29, 2016, at the Blue Valley Lutheran Care Home in Hebron, NE following a long battle with Alzhiemer's Barb was born October 26, 1943 in Hastings, the daughter of Lawrence and Matilda (Schutte) Erthum. The family moved to Ogallala when Barb was a child. She graduated from Ogallala High School...

Jan 21, 2016

Connie L. Brown, 63, of Lemoyne, died Thursday, January 21, 2016, in her home. Survivors include her husband Larry Brown of Lemoyne, two sons Robert (Lisa) Duba of Denver, Colo. and Michael (Victoria) Brown of Gilcrest, Colo.; one daughter Gretta Duba of Longmont, Colo.; a brother Robert Smith of Aberdeen, So.Dak.; and two sisters Nancy (William) Crow of Lemoyne...

Jan 16, 2016

Lissa F. Macarow, 90, of Ogallala, died Saturday, January 16, 2016. Lissa was born June 19, 1925, in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Watroba) Tallman. In 1933 the family moved to southern California where Lissa attended school. After graduating from high school in South Gate, Cal. Lissa worked various jobs in that area. Lissa was...

Jan 16, 2016

Gwynneth E. Stumpenhorst, 89, of Ogallala, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. She was born December 24, 1926, in Boone, IA., the daughter of M.J. and Ferne (Richards) Heldt. Gwynn lived in Ogden, Iowa until 1943 when her family moved to Boone, Iowa. After graduating from high school in 1944 she attended Coe College in...

Jan 9, 2016

Martha Opal Wilson, 76, of Arthur, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Martha was born September 27, 1939, in Valentine, Nebraska, to John 'Jack' and Opal (Clark) Bennett. She grew up south of Cody on the family ranch near the Niobrara River and attended grade school and high school in Cody, graduating in...

Jan 6, 2016

Max Towell, age 94, of Ogallala died January 6th, 2016, at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Max Alfred Towell was born January 3, 1922 in Midvale, Idaho. His grandparents were among the original settlers who moved out west on the Oregon Trail, settling in Idaho in the 1800's. The youngest of eight children, Max attended school in Midvale...

Dec 31, 2015

Shirley Frerichs, 82, of Ames, Iowa and formerly of Denver, Colorado, died Thursday, December 31, 2015, in the Israel Family Hospice in Ames, Iowa.

Shirley was born December 29, 1933 in Pukwana, South Dakota, the daughter of Peter and Gladys (Stahnke) Ommen. She graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1952. She then moved to Denver,...

Dec 12, 2015

Sylvia V. Porter, age 100, of Ogallala, died Saturday, December 12, 2015, in her home. Sylvia was born June 29, 1915, in Central City, NE, the daughter of George and Evalina (Allen) Cook. When Sylvia was a young child the family moved to the Brule and Big Springs area where they farmed. Later she resided in Julesburg, CO and...

Dec 9, 2015

Don Thompson, 81, lifelong Ogallala resident, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in his home. Don was born May 14, 1934, in Arthur County, Nebaska., the son of Herbert and Virginia (Hawkins) Thompson. He attended Arthur Public School and then graduated from Ogallala High School in 1953. Don worked various jobs in the area. In 1955 Don was united in...

Nov 19, 2015

John 'Jack' Aspden, 76, of Lewellen, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, in his home. Jack was born March 1, 1939, in Mitchell, NE, the son of Warren and Velma (Donovan) Aspden. John attended school in Alliance. In 1957 Jack was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Lois Loree Kingry. The couple moved to Denver where Jack was...