Dennis Laska

Dennis John Laska, age 91, of Omaha, died Friday, December 18, 2020 at UNMC hospital.

A private immediate family Vigil and Mass of Christian Burial will be held. The Vigil and Funeral Mass will be broadcast on the McKown Funeral Home Facebook page for the extended family and public. Live streaming will begin at 1:55 p.m. Monday for the Vigil and for the Mass at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020.  A public burial with military honors by Hartman Post #84 American legion Honor Guard will be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Duncan, NE on Tuesday at approximately 11:45 a.m.

A public visitation will be on Monday, December, 21 from 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus, NE. Social distancing and mask guidance will be adhered to.

Dennis Laska was born August 26, 1929 in Genoa, NE to John and Rose (Drozd) Laska. He graduated from St. Edward High School, NE. Dennis served in the U.S. Army Company "B" 7 ^th Corp. 321 Sig. Bn. in Germany during the Korean War from 1951-1953. On May 29, 1962 Dennis married Delores Prososki at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Krakow, NE. The couple made their home farming south of Lindsay, NE. Four children were born to this union: Daniel, Caroline, Audrey, and Brenda. In addition to farming, Dennis was an O's Gold/Asgrow seed dealer, honored to be the Company "B" yearly reunion correspondence manager, a member and president of the Lindsay Co-op Board and a Newman Grove Public Schools Steering Committee member.  Dennis was very proud of his Polish heritage and visited relatives in Poland on two occasions. Dennis and Delores retired from farming in 1994 and moved to Columbus, NE. Dennis was an active member of The American Legion Hartman Post 84 and VFW Columbus Post 3704. Dennis loved working at the American Legion's weekly fish and chicken fries. Dennis and Delores enjoyed delivering Meals on Wheels, singing as members of the St. Anthony's funeral choir and attending morning coffee with good friends at McDonalds.

Dennis enjoyed sharing a good joke, collecting farm caps, reading, and attending activities where he could cheer on his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Delores Laska, Omaha; son, Daniel (Christina) Laska, Genoa, and children: Jonathan and Catherine; daughter, Caroline (Tim) Schellpeper Stanton, and children: Sarah, Emma, and Alex; daughter Audrey Laska, Gretna, and children: Blair, Vanessa, Josie, and C.J., and daughter Brenda (Bill) Wostoupal, Omaha, and children: Isabelle, Owen, Greta, and Idell. Sister, Genevieve Sempek, Columbus.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Lawrence and Adrian, sister Delores and brother- in-law Edward Sempek.

In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.