Brenda Cestia, born August 22, 1955 in David City, NE and passed away March 1, 2014 in Highlands Ranch, CO. Brenda is survived by her parents William & Marilyn Peters; her husband of 33 years John Cestia; her daughter Amy, and son Michael; and her brother Steve (Kathleen) Peters. Brenda attended grade school and junior high in Columbus, NE, then moved to Broken Bow, NE where she graduated high school. She attended University of Nebraska and went on to graduate from University of Colorado. Services for Brenda will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Brenda's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org, or USO â Help Our Heros â www.uso.org/donate. Please share your memories of Brenda and condolences with her family by signing the guestbook.