Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Dean Schow
May 27, 2014
Dean Schow, 69, of rural Paxton, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in the Ogallala Community Hospital after a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Dean was born July 12, 1944, in Julesburg, Colorado, the son of William and Ella (Swanson) Schow. He was raised and lived his entire life on the family farm south of Paxton. The 4-H program...
Ronald Barnhill
May 21, 2014
Ronald Barnhill, 62, of Ogallala, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Ron was born September 11, 1951 in Sutherland, Nebr., the son of Ted E. and Edith L. (DeFord) Barnhill. He graduated from Ogallala High School in 1970. Ron was employed with several Ogallala businesses including Armour Sand & Gravel and...
Justin Birge
Apr 25, 2014
Justin M. Birge, 23, of Ogallala, died April 25, 2014, in his home. Justin was born March 13, 1991 in Monroe, Wash., the son of Robert and Lisa (Gustafson) Birge. At the age of twelve, Justin moved with his family to Ogallala. After graduating from Ogallala High School in 2009 he attended Hastings College. Justin joined the National Guard...
Judy Baker
Apr 24, 2014
Judy Baker, 60, longtime Ogallala resident, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, in her home. Judy was born November 7, 1953 in Walsenburg, Colo., the daughter of Vernon and Grace (Nelson) Martin. She attended school in Walsenburg, graduating in 1970. Judy worked at the Walsenburg Nursing Home until she was united in marriage to Don Baker on October 6, 1972...
James Bestol
Apr 20, 2014
James Bestol, 71, longtime Hyannis resident, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, in the Good Samaritan Society of Alliance. Jim was born March 30, 1943, in Long Beach, Cal., the son of Arthur and Alice (Bayliff) Bestol. He received his early education in Long Beach. He moved with his family to Hyannis, Nebr. in 1957. After graduating from Hyannis High...
Marilyn M. Engel
Mar 30, 2014
Former longtime Ogallala resident, Marilyn M. Engel, 87, died Sunday March 30, 2014, at the Life Care Center in Longmont, Colorado. She was born May 21, 1926 in Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Borgen) Bailey. Marilyn attended schools in Wisconsin before moving to Ogallala in 1946. On August 20, 1947, she married Dale Herman Engel. They...
Richard Jehorek
Mar 12, 2014
Richard Jehorek, 68, of Sun City, Ariz. and formerly of Brule, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 in his home after a nine year battle with cancer. Richard was born November 27, 1945 in Ogallala, the son of Leo and Lucille (Coyner) Jehorek. He attended Brule elementary school and Brule High School. Richard was a member of the Brule Huskies...
Raymond Vian
Mar 12, 2014
Raymond Vian, 53, of Big Springs and formerly of Ogallala, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at his home. Ray was born March 23, 1960, in Eugene, Ore., the son of Delva and Irene (Bersley) Vian. As a child Ray moved to Ogallala with his family. He attended Ogallala Public Schools, was active in the Civil Air Patrol, and graduated...
Theresa M. Taylor
Feb 22, 2014
Theresa M. Taylor, 85, longtime Ogallala resident, died Saturday, February 22, 2014 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Theresa was born July 30, 1928 in Valentine, Nebr. She was the youngest of seven children born to John and Mary (Rhinehart) Smith. She grew up in Valentine and graduated from high school there in 1946. She worked in the local grocery...
Margaret "Meg" Reseggieu
Feb 10, 2014
Margaret "Meg" Ressegieu, 91, longtime Ogallala resident and formerly of Arthur and Alliance, died Sunday, February 23, 2014 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. Margaret Mary Meyers, a third generation Nebraskan, was born September 9, 1922 in Omaha, Nebr., the daughter of Edward P. ("E.P.") and Margaret M. (Gorman) Meyers. Meg grew up in Omaha but spent her summers in...
John Valentine
Feb 10, 2014
John H. Valentine, 67, longtime Arthur resident, died Monday, February 10, 2014, in Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. John was born July 25, 1946 in Arthur, the son of Cecil and Wilma (Gessford) Valentine. He attended Arthur County schools and graduated from high school in 1964. He then attended a year of college at Kearney State. In 1965...
David Freeman
Feb 2, 2014
David L. Freeman, 55, of Ogallala, died Sunday, February 2, 2014 in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. David was born November 24, 1958 in North Platte, the son of Arnold and Lucille (Powell) Freeman. He attended school in Paxton, graduating in 1977. He worked various jobs including railroad, construction, and tree service. In 1987 he began operating Freeman...
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...
