David W. Boyd
May 8, 2011
David died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at his home in Columbus. David W. Boyd was born on Sept. 6th, 1943 in Columbus, Nebraska to Eugenia and Gayle Boyd. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1961. He lived and worked in Denver, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico before going into the Army in 1966. He served in both Korea and...
Lieselotte &Quot;Lotte&Quot; Hook
May 8, 2011
Lieselotte "Lotte" Hook of Columbus died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at her home. Lieselotte "Lotte" Hook was born April 6, 1929 in Langenselbold, Germany to Henry & Minna (Ickler) Lindner. On June 17, 1950 she was united in marriage to Charles Hook in Germany. Lotte was a homemaker. She lived in Crete, Lincoln, and Columbus. Lotte loved spending time with...
Delvin Belina
May 6, 2011
Delvin died Friday, May 6, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Delvin "Delvie" Belina was born February 20, 1950 in Columbus to Lad and Adella (Hamsa) Belina. He spent most of his life with Region IV which is now Northstar Services. Delvie worked at Pizza Hut for 20 years from 1982-2002. He enjoyed dancing, listening to Polka music, and watching...
Chelsea Ann Maly
May 6, 2011
Chelsea died Friday, May 6, 2011 in Omaha. Chelsea was born on March 25, 1988 to Crystal A. (Peterson) and Kelly J. Maly in Norfolk, NE. She enjoyed Girl Scouts and attended Norfolk Public Schools. She moved with her mother and siblings to Hastings, NE, where they resided from 1996 to 1998, and where Chelsea participated in Girls Scouts and...
Florence Weir
May 5, 2011
Florence Lorraine Weir, 80, of Columbus, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Columbus Community Hospital. In her words... Ready or not. I knew that someday it would all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things I collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. So what will...
Louis Szatko
May 5, 2011
Louis B. Szatko, age 95, of Columbus died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Louis B. Szatko was born October 21, 1915 in Platte County, Nebraska to Ingnatius "James" and Victoria (Gembica) Szatko. Louis worked in Barnesville, Minnesota as a farm hand for five years before joining the U.S. Army in June 1941. Louis was stationed in...
William L. Anson
May 4, 2011
William L. Anson of Genoa, formerly of Columbus, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Genoa Community Hospital/LTC. William L. Anson was born June 9, 1926 in Creston, Nebraska to Arthur S. and Mary Mae (Hall) Anson. He graduated from Creston H.S. in 1943 and from Northwestern University in Chicago. William served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from March 1944...
Patsy Lesiak
Apr 29, 2011
Patsy Lesiak of Columbus died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Columbus Community Hospital. Patsy Lesiak was born May 23, 1940 in Havens, NE to Marvin and Marie (Larsen) Wilcox. She grew up in the Havens and in Silver Creek where she received her education. On January 14, 1959, Patsy was united in marriage to Alonzo Lesiak in Silver Creek. They...
Lawrence &Quot;Larry&Quot; Ainsworth
Apr 29, 2011
Lawrence "Larry" Ainsworth,age 70 of Columbus died Friday, April 29, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Lawrence "Larry" Ainsworth was born August 27, 1940 in Humphrey, Nebraska to Rodney and Lillian (Jasper) Ainsworth. He received his education at Madison High School. He moved to Columbus in 1961. On September 7, 1963 he married Jeri Hausmann at St....
Lucile Shonka
Apr 24, 2011
Lucile Shonka of Lincoln, formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at the Independence House/Memory Care Unit in Lincoln. Lucile Shonka was born May 25, 1917 in Schuyler, NE to Wencel and Katerina (Fendrich) Bame. She was a 1934 graduate of Schuyler High School. On May 25, 1939 she married Glenn Shonka at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Schuyler....
Kenneth Tiemeyer
Apr 23, 2011
Kenneth died Saturday, April 23, 2011 in Omaha. Kenneth was born October 5th, 1947, in Clay Center, Kansas to Hubert and Hulda (Killman) Tiemeyer. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church south of Palmer, Kansas. Kenneth attended school at Linn, Kansas. On May 12th, 1973, He married Deb Lupher of Greenleaf, Kansas. They lived in the Greenleaf-Barnes area where...
Elvena Hoadley
Apr 19, 2011
Elvena Hoadley, age 98, of St. Edward, Nebraska died Tuesday, April 19, at the Cloverlodge Care Center in St. Edward. Elvena Hoadley was born December 15, 1912 in rural Lindsay, Nebraska to Marinus and Nicolina (Knudsen) Christensen. She attended District #63 school. Elvena married Sam Hoadley on October 15, 1935 at Holy Family Church in Lindsay. They had three children....
Mary Offerman
Apr 18, 2011
Mary died Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital following a lengthy respiratory illness. Her cremated remains will be buried back east with her parents.
Lloyd John Cooper
Apr 18, 2011
Lloyd John Cooper died Monday, April 18, 2011 at his home in Columbus. LLoyd John Cooper was born April 21, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska to Dr. Albert Lloyd and Elsie (Yost) Cooper. While in high school he enjoyed playing football, tennis, track, swimming, hiking, fishing, hunting, and flying, played in the Scottsbluff High School band and orchestra and obtained his...
Justine L. Rosenthal
Apr 15, 2011
Justine L. Rosenthal of Genoa died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Genoa Long Term Care. Justine was born May 25, 1918 in St. Libory, NE to Joseph and Balbina (Zoucha) Rosenthal. She is survived by: Sister Catherine Goering of Humphrey Sister Theresa Baukema of Montana Brother Larry Rosenthal of Norfolk Brother Bob Rosenthal of Denver She is preceded in death...
Lavina Voboril
Apr 13, 2011
LaVina E. Voboril, age 86 of Columbus died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Gold Crest Retirement Center in Adams, Nebraska. LaVina was born to John and Mary Svoboda on their farm near Morse Bluff, Nebraska, on March 15, 1925. She attended local schools and was a graduate of the Normal Training program at Morse Bluff High School. She married...
Walter W Egger
Apr 11, 2011
Walter died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Walter William Egger was born June 10, 1919 in Columbus, Nebraska to Moritz and Ida (Houser) Egger. He worked with his father on the farm in his younger life. On September 8, 1941 he was united in marriage to Lorraine M. Ewert, daughter of Edward W. and...
Roger A. Hansen
Apr 7, 2011
Roger A. Hansen, age 78, of Columbus, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Roger A. Hansen was born March 26, 1933 in Washington County, Nebraska to Alfred and Rena (Jensen) Hansen. He graduated from Tekamah High School. Roger served in the United States Army from 1953-1958. Roger married Theresa Kula George on June 1, 1991 at...
Richard F. Krings
Apr 4, 2011
Richard F. Krings of Columbus died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Columbus Community Hospital. Richard F. Krings was born December 3, 1943 in Fremont, NE to Frank and Alice (Westphal) Krings. He grew up in Fremont and graduated from Fremont Bergan High School in 1962. On March 27, 1963 he was united in marriage to Diane Kimball in Fremont. They...
Raymond E. &Quot;Ray&Quot; Beckman
Apr 4, 2011
Ray died Monday, April 4, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. Ray Beckman was born August 22, 1940 in Howells, Nebraska to Lawrence and Adeline (Novotny) Beckman. They later moved to Albion, Nebraska where Ray received his education. On August 4, 1958 Ray joined the U.S. Navy, where he attained the rank of 2nd Class Personnelman....