Obituaries

Pauline Gertrude Sukraw, 96, of Gothenburg, went to her heavenly reward on Christmas day 2021. She was born December 5, 1925 to Jay and Virginia (Williams) Rice in Wray, Colorado.

Derold D. Davidson of Cozad passed away November 26, 2021.

Derold was born on September 24, 1933, to Harry and Gladys Davidson in Polk, Nebraska. He was the youngest of three brothers and grew up on a farm in Scottsbluff where he helped deliver milk before school to the Prisoner of War camp located nearby. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School where he was active in football and basketball. Many people knew him by his nicknames Waynie or Putt.

Leah Mae Votruba of Cozad passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 86. Mae was born August 16, 1935 at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Howard and Amy (Lake) Davis. She attended school in Cozad, Nebraska and worked at the Dixie Inn. In 1957, Mae moved to Denver, Colorado and worked as a waitress and did factory work. She also worked with the Boy Scouts for 25 years.

Ila Mae “Ike” Davenport passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad at the age of 94 years and 10 months. Ike was born January 31, 1927, at the family farmstead in Guide Rock, Nebraska. She graduated from Guide Rock High School and attended the University of Nebraska, where she was a proud member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She returned to Guide Rock to teach before uniting in marriage to Gerald Davenport on August 22, 1948. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Dan, Randy and Kathy.