Chauncey "Junior" Coxbill

Chauncey J Coxbill, age 96, of Grand Island, NE passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at St. Francis Medical Center. Services will be Friday, January 19th with a 2:00 pm visitation followed by a 2:30 pm funeral service with Reverend Andrew Springer and Dan Naranjo officiating. The service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website. Burial services with military honors will be at the Grand Island Cemetery following the service. Memorials are suggested to the Grand Generation Center of Grand Island, NE. Condolences can be left at www.giallfaiths.com. Chauncey was born July 26, 1927 in Atkinson, NE to Chauncey and Lettie Mae (Stahly) Coxbill joining his older sister Margie. He grew up in Atkinson and Dix, Nebraska, attending school in Dix until the 8th grade. He then worked in farming around the Dix/Kimball area. Chauncey enlisted in the US Navy in 1945 and served during WWII aboard the USS Guadalupe, delivering crude oil around Asia. He received an honorable discharge from the USS Navy Reserve in 1954. After his Navy tour in Asia, he returned to Kimball, NE where he was united in marriage to Mary Sterle in 1946. This union was blessed with five children, Bob, Dick, Bill, Don and Debra. While there, he worked for the United States Postal Service, Union Pacific delivering mail, and working oil fields in Kimball and Banner County. In 1968 the family moved to Nysted, NE and later Dannebrog where he worked at The Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant and Dannebrog Farmers Union CO-OP delivering propane. In 1972, Chauncey completed the University of Texas LP-Gas Service Training Course and the Kentucky State Fire Marshal's Course. He later owned Inter Clean and K&C Clock Repair. He also enjoyed working at the Danish Baker in Dannebrog with Tom and Carol. Chauncey was united in marriage at Allenspark, Colorado to Karma Gardner in 1998 where they lived in Estes Park. In 2002, Chauncey and Karma then moved to Milo, Iowa where they lived on the family farm after building their new home. Chauncey completed the Dale Carnegie Course in 1961 and was chosen to be the president/instructor assistant during this seminar. He continued to enjoy reading Dale Carnegie books which he quoted from frequently which encouraged a positive mental attitude that he lived by. Chauncey was a craftsman and passionately lived out his love of woodworking. He also enjoyed playing the organ and the trumpet/bugle and singing in The Pride of Iowa Barbershop Chorus which in 2005 performed at The Iowa State Fair. Chauncey also was the lead singer in The Bandstand Four Quartet which won 4th place in the Iowa State Fair Senior Division in 2008. The Bandstand Four Quartet recorded a CD and performed at engagements throughout Iowa and Nebraska with the support of his special friend Jeanene Jones. His favorite singer of all time was Eddy Arnold. In 2016, due to health reasons Chauncey returned to Grand Island. Chauncey was a 50-year member of Dannebrog American Legion Post #0241, a Cubmaster for The Boy Scouts of American, a previous member of the Teamsters Union, Jaycees, Order of Moose, Eagles Club, and The Platt-Duetsche. He was baptized and always held a deep faith with daily reading from his Bible, frequently quoting his favorite Scripture, Proverbs 3: 5-6. He was always an active member in the churches that he attended. Chauncey will always be remembered for his quick wit, sense of humor, charisma, and for being a friend to all. Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Bob Coxbill, Dick (Marsha) Coxbill, Bill (Connie) Coxbill, Don Coxbill, and Debra (Alan) Rakosky;10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, special friend Jeanene Jones, along with many extended family and friends. Chauncey was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Karma Coxbill in 2010; sister, Margie Vavra and niece, Geraldine Lonsdale.

Chauncey "Junior" Coxbill

July 26, 1927 - January 8, 2024

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July 26, 1927 - January 8, 2024

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