Jerry W. Bennett
Aug 26, 2013
Jerry Bennett, age 79 of Cozad, formerly of Lexington, passed away August 26, 2013 at his home in Cozad. Jerry was born March 19, 1934, to Harold and Hazelle (Broomfield) Bennett in Red Willow County, Nebraska. Jerry began formal education in the Red Willow school, but some of his fondest childhood memories came from attending a one-room schoolhouse with his...
Janet L. Schutz
Aug 21, 2013
Janet Schutz, age 86 of Elwood, passed away August 21, 2013 at the Elwood Care Center. Janet was born July 20, 1927 to Perry ""P.J."" and Alice (Kolb) Umberger on the family ranch west of Elwood. She attended District #47 rural school, and later graduated from Elwood High School with the class of 1945. Janet taught at a rural school...
Robert M. White
Aug 18, 2013
Robert White, age 59 of Lexington, passed away August 18, 2013 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Robert was born August 5, 1954 at Omaha, Nebraska to Robert J. and Doris D. (Miller) White. He was raised in Omaha and attended school in the Carter Lake area. Following his schooling, Robert remained in the Omaha area where he held several...
Linda J. Meester
Aug 10, 2013
Linda J. Meester, age 65 of Cozad, passed away August 10, 2013 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Linda was born July 7, 1948 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Harvey “Gene” and Evelyn (Maret) Walter. She attended Cozad Public Schools. On March 21, 1964, she married Larry L. Meester. In 1965, the couple moved to Cozad, where they raised their 3...
Janet N. Beck
Aug 4, 2013
Janet Beck, age 81 of Cozad, passed away August 4, 2013 at the Southlake Village Care Center in Lincoln. Janet was born March 7, 1932 at Cozad, Nebraska to Thomas Edward “Bob” and Ethel (Quinn) Render. She graduated from Cozad High School in 1950. On June 21, 1950, she married O.N. Beck at Cozad. The couple made their home at...
Jean Woodward
Jul 31, 2013
Jean Hergenrader-Woodward, age 72 of Callaway, formerly of Cozad, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney after a short battle with cancer. Jean was born October 5, 1940 at Cozad, Nebraska to W.W. “Bud” and Mary Elta (Griffith) Beckley. She graduated from Cozad High School in 1958. Jean went on to attend beauty school...
Clair C. Schnieders
Jul 23, 2013
Clair Schnieders, age 94 of Cozad, passed away July 23, 2013 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Clair was born July 13, 1919 at Harington, Nebraska to John and Barbara (Bonertz) Schnieders. He attended District 82 School in Cedar County, Nebraska. In December of 1940, Clair entered the U.S. Army where he served in WWII. Not long after...
Lorene E. Biesterfeld
Jul 22, 2013
Lorene E. Biesterfeld, age 85 of Cozad passed away July 22, 2013 at the Cozad Hospital. Lorene was born January 11, 1928 at Wilton, ND to Iver and Nettie (Brown) Erickson. She attended rural school at Painted Woods in Wilton. On December 24, 1944 Lorene married Leo Biesterfeld. Leo served in WWII and after his discharge they farmed in the...
Eleanor D. Eggers
Jul 22, 2013
Eleanor D. Eggers, age 86 of Elwood, passed away July 22, 2013 at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Eleanor Dorothy Eggers was born February 5, 1927 to John and Leona Klein Dunkhas at Hollinger, Nebraska. Her mother passed away when she was two weeks old, and as a result, she lived with her grandparents, Dick and Louise Dunkhas...
Camdyn J. Trew
Jul 21, 2013
Camdyn J. Trew, age 4 of Eustis, passed away July 21, 2013 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Camdyn was born July 29, 2008 at Holdrege, Nebraska to Jeremie and Challa (Eaves) Trew. The family lived together in Bloomington before moving to Eustis in May of 2012. Camdyn was an immensely special little boy. Despite his age, he had such a...
Julia Brown
Jul 20, 2013
Julia Brown, age 81 of Chandler, AZ passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Total Care Assisted Living in Chandler, AZ. Julia was born February 25, 1932 at Hastings, NE to Albert and Anna (Lindeman) Herbek. She graduated from Cozad High School. During school Julia worked as an usher at the Rialto Theatre. She had also spent some time working...
Donna Jean Higbee
Jul 10, 2013
Donna Jean Higbee, age 83 of Cozad, passed away July 10, 2013 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Donna was born November 22, 1929 at Cozad, Nebraska to Jens and Grova (Whitehead) Smidt. She graduated from Cozad High School. On January 17, 1947, Donna married Charles ""Donald""� Higbee at Norton, Kansas. The couple made their home in numerous places including Gothenburg,...
Peter J. Huber
Jul 2, 2013
Peter J. Huber, age 85 of Cozad, passed away July 2, 2013 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad Peter was born July 10, 1927 at Savage, Montana to Theodore and Margaret (Mock) Huber, Sr. He attended District 33 School in Crane, Montana. Following his schooling, Peter served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1946 to 1949. On...
Fred W. Hecox
Jul 1, 2013
Dr. Fred W. Hecox, age 88 of Cozad, passed away July 1, 2013 at Stone Hearth Estates in Gothenburg. Fred was born October 11, 1924 at Cozad, Nebraska to Dr. Rexford A. and Margaret R. (Janssen) Hecox. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1942. Fred followed in his father's footsteps, and pursued a career in dentistry. He attended the...
Elna Jean Bevard
Jun 29, 2013
Elna ""Jean""� Bevard, age 83 of Cozad, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Jean was born September 3, 1929 at Lexington, Nebraska to John and Jenny (Holster) Flynn. She attended Lexington High School. On December 14, 1946, Jean married Thomas F. Bevard, Sr. at Lexington. The couple made their home in Cozad...
Margaret D. Stuart
Jun 27, 2013
Margaret D. Stuart, age 94 of Cozad, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad. Margaret was born November 10, 1918, in Cozad, Nebraska to Earl and Mabel (Atkins) Luttin. Unfortunately, the next day her father died of the 1918 Flu epidemic. Margaret and her mother then lived for several years with her maternal grandparents, who operated...
Herbert J. Kuhlman
Jun 22, 2013
Herbert J. Kuhlman, age 89 of Cozad, passed away June 22, 2013 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Herbert was born August 1, 1923 at Los Angeles, California to Henry and Anna (Shetler) Kuhlman. Herbert attended high school before entering the U.S. Army, where he faithfully served his country in WWII. Throughout the war effort Herbert, a teenager...
Richard Rich Kline
Jun 3, 2013
Richard ""Rich""� Nilsson Kline, age 62 of Lexington, passed away on Monday, June 3 2013 at the Lexington Regional Health Center at Lexington. Rich was born March 5, 1951 at Gothenburg, NE to Boyd and Kathryn (Nilsson) Kline. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1969 and went on to attend Hastings Tech studying sales. Rich married Nancy J. Stoll...
Warren Red Kloepping
Jun 3, 2013
Warren ""Red""� Kloepping, age 90 of Cozad, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013 at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. Red was born October 6, 1922 at Lexington, Nebraska to Burrell and Minnie (Pieper) Kloepping. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1939. In 1944, Red enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served our country until he...
Donna D. Hohnstein
May 30, 2013
Donna Hohnstein, age 88 of Cozad, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Donna was born May 10, 1925 at Exeter, NE to Armin and Edith (Whitlock) Rauscher. At an early age, Donna went to live with Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Whitlock, who was a brother of her mother, Edith. The family resided in Sutton before...
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