Russell "Toby" LeRoy Roenfeldt
Jul 25, 2022
Russell "Toby" L. Roenfeldt, age 77 of Cozad, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 with his family by his side in Centennial, Colorado. Toby was born June 2, 1945 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Russell and Edna (Ardnt) Roenfeldt. He grew up in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island High School in 1963 and then went on to graduate from...
Hazel C. Pharris
Jul 24, 2022
Hazel Claire Pharris, 97, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away July 24, 2022, at Emerald Nursing & Rehab, Cozad, Nebraska. Immediately prior to that she resided at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad.
Hazel was born as Hazel Claire Danquist on May 9, 1925 at Bonners Ferry, Idaho, a small town located just 27 miles south of the Canadian Border on...
Calvin Frederick Dittmar
Jul 19, 2022
Calvin F. Dittmar of Oconto passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at Emerald Care Nursing in Cozad at the age of 91. Calvin was born November 2, 1930 on the family farm near Oconto, Nebraska to Frederick and Elsie (Studley) Dittmar. He resided on that farm his entire life, except when he was away for the military. He graduated from...
Terry Laverne Kruse Sr.
Jul 16, 2022
Terry L. Kruse Sr. passed away July 16, 2022 at his home in Cozad at the age of 68. Terry was born January 6, 1954 in Cozad, Nebraska to Wilbert and Esther (Sheets) Kruse. He grew up on a farm in Custer County and attended country school in Rotten Valley until it closed. He then attended Gothenburg school thru 8th...
Lori Anne Schrader Keirnes
Jul 14, 2022
Lori Anne Schrader Keirnes of Cozad passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 14, 2022 near Gothenburg, Nebraska at the age of 52. Lori was born September 03, 1969, to James Raymond Schrader and Gloria Jean (Serr) Schrader.
Lori was the oldest of three children, growing up on Wolf Creek Ranch in Keya Paha County, NE. Lori attended Spotted Tail...
Bonnie Joy Hueftle
Jul 11, 2022
Bonnie Joy Hueftle, age 90, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away July 11, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Minnesota on Lake Mille Lacs. Bonnie was born December 20, 1931 at the pump house on the North Platte Experiment Station (called the State Farm) to Harry Elmer Weakly and Ethel Beatrice (Liljegren) Weakly. She was baptized and confirmed at the First...
Barney McNulty Jr.
May 29, 2022
Barney McNulty, Jr, 88, of Cozad, Nebraska, died May 29, 2022, in Cozad, Nebraska, at Emerald Care.
Barney McNulty Jr. was born in Cozad, Nebraska, on May 7, 1934, to Bernard and Gladys Pearl (Weaver) McNulty. He attended school in Cozad. He left school to work and help support the family when his father became ill. He was joined...
Edith Hermosillo
May 29, 2022
On May 29th, 2022, Edith Hermosillo passed in a devastating accident in Lincoln, Nebraska at the young age of 22. Born alongside a twin sister, Sarai Hermosillo, on December 8th, 1999 in Lexington, Nebraska. During Middle School, Edith ran cross country and dabbled in One Acts. In high school, Edith passionately played the snare drum and attended multiple football and...
Dr. Gerald Patrick Wetovick
May 25, 2022
Dr. Gerald Patrick (Jerry) Wetovick of Cozad passed away Wednesday May 25, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. He was 86 years old. Jerry was born November 23, 1935 in Fullerton, NE to Edward and Josephine (Mahony) Wetovick. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1953. He attended Kearney State Teachers college from 1954-58. He then went on...
Beverly Ann Surridge
May 25, 2022
Beverly Ann (Bailey) Surridge of Lexington, Nebraska (formerly of Sheffield, VT) died on May 25, 2022 at Emerald Care Nursing Home in Cozad, after a brief battle with cancer.
Bev was born October 16, 1943 in Carroll, New Hampshire, the daughter of Everett and Edith Bailey. Bev’s whole life revolved around the care of her family.
She is...
Leola May Wittenberger
May 18, 2022
Leola M. Wittenberger of Cozad passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 89. Leola was born September 23, 1932 at Belvidere, Nebraska to Perl Charles and Elsie Lottie (Polage) Arnold. She graduated from Belvidere High School. She met Gerald "Jerry" Wittenberger on Good Friday outside of the Congregational Church in Belvidere and...
Lois Elaine German
May 17, 2022
Lois Elaine (Hibbler) German of Cozad, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 91. Lois was born December 22, 1930, on a small farm outside of Ayr, Nebraska to the parents of Rudolph and Ella Hibbler.
Lois spent her childhood milking 13 cows every morning and night and helping raise, clean, and...
Elwyn D. Carlson
May 16, 2022
Elwyn Dwight Carlson of Cozad passed away Monday, May 16th, 2022 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital at the age of 79. Elwyn was born March 14, 1943 in Monrovia, California to Arvid and Ruth (Johnson) Carlson. His family moved to Gothenburg, NE in 1955. Elwyn graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1961 and entered the U.S. Army shortly...
Richard Gene Lindeman
May 15, 2022
Richard G. Lindeman of Cozad passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 75. Rich was born November 19, 1946 at Lexington, Nebraska to Lewis and Evelyn (Bunde) Lindeman. He grew up in Cozad, Nebraska and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1965. He married Nancy Clark in April of...
Ruth M. Monter
May 10, 2022
Ruth M. Monter of Eustis passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Elwood Care Center at the age of 89. Ruth was born December 28, 1932 near Eustis, Nebraska to Fred and Paulena (Schneider) Toberer. She grew up on a farm east of Eustis and graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1951. Ruth received a teaching degree...
Ramona Mae Koch
Apr 10, 2022
Ramona Mae Fuller was born on her grandparents Ritz farm northeast of Wilsonville, NE on April 8, 1938, the oldest of 6 children born to Kenneth and Myrtle (Ritz) Fuller. She passed away peacefully at the Elwood Care Center, April 10, 2022 with family at her side. She had celebrated her 84th birthday and it was an excellent day for...
Robin Kay Rhoades
Mar 30, 2022
Robin K. Rhoades of Cozad, Nebraska passed away at her home on March 30, 2022 at the age of 65. Robin was born October 22, 1956 in Creve Coeur, Missouri to Arthur and Dorothy (Horst) Schnarr. Robin graduated from Warrenton, Missouri High School. She worked at the shoe factory in Jonesburg, Missouri. Robin was a dispatcher for the Warrenton County...
Ronda Sue Weber
Mar 21, 2022
Ronda S. Weber of Cozad, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at the age of 64. Ronda was born May 27, 1957 in Omaha, Nebraska to Charles and Lavern (Wiggins) Hoselton. She graduated from Cozad High School where she met her husband, Carroll Weber. They went on to have two children, James and Heidi, and became surrogate parents...
Alice Marie Maaske
Mar 18, 2022
Alice M. Maaske of Cozad passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 88. Alice was born July 17, 1933 in Custer County, Nebraska to Sela and Francis (Dyer) Miles. She worked as a nurse's aid at the Cozad Hospital for 39 years, starting when it opened in 1950. While there, she took...
Kenneth Leroy Brown
Mar 17, 2022
Kenneth L. Brown of Cozad passed away at Emerald Care Nursing at the age of 78. Kenneth was born June 9, 1943 at Cozad, Nebraska to Leonard and Hazel (Clarke) Brown. Kenneth did farm and ranching labor and worked at hay mills most of his life. He was always available to help a friend or family with different tasks that...
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