OBITUARIES

Janet Lee Smith

Janet Lee Smith

Feb 6, 2023

Janet Lee Smith passed away February 6, 2023 at her home in Eustis at the age of 87.  Janet was born on August 19, 1935 in Eustis, Nebraska to Irven and Mabel (Balcom) Rupe. She attended country school south of Eustis until the eighth grade and then graduated from Eustis Public Schools. She obtained her teaching certificate at Kearney, Nebraska...

Deloris Mae Palmer

Deloris Mae Palmer

Feb 4, 2023

Deloris M. Palmer of Cozad passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Emerald Care in Cozad at the age of 90. Deloris was born June 10, 1932 at Mounds, Oklahoma to Ernest and Anniebelle (Ritchie) Alspaw. Her mother passed away when she was 5, her father married Mary Ella when she was 10. They moved to Bakersfield, California in 1944...

Melba June Harding

Melba June Harding

Feb 3, 2023

Melba J. Harding of North Platte passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at North Platte Care Center at the age of 61. Melba was born June 19, 1961 at Greeley, Colorado to Lawton and Mary (Jimmerson) McKenzie. She moved to Seneca, Nebraska in 1979. Melba worked at Cattleman’s Bar & Restaurant that her parents owned where she met her future...

Richard Bruce Dunbar

Richard Bruce Dunbar

Jan 21, 2023

Richard (Rick) Bruce Dunbar of Eustis, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 74 years.  Rick was born on February 19, 1948 to Allen and Hazel (Nicks) Dunbar in Hay Springs, NE.  He attended school in Ord, NE, graduating with the class of 1966 and continued his education...

Barbara Jean Eaton

Barbara Jean Eaton

Jan 18, 2023

Barbara Jean Eaton, formerly of Cozad, Nebraska, died on January 18, 2023 at the Immanuel Trinity Village, Papillion, Nebraska at the age of 98.

She was born on October 9, 1924 in Burlington, Colorado, daughter of Claude and Lucille (Brandenberg) Williams, and raised in Cozad where she graduated from high school in 1942.

After high school, she and several girlfriends...

Jane Kinnan

Jane Kinnan

Jan 13, 2023

Ethel Jane Kinnan of Cozad passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad at the age of 91. Jane, the first of three daughters, was born on June 12, 1931 at Cozad, Nebraska to Robert and Fern (Griffith) Good. Always known as Jane, she attended Cozad schools until her graduation in 1949. Following high-school, she studied music...

Tammy Sue Malcom

Tammy Sue Malcom

Jan 8, 2023

Tammy Sue Malcom, former Cozad resident, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023. Services will be held Monday, January 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel. Casket will be closed. Burial will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery north of Cozad. There will be no visitation. Online condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com. Memorials are suggested to the...

Eunice Mae Kissel

Eunice Mae Kissel

Jan 3, 2023

Eunice Mae Kissel of Cozad, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora at the age of 98.

Eunice was born May 9, 1924 in Eldorado, Nebraska to Irving and Mable Elnora (Erickson) Rath, and was welcomed by anxious brothers and sisters as the 6th of 7 children.

Eunice received her education in the Harvard...

David Patrick Harvill

David Patrick Harvill

Dec 27, 2022

David Patrick Harvill, 58 of Cozad, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on December 27, 2022. David was born March 11, 1964 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Larry and Gertrud (Gericke) Harvill. The family moved to Omaha, Nebraska when David was two months old. There he attended Jefferson Elementary, Will Cather Elementary and Millard South Junior High. At...

Eddie Dean Irish

Eddie Dean Irish

Dec 18, 2022

Eddie D. Irish of North Platte passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Great Plains Hospital at the age of 72. He was born December 17, 1950 in North Platte, Nebraska to Bennett and Verna (Glenn) Irish and was baptized at the Church of Christ in Cozad. Ed graduated from Cozad High School and joined the U.S. Navy. He served...

Marcos Hernandez

Marcos Hernandez

Dec 18, 2022

Marcos Hernandez passed away at his home in Cozad, Nebraska on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the age of 79. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 7, 1944 to Ramon and Guadalupe (Mendoza) Hernandez. He graduated high school in Torrington, Wyoming in 1963. After graduation Marcos joined the U.S. Army. He was deployed to Vietnam and Germany during...

Lyle Paul Bartlett

Lyle Paul Bartlett

Dec 14, 2022

Lyle Paul Bartlett of Cozad passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 93. Lyle was born on October 28, 1929, in Custer County to Wyrthy and Delia (Griffis) Bartlett. He was raised on a farm northwest of Cozad and attended District 27 Lucerne Valley School before graduating from Cozad High School in 1947.

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William Herman Schutz

William Herman Schutz

Dec 9, 2022

William Herman Schutz, age 63 of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 at his home while in the arms of his loving brother. Bill was born at Lexington, Nebraska to Marvin and Ruth (Braun) Schutz on February 25, 1959. He will be missed by all and his memories will always be cherished and loved. Cremation was chosen, private...

Valerian Zulkoski

Valerian Zulkoski

Dec 9, 2022

Valerian Zulkoski of Grand Island passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 79. He was born September 23, 1943 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Louie and Nora (Spotanski) Zulkoski and attended school in several Nebraska communities. Val entered the U.S. Army in 1962. Following his discharge, he spent several years working at Rockwell...

Lois Arlene Beans

Lois Arlene Beans

Dec 8, 2022

Arlene Beans, 93, a former Cozad resident, passed away on December 8, 2022 at her home in Mesa, Arizona. She was born July 19, 1929, at North Platte, Nebraska, to Rasmus and Lucinda Jeanette (Coller) Hansen. She attended school at Cozad graduating with the class of 1947. She continued her education studying teaching at Kearney University, Nebraska graduating in 1949....

Gerald Lee Tickle

Gerald Lee Tickle

Dec 7, 2022

Gerald “Jerry” Tickle, 80, of Cozad, passed away December 7, 2022, at Cozad, Nebraska. 

Jerry was born April 8, 1942, at Vale, Oregon, to Howard and Opal (Echternach) Tickle as one of six boys. He grew up on a farm southeast of Madrid before the family moved to Grant, where he graduated from Grant High School with the class...

Dennis Kent Toberer

Dennis Kent Toberer

Nov 28, 2022

Dennis K. Toberer of Eustis, Nebraska passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 78. Dennis was born February 18, 1944 at Lexington, Nebraska to Paul and Edna (Brock) Toberer. He attended Elder Creek Rural District 43 until second grade, then Eustis Public School and graduated from Eustis High School with the class...

Alex W. Schneider

Alex W. Schneider

Nov 26, 2022

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Callaway Hospital District Foundation or to American Legion Bryson-Booker Post 59 at Callaway. Online condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com. Services will be Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kathy Gundell officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at 11:00 a.m. at...

Frances Dawn Abbott

Frances Dawn Abbott

Nov 21, 2022

Frances Dawn Abbott of Cozad left this world Monday, November 21, 2022, four days short of her 90th birthday, at Cozad Community Hospital. Dawn was born November 25, 1932 in Cozad, Nebraska to Everett and Frances (Applegate) Jensen. She grew up on a  farm and taught country school in rural Cozad. Dawn married Kenneth Abbott on November 22, 1952 during...

Billy Gordon Marhenke

Billy Gordon Marhenke

Nov 14, 2022

Billy G. Marhenke of Cozad passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 73. Bill was born May 1, 1949 in Hebron, Nebraska to Carroll Kay and Dolly (Thompson) Marhenke. The family moved to Cozad in 1963 where Bill graduated from high school with the class of 1968. He entered the U.S. Navy on...

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