Gordon Zeller
Jan 2, 2012
Gordon Zeller, age 86, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home, Bellwood Legion or to Aquinas High School. Gordon G. Zeller was born December 23, 1925 in Bellwood, Nebraska to August & Lydia (Zeller) Merz. He lived in Columbus before moving to...
Martin L. Jareske, Sr.
Dec 27, 2011
Martin died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center in Osceola, Nebraska. Martin Leo Jareske, Sr. was born February 12, 1923 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Anthony and Frances (Liss) Jareske. He grew up on the farm in Fullerton and married Theonilla Marie Staroscik on January 18, 1947 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus. Martin farmed his...
Dorothy Krzycki
Dec 26, 2011
Dorothy "Dottie" A. Krzycki, age 81 of Columbus died Monday, December 26, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Columbus In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to St. Anthonys Church, St. Anthony School, Food for The Hungry, Donors's Choice Dottie was born on January 30th, 1930 to Alex and Anna (Cyza) Drozd near Monroe. She grew up on a farm...
Mary Lou Green
Dec 25, 2011
Mary Lou Green of Columbus died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Mary Lou was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska the child of Charles Terence and Emma (Kenney) McManus. She attended the College of St. Mary Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Lincoln where she received her Bachelors Degree in Education. In 1953 she began...
Louis T. Yrkoski
Dec 23, 2011
Louis died Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Litzenberg Memorial Hospital in Central City. Louis T. Yrkoski was born July 19, 1922 in Nance County, Nebraska to George and Veronica (Liss) Yrkoski. He attended rural Nance County Schools and Ss. Peter & Paul Parochial School at Krakow. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry during WWII from December 9, 1942...
Shirley Zegar
Dec 16, 2011
Shirley Zegar, age 79, of Columbus, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Shirley Ann Zegar was born May 2, 1932 in Columbus, Nebraska to Edward and Esther (Engel) Gerber. She was raised in Platte County and attended District 43 grade school before graduating from Duncan High School in 1950. She married Virgil Zegar on August 29,...
Lillian Ainsworth
Dec 14, 2011
Lillian Ainsworth of Columbus died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Mory's Haven. Lillian A. Ainsworth was born on October 24, 1917 in Elgin, NE to Henry and Laura (Williams) Jasper. She grew up in Elgin and Humphrey. Lillian graduated from Humphrey St. Francis School in 1936. On July 13, 1937 she was united in marriage to Rodney Ainsworth at St....
Alois Zywiec
Dec 11, 2011
Alois went to be home with the Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. Alois Zywiec was born April 29, 1936 in Krakow, rural Genoa, Nebraska, to Pete and Barbara (Dush) Zywiec. He attended grade school in Krakow and at St. Anthony School in Columbus. Alois served in the U. S. Navy from March 1956...
Manny Cimpl
Dec 9, 2011
Emanuel "Manny" Charles Cimpl, age 81, died December 9, 2011 at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. Manny was born February 1, 1930 to Ladislav and Lillian (Hamberger) Cimpl in Tabor, South Dakota. After attending grade school in Tabor, he graduated from Trinity High School in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1948 he started his own business in Tabor buying and...
Loretta Ann (Kaup) Wewel
Dec 8, 2011
Loretta died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Loretta Ann Wewel was born June 16, 1910 on the family farm near Menominee, Nebraska to Paul and Ida (Klienschmidt) Albrecht. She was the fifth of eight children raised on a farm near Menominee. Loretta and her other siblings were schooled at the St. Boniface school in Menominee. As...
Charlotte Kinzer
Dec 6, 2011
Charlotte Kinzer, age 74, of Columbus, died Tuesday at the Columbus Community Hospital. Charlotte was born December 26, 1936 in Richland, Nebraska to Vaughn and Frances (Loveless) Seid. She received her education in Richland and St. Bonaventure High. Along with raising her family she worked at Sapp Brothers for many years. She is survived by: Son: Charles Johnson of Columbus,...
Olivia King (Nee: Clark)
Dec 4, 2011
Olivia "Fran" King, age 67, of Columbus passed peacefully while sleeping Sunday, December 4, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. She was born July 14, 1944 in Redbush, Kentucky and lived in Omaha, NE. She moved to Duncan and built and owned the Dew Drop Inn. It was a local favorite of the Duncan Community and lakes.She was...
Carol Lou Severyn
Dec 3, 2011
Carol died Saturday, December 3, 2011 at her home in Platte Center. Carol Lou Severyn was born April 20, 1940 in Curtis, Nebraska to Leo and Helen Marian (Howard) Sweet. She grew up in western Nebraska and attended Fremont Public Schools. Carol married Jack Lee Severyn on August 25, 1957 in Fremont. While living in Fremont she worked at the...
Barbara J. Tucek
Dec 2, 2011
Barbara died Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Tabitha Good House in Lincoln, Nebraska. Barbara Jane (Allen) Tucek was born October 16, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska to Dr. James and Doris (Lindburg) Allen. She grew up in Craig, Nebraska and graduated from Craig High School in 1948. She went on to attend Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and graduated from...
Joan Shefcyk
Dec 2, 2011
Joan died Friday, December 2, 2011 at her home. Joan Shefcyk was born October 30, 1941 in Genoa, Nebraska to Andrew and Dorothy (Sutko) Dush. She grew up in the Clarks area. She graduated from Clarks High School. Joan married Daniel Shefcyk on August 27, 1960 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. They lived in Columbus where Joan...
Helen Mccarty
Nov 28, 2011
Helen McCarty of Columbus died Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Independence House in Lincoln. Helen McCarty was born May 20, 1922 in York, NE to Arthur and Lydia (Nowak) Otto. She grew up on a farm outside of York and graduated from York Public Schools. On July 5, 1942 Helen was united in marriage to Robert L. McCarty. They...
Marguerite Hartsel
Nov 27, 2011
Marguerite died Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City, Nebraska. Marguerite Hartsel was born October 19, 1926 in Page County, Iowa to Clarence Earl and Josephine (Dukeshire) Resh. She married Virgil L. Hartsel on May 19, 1945 in Cawker City, Kansas. The couple lived in California and Seattle, Washington while he was in...
Marilyn M. Kantor
Nov 26, 2011
Marilyn M. Kantor, age 79, of Columbus, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at her home in Columbus. Marilyn Mae Kantor was born January 9, 1932 in Weston, Nebraska to Stanley and Sylvia (Zeleny) Prochaska. She grew up in the Weston area. She married John S. Kantor Jr. on April 30, 1955 at St. Mary's Catholic Church-Pilsno. They lived in Weston...
Deloris Kocina
Nov 26, 2011
Deloris E. Kocina of Madison, formerly of Platte Center died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Countryside Home in Madison. Deloris, the daughter of Carl and Edna (Butterfield) Boelter was born February 21, 1926 on a farm near Walnut, NE. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Venus, NE. She attended rural schools at Walnut and...
Edmund H. Loseke
Nov 19, 2011
Edmund died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Edmund H. Loseke was born December 08, 1917 in Columbus, Nebraska to August and Anna (Wilke) Loseke. He graduated from Kramer High School. Edmund served in the U.S. Aircorp during WWII as a mechanic from 1944 - 1948. He married Mary Ann Smolenski on August 24, 1974 at St....