Robert L. Hild
Apr 2, 2018
Robert L. Hild of Cozad passed away April 2, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 75. Robert was born June 20, 1942 to Robert A. and Bethel (Rawlings) Hild Sr. He grew in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1960. During high school he worked at his father's service station...
Ernest La Dean Smidt
Apr 2, 2018
Ernest L. Smidt of Cozad passed away April 2, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 83. Ernest was born April 20, 1934 in Cozad, Nebraska to Ernest H. and Opal I. (Chadwick) Smidt. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1951 and entered the US Navy. Following his honorable discharge, he...
Marjorie E. Worley
Mar 18, 2018
Marjorie E. (Gilbert) Worley of Cozad passed away March 18, 2018 at Cozad Care Center at the age of 98. Marge was born March 6, 1920 in Eustis, Nebraska to James and Margaret (Cooley) Fair. She attended Lexington High School and graduated with the class of 1938. Marge married Glenn Gilbert and were blessed with 2 children, David and Judy....
Roy Stapp Jr.
Mar 1, 2018
Roy Stapp Jr., age 94 of Omaha, Nebraska, died March 1, 2018 at his son’s home in Omaha, Nebraska. Roy was born March 29, 1923 in Orafino, Nebraska to Roy and Bessie (Crouse) Stapp and graduated from Cozad High School. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and upon returning, farmed for several years before working for...
Dorothy M. Johnson
Feb 27, 2018
Dorothy M. Johnson of Cozad passed away February 27, 2018 at Cozad Care Center at the age of 88. Dorothy was born March 29, 1929 in Lexington, Nebraska to Emil and Bertha (Fritz) Heller. She grew up near Midway Lake and attended country school at District 69. In 1953, Dorothy married George Johnson at the American Lutheran Church in Cozad....
Jason R. Kasson
Feb 23, 2018
Jason R. Kasson of Elm Creek, formerly Eustis, passed away on February 23, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 39. Jason was born on August 13, 1978 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Larry and Patricia (Beachel) Kasson. He grew up in Eustis and graduated from Eustis¬Farnam High School with the class of 1997. He attended Hastings...
Deborah Clark
Feb 22, 2018
Deborah L. Clark of Cozad passed away February 22, 2018 at Plum Creek Assisted Living in Lexington, Nebraska at the age of 64. Deborah was born April 20, 1953 in O'Neill, Nebraska to Louis and Doris (Eppenbach) Storjohann. She grew up in Burwell, Nebraska and graduated from High School. On January 5, 1974, she married Roger Clark. The couple were...
Beverly E. Johnson
Feb 20, 2018
Beverly E. Johnson, 96 of Cozad passed away February 20, 2018 at her home with family by her side. Beverly was born August 2, 1921 in Minden, Nebraska to Fred and Elizabeth (Podewitz) Arent. She graduated from Stockville High School. On December 25, 1941, Beverly married Raymond Johnson at Overland, Kansas. She and Ray moved to Gothenburg, following his discharge...
Jolene E. Griese
Feb 20, 2018
Jolene E. Griese, age 64 of Cozad, passed away February 20, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri as the result of a semi truck accident. Jolene was born June 7, 1953 in Gettysburg, South Dakota to LeRoy and Theresa (Hoffman) Griese. She graduated from Cozad High School and attended college at UNK. Jolene worked at Monroe Auto...
Jonathan A. Buss
Feb 16, 2018
Jonathan A. Buss of Cozad passed away February 16, 2018 in Crete, Nebraska at the age of 64. Jon was born December 8, 1953 in North Platte, Nebraska to wonderful parents, Arthur and Virginia (Kostman) Buss, joining older sister Judy. They resided in North Platte and later moved to Cozad in 1959. Jon graduated from Cozad High School in 1972....
Charles 'Spike' Wooldridge
Feb 15, 2018
Charles L. “Spike” Wooldridge, 94 of Cozad, NE departed this life at 11:48 am, Thursday, February 15, 2018 at The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Spike was born Sept. 28, 1923 in Winfield KS, to Charles Franklyn and Martha Ivory (Gibson) Wooldridge. He grew up in Douglass KS (with extended stays in the Mammoth Springs, AR area)....
Rick D. Sille
Jan 30, 2018
Ricky D. Sille passed away January 30, 2018 at his home in Cozad at the age of 69. Rick was born March 8, 1948 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Dale and Phyllis (Eichberger) Sille. He earned a GED from high school and attended college. Rick worked most of his life in construction and in later years, was also a drug and...
Marjorie A. Kugler
Jan 29, 2018
Marjorie A. Kugler of Johnson Lake passed away January 29, 2018 in Hastings, Nebraska at the age of 84. Marjorie was born December 2, 1933 in Eustis, Nebraska to Otto and Sophia (Yeutter) Bartruff. She graduated from Eustis High School. On January 18, 1953, Marjorie married Kenneth Kugler at the Methodist Church in Eustis. The couple were blessed with 3...
Freida Schneider
Jan 28, 2018
Freida Schneider of Cozad passed away January 28, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 97. Cremation was chosen. A family led Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cozad Grand Generation Center.
Anita L. Belknap
Jan 18, 2018
Anita L. Belknap of Cozad, formerly of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away January 18, 2018 at Cozad Care Center at the age of 69. Cremation was chosen. Berryman Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Lavon E. Kirk
Jan 14, 2018
LaVon E. Kirk of Cozad, Nebraska, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Silverado Memory Care in Encinitas, California at the age of 85. LaVon was born October 30, 1932 in Cozad, Nebraska, to Max and Ida (Ostendorf) Gayman. She graduated from Cozad High School in 1950 and attended Kearney State College where she obtained her teaching certificate. LaVon married Melvin...
Patrick B. Splane
Jan 7, 2018
Patrick B. Splane of Cozad, Nebraska passed away peacefully Sunday morning, January 7, 2018 at the Cozad Care & Rehabilitation Center after a brief stay. He was 85. Born August 8, 1932 in Portland, Oregon to Ruth and Millard Splane, Patrick attended Marymount Military Academy in Tacoma, Washington, followed by attendance at Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, California. His proficiency...
Eloris A. Burham
Jan 6, 2018
Eloris A. Burham of Platteville, Colorado and Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away January 7, 2018 at her home in Las Cruces following a short battle with brain cancer, at the age of 78. Eloris was born November 19, 1939 on the family homestead in Eustis, Nebraska to Walter and Anna (Goldstein) Rupe. She graduated from Eustis High School with...
Cathy A. Walters
Jan 3, 2018
Cathy A. Walters of Cozad passed away January 3, 2018 at the Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 82. Cathy was born September 19, 1935 at the family farm north of Cozad, Nebraska to Lester and Ruby (O'Kane) Adle. Cathy loved growing up on the farm and was happy doing chores and being her dad's helping hand. She graduated...
Marlene M. Fife
Dec 24, 2017
Marlene M. Fife of Cozad passed away December 24, 2017 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 78. Marlene was born November 30, 1939 at Hamburg, Iowa to Roy and Nora (Bennett) McBride. Marlene grew up in Omaha, Nebraska where she graduated from High School. On June 7, 1957 she married Raymond Fife at Papillion, Nebraska. The couple moved...
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