OBITUARIES

Nov 10, 2021

Services will be held at the Cozad United Methodist Church on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Doug Gahn officiating. Burial will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to Central Plains Home Health & Hospice in Cozad or Cozad United Methodist Church. 

Harold A. Neill...

Nov 10, 2021

Vera L. McCance of Cozad passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 81. Vera was born January 22, 1940 at her family's home in Cozad, Nebraska to Merlin and Mildred (Warren) Earll. She attended rural schools near Gothenburg and Cozad. Vera married Dick Bullis in 1957 and had two children, Denise and Richie....

Nov 10, 2021

A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel. It was Florence's wish to be cremated, and will be interred at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Emerald Care Nursing & Rehab or donor's choice.

Florence Irene Oliver of Cozad passed away Wednesday,...

Nov 4, 2021

Barbara Gail Nelson of Cozad passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Emerald Care Nursing Home at the age of 75. Gail was born September 9, 1946 in Bakersfield, California to Harvey and Nadine (Martin) Clark. She worked at Monroe's for 30 years. She was blessed with 3 children, Shannon, Mike and Chris. Mike passed away last year. Gail loved...

Oct 31, 2021

Lawrence W. Hall of Cozad passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Emerald Care Nursing Home at the age of 97. Lawrence was born April 1, 1924 in Cozad, Nebraska to John and Della (Pitts) Hall. He attended Cozad City Schools and lived his entire life in Cozad. On July 21, 1945, Lawrence married Beulah Maret. Their union was blessed...

Oct 31, 2021

Nancy Ann Poore passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Emerald Care Nursing Home at the age of 79. Cremation was chosen. There will be no service.

Oct 26, 2021

Gayle E. Wize of Willow Island, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 70.  Cremation was chosen and a private family service will be held at a later date. Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at...

Oct 24, 2021

Jack D. Reeves passed away October 24, 2021 at his home in Cozad at the age of 84. Jack was born March 19, 1937 at Opp, Alabama to Phoenix and Mattie Viola (Stafford) Reeves. His school years were spent in the Samson, Alabama and Darlington, Alabama schools. His military service began in the Alabama National Guard, followed by eight years...

Oct 24, 2021

Robert G. Collins Jr. of Gothenburg passed away October 24, 2021 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln at the age of 50. Bob grew up in Nebraska. His first 5 years of school were in North Platte, he went to school in the country near Willow Island, then in Junior High, lived in Minden, 8th and 9th grade were in...

Oct 17, 2021

Robert Joseph Dillon, a life-long Cozad resident, died on October 17, 2021 at the age of 78 in Mesa, Arizona. Bob is survived by his daughters Kim (Dillon) and Brett Sassali of Cozad and Michelle (Dillon) and Cory Spotanski of Elm Creek and Abbi Jensen of Omaha. He had five brothers George (Margaret) Dillon of Gothenburg, Jack (Judy) Dillon of...

Oct 9, 2021

 

On October 09, 2021, Adah E. Ambler passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was 95 years old. A lifelong Nebraskan native, Adah was well-loved and was a pillar of strength for her family. Adah was the mother of four children, grandmother to eight children, great grandmother to sixteen children and great great grandmother to three children. All were...

Oct 8, 2021

Della Sargent Hendricks of Cozad passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at Emerald Care Nursing at the age of 90. Della was born October 11, 1930 in Lenora, Kansas to Laurence and Velma (Wells) Sargent. The family moved to Cozad when she was in the fourth grade. Della graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1948. Following graduation,...

Oct 6, 2021

“On this day October 14, 2021, Charles Randall “Randy” Adle is reunited with his parents once again. Charles took the good Lord’s hand into Heaven on October 6, 2021, surrounded by his wife, Linda Adle of 51 years of marriage, and family. Born on April 8, 1949, in Lexington, Nebraska, Charles was a proud Air Force Veteran serving in the...

Oct 4, 2021

Angelina Crispin Delgado  of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away October 4, 2021 at Cherokee County Memorial Hospital at the age of 52.

Angelina Crispin Delgado fallecio en Octubre 4, 2021 a la edad de 52 anos. Angelina nacio en Enero 1, 1969 en Ciudad Juarez Chihuaha, Mexico. Se fue dejando a su esposo Raul Crispin, dos hijos Angelica Crispin y Eduardo...

Oct 1, 2021

Sep 26, 2021

Laura Sanders finished 82 years of a life well lived, surrounded by family, at her home in Cozad on Sept. 26, 2021.

Laura was born June 30, 1939 in Colorado Springs, CO, to Arthur Lloyd and Edith Elizabeth Binks Vandenburg. In her early years, Laura lived in Colorado and the Bay Area of California.

She graduated from Mission High School...

Sep 25, 2021

Memorials are suggested to the family in his name for later designation. Services will be held Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sandy Aakre officiating. Burial will follow at Cozad Cemetery. Visitation with family present will be Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Berryman Funeral Home.

Ervin D. Smock...

Sep 15, 2021

Donald Lee Pickering passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at his home in Cozad at the age of 64. His wishes were to be cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Donald L. Pickering passed away suddenly, at his home in Cozad, at the age of 64. Donald was born December 26, 1956 to Wayne...

Sep 5, 2021

Barbara Ann Jones, 68, of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 5th, 2021, in Cozad, Nebraska. Barbara is survived by her mother Julia Jones (Bruno); her two brothers Thomas Jones Jr. and Terry Jones; her only child, Jaime Bowen (Christian) and Jaime’s husband Bradley; her four grandchildren Ashley, Hailey, Brianna, and Lucas; her two great-grandchildren...

Sep 3, 2021

Evelyn Leona Bartlett (nee Allen), age 94, died on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born on a farm near Berwyn, Nebraska on August 27, 1927 to Walter and Lola (Ellis) Allen. She was the youngest of 4 children. She graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1945. She married Clark Fox in 1946...