OBITUARIES

Eileen Geiger

Eileen Geiger

Jul 8, 2021

     Eileen (Bartruff) Geiger, age 98, a resident of Cozad, Nebraska, for most of her life, passed away on July 8, 2021, while pedaling the halls of Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa. Due to the unpredictable and rapid increase of Covid-19 caused by the delta variant in 2021, her Celebration of Life service was postponed until 2022 and will now be...

Elizabeth J. Berke

Elizabeth J. Berke

Jul 6, 2021

Elizabeth Jean Berke, nee Brown, age 88, ended her journey peacefully on July 6, 2021.  

Elizabeth was born the second of four children to Arthur and Irma (Randall) Brown on July 15, 1932 in the Long Pine (NE) Hospital. She grew up on the family ranch south of Long Pine. She attended grades 1-8 at country school District 2...

Daniel Glen Robinson

Daniel Glen Robinson

Jul 6, 2021

Daniel G. Robinson passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at his home in North Platte, Nebraska at the age of 68. Daniel was born December 1, 1952 at Kearney, Nebraska to Glen and Rita (Higgins) Robinson. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1973. He worked at a funeral home and a care home for over 21...

Maurice B. Kline

Maurice B. Kline

Jul 6, 2021

Maurice Boyd Kline of Cozad went to see the Lord, Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Lexington Regional Health Center at the age of 73. Maury was born September 30, 1947 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Boyd and Kathryn (Nilsson) Kline. He grew up in Cozad, Nebraska and graduated from Cozad High School. Maury went on to attend college and Tech School....

Euvah M. Stuart

Euvah M. Stuart

Jul 5, 2021

Euvah Marie Stuart, age 91, took the next step in her journey on Monday, July 5, 2021.  Euvah was born December 31, 1929, to Herman Hershel Buckley and Hilda Marie Sandine Buckley in rural Cozad, Nebraska. She attended elementary school at Pine Ridge School District 80 and graduated from Cozad High School in 1947.  She was honored to be named...

Cathryn C. Hoselton

Cathryn C. Hoselton

Jun 28, 2021

Cathryn Colleen Hoselton, 81, of Eustis, died June 28, 2021 in Cozad. Cathryn was born September 14, 1939 in Onawa, Iowa to Melvin and Clara (Martz) Gries. She was the oldest of five children. Cathy was a very loving and sensitive person. She loved everyone she met and everyone was always welcomed in her home for meals or beds. Her...

Larry Duane Bratton

Larry Duane Bratton

Jun 20, 2021

Larry Duane Bratton of Cozad passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 74. Larry was born June 12, 1947 at Eureka, Kansas to Robert and Edna Mae (Wheeler) Bratton. He graduated from Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kansas in 1966. Larry married Constance 'Coni'  Allen on April 28, 1967 in Manhattan, Kansas....

Kenneth Allen Kugler

Kenneth Allen Kugler

Jun 10, 2021

Kenneth A. Kugler of Johnson Lake passed away June 10, 2021 at the age of 90 years. Kenneth was born April 11, 1931 in Eustis, Nebraska to August and Clara (Schmeeckle) Kugler. He graduated from Eustis High School. On January 18, 1953, Kenneth married Marjorie Bartruff at the Methodist Church in Eustis. They were the fourth generation to farm the...

Twila Jean Smith

Twila Jean Smith

Jun 7, 2021

Twila Jean Smith passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at her home in Cozad at the age of 85. Twila was born April 23, 1936 at Lexington, Nebraska to Chris and Catharine (Weiland) Heine. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran church in Lexington. Twila worked at Monroe Auto Equipment in Cozad for over 30 years. On May 27,...

Gifford E. Massie Jr.

Gifford E. Massie Jr.

May 30, 2021

Gifford E. Massie Jr. passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021 peacefully at his home in Gothenburg, Nebraska at the age of 77 after a long battle with cancer. Gifford was born December 4, 1943 at Cozad, Nebraska to Gifford and Ruth (Nordlund) Massie Sr.

He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1962 with a well-known high school...

Delores Irene Sale

Delores Irene Sale

May 22, 2021

Delores "Dee" Sale, 91, of Cozad, died May 22, 2021 at Emerald Nursing and Rehab, Cozad.

She was born May 6, 1930, in rural Ansley, Nebraska to Fred E. and Laura G. (Patrick) Norden.

She married Elvon Jack "Shorty" Sale on September 18, 1946, and they settled in Cozad in early 1950. She worked as a waitress at Norm's Cafe...

Renate Fresh

Renate Fresh

May 18, 2021

Renate Fresh passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg at the age of 87. Renate was born April 14, 1934 in Heidelberg, Germany to Wilhelm and Willamina (Leier) Denner. Following graduation, Renate married a U.S. Soldier. The couple moved to the United States of America when she was just 19 years old.  Their union was blessed...

David Lloyd Petersen

David Lloyd Petersen

May 17, 2021

David Lloyd Petersen passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington at the age of 72. David was born April 4, 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa to Darrell and Lavonne (White) Petersen. He graduated from Benson High School in Omaha, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha. There, he met Ila Voss and...

Alvin E. Blumanhourst

Alvin E. Blumanhourst

May 14, 2021

Alvin E Blumanhourst, 91, of Cozad, NE died Friday May 14, 2021 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE following a prolonged illness.

Alvin was born on November 18, 1929 at Sumner to Alfred and Rachel Blumanhourst. Alvin attended school and graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1947.

After graduation Alvin farmed with his father until October 1951...

George Kenneth Jensen

George Kenneth Jensen

May 9, 2021

George Kenneth Jensen of Cozad passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Bethany Home in Minden, Nebraska. George was born in Dannebrog, Nebraska on February 2, 1923 to Jens “John” and Christina (Larsen)Jensen. George was the ninth of fourteen children born in the Jensen family. He was the only surviving child at the time of his death. George graduated from...

Beverly Ann Dunmire

Beverly Ann Dunmire

May 7, 2021

Beverly Ann Dunmire, formerly of Cozad, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at her home in Gothenburg, Nebraska at the age of  77. Bev was born July 20, 1943 in Emporia, Kansas to Earl Parker and Sylvia Lawson. She married Gary Dunmire on November 21, 1959 at North Platte, Nebraska. The couple lived in Arizona, Indiana, Kansas and Nebraska before...

Ronald E. Browning Jr.

Ronald E. Browning Jr.

May 3, 2021

Ronald E. Browning Jr. passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at his home in Cozad at the age of 28. Ron was born April 1, 1993 at Riverside, California to Ronald Browning Sr. and Richelle Keithley. He moved to Gothenburg, Nebraska and attended middle school before moving back to Riverside. Ron met Kristell Sattler on January 4, 2012 and were...

Bonita Lynn Richards

Bonita Lynn Richards

Apr 23, 2021

Bonita Lynn Richards passed away April 23, 2021 at her home in Ravenna, Nebraska at the age of 58. Bonita was born November 16, 1962 at Ogallala, Nebraska to Kenneth and Inez (Jones) Richards. She was raised in Elm Creek, Nebraska and attended high school. Bonita worked at Monroe Auto in Cozad for over 20 years before her retirement. She...

Ceslie Kuklis

Ceslie Kuklis

Apr 7, 2021

Memorial donations in lieu of flowers are suggested to go to www.afsp.org.  A celebration of life will be held on July 24, 2021 at 5:30 PM the Cozad Elks Lodge, 820 Avenue J, Cozad, Nebraska, 69130.

Ceslie Kuklis, of Laveen, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at her home.  Ceslie was born July 22, 1978 in Cozad, Nebraska to...

Vernon Albert Cullers

Vernon Albert Cullers

Mar 21, 2021

Vernon Albert Cullers, formerly of Cozad, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 21, 2021 in Sun City, Arizona at the age of 83. Vernon was born July 21, 1937 in Whitney, Nebraska to Cecil & Leta (Gobel) Cullers, the second of 3 sons. He attended school in Whitney until he went to Chadron Prep High School. Vernon graduated...

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