COTANT, DENNIS MICHAEL (MICK)

I am the youngest member of the Cotant family with the name of Dennis Michael. I was born 1948 at my parents home in Mullen, Nebr. My parents are Elva (Willis) Cotant and Harvey Cotant. I was born in a little three room house. We had no bathroom or electricity. The water was piped into the house from a water barrel at our well. We had a pitcher pump that pumped the water into the house. The water had to be carried outside. The well was drilled by my Dad, Harvey, January 2, 1948. The well was a 2 inch, 170 feet deep, waterline was 110 feet. Cost of the well material was $168.35. The well was still pumping water when the tower was taken dowm, the fall of 1984.

I attended Grade and High School in Mullen, Hooker County and graduated from Mullen High School May 18, 1966. My school sports were: – 1964, basketball -1964-`65and track – 1964, `65, `66.

I worked on several ranches during high school days to help further my education. Attended Grand Island School of Business from September 1966 till June 1967, when I graduated. I worked for the Pullman Cattle Company for awhile, also worked at the R.R. ranch and Tommy Roseberry's. Was parts salesman at Schmoker Chevrolet and Olds, started working there January 1971. Also worked for Kraye Feed Supply and on the roads in Cherry County.

I married Mica Sherry Maucher on June 9, 1974. Mica (in a former marriage) has a boy, McKenley Fredrick born 1971. Mica taught school south of Mullen the term of 1974-`75. We moved from Mullen to Imperial the fall of 1975. We bought a house there and Kenley and I both live there. I have purchased the former Creative Interiors Store in Imperial, changing the name to The Home Decor. The Home Decor features three lines of carpet, congoleum and wood flooring, ceramic tile, Pittsburg paints, custom draper-ies, window coverings, wallpaper, cabinets, countertops and water beds.

My folks bought an acreage in west Mullen and built a new home in 1948 and `49. We moved into the basement July 1949. My mother took in washings and ironings, cleaned house and babyset for children. This helped furnish the house and helped with expenses. Kenley lives with me and attends High School, his sophomore year of 1986-`87.