Delbert D. Kotas

1933 - 2024  (90 years)

• Name	Delbert D. Kotas
  Birth	27 Dec 1933	Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jul 2024	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Burial	12 Jul 2024	Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Notes	Delbert D. Kotas, 90 of Kearney passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2024 at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery with Military Honors Provided by the Nebraska National Guard Funeral Honors Team. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Central Nebraska Veterans Home. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Delbert was born December 27, 1933 in Davenport, Nebraska to Fred and Hazel (Runge) Kotas. He received his education from Davenport High School, graduating with the class of 1952. Delbert attended Fairbury College on a football scholarship. He was later drafted into the U.S. Army on January 26, 1954, and proudly served until his honorable discharge on January 25, 1956. On December 26, 1953, he was united in marriage to Marian Miller at the Christ Lutheran Church in Davenport, NE. To this union two sons were blessed. The couple farmed until 1967 when they moved to Kearney where they bought the Western Inn. They later built the Lodge Restaurant and the Western Inn South. Delbert and Marian also owned motels in Granby, CO and Casper, WY. In his later years, Delbert started the Farm and Ranch Network and K & W Enterprises. Delbert had many hobbies, including hunting, playing tennis, racquet ball and golfing. He was a longtime member of the Kearney Country Club and the Cotillion Dance Club. Delbert was also a longtime member of First Lutheran Church and Family of Christ Lutheran Church. Over the years, he was also active in Kearney Chamber as a Colonel and with the Kearney Goodfellows. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 70 years, Marian Kotas of Kearney; sons, Darren Kotas of Kearney and Carter Kotas of Aurora, NE; grandchildren, Nichole, Shane, Brittany, Taylor, Serenity, Skya, Jaxson and Derek; 9 great grandchildren; brother, Robert "Bob" Kotas of Fairbury, NE; sister, Lila Carter of Plattsmouth, NE; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Delbert was preceded in death by his parents. From the Kearney Hub paper, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
  Person ID	I48732	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Fred E. Kotas, Jr.,   b. 17 Apr 1904, Thayer County, Nebraska d. 10 Sep 1978 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Hazel Marie Ruhga,   b. 11 Mar 1912, Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska d. 4 Jan 1974, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1929	Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska   [1]
  	They were the parents of Robert Lee married Margaret HISSONG and Mildred COX-PEPERCORN; Delbert Dean married Marian MILLER and Lila Mae married Deward FINCH and Robert GLADEN. (Milligan, p 353).
  Family ID	F7328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Dec 1933 - Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska Death - 6 Jul 2024 - Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 353 (Reliability: 3).