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Bertha L “LaVilla” Reed Brand

Birth	:	25 Jan 1915 Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	4 Jan 2015 Elwood, Gosper County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5999300, -99.8397300
Description	:	****************************************** Kearney Hub (NE) - Tuesday, January 6, 2015 ELWOOD — Bertha "LaVilla" Brand, 99, of Elwood died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Elwood Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elwood United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mary Fuller officiating. Burial will be at Elwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad is in charge of arrangements. —— LaVilla was born Jan. 25, 1915, in Colby, Kan., to Roger and Carrie (Turner) Reed. She grew up in the Smithfield/Elwood area and graduated... Read More	****************************************** Kearney Hub (NE) - Tuesday, January 6, 2015 ELWOOD — Bertha "LaVilla" Brand, 99, of Elwood died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Elwood Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elwood United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mary Fuller officiating. Burial will be at Elwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad is in charge of arrangements. —— LaVilla was born Jan. 25, 1915, in Colby, Kan., to Roger and Carrie (Turner) Reed. She grew up in the Smithfield/Elwood area and graduated with the class of 1934 from Elwood High School. LaVilla married Ward Brand on March 28, 1936, in Smithfield. LaVilla cleaned cabins at Johnson Lake for five years and then was custodian of the United Methodist Church for 36 years. She loved quilting and crocheting and made many afghans for family and friends. She enjoyed her coffee club and church circle. She was an avid reader until her eyesight failed her. LaVilla cherished time spent with family and friends. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Eileen and Harold Debban of Kearney, Roger and Joan Brand of Gothenburg, Betty Gaudreault of Cozad and Marvin and Sue Brand of Elwood; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Verna Carter of Kansas and Betty Brand of Utah; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one daughter, one granddaughter, one son-in-law, one brother, one stepbrother and three stepsisters. Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church in Elwood or the Elwood Senior Center.

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Bertha L “LaVilla” Reed Brand's memorial is located at: Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, Gosper County, USA.
When did Bertha L “LaVilla” Reed Brand death?
Bertha L “LaVilla” Reed Brand death on 4 Jan 2015 in Elwood, Gosper County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.5999300
Longitude: -99.8397300

Family Members:

Parent

Roger R. Reed

(1886 - 1930)

Carrie C. Turner Reed

(1887 - 1963)

Spouse

Ward Everett Brand

(1901 - 1987)

Siblings

Children

Roger Brand

(1942 - 2021)

Lana Lee Brand

(1947 - 1947)

Marvin Lee Brand

(1948 - 2016)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Elwood Cemetery
Elwood, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5999300, -99.8397300

2. Quakerville Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6189003, -99.8097000

3. Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5667500, -99.6800000

4. Robb Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6710691, -99.6996001

5. Homerville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4668999, -99.8593979

6. Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6632810, -100.0013730

7. Keely Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5727500, -99.6563500

8. Fairfield Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4672012, -99.7549973

9. Salem East Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4972000, -99.9803009

10. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4664001, -99.9250031

11. Salem West Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4968987, -99.9886017

12. Eustis East Cemetery
Eustis, Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6714100, -100.0199780

13. Yoder Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4957000, -99.6845500

14. McGuire Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4380989, -99.8664017

15. Immanuel Cemetery
Bertrand, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5682983, -99.6283035

16. Westview Cemetery
Eustis, Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6708740, -100.0380710

17. Evergreen Cemetery
Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5689011, -100.0571976

18. Highland Cemetery
Bertrand, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5194016, -99.6430969

19. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Elwood, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4206500, -99.8672000

20. Plum Creek Massacre Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6726840, -99.6058220

21. Adullam Cemetery
Bertrand, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6265000, -99.5856000

22. First United Methodist Church Columbarium
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7810000, -99.7397000

23. Saint Anns Cemetery
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7789001, -99.7114029

24. Evergreen Cemetery
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7639008, -99.6791992