Dawson-Phelps County NeArchives Obituaries.....Hosick, Wayne August 20, 2010
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Danny Gruber danny.gruber@lexch.com August 23, 2010, 10:40 am

Lexington Clipper-Herald Aug. 25, 2010
Wayne Hosick, age 85, of Cozad, died Aug. 20, 2010 at the Cozad Community
Hospital in Cozad.   

Services will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at the First
United Methodist Church in Cozad with Pastor Doug Smith officiating.  Burial
with military honors will be in the Cozad Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Monday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral
Home in Cozad.

Wayne was born Sept. 3, 1924 at Bertrand to John and Ada (Walters) Hosick.  He
attended Lexington High School until the 10th grade, when he left to serve his
country. Wayne was awarded his honorary diploma in 1999.  
 
In 1943, Wayne enlisted in the United States Army were he fought for our country
in World War II, at the age of 19. He was discharged in 1945 and returned home
to Lexington. In 1946, he moved to Cozad and on July 3, 1947, he married Arlene
E. Buss at Lincoln. 

In 1956, Wayne went to work for Leland Johansen at Johansen Farm Supply.  Wayne
later purchased the store and eventually it became known as Wayne’s Farm Supply.
 Wayne owned and operated the business with Arlene until 1988, when the couple
sold it to their son, Gary.  For many years, Wayne presented the Swine and Dog
Showmanship Awards for the Dawson County 4-H Program from the Hosick Family.   

He was a lifetime member of the VFW where he had served as post commander and
quartermaster; and the Disabled American Veterans. Wayne served on the Cozad
Honor Guard and as a charter member of the Chamber of Commerce, Cozad Elks Lodge
No. 2250 and the American Legion. Wayne was integral in organizing the Cozad
Avenue of Flags, and even named the park that the flags flew over.  He was a
past chairman of the Cozad Senior Citizen Board.  He was also a long time member
of the First United Methodist Church in Cozad. Along with many of the
accomplishments Wayne achieved in his life, he proudly volunteered his time on
the Cozad Fire Department for 37 years; five of those years were as the Cozad
Fire Chief. 

Wayne is survived by his wife of 63 years, Arlene Hosick of Cozad; two sons,
Gary (Kathy) Hosick and Randy (Pat) Hosick, all of Cozad; five grandsons, Troy
(Diane) Hosick of Cozad, Marc (Colleen) Hosick of Bellevue, Jeremy (Jennifer)
Hosick of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Travis Hosick and Trent (Elsie) Hosick, all of
Cozad; 12 great-grandchildren, Haley and Taryn Hosick and Darrien Gomez of
Cozad, Kyle, Brooke and Tanner Hosick of Bellevue, Sydney, Kendall and Camryn
Hosick of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Braxton Walker, Wyatt and Sadie Hosick of
Cozad as well as host of other close relatives and good friends.  

He was preceded in death by his parents; a great-granddaughter, Alicyn Grace in
2008; two brothers, Ralph and Myron Hosick; two sisters-in-law, a niece and a
nephew.



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