R. Venette Cornils, 93, of Bushnell, died at Kimball Health Services on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025 at the Crossroads Community Church in Pine Bluffs, with Pastor Joshua Tangeman and Dan DeBruyn officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to the service. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view her Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Contributions may be given in her memory to Home Instead, at 1821 1st. Avenue, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 69361, [email protected] . The services for Venette have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.

R. Vennette Cornils was born in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming on October 13, 1931, the daughter of Franc and Edith (Bergren) Karlstrum. She was raised and attended school in Pine Bluffs. Venette was married to Roy Cornils in Harrisburg on March 17, 1948. The family lived on the Cornils farm south of Bushnell, a home she lived in until the time of her death. Venette was a wonderful homemaker; she loved taking care of her family and the many friends that would stop by. When friends would stop, she always had a meal prepared and ready to feed anyone who stopped. Food was her language of love. She was the last surviving member of the Tidy 10 Extension Club, this was a group of lady’s that would share different stories of raising a family. Venette enjoyed participating and leading bible study and bringing people to know Jesus, and being active with the Pine Bluffs Baptist Church, now the Crossroads Community Church. She was also the pianist at the church for several years.

Survivors include her children Cortney (Dianne) Cornils of Arlington, TX., Connie Duerwald of Ft. Myers, FL., daughter-in-law Jerri (Curt) Cornils of Chandler, AZ., and Clint (Kitty) Cornils of Bushnell, NE brother Darrel (Carolyn) Karlstrum of Cedar City, UT; sisters Linor Butler of Colorado Springs, CO and Eileen Tanner of Laramie, WY; 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren. Venette was preceded in death by her parents Franc and Edith Karlstrum, husband Roy, sons Collin Cornils and Curt Cornils, 3 infant siblings, daughter-in-law Shelley Cornils and son-in-law Andrew (Drew) Duerwald.