Norma E. Rhone
Nov 16, 2013
Norma E. Rhone, age 86 of Cozad, passed away November 16, 2013 at Elwood, Nebraska. Services will be held Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Cozad. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery south of Cozad. Visitation will be Wednesday, at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the...
Patricia "Ma" Fingerhut
Nov 15, 2013
Patricia Fingerhut, age 79, of Cozad, passed away November 15, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. On May 16, 1934 she was born at Knox, IN to Glenn and Francis (Ford) VanDeman. She graduated from Knox High School in 1952. On April 4, 1953, Patricia was united in marriage to Ken Fingerhut at Chicago, IL. They moved to Cozad...
Arthur E. Oelkers
Nov 14, 2013
Arthur Edward Oelkers, 88, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Elwood Care Center. He was born July 26, 1925, on the family farm in Frontier County to Ernst and Bertha (Gruber) Oelkers. He was baptized on August 30, 1925, and confirmed May 5, 1940, both at the Salem Lutheran Church in Frontier County. He was a...
Velma L. Applegarth
Nov 6, 2013
Velma L. Applegarth, age 80 of Cozad, passed away November 6, 2013 at Cozad. She was born May 24, 1933 in McPherson County to Glenn Owen and Florence (Haddock) Newberry. Velma graduated from McPherson County High School in 1952 and later was united in marriage to Robert Applegarth on June 1, 1952 in North Platte. They moved to Cozad in...
Robert D. Bartruff
Nov 4, 2013
Robert D. Bartruff, age 86 of Eustis, passed away November 4, 2013 at Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Robert was born August 29, 1927, north of Eustis to Otto and Sofia (Yeutter) Bartruff. He attended District 70 Rural School and graduated from Eustis High School in 1944. Bob worked on the family farm until he entered the US Air...
Blanche B. Searls
Nov 2, 2013
Blanche B Searls, age 94 of Eustis, passed away November 2, 2013 at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the Eustis Senior Center in her memory. Condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com. Services will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Eustis. Burial will be in the Cozad Cemetery...
Walter E Betz
Oct 31, 2013
Walter Eugene Betz, age 84 of Eustis, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. Walter was born on January 16, 1929 at Farnam, Nebraska to Gottlob and Elsie (Dietrich) Betz. He attended grade school at Farnam, north of Moorefield and south of Eustis. He earned his GED later in life. Walter went to...
Doris F. Paulsen
Oct 28, 2013
Doris “Dody” Paulsen, age 84 of Cozad, passed away October 28, 2013 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Dody was born August 20, 1929 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Henry and Mable (Owings) Ballmer. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1948. On June 16, 1948, Dody married Earl Paulsen. Their union was blessed with 3 children, Jodi, Gwen and Todd. Earl...
Twila G. Lee
Oct 21, 2013
Twila Lee, age 60 of Cozad, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Cozad Community Hospital. Twila was born April 23, 1953 at Tabernash, Colorado to John and Barbara (Gray) Pacheco. She attended Middle Park High School in Granby, Colorado. Following graduation, Twila worked at Winter Park Ski Resort. On July 22, 1971, Twila married William “Bill” Lee at Elko,...
Robert J. Warnke
Oct 13, 2013
Robert J. Warnke, age 77 of Cozad, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. Robert was born February 15, 1936 at Butte, Nebraska to Anton and Marcelene (Sanders) Warnke. Robert graduated from Butte High School. In 1955, he entered the US Army and was sent to Germany. Following his discharge, Robert attended Midland College...
Robert N. Atchison
Oct 11, 2013
Robert N. Atchison, age 80 of Cozad, passed away October 11, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Robert was born January 20, 1933 at Lexington, Nebraska to Paul and Mildred (Neil) Atchison. Robert graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1951. Following high school, Robert attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, earning a Bachelor of Science...
Claude E. Berreckman
Sep 28, 2013
Claude E. Berreckman, age 80 of Cozad, passed away Saturday September 28, 2013 in Cozad. Claude was born March 9, 1933 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Claude and Mildred (Freas) Berreckman. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1951. Following high school, Claude attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for two years before beginning his service in the U.S....
Evelyn L. Leggott
Sep 28, 2013
Evelyn L. Leggott, age 97 of Elwood, passed away September 28, 2013 at the Elwood Care Center. Evelyn was born August 10, 1916 at Gosper County, Nebraska to Fred and Nettie (Cook) Walston. Their home was in the middle of what became Johnson Lake. She attended a rural grade school and graduated from Elwood High School 1935. On July 18,...
Margaret H. Whitten
Sep 15, 2013
Margaret H. Whitten, age 87 of Cozad, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Margaret was born April 9, 1926 at Cozad, Nebraska to Alfred and Helen (Comstock) Koch. She graduated from Cozad High School and went on to obtain her nursing degree in Sioux City, Iowa. On August 31, 1946, Margaret was married...
Robert E. Owens
Sep 12, 2013
Robert E. Owens, age 89 of Cozad, NE, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013, at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Robert was born August 23, 1924, in North Platte, NE to Edwin H. “Curly” and Irene (Gorum) Owens. He attended country school through the eighth grade, and later graduated from Cozad High School in 1942. He attended Iowa...
Gerald D. Davenport
Sep 10, 2013
Gerald “Red” Davenport, age 86 of Cozad, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Red was born October 29, 1926 at Mankato, Kansas, to Earl M. and Christean A. (Kirkpatrick) Davenport. Red attended school in Mankato, Kansas and Superior, Nebraska, before entering the U.S. Armed forces as a Merchant Marine in 1945. Following Red’s...
Ruth M. Grabenstein
Aug 28, 2013
Ruth Grabenstein, age 96 of Elwood, formerly of Eustis, passed away August 28, 2013 at the Elwood Care Center. Ruth was born July 3, 1917 at Farnam, Nebraska to Morris and Clara (Gewecke) Wyckoff. She graduated from Farnam High School in 1935, as the Valedictorian of her class. Following her schooling, Ruth taught country school north of Farnam for a...
Dale Buck A. Smith
Aug 27, 2013
Dale “Buck” Smith, age 90 of Cozad, passed away August 27, 2013 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Buck was born September 22, 1922 at Cozad, Nebraska to Harold ""Buck"" and Pearl (Moore) Smith. Buck graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1940. In December 1942, Buck entered the US Army where he served in the Pacific Theater with...
Jerry W. Bennett
Aug 26, 2013
Jerry Bennett, age 79 of Cozad, formerly of Lexington, passed away August 26, 2013 at his home in Cozad. Jerry was born March 19, 1934, to Harold and Hazelle (Broomfield) Bennett in Red Willow County, Nebraska. Jerry began formal education in the Red Willow school, but some of his fondest childhood memories came from attending a one-room schoolhouse with his...
Janet L. Schutz
Aug 21, 2013
Janet Schutz, age 86 of Elwood, passed away August 21, 2013 at the Elwood Care Center. Janet was born July 20, 1927 to Perry ""P.J."" and Alice (Kolb) Umberger on the family ranch west of Elwood. She attended District #47 rural school, and later graduated from Elwood High School with the class of 1945. Janet taught at a rural school...
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