Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Kim Heflin
Aug 17, 2015
Kim Heflin, 62, lifelong Ogallala resident, died August 17, 2015 in Great Plains Health of North Platte. Kim was born July 22, 1953 in Buzzards Bay, Mass., the son of John and Beverly (Gile) Heflin. He grew up in Ogallala and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1972. Kim purchased Spruce Street Standard in 1980 and operated it for...
James 'Jim' Jeffres
Jul 27, 2015
James 'Jim' Jeffres, 65, longtime area educator and Ogallala resident, died Monday, July 27, 2015, in his home after a brief battle with cancer. Jim was born July 8, 1950 in Loup City, NE, the son of DeLysle and Mavis (Schudel) Jeffres. Jim grew up in Scotia, NE, where he attended elementary and high school. After graduating from North...
Emma M. Melvin
Jun 28, 2015
Emma M. Melvin, 99, of Mullen, died Sunday, June 28, 2015 in the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Mullen. Emma Margaret Melvin was born February 25, 1916 in Sutherland, Nebr., the daughter of Ira E. and Florence M. (VanMeter) Huffman. Emma received her elementary education at Arthur County District 8 and graduated from Nebraska School of Ag in Curtis...
Jerry D. Hinton
Jun 28, 2015
Jerry D. Hinton, 74, longtime Ogallala resident, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Jerry was born February 25, 1941 in Hyannis, NE, the son of Alta Hinton. He attended rural schools and then Ashby Elementary School. He graduated from Hyannis High School in 1959. He worked at various jobs, including being a hand at...
Dewey Franklin Dillon
Jun 27, 2015
Dewey F. Dillon, 86, longtime Ogallala resident, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Dewey Franklin Dillon was born March 23, 1929 near Pocahontas, Virginia. His parents were George and Bertha (Head) Dillon. Dewey received his education in Pocahontas and was raised in Tazewell County, Virginia. On August 24, 1948 Dewey was united in...
Berniece Teresa Moreno
Jun 26, 2015
Berniece Moreno, 72, longtime Ogallala resident, embraced God June 26, 2015, in Indian Hills Healthcare Community, surrounded by her family. Berniece Teresa Moreno was born May 4, 1943 in Brule, the daughter of Margarito and Aurelia (Raso) Romero. She graduated from Brule High School in 1960. On November 10, 1966 Berniece was united in marriage to Felipe Moreno, Sr....
Helen L Williams
Jun 21, 2015
Helen L. (Vath) Williams, 95, longtime Keystone resident, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. She was born August 4, 1919 in a sod house in Arthur County, Nebraska, to Jesse and Nellie (Platz) Vath. She grew up on a farm in Arthur County, Nebraska and graduated from Arthur County High School on May...
Shelley Kay Olson
Jun 17, 2015
Shelley Kay Olson, 51, of Brule, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Bryan Memorial West of Lincoln, Nebr. Shelley was born August 24, 1963, in Norton, Kan., the daughter of Larry, Sr. and Fay(Wright) Gallentine. She attended Ogallala Public Schools. She was employed in several jobs in Ogallala. On November 23, 1979 Shelley was united in marriage to Lowell...
Mildred M. Buettenback
Jun 14, 2015
Mildred M. Buettenback, 88, longtime Ogallala resident, died June 14, 2015, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Mildred was born March 8, 1927, in Omaha and was adopted by A. P.and Effie (Gray) Moore. The family lived in Brule where Mildred attended school, graduating from Brule High School in 1945. She received an Associate's Degree in 1947 from Parks Business...
Korey Schow
Jun 13, 2015
Korey Brandon Schow, 39, of Paxton, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant. Korey was born August 6, 1975 to Dean William and Leah Jeannette (Keep) Schow at the Ogallala Community Hospital. He was joined at home by two older brothers, Kyle and Kevin. Korey lived with his parents on a farm south...
Howard Dean Burton
Jun 4, 2015
Howard Dean Burton, Sr., 87, of Arapahoe and formerly of Bingham, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2015, in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Howard was born October 22, 1927 at Alliance, NE to Charles and Ida (Gray) Burton. He was the oldest of seven children. He grew up on the family ranch and attended high...
Benjamin Ben Barnes
May 26, 2015
Benjamin F. 'Ben' Barnes, 82, of the Otter Creek area of Lake McConaughy, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. Ben was born August 4, 1932, in Minneola, Kan., the son of Benjamin and Ella (Travis) Barnes. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Montrose, Colo., where he grew up with...
Beverly Ann French
May 20, 2015
After a joyfully busy life as a rancher's wife, mother, and grandmother, Beverly Cox French went to be with Jesus. Beverly was healed of Parkinson's disease and all ailments on May 20, 2015. Beverly was born October 3, 1938 in Alliance, NE, the daughter of Donald and Donna (Osborn) Cox. Beverly grew up on a ranch homesteaded by her...
Richard 'Dick' Lindauer
May 16, 2015
Richard 'Dick' Lindauer, 82, lifetime Brule resident, died Saturday, May 16, 2015, in his home. Dick was born March 26, 1933, in Ogallala, the son of George and Florence (Barnica) Lindauer. He attended country school through the eighth grade. After graduating from Ogallala High School in 1950, Dick attended Colorado A & M (Colorado State University) in Fort Collins,...
Marilynn J. Glenn
May 7, 2015
Marilyn J. Glenn age 70 of Keystone died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Medical Center of Aurora in Aurora Colorado. Marilyn was born August 15th 1944 in McCook, NE to Dorwin and Florence (Murphy) Glenn. In 1954 the family moved to Ogallala where Marilyn attended Ogallala Public Schools, graduating from Ogallala High School in 1962. She attended Northeastern...
Lorna May Wendt
Apr 21, 2015
Lorna May Wendt, 100, of Keystone, died April 21, 2015, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Lorna was born February 5, 1915 on her grandfather's homestead located on the North Platte River. The site is now covered by Lake McConaughy. She was the youngest of three girls born to Charles and Edna (Stansbery) Richards. Following the death of her father...
Joe Toro
Apr 19, 2015
Joe Toro, 86, of North Platte and formerly of Ogallala, died April 19, 2015, in Great Plains Health. Joe Toro was born in Plainfield, NJ on May 23, 1928 to Julian and Euphemia (Guzman) Toro. He moved to Warren Township in 1932, to a converted chicken coop. Joes father had planned to build a house from lumber and windows...
Paul Alexander Sanchez
Apr 19, 2015
Paul Sanchez, 71, longtime Brule resident, entered into eternal life on Sunday, April 19, 2015, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Paul was born April 25, 1943 in Alliance, NE, the son of Paul and Verna (Boyer) Sanchez. He attended Alliance schools, graduating from high school in 1962. Paul was employed as a line technician for TRW/ASC for fifty two...
Doris Pauline Edwards
Mar 29, 2015
Doris P. Edwards age 90 of Ogallala died Sunday, March 29th at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Funeral Services will be Wednesday April 1st at 10:00 am from the Draucker Funeral Home with the Pastor John Howe of the light House Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 pm central time at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell....
Allen Knott
Mar 5, 2015
Allen "Al" Knott, age 101, longtime resident of Arthur, Nebr., died Thursday, March 5, 2015, in the Sutherland Care Center. Al was born September 27, 1913, at the family farm twelve miles northwest of Albion, Nebr. He was the third child of eight children. In 1936 he traveled from Albion to Grant, Nebr. In August of 1939, he married...
