Neal R. Toberer
Jan 7, 2015
Neal R. Toberer, age 71 of Cozad, departed this life and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 7, 2015 at his home. Neal was born July 18, 1943 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to John and Buford (Groenwold) Toberer. He grew up on a farm south of Cozad on Welch Hill. He graduated from Cozad High School...
B. LaVilla Brand
Jan 4, 2015
B. LaVilla Brand, age 99 of Elwood passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Elwood Care Center. LaVilla was born January 25, 1915 at Colby, Kansas to Roger and Carrie (Turner) Reed. She grew up in the Smithfield/Elwood area and graduated with the class of 1934 from Elwood High School. LaVilla married Ward Brand on March 28, 1936 in...
Russell (Russ) F. Adams
Dec 21, 2014
Russell (Russ) F. Adams, age 70, former resident of Cozad, passed away December 21, 2014 in Lincoln at LGH Bryan East Hospital. Russ was born June 11, 1944 in Putnam, Connecticut to Lawrence and Dorothea (Law) Adams. Russ attended and graduated from High School in Putnam, CT. On July 14, 1965 Russ married Linda Elfgren in Connecticut and they moved...
Frank R. Springer
Dec 20, 2014
Frank Springer, age 64 of Cozad, passed away December 20, 2014 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Frank was born June 16, 1950 in McCook to Don and Rose (Larson) Springer. He attended school in Cozad and graduated with the class of 1967. In 1968, Frank entered the U.S. Marines and served 2 tours during Vietnam. Following his...
Clara L. Graham
Dec 20, 2014
Clara Graham, 94, died at the Cozad Community Hospital on Saturday, December 20, 2014. Clara was born on September 1, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan to Joseph and Veronica Majszak Jacek. She was the last of the eight children in the Jacek family, because her father died before she was born. Her mother remarried, with six more siblings completing the family....
Neola Marie Hill
Dec 13, 2014
Neola Marie Hill, age 87 of Cozad, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the Cozad Community Hospital. She was born May 29, 1927 in Athol, Kansas to Ed and Emma (Giese) Walter. Her family moved to Cozad when Neola was a young girl. On October 7, 1944 she married Wayne 'Bud' Hill. Bud worked in construction and so the...
Jacob John Kappes
Dec 13, 2014
Jacob J. Kappes, age 21 of Cozad, passed away December 13, 2014 as the result of an auto accident. Jacob was born March 15, 1993 in Lexington, Nebraska to Anthony and Sherry (Schauer) Kappes. Jacob grew up in Cozad attending Cozad Public Schools and graduated with the class of 2012. He enjoyed playing football in high school and working for...
Rolland "Bud" Hood
Dec 7, 2014
Rolland "Bud" Hood, age 91 of Cozad, passed away December 7, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital. Rolland was born November 6, 1923 in Keith County, Nebraska to Thomas and Josephine (Vanek) Hood. He was raised on a farm and ranch in the Ogallala and Lewellen areas. Rolland served in the US Navy on aircraft carrier USS Sitko during WWII. On...
Marilyn Nyla Oberhauser
Dec 7, 2014
Marilyn N. Oberhauser, age 78 of Eustis, passed away December 7, 2014 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Marilyn was born February 29, 2014 in Cozad, Nebraska to Leonard and Addie (McKinney) Cochrane. She spent her younger years in Cozad before the family moved to Scottsbluff, Nebraska where she graduated from high school. On July 24, 1954...
Angie Beans
Dec 2, 2014
Angie Beans, age 86 of the Cozad and Lexington area, passed away December 2, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society in Woodriver, Nebraska. Angie was born January 22, 1928 to Andrew and Mary (Milletti) Dorsey and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1945. Angie married Kenneth L. Beans on...
David J. Earl
Nov 17, 2014
David J. Earl, age 75 of Cozad, passed away November 17, 2014 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. David was born October 30, 1939 at Kearney to Francis and Doris (Flynn) Earl. David grew up in Lexington where he attended school. In 1958 David was joined in holy matrimony to Jean Sabin. David resided in Gothenburg and Lexington before...
Viola Victoria Bevard
Nov 12, 2014
Viola Victoria “Toots” Bevard, age 95 of Bayard, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 with her family by her side at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Viola was born November 15, 1918 in Stamford, Nebraska to Lawrence A. and Margaret L. (Poehlman) Abbott. Viola was nicknamed, “Toots” at the age of three by her father and was...
LeRoy D. Gaudreault
Nov 3, 2014
LeRoy D. Gaudreault, age 96 of Cozad, passed away November 3, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. LeRoy was born September 27, 1918 to Alcide and Aura (Demars) Gaudreault in Farnam, Nebraska. He attended school at Farnam and Cozad. In 1936, he began collecting metal, rubber tires, cars, bones, old mattresses and other odds and ends to open a...
Virginia Howard Sitorius
Oct 22, 2014
Virginia (Ostergard) Sitorius, age 95 of Cozad, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Meadowlark Assisted Living in Cozad. Virginia was born April 10, 1919 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Samuel J. and Anna (Khristensen) Ostergard. She spent her childhood on the family farm North of Gothenburg. Virginia graduated from Gothenburg High School and attended the University of Nebraska, majoring in...
Orin W. Hendricks
Oct 22, 2014
Orin W. Hendricks, age 83 of Cozad, passed away October 22, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Orin was born January 14, 1931 to Rollie and Cleta (Boggs) Hendricks on their farm near Callaway, Nebraska. Orin attended school in Callaway and graduated with the class of 1948. He was a superior athlete in football, baseball and track. Following graduation,...
Patsy L. Roenfeldt
Oct 11, 2014
Patsy L. Roenfeldt, age 69 of Cozad, passed away October 11, 2014 at Cozad Community Hospital. Patsy was born March 21, 1945 in Lexington, Nebraska to Frank and Dessie (Rakestraw) Batie. She attended school in Cozad and graduated with the class of 1963. Patsy went to work for ESU 10 in Cozad performing Diagnostic Testing and as an administrative assistant...
Kay F. Blomquist
Oct 8, 2014
Kay "Katie" F. Coller-Blomquist, age 64 of Cozad, passed away October 8, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Katie was born August 20, 1950 in Cozad, Nebraska to Lewis and Dolly (Smith) Coller. She attended school in Pontiac, IL and graduated from Flanagan, IL. After moving back to Cozad, Katie married Bill Kostman. The couple was blessed with 5...
Robert M. Matz
Oct 5, 2014
Robert Milton Matz, age 93 of Cozad, passed away on October 5, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Bob was born in Cozad on April 10, 1921 to Walter and Elsa (Huenefeldt) Matz. The family, including a sister Carol, resided on the “Matz Hill”, 8 miles north of Cozad. He attended country school north of Cozad and graduated from...
Virgil Christian Stienike
Sep 30, 2014
Virgil Christian Stienike, age 101 of the Cozad / Eustis area, passed away September 30, 2014 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad. Virgil was born July 26, 1913 at Norman, Nebraska to Guy and Anna (Rasmussen) Stienike. Virgil grew up in the Elm Creek and Lexington area. He worked for a well business, digging many of the first irrigation...
Robert R. Herbek
Sep 28, 2014
Robert R. Herbek, age 69, former resident of Cozad, passed away September 28, 2014 at his home in Lincoln. Bob was born September 16, 1945 in Hastings, Nebraska to Albert and Anna (Lindeman) Herbek. Bob attended and graduated from Cozad High School and graduated with the class of 1963. On August 23, 1969 Bob married Debra Adams at United Methodist...
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