Danny L. Cole, age 61 of York, NE died Friday, April 10, 2026 in Lincoln, NE. He was born July 4, 1964 in Fort Worth, TX to Ronald and Jessie “Nell” (Jones) Cole. His family moved to Nebraska when he was in elementary school and he graduated from Albion High School in 1983.
During high school he and his brother Ron worked in Ogallala doing gun fight shows. Following high school he went to Oklahoma City to join Ron doing gun fight shows at Frontier City. He started college at Oklahoma Christian, attending for one year. At this time, he became a member of the United States Army in 1985 and served during the Gulf War, he was stationed in Panama and Germany, and then serving in Iraq. He then served in the National Guard for eight years. He received many awards while in the military.
He was married to Laura Breazeale on June 5, 1993 in York. They met while working at Epworth Village in York. They both finished their bachelor degrees at York College, while starting their family. They served as dorm parents there for two years. Dan also worked for Mosaic in York for many years, helping to build their new facility, that is now their workshop. Dan worked at hospitals in Neligh and Ainsworth, which took the family away from York for six years. During this time, they began their 25 years of serving as foster parents. Dan worked for Henderson Hospital and CTEC after his return to York. He was blessed to work for Seqouia and then settled at York University where he had been for 15 years, before retiring in May of 2025.
Dan enjoyed coaching baseball and wrestling for many years. He was known for his onery spirit. He enjoyed playing pranks on people and in return enjoyed having pranks played on him. He fiercely loved being a father and a grandfather. He guided his flock, no matter how many he had, at one time nine being the highest number.
Dan was a member of the East Hill Church of Christ in York. He had a strong faith and led many souls to be believers. He has such a servant heart with his mother and was always on call to take care of her. He often bragged about how she wrote letters to him every single day when he was in Iraq.
Although he had a life of physical pain, he always had a smile when he walked into the room. He enjoyed fishing, being at the lake, watching and coaching baseball and wrestling. But mostly spending time with his family and friends, always open to a good party or barbeque. He was very passionate about the friends he met during his time in the military and enjoyed meeting up with them for trips that they planned every few years.
He is survived by his wife Laura of York, his children: Allissa Troyer of Milford, NE, Austin (Mina) Cole of York, Preston Cole of York, Brennan (fiancé Shiloh Lively) Cole of York, Anjaelique Cole of Hebron, NE, Camryn (Dezmond) Krause of York, Angelica Garcia of York, and Natasha Cyr of Lincoln, and his grandchildren: Blake Troyer of Milford, Bryson and Evelyn Cole of York, and Torres Krause of York. Also surviving is his mother Nell Cole of York, his siblings Dianah (Mike) Schrad of Ainsworth, NE and Ron Cole of Decatur, TX, and many nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his father and his sister Ronda Yeutter-Cole.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 18, 2026 at the East Hill Church of Christ in York. Family requests that if you have stories to share about Dan, to write them down and bring them to the service to be read. Interment with Military Honors will follow in the McCool Cemetery, northwest of McCool Junction, NE. Visitation will be held from 1-8:00 pm Friday with his family greeting friends from 5-7:30 pm that same evening all at the mortuary in York. Dan’s service will be livestreamed on the East Hill Church of Christ Facebook page.
In lieu of flowers and plants, memorials may be directed to the family for future designation for families in need.