OBITUARIES

Patsy L. Roenfeldt

Patsy L. Roenfeldt

Oct 11, 2014

Patsy L. Roenfeldt, age 69 of Cozad, passed away October 11, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital. Patsy was born March 21, 1945 in Lexington, Nebraska to Frank and Dessie (Rakestraw) Batie. She attended school in Cozad and graduated with the class of 1963. Patsy went to work for ESU 10 in Cozad performing Diagnostic Testing and as an administrative assistant...

Kay F. Blomquist

Kay F. Blomquist

Oct 8, 2014

Kay "Katie" F. Coller-Blomquist, age 64 of Cozad, passed away October 8, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Katie was born August 20, 1950 in Cozad, Nebraska to Lewis and Dolly (Smith) Coller. She attended school in Pontiac, IL and graduated from Flanagan, IL. After moving back to Cozad, Katie married Bill Kostman. The couple was blessed with 5...

Robert M. Matz

Robert M. Matz

Oct 5, 2014

Robert Milton Matz, age 93 of Cozad, passed away on October 5, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Bob was born in Cozad on April 10, 1921 to Walter and Elsa (Huenefeldt) Matz. The family, including a sister Carol, resided on the “Matz Hill”, 8 miles north of Cozad. He attended country school north of Cozad and graduated from...

Virgil Christian Stienike

Virgil Christian Stienike

Sep 30, 2014

Virgil Christian Stienike, age 101 of the Cozad / Eustis area, passed away September 30, 2014 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad. Virgil was born July 26, 1913 at Norman, Nebraska to Guy and Anna (Rasmussen) Stienike. Virgil grew up in the Elm Creek and Lexington area. He worked for a well business, digging many of the first irrigation...

Robert R. Herbek

Robert R. Herbek

Sep 28, 2014

Robert R. Herbek, age 69, former resident of Cozad, passed away September 28, 2014 at his home in Lincoln. Bob was born September 16, 1945 in Hastings, Nebraska to Albert and Anna (Lindeman) Herbek. Bob attended and graduated from Cozad High School and graduated with the class of 1963. On August 23, 1969 Bob married Debra Adams at United Methodist...

Velma M. Romatzke

Velma M. Romatzke

Sep 23, 2014

Velma M. Romatzke, age 98 of Eustis, passed away September 23, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital. Velma was born September 4, 1916 to Gottlob and Kate (Uebele) Schultheiss North of Eustis, Nebraska. She started school at Plum Creek District #51 through 8th grade and then attended Eustis High School, graduating with the class of 1934. On November 16, 1936 Velma...

Martha Schroeder

Martha Schroeder

Sep 11, 2014

Martha Schroeder, age 90 of Cozad, passed away September 11, 2014 at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington, Nebraska. Martha was born March 26, 1924 at Lincoln, Nebraska to John and Anna Marie (Spadt) Klein. Martha's family moved to Cozad when she was 8 years old. She attended school in Cozad and graduated with the class of 1942. On September 5,...

Irene M. Ballheim

Irene M. Ballheim

Sep 3, 2014

Irene M. Ballheim, age 90 of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away September 3, 2014 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. Irene was born November 16, 1923 at Eustis, Nebraska to Charles and Pauline (Gengenbach) Kuebler. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church. She graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1941. On January 7,...

Marty J. Harris

Marty J. Harris

Sep 1, 2014

Marty Harris, age 48 of Cozad, passed away September 1, 2014 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Born August 17, 1966, Marty was the eldest son of Dennis Harris and Linda (Catlett) Kuszak. Marty graduated from Cozad Senior High in 1985 and attended the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Always mechanically inclined,...

Gilbert Devine

Gilbert Devine

Aug 28, 2014

Gilbert L. "Gib" Devine of Cozad passed away August 28, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad at the age of 85. Gib was born September 7, 1928 in Farnam, Nebraska to Albert and Rebecca (Hilton) Devine. He grew up in the Eustis-Farnam area, and attended rural schools. On March 16, 1949 Gib married Kelva Beans at the Cozad United...

Phillip J. McDonald

Phillip J. McDonald

Aug 27, 2014

Phillip J. McDonald, age 35 of Hastings, passed away August 27, 2014 in St. Anthony, Idaho. Phillip was born August 9, 1979 in Kearney, Nebraska to Daniel and Lynee (Hardesty) McDonald. He attended Overton High School and graduated with the class of 1998. On July 17, 2004, Phillip married Christina Louann Fox in Lexington, Nebraska. The couple was blessed with...

Karen L. Shantz

Karen L. Shantz

Aug 23, 2014

Karen L. (Hoisington) Shantz, age 43 of Cozad, passed away August 23, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital. Karen was born July 19, 1971 at Anaheim, California to Howard and Darlene (Pugh) Hoisington. The family eventually moved to Cozad, Nebraska where Karen graduated from Cozad High School. Following graduation, she attended Central Community College. Karen was blessed with a daughter, Alyssa,...

Margaret M. Paulsen

Margaret M. Paulsen

Aug 18, 2014

Margaret M. Paulsen, age 97 of Cozad, passed away August 18, 2014 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Margaret was born December 22, 1916 at Wisner, Nebraska to John and Eliza (Ball) Horst. She attended school at Wisner and graduated with the class of 1934. Margaret married Ervin "Polly" Paulsen in 1937 at Sioux City, Iowa. The couple moved to Cozad...

Karen Kay Stear

Karen Kay Stear

Aug 14, 2014

Karen Kay Stear of Cozad passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 72.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Cozad Cemetery with Rev. Jill Boyd officiating. Those wishing to sign the register book may do so on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Jerry Olds

Jerry Olds

Aug 8, 2014

Jerald "Jerry" Olds age 70 of Cozad, passed away August 8, 2014 at his home with his wife by his side. Jerry was born May 29, 1944 at Gothenburg Nebraska to Harvey and Rose (Klein) Olds. Jerry graduated from Cozad High School in 1962. He joined the Army and did a tour of Vietnam. On returning to Nebraska he worked...

Keith Bridges

Keith Bridges

Aug 5, 2014

Keith Bridges, age 56, passed away August 5, 2014 at his home. Keith was born January 11, 1958 at Lincoln Nebraska to Orville and Donna (Sherman) Bridges. Keith attended school in Lincoln before moving to St. Joe Missouri where he worked in a career of construction. Keith was the proud father of 3 beautiful children; Jennifer, Keith Jr., and Kimmie....

Victoria Farrell

Victoria Farrell

Aug 2, 2014

Victoria (Hernandez) Farrell passed away August 2, 2014 at Greeley, Colorado at the age of 52. Victoria was born August 11, 1961 at Cozad, Nebraska to Daniel and Virginia Hernandez. She attended Cozad High School graduating in 1979. She attended the NE College of Technical Agriculture and graduated with an Associates Degree of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology in 1984....

Lola M. Bartlett

Lola M. Bartlett

Jul 23, 2014

Lola M. Bartlett of Cozad passed away July 23, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad at the age of 80. Lola was born October 19, 1933 to William and Alma (Grabenstein) Berke in rural Dawson County, Nebraska. Lola graduated from Eustis High School where she was active in music and 4-H. She married Lyle Bartlett on August 23, 1953...

Cori R Schutz

Cori R Schutz

Jul 22, 2014

Cori (Arends) Schutz died on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born on May 24, 1977, to Deb (Phipps) and Ed Arends. Her childhood was largely spent in Elwood and she attended college in Kearney at the University of Nebraska. She married Anthony Schutz and they moved to Lincoln in 2000. She worked for Lincoln Public Schools....

Dianna M. Malcom

Dianna M. Malcom

Jul 16, 2014

Dianna M. Malcom of Cozad passed away July 16, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 72. Dianna was born July 5, 1942 at Callaway, Nebraska to W.C. and Esta (Smith) Mason. She graduated from Kearney High School. On October 27, 1961 Dianna married Fred Malcom at Lexington. The couple was blessed with 2 children, Brenda and Randall....

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