Obituaries

Ruth Maxine Sitorius passed away May 30th, 2020 at Hilltop Estates.

Rev. Troy D. Netherton, 55, of Beatrice passed away at his home on Sunday, May 31st, 2020. He was born on April 6th, 1965 in Rock Springs, Wyoming and moved with his family to Cozad. He graduated from Cozad High School in 1984. He worked on Peterson’s hog farm near Cozad before moving to Arkansas where he worked for Tyson Foods and Alpharma. He was very proud of his service as a children’s and youth pastor in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Decatur, Arkansas and Fairbury and Beatrice. He had been the spiritual father to numerous kids and youth some of whom are now adults with their own kids. He was a member of Connections Church of Beatrice. He loved family, ministry, Husker football, and wrestling. Troy’s favorite Bible Verse is Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Oscar Palmer Jr. of Cozad passed away Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 at Emerald Care Center at the age of 87.

Eldon Richard Cawthra went to be with Jesus May 19th, 2020 at his home in Cozad. Eldon was born January 30th, 1931 at his Grandpa & Grandma Nelson’s farm north of Max, NE. He was born to Ralph S. and Joyce (Nelson) Cawthra and was the first living son of a first born Cawthra and the oldest of 4 children.