Elsa Heller
Nov 16, 2019
Elsa Heller of Cozad passed away November 16, 2019 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 92. Elsa was born on March 3, 1927, in Oberweissach/Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) to Gottlieb and Karoline Heller. Elsa was the 11th of 12 siblings. So Elsa grew up with 9 sisters and 3 brothers on a small farm to which also belonged a...
Makayla Marie Linder
Nov 14, 2019
Makayla Marie Linder of Cozad, Nebraska passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 33. Makayla was born November 13, 1986 in Lexington, Nebraska to Marvin "Bud" Linder Jr and Debra Hill. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 2005. Soon after, Makayla and Bobby Tolle had their first...
Bill D. Kinnan
Nov 14, 2019
Bill D. Kinnan, former longtime Cozad resident, passed away November 14, 2019 at Tucson, Arizona at the age of 70. Bill was born January 19, 1949 in Lexington, Nebraska to Norman and Dorothy (Heller) Kinnan. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1967 and graduated from Central Nebraska Technical College at Hastings, Nebraska in 1969. Bill married...
Elizabeth (Betty) Lou McKeone
Nov 9, 2019
Elizabeth (Betty) Lou McKeone, 88, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away on November 9, 2019 at Linden Court in North Platte. Betty was born on January 31, 1931 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Robert and Helen McElroy. She graduated from Grand Island High in 1948 and attended Hastings College for one year where she met Joe McKeone, the love of her...
Manuel Galaviz
Oct 23, 2019
Manuel "Manny" Galaviz of Cozad passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the age of 80. Manny was born April 9, 1939 in Electra, Texas to Augustine and Delores (Valenzuela) Galaviz. He grew up on a farm west of Ogallala, Nebraska and loved training horses. Manny lived most of his life in Ogallala where he owned a trucking company, Galaviz...
Bradley Eugene Morris
Oct 13, 2019
Bradley E. Morris of Cozad passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the age of 78. Brad was born November 1, 1940 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Glen V. and Arlene R. (Hughes) Morris. He grew up on the family farm north of Cozad, where he currently resided, and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1958. On November...
Charles E Mason
Oct 10, 2019
Charles E. "Chuck" Mason of Cozad passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 51. Cremation was chosen. A family led Memorial Service will be held Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the Cozad Church of God with Harvey Pierce officiating. Berryman Funeral Home is assisted the family with...
Wanda Lu Koch
Oct 8, 2019
Wanda L. Koch of Cozad passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Emerald Care Nursing Home in Cozad at the age of 86. Wanda was born August 25, 1933 on a farm northeast of Eustis, Nebraska to Walter and Thelma (Kiesel) Hess. In early infancy, she was baptized in the name of the Triune God in the Evangelican Church in...
Violet E. Hayes
Sep 28, 2019
Violet E. Hayes, age 76 of Cozad, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Elwood Care Center, surrounded by her family. Violet was born September 14, 1943 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Sylvester and Mabel Tunison. Family meant everything to her, always loving to be surrounded by them, whether it was an ordinary evening gathering or...
Paul Conley Pedersen
Sep 26, 2019
Paul Conley Pedersen of Cozad passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg at the age of 89. Paul was born March 30, 1930 in Cozad, Nebraska to Ferdinand and Ruth (Conley) Pedersen. He graduated from Cozad High School with the Class of 1948. Paul attended college at UNL and received his degree for economics and agriculture....
Georgia Mae Allen
Sep 16, 2019
Georgia M. Allen of Cozad passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Emerald Care Nursing at the age of 83. Georgia was born July 3, 1936 in Onida, South Dakota to William and Alvera (Breitkreutz) Merrill. On November 8, 1953 she married Robert Allen in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Because of Robert’s work in farming, the couple lived in several South Dakota,...
Shirley Nadene Harkness
Sep 14, 2019
Shirley Nadene (Boisen) Harkness, 99, passed away on September 14, 2019 at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born on January 25, 1920 in Kearney County, Nebraska to Holger and Fern (Mueller) Boisen.
Shirley grew up on a farm near Minden, Nebraska, graduating from Minden High School in 1937. After high school she attended Nebraska State Teacher’s College...
Gertrude "Fern" Wells
Sep 11, 2019
Gertrude "Fern" Wells of Cozad passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 91. Fern, the youngest of six children, was born March 21, 1928 in Smithfield, Nebraska to Herman and Katie (Brooks) Brand. She married John H. Wells on February 24, 1948 in Elwood, Nebraska. The couple made their home on farm...
Lillian Evelyn Parsons
Sep 9, 2019
Lillian Evelyn Parsons, age 92, was called home on Monday, September 9, 2019. She was surrounded by loved ones as she peacefully began her eternal journey. Lillian was born December 24, 1926 in Eustis, Nebraska to James and Pearl (Thompson) Major. She grew up in Eustis, Nebraska with her 3 siblings, Merle, Darrell and James. Her early years were spent...
Harley Marvin Nelson
Sep 1, 2019
Harley M. Nelson, former Elwood resident, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Holms Lake Rehab and Care Center in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 79. Harley was born February 4, 1940 to Charles and Hattie (Gugat) Nelson and raised in Western, Saline County, Nebraska. He attended school in Western, Nebraska. Harley served in the Army National Guard. Harley...
Beverly Ann Brownfield
Aug 30, 2019
Beverly Ann Brownfield passed away August 30, 2019 at her Meadowlark Pointe home in Cozad at the age of 92. Beverly was born in Cozad, Nebraska to James and Estella Root Hays. She graduated from Cozad High School and later received her associate degree in music at The Christian College in Columbia, Missouri in 1946. She married Dale Brownfield June...
Lanna Lee Devine Urban
Aug 30, 2019
Lanna Lee Devine Urban of Cozad passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 54. Lanna was born a twin on October 1, 1964 to Dwight and Jann (Kloepping) Devine. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1983 and attended Kearney State College. On June 23, 2001, Lanna married...
Kenneth C. Toberer
Aug 28, 2019
Kenneth C. Toberer of Eustis passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Elwood Care Center at the age of 85. Kenneth was born June 23, 1934 in Eustis, Nebraska to Fred and Paulena (Schneider) Toberer. He graduated from Eustis High School. Kenneth was born and raised on the family farm. He enjoyed being a rancher and spending time with his...
Kenneth Clark Hummel
Aug 28, 2019
Kenneth C. Hummel of Cozad passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Central City Care Center at the age of 79. Kenny was born in Wauneta, Nebraska on November 19, 1939 to Robert and Gladys (Steckman) Hummel. He attended Wauneta Public Schools and later, as a teenager, Omaha School for the Deaf. Kenny spent his childhood tagging along after his...
Keith Edward Blomquist
Aug 25, 2019
Keith E. Blomquist of Cozad passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 54. Arrangements are pending.
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