Jordan C. Smith
Jun 5, 2014
Jordan C. Smith, age 12 of Cozad, very much loved youngest son of Kelly and Karla Smith, passed away, Thursday, June 5, 2014 at his home. Jordan was born July 12, 2001 at Hastings, Nebraska to Kelly and Karla (Scarrow) Smith. He attended Cozad Elementary and Middle Schools. It was Jordan's passion to travel to other planets and to mingle...
David J Abbott
May 29, 2014
David J. Abbott, age 58 of Cozad, passed away May 29, 2014 at his home. David was born June 19, 1955 at Cozad, Nebraska to Kenneth and Frances "Dawn" (Jensen) Abbott. David attended District #26 and District #16 rural schools. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1973.Following graduation, David went to work for Alfred Hald building houses. David was...
Gwendline "Rose" Springer
May 20, 2014
Gwendline "Rose" Springer, age 89 formerly of Cozad, passed away May 20, 2014 at St. John's Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. Rose was born March 26, 1925 at Lebanon, Nebraska to Harry and Gertrude (McCashland) Larson. Rose graduated from Lebanon High School in 1943. On July 30, 1949, Rose married Donald Springer at Atwood, Kansas. The couple moved to Ogallala...
Rickey T. Thornton
Apr 18, 2014
Rickey Theron Thornton, age 53, of Cozad, died April 18, 2014 at the Cozad Hospital. He was born on March 31, 1961 in Salt Lake City, UT to Richard Carl and Glenna Renna (Chatwin) Thornton. Rickey attended school in Cozad and had worked in the Cozad area. He was very family oriented and loved his family very much. Rickey was...
Farrell K. Reier
Apr 13, 2014
Farrell Kay Reier, age 77 of Cozad, passed away April 13, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Farrell was born January 15, 1937 to Earnest and Opal (Chadwick) Smidt at Cozad. Farrell grew up on a farm northeast of Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School in 1954.On January 16, 1955, Farrell married Charles Reier. The couple made their...
Virginia E Parrish
Apr 10, 2014
Virginia Parrish, age 81 of Indianola, formerly of Cozad, passed away April 10, 2014 at Community Hospital in McCook. Virginia was born May 31, 1932 near Cambridge, Nebraska to Lewis and Lila (Scott) Stapp. She attended Lucerne Valley rural school and graduated from Cozad High School in 1950. Following high school, Virginia worked at Service Drug and as Clerk for...
Charles H. Dillon
Apr 6, 2014
Charles Henry Dillon, age 90 of Cozad, passed away April 6, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Charles was born August 10, 1923 North of Wellfleet, Nebraska to Charles and Eda Mae (Seaman) Dillon. Charles grew up near Wellfleet and attended Bell Prairie School through the 8th grade. Following his high school graduation from Wellfleet High School in 1940,...
Rodney G. Weatherly
Mar 29, 2014
Rodney G. "Rock" Weatherly, age 66 of Cozad, passed away March 29, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Rock was born November 20, 1947 to Donald J. and Mildred M. (McNulty) Weatherly at Lexington, Nebraska. Rock graduated from Cozad High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. On September 20, 1969, Rock married Carolyn...
Terry L. White
Mar 24, 2014
Terry L. White, age 51 of Sumner, passed away March 24, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Cremation was chosen.
Glen R Smith
Mar 18, 2014
Glen R. Smith, age 57 of Gothenburg, passed away March 18, 2014 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital as a result of an auto accident North of Gothenburg. Glen was born June 1, 1956 to Ed and Virginia (Putnam) Smith at Gothenburg, Nebraska. Glen was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. Glen was preceded in death by his parents;...
Pamela J. Maendele
Mar 7, 2014
Pamela J. Maendele, age 54 of Cozad, passed away March 7, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Pam was born May 30, 1959 to Richard and Patsy (Kahre) Maendele at Omaha, Nebraska. The family eventually moved to Cozad. Pam graduated from Cozad High School in 1977. Pam was a dispatcher for Cozad Police Department and Dawson County Sheriff's Department...
Mary L. Kuhlman
Mar 3, 2014
Mary Lou Kuhlman, age 86 of Cozad, Nebraska passed away March 3, 2014 at Meadowlark Pointe Living Center. She was born May 16, 1927 at Cozad Ne to Paris Cadet and Audrey (Dawson) York. Mary Lou graduated from Cozad High School in 1945. She moved to California and married John Henning. To this union they had a son, Michael John....
Emma R. Walters
Feb 4, 2014
Emma R. Walters, age 81 of Lexington, passed away February 4, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital. Emma was born January 20, 1933 to Richard and Pansy (Mangan) Guyle at Milburn, Nebraska. Emma attended school at Cozad. Emma married Leland Walters. The couple lived at Omaha and Nebraska City. Emma worked as a nurse's aid in Care Homes and at an...
Oscar O. Knoedler
Jan 27, 2014
Oscar O. Knoedler, age 92 of Cozad, passed away January 27, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Oscar was born February 18, 1921, east of Cozad, Nebraska to Henry and Louise (Houser) Knoedler. Oscar attended rural school near Cozad and worked on the family farm. On February 1, 1949, Oscar married Olive "Ollie" Long at Minden, Nebraska. The couple...
Charles Howard Strasburg
Jan 15, 2014
Charles H. Strasburg, age 84 of Cozad, passed away January 15, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Charles was born June 17, 1929 at Arnold, Nebraska to Harold and Madeline (Carlson) Strasburg. Charles graduated from Gandy High School in 1947. On January 27, 1948, Charles married Marjorie Connely at the Strasburg family farm at Arnold, Nebraska. The couple moved...
Shane Eric Brooks
Jan 15, 2014
Shane E. Brooks, age 42 of Yuma, Arizona, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2014 at Yuma. Shane was born February 20, 1971 at Anaheim, California to David and Annie (Barnett) Brooks. Shane graduated from Kofa High School at Yuma in 1990. He went on to attend Arizona Western Jr. College. Shane worked in...
Roger Roland Blomquist
Jan 9, 2014
Roger R. Blomquist, age 74 of Cozad, passed away January 9, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Roger was born November 30, 1939 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Walter and Lola (Brundage) Blomquist. He attended school in and around the Grand Island area. He also attended a tech school for 1 1/2 years. In 1957, Roger joined the...
Carol Sue Schroeder
Jan 9, 2014
Carol Schroeder, age 67 of Cozad, passed away January 9, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Carol was born September 2, 1946 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Donald and Mabel (Meith) Rasmussen. Carol attended rural school at Bluffs Center through the 8th grade and then graduated from High School at Cairo, Nebraska. Following graduation, Carol went to Beauty School...
Glen G. Stombaugh
Jan 8, 2014
Glen G. Stombaugh, age 74 lifelong Eustis resident, passed away January 8, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born January 28, 1939 at Buhl, Idaho to Clifford and Helen (Heater) Stombaugh. He attended school in Eustis until the 8th grade and then returned to work on the farm. Glen was united in marriage to Wilma Hazen on...
Eugene Schmeeckle
Jan 6, 2014
Eugene "Gene" Schmeeckle Gene Schmeeckle, age 88, of Eustis, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born May 1, 1925 to William and Marie (Koch) Schmeeckle at Eustis. Gene grew up and attended school in Eustis, later serving in the United States Air Force until his honorable discharge. On April 24, 1948...
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