OBITUARIES

May La Dean Palmer (Knutson-Anderson)

May La Dean Palmer (Knutson-Anderson)

Sep 13, 2020

May La Dean Palmer (Knutson-Anderson) has completed her work here on Earth and has planned her last event as well. May passed away on September 13th, 2020 at the Denver Hospice. She left this world in peace with family members by her side as she made her way with the same strength and grace she exhibited throughout her entire life....

Charlotte Jeanette Hartman

Charlotte Jeanette Hartman

Sep 9, 2020

Charlotte Jeanette Hartman, former Cozad resident, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Kearney Regional Hospital at the age of 84. Charlotte was born April 17, 1936 in Callaway, Nebraska to Leo and Eva (Cudaback) Baker. She graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1954. Charlotte worked for the Telephone Company in Lexington, Holdrege and Omaha. On June...

Dennis Ray Kenning

Dennis Ray Kenning

Sep 9, 2020

            Strength has many faces and all of them came together in Denny Kenning.  The strength of his body ended Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE following three different cancers and heart issues.  His memories will continue to inspire generations of his loved ones.

            Denny was born February 3, 1948 at Benkelman, NE the second son...

Lois E. Wooldridge

Lois E. Wooldridge

Sep 3, 2020

Lois Elaine Wooldridge, age 92, passed away surrounded by her loving children at Good Samaritan Society-St. John’s in Kearney, Nebraska on September 3, 2020. She was born January 5, 1928 in Chappell, Nebraska to William F. and Mary Gertrude Piller. She grew up in Chappell, and graduated with the class of 1945. Lois met her husband, Clyde Morris Strohmyer, during...

Gary Patrick Remmenga

Gary Patrick Remmenga

Aug 21, 2020

Gary P. Remmenga of Elwood passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln at the age of 70. Gary was born August 7, 1950 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to George and Anna Theresa (Lampman) Remmenga. The family moved to Elwood, Nebraska when Gary was 12 years old. On August 23, 1973, Gary married Janice Marie Brown....

Kent Alan Morris

Kent Alan Morris

Jul 29, 2020

Kent Alan Morris, age 64 of Rogersville, Missouri, went to his home in Heaven on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Rogersville Nursing Home after an extended battle with cancer. Kent was born in Cozad, Nebraska to William Morris and Marjorie (Foster) Morris Reed on March 28, 1956. He attended all 13 years of school at Cozad Public Schools and graduated...

Dorothy 'Dottie' A. Davis

Dorothy 'Dottie' A. Davis

Jul 26, 2020

Dorothy (Dottie) Davis, age 76, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away July 26, 2020, Meadowlark Pointe. Dottie was born to Lowell and Edith (Mulholland) Puckett in Billings, Montana on April 17, 1944. She lived with her family in Anchorage, Alaska for 10 years. They then moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming and then later to Denver, Colorado where she graduated from Denver South...

Lavonne Mae Petersen

Lavonne Mae Petersen

Jul 26, 2020

Lavonne Mae Petersen, 89, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington, Nebraska with her children by her side. Lavonne was born October 13, 1930 in Emerson, Nebraska to John and Marie White. In 1947, she married the love of her life, Darrell (Bubs) Petersen. Two children joined this young family, Linda Kneifl and David Petersen, both of...

Jerry Lee Rush

Jerry Lee Rush

Jul 26, 2020

Jerry Lee Rush of Cozad, Nebraska, peacefully passed away at home on Sunday July 26, 2020.  He was born October 13, 1943 to Jack A. Rush and Elaine M. (Smith) Rush in Broken Bow, NE. Jerry attended Halsey and Anselmo schools until 11th grade.  After Anselmo consolidated with Merna, he graduated with the class of 1961 from Anselmo-Merna High School.  ...

Helen Elaine Jorges

Helen Elaine Jorges

Jul 22, 2020

Helen Elaine Jorges, age 94, passed away at the Elwood Care Center on July 22, 2020. She was born April 25, 1926 in rural Eustis, Nebraska to Charley and Henrietta (Fasse) Hueftle. She attended school and graduated from Eustis Public School with the class of 1943.

Following graduation, she worked for a number of years at the Gauger Store in...

Floyd Louis Gengenbach

Floyd Louis Gengenbach

Jul 20, 2020

Floyd L. Gengenbach of Eustis passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Elwood Care Center at the age of 97. Floyd was born July 2, 1923 to Gottlob and Emma (Gruber) Gengenbach at their farm home northeast of Eustis. Floyd was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Eustis. Floyd attended Dawson County Rural School District #70 and...

Betty May Kennedy

Betty May Kennedy

Jul 12, 2020

Betty May Kennedy of Cozad passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Callaway, Nebraska at the age of 91. Betty was born January 30, 1929 northeast of Cozad, Nebraska to George and Edith (Swayne) Harvey. She attended country schools through the 8th grade, and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1946. On June 4, 1952 she married...

JoAnn Sehi

JoAnn Sehi

Jun 30, 2020

JoAnn Sehi of Cozad passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Society in Kearney at the age of 76. JoAnn was born June 24, 1944 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Don and Ina (Tennison) Joslin. The family moved to California where JoAnn attended Kings River School. On August 1, 1967, she married Jerome Sehi. The couple...

Roy A. Loshonkohl

Roy A. Loshonkohl

Jun 27, 2020

Roy Alfred Loshonkohl, age 84, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away June 27, 2020, at Kearney, Nebraska, at KRMC. Roy was born March 14, 1936, in Exeter, Nebraska, to Alfred and Verdie (Dyer) Loshonkohl. The family later moved to Lincoln before settling in Cozad, Nebraska. 

Roy served in Heilbronn, Germany, for the U.S. Army where he met the loves of...

Oscar Palmer Jr

Oscar Palmer Jr

May 26, 2020

Oscar Palmer Jr. of Cozad passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Emerald Care Center at the age of 87. Oscar was born April 18, 1933 at Seminole, Oklahoma to Oscar Sr. and Deloris (James) Palmer. Oscar served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957. In November of 1959, Oscar married Deloris Alspaw in Bakersfield, California. Their union...

Marilyn Ann Kelly

Marilyn Ann Kelly

May 21, 2020

Marilyn Kelly, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at the age of 70 on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Marilyn and her husband, Gerald Kelly, have resided in Cozad, NE, for 16 years.

On July 22, 1949, in Lexington, NE, Roger and Ella (Wilcox) Fleming welcomed Marilyn into the world a few minutes before her identical twin sister,...

Eldon Richard Cawthra

Eldon Richard Cawthra

May 19, 2020

Eldon Richard Cawthra, age 89, went to be with Jesus May 19, 2020 at his home in Cozad.  Eldon was born January 30, 1931 at his Grandpa & Grandma Nelson’s farm north of Max, NE.  He was born to Ralph S. and Joyce (Nelson) Cawthra and was the first living son of a first born Cawthra and the oldest of...

Althea Joyce Schroeder

Althea Joyce Schroeder

May 11, 2020

Althea J. Schroeder, age 92 of Eustis, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. Althea was born May 21, 1927 to Otto and Elizabeth (DeBoer) Hansen. She was united in marriage to Carroll Schroeder on January 11, 1945. They made their home west of Eustis on the family farm, and later moving into town. They...

Ethel Hattie Fox

Ethel Hattie Fox

May 11, 2020

Ethel Hattie (Brecks) Fox passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad at the age of 83. Ethel was born January 9, 1937 in Cozad, Nebraska to William Franklin "Earl" and Sophie (Ostendorf) Brecks. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1954. Ethel married Donald James Fox of Gothenburg on March 8,...

Kenneth Owen Seybold

Kenneth Owen Seybold

May 6, 2020

Kenneth O. Seybold, age 88, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his home in Cozad, NE. He was born December 4, 1931 in Eustis, NE to Otto and Viola (Haug) Seybold.  He attended Cozad High School, graduating with the class of 1949 and was honorably discharged after serving 4 years in the U.S. Air Force.

He married Beverly J....

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