The 1999 annual Cochran Family reunion was held Sunday, June 27, at the Iowa Tribal Hall in Rulo, NE.  A potluck dinner was held and many pictures were taken during the afternoon. 

 

Attending were: Etta & Mike Blasotto of Wayland, Mass.  Thelma Bell of Dodge City, Ks.  Sam & Cathy Blanton of Sound Beach, N.Y.  Debbie & Dennis Findeis and family of Pawnee City, NE.  Ron & Julia Blanton and family of Hutchinson, Ks.  Mildred & Louie DeRoin, of Rulo, NE.  Mike & Toni Wentz and family of Verdon, NE.  Cheryl Wintz and Don & Gwen Weir all of White Cloud, Ks.  Norman & Margie Cochran, Ron & Jeannie Rethman and family,  Gary & Tina Cochran and family, all of Verdon, NE.  Dan & Bert Cochran and family Bloomington, IL.  Del Cochran of Verdon, NE. & Jeffrey Shawn Cochran of Herndon, Va. 

 

Lauretta & Jim Yates of Rockaway Beach, Mo. Cal & Vesta Cochran of Shubert, NE.  Glen Kelly, Jean Simmonds and Jayne & Bill Simmonds all of Rulo, NE. Kathy Mackey, Jean Noel, Lyle Rowell and Larry Rowell, all of Falls City, NE. Rita Walker of Omaha, NE. Stacy Cavert of Freemont, NE. Lorena Burgess of Bridgeport, NE.  Donna Hiatt of Lansing, Ks. 

 

Awards given to: Oldest Person Attending, Louie DeRoin. 

Person Traveling the Farthest, Sam Blanton. 

 

Etta Blasatto was in charge of this year's reunion and passed the Cochran Family Hatchet to Lauretta Yates, who will be in charge of the reunion next year, which will again be held at the Iowa Tribal Hall in Rulo, NE., on June 25, 2000. 

 No Photo's available of the 199 Reunion

 

The 2000 annual Cochran Family reunion was held Sunday, June 25, at the Iowa Tribal Hall in Rulo, NE.  A potluck dinner was held and everyone had a good time visiting and taking pictures during the afternoon.

 

Attending were: Caleb and Rose Anne Cochran, Verdon, NE; Calvin and Vesta Cochran, Shubert, NE; Lee Ann and Herb Tilton and children, Danny, Tim and Jim, Warrenton, OR; Ivarn Foulk, Vacaville, CA; Maurine and Newt Newsom, Sioux City, Iowa; Renee Minor, Jefferson, S.D.; Lea and Walt Canoles and son, A. J., So. Sioux City, NE; Karla and Jeff Davis and daughter Kassie, Cherokee, Iowa; Ray and Theata Crowe, Hillsboro, OR; Esty and Sue Cochran, ElSobrante, CA; Cheryl and David Lewis and son, Ethan, ElSobrante, CA; Lynette Alden, Vacaville, CA; Lauretta and Jim Yates, Rockaway Beach, MO.

 

Norm and Marge Cochran; Jeannie and Ron Rethman and children, Heather Christiansen and Tami Rethman, Jr.; Norm Jr. and Linda Cochran and children, Megan and Cody; Gary and Tina Cochran and children, Jessica, Haley, Austin and Christopher; Del Cochran; Toni and Mike Wintz and children, Kristi and Michelle all of Verdon, NE; Mildred DeRoin, Rulo, NE; Thelma and Denzil Bell, Dodge City, KS; Debbie and Dennis Findeis, Pawnee City, NE; David and Lois Blanton and children, Elizabeth, Josh and Ashley, Bellevue, NE; Sam and Cathy Blanton, Sound Beach, NYC, NY; Etta and Mike Blasotto, Wayland, MA; Dixie and Ron Simmons, Assaria, KS; Larry and Billy Johnson, Verdon, NE.

 

Don Weir, White Cloud, KS; Jean Noll, Larry Rowell, Lyle Rowell, of Falls City; Rita Walker, Omaha, NE.

 

Kathy Mackey and Chris Beer of Falls City; Bud and Judy Cochran, of Shubert, NE.

 

Dorothy (Cochran) Chase, Smith Center, KS; J. Lynn Chase, McKinney, TX.

 

Rita Hogan and Helen Johnson, LaCygne, KS; Joann Zvolonek, St. Joseph, MO; Donna Hiatt, Lansing, KS; Beulah (Clark-Reedy) Bishop, Milton Freewater, OR; Tom Reedy and Gayle, Killebrew, OR.

 

Awards were given to: Caleb Cochran for oldest person attending; Christopher Cochran for youngest person attending; Lee Anne Tilton for person traveling the farthest.

 

Lauretta Yates was in charge of the reunion and passed the hatchet to Norm Cochran, who will be in charge of the affair next year. Next year the Cochran reunion will be held on Sunday, June 24, 2001, at the Iowa Tribal Hall in Rulo.

 Click here to see the Photo's of the 2000 Reunion