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Rosario Pacheco Mireles

Rosario Pacheco Mireles

Feb 19, 2025

Rosario Pacheco Mireles, age 67, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Columbus Community Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2025, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home.  There will be a 6:00 p.m. Rosary Thursday at the funeral home. Burial is in All Saints Cemetery....

Thelma Schumacher

Thelma Schumacher

Feb 17, 2025

Thelma C. Schumacher, age 100, died Monday, February 17, 2025, in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center. Visitation is Tuesday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial is in Sts. Joseph/Patrick Cemetery.

Thelma Catherine Schumacher was born on January 27, 1925,...

Cecile Defreece

Cecile Defreece

Feb 13, 2025

Cecile DeFreece, age 99 of Columbus died Thursday, February 13, 2025.

Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 18, at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Interment will be in the Columbus Cemetery.

Cecile married Clifton J. DeFreece in February of 1949 and together they worked side-by-side in the restaurant business from 1951 to...

Joan "Jo" Victoria Sokol

Joan "Jo" Victoria Sokol

Feb 12, 2025

Joan "Jo" Victoria Sokol of Lincoln, formerly of Columbus, died Wednesday, February 12 in Lincoln.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Saturday, February 22 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus.  There will be a Catholic Daughters Rosary on Friday, February 21 at 3:30 pm, also at St. Isidore Church.  Visitation will continue on...

Frances Bray

Frances Bray

Feb 10, 2025

Frances Bray, 88, died Monday, February 10, 2025, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus.

Celebration of Life is 4:00- 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2025, at McKown Funeral Home. Family inurnment will be in Columbus Cemetery.

Frances Bray was born February 28, 1936, in Bellwood, NE to Orvil and Freda (Hatra) Warnka. She grew...

Henry "Hank" Heimann, Jr

Henry "Hank" Heimann, Jr

Feb 7, 2025

Henry (Hank) Heimann Jr., age 86, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025, after a short stay at Emerald Nursing Home. Papa Hank, Rest in Peace.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St....

Doris Van Dyke

Doris Van Dyke

Feb 7, 2025

Doris Van Dyke, age 97, died Friday, February 7, 2025, at Emerald Rehab and Nursing in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Monday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. with a 4:00 p.m. vigil service, all at the church. Interment will be in All Saints Cemetery at...

James Edwin Weldon

James Edwin Weldon

Feb 6, 2025

James Edwin Weldon, age 89 of Columbus, Nebraska entered into the embrace of his heavenly father on February 6, 2025. Private family interment will be in Omaha National Cemetery at a later date.

The second of five children, Jim was born on September 3, 1935 in St. Edward, Nebraska to Vernon and Priscilla (Lowe) Weldon. He was...

Walter Bialas

Walter Bialas

Feb 5, 2025

Walter Bialas, 94, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Genoa Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 10, 2025, at Ss. Peter and Paul - Krakow. Visitation is Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the church. There will be a rosary prayed at 10:15 a.m. Monday. Burial is in the Ss. Peter and...

Donald "Donnie" Bernt

Donald "Donnie" Bernt

Feb 4, 2025

Donnie Bernt,age, 63 of Columbus died February 4, 2025 at his home.

Memorial graveside services are 2:00 p.m. July 11, 2025 at Columbus Cemetery.

The family invites everyone to Wunderlich Catering following the graveside service.

Jane Jarecke

Jane Jarecke

Feb 2, 2025

Jane Jarecke , age 85 of Columbus died Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Brookestone Acres.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 am Thursday, February 6 at St. Isidore Catholic Church.  The family will receive friends on Thursday morning from 9:30-10:30 am at the church.  At 10:30 there will be a ceremony by members of the Nebraska Nurse...

Mark Cave

Mark Cave

Feb 1, 2025

Mark Cave, age 63, of York died Saturday morning, February 1, 2025 at St. Joseph Villa in David City.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2025 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. Family will receive friends 9:00 a.m. with a 9:30 Rosary prayer Friday, February 7, all at the Church.

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Connie Shotkoski

Connie Shotkoski

Jan 30, 2025

Connie Shotkoski, age 71 of Columbus died Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Columbus Community Hospital.

Celebration of Life is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 5 at McKown Funeral Home. Family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 4 at McKown Funeral Home. Burial is in All Saints Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to Paw's...

Mavis "Corinne" Waldman

Mavis "Corinne" Waldman

Jan 29, 2025

Mavis Corinne Waldman ("Corinne"), age 105, of Lenexa, KS (formerly of Columbus & Lincoln, NE), passed away on January 29, 2025, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Services at the Federated Church will be held at 11:00 a.m. March 21, 2025. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m. March 21 at the church. Burial will be...

Deacon Arthur Spenner

Deacon Arthur Spenner

Jan 23, 2025

Arthur John Spenner, born October 26, 1934, in Beemer, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025, at Cottonwood Assisted Living in Columbus, Nebraska.

A graduate of Beemer High School in 1952, Arthur served his country with distinction in the United States Navy as a flight engineer. While stationed in Naples, Italy, he married Maria Grasso on...

Marguerite Melcher

Marguerite Melcher

Jan 21, 2025

Marguerite Melcher, age 90, died Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at the Riverside Lodge Retirement Community in Grand Island.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2025, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. There will be a vigil service Friday at 4:00 p.m. with visitation to follow from 4:30-7:00, all at the church. Burial...

Lenore Backes

Lenore Backes

Jan 18, 2025

Heaven gained an adventurous spirit as Lenore R. Backes, 86, of Columbus, Nebraska, passed away on January 18, 2025. She was born November 30, 1938, in Lindsay, Nebraska, to Florence Borer and Irene Albracht.

A Mass will be held on January 24, 2025, at 10:30 am at St. Isidore's Church followed by lunch in the Social Hall....

Raymond R. Rinkol, Sr.

Raymond R. Rinkol, Sr.

Jan 18, 2025

Raymond Richard Rinkol, Sr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on January 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2025 at St. Isidore's Catholic Church in Columbus. There will be a 5:00 p.m. Vigil...

Gene Heule

Gene Heule

Jan 15, 2025

Raymond "Gene" Heule, age 82 of Columbus

There will be a Celebration of Gene's Life on Wednesday, January 22 at 1:30 pm at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday January 21 from 4-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home.  Inurnment will be in All Saints Cemetery with Military Honors by The American...

David H Eilers

David H Eilers

Jan 14, 2025

David H Eilers age 73 of Gurnee, IL died Tuesday January 14.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until service time. Interment will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Roselawn Cemetery.

David Henry Eilers was born July 31, 1951 in Columbus, Nebraska to Henry...

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