Rex L. Strickland
Sep 24, 2020
Rex L. Strickland, age 87, formally of Cozad, passed away on September 24, 2020 at Christian Homes in Holdrege. Rex was born August 18, 1933, at Moorefield, Nebraska to Edward and Bertha (Pearson) Strickland. The youngest of seven children. The 8th being Jackie Sue. Rex attended school at Cozad. On December 10, 1952, Rex married Janice Gutschow at North Platte,...
Donald L. Bratten
Sep 24, 2020
Donald Lee Bratten (May 24, 1950 - September 24, 2020) After a long, brave battle with cancer, Don Bratten passed away peacefully in his home on September 24th, 2020 at the age of 70. Don was born May 24, 1950 in North Platte, NE, the third of four children of Minnie (Anderson) and Joseph (Joe) Bratten. Don grew up on...
Anna Marie Howell
Sep 18, 2020
Anna Marie Howell of Cozad passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by family, at age of 63. Anna was born July 21, 1957 at Cozad, Nebraska to Dr. John and Betty (Lafferty) Devine. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1975. Anna attended the College of St. Mary's in Omaha and obtained an...
May La Dean Palmer (Knutson-Anderson)
Sep 13, 2020
May La Dean Palmer (Knutson-Anderson) has completed her work here on Earth and has planned her last event as well. May passed away on September 13th, 2020 at the Denver Hospice. She left this world in peace with family members by her side as she made her way with the same strength and grace she exhibited throughout her entire life....
Charlotte Jeanette Hartman
Sep 9, 2020
Charlotte Jeanette Hartman, former Cozad resident, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Kearney Regional Hospital at the age of 84. Charlotte was born April 17, 1936 in Callaway, Nebraska to Leo and Eva (Cudaback) Baker. She graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1954. Charlotte worked for the Telephone Company in Lexington, Holdrege and Omaha. On June...
Dennis Ray Kenning
Sep 9, 2020
Strength has many faces and all of them came together in Denny Kenning. The strength of his body ended Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE following three different cancers and heart issues. His memories will continue to inspire generations of his loved ones.
Denny was born February 3, 1948 at Benkelman, NE the second son...
Lois E. Wooldridge
Sep 3, 2020
Lois Elaine Wooldridge, age 92, passed away surrounded by her loving children at Good Samaritan Society-St. John’s in Kearney, Nebraska on September 3, 2020. She was born January 5, 1928 in Chappell, Nebraska to William F. and Mary Gertrude Piller. She grew up in Chappell, and graduated with the class of 1945. Lois met her husband, Clyde Morris Strohmyer, during...
Gary Patrick Remmenga
Aug 21, 2020
Gary P. Remmenga of Elwood passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln at the age of 70. Gary was born August 7, 1950 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to George and Anna Theresa (Lampman) Remmenga. The family moved to Elwood, Nebraska when Gary was 12 years old. On August 23, 1973, Gary married Janice Marie Brown....
Kent Alan Morris
Jul 29, 2020
Kent Alan Morris, age 64 of Rogersville, Missouri, went to his home in Heaven on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Rogersville Nursing Home after an extended battle with cancer. Kent was born in Cozad, Nebraska to William Morris and Marjorie (Foster) Morris Reed on March 28, 1956. He attended all 13 years of school at Cozad Public Schools and graduated...
Dorothy 'Dottie' A. Davis
Jul 26, 2020
Dorothy (Dottie) Davis, age 76, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away July 26, 2020, Meadowlark Pointe. Dottie was born to Lowell and Edith (Mulholland) Puckett in Billings, Montana on April 17, 1944. She lived with her family in Anchorage, Alaska for 10 years. They then moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming and then later to Denver, Colorado where she graduated from Denver South...
Jerry Lee Rush
Jul 26, 2020
Jerry Lee Rush of Cozad, Nebraska, peacefully passed away at home on Sunday July 26, 2020. He was born October 13, 1943 to Jack A. Rush and Elaine M. (Smith) Rush in Broken Bow, NE. Jerry attended Halsey and Anselmo schools until 11th grade. After Anselmo consolidated with Merna, he graduated with the class of 1961 from Anselmo-Merna High School. ...
Lavonne Mae Petersen
Jul 26, 2020
Lavonne Mae Petersen, 89, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington, Nebraska with her children by her side. Lavonne was born October 13, 1930 in Emerson, Nebraska to John and Marie White. In 1947, she married the love of her life, Darrell (Bubs) Petersen. Two children joined this young family, Linda Kneifl and David Petersen, both of...
Helen Elaine Jorges
Jul 22, 2020
Helen Elaine Jorges, age 94, passed away at the Elwood Care Center on July 22, 2020. She was born April 25, 1926 in rural Eustis, Nebraska to Charley and Henrietta (Fasse) Hueftle. She attended school and graduated from Eustis Public School with the class of 1943.
Following graduation, she worked for a number of years at the Gauger Store in...
Floyd Louis Gengenbach
Jul 20, 2020
Floyd L. Gengenbach of Eustis passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Elwood Care Center at the age of 97. Floyd was born July 2, 1923 to Gottlob and Emma (Gruber) Gengenbach at their farm home northeast of Eustis. Floyd was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Eustis. Floyd attended Dawson County Rural School District #70 and...
Betty May Kennedy
Jul 12, 2020
Betty May Kennedy of Cozad passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Callaway, Nebraska at the age of 91. Betty was born January 30, 1929 northeast of Cozad, Nebraska to George and Edith (Swayne) Harvey. She attended country schools through the 8th grade, and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1946. On June 4, 1952 she married...
JoAnn Sehi
Jun 30, 2020
JoAnn Sehi of Cozad passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Society in Kearney at the age of 76. JoAnn was born June 24, 1944 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Don and Ina (Tennison) Joslin. The family moved to California where JoAnn attended Kings River School. On August 1, 1967, she married Jerome Sehi. The couple...
Roy A. Loshonkohl
Jun 27, 2020
Roy Alfred Loshonkohl, age 84, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away June 27, 2020, at Kearney, Nebraska, at KRMC. Roy was born March 14, 1936, in Exeter, Nebraska, to Alfred and Verdie (Dyer) Loshonkohl. The family later moved to Lincoln before settling in Cozad, Nebraska.
Roy served in Heilbronn, Germany, for the U.S. Army where he met the loves of...
Oscar Palmer Jr
May 26, 2020
Oscar Palmer Jr. of Cozad passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Emerald Care Center at the age of 87. Oscar was born April 18, 1933 at Seminole, Oklahoma to Oscar Sr. and Deloris (James) Palmer. Oscar served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957. In November of 1959, Oscar married Deloris Alspaw in Bakersfield, California. Their union...
Marilyn Ann Kelly
May 21, 2020
Marilyn Kelly, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at the age of 70 on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Marilyn and her husband, Gerald Kelly, have resided in Cozad, NE, for 16 years.
On July 22, 1949, in Lexington, NE, Roger and Ella (Wilcox) Fleming welcomed Marilyn into the world a few minutes before her identical twin sister,...
Eldon Richard Cawthra
May 19, 2020
Eldon Richard Cawthra, age 89, went to be with Jesus May 19, 2020 at his home in Cozad. Eldon was born January 30, 1931 at his Grandpa & Grandma Nelson’s farm north of Max, NE. He was born to Ralph S. and Joyce (Nelson) Cawthra and was the first living son of a first born Cawthra and the oldest of...
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