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...
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,...
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....
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...
Robert M. White
Aug 18, 2013
Robert White, age 59 of Lexington, passed away August 18, 2013 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Robert was born August 5, 1954 at Omaha, Nebraska to Robert J. and Doris D. (Miller) White. He was raised in Omaha and attended school in the Carter Lake area. Following his schooling, Robert remained in the Omaha area where he held several...
Linda J. Meester
Aug 10, 2013
Linda J. Meester, age 65 of Cozad, passed away August 10, 2013 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Linda was born July 7, 1948 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Harvey “Gene” and Evelyn (Maret) Walter. She attended Cozad Public Schools. On March 21, 1964, she married Larry L. Meester. In 1965, the couple moved to Cozad, where they raised their 3...
Janet N. Beck
Aug 4, 2013
Janet Beck, age 81 of Cozad, passed away August 4, 2013 at the Southlake Village Care Center in Lincoln. Janet was born March 7, 1932 at Cozad, Nebraska to Thomas Edward “Bob” and Ethel (Quinn) Render. She graduated from Cozad High School in 1950. On June 21, 1950, she married O.N. Beck at Cozad. The couple made their home at...
Jean Woodward
Jul 31, 2013
Jean Hergenrader-Woodward, age 72 of Callaway, formerly of Cozad, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney after a short battle with cancer. Jean was born October 5, 1940 at Cozad, Nebraska to W.W. “Bud” and Mary Elta (Griffith) Beckley. She graduated from Cozad High School in 1958. Jean went on to attend beauty school...
Clair C. Schnieders
Jul 23, 2013
Clair Schnieders, age 94 of Cozad, passed away July 23, 2013 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Clair was born July 13, 1919 at Harington, Nebraska to John and Barbara (Bonertz) Schnieders. He attended District 82 School in Cedar County, Nebraska. In December of 1940, Clair entered the U.S. Army where he served in WWII. Not long after...
Lorene E. Biesterfeld
Jul 22, 2013
Lorene E. Biesterfeld, age 85 of Cozad passed away July 22, 2013 at the Cozad Hospital. Lorene was born January 11, 1928 at Wilton, ND to Iver and Nettie (Brown) Erickson. She attended rural school at Painted Woods in Wilton. On December 24, 1944 Lorene married Leo Biesterfeld. Leo served in WWII and after his discharge they farmed in the...
Eleanor D. Eggers
Jul 22, 2013
Eleanor D. Eggers, age 86 of Elwood, passed away July 22, 2013 at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Eleanor Dorothy Eggers was born February 5, 1927 to John and Leona Klein Dunkhas at Hollinger, Nebraska. Her mother passed away when she was two weeks old, and as a result, she lived with her grandparents, Dick and Louise Dunkhas...
Camdyn J. Trew
Jul 21, 2013
Camdyn J. Trew, age 4 of Eustis, passed away July 21, 2013 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Camdyn was born July 29, 2008 at Holdrege, Nebraska to Jeremie and Challa (Eaves) Trew. The family lived together in Bloomington before moving to Eustis in May of 2012. Camdyn was an immensely special little boy. Despite his age, he had such a...
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