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Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Estela Barrios

Estela Barrios

Sep 13, 2024

Estela A. Barrios, age 64, died Friday, September 13, 2024, at her home in Columbus. Services are pending.

Estela Cervantes Lares

Se que es difícil decirte que no llores mi partida pero me encuentro en un lugar mucho mejor donde tengo paz & tranquilidad donde no hay dolor & tristeza me encuentro de la mano...

Larry Lewis

Larry Lewis

Sep 12, 2024

Larry Lewis, age 91, died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Monday from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.  followed by a vigil service at 5:00 p.m., all occurring at the Church. Interment is in Parkview Cemetery in...

Percy M. Anderson

Percy M. Anderson

Sep 9, 2024

Percy M. Anderson, age 98 of Columbus, died Monday, September 9, 2024, at the Genoa Long Term Care.

Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the Bible Baptist Church in Columbus with Pastor Robert Walker officiating. Visitation is from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation continues on Thursday from 1-2 pm...

Dianne Micek

Dianne Micek

Sep 3, 2024

Dianne Love Micek, age 73, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Osceola, NE.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2024, at St. Stanislaus Church in Duncan, NE.  Visitation is 5-7 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024, with a 7:00 pm Vigil service, all occurring at the Church.

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David "Dj" Bower Jr.

David "Dj" Bower Jr.

Sep 2, 2024

David Bower Jr "DJ", age 50, died Monday, September 2, 2024.

The family will receive friends at McKown Funeral Home Monday, September 9, 2024, from 11 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. A private memorial service will be held. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. David Bower Jr. was born May 15, 1974, to David...

Betty Latham

Betty Latham

Sep 1, 2024

Betty Schmit Latham, age 86, died Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian burial will be 1:30 Friday, September 6, 2024 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at 12:00 p.m. until service time Friday, all occurring at the Church. Interment will be at Ss. Peter's & Mary's -Presentation...

Mark Brown

Mark Brown

Aug 31, 2024

Mark Brown, age 40, died Saturday, August 31, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2024, at 1C – The Sanctuary Church in Columbus.  Visitation is 9:00 a.m. Friday until service time at the church. Mark will be laid to rest in Alliance, Nebraska.

Memorials may be...

Stella Sleddens

Stella Sleddens

Aug 31, 2024

Stella Sleddens, age 91, died Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2024, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. followed by a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. all at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue from 9:30 -...

Elizabeth Kush

Elizabeth Kush

Aug 29, 2024

Elizabeth "Betty" Kush age 77, of Silver Creek died Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. Visitation is Tuesday 5-7 p.m. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service all at the church. Visitation will continue...

Larry Redel

Larry Redel

Aug 23, 2024

Larry L. Redel, age 76, died Friday August 23, 2024, at the Columbus Community Hospital.

Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2024, at Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Cory Burma officiating. Visitation is Thursday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the church. Visitation will continue Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church....

Pamela Gronenthal

Pamela Gronenthal

Aug 20, 2024

Pamela "Pam" Gronenthal died Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at her home at Duncan Lakes.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday, August 23 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation with family is 5-7 pm Thursday at McKown Funeral Home with a 7:00 pm Vigil service to follow, also at the funeral home. Visitation continues...

Jimmy L. Martin

Jimmy L. Martin

Aug 20, 2024

Jimmy L. Martin, age 69 of Columbus died Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in Omaha.

Interment will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2024 at Roselawm Memorial Cemetery in Columbus

Jimmy was born November 9, 1954 in Newman Grove, Nebraska to Carroll and Margaret (Captain) Martin. He was married to Elsie Shockley on August 3, 1974...

Beverly Wemhoff

Beverly Wemhoff

Aug 16, 2024

Beverly Wemhoff, 75, died Friday, August 16, 2024, at her home in Platte Center.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 22,  at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center. Visitation is being held from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, with a 7 p.m. Vigil service, all occurring at the Church. Visitation will continue Thursday...

Bonnie Cyza

Bonnie Cyza

Aug 14, 2024

Bonita "Bonnie" M. Cyza, 78, passed away peacefully August 14, 2024, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial is being held 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 19, at St. Mary's Catholic Church-Pilzno, County Road 140, in rural Osceola. Visitation is being held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday August 18, with a 5 p.m. Vigil service, at...

Norma Hemmer

Norma Hemmer

Aug 8, 2024

Norma Hemmer, 91, of Columbus died Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church.  There will be a CDA rosary at the church at 4:30 p.m. Monday with visitation to follow from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. There will be a...

Ruth Beiermann

Ruth Beiermann

Aug 6, 2024

Ruth Beiermann, age 97, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Cottonwood Senior Living in Columbus.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church – Grand Prairie. Visitation is Friday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home. Burial is in the Zion Lutheran – Grand Prairie Cemetery.

Ruth Adeline Beiermann was born...

Mary K. Nickolite

Mary K. Nickolite

Aug 5, 2024

Mary K. Nickolite, 87, of Columbus, passed away peacefully August 5, 2024 at Columbus Community Hospital surrounded by her three children.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2024 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday, August 8, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with a 5:00 p.m. vigil service at St. Isidore Church. Visitation...

Rick Hansen

Rick Hansen

Jul 29, 2024

Rick Hansen, age 66, died Monday, July 29, 2024, at his home in Columbus. The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 2, 2024, at McKown Funeral Home. Rick Hansen was born November 21, 1957, in Columbus to Gary and Betty (Becker) Hansen. He lived in Columbus and Fremont where he graduated from Fremont High...

Gerald "Jerry" Adamy

Gerald "Jerry" Adamy

Jul 28, 2024

Gerald R. Adamy died peacefully on July 28, 2024, at Emerald Care & Rehab in Columbus, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Presentation (Marietta) Catholic Church in rural Bellwood with Fr. Adam Sughroue and Fr. Joseph Steele celebrating the Mass. Visitation is at McKown Funeral Home on Monday from 4:00-7:00...

Donna Jean Kershaw

Donna Jean Kershaw

Jul 27, 2024

Donna Kershaw, 95, of Silver Creek, died  July 27, 2024 at Prairie Village in Columbus.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2024 at the Methodist Church in Silver Creek, NE. Visitation is Sunday, August 4, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designations. The...

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