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Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek
nebraska.
Debra Dubas
Jul 16, 2013
Debra A. Dubas died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at her home in Columbus, Nebraska. Debra A. Liss was born October 25, 1956 to Raymond and Evelyn (Koziol) Liss in Columbus. Deb grew up in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High School. Deb was married and moved to Clarks in 1981 where she had four children. She devoted the next 14...
Clarabelle &Quot;Kay&Quot; Powers
Jul 15, 2013
Kay died Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Clarabelle "Kay" Powers was born March 27, 1920 in Greenwood, Wisconsin to Richard E. and Martha Christine (Schultz) Larson. She grew up near Greenwood and graduated from Loyal High School in Loyal Wisconsin. She married Elmer Powers on April 22, 1989 at the Wesleyan Church in Eau...
Jerome I. Staroscik
Jul 14, 2013
Jerome died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Jerome I. Staroscik was born February 13, 1936 in Columbus, Nebraska to Ignatius and Clementene (Nosal) Staroscik. He graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 1955. Jerome served in the National Guards from 1953 1956 and then Active Duty with the U.S. Army from 1956 1958. Following that he...
Paulette Brandt
Jul 14, 2013
Paulette Brandt of Richland died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln. Paulette Marie Brandt was born June 9, 1953 in Alliance, NE to Frank and Lucina (Schleppenbach) Mann. Paulette grew up in Blair, NE where she attended schools. On April 3, 1971 she was united in marriage to Jerry Brandt in Blair. She lived in Columbus...
Phyllis Augustine
Jul 11, 2013
Phyllis Augustine of Columbus died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at her home in Columbus. Phyllis Ann Augustine, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Meierotto) Higgins was born November 21, 1936 at Red Oak, Iowa. She grew up in Columbus and graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 1954. On July 6, 1955, Phyllis was united in marriage to Tony Augustine...
Gary Kirkpatrick
Jul 8, 2013
Gary Kirkpatrick, age 67,of Columbus, died Monday, July, 8, 2013 at the Cottonwood House in Columbus. Gary Lee Kirkpatrick, the son of Ralph H. and Fern A. (Cross) Kirkpatrick, was born July 9, 1945 at Burlington, Iowa. He grew up in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1963. Gary attended Western Iowa University. He served in the Iowa...
Irene Slizoski
Jul 3, 2013
Irene Slizoski, age 84, of Sioux City, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Casa De Paz in Sioux City, Iowa. Irene Pauline Slizoski was born December 27, 1928 in Greeley County, Nebraska to Michael John and Anna (Kowalski) Valasek. She grew up in the Wolbach, St. Paul and Greeley area. Irene married Edward Slizoski in February of 1947. The...
Paul Petermann
Jun 29, 2013
Paul died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Paul Joseph Petermann was born January 22, 1958 in York, Nebraska to Dorothy Petermann. He grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Columbus, Nebraska. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1976. Paul married Becky King February 28, 1980 in Columbus. He was employed at Middle State Manufacturing for...
Melvin Braun
Jun 27, 2013
Melvin Braun, age 72, of Columbus, died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Melvin F. Braun was born June 27, 1941 in Humphrey, Nebraska to Remy and Alice (Dohmen) Braun. He grew up in the Humphrey area and attended School at St. Marys before moving to Columbus. He graduated from St. Bonaventure High and later attended CCC...
Michael Gubbels
Jun 25, 2013
Michael J. Gubbels died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Columbus. Michael Joseph Gubbels, the son of Mathias and Sophia (Scharf) Gubbels, was born September 29, 1924 in Randolph, Nebraska. He graduated from St. Francis High School in Randolph in 1941. On November 27, 1951, Michael was united in marriage to Dorothy A. Noelle at St. Francis...
Florine Bond
Jun 24, 2013
Florine died Monday, June 24, 2013 at Meridian Gardens in Columbus. Florine Bond was born October 30, 1918 to James and Amelia Von der Lieth Edmison of Columbus, Nebraska. She was the youngest of four children. She graduated from Silver Creek High School in 1935. Florine received her normal teaching certificate and taught in rural schools for five years. In...
Donald F. Sliva
Jun 22, 2013
Don died Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Donald F. Sliva was born September 16, 1941 in Columbus, Nebraska to Joseph and Mary Victoria (Yelli) Sliva. Don worked for U.P. Railroad and then for the State of Nebraska when he met Judy. He married Judy Bartos on September 26, 1968 at St. Anthony Church in...
Kinyon &Quot;Ted&Quot; Brooks
Jun 22, 2013
Kinyon "Ted" Brooks of Columbus died Saturday, June 22, 2013 at his home in rural Columbus. Kinyon "Ted" Brooks was born July 29, 1924 in Montpelier, VT to Kinyon H. & Rose (Cook) Brooks. Ted grew up in Albion, NY and graduated from Albion High School in 1941 where he was a four year four letter winner in baseball, football,...
Mario Torres-Hernandez
Jun 14, 2013
Mario Alberto Torres-Hernandez of Columbus died Friday, June 14, 2013 at his home. Mario was born October 12, 1984 in Aguascalientes, Mexico to Mario Torres and Maria del Rosario Hernandez-Macias. Mario was a 2002 graduate of Columbus High School. He enjoyed playing the guitar, listening to music, playing basketball, and working on his car. He is survived by: Sister Rocio...
Betty Kumm
Jun 13, 2013
Betty Kumm, age 86, of Columbus, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Butler County Health Care Center. Betty was born July 27, 1926 in Winner, South Dakota to John and Magdalene (Walker) Bartsch. She was raised by Carl and Magdalene (Walker) Wallen. Betty lived in Winner until age 12. She moved to Neligh, Nebraska and lived there until her...
Patricia Vetick
Jun 11, 2013
Patricia A. Vetick, age 82, of Silver Creek, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Patricia was born October 25, 1930 in Merrick County, Nebraska to Joseph and Celia (Sock) Kubas. She received her education at Silver Creek High School and graduated in 1948. She married Bernard Vetick on April 28, 1954 at St. Lawrence...
Robert L. Bures
Jun 10, 2013
Robert died Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Robert "Bob" Bures, the son of Leo and Margaret (Speicher) Bures was born April 26, 1940 at Columbus, Nebraska. Bob grew up in Columbus and graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 1958. He served four years in the National Guard. He married Linda Amend in Columbus. Bob was...
Jorge Alfredo Garcia Flores
Jun 5, 2013
Jorge Alfredo Garcia Flores died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Jorge Alfredo Garcia Flores was born May 11, 1987 in El Salvador to Jorge A. Garcia and Maria M. Flores. He graduated from Schuyler High School. Jorge married Yorleni F. Reyes on October of 2010 in Columbus. He was currently employed at Heartland Builders in Columbus....
Maria Rosario Del Cid
May 31, 2013
Maria died Friday, May 31, 2013 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Maria Rosario Del Cid was born June 23, 1958 in Guatemala to Luis Corado and Maria Antonia Del Cid. She grew up in Guatemala before moving to California. She married Jose J. Aguilar Lemus on June 26, 1999 in California. She lived in California 18 years before moving to...
Theresa Michalski
May 28, 2013
Theresa Michalski, age 82, of Columbus, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Schuyler.
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