OBITUARIES

Terry L. White

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Shane Eric Brooks

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...

Charles Howard Strasburg

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...

Roger Roland Blomquist

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

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

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

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...

Annemarie Fox

Annemarie Fox

Jan 3, 2014

Annemarie Fox, age 82 of Cozad, passed away January 3, 2014 at Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Annemarie was born November 23, 1931 at Lohnweiler, Germany to Rudolf and Anna Maria (Weber) Schneider. Annemarie grew up in Germany during WWII. The war impacted her life in a very real way. She witnessed planes dropping bombs, and had several friends...

Mina C. Higgason

Mina C. Higgason

Dec 31, 2013

Mina Claire Higgason, age 89, passed away on December 31, 2013 in the Alzheimer’s unit at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. Mina was born to Margaret Claire (McCool) and Charles Towner on February 18, 1924 at Lakeland (Baronett) Wisconsin. The family later moved to South Dakota, and finally to Merino, Colorado, where she graduated from Merino High School. She...

Mike Swanda

Mike Swanda

Dec 31, 2013

Emil Michael (Mike) Swanda, Jr. of Cozad passed on December 31, 2013 after a short illness. Mike was a man of strong faith, a devoted husband to his wife Donna of 62years and a caring father and grandfather. He was a proud Navy veteran (Pharmacist Mate) who served in WWII and had a long history of community service and charitable...

Lawrence "Larry" Maack

Lawrence "Larry" Maack

Dec 30, 2013

Lawrence "Larry" Maack, age 94 of Cozad, passed away at his home, December 30, 2013. Larry was born November 16, 1919 north of Cozad, Nebraska to Frank and Clara (Kampfe) Maack. Larry graduated from Cozad High School in 1937. Following graduation, Larry went to work on family farm. In 1941, Larry was drafted into the U.S. Army and served during...

Gertrud Harvill

Gertrud Harvill

Dec 29, 2013

Gertrud Harvill, age 77, of Cozad, passed away December 29, 2013 at Cozad Community Hospital. She was born September 8, 1936 at Bad Wilsnach, Germany to Werner and Ellie (Reschardskowski) Gericke. Gertrud grew up and attended school in Berlin, Germany. She was united in marriage to Larry Harvill on November 28, 1963. They had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary....

Theresa Benton

Theresa Benton

Dec 28, 2013

Theresa Benton, age 92 of Cozad, passed away December 28, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Theresa was born November 7, 1921 at Genoa, Nebraska to Stanley and Anna (Paprocki) Borowski. Theresa attended rural school at Perkins County and went on to Beauty School in Grand Island. Theresa married Leslie "Pete" Benton on March 21, 1943 at Lexington, Nebraska....

Carole Harris

Carole Harris

Dec 26, 2013

Carole B. Harris, age 76 of Cozad, passed away December 26, 2013 at the Lexington Hospital. Carole was born August 6, 1937, to Guy and Gladys (Fox) Cone, at Sargent, Nebraska. She grew up in Burwell and attended school there. Carole was united in marriage to Ernest Harris, Sr. on November 4, 1956 at Burwell. They were self-employed and lived...

Ausencio "Archie" M. Chavez

Ausencio "Archie" M. Chavez

Dec 25, 2013

Ausencio "Archie" Chavez, age 77 of Cozad, passed away December 25, 2013 at Cozad Community Hospital. Archie was born December 18, 1936 at Malakoff, Texas to Julio and Julia (Munoz) Chavez. The family moved to Cozad in the early 1940's to work for a farmer south of Cozad. Archie attended Middle 29 Country School. In 1951, his father purchased a...

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