Elly Schmidt
Nov 30, 2013
Elly Schmidt age, 103, of Columbus died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Elly was born September 20, 1910 in Switzerland toTheodore and Elisa Glauser. She immigrated from Switzerland when she was 16 years old. To help her family she worked as a servant to families in the Columbus area. She was married to Walter Edward Schmidt,...
Vic Ainars
Nov 29, 2013
Vic Ainars, age 74, of Columbus died Friday, November 29, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Victor was born July 2, 1939 in Saldus, Latvia to Victor and Victoria (Jurevics) Ainars. In the early 1950s he immigrated from Germany with his family to the United States. They settled in Columbus where Vic graduated from Kramer High in 1958. Vic married...
Dwayne V Henry
Nov 29, 2013
Dwayne V Henry died Friday, November 29, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Dwayne V. Henry was born December 12, 1954 in Columbus to Fred and Marcella (Nadrchal) Henry. He grew up in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High School. Dwayne worked at Ellers Heating and Air, Moormans Feed and was currently working at Columbus Community Hospital. He enjoyed hunting,...
Hedwig Zona
Nov 28, 2013
Hedwig Zona of Elkhorn died Thursday, November 28, 2013 at her home in Elkhorn. Hedwig Lillian Zona was born June 1, 1919 in St. Edward, NE to George and Sophie (Gembica) Zona. She grew up in Boone and Nance counties where she attended school. Hedwig moved to Columbus from the farm in Fullerton in the 1960s with her mother. She...
Marlyn Hendrickson
Nov 28, 2013
Marlyn "Hike" Hendrickson, age 83, of Columbus died Thursday, November 28, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island surrounded by family. Marlyn was born March 21, 1930 in York, Nebraska to Cecil and Florence (Miller) Hendrickson. He spent most of his childhood in Humphrey and graduated from Humphrey High School in 1948. He was united in marriage to...
Donald T. Slusarski
Nov 27, 2013
Don died November 27, 2013 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer at his home surrounded by his family. Don Slusarski was born April 23rd, 1946 in Grand Island, NE to Ted and Marcella (Micek) Slusarski. He grew up traveling to many work destinations with his parents, finally settling south of Duncan. He graduated from Duncan High School and Norfolk...
Emily Mostek
Nov 26, 2013
Emily Mostek, age 95, of Columbus died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Emily Mostek was born October 29, 1918 in Platte Center, Nebraska to Frank and Josephine (Sturek) Buzynski. She grew up in the Platte Center area where she received her education. On April 21, 1941 she married Del Mostek at St. Anthony Church...
Edna Heft
Nov 25, 2013
Edna Heft of Columbus died Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Edna M. Heft was born December 27, 1949 in Petersburg, NE to James Loren and Charity Amelia (Levos) Neighbors. She grew up in Petersburg and studied Voice and Piano at St. John's. She graduated from Petersburg high school before going on to college. She...
Lauretta Becher
Nov 24, 2013
Lauretta S. Becher, 95, of Lincoln and formerly of Columbus, died Nov. 24, 2013. She was born Sept. 3, 1918 to Charlie and Minnie Grossnicklaus. She graduated from Platte Center (PC) High School in 1935 and married Carrol Becher, raising four children: Errol, Shirley Kay, Mark and Charles, all of whom received higher education degrees from the University of Nebraska....
Leona D. Vavak
Nov 24, 2013
Leona died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Leona D. "Toody" Vavak was born June 6, 1928 in Howells, Nebraska to Joseph and Marie (Bulin) Koren. She graduated from Howells High School. Leona married Howard Vavak on May 15, 1953 in Grand Island, Nebraska. The couple lived in David City for many years. Leona worked for various...
Wilma Haferland
Nov 24, 2013
Wilma Haferland, age 89, of Columbus died Sunday, November 24, 2013 in Columbus. Wilma Haferland was born February 2, 1924 in Cornlea, Nebraska to Joseph and Mary (Schmitt) Schaefer. She grew up in the Lindsay area where she received her education. Wilma married Glenn Haferland on April 14, 1948 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Along with raising her...
Elizabeth Kline
Nov 19, 2013
Elizabeth "Betty" Kline died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Brookstone Meadows in Elkhorn, NE. Elizabeth "Betty" Josephine Kline was born December 16, 1926 in Lindsay, NE to Louis H. and Elizabeth (Kurtenbach) Beiermann. She was raised in Lindsay and graduated from Lindsay Holy Family in 1944. On September 22, 1949 she was united in marriage to Robert Kline at St....
Henry Brase, Jr.
Nov 17, 2013
Henry died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center in Osceola, Nebraska. Henry Brase, Jr. was born December 20, 1917 near Bellwood, Nebraska to Henry, Sr. and Mary (Kopke) Brase. He grew up in the Bellwood area and graduated from Kramer High School in Columbus. Henry married Delores Zohner on February 7, 1939. The couple lived and farmed...
Donna Hobza
Nov 12, 2013
Donna Marie Hobza of Fullerton, formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Fullerton. Donna Marie Hobza was born November 27, 1943 on a farm in Platte County to William and Leona (Engelbart) Hobza. She attended country schools and graduated from Clarkson High School in 1962. Donna was active at Region IV and at...
Debra Ulmer
Oct 28, 2013
Debra A. Ulmer , age 58, of Platte Center, died Monday, October 28, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Debra was born November 12, 1954 in Manilla, Iowa to Nick and Bernadette (McHugh) Leinen. She grew up in Woodbine where she received her education. She married Marvin Ulmer on April 20, 1974. They lived in Woodbine and Texas before moving to Columbus...
Peggy Adamy
Oct 28, 2013
Peggy died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln, Nebraska. Peggy Adamy was born June 11, 1953 in Crete, Nebraska to Lowell and Dorothy (Kahle) Eberspacher. She was a graduate of Crete High School. Peggy married Patrick Adamy in Crete. She worked at Becton-Dickinson until 1997. She then worked various jobs including working at Kats Kar Wash...
Raymond L. Czapla
Oct 25, 2013
Raymond died Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Raymond L. Czapla was born June 14, 1923 in Columbus, Nebraska to Joseph and Agnes (Kush) Czapla. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1943 and then from Milford College. Ray served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from June 1943 March 1946 where he was stationed...
Dwayne Drummond
Oct 18, 2013
Dwayne Drummond, age 40, died Friday, October 18, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Dwayne was born October 31, 1972 in Columbus to Melvin and Donna (Lovell) Drummond. He received his education at District # 10 and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1991. He was active in sports and was the first state champion in wrestling at Lakeview. He...
Jean Powers
Oct 18, 2013
(Ilva) Jean Powers died Friday, October 18, 2013 at Faith Regional Health Center in Norfolk. (Ilva) Jean Powers was born January 8, 1925, at Venango, Nebraska, to David and Myrtle (Chaney) Newth. Jean was the seventh child, having four older brothers and two older sisters. She attended Venango Public School, graduating in 1941 followed by Kearney State College for two...
Marilyn R. Evans
Oct 17, 2013
Marilyn R. Evans, 75, of Columbus died Thursday, October 17, 2013 in Omaha. Mrs. Evans was born September 16, 1938 in Mendota, Illinois, to Harold and Margaret (Schmidt) Bansau. She attended Holy Cross Grade School and graduated in 1956 from Mendota High School. She was a graduate of Mercy School of Nursing, St. Ambrose College, in Davenport, Iowa. She married...