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C. Allen Kauffman

C. Allen Kauffman

Jun 11, 2019

C. Allen Kauffman passed away peacefully at his home in Cozad, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 from a short battle with cancer, at the age of 76. Clarence Allen Kauffman was born on July 13, 1942 to Clarence and Margaret (Sheldon) Kauffman. He was Clarence and Margaret's first child eventually becoming the oldest of three sons. Allen grew up in...

Walter E. Snyder

Walter E. Snyder

Jun 8, 2019

Walter E. Snyder (Walt) passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at his home in Cozad at the age of 78. Walt was born November 14, 1940 in Butler, Pennsylvania to Grace Ellen Leras and Floyd Snyder, Sr. He graduated from Butler High School in 1958, joined the United States Air Force, and proudly served his country for the next 20...

Randall L. Koch

Randall L. Koch

Jun 6, 2019

Randall L. Koch passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his home in Cozad at the age of 65. Randy was born February 21, 1954, in Cozad, Nebraska to Rodney and Wanda (Hess) Koch. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1972 and attended Kearney State College. Randy obtained his Masters Degree in Industrial Technology. He taught...

Gene Dallas Jensen

Gene Dallas Jensen

May 25, 2019

Gene D. Jensen, of Woodside, Delaware, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the Milford Hospice Center, he was 95.  Gene D. Jensen was born to Chris C. Jensen and Margaret Ann Kandler on November 18, 1923 in their farm home near a country outpost called Buffalo, Nebraska.  The only thing left is the cemetery and a school house.

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Reva M Nichols

Reva M Nichols

May 23, 2019

Reva M. Nichols of Cozad passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 87. Reva was born August 2, 1931 at Primrose, Nebraska to Frank and Eunice Kraus.  She grew up in and attended school at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. In August of 1948, Reva married her husband of 65 years Leon Nichols. The...

Doris Virginia Schock

Doris Virginia Schock

May 18, 2019

Doris Virginia Matz Schock entered heaven on May 18, 2019 at Firth, Nebraska. Doris was born July 19, 1920 in Cozad, Nebraska to Gustavus and Jua Ashby Matz. She attended school in Cozad, graduating from Cozad High School and Nebraska Wesleyan University where she majored in Speech. She taught school at Loup City prior to her marriage to J. Oliver...

LaDonna J. Sweeney

LaDonna J. Sweeney

May 15, 2019

LaDonna Jane Carpenter Sweeney passed away May 15, 2019 at Sun City, Arizona at the age of 90. LaDonna was born March 6, 1929 in Lexington, Nebraska to Arthur and Mabel (Castleberry) Carpenter. She was schooled in the Cozad Nebraska Community School and High School from Kindergarten through High School. She worked as a telephone operator in Los Angeles for...

Bette Rose Whitehead

Bette Rose Whitehead

May 7, 2019

Bette Rose Whitehead passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Shenandoah, Iowa at the age of 91. She was born March 28, 1928 in Gothenburg, Nebraska. She was the daughter of George and Lena (Folkers) Ostendorf.

Bette grew up in the Gothenburg, Nebraska area and graduated from Gothenburg High School.

On June 13, 1948, she was united in marriage to...

Patricia A. Ratkovec

Patricia A. Ratkovec

Apr 27, 2019

Patricia A. Ratkovec of Cozad passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 53. Trish was born February 28, 1966 in Bassett, Nebraska to Dean and Emily (Richardson) Bartlett. She graduated from David City High School and attended Kearney State College. Trish obtained a Masters Degree in Special Education. She taught school at Lost...

Sarah H. McGinnis

Sarah H. McGinnis

Apr 24, 2019

Sarah Henderson McGinnis, age 55, passed away peacefully on Wednesday,  April 24, 2019, at her sister's home in Olathe, Kansas at the age of 55. She had been battling Multiple-Sclerosis for the last few years. She was born November 23, 1963 in Nebraska City to Howard and Joell (Henderson) McGinnis, and grew up in Cozad, Nebraska. After graduating from Cozad...

Richard Fred Roenfeldt

Richard Fred Roenfeldt

Apr 19, 2019

Richard Fred Roenfeldt, 83, of Treasure Island, Florida, passed away on April 19, 2019, at Sable Palms Assisted Living Facility in Largo, Florida.

Richard was born in Grand Island on April 18, 1936, to Russell F. and Edna Alice Roenfeldt. He will be truly missed as he was a very smart business man, loving brother, father and husband.

Richard grew...

Victor 'Bill' R. Cover Jr.

Victor 'Bill' R. Cover Jr.

Apr 15, 2019

Victor R. 'Bill' Cover of Lexington passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2019 at Lexington Regional Hospital at the age of 70. Bill was born April 22, 1948 in Cozad, Nebraska to Victor and Edith (Winter) Cover. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1966. Bill married Karen Chittenden in 1971. Together they had 3 sons, Jason, Josh...

Kenneth E. Willets

Kenneth E. Willets

Apr 12, 2019

Kenneth E. Willets passed away April 12, 2019 at his home in Cozad at the age of 66. Kenneth was born June 2, 1952 in Lexington, Nebraska to Keith and Ruth (Kirwan) Willets. He graduated from Elwood High School with the class of 1970 and attended Hastings Community College. He married Amy Beavers on December 11, 1981 and together they...

Michael Dean Koch

Michael Dean Koch

Apr 8, 2019

Michael D. Koch, 56, of Eustis was drafted to play shortstop at God's ball field early on April 8, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

Mike was born in Cozad, NE on October 31, 1962, the youngest of six children of Carl W. and Lieta (Weber) Koch. He was raised in Eustis and attended Eustis Public Schools. In 1990...

Patricia 'Patty' J. Brockmeier

Patricia 'Patty' J. Brockmeier

Apr 4, 2019

Patricia J. 'Patty' Brockmeier passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at her home in Eustis at the age of 68. Patty was born June 2, 1950 in Lexington, Nebraska to Richard and Sherilynn (Foged) Malcom. She graduated from Minden High School and attended cosmetology school at St. Joseph's in Kearney. Patty owned and operated her own salons in Minden, Kearney...

LaVeda Marie Stombaugh

LaVeda Marie Stombaugh

Apr 2, 2019

LaVeda M. Stombaugh of Cozad passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 84. LaVeda was born November 23, 1934 in Overton, Nebraska to William and Helen (Klauz) Barta. She grew up near Sumner, Nebraska where she graduated from high school. On November 1, 1953, she married Clyde Stombaugh and to this...

Sara "Sally" Jane Stear

Sara "Sally" Jane Stear

Apr 2, 2019

Sara Jane “Sally” Stear, 86, of Cozad went to be with her Savior on April 2nd, 2019, at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center. 

   Sally was born on July 1st, 1932 in Cozad to Bill and Deline (Morris) Lewis. She graduated in 1950 from Cozad High School.  She attended Nebraska Wesleyan for two years and then took Med Tech training...

Noreen D. Benjamin

Noreen D. Benjamin

Apr 1, 2019

Noreen D. Benjamin of Cozad passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 100. Her residence had been at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad, Nebraska.

Noreen was born on her father's farm outside of Bennet, Nebraska on November 18, 1918. Her parents were Louis Baade and Alma Retzlaff Baade. She graduated from Hickman High...

Clarice E. Kleinknecht

Clarice E. Kleinknecht

Mar 27, 2019

Clarice E. Kleinknecht of Callaway passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Kearney Regional Medical Center at the age of 75. She was born on May 29, 1943, in Lexington, Nebraska to Charles T. and Myrtle K. (Fedderson) Wood.  One of 11 children, Clarice grew up helping her family on the farm.  She graduated from Elm Creek High School in...

Carol J. Stuckey

Carol J. Stuckey

Mar 22, 2019

Carol J. Stuckey of Cozad passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living at the age of 92. Carol was born September 11, 1926 at Kearney, Nebraska to Melva and Edith (Craig) Worrell. She graduated valedictorian from Cozad High School with the class of 1944. On May 7, 1946, Carol married Clifford Stuckey at the home of...

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