Clifford Stopak
May 25, 2011
Clifford Stopak of Columbus died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Bryan LGH-West in Lincoln. Clifford Stopak was born July 9, 1941 in Fullerton, NE to Louis and Elizabeth (Knopik) Stopak. He grew up on a farm by Fullerton and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1958. Cliff entered the US Army from 1959 to 1961. On October 6, 1962 he...
Clara Warnick
May 20, 2011
Clara Warnick of Columbus died Friday, May 20, 2011 at her home in Columbus. Clara H. Warnick was born October 4, 1915 in Duncan, NE to Christopher and Mary (Pawlowicz) Staroscik. She received her education at St. Stanislaus School in Duncan. On January 13, 1945, she was united in marriage to Walter M. Warnick at St. Stanislaus. They made their...
Darlene Fernau
May 18, 2011
Darlene Fernau, of 65, of Columbus died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Darlene is survived by: Son: Duane (Sonya) Fernau Grandson: Ethan Fernau Granddaughter: Lexie Fernau all of Burke, SD Daughter: Shawn Fernau Grandson: Cassidy Wright Grandson: Calvin Wright Granddaughter: Cailey Fernau Great Granddaughter: Anabelle Wright all of Schuyler, NE Daughter: Monica Fernau Granddaughter:...
Vern Lustgraaf
May 15, 2011
Vern Lustgraaf of Columbus died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Schuyler. Vern Lustgraaf was born April 11, 1935 in Neola, IA to Gerard and Mary (Haas) Lustgraaf. He was raised and attended school in Iowa. Vern moved to Columbus in 1975 where he worked for Nielsen Chevrolet for 22 years in the auto body department....
Henry &Quot;Jack&Quot; Sokol
May 13, 2011
Henry "Jack" Sokol died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Montclair in Omaha, Nebraska. Henry "Jack" Sokol was born January 19, 1932 in Platte County, Nebraska to Leo C. and Helen (Czuba) Sokol. He went to grade school at St. Stanislaus in Duncan, and graduated from Duncan High School in 1949. Henry "Jack" was in the Army from 1952 - 1954...
Elinor Viergutz
May 12, 2011
Elinor M. Viergutz, age 98, of Columbus died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Elinor was born May 30, 1912 in Columbus, Nebraska to Louis and Mary (Stanzel) Glur. She received her education at St. Francis Academy in Columbus. She married Gus Viergutz on October 19, 1936 at Savanah, Missouri. They were married 56 years at the...
Edwin F. Voigt
May 12, 2011
Edwin died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Edwin F. Voigt was born May 2, 1930 in Bon Homme County, South Dakota near Avon to Ralph and Katie (Fisher) Voigt. He came to an early personal relationship with Jesus and was baptized at Tyndal Baptist Church. Edwin graduated from Augustana College and North American Baptist Seminary is...
Barbara Melliger
May 9, 2011
Barbara Mary Melliger, 87, of Columbus, passed away peacefully at Prairie Village on Monday, May 9, 20ll. Services will be held at l:00p.m. on Thursday at St. Bonaventure Church. Her ashes will be buried at the parish cemetery. Coffee and cake will be served at the Parish Center afterwards. There will be a rosary held at 7p.m on Wednesday at...
Wilma Killham
May 8, 2011
Wilma Esther Killham, age 90, of Columbus, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Countryside Home in Madison. Wilma was born February 14, 1921 in Platte County, Nebraska to George Sr. and Ida (Lemp) Tiaden. Wilma attended Platte Co. School District #37 and graduated from Kramer High School in 1939....
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...