OBITUARIES

Edward W. Maguire

Edward W. Maguire

Oct 11, 2015

Edward W. (Ed) Maguire passed away on October 11, 2015 surrounded by his family, in Cozad, Nebraska. Ed was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 1, 1937 to Francis W. and Patricia A. (Duffy) Maguire. He graduated from Creighton Prep High School in 1956. After high school he served in the US Navy, with an honorable discharge. He worked his...

Timothy 'Tim' J. Thramer

Timothy 'Tim' J. Thramer

Oct 10, 2015

Tim Thramer, 51, of Cozad, Nebraska, died October 10, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of cancer. Timothy Joseph Thramer was born November 28, 1963 in Neligh, Nebraska to Cletus and Yvonne (Mlnarik) Thramer. He graduated from Ewing High School in 1981 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree with...

Dixie M. Lee

Dixie M. Lee

Oct 8, 2015

Dixie M. Lee of Cozad passed away October 8, 2015 at Kearney Regional Medical Center, at the age of 94. She was born August 23, 1921 at Edmond, Kansas to Jessy and Cora Mae (Jones) Weatherly. The family moved to Cozad in 1936. She graduated from Cozad High School. On December 20, 1941 she married Robert Lee at Norton, Kansas....

Helen I. Peacock

Helen I. Peacock

Oct 6, 2015

Helen I. Peacock of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away October 6, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs at the age of 96. Helen was born in Gosper County, Nebraska, southwest of Elwood on April 6, 1919 to Wellington and Alice (Leggott) Hall. Her family moved to Elwood, Nebraska when she was five years old. She attended school in Elwood...

L. Dean Herrington

L. Dean Herrington

Oct 4, 2015

L. Dean Herrington passed away October 4, 2015 at his home in Elwood at the age of 80. Dean was born in Kansas on October 10, 1934 to Robert and Halsey (Kirkpatrick) Herrington. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1953. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. In 1966, Dean married Mary Bell...

Darin Blomquist

Darin Blomquist

Sep 30, 2015

Darin L. Blomquist of Gothenburg, passed away September 30, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 48. Darin was born April 25, 1967 at Kearney, Nebraska to Roger and Carol (Gillming) Blomquist. He spent most of his life in Southern California, and had recently moved back to Nebraska. Darin was a loving father to his son,...

Amelia 'Millie' Cardenas

Amelia 'Millie' Cardenas

Sep 30, 2015

Amelia 'Millie' Cardenas, age 70 of Cozad, passed away September 30, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Amelia was born February 27, 1945 at North Platte, Nebraska to Julio and Anita (Ponce) Carrizales. She attended school in North Platte and worked at TRW for 6 years. Amelia married Paul Cardenas in 1967 and was a stay at home mother...

Robert 'Bob' N. McNett

Robert 'Bob' N. McNett

Sep 22, 2015

Robert 'Bob' McNett, age 65 of Cozad passed away peacefully at his home on September 22, 2015, following a brief battle with cancer. Robert Nelson McNett was born January 23, 1950 in Highland, Kansas to Robert Edwin and Hattie Margaret (Clifton) McNett. Bob grew up in Severance, Kansas and graduated from Midway High School with the class of 1968. After...

Dora L. Stack

Dora L. Stack

Sep 21, 2015

Dora L. Stack of Lexington passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Elwood Care Center at the age of 95. Dora was born July 21, 1920 at Lyons, Kansas to Arthur and Demmie (Watson) Roth. She was the last of 12 children. Dora's family made their home in Kansas until June of 1927 when they moved to Nebraska. On...

Gladys M. Harvey

Gladys M. Harvey

Sep 10, 2015

Gladys M. Harvey, age 80 of Cozad, passed away September 10, 2015 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Gladys was born April 5, 1935 near Eustis, Nebraska to Clarence and Minnie (Silbermann) Pontzius. She attended school at Cozad. On June 1, 1952 Gladys married Robert Harvey at her parents home. They resided in Kansas and Colorado while Robert was in the...

Carroll 'Katz' Schroeder

Carroll 'Katz' Schroeder

Aug 25, 2015

Carroll 'Katz' Schroeder, age 91 of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Cozad Community Hospital. Carroll was born October 2, 1923 on the family farm at Eustis, Nebraska to William and Minnie (Koch) Schroeder. He attended country school until 9th grade and then to Eustis High School, graduating with the class of 1940. In 1944, Carroll started dating...

Bonnie L. Hall

Bonnie L. Hall

Aug 24, 2015

Bonnie L. Hall, age 79 of Cozad, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born October 17, 1935 at Cozad, Nebraska to Warren and Helen (Hart) Wilkins and graduated from Eustis High School. Bonnie worked in Holdrege as a cook at multiple businesses. While in Holdrege, she attended beauty school and worked as...

Wendell Atchison

Wendell Atchison

Aug 21, 2015

Wendell Atchison, age 88 of Cozad passed away August 21, 2015 at the Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living. Wendell was a lifelong resident of Cozad growing up on the Homestead Farm south of Cozad. He was born in Lexington, Nebraska to Paul and Mildred (Neil) Atchison, on December 15th, 1926. He attended and graduated from Cozad High School. He went on...

Dave A. Malcom

Dave A. Malcom

Aug 15, 2015

Dave A. Malcom, 61, of Callaway Nebraska passed away on August 15, 2015 at his home south of Callaway. Dave was born at Cozad, Nebraska on February 6, 1954 to Arven and Alice (Melstrom) Malcom. Dave grew up on the family dairy farm north of Cozad. He attended Redfern School and later went to Cozad, where he graduated High School....

Dee O. Rosenau

Dee O. Rosenau

Aug 10, 2015

Dee O. Rosenau, age 80 of Cozad, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Cozad Community Hospital. Dee was born June 30, 1935 at Omaha, Nebraska to Dr. O.P. and Lola (Sinn) Rosenau. Dee grew up in Eustis, Nebraska and graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1952. He went on to attend and graduate from Hastings College...

Tyler S. Aitken

Tyler S. Aitken

Aug 9, 2015

Tyler Sebastian Gilbert Aitken entered into Eternal Life on August 9, 2015 at the Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephonopoly at the age of 14. Tyler was born November 14, 2000 in Cozad, Nebraska to Shannon Aitken and Amy Whyte (his birth mother). Tyler loved to watch Beetlejuice, Toy Story, Judge Judy, Drake & Josh, and Diner's...

Alene O. Foster

Alene O. Foster

Aug 4, 2015

Alene O. Foster was born June 28, 1918 in Verden, Oklahoma to Bradley and Verna (Vineyard) Sweeney, and left this world on August 4, 2015 from Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 97. She moved to Dawson County when she was 6 years old. She received her primary education in rural Dawson County and graduated from Cozad High School with...

Shirley M. Johnson

Shirley M. Johnson

Aug 4, 2015

Shirley M. Johnson, 88, a resident of St. Luke's Care Center in Kearney, passed away August 4, 2015. She was born December 30, 1926 to Arthur and Rose (Smock) Johnson and was raised on a farm near Oconto, Nebraska, attending rural school. In 1946 she moved with her sister and parents to Cozad. She later moved to Lexington where she...

Tammy J. Allbright

Tammy J. Allbright

Jul 28, 2015

Tammy Jo Allbright , age 54 of Cozad departed this life on July 28, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital at Kearney NE. Tammy was born at Cozad, Nebraska on March 31, 1961 to Glen and Rebecca (Byrum) Darnall. Tammy attended School in Eustis Nebraska where she graduated in 1979. Tammy was a long time employee of the South Central Developmental...

Audrey L. Tabor

Audrey L. Tabor

Jul 21, 2015

Audrey L. Tabor, age 77 of Gothenburg, passed away July 21, 2015 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. Audrey was born March 2, 1938 west of Gothenburg, Nebraska to Oscar and Tins (Duis) Cumpston. She was raised on a farm near Farnam, Nebraska and attended rural school. Audrey married Milton Howell on December 26, 1964. The couple resided on a farm site...

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