A Private Family Graveside Service for Cindy Gruhn age 71 of O'Neill, Nebraska, will be Monday, January 15, 2024 at the Inman Cemetery in Inman, Nebraska. Pastor Bob Wynn will officiate. Cindy passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorials maybe given to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill.

Cynthia Lynn Gruhn was born July 17th, 1952, in Neligh Nebraska to Walter and Joan (Calkins) Spangler. She was the second oldest of 8 children. She grew up on her parent's farm Southeast of Ewing and the family moved into Ewing when Cindy was a teenager. She graduated from Ewing high school in 1970.

She lived in Chambers and was raising 4 children when she met the love of her life. Garret and Cindy met while she was working at the Chambers Corner as everyone's favorite cook. They were married on April 27th, 1995. The two raised 4 children Annie, Joy, Lindsay, and Hoppy east of Chambers until 2004 when Garret, Cindy and Hoppy moved to Garret's family land near Inman. Where Cindy had a large garden and raised chickens and even taught geese how to fly. They adopted their son Carter on November 8th ,2016.

Cindy loved to be outside, loved gardening and taking care of her chickens. She loved cooking for anyone who came over as well as teaching her kids and grandkids how to cook, can and even butcher and pluck chickens. Cindy made the best food anyone has ever eaten, ask anyone who has had her fried chicken, cheesecake, potato salad or plum jelly and they will tell you there is none better. No one was quite sure how she did it, even though many have watched her do it. Was it magic, a secret ingredient, or just the love, effort, and the way she prepared everything that made it so good! No matter what it was, her cooking, her advice, her love, and her warmth will be missed forever more.

Cindy is survived by: her husband Garret Gruhn, her children Brandon (Tracy )Baker of O'Neill Ne, Annie (Tony) Quintana of South Fork, Colorado, Joy Baker of O'Neill Ne, Lindsay Baker of Sioux Falls SD, Hoppy (Hillary) Baker of Chambers Nebraska and Carter Gruhn O'Neill Nebraska; her grandchildren, Laurel Brunken, Halle Kreikemeier, Hannah Sidak, Kobe Roder, Kaden Roder, Calvin Quintana, Ruthie Quintana, and Adeline Baker; one great grandchild due in July; her brothers and Bill & (Bobbi) Spangler of Allen Ne, Raymond (Loretta) Spangler or Ewing Ne her sisters, Kathline (Larry) Jorgensen of Ewing Ne, Roxanne Bergman of Clearwater Ne, Ruth (Monte) Willams of Ewing Ne and Teena Francis of Lincoln and Martha Grotelueschen of Dodge Ne, and dozens of nieces and nephews

She is preceded in death by her parents Walt (Joan) Spangler and her mother and father-in-law Don (Erma) Gruhn, her infant brother David Spangler, her baby son Mikel and granddaughter Faith.