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....
Alan Hoppenstedt
Apr 3, 2011
Alan Hoppenstedt, 49, of Columbus, Ne. died Sunday April 3rd 2011 at Columbus Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 2-4 pm, Tuesday April 12th at McKown Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 22nd 1961 in Columbus, to Lena & Orville Hoppenstedt Survivors included his mother, Lena Larsen of Columbus; brother Ronnie Baxter and his wife Dianna, of Oklahoma City, Ok;...
Fred Adam Vetick
Mar 30, 2011
Fred died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Fred Adam Vetick was born on March 26th, 1923 to Adam and Frances (Shemek) Vetick in Nance County. He was educated up until the 8th grade and then farmed with his parents. He also worked for Grosch Irrigation for 8 years. During that time he married Shirley Kauffman on...
Mildred &Quot;Millie&Quot; Sansoni
Mar 28, 2011
Millie Sansoni, 92, of Columbus died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Mildred "Millie" Sansoni was born October 3, 1918 in Omaha to Leo and Mildred (Babic) Veselick. She grew up in Omaha where she attended Omaha South Schools. Millie moved to Columbus in 1951 where she worked for Becton-Dickinson for 34 years until she retired. Millie...
Thelma L. Johnson
Mar 28, 2011
Thelma L. Johnson of Stromsburg, formerly of Columbus died Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Thelma Loray Johnson was born September 24, 1924 in Ulysses, NE to Oliver and Nettie (Andrew) Moore. She was raised in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses high school in 1942. On April 12, 1957 she was united in marriage to...
Betty J. Soulliere
Mar 24, 2011
Betty J. Soulliere, age 74, of Platte Center, died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Betty J. Soulliere was born January 13, 1937 in Columbus, Nebraska to John Ignarski and Anna (Hamling) Ignarski Gleason. She graduated from Platte Center High School in 1954. Betty married George Soulliere on May 3, 1958 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in...
Leona M. Siebler
Mar 22, 2011
Leona died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Leona M. Siebler was born September 22, 1918 in Shenandoah, Iowa to John Henry and Amelia (Vette) Tiemann. She grew up in Boone County. Leona married Henry "Hank" Jensen on April 27, 1940. The couple lived in St. Edward, NE where she worked at the Albion Creamery and the...
Bernard &Quot;Bernie&Quot; Heinsohn
Mar 17, 2011
Bernard "Bernie" Heinsohn, 83, of Columbus died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln. Bernard Bernie C. Heinsohn was born August 9, 1927 in Rogers, NE to Charles and Clara (Hron) Heinsohn. He grew up in Colfax County and graduated from Schuyler High School. He entered the US Navy and served in World War II from 1945-1949....
Clara Ruth Barber
Mar 15, 2011
Clara died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Clara Ruth Barber was born September 2, 1919 in Coleridge, Nebraska to John and Clara Maude (Nelson) Junk. She married Everet V. Barber on May 7, 1939 in Mapleton, Iowa. The couple lived in Mapleton & Los Angeles before moving to Platte Center in the 1950's. Clara worked at...
Lillian A. Brdicko
Mar 15, 2011
Lillian A Brdicko, age 89, of Fremont, formerly of Columbus died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Fremont. Lillian A. Brdicko was born October 4, 1921 in Clarkson, Nebraska to Joe W. and Martha (Janacek) Konicek. She graduated from Clarkson High School in 1940. Lillian worked at Omar Bakery in Omaha from 1940 to 1943. She was married to Evon "Shiny"...
Adeline Lamb
Mar 8, 2011
Adeline C. Lamb, the Widow of Orville C. Lamb, received into Heaven March 8 in Waverly, at the age of 89. Adeline was born Dec. 12, 1921, in Silver Creek, to William Leith (formerly VonderLieth) and Ever Ann (Dickson) Leith. Adeline graduated from Silver Creek High School in 1940, and commenced a 40 year, approximately 1000 pupil, elementary education career...
Irene Slusarski
Mar 6, 2011
Irene Slusarski of Columbus died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Edgewood Vista in Columbus. Irene Slusarski was born December 29, 1919 in Polk County to Joseph and Stella (Berzenski) Small. She was raised in Polk and Merrick Counties where she attended District 60 Schools. Irene worked as a housekeeper for several Columbus families and later at Sears in Chicago...