Roger Thorpe
May 28, 2013
Roger A. Thorpe, age 43, of Columbus died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Roger Allen Thorpe was born July 2, 1969 in Columbus to the late Kenneth J. Thorpe and Rita Petermann Thorpe. He graduated from Columbus High in 1988. Roger worked for Behlen Manufacturing, Columbus Irrigation, Twin River Irrigation, Common Wealth Electric Company and was...
Lorraine Gallo
May 24, 2013
Lorraine Gallo, age 86, of Columbus died, Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Lorraine A. Gallo was born August 21, 1926 in Platte County, Nebraska to Herman and Cecelia (Hamling) Schmid. She graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 1944. Lorraine married Rudolph Gallo on February 5, 1952 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. She worked at Northwestern...
Bonnie J. Lamb
May 24, 2013
Bonnie Janette Lamb of Columbus, Nebraska died May 24, 2013 at the Columbus Golden Living Center of leukemia. Bonnie was born February 19, 1934 to Don Rice Fowler and Florence Aleece (Wilson) Fowler in Centerville, Iowa. She graduated from Oak Park Academy in Nevada, Iowa in 1952. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Leonard Lamb on June 8, 1953...
Kenneth Kropatsch
May 23, 2013
Kenneth Kropatsch of Osceola died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at his home in Polk County. Kenneth J. Kropatsch was born March 16, 1944 in Columbus, NE to Leonard and Tillie (Germata) Kropatsch. He grew up north of Osceola where he attended District 39 School and graduated from Osceola High School in 1962. Ken married Julia Zywiec on July 13, 1968....
Iona K. Slates
May 22, 2013
Iona K. Slates, age 84, of Columbus died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Iona Slates was born May 4, 1929 in Oakwood, MO. She grew up in the Oakwood and Hannibal, Mo area. She graduated from Quincy High School in Illinois. Iona married Robert G. Slates on June 16, 1947 in Palmyra, MO. They...
Lori L. Wunderlich
May 18, 2013
Lori died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Lori L. Wunderlich was born November 18, 1962 in Columbus, Nebraska to Jim and Connie (Larsen) Rankin. The family moved to Lincoln where Lori graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School. She married Bruce Hirschbrunner in Columbus. Lori later married Paul Wunderlich on August 10, 2002 in Las...
Lois Twohig
May 13, 2013
Lois J. Twohig died Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Lois J. Twohig was born June 1, 1926 in Madison, Nebraska to Herman and Bessie (Wolfgram) Grothe. She graduated from Madison High School and received her RN from Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha. Lois worked at Clarkson Hospital, several nursing homes in Nebraska and spent the...
Melvin Kampschnieder
May 12, 2013
Melvin Kampschnieder of Columbus died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Mory's Haven. Melvin Leonard Kampschnieder was born December 31, 1939 in Colfax County, NE to Victor and Bohumila (Dvorak) Kampschnieder. He grew up in the Howells area and graduated from Howells High School in 1958. On April 24, 1962 he was united in marriage to Bernie Franzluebbers in Dodge, NE....
Clara E. Bosak
May 7, 2013
Clara Ella Bosak 95, died Tuesday May 7, 2013 at Friend Manor, Friend, Ne., Funeral Services will be Friday, May 10, 2013 with Reverend Paixao Baptista officiating. Visitation will be at the Dorchester United Methodist Church at 10:30, prior to the service at 1PM. Burial will be at Dorchester Cemetery, Dorchester, Ne. Clara E. Taborek was born March 12, 1918...
William E. Novotny
May 7, 2013
William E. Novotny of Columbus died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Columbus Community Hospital. William E. Novotny was born November 13, 1923 in San Benito, TX to William and Frances (Yechout) Novotny. He grew up in Texas until moving to Schuyler when he was 12 to help farm his grandfathers land. William attended Schuyler High School. On April 14, 1941...
Judy Ditter
May 4, 2013
Judy Ditter, age 65, of Columbus, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Fremont, Nebraska. Judy Ditter was born on July 4th, 1947 to Walter and Lorraine (Ewert) Egger in rural Platte County. She grew up in the Columbus area and graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 1965. She was united in marriage to Harvey Ditter on August 26th 1967...
Bernice Drozd
May 3, 2013
Bernice V. Drozd of Duncan died Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Osceola Good Samaritan Center. Bernice V. Drozd was born June 9, 1930 in rural Lindsay, NE to Carl and Theodosia (Micek) Sempek. She grew up in the Lindsay area and attended District 42 School in Platte County. She was united in marriage to Leonard Drozd on September 1,...
Margaret Sliva
May 1, 2013
Margaret Sliva, age 75, of Columbus, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Lincoln. Margaret Ann Sliva was born September 18, 1937 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Gerald and Catherine (Voichoiski) Konert. She grew up in Genoa and graduated from Genoa High School. Margaret worked at St. Marys Hospital and Dale Electronics. She married Richard Sliva on January 18, 1957 in Yakima,...
Kyler Michael Wemhoff
May 1, 2013
Kyler Michael Wemhoff was born April 30, 2013 in Columbus to Shane and Tricia (Preister) Wemhoff. Kyler died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Columbus Community Hospital. He is survived by: Parents Shane and Tricia Wemhoff of Columbus Brother Zane Wemhoff of Columbus Grandparents Jay and Darlene Wemhoff of Columbus Grandparents Mike and Ruth Preister of Columbus Great Grandparents Bill and...
Gaye Slovinski
Apr 29, 2013
Gaye Lynn Slovinski, age 61, of Stillwater, OK died in her home on Monday, April 29th, 2013. Mrs. Slovinski was born December 30th 1951 in Columbus, NE to Milton and Laura Sullivan, Gaye graduated from Lakeview high school in May of 1970 and on October 24, 1970 she married Robert J. Slovinski at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center,...
Frances Zelazny
Apr 29, 2013
Frances A. Zelazny, age 100, of Silver Creek died Monday, April 29, 2013 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Francis was born January 22, 1913 in Nance County to Charles and Mary (Sturek) Bialas. She grew up on the family farm. Frances married Edward Zelazny in 1934. Along with raising her family she helped her husband on the family farm. Edward...
Moni Hays
Apr 29, 2013
Moni Hays of Columbus died Monday April 29, 2013 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. Moni Hays was born February 3, 1958 in Lima, Ohio to Rod and Pat (Morris) Hays. After growing up in Cridersville, OH, Moni moved to Columbus where she lived for the majority of her life. Moni worked for GreyStone for several years, and she worked...
Valma Janicek
Apr 28, 2013
Valma Janicek, age 82, of Columbus died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home in Columbus. Valma Theresa Janicek was born August 30, 1930 in Platte Center, Nebraska to Henry and Gunda (Melcher) Pillen. She grew up on the family farm in Platte Center. She graduated from Platte Center High School. On September 27, 1951 she married Melvin Janicek. Along...
Carroll Hahn
Apr 28, 2013
Carroll J. Hahn of Columbus died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Carroll J. Hahn was born on April 1, 1927 in Columbus, NE to John and Hedwig (Shock) Hahn. He attended grade school at Hahn Country School in Polk County and Kramer High School in Columbus. He married Dorothy Dottie Svoboda on October...
Gilbert Cave
Apr 28, 2013
Gilbert died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Shalimar Gardens Assisted Living in Fremont, Nebraska. Gilbert George Cave was born September 29, 1923 in Spalding, Nebraska to George and Mary (Schleich) Cave. He attended Spalding Academy and graduated from Genoa High School. Gilbert served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from August, 1941 to September, 1945. He married Corrine Seiler...