Toni Damme
Apr 23, 2024
Tonimarie "Toni" Damme, 67, of Columbus, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at her home in Columbus. Services 10:30 a.m. May 4, 2024 at the McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. May 3, 2024 at the McKown Funeral Home. Toni was born on April 6, 1957, in Orange, California, to Edward and Betty (Fisher) Tejeda. Toni received...
Gary Puckett
Apr 20, 2024
Gary Puckett, 88, of Columbus, died Saturday, April 20, 2024 at his home in Columbus surrounded by his family.
Funeral service is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Federated Church in Columbus. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Friday at McKown Funeral Home.
Gary was born November 13, 1935 in Smith Center, KS to Doris...
Richard Jones
Apr 20, 2024
Richard Jones, age 61, died Saturday, April 20, 2024 in Columbus, NE.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Richard was born March 17, 1963, in Schuyler, NE to Larry and Marilyn (Bohaty) Jones. Richard attended Lakeview High School and Columbus High School, and later received his GED in Lincoln, NE....
Mary Tinius
Apr 19, 2024
Mary Tinius, age 97, died Friday, April 19, 2024 in Columbus, NE.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 Friday, April 26, 2024 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at McKown Funeral Home. There will a 7:00 p.m. vigil service Thursday at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Friday morning 9:30 a.m. until service...
Jimmy Byrd
Apr 19, 2024
Jimmy Byrd was born August 1, 1952 in Port Hueneme, CA to Claude Freeman and Phoebe Muriel (Lane) Byrd Jimmy served in the US Navy for 4 years in aircraft maintenance. Jimmy married Brenda Roberts in Columbus. Jimmy worked as a maintenance electrician for Mobil Oil while living in California. While living in Columbus, he worked at ADM and...
Leona Houdek
Apr 14, 2024
Leona E. (Holtz) Houdek passed away April 14, 2024, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington, Nebraska.
A Service of Praise will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Visitation is Monday from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. The Nebraska Nurse Honor Guard will offer a tribute. Immediately following the...
Brian L Gumm
Apr 13, 2024
Brian L. Gumm , age 47, of Columbus, gained his wings on his favorite day of the month, April 13, 2024 at UNMC in Omaha.
A Celebration of Brian's life will be Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home. A reception will follow at Maximus Restaurant in Columbus.
In lieu of...
Curtis Wennekamp
Apr 12, 2024
Curtis Allen Wennekamp, 67, of LaGrange, Kentucky, died Friday, April 12, 2024 at Baptist Health Hospital in LaGrange. No local service is planned. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus, Nebraska.
Curtis was born on July 24,1956 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Eugene and Lillian (Miller) Wennekamp. The family lived in Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio before...
Charles Gonka
Apr 12, 2024
Charles "Chuck" Gonka, age 79, died Friday, April 12, 2024 surrounded by his family.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 19 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will continue Friday morning from 9:30-until service begin and is also...
Dan Pensick
Apr 11, 2024
Dan Pensick, age 65 of Ernst Lake, Columbus, Nebraska died Thursday, April 11, 2024, at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is 3-6 p.m. Tuesday. There will a 6:00 p.m. vigil service Tuesday at the church. Visitation will continue Wednesday morning 9:30 a.m. until service...
Roger Boss
Apr 11, 2024
Roger Boss, age 69, died Thursday, April 11, 2024, at his home in Bellwood.
Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2024, at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is Monday from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial is in Bellwood Cemetery.
Roger Dee Boss was born on July 31st, 1954, to Dellvina (Hill) and...
Jerome “Jerry” Kowalski
Apr 8, 2024
Jerome "Jerry" Kowalski, age 69, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Genoa Community Hospital, LTC.
Services are 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2024, at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is Friday from 3:00-5:00 also at the funeral home. Interment will take place in St. Bonaventure Cemetery at a later date.
Jerome Kowalski was born May...
Jeanine Stritzke
Apr 6, 2024
Jeanine Anne (Davis) Stritzke, 75, of Fairbury, Nebraska passed away on Saturday April 6th at Brookestone Acres in Columbus, Nebraska.
Jeanine was born on October 8, 1948, in Lafayette, Indiana. Her parents, Chester Paul Davis Jr and Clara Irene (Hotchkiss) Davis. They were in graduate school at Purdue University at the time. They later moved to Manhattan,...
Mary K Donnelly
Apr 5, 2024
Mary Katherine Donnelly 3/25/1942-04/5/2024
Mary passed away on April 5, 2024 at Columbus Community Hospital surrounded by family.
Services are 12 noon on Sunday, April 14 at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Peaceful Valley Section) in Omaha
Mary was born March 25th, 1942 in Omaha NE parents Earl & Dorothy Streeter. She grew up in...
Cathleen "Cathy" Hastreiter
Apr 4, 2024
Cathy Hastreiter, age 52 of Omaha died Thursday, April 4, 2024.
A Celebration of Cathy's Life with a luncheon to follow is at 1:00 pm Sunday, April 14 at Wunderlichs Catering in Columbus.
Cathleen Ann Hastreiter was born April 5,1971 in Norfolk to Robert and Theresa (Chohon) Hastreiter. She grew up in Madison County and...
Kaitlin Hall
Apr 1, 2024
Kaitlin Cheyanne Hall, age 29, of Columbus, died, April 1st 2024, at Columbus Community Hospital
Celebration of life is 3-5 Friday at McKown funeral home followed by a luncheon at the eagles in Columbus.
Kaitlin Cheyanne Hall was born December 19,1994 in Columbus Nebraska to Lori Galley Hall & late Curtis "Barry" Hall. She graduated...
Michael L. Mazankowski
Mar 31, 2024
Michael L. Mazankowski (July 15,1949 - March 31, 2024)
Michael "Mike" Mazankowski, age 74, of Columbus, died, March 31, 2024, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Sunday from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. with...
Louise Stepanek
Mar 31, 2024
Lousie Stepanek, 82, died Sunday, March 31, 2024, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center in Norfolk, NE.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 12, 2024, at the McKown Funeral Home chapel, Columbus, NE. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 12 from 11:30 AM until service time, also at the funeral...
Doris C Grabo
Mar 24, 2024
Doris C. Grabo, age 64 of Columbus, died Sunday, March 24, 2024 at her home.
A time of Celebrating Doris' Life will be held from 5-8 pm Monday April 1 at McKown Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Pediatric Cancer Research Fund or the American Cancer Society
Doris C. Grabo was born January 6, 1960...
Robert “Gregg” Eklund
Mar 18, 2024
Robert "Gregg" Eklund, age 89, died March 18, 2024, in Portland, OR.
Memorial services are 10:00 AM Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Genoa, NE. Interment will take place in the Osceola Cemetery in Osceola, NE. Robert Gregg Eklund (Gregg) was born on March 13, 1935, in Osceola, Nebraska, where his roots ran deepest,...