Barbara Zimmer
Apr 1, 2014
Barbara Zimmer of Columbus died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha. Barbara M. (Ryba) Zimmer was born March 17, 1923 in Columbus to Michael and Victoria (Schostak) Ryba, Sr. Barb married Harold Zimmer on April 23, 1941. They farmed northeast of Columbus until moving into Columbus in 1963. Barb went to work at Dale Electronics for...
Kay Pelc
Mar 29, 2014
Kay Pelc, age 73, of Columbus, died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Kay was born February 10, 1941 in Page, Nebraska to Ronald and Helen (Sedlacek) Carson. She grew up in Lynch where she graduated from High school in 1959. She married Howard Pelc on June 1, 1963 in Spencer. They lived in various...
Jerome Cyza
Mar 28, 2014
Jerome died Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. Jerome Cyza was born April 18, 1943 in Genoa, Nebraska to Lonny and Julia (Czarnick) Cyza. He attended District #55 School in Merrick County and District #16 School in Polk County before graduating from Columbus High School in 1961. Jerome served in the Army Reserve 403 MP POW Camp Unit from...
James Gonka
Mar 15, 2014
James Gonka, age 84, of Beatrice, died Saturday at his home in Beatrice. James, the son of James and Valerie (Jarecki) Gonka, was born in Shelby, Nebraska. He was a long time resident of Beatrice. He is survived by: Brother: Harry (Edna) Gonka of Riverton, WY and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by: Father: James Gonka...
Thomas Kumpf
Mar 14, 2014
Thomas "Tom" David Kumpf, age 76, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Columbus, NE. Tom was born February 10, 1938 to George C. and Margaretha (Rabeler) Kumpf at the Kumpf home in Leigh, Nebraska. He attended grade school and high school in Leigh, graduating in 1955. Tom earned All-State honors in basketball and football while at...
Richard Lee Stone
Mar 11, 2014
Richard died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at his home in Columbus. Richard Lee Stone, or as he was known by his friends Stoney, was born October 5, 1940 at St Marys Hospital in Columbus. During High School he worked at his fathers service station, Stoneys APCO, and played Tuba in the Columbus High School Band, where he marched in the...
Helen Tiaden
Mar 2, 2014
Helen Tiaden of Columbus died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at her home at Cottonwood House. Helen was born July 18, 1923 in Stromsburg, NE to Oscar and Alma (Nelson) Jones. She grew up in Stromsburg and Osceola where she attended District #29 school. Helen married Ansel Pehrson on January 6, 1941. They had four daughters, Annette, Carol, Dianne, and Barbara....
Eugene Miller
Mar 2, 2014
Eugene Miller, age 91, of Columbus, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Columbus. Eugene H. Miller was born July 30, 1922 in Shelby, Nebraska to Fred and Marie (Kruse) Miller. He grew up in Shelby and graduated from Kramer High School in Columbus. He served in the United States Army during WWII from 1943-1946. He was a private first class...
Jerome C. Griesman
Mar 1, 2014
Jerome died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his home in Columbus. Jerome Griesman was born December 12, 1946 on a farm in Greeley County, Nebraska to Anthony E. and Monica (Huhman) Griesman. He graduated from Spalding Public High School in 1965 and obtained an Associates Degree in Drafting from S.C.C. in Milford in 1967 and also a Commercial Arts Degree...
John J. Kantor
Feb 27, 2014
John died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his home in Columbus. John J. Kantor was born September 21, 1955 in Wahoo, Nebraska to John S. and Marilyn M. (Prochaska) Kantor. He graduated from Columbus Scotus High School in 1973. On October 25, 1983 John enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served during operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom....
Mark Barnholdt
Feb 26, 2014
Mark died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at his home in Columbus. Mark Allen Barnholdt was born February 6, 1965 at the Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva, Nebraska to Cheryl (Fayle) and Bernard Barnholdt. He attended schools in Fairmont, Geneva and then graduated from Columbus High School in 1983. Following graduation Mark started work at D & L Manufacturing, now called...
Jerome Kudron
Feb 25, 2014
Jerome "Spider" J. Kudron of Columbus died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at UNMC in Omaha. Jerome "Spider" John Kudron was born February 26, 1924 in Tarnov, NE to Adolph J. and Anna (Startz) Kudron. He received his education in Tarnov. In April 1941, Jerome signed up for the Civil Conservation Corp where he was a night watchman and drove a...
Robin Birkel
Feb 24, 2014
Robin Kay Hinrichs Birkel, 42, of Grandview, MO passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014, after a lengthy illness. Robin was born April 4, 1971 in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in Columbus and attended Columbus High School. She graduated in 1989. Robin was united in marriage to Lynn Birkel in 1988. She has three boys who all graduated from...
Donald Person
Feb 19, 2014
Don Person passed on February 19, 2014 at home with his family. He is loved and respected by family and friends. Don married Loretta Pollard on September 21, 1952 at United Methodist Church in Clarks, NE. They moved from Nebraska to Green River, WY where he worked for Union Pacific Railroad until entering the Army in 1953. He served with...
Patricia Karsk
Feb 18, 2014
Patricia Karsk of Columbus died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Hospice House in Omaha. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Columbus Center for Survivors or CCC Nursing Department. Patricia Ann Karsk was born February 7, 1950 in Kearney, NE to Melvin and Dorothy (Francis) Knight. She graduated from Wood River High School in 1968 then St. Francis...
Denise Wieser
Feb 18, 2014
Denise died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Columbus. Denise Jean Wieser was born Sept. 24, 1960 in Norfolk, NE to James and Marcia (Meyer) Warnecke. Denise grew up in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High School in 1979. She went to work at Becton-Dickinson until getting married to Terry Wieser in 1981 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. They lived in...
Francisco Espinoza
Feb 17, 2014
Francisco, age 26, of Schuyler, died Monday, February 17, 2014 in Columbus.
Lillian A. Krzycki
Feb 16, 2014
Lillian died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Lillian A. Krzycki was born October 29, 1922 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Walter and Beaty (Rosno) Czapla. She graduated from Genoa Public School in 1940. Lillian married Stephen A. Krzycki on January 21, 1947 at St. Rose of Lima Church in Genoa, Nebraska. Along with helping her husband farm...
Paul Kamrath
Feb 11, 2014
Paul Kamrath of Columbus died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Golden Living Center. Paul Cecil Kamrath was born March 16, 1932 in Omaha to Cecil H. and Blanche E. (Stuefer) Kamrath. He graduated from West Point High School and entered the US Army. He served during the Korean War from January 27, 1953 until January 27, 1961. Paul received...
Ray Eusterbrock
Feb 11, 2014
Ray died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Meridian Gardens in Columbus. Raymond Eusterbrock was born January 24, 1932 in West Point, Nebraska to Frank and Elizabeth (Timmerman) Eusterbrock. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from January 1953 - February 1955. Following his discharge from the service Ray received his diploma in Refrigerating and Air Conditioning in...