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Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Charles Kuta

Charles Kuta

Dec 12, 2025

Charles Kuta, age 97 of David City, died Friday, December 12, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Villa in David City

Funeral services are 10:00 am Wednesday, December 17 at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is Wednesday morning from 9 am until service time at the funeral home. Interment is in St. Bonaventure Cemetery with Military Honors by The American Legion Hartman Post #84...

Brandon Finkral

Brandon Finkral

Dec 11, 2025

A Mass of Christian Burial for Brandon Finkral, 45, of Columbus will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Holy Family Church in Lindsay. Visitation will be held Monday, December 15, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. rosary, all at the church. Rev. Taylor Loeffler and Deacon Louis Dohmen will officiate. Interment will follow at Iowa Valley...

Terry Anderson

Terry Anderson

Dec 9, 2025

Terry Anderson of Norfolk died Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in Norfolk.

A Celebration of Terry's life will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 17 at McKown Funeral Home. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery.Terry was born March 27, 1957 in West Point, NE to Kenneth and Fae (Schulzkump) Anderson. He grew up in West Point and graduated from West Point High...

David Rawhouser

David Rawhouser

Dec 9, 2025

David Rawhouser, age 82, of Columbus died Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at the Columbus Community Hospital.

Family services will be held at a later date.

David "Dave" Rawhouser David C. Rawhouser born December 17,1942 to Delmar and Eva (Gorton) Rawhouser in Columbus Nebraska   Dave liked to hunt in his younger years and would take his grandchildren with him. He would always...

Patricia Rountree

Patricia Rountree

Dec 8, 2025

Patricia Rountree, age 60 of Columbus, died Monday, December 8, 2025.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday, December 12 at St. Isidore Church. Visitation is on Thursday from 5-7 pm with a 7:00 pm Vigil service, all at St. Isidores. Visitation continues Friday morning from 9:30 am until service time at the church. The graveside service will follow a...

Terry Schultz

Terry Schultz

Dec 6, 2025

Terry Schultz of Columbus died Saturday, December 6, 2025 in Omaha

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 12, 2025 at the Federated Church in Columbus. Visitation is Thursday 4-7 p.m at the McKown Funeral Home. Private family interment will be in the Gruetli Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Federated Church or the Nebraska Big Rodeo Rebuild Fund % Nebraska Big...

Dennis Mills

Dennis Mills

Dec 5, 2025

Dennis Mills, 79 of Mesa, Arizona, passed away peacefully at his home on December 5, 2025 surrounded by family.

A memorial service will be January 2, 2026, at 10:30 at McKown Funeral Home. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Columbus. Reception will be at First United Methodist Church in Columbus after the burial.

A Celebration of Life will be held...

Gary Loseke

Gary Loseke

Dec 5, 2025

Gary (Chief) Loseke of Monroe, Ne died Friday, Dec. 5th, 2025 at his home.

To honor the wishes of Gary, there will be no service.

Gary Arthur Loseke was born September 15th 1946 in Columbus, NE to Arthur and Loretta (Brauner) Loseke. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran, Grand Prairie, Platte Center, NE. Gary graduated from Monroe High School in...

Peggy L. Caley

Peggy L. Caley

Dec 5, 2025

Peggy Caley, age 92, died Friday, December 5, 2025, at the Genoa Community Hospital.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation is Wednesday 9:30 a.m. until service time at 10:30 a.m., at McKown Funeral Home.

Peggy Caley was born April 20, 1933 in Greeley, CO to Paul and Edna (Newlon) Wells. Peggy grew...

John Vyhlidal

John Vyhlidal

Nov 30, 2025

John Joseph Vyhlidal was born February 11, 1943 to John Francis and Kristina (Navrkal) and passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Countryside Home in Madison.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 am Friday. December 5 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. There will be a Vigil service at 10:00 am Friday before the Mass, also at the...

Virgil "Polka Dot" Sliva

Virgil "Polka Dot" Sliva

Nov 27, 2025

Virgil “Polka Dot” Sliva died Thursday, November 27, 2025, in Fullerton.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Saturday December 6 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is on Friday from 4-7 pm at St. Anthony Church with a 7:00 pm Vigil service to follow. Visitation continues Saturday morning from 9:00 am until service time at the church. Military Honors by...

Javier Molina Espinoza

Javier Molina Espinoza

Nov 26, 2025

Javier Molina Espinoza, age 16, died Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Children's Hospital in Omaha.Visitation will be Friday, December 5, 2025, from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Mexico.

Charles Rogers

Charles Rogers

Nov 25, 2025

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Charles H. Rogers, on November 25, 2025, at the age of 87 in Columbus, Nebraska.

Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at the McKown Funeral Home.

Born in 1938, Charles married his loving wife Leona in 1963 in Evanston, Illinois. Above all, he dedicated himself to providing for and supporting Leona...

Robert "Bob" Dush

Robert "Bob" Dush

Nov 25, 2025

Robert “Bob” Dush passed away at home peacefully with his wife of 53 years and children by his side after a hard fought battle with cancer on November 25, 2025.Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at St. Stanislaus Church in Duncan. Visitation is Monday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service, all at...

Lyle Henggeler

Lyle Henggeler

Nov 23, 2025

Lyle C. Henggeler of Columbus died Sunday, November 23, 2025 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Monday at St. Isidore Catholic Church. There will be a 5:00 p.m. vigil service. Interment is in the St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery.

Lyle was born March 26, 1943...

Edward Pallas

Edward Pallas

Nov 23, 2025

Edward Pallas, 76, died Sunday, November 23, 2025, in Madison at Countryside Home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Saturday, November 29 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan. Visitation is Friday 5-7 pm followed by a 7 pm Vigil service at McKown Funeral Home. Interment with military honors by the American Legion Post #84, will follow at St. Stanislaus...

Vernice Voigt

Vernice Voigt

Nov 23, 2025

Vernice Ida Voigt, age 90, died Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Brookstone Acres in Columbus. Funeral Services are 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the Columbus First Baptist Church. Visitation is Tuesday, December 2 from 3-5 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue December 3 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the church. Burial is in Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery. Memorials may...

JL Newell

JL Newell

Nov 22, 2025

JL Newell of Columbus died Saturday, November 22, 2025.

Services will be held at a later date at Highland Park Church in Columbus, Nebraska. 

JL Newell was born November 24, 1937 in Mississippi to Willie and Nell (Tierce) Newell. He grew up in Arkansas and Mississippi where he received his education. He farmed in Missouri until 1960 when he moved to California...

Lawrence "Larry" Hergott

Lawrence "Larry" Hergott

Nov 15, 2025

Lawrence “Larry” E. Hergott, 75, of Columbus, NE, passed away on November 15, 2025.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am Thursday, November 20 at St. Isidore Catholic Church, 3921 20th St., Columbus, Nebraska, with Reverend Joseph A. Miksch officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church parish hall between Mass and burial. Burial, with military honors by...

Carroll Elno Fix

Carroll Elno Fix

Nov 12, 2025

Carroll Elno Fix, 88, of St. Louis, MO passed away at his home on November 12, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.

Visitation is Thursday, November 20th, from 4-7 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home followed by a vigil service commencing at 7:00pm at McKown. Visitation will continue Friday morning, November 21st, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. until the...

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