Bertha Josephine Schmeeckle
Dec 1, 2013
Bertha Josephine Schmeeckle, age 97, of Eustis, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 in Lincoln. Bertha was born September 15, 1916 at Crandon, South Dakota to Herman and Wilhelmina (Koester) Peimann. Bertha was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Crandon, South Dakota and was confirmed on July 9, 1932. She graduated from Redfield High School in 1933. Bertha came...
Charlotte R. Kirkpatrick
Nov 23, 2013
Charlotte R. Kirkpatrick, age 92, of Lexington, died November 23, 2013 at the Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Charlotte was born on November 7, 1921 in St. Edward, NE to Pearl E. and Minnie (Lee) Morris. Charlotte graduated from High School in Primrose, NE. She married Peter Feik in 1939. To this union, four children were born, Edward, Charles,...
Dolly M. Zlomke
Nov 19, 2013
Dolly Mae Zlomke, age 79 of Cozad, passed away November 19, 2013. Dolly was born on November 20, 1934 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Sherman and Nancy (Earl) Putmam. She grew up in the Gothenburg and Cozad area and married Daniel Zlomke on November 13, 1950. The couple made their home in Gothenburg where Dolly raised her family. After her husband...
Lewise W. Smallfoot
Nov 18, 2013
Lewise W. Smallfoot, age 90, of Gibbon and formerly of Farnam, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2013 at the Veterans Home in Grand Island. She was born January 20, 1923 at Ingham, NE to Ira and Ella (Adkisson) Wear. The family moved to Farnam and she attended Farnam Public School, graduating in 1940. She took normal classes and started teaching...
Jean E. Seybold
Nov 18, 2013
Jean E. Seybold, age 87, formerly of Cozad, passed away, November 18, 2013 in Denver, CO. She was born November 29, 1925 at Cozad, NE to Otto C. and Viola M. (Haug) Seybold. Jean graduated from Cozad High School in 1943 and later attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. She worked as a wholesale jeweler in Colorado eventually purchasing...
Marvin L. Hardee
Nov 18, 2013
On Monday, November 18, 2013, surrounded by family, Marvin L. Hardee succumbed to cancer in the Cozad Community Hospital at age 58. Born March 16, 1955, in the same hospital to Warren (Slim) and Ethel Hardee, Marvin lived his entire life in the community. After graduating from Cozad High School in 1973, he spent most of his years working in...
Norma E. Rhone
Nov 16, 2013
Norma E. Rhone, age 86 of Cozad, passed away November 16, 2013 at Elwood, Nebraska. Services will be held Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Cozad. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery south of Cozad. Visitation will be Wednesday, at the First Presbyterian Church in Cozad from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the...
Patricia "Ma" Fingerhut
Nov 15, 2013
Patricia Fingerhut, age 79, of Cozad, passed away November 15, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Cozad. On May 16, 1934 she was born at Knox, IN to Glenn and Francis (Ford) VanDeman. She graduated from Knox High School in 1952. On April 4, 1953, Patricia was united in marriage to Ken Fingerhut at Chicago, IL. They moved to Cozad...
Arthur E. Oelkers
Nov 14, 2013
Arthur Edward Oelkers, 88, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Elwood Care Center. He was born July 26, 1925, on the family farm in Frontier County to Ernst and Bertha (Gruber) Oelkers. He was baptized on August 30, 1925, and confirmed May 5, 1940, both at the Salem Lutheran Church in Frontier County. He was a...
Velma L. Applegarth
Nov 6, 2013
Velma L. Applegarth, age 80 of Cozad, passed away November 6, 2013 at Cozad. She was born May 24, 1933 in McPherson County to Glenn Owen and Florence (Haddock) Newberry. Velma graduated from McPherson County High School in 1952 and later was united in marriage to Robert Applegarth on June 1, 1952 in North Platte. They moved to Cozad in...
Robert D. Bartruff
Nov 4, 2013
Robert D. Bartruff, age 86 of Eustis, passed away November 4, 2013 at Golden Living Care Center in Cozad. Robert was born August 29, 1927, north of Eustis to Otto and Sofia (Yeutter) Bartruff. He attended District 70 Rural School and graduated from Eustis High School in 1944. Bob worked on the family farm until he entered the US Air...
Blanche B. Searls
Nov 2, 2013
Blanche B Searls, age 94 of Eustis, passed away November 2, 2013 at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the Eustis Senior Center in her memory. Condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com. Services will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Eustis. Burial will be in the Cozad Cemetery...
Walter E Betz
Oct 31, 2013
Walter Eugene Betz, age 84 of Eustis, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. Walter was born on January 16, 1929 at Farnam, Nebraska to Gottlob and Elsie (Dietrich) Betz. He attended grade school at Farnam, north of Moorefield and south of Eustis. He earned his GED later in life. Walter went to...
Doris F. Paulsen
Oct 28, 2013
Doris “Dody” Paulsen, age 84 of Cozad, passed away October 28, 2013 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Dody was born August 20, 1929 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Henry and Mable (Owings) Ballmer. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1948. On June 16, 1948, Dody married Earl Paulsen. Their union was blessed with 3 children, Jodi, Gwen and Todd. Earl...
Twila G. Lee
Oct 21, 2013
Twila Lee, age 60 of Cozad, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Cozad Community Hospital. Twila was born April 23, 1953 at Tabernash, Colorado to John and Barbara (Gray) Pacheco. She attended Middle Park High School in Granby, Colorado. Following graduation, Twila worked at Winter Park Ski Resort. On July 22, 1971, Twila married William “Bill” Lee at Elko,...
Robert J. Warnke
Oct 13, 2013
Robert J. Warnke, age 77 of Cozad, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. Robert was born February 15, 1936 at Butte, Nebraska to Anton and Marcelene (Sanders) Warnke. Robert graduated from Butte High School. In 1955, he entered the US Army and was sent to Germany. Following his discharge, Robert attended Midland College...
Robert N. Atchison
Oct 11, 2013
Robert N. Atchison, age 80 of Cozad, passed away October 11, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Robert was born January 20, 1933 at Lexington, Nebraska to Paul and Mildred (Neil) Atchison. Robert graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1951. Following high school, Robert attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, earning a Bachelor of Science...
Claude E. Berreckman
Sep 28, 2013
Claude E. Berreckman, age 80 of Cozad, passed away Saturday September 28, 2013 in Cozad. Claude was born March 9, 1933 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Claude and Mildred (Freas) Berreckman. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1951. Following high school, Claude attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for two years before beginning his service in the U.S....
Evelyn L. Leggott
Sep 28, 2013
Evelyn L. Leggott, age 97 of Elwood, passed away September 28, 2013 at the Elwood Care Center. Evelyn was born August 10, 1916 at Gosper County, Nebraska to Fred and Nettie (Cook) Walston. Their home was in the middle of what became Johnson Lake. She attended a rural grade school and graduated from Elwood High School 1935. On July 18,...
Margaret H. Whitten
Sep 15, 2013
Margaret H. Whitten, age 87 of Cozad, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Margaret was born April 9, 1926 at Cozad, Nebraska to Alfred and Helen (Comstock) Koch. She graduated from Cozad High School and went on to obtain her nursing degree in Sioux City, Iowa. On August 31, 1946, Margaret was married...
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