Rosemary "Rose" Kleckner
May 12, 2024
Rosemary "Rose" Kleckner, age 82, died Sunday, May 12, 2024 at her home in Monroe.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m Thursday, May 16, at McKown Funeral Home.
Rosemary was born March 9, 1942 in Decatur on the family farm near the Missouri River to Lloyd and Ethel (Means) Williams. She grew up in Decatur and received...
Thomas Ziemba
May 11, 2024
Thomas Ziemba, age 42, died Saturday, May 11, 2024, at his home in Columbus. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Columbus. Thomas James Ziemba was born on April 15th, 1982, to Thomas and Susan Ziemba. He graduated college from Western Nebraska Community college in 2005 with a degree...
Donald Wurdeman
May 10, 2024
Donald "Don" Wurdeman age 81, formerly of Columbus, died Friday, May 10, 2024 in Omaha.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May, 16, 2024 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is Wednesday 5-7 p.m. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service all at the McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Thursday morning ...
Judi Abegglen
May 6, 2024
Judi Gaye (Baldwin) Abegglen May 23, 1942 – May 6, 2024
Judi Gaye (Baldwin) Abegglen, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, entrepreneur, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2024, at the age of 81.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. There...
Dorothy Lassek
May 4, 2024
Dorothy E. Lassek of Fullerton, died Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Edgewood Vista in Columbus.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church-Krakow, rural Genoa. Visitation is on Tuesday from with a 4-7pm with a 7:00 pm Vigil service to follow, all at the Church. Interment is in St. Mary's...
Mary Fink
Apr 30, 2024
Mary Fink of Columbus died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Bryan-LGH West in Lincoln. Services are 11:00 am Tuesday, May 7 at McKown Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Bennett officiating. Visitation is from 10-11 am Tuesday at the funeral home. The interment will follow at the Riverside Cemetery in Gibbon, NE.
Mary C. Fink was born July...
Dennis Beck
Apr 28, 2024
Dennis Beck of Columbus died in Norfolk on April 28, 2024, at age 81, following a short illness. Though his last days were difficult, he repeatedly expressed to his adoring family that his was a life well lived, filled with the people and things he loved and ending with him feeling happy and at peace.
Mass of...
Michael D. Vuncannon Sr.
Apr 26, 2024
Michael David VunCannon Sr. went to heaven peacefully Friday morning, surrounded by his family at his home in Columbus, NE.
Mike was born on May 5th, 1943, in Flint, Michigan to Carl and Sophia VunCannon. He graduated from Flint Southwestern High School in 1961. After high school Mike went to college at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa,...
Jack Nosal
Apr 24, 2024
Jack L. Nosal of Columbus, Nebraska, passed away on April 24, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 81 years old. Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Monday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. vigil service, all at the church. Visitation will continue Tuesday morning from 10:00-11:00...
Mike Starzec
Apr 24, 2024
Michael "Mike" Starzec, age 64, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.
His Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 27 at St. Isidore Church in Columbus. His visitation, with his family present, will be from 5-7 pm Friday at St. Isidore Church with a Vigil service to follow...
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...