Evelyn Rose Davis
Oct 29, 2023
Evelyn Rose Davis, 90, of Farnam, NE passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023 at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad, NE.
Evelyn was born August 29, 1933 at Farnam, Nebraska to Robert and Freda (Thumm) Zeeh.
She graduated from Farnam High School in 1950. She attended and received her Teaching Certificate from Kearney State Teachers College and taught country school...
Don William Dillon
Oct 24, 2023
Don W. Dillon of Cozad passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Kearney Regional Hospital at the age of 71. Don was born October 9, 1952 at Cozad, Nebraska to Morris “Tag” and Lucille “Sugar” (McVicker) Dillon. He graduated from St. Ann’s High School in Lexington with the class of 1971. Don married Catherine Edelman in Mullen, Nebraska in 1972....
Dale F. Bartlett
Oct 22, 2023
Dale Frank Bartlett of Cozad passed away October 22, 2023 at Meadowlark Pointe at the age of 98. Dale was born April 1, 1925, near Cozad to Wrythy and Delia (Griffis) Bartlett. He was raised on a farm northwest of Cozad and attended Happy Hollow Grade School in Custer County, District 27 Lucerne Valley School before graduation from Cozad High...
Larrie E. Johnson
Oct 19, 2023
Larrie E. Johnson passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his home in Cozad at the age of 80. Larrie was born April 8, 1943 at Lexington, Nebraska to Raymond and Beverly (Arent) Johnson. He graduated from UNSA in Curtis with the class of 1960. He married Janice Rhinehart on June 18, 1963. Their union was blessed with 5 children,...
Jesus B. Vergara
Oct 18, 2023
Jesus B. Vergara of Cozad passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 84. Jesus was born April 9, 1939 in Robstown, Texas in the family home to Eliseo and Angelita (Diaz) Vergara. He was the last of 11 children.
When he was young, he would go armadillo and rabbit hunting to...
David Dean Brooks
Oct 3, 2023
On October 3, 2023 David Brooks went home to be with the Lord. He passed peacefully in his sleep at Ativo Memory Care in Yuma, Az. He has happily been reunited with his wife Annie, son Shane, and daughter Jo Shannon. David was born January 16, 1945 in Cozad, Nebraska to Alvin “Pete” and Violet (Etherton) Brooks. He married...
M. Dwight Wall
Oct 2, 2023
Maurice “Dwight” Wall was born on June 14, 1949, in Wray, Colorado to Richard Maurice Wall and Laura Pearl (Woods) Wall. He grew up with beloved siblings Richard Duane Wall, Carol Lee (Wall) Flaming, Jeannie Lin (Wall) Zuege, Jo Ann Wall, and MerryLu (Wall) Simmons on the banks of the Arikaree River. He and his horse, Rocket, had many adventures,...
Elizabeth Woodside
Sep 24, 2023
F. Elizabeth (Statz) Woodside departed this life on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha at the age of 98. Elizabeth was born to William and Hazel (Adamson) Statz at the family home in Nelson, Nebraska, on August 7, 1925. However, the doctor did not sign the birth certificate until August 10th, which then...
Gregory Jay Rhoadarmer
Sep 22, 2023
Gregory J. Rhoadarmer, former Cozad resident, passed away Friday, September 22, 2023 at his home in Kearney at the age of 53. Greg was born March 7, 1970 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Floyd Rhoadarmer and Judy (Buss) Rhoadarmer. Memorials are suggested to Kearney Area Animal Shelter. Cremation was chosen. Arrangements are pending.
Larry G. Harvill
Sep 13, 2023
Larry G. Harvill passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at his home in Cozad at the age of 84. Larry was born May 29, 1939 to Cleo Alden and Hazel Margaret (McElravy) Harvill at the family home in Surprise, Nebraska. His family moved to Gresham, Oak and finally Tilden, Nebraska where Larry graduated from Tilden High School with the class...
Hipolito Fabela Jr.
Sep 13, 2023
Hipolito Fabela Jr. of Cozad passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital at the age of 67. Hipolito was born September 27, 1955 in Muleshoe, Texas to Hipolito Fabela Sr. and Dora Fabela. He worked as an auto mechanic most of his life, which he loved. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Cynthia Fabela;...
Norman Eugene Beans
Sep 3, 2023
September 3, 2023 – the day one of the good guys left us. He was a nice, kind, hard-working gentleman.
Norman Beans, 93, of Cozad, Nebraska passed away. He was born on September 13, 1929 to Guy and Cora (Fouts) Beans in Denver, Colorado. He was the fifth of six children. When Norm was four years old his family...
Mildred Lois Stagemeyer
Sep 1, 2023
Mildred Lois (Millie) Stagemeyer passed away September 1, 2023, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska at the age of ninety-three.
Millie was born on June 28, 1930, one of three children, born to Ludwig and Anna (Thumm) Rieker in Frontier County, Nebraska. She was baptized on July 7, 1930, and confirmed on April 4, 1944, at St. John...
Lee Owen Harris
Aug 29, 2023
Lee Owen Harris, former Cozad resident, passed away August 29, 2023 at The Willows at Gretna, NE at the age of 82. He was born in Cozad to Bill and Loretta (Bybee), the second of six children, on May 20, 1941.
The Harris family attended the Primitive Baptist Church and moved to a small farm near Darr where Lee attended...
Richard LeRoy Richards
Aug 24, 2023
Richard L. “Rich” Richards of Cozad passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Great Plains Hospital in North Platte at the age of 76. Richard was born May 19, 1947 in Lexington, Nebraska to Richard R. “Dick” and Mary Ella (Keller) Richards. He was third of four children. After attending Cozad Schools, he began working alongside his dad at Paulsen,...
Verla Kay Naylor
Aug 24, 2023
Verla Kay Naylor, 86, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2023 at home with sons Steve and Stan by her side. She was born October 31, 1936 in Cozad, Nebraska to Frank Lynn and Frances Ada (Newhouse) Hemphill, the youngest of seven children. She was baptized May 18, 1956, at the First United Methodist Church of Cozad. Kay...
Elsie Marie Struempler
Aug 16, 2023
Elsie Marie (Knispel) Struempler of Broken Bow, formerly of Oconto, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Brookestone View in Broken Bow at the age of 98. She was born August 23, 1924 to William and Clara (Knoop) Knispel in a sod house on a farm west of Eddyville, Nebraska. Elsie married Herbert Struempler on January 20, 1948 at the...
Clayton Eugene Hueftle
Aug 5, 2023
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. Psalm 62:5
Clayton Hueftle, waited quietly & patiently before God because his hope was in the LORD. On Saturday August 5, 2023 at the age of 88, he entered the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ. He made the decision to make Jesus the Lord...
Richard W. Allbright
Jul 31, 2023
Richard W. “Dick” Allbright of Cozad passed away Monday, July 31, 2023 at Kearney Regional Medical Center at the age of 66. Richard was born August 20, 1956 at Broken Bow, Nebraska to Claude and Audrey (Holcomb) Allbright. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1975. Richard married Tammy Jo Darnall. Their union was blessed with 7...
Anthony L. Whiters
Jul 30, 2023
Anthony L. Whiters passed away July 30, 2023 at his home in Cozad at the age of 58. Cremation was chosen. There will be no service.
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