Frontier-Gosper County NeArchives Obituaries.....Easterday, Gene  June 4, 2010
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Danny Gruber danny.gruber@gmail.com June 7, 2010, 10:28 am

Lexington Clipper-Herald June 9, 2010
Gene Easterday, age 65, of Eustis, died June 4, 2010 at the Golden Living Care 
Center in Cozad.

Services were held Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel 
in Cozad.  Burial was in the West View Cemetery at Eustis.

Visitation was Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad
 
Gene was born on July 15, 1944 at Lexington to Donald and Irene (Buehner) 
Easterday.  At the age of five, Gene traveled with his family to Buhl, Idaho 
where he attended grade school.  In 1958, Gene’s family moved to the Eustis 
area to farm; Gene later graduated from Eustis High School. 
 
In January of 1965, Gene enlisted into the Army National Guard where he served 
a six year term.  On June 18, 1967, Gene married Sherry Houlden at Elwood.  
The couple made their home south of Eustis; where they would come to live 
their entire married lives together.  The couple farmed until the mid 1980s, 
when Gene began trucking and custom harvesting.  Their union was blessed with 
two children, Mike and Michelle.   

He was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day 
Saints.  Gene was a member of the U.S. Custom Harvesters Association.

Gene enjoyed boating, skiing, camping and spending time with family and 
friends.  He especially loved to socialize; Gene never knew a stranger.
 
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Easterday of Eustis; son, Mike (Stacey) 
Easterday of Denver, Colo.; daughter, Michelle (Mike) Hand of Midland, S.D.; 
step-mother, June Easterday of Eustis; two sisters, Carolyn Houser of Eustis, 
Marjorie Hueftle of Cambridge; three brothers, Rod (Kim) Easterday and Vernon 
(Maria) Easterday, all of Eustis, John Easterday of San Francisco, Calif.; six 
grandchildren, Austin, Ella, Cadence, Reese, Carson and Riley and a host of 
other relatives and friends.  

He was preceded in death by his birth parents, Irene and Donald Easterday; 
infant sister, Marilyn Kay; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Rubie and Clyde 
Houlden; two brothers-in-law, Rex Houser and Scott Houlden.

A memorial has been established in his memory. Condolences may be shared at 
berrymanfuneralhome.com.


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