Diane Bower

Diane Bower of Columbus died, Monday, October 3, 2022 at Emerald Care Center in Columbus.

Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2022 at the Federated Church in Columbus. Visitation is Thursday 5-7 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Friday morning 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment will be in the Columbus Cemetery.

Diane Bower was born March 11, 1953 in Columbus, Nebraska to Paul and Clara Marie (Kiuntke) Knopick. She graduated from Columbus High School in 1971. Diane later received her LPN from Central Community College in 1983. On March 4, 1978 she was united in marriage to Leander Bower at St. Luke's-UCC in Columbus.  Diane worked at Becton-Dickenson for 6 years and then for Columbus Community Hospital for 35 years. She was a member of the Federated Church in Columbus.

She is survived by:

Son: Chad (Tabatha) Knopick of Omaha, NE

Daughter: Robyn (Special friend Todd Bergman) of Columbus, NE

Grandchildren: Sarah (Alex), Megan, Conor and Lucy

Great grandchild: Xiomara

Brother: Paul (Becky) Knopick of Columbus, NE

Brother: Kevin (Renee) Knopick of Columbus, NE

Sister-in-law: Evelyn (Steve) Kovar of Columbus, NE

Brother-in-law: Steve Bower of Ellington, FL

She was preceded in death by:

Parents: Paul and Clara Knopick

Parents-in-law: Roy and Velma Bower

Husband: Leander Bower

Sister: Julie McAfee

Brother-in-law: Jon Bower