Madeline A. Rupe
Feb 8, 2020
Madeline Ann Rupe, 87, of Hastings, NE and formerly from Eustis, NE, died on Feb. 8, 2020 at Good Samaritan Village in Hastings, NE. She was born on March 29, 1932 to Donald James & Reba Fern (Gugelman) Nickerson in Farnam, NE. She grew up south of Farnam and attended Rural School #20 in Frontier County. She graduated from Stockville...
Frederick H. Geiger
Jan 28, 2020
Frederick Herman Geiger, age 98, passed away in Ames, IA, on January 28, 2020. He was born on the family farm northeast of Eustis on October 14, 1921, to William August and Louise Pauline (Unkel) Geiger.
His family moved to a farm east of Cozad in 1929. Fred graduated from Cozad High School in 1938 and from the University of...
Genabel "Jean" Hueftle
Jan 25, 2020
In His hand is the life and breath of every creature and the breath of all mankind. Job 12:10 With full confidence that the only way to Heaven is to believe in the sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection of God's one and only Son, Jesus, as her Savior from her sin; Jean took her last breath on earth and her...
David G. Gilbert
Jan 20, 2020
David G. Gilbert of Cozad passed away January 20, 2020 at Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln at the age of 79. Dave was born October 16, 1940 in Lexington, Nebraska to Glenn and Marjorie (Fair) Gilbert. He attended Lexington High School and graduated with the class of 1959. Dave married Judy Dillon August 14, 1980. They had six children between...
Sharon E. Joyce
Jan 15, 2020
Sharon E. Joyce passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 63. Sharon was born September 3, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John and Roseann (Keller) Joyce and lived in the Frankford area until she moved to Nebraska in June of 2015. Sharon was a hard worker and managed a donut shop for...
Keith L. Willets
Jan 9, 2020
Keith L. Willets of Elwood passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Kearney Regional Hospital at the age of 99. Keith was born Dec 11, 1920 on the Levine Farm on turkey creek south of Smithfield, Ne. Keith was the oldest of the for children of Carl and Eleanora (Nora Fastenau Willets). He graduated from Lexington High School with the...
Kenneth E. Meissner
Dec 15, 2019
Kenneth E. Meissner of Cozad passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 77. He was born November 12, 1942 in rural Frontier County, Nebraska to Leo and June (Carroll) Meissner. Kenneth graduated from Maywood High School and worked numerous jobs in the McCook area. On December 21, 1973 Kenneth married Eugenia Lehn....
Oran Eugene Smock
Dec 13, 2019
Oran Eugene Smock passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at his home in Cozad at the age of 80. Eugene was born September 24, 1939 in Cozad and graduated with the class of 1958. On June 4, 1961, he married Judith McNulty at the Nazarene Church in Cozad. Three daughters were born to this union: Sherri Ann, Dawn Marie and...
Earl R. Pharris
Dec 12, 2019
Earl Roy Pharris of Cozad passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 93. Earl was born January 1, 1926 in a small rural home near Jerome, Idaho. He graduated from the University of Idaho with a master’s degree in Animal Nutrition. Earl married Hazel Danquist on July 10, 1949 in Bonner’s Ferry...
Bryant J. Keller
Dec 8, 2019
The world lost a warm light on Saturday, December 8, 2019 when Bryant Keller passed away from a brain aneurysm in his home in Richfield, MN at 28 years old. He was born July 21, 1991 to John and Kathryn (Gronstal) Keller of Eustis, NE, minutes before his twin sister, Leah.
After graduating as valedictorian of the Eustis-Farnam High School,...
Margilu Ellen Peterson
Dec 5, 2019
Margilu E. Peterson of Cozad passed away December 5, 2019 at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas at the age of 83. Margilu was born October 11, 1936 in Arnold, Nebraska to Henry and Marjorie (Shaw) Anderson. She graduated from Arnold High School with the class of 1954. Margilu attended Kearney State Teachers’ College and earned her teaching certificate. On...
William 'Bill' Royal Vasey
Dec 1, 2019
William 'Bill' Royal Vasey, age 89 of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living. Bill, son of Royal and Hilda (German) Vasey, was born at Cozad, Nebraska, September 22, 1930. He attended District 19 and Cozad City Schools and graduated in 1948. Bill attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and graduated in...
Mary Jeannette Adams
Dec 1, 2019
Mary J. Adams of Cozad passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Emerald Care Nursing at the age of 88. Mary was born June 4, 1931 in Lincoln, Nebraska and adopted when only days old by Bryan and Jean Maurine (Webster) Harrell. She graduated from Doniphan High School as valedictorian in 1949. Mary worked briefly at a bank in Hastings,...
Ingrid Linnea Stevens
Nov 27, 2019
Ingrid Linnea Stevens, age 97, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad, Nebraska and joined her beloved husband Clark. Born in Smöland, Sweden on September 19, 1922, Ingrid and her parents, Gus and Ada Hyllman, emigrated to the United States around 1923 and her sister Millie was born shortly after. The family eventually moved...
Mark Franklin Britt
Nov 24, 2019
Mark Franklin Britt of Gothenburg, Ne, passed away on November 24, 2019 at his home in Gothenburg at the age of 53. Mark was born October 10, 1966 in Creston, Iowa to Jonny Earl Britt and Frankie Sue (Fender) Britt. He was a graduate of Cozad High School. Following graduation, Mark worked at Valley Sales as a welder and later...
Shanna Lea Dillon
Nov 21, 2019
Shanna L. Dillon, formerly of Cozad, passed away November 21, 2019 at her home in Junction City, Oregon at the young age of 41. Shanna was born March 23, 1978 in Cozad, Nebraska to Don and Catherine (Edelman) Dillon. Shanna loved to travel and meet new people. People were her thing. In all the places she roamed, Shanna touched the...
Barbara "Barbie" Elaine Anderson
Nov 17, 2019
Barbara E. "Barbie" Anderson of Cozad passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha at the age of 67. Barbie was born August 7, 1952 at Cozad, Nebraska to Calvin and Rosie (Cochrane) Howell. She grew up in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School. On May 13, 1972, Barbie married Kenneth Anderson...
Elsa Heller
Nov 16, 2019
Elsa Heller of Cozad passed away November 16, 2019 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 92. Elsa was born on March 3, 1927, in Oberweissach/Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) to Gottlieb and Karoline Heller. Elsa was the 11th of 12 siblings. So Elsa grew up with 9 sisters and 3 brothers on a small farm to which also belonged a...
Bill D. Kinnan
Nov 14, 2019
Bill D. Kinnan, former longtime Cozad resident, passed away November 14, 2019 at Tucson, Arizona at the age of 70. Bill was born January 19, 1949 in Lexington, Nebraska to Norman and Dorothy (Heller) Kinnan. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1967 and graduated from Central Nebraska Technical College at Hastings, Nebraska in 1969. Bill married...
Makayla Marie Linder
Nov 14, 2019
Makayla Marie Linder of Cozad, Nebraska passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 33. Makayla was born November 13, 1986 in Lexington, Nebraska to Marvin "Bud" Linder Jr and Debra Hill. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 2005. Soon after, Makayla and Bobby Tolle had their first...
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