Pearl Kosinski

Pearl Kosinski, age 90, died Friday, January 3, 2020 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass Of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Monday with a 6:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Isidore Church. Visitation will continue Tuesday morning from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. also at the church. Burial will be in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

Pearl was born March 28, 1929 in Columbus, Nebraska to John and Anna (Wilcynski) Schwartzer. She grew up in Columbus and graduated in 1946 from Kramer High School. She married Charles Kosinski on October 10, 1970 at the courthouse in Columbus. She was employed at Becton –Dickinson for 32 years and was a clerk at Walmart for 3 ½ years. Pearl also volunteered at the Columbus Community Hospital. She was a previous member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and St. Theresa's Sodality and is now a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church, the Eagles Club and B-D Alumni Association. Pearl loved flowers and gardening but most of all her children.

She is survived by:
Daughter: Kathleen (Dave) Yonda of Octavia, NE
(sons: Craig, Quintin and Wade)
Daughter: Christine (Duane) Poeffel of Columbus, NE
(sons: Jason (Janyl) Poeffel of Peachtree, Georgia, and daughters: Isabella and Eyla
Jeremy (Susanna) Poeffel of Columbus, and son: Nolan & daughters: Natalie and Lauren Jamie (Matt) Drescher of Sauk Rapids Minnesota and sons: Johnathan & Ashton & daughters: Emilie, Bailey Rebakah (Caleb) Cornelius of Linwood Nebraska, & daughters Sadie and Lucy)
Son: Stephen (Dianne) Behrens of Fremont, NE
(daughters: Christa Peterson of Council Bluffs & Stephanie (Adam) Behrens of Hooper Nebraska, sons: Korbyn Havener, Ashtyn, Eivin & daughter: Annaka Mae)
Daughter: Deb (Charles) Nickolite of Columbus, NE
(sons: Travis of Omaha, daughter: Joplin Marker and Braxton Nickolite. Tyler of Lincoln, son: Korbin Nickolite of Elkhorn.)
Son: David (Deb) Behrens of Columbus, NE
(son: Dave Jr (Tina) Behrens of Columbus, sons: Gage and Dawson, daughters: Teegan, Tonya (Jason) Frey)
Daughter: Rachelle Whitefoot of Duncan, NE (special friend Lyle Wordon)
(son: Aaron Whitefoot and daughter: Victoria (Mike) Neemeyer of Lincoln, sons: Seth & Ayden and daughter Ariana)
Daughter: Caroline (Jason) Klotz of Temple, TX
(son: Eric (April) Falk of Wichita Kansas and daughters: Amanda (Luke Willoughby) of Nashville Tennessee and Mikala Klotz)
Daughter: Laurie (Duane) Fluckiger of Duncan, NE
(son: Charles (Jillian) Krings daughter: Taylor & son: Gavin of Columbus and daughter: Lexus of Columbus)

She was preceded in death by:
Parents: John and Anna Schwartzer
Husband: Charles Kosinski
Brothers: John, Frank, Bill Schwartzer and Wes Bird
Sister: Jenny Mae Bird