Cora Elaine LIERMANN

1939 - 2006  (66 years)

• Name	Cora Elaine LIERMANN  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Jun 1939	Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Elaine LIERMANN  [3, 4]
  Death	6 Apr 2006	Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	10 Apr 2006	Cottonwood Cemetery/Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2]
  		SVOBODA, Dale SVOBODA, Cora
  Person ID	I4501	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Dale Arden SVOBODA,   b. 26 Feb 1936, Valley, Nebraska, USA d. 26 Oct 2024, Lexington, Dawson, Nebraska, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1957  [2, 3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Sandra Rae SVOBODA + 2. Wanda Kay SVOBODA + 3. Rhonda Zae SVOBODA
  Family ID	F1652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jun 1939 - Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA Death - 6 Apr 2006 - Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA Burial - 10 Apr 2006 - Cottonwood Cemetery/Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1463] Obituary of Cora Elaine SVOBODA, (Name: Grand Island Independent; Location: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA; Date: 08 Apr 2006;). BURWELL - Cora Elaine Svoboda, 66, of Burwell died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at home. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Burwell. The Rev. Matthew Berndt will officiate. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery at Burwell. There will be no visitation. Mrs. Svoboda was cremated. Hitchcock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Svoboda was born June 18, 1939, at Burwell to Ira and Lilly (Bruner) Liermann. Survivors of the immediate family include her husband, Dale Svoboda; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra Rae and Gerald Seidel of Crawford, Wanda Kay and Bruce Rowen of Lincoln and Rhonda Zae and John Woods of Rapid City, S.D.; a sister and brother-in-law, Elsie and Larry Mosely of Greenwood, Ind. [S1459] Cottonwood Cemetery (Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers. SVOBODA DALE ARDEN "BUSTER" FEBRUARY 26, 1936 --- CORA ELAINE (LIERMANN) JUNE 18, 1939 APRIL 6, 2006 MARRIED NOV. 9, 1957 [S1462] Obituary of Dale Arden SVOBODA, (Name: Govier Brothers Mortuary; Location: Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, USA; Date: Abt. 28 Oct 2024;). Dale Svoboda February 26, 1936 — October 26, 2024 Burwell, NE Dale (Buster) Arden Svoboda passed away on October 26, 2024, at his daughter’s home near Lexington, NE at the age of 88. Dale was born February 26, 1936, to James Sr. and Margaret (Walkowiak) Svoboda, in rural Garfield County, the 3rd of 11 children, 4 sons and 7 daughters. Dale graduated from Ord High School in 1953, and married Elaine Liermann on November 9, 1957. They were married for 48 years until Elaine passed away in April 2006. They had 3 daughters, Sandra, Wanda, and Rhonda. They lived in Valley County Haskell Creek area until they purchased their ranch just east of Burwell in 1974, where Dale continued to reside until 2019 when he moved to Ord, and then just recently, to Lexington. Dale’s first ranch job out of high school was at the McMillan Ranch near Milburn, Nebraska. He also worked on the U-Cross Ranch near Fawn Lake, a 6,000 cow ranch worked with the 1,000 head of horses and 20 or so cowboys. Dale ranched and farmed with his dad, Jim Svoboda, Sr., rode many horses penning cattle at Ericson, Burwell, and Loup City sale barns, and worked for M&R Cattle Company of Burwell, mostly moving hay bales, until he was 86. Dale has been a cowboy most of his life, having ridden, raised, traded, and worked with horses since he was a young man. The first horse he owned was a paint mare given to him by his dad in 1953 for high school graduation, a tradition he carried on with his oldest daughter on her graduation. Dale rode barebacks and saddle broncs in rodeos starting at age 17 when he traveled on gravel roads all the way to Harrison, Nebraska for a high school rodeo, the only one in the state at that time. In his young days, he also tried his hand at steer wrestling and bull riding, but the bucking horse events were where he was in his element. He won many buckles, trophies, and saddles competing mostly in the Nebraska State Rodeo Association, but also Mid-States, PRCA permit-holder, and Old Timer Rodeo Association until his mid-fifties. One of Dale’s proud accomplishments was in 1969, winning the buckle in the Amateur Saddle Bronc Riding event in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the first Nebraska cowboy to do so. Another memorable win was the trophy for the matched Saddle Bronc Riding at Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell in 1961, a competition between Nebraska and South Dakota cowboys. Dale also won the All-Around Saddle at the Johnstown Rodeo 3 years in a row, 1965, 1966, and1967. He won NSRA All Around Champion, Saddle Bronc Champion and Bareback Champion saddles, as well as several Runner-Up buckles. Dale was one of the original organizers of the Nebraska State Rodeo Association, along with brother Jim Svoboda, Jr. Dale was a tough competitor and enjoyed riding good stock. He and a paint bucking horse, “Tom Dooley” had many go-rounds. Dale competed at the Old Timer’s Rodeos in Hyannis where his team won the Wild Cow Milking even though when the dust settled, Dale had a broken leg. He also went as far as Texas to an Old Timer’s Rodeo and to the Finals in Nevada. The last “bronc” Dale was on was in December 2013, when he was working with M&R Cattle Company moving cattle and his saddle horse decided to try the 77 year old cowboy. One of the guys said he thought Dale had him rode after several jumps, but then the horse took a turn and ended the ride, which left Dale’s shoulder injured and unable to lift a saddle on a horse – time to hang it up! Dale served on the Board of Directors for Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell for 30 years. He provided the stock for the Wild Horse Race at Burwell Rodeo for many years and was the director for the Horse Show and Dinner Bell Derby, which he and his wife Elaine had done together for many years. In 2013, Dale was featured in the Paint Horse Association Journal as a 50-year breeder of Paint Horses from 1963-2012. He was a lifetime member and served as an APHA director and on the board of the Nebraska Paint Horse Club. His favorite paint stallion and one of the best horses he ever owned was “Dixon’s Bandit”. Of the horses he bred and raised, Dale’s favorite was Red Pepper, a 1964 sorrel mare, which he used as a practice bucking horse, then rode her penning cattle at the sale barn. She was also a great brood mare, producing an APHA Champion. Dale and brother Jim were both inducted into the Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2016, and together were Grand Marshalls for the 101st Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in 2022. Dale is survived by his three daughters, Sandy Wright of Lexington, Wanda Rowen of Lincoln, Rhonda (John) Woods of Hermosa, SD; Grandchildren Nathan Omar Seidel of Tampa, FL, Matthew Seidel of St. Paul, Rachel (Tyler) Daly of Elm Creek, Alec (Katie) Rowen of Des Moines, IA, and Lillie Woods of Hermosa, SD; great-grandchildren Henry, Audrey, and Elliot Seidel of St. Paul and Camilla, Cooper, and Margaret Daly of Elm Creek; 1 brother and 4 sisters Besides his parents, Dale was preceded in death by his wife Elaine, infant grandson Neil Woods, son-in-law George Wright, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. [S1474] Obituary of Margie Ann MAYBERRY, (Date: Abt. 21 May 2019;). Margie Ann "Marge" Mayberry, 80, of Normal, Illinois, formerly of Burwell, Nebraska died May 18, 2019 at Normal, Illinois. A memorial graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. June 8, 2019 at Cottonwood Cemetery in Burwell. Pastor Dennis Davenport will officiate. Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of arrangements. Marge was born February 10, 1939 on the family farm on Haskell Creek Road in Valley County, Nebraska to James and Margaret (Walkowiak) Svoboda. She attended grade school at District 17 and graduated from Ord High School in 1956. Marge lived in Aurora, Colorado from 1956 to 1957 where she worked at Stanley Aviation. She then moved to Grand Island, Nebraska until 1996. She worked at Crocker Claims Service where she was an insurance adjuster from 1957 to 1987. Marge marred Edward Allen on March 19, 1960 in Wolbach, Nebraska. Ed died on August 1, 1987. Marge worked in medical records at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island and Mary Lanning Hospital from 1987 until 1996. Marge married Warren "Joe" Curran on February 14, 1988 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Joe died on June 27, 1996. Marge marred Harold "Skeeter" Mayberry on October 3, 1996 in Salmon, Idaho. They moved to Burwell and had a "mom and pop" construction company. Marge also worked at the court house and the Pizza Palace for about eight years, until her health started to fail. Skeeter died on May 21, 2015. Marge moved to Normal, Illinois to be close to her daughter and grandchildren. Marge was a member of the Insurance women of Grand Island and held every office at the local level. She was a troop leader for Brownie Scouts and Jr. Girl Scouts for several years and the head of the Alter Guild at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island for twelve years. Marge is survived by her daughter, Kelly Scalf of Normal, Illinois. Grandchildren Zachary and Sally Nadeau of Normal, Illinois, Kylie Nadeau of Nashville, Tennessee, Kristen Scalf of Normal, Illinois. Two great grandchildren, Baylee Nadeau and Brayden Nadeau of Normal, Illinois.Siblings, Jim and Marilyn Svoboda, Jr. of Ord, Nebraska, Dale Svoboda of Burwell, Nebraska, Rosalene and Buzz Tollman of Marsland, Nebraska, Kathaleen Mead of Burwell, Nebraska, Marylyn and Dave Scharton of St. Paul, Nebraska, Alan and Linda Svoboda of Holdrege, Nebraska and Linda and Gene Thoene of Taylor, Nebraska. Many nieces and nephews. Marge was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, two infant daughters, Anne Marie and Toni Lynn, a brother Tony Svoboda, sisters, Irene VanWinkle and Shirley "Jeanie" Lemmer, sister-in-law, Elaine Svoboda, brothers-in-law, Bill Liermann, Jerry VanWinkle, Jerry Mead, Bill Vandeman, Don Koger and Lyle Lemmer. [S1004] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Name: Dale Arden Svoboda Gender: Male Death Age: 88 Birth Date: 26 Feb 1936 Birth Place: Garfield County Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1957 Death Date: 26 Oct 2024 Death Place: Lexington, NE Obituary Date: 30 Oct 2024 Father: James Svoboda Child: Wanda Sandra Rhonda Wanda Rowen Rhonda Woods Sandy Wright Siblings: Jim Jim Svoboda