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Juanita J. Beran of Sargent, NE, Age 95, died on September 4, 2026, at CMHC in Burwell, NE.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Sargent. Burial will follow at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Sargent. Visitation will be on Monday, September 7, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the church followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials may be designated in Juanita’s name and determined at a later time.

Govier Brother's Mortuary in Broken Bow is in charge of arrangements.

Born on September 7, 1930, in Sargent, NE, Juanita was the only child of Mace and Rosie (Griebel) Greenstreet. As a young girl, she received her elementary education at Red Star Country School before making the trip every Sunday to spend the week with the McIntosh family to attend Sargent High School. Because money was tight, she received Normal School training from Mrs. Kidder in Sargent, thinking that she wasn’t going to have an opportunity to further her education. But thanks to earning valedictorian honors when she graduated Sargent High School in 1947, she was able to get a scholarship to attend Kearney State College and obtain her teaching certificate. While teaching elementary school, she met a charming young man by the name of Frank Beran who was in town working as a surveyor for the Bureau of Reclamation. They were married on August 25, 1951 and they made their home in Ord, NE where she taught 2nd Grade. In 1952 they became parents to daughter Teresa Sue and in 1954 they moved west of Sargent to the Greenstreet Ranch to be closer to Juanita’s parents. Soon after that they were blessed with a son, James Francis. Mrs. Beran stayed home during the children’s formative years, and they purchased and moved to the beautiful Beran Ranch nestled on the Middle Loup River southeast of Sargent, where she was a ranch wife. Eager to trade milking cows for a teaching job, in the early 1960’s she went back to school to earn a degree in elementary education. She taught in Sargent and Westerville until her retirement. She lived on Beran Ranch until Frank’s death in 2010 and moved into Sargent shortly after that. She spent another decade enjoying “town life” before she moved to Burwell Community Memorial Health Center in October of 2024 where she resided until her passing.

Juanita was a devoted wife, mother and grandma and she spent much of her time helping Frank with ranch projects and his ABS business. She knew the way to show her Beran boys how much they were loved was through their stomachs, and she prepared and served many meals around her dining table while her kitchen often smelled of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and apple pie. She loved her family dearly and she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, attending as many of their activities as possible. Recently her favorite activity was entertaining her great-great grandson in her lap. She had many hobbies to fill the rest of her time including square dancing, playing cards and games, sewing, reading, baking and gardening. Organizations that thrived with her involvement included the Catholic Ladies Altar Society, Sewing for Babies, the Growing Young Senior Citizens fun night, and the local bridge, hand-and-foot and pinochle card clubs. She was a faithful member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a volunteer in the Sargent Bulldog Volunteer Corp.

Survivors include her daughter Teri Svoboda; son Jim (Janice) Beran; grandchildren Scott (Renata) Svoboda, Chris (Jacki) Beran, Casey (Molly) Beran, Cory (Lisa) Beran; granddaughter-in-law Jennifer Svoboda; great-grandchildren Weston (Shelby) Svoboda, Rileigh Beran, Wryder Svoboda, Kaitlyn Beran, Mace Beran, Brennan Beran, Jack Beran, James Beran, Joseph Beran, Hayes Beran, Natalia Svoboda, Brooklyn Beran, Chet Beran, Joshua Beran, Chase Beran; and great-great grandson Barrett Svoboda. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.