Clarisse Zornes

Clarisse A. Zornes, age 83, formerly of Columbus, NE died Sunday, April 30,
2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at St. Bonaventure
Catholic Church in Columbus at 10:30 a.m. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation
continues Thursday morning from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at St. Bonaventure
Church. Interment is in All Saints Cemetery. The family encourages
memorials to the Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) Foundation in lieu of
plants and flowers.

Clarisse Ann (Caron) Zornes was born February 15, 1940, in Faribault, MN,
the second daughter of Napoleon A. and Mary Alice (LaCroix) Caron. She
grew up in Faribault where she attended Bethlehem Academy High School
and graduated in 1958. She attended secretarial college and worked prior to
marrying Donald H. Zornes on October 26, 1963, in Faribault, MN. They lived
in Baltimore, MD where their daughter Diane was born, and Lincoln, NE
where their son Ronald was born. They moved to Columbus, NE in 1979. In
Columbus, Clarisse was active in the Columbus Community Hospital Auxiliary
(predecessor to the CCH Foundation) and in support of St. Bonaventure
Catholic Church and Elementary School and Scotus Central Catholic High
School.

Clarisse and Don lived in Phoenix, AZ and Lincoln, NE in retirement, enjoying
golfing, spending time with family, and volunteer work in support of the
community. Don passed away on December 1, 2022.

Clarisse is survived by:
Daughter Diane Semrad of Lincoln
Son Ronald Zornes of New Orleans, LA
2 Grandchildren Dillon (Emma) Semrad of Wilber, NE
Tabitha (Fiance' Luke Nielsen) Semrad of Omaha, NE
Sister Sandra (Caron) Bartlett of Minneapolis, MN

She is preceded in death by her parents.