Vernon Alfred Ollenberger

Vernon Alfred Ollenberger, 90, of Perryton, Texas passed away on January 4, 2026 in Perryton.  Viewing will be Tuesday, January 6, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.  A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Perryton, Texas.  Burial will follow in Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Perryton, Texas.

Vernon was born on December 22, 1935 in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma to Ed Ollenberger and Bessie Leah Johnson Ollenberger.  He attended Balko High School and completed one year of college.  He married his wife, Del Raye Ward on March 8, 1969 in Enid, Oklahoma.  He was a member of Balko Baptist Church, and he farmed in the Balko area on his family farm up until 2017 when he moved to Perryton, Texas.  He was a person who everyone loved.  

Vernon is survived by his wife; one son, Terry Ollenberger of Juneau, Alaska; three daughters, Cindy Duvall and husband Jason of Perryton, Texas, Janice Roberts and husband Russell of Seymour, Texas, and Carrie Ollenberger of Perryton, Texas; two sisters, Doris Platner of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Connie Kavanaugh of Shelton, Connecticut; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Vernon was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Barbara Ollenberger and Anna Fairlene McDonald; two brothers, Robert Ollenberger and Max Ollenberger; and one daughter, Shelley Ollenberger.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to all the great caregivers who took awesome care of Vernon.

The family requests memorials be to one’s favorite charity.