Obituary Listings and Funeral Service Details
Vivian Blair
Jul 1, 2013
Vivian Blair, 81, longtime Ogallala resident, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Vivian was born December 25, 1931, on the family farm south of Roscoe. Her parents were Martin and Jessie (Bills) Riedel. She attended rural schools. On May 22, 1959 Vivian married Earl Blair. The couple lived in Ogallala and were the owners and...
Marjory Hayford
Jun 24, 2013
Marjory Hayford, 95, of Grant and formerly of Ogallala, died Monday, June 24, 2013, in Perkins County Community Hospital. Marjory Elizabeth Hayford was born September 6, 1917 at Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Philip and Darlene (Hydeman) Gotobed. She received her education at Kearney High School and Kearney State Teachers College. Marjory taught elementary school in Bremerton, Washington;...
Patricia "Pat" Brogan
Jun 20, 2013
Patricia "Pat" Brogan, 88, of Aurora, Colo., and formerly of Keystone, Nebr., died Thursday, June 20, 2013 in her home. Pat was born December 4, 1924, in North Platte, Nebr., the daughter of Michael and Genevieve (Backes) Murray. She was raised in Cheyenne, Wyo. and attended St. Mary's High School for three years. Pat transferred to St. Patricks High...
Jarvis Millikin
Jun 2, 2013
Jarvis Millikin, 94, longtime Brule businessman, died Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Jarvis was born November 10, 1918 in Axtell, Nebr., the son of Roy and Esther (Anderson) Millikin. He attended elementary school in Middle Vale School south of Brule. After graduation from Brule High School Jarvis was drafted into the Army in July 1942....
Helen M. Teall
May 31, 2013
Helen M. Teall, 64, of Brule, died Friday, May 31, 2013, at her home. Helen was born June 19, 1948 in Imperial, Nebr., the daughter of Harvey H. and Della (Fisher) Stohler. After graduating from Madrid High School in 1966 she attended Beauty College in North Platte. After graduation she worked as a hairdresser for several years. On March...
Ruth "Kitty" Tilley
May 31, 2013
Ruth "Kitty" Tilley, 68, of Grant, passed away quietly on Friday, May 31, 2013 in the Ogallala Community Hospital, due to complications of Multiple Sclerosis. Ruth was born August 14, 1944 in Palatka, Flor., the daughter of Greig and Marjorie Richardson. After high school graduation in Lompoc, Cal. she attended college in Santa Barbara. On February 12, 1968 Ruth...
Jake Cross
May 15, 2013
Jake Cross, 98, lifetime Arthur rancher, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013,in his home. Jean "Jake" Cross was born July 1, 1914 on the family Kincaid homestead in Arthur County. His parents were Henry and Lillian (Golzio) Cross. After the death of Lillian, Jake and two brothers were raised by their maternal grandparents. He attended Arthur County District 7 School...
Laura Lea Dunning
May 14, 2013
Laura Dunning, 83, longtime Ogallala resident, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Indian Hills Manor. Laura Lea Borm was born January 9, 1930 in Big Springs, Nebr., the daughter of Thomas and Margaretha (Markmann) Borm. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Laura attended school in Big Springs. On July 3, 1950 Laura married Keith Dunning and...
Kent Reimers
May 7, 2013
Kent Reimers, 76, of Arizona City, Ariz., and formerly of Ogallala, died May 7, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Kent Henry Reimers was born August 9, 1936 in Ogallala., the son of Rudolph H. and Elizabeth (Robacker) Reimers. He attended school in Ogallala, graduating in 1954. Kent married Annette Drost on August 25,...
Gordon "Tex" Hinton
May 7, 2013
Gordon "Tex" Hinton, 87, longtime Keystone resident, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colo. Tex was born August 11, 1925 in Ashby, Nebr., the first son of Alton and Cecil (Dykes) Hinton and the fourth of nine children. He attended Ashby School while working for various local ranches and the railroad during the summers....
Johnny Washa
May 5, 2013
Johnny Washa, Jr., 69, longtime Keith County farmer, died May 5, 2013 in his home. Johnny was born November 27, 1943 in Ogallala, the son of John and Ruthcile (Potter) Washa. He attended rural elementary school and Ogallala High School, earning his GED later. In July of 1965 Johnny married Dorothy Hamer. The couple worked on the family farm...
Jack Auringer
Apr 29, 2013
Jack Auringer, 82, of Ogallala, died April 29, 2013 in Welcov Assisted Living. Jack was born August 30, 1930 in Goodland, Kan., the son of Joseph and Inez Auringer. He attended school in Goodland. He entered the Marines on March 4, 1947. After being discharged in 1950 he moved to Denver. Jack worked various jobs before moving to Alaska...
Laverne Frosh
Apr 14, 2013
LaVerne Frosh, 89, of North Platte and formerly of Ogallala, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. LaVerne Henry Frosh was born March 10, 1924 in Davenport, Nebraska, the son of John E. and Wilhemina F. (Getz) Frosh. At the age of six he moved with his family to Paxton. He received elementary...
Scott Wesley Lauer
Apr 13, 2013
Scott Wesley Lauer, 25, of Big Springs, Nebr., died Saturday, April 13, 2013, as a result of a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. Scott was born January 11, 1988 in Ogallala, the son of Stephen and Donna (Reichenberg) Lauer. Scott attended School District #14, west of Ogallala, and graduated from Ogallala High School in 2006. He then attended Wyoming...
Alberta Drake
Apr 11, 2013
Alberta Drake, 86, of Peyton, Colo., and formerly of Ogallala, died April 11, 2013, in her home. Alberta was born July 20, 1926, in Ogallala, the daughter of Frank and Vera (Jeffery) Harris. She graduated from Ogallala High School. She married Stanley Wiseman and had one son John Wiseman. Stanley passed away and in 1969 Alberta married Walter Drake...
