Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Lois May Larson
Jan 7, 2014
Lois May Larson, 97, of Ogallala, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Lois was born April 1, 1916 on a farm in Hamilton County, near Phillips, Nebr. She was the daughter of Clarence G. and Lena G. (Hough) Fleming. Her mother died in an influenza epidemic when Lois was only two years old. She attended...
Terry M. Vasa
Dec 31, 2013
Terry M. Vasa, 55, longtime Arthur County rancher, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Terry was born June 21, 1958 in Ogallala, the son of Joseph and Carole (Rohlfing) Vasa. He attended School District 55 in Arthur County. After graduating from Arthur County High School in 1976 he attended Chadron State College. In 1978 he...
Daisy Ballard
Dec 22, 2013
Daisy Maxine Ballard, 83, of Ogallala, passed away on December 22, 2013 at the Sutherland Care Center. She was born on August 8, 1930 at Shelbyville, Missouri, the daughter of Randall and Clara (Nolte) Mahaffey at Shelbyville, MO. She attended schools in Shelbyville and graduated from high school. Daisy married her high school sweetheart Ray "Shorty" Ballard in 1947....
Freida Coleman
Dec 8, 2013
Freida Coleman, 83, longtime Paxton resident, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 in the Sutherland Care Center. Freida was born May 31, 1930 in the family home in the Sandhills north of Paxton. Her parents were Ernest F. and Ola (Gordon) Miller. She was the second of seven children. As a youth Freida was baptized at Birdwood Creek. She attended...
Bonnie Jean Friesen
Dec 4, 2013
Bonnie Jean (Wiseman) Friesen, 85, of San Antonio, Tex., and formerly of Ogallala and Madrid, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, in her home. Bonnie was born September 7, 1928 in Ogallala, the daughter of Berget and Tressie (Harris) Wiseman. Bonnie received her early education attending rural schools in Keith County. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1947. On...
Patricia "Patti" Compton
Dec 2, 2013
Patricia "Patti" Compton, 75, of Ogallala, died December 2, 2013, in her home. She was born February 27, 1938 in Tucson, Ariz., the daughter of Yvonne Cluer and Howard Kinney. Patti received her education in Tucson schools. Patti resided in Nebraska since 1972. On November 3, 1980 she was united in marriage to Stan Compton. Her hobbies included arrowhead...
Sharon "Sherry" Steele
Nov 24, 2013
Sharon "Sherry" Steele, 74, of Brule, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 24, 2013, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Sherry was born January 10, 1939 in Mahnomen, Minnesota, the daughter of Daniel and Ora (Brisbois) Sullivan. She attended elementary school in Mahnomen and then attended high school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. On June 20, 1959 Sherry was united in marriage...
Jody Lynn Dehning
Nov 11, 2013
Jody Lynn Dehning, 54, of Ogallala, died Monday, November 11, 2013, in the Ogallala Community Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Jody was born January 3, 1959 in Julesburg, Colorado. the daughter of Raymond and Ruth (Ash) Andersen. Jody graduated from high school in Julesburg in 1978. Jody was employed at Sunmart in Ogallala for sixteen years and did...
Lois Vath
Nov 7, 2013
Lois Vath, 81, of Big Springs and formerly of Keystone, died in her home November 7, 2013. Lois was born February 2, 1932 in Arcadia, Nebr., the daughter of William B.S. and Mabel (Tockey) Hill. Lois graduated from Arthur High School in 1949 and also received Normal Training. She taught school in rural Keith County first at Jensen School...
James E. Hart
Nov 7, 2013
James E. Hart Sr., 69, of Ogallala, died November 7, 2013 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. James "little Jimmy" was born April 5, 1944 to Garold and Lillie (Isle) Hart in Fairfield, Ill. He attended school in Fairfield. He was employed in a hotel there. He held several occupations including driving truck, working for the railroad and in the...
Gary Knaub
Nov 3, 2013
Gary Knaub, 72, longtime Ogallala resident, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Gary was born February 26, 1941 in Scottsbluff, Nebr., the son of Jacob and Helen (Eurich) Knaub. He attended elementary school in Scottsbluff, graduating from High School in 1959. He then attended college in Scottsbluff. On August 25, 1960 he was united in...
George Hartman
Nov 3, 2013
George E. Hartman Jr., 79, longtime Paxton resident, passed from this life on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He was born October 5, 1934 in Sutherland, the son of George and Helen (McCormick) Hartman. George grew up on the farm near Paxton and graduated from Paxton High School in 1952 where...
Bill Schuda
Nov 1, 2013
Bill Schuda, 86, longtime Brule resident, died Friday, November 1, 2013 in Bellevue, Nebraska. C.S. "Bill" Schuda was born June 22, 1927 in Ashton, Nebr., to Stanley and Helen (Grabowski) Schuda. He attended school in Loup City, Nebr. He was then drafted into the Army in 1946. Bill received his basic training in North Little Rock, Ark. and was...
Robert Mcelhinney
Oct 31, 2013
Robert McElhinney, 90, lifetime Arthur County resident, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Robert was born June 2, 1923 on a ranch 7 1/2 miles northwest of Arthur, and made this his home all his life. He was the only child of Andrew K. and Rose (Dyhrmann) McElhinney. He attended Arthur County grade school and...
Irline Barnica
Sep 29, 2013
Irline Barnica, 96, of Kearney and formerly of Ogallala, died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Mother of Hull Nursing Home in Kearney. Irline Emma Barnica was born March 21, 1917 in Hayes Center, Nebraska, the daughter of Benjamin and Minnie (French) Dillon. She spent her early years on a farm northeast of Hayes Center and attended schools there. Irline...
Walter Vath
Sep 29, 2013
Walt Vath, 72, longtime Keith County resident, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in his home. Walt was born January 13, 1941 in Ogallala, the son of Jesse and Ombalena (German) Vath. He received his early education in Arthur County schools and then graduated from Ogallala High School in 1959. On June 7, 1959 Walt was united in marriage to...
Edward Voda
Sep 23, 2013
Edward Voda, age 82 of Ogallala, passed away Monday evening, September 23, 2013 at the Green Acres Care Center in Amboy, Illinois. Edward was born September 27, 1930 in Wauneta, Nebraska, son of Adolf and Bertha (Tepley) Voda. After graduating from Wauneta High School in 1949 he received a scholarship to attend the University of Nebraska and played football...
Mary Ruth Fowler
Sep 22, 2013
Mary Ruth Fowler, 96, of Ogallala, died September 22, 2013, in Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. Mary Ruth was born November 9, 1916, in Warrington, Indiana, the daughter of William and Lena (Overman) Albea. After graduating from Indiana Central College she taught high school and middle school vocal music and English in Indianapolis. She was united in marriage...
Norman Lovell Kracke
Sep 18, 2013
Norman Kracke, 89. of Ogallala, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 in Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Norman Lovelle Kracke was born July 11, 1924 in Dewitt, Nebr., the son of Emil and Gertrude (Ulrich) Kracke. In 1932 the Kracke family moved to a farm northwest of Big Springs, Nebr. They survived the depression and the drought...
Kandace Hazen
Sep 14, 2013
Kandace Hazen, 49, of Brule, died Saturday, September 14, 2013, at her home. Kandace was born August 26, 1964 in Ogallala, the daughter of George and Norma (Smith) Kurkowski. She graduated from Ogallala High School in 1983. On June 10, 1983 Kandace married Lynn Hazen in Ogallala. The couple made their home in Brule. She was employed as a...
