Lois B. Houser
Jan 30, 2013
Lois Bernice Houser, age 69 of Elwood, passed away Wednesday January 30, 2013 at the Lexington Regional Medical Center in Lexington. Lois was born September 12, 1943 at the Jameson home in Thedford, Nebraska to Kenneth and Margaret (Warner) Piel. She attended grade school in Thedford. In 1957, Lois and her mother moved to North Platte, where she graduated from...
Ralph Vernon Rasmussen
Jan 28, 2013
Ralph Rasmussen,age 89, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013, at Heritage Club Mountain View in Denver,Colorado. Ralph was born April 8, 1923 in Cozad, NE to S. John and Marthine (Thomsen) Rasmussen. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1940. He served in the United States Navy from 1944-1946. Ralph married Lucille Maack of Cozad on July 12, 1952,...
Jeanne Marie Whitehead
Jan 18, 2013
Jeanne Marie Roggenhofer Whitehead was born July 14, 1921 in Mulhouse, France to Valentine and Helene (Lothimar) Roggenhofer and passed away on January 18, 2013 in Norman, OK. At the end of WWII she worked as an interpreter for the American Red Cross at the Swiss Leave Center in Mulhouse where she met an American GI, Everett Eugene (Gene) Whitehead....
Shelli R. Farr
Jan 17, 2013
Shelli Farr, age 31 of Elwood, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Lexington Regional Medical Center. Shelli was born August 9, 1981, at Holdrege, Nebraska to Floyd and Elaine (Pfeiffer) Farr. Since birth, Shelli faced a host of physical challenges, including a significant hearing deficiency. Shelli attended Walnut Junior High in Grand Island, where she learned and...
Larry W. Love
Jan 15, 2013
Larry Love, age 71, of Cozad, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Larry was born June 19, 1941 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Howard and Marie (Klein) Love. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1958. On October 2, 1960, Larry married Linda Tanke at Julesburg, Colorado. The family made their...
Elaine J. Garrison
Jan 15, 2013
Elaine ""Gary""� Garrison, age 82, former longtime resident of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Elaine was born May 22, 1930, at Curtis, Nebraska to Russell Dell and Vida Faye (Miller) Garrison. She attended Lincoln High School, where she graduated in 1948. After graduation, Elaine entered the Bryan School of Nursing...
Brenda I. Barela
Jan 12, 2013
Brenda Irene Barela, eldest child of Robert C. Carr and Marcella I. Peterson, was born on January 31, 1961, at McCook, NE and was received into the arms of Jesus, on Jan 12, 2013. The family lived in Maywood, NE until they moved to Cozad, NE, on August 20, 1966. Brenda attended Cozad City Schools, Class of 1979. Her career...
Delores M. Fredericksen
Jan 9, 2013
Delores M. Fredericksen, 78, of Cozad, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Delores was born April 16, 1934 at Grand Island, NE to Irven and Erna (Luebbe) Brown. She graduated from Grand Island High School with the class of 1952. On September 19, 1954, Delores married Gene Fredericksen at Grand Island. The couple...
Wanda May Salisbury
Dec 28, 2012
Wanda M. Salisbury, age 91, of Lincoln and Johnson Lake, passed away December 28, 2012 at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln. Wanda was born December 22, 1921 south of Elwood to Henry A. and Amanda M. (Wildman) Withers. She attended country school in the Turkey Creek area, south of Elwood, through the 8thgrade eventually graduating from Elwood High School...
Robert L. Miller
Dec 27, 2012
Robert Miller, age 56, of Cozad, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at his home in Cozad. Robert was born December 29, 1955 in Africa, at Kagnew Station, Asmara, Ethiopia/Eritrea to David and Margaretha (Foell) Miller. As a youngster, Robert and his family moved around the world often as a result of his father""s military service. After his father""s discharge...
UnaMae Lanham
Dec 26, 2012
UnaMae Lanham, age 81 of Ventura, California, formerly of Johnstown and Greeley, Colorado, died Dec 26, 2012. UnaMae was born May 1, 1931 at home to Percy and Mabel (Love) York in Cozad, Nebraska. She attended country school until high school, where she graduated from Cozad High. She married LeRoy Lanham of Cozad, on Feb. 14, 1950, in Cozad. They...
Daile L. Gaudreault
Dec 18, 2012
Daile ""Butch""� Gaudreault, 68, of Cozad, passed away December 18, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Butch was born May 20, 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland to LeRoy D. and Caroline E. (Galusky) Gaudreault. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1963. Following his schooling, Butch worked for Monroe""s for a year before attending beauty school in Kearney. On...
LaVerne E. Bean
Dec 17, 2012
LaVerne Bean, 95, of Elwood, died December 17, 2012 at the Lexington Regional Health Center. LaVerne was born June 18, 1917 to William and Mabel (DeVol) Lantz near Smithfield, NE. Her family moved to the Lantz family homestead south of Lexington when she was 11. She grew up on the farm and attended District #3 Robb country school and graduated...
Allen Glen Sheets
Dec 15, 2012
Allen Glen Sheets, 66, of rural Cozad passed away on December 15, 2012 at his home. Allen was born on August 21, 1946 to Claude B. Sheets and Etta Marie (Wilson) Sheets-Wilcox near Merna, Nebraska, in his family""s home. He was the youngest of 11 children. When he was 3, the family moved to Cozad, Nebraska. The Sheets"" boys were...
LaVern D. Rinehart
Dec 9, 2012
LaVern D. Rinehart, age 85 of Cozad, died December 9, 2012 at the Cozad Community Hospital, surrounded by family, after a long battle with dementia. LaVern was born March 8, 1927 at Cozad, Nebraska to Lee and Effie (Smith) Rinehart. He attended District 13 and District 23 schools, all the while working for his uncles on weekends and summer months....
Robert R. Wade
Dec 8, 2012
Robert ""Bob""� Wade, age 76 of Johnson Lake, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the Bryan LGH Medical Center East. Bob was born September 5, 1936 east of Elwood to Lowell E. and Alice L. (Fong) Wade. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1954. Bob later attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln before joining...
Janet A. Knauss
Nov 29, 2012
Janet A. Knauss, age 86 of Cozad, passed away November 29, 2012 at the Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Janet was born May 1, 1926 at Genoa, Colorado to Clifford and Fern (Johnson) Rayburn. After high school graduation, she became a teacher. On September 21, 1949, Janet married Elwood ""Bub""� Knauss at Marysville, Kansas. Their union was blessed with 5...
Vern W. Bartruff
Nov 26, 2012
Vern Walter Bartruff, age 92 of Eustis, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Vern was born February 7, 1920, north of Eustis to Otto and Sofia (Yeutter) Bartruff. He attended District 70 rural school before graduating Eustis High School in 1937. Vern entered the U.S. Army, serving in WWII until he received a medical discharge....
Kay Ferguson
Nov 25, 2012
Kay S. Ferguson, age 56 of Cozad, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at her home in Cozad. Kay was born August 19, 1956 at Sutherland, Nebraska to George F. and Lola L. (Lange) Green. She graduated from Hershey High School, later attending Mid Plains Community College in pursuit of a degree in criminal justice. Following her schooling, Kay served...
James A. Chambers
Nov 24, 2012
James ""Jim""� A. Chambers, age 67 of Johnson Lake, former long-time resident of Ft. Collins, Colorado, passed away November 24, 2012 at his home at Johnson Lake. James was born June 21, 1945 at Nebraska City, Nebraska to Russell James and Helen Margaret (Miller) Chambers. He graduated from Ravenna High School in 1963. In January of 1966, Jim entered the...
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