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Obituaries

Kathleen M. Kinnan

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Kathleen M. Kinnan, 71 of Lexington passed away Monday, May 24th, 2021 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Kathleen was born October 8th, 1949 and was soon adopted by Gottlob and Opal (White) Koch. She was raised in Hershey, NE until her family moved to Cozad where she graduated with the class of 1967. Kathleen went on to attend Joseph’s School of Beauty in Kearney. On December 6th, 1969, she married William D. Kinnan. The couple farmed south of Cozad for many years. They later divorced.

Margaret A. Fagot

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Margaret Ann “Marge” Fagot, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, May 24th, 2021 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

Marge was born September 9th, 1949 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Peter P. and Charlotte R. (Morris) Feik. She grew up in Spalding and moved to Cozad when she was fourteen years old.

Gayle L. Miller

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Gayle L. Miller, 85, of Kearney passed away Friday, May 28th, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Gayle’s Life will be held at Family of Christ Church at 1319 5th Avenue in Kearney at a later date.

In lieu of memorials, the family requests that you donate to your favorite charity. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.

Eugenia M. Hawks

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Eugenia (Genie) M. Hawks, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.

She was born August 4th, 1937 in Frontier County, Nebraska to Eugene J. and Armilda P. (Lucas) Gruber. She was the oldest of eight children. She attended school in the Eustis area and graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1955.

Alvin E. Blumanhourst

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Alvin E Blumanhourst, 91, of Cozad, NE died Friday May 14th, 2021 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, NE following a prolonged illness.

Alvin was born on November 18th, 1929 at Sumner to Alfred and Rachel Blumanhourst. Alvin attended school and graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1947.

After graduation Alvin farmed with his father until October 1951 when Alvin was drafted and volunteered to join the Marine Corps. Alvin served 2 years during the Korean conflict with 13 months spent in Korea.

Renate Fresh

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Renate Fresh passed away Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg at the age of 87.

Renate was born April 14th, 1934 in Heidelberg, Germany to Wilhelm and Willamina (Leier) Denner.

Following graduation, Renate married a U.S. Soldier. The couple moved to the United States of America when she was just 19 years old.

Their union was blessed with 6 children. Renate loved every minute of raising her children and spending time with family. She enjoyed card games, playing yahtzee, berry picking and going fishing.

Magdalena Cañas

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Magdalena Cañas, better known as Maggie, passed away in Phoenix on Saturday, May 1st after a short illness.

Maggie was born on September 22nd, 1959 in Cozad, Nebraska, the fifth of six children and fourth girl parented by Maria Elena and Ismael Lopez Cañas. Maggie is survived by her mother Maria Elena Cañas, son Mozart Retana, and sisters Anna Maria Cañas, Annabelia Boyles, and Amelia Cañas as well as her brothers Izzy Cañas, Jr., and Jose Luis Cañas, as well as her uncle David Cañas of Cozad.

Janet Stalder

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Mrs. Janet Stalder, age 66, of Beaver City, NE passed away with family by her side on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at her home in Beaver City after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Former Gothenburg Resident: Dan Else, Age 72

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Dan Else, 72, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Gothenburg and Kearney, peacefully passed away Tuesday, May 11th, 2021, surrounded by his family, at Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha.

Susan R. Whitford

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Sue Whitford was born in Lexington, Nebraska and raised on a farm near Eustis, Nebraska. She was born to Martin and Erna Gall Schurr. She died peacefully May 3rd, 2021.

Sue attended the University of Nebraska and completed her degree in Nutrition She worked for a number of years as a dietitian in research and later as a dietitian working with the elderly at Lancaster Manor. She took a position as the supervisor and director of food services at the Manor where she was responsible for about 365,000 meals per year.