Roma Meyer
May 13, 2008
Roma G. Meyer was born June 12, 1938 in Jefferson County, Nebraska to Stanley and Isla Irene (Caldwell) She graduated from Fairbury High School and Midland College in Fremont. She taught school the first 4 years out of high school. She married Lawrence D. Meyer on August 25, 1959 in Helvey, Nebraska. She lived in Cedar Bluffs 1 year where...
Daniel Chadwell
May 11, 2008
Daniel C. Chadwell was born June 10, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska to Harold and Virginia (Felker) Chadwell. He received his early education in Elkhorn Public Schools and graduated from Elhorn High School. Daniel lived in Wahoo until recently moving to Columbus. Daniel worked for Region V. and participated in Special Olympics for 22 years. He was active in wheelchair little...
Mabel Cudaback
May 9, 2008
Mabel Etta Cudaback of Columbus died Friday, May 9, 2008 at Columbus Community Hospital. Mabel Etta Cudaback was born May 5, 1939 in Paxton, Illinois to Earl and Dorothy (Ratliff) Patton. She grew up in Champaign, Illinois and received her education there. On June 7, 1958 she was united in marriage to Ronald Lewis Cudaback at the Methodist Church in...
Stella C. Taylor
May 9, 2008
Stella died Friday at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Stella C. Taylor was born July 1, 1918 in Cornlea, Nebraska to Anton and Catherine (Frauendorfer) Wegener. She attended St. Heart Catholic School in Cornlea. Stella worked at the Ordinance Plant near Grand Island before attending Beauty School in Grand Island. She married Donald Dean Taylor on August 3, 1949 in Grand...
Verna Loseke
May 6, 2008
Verna Loseke of Columbus died Tuesday May 6, 2008 at Columbus Community Hospital. Verna Loseke was born January 18, 1925 in Elgin to Louis and Emma (Suhr) Mueller. She moved into Platte County as a child and graduated from Monroe High School in 1942. She married Siegfried Loseke and to this union 3 children were born. The couple farmed until...
Isabelle Kosiba
Apr 23, 2008
Isabelle L. Kosiba was born January 31, 1920 in Nance County, Nebraska to John and Anna (Czarnick) Swerczek. She received her education in Nance County. Isabelle married Clemens J. Kosiba on January 5, 1943 at Ss. Peter & Paul Church-Krakow. She worked at Swifts in Omaha for 27 years. She then worked at J.C. Penny's until her retirement. She returned...
Edmund Kontor
Apr 20, 2008
Edmund G. Kontor was born November 7, 1912 in Polk County, Nebraska to John and Dora (Hapday) Kontor. He married Dorothy Starostka in June 1942 at Silver Creek, Nebraska. He farmed on the home place until 2006 when he entered the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. He was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. Edmund enjoyed...
Daniel Jochum
Apr 19, 2008
Daniel L. Jochum of Columbus died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Norfolk. Daniel L. Jochum was born December 8, 1933 in Petersburg, NE to Arthur and Josephine (Brackle) Jochum. He grew up in Norfolk and received his education at Sacred Heart High School and Norfolk Junior College. He was united in marriage to Ruth Walz...
Milton Swanson
Apr 18, 2008
Milton Dean Swanson was born April 9, 1925 in Richland, NE to Norman and Evelyn (Muehlich) Swanson. He was raised and attended schools in the Schuyler area. He married Angela Johnson on April 3, 1945 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Milt worked as a route salesman for Peter Pan for 17 years before operating Swanson's Market for 30...
Cecilia K. Tworek
Apr 18, 2008
Cecilia Katherine (Stankoski) Tworek was born on March 31, 1920 to Adam and Mary (Stetz) Stankoski on a farm near Fullerton, Nebraska. She attended boarding school at Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic School at Krakow, Nebraska. On April 12, 1944 she married Michael John Tworek-at Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church at Krakow, Nebraska. They farmed south of Duncan, Nebraska....
Margaret Witte
Apr 15, 2008
Margaret died Tuesday at the Columbus Community Hospital. Margaret J. Witte was born December 2, 1914 in Yutan, Nebraska to Fred and Elisa (Roth) Michel. She attended grade school in Yutan and graduated from Yutan High School in 1933. She was valedictorian of her graduating class. Margaret and her sisters spent a great deal of time helping out on the...
Robert Fetty
Apr 15, 2008
Robert Fetty was born September 25, 1922 in Omaha, NE to William and Leta (Harris) Fetty. He received his education in Beatrice before going to work as a hired hand on a farm near Garrison, NE. Bob married Palma Brockevelt on June 7, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City. He continued to farm in Colfax County for...
Verona Berg
Apr 13, 2008
Verona M. Berg was born March 22, 1917 in Lindsay, Nebraska to Anthony and Sophia (Greisen) Diederich. She received her education at Lindsay Holy Family School. She was united in marriage to David Berg on September 4, 1939 in Waterloo, Iowa. She worked at Rath Packing House for over 30 years in Waterloo. She moved to Columbus in 2003. She...
Louise Konwinski
Apr 9, 2008
Louise Konwinski died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Louise Rose Konwinski was born July 17, 1919 on the family farm outside of Duncan, Nebraska to Joseph and Mary Ann (Drozd) Ziemba. She was a twin sister to Louis Ziemba. Louise married John Frank Sock on February 11, 1942 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan. He...
Gerald L. &Quot;Chris&Quot; Brandt
Mar 28, 2008
Gerald L. "Chris" Brandt, age 81 of Columbus died Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 31, 2008 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. The Rev. Del Lape will officiate. Burial will be in the All Saints Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday 4-7 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. There will be a...
Marilyn Jean Williams
Mar 28, 2008
Marilyn Jean Williams, 56, of Columbus died Friday, March 28, 2008 at her home. Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Federated Church in Columbus. Visitation is Monday 4-8 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. Marilyn Jean Ambrose was born May 8, 1951 in Holdrege, NE to Clayle Eugene & Anne (Frisell) Ambrose. She grew up...
Clara Sullivan
Mar 21, 2008
Clara Sullivan, 94, of Columbus died Friday March 21, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday, March 26 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with the Rev. Del Lape officiating. Visitation is on Tuesday from 4-7 pm with a 7 pm Vigil service, all at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation continues...
Ronald L. Carlson
Mar 20, 2008
Ronald L. Carlson, age 74, of Osceola, Nebraska died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Osceola. Funeral Services are 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek, Nebraska with Reverend Tamara Holtz officiating. Visitation is 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday and 12 noon - service time Monday at the Methodist...
Jerome Jarecke
Mar 18, 2008
Jerome Jarecke, age 75, of Columbus, Nebraska died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Monday, March 24 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is on Sunday from 4-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home with a combined Parish and Knights of Columbus Vigil at 7:00 pm, also at the funeral home....
Evelyn Stanczyk
Mar 17, 2008
Evelyn Stanczyk, age 76, of Silver Creek, Nebraska died Monday, March 17, 2008 at the Litzenberg Memorial Hospital in Central City, Nebraska. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with Reverend Frank Jindra officiating. Visitation is after 6:00 p.m. Sunday with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Lawrence Church....