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Local obituaries for

Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Frederick M Liss

Frederick M Liss

Jun 21, 2024

Frederick M. Liss "Fred", age 70, died Friday, June 21, 2024, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2024, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. vigil service, all at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation continues Thursday from 9:30 –...

Barbara Van Winkle

Barbara Van Winkle

Jun 19, 2024

Barbara Van Winkle of Silver Creek died Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at her home.

Private services will be held.

Barbara was born July 2, 1958, in Albion, Nebraska to Frank and Merna (Young) Hoffmeister. She grew up in St. Edward where she graduated from St. Edward High School in 1976. She married Lyndon Van Winkle...

Jane E. Davis

Jane E. Davis

Jun 16, 2024

Jane Davis, age 81, of Columbus, died Sunday, June 16, 2024 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2024 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. with a Vigil service at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at McKown Funeral Home. Burial will be at St. Bonaventure Cemetery....

Duane Liss

Duane Liss

Jun 16, 2024

Duane Liss, age 64 of Columbus died Sunday, June 16th at Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Thursday at St. Isidore Church. Visitation is from 5-7 pm Wednesday at St. Isidore's with a 7:00 pm Vigil service to follow. Visitation continues on Thursday from 9:30 am until service time at the church. Interment...

Daniel Janssen

Daniel Janssen

Jun 10, 2024

Daniel Janssen, age 73, died Monday, June 10, 2024, at his home in Columbus.

Services are 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2024, at McKown Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Escen officiating. The family will receive friends over coffee and donuts Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home. Private family burial is in Columbus...

Arlene Rose Miller

Arlene Rose Miller

May 31, 2024

Arlene Rose Miller, age 90 of Columbus, died Friday, May 31, 2024 at Prairie Village in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is 3-5 p.m Monday, June 3, 2024 with a 5 p.m. Vigil service, all occurring at the St. Isidore Catholic Church.

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Jerome "Jerry" Gaver

Jerome "Jerry" Gaver

May 31, 2024

Jerome "Jerry" Gaver of Columbus died Friday, May 31, 2024 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday, June 5 at St. Anthony Catholic Church.  Visitation is on Tuesday from 4-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home with a Vigil Service to follow at 7:00 pm, also at the funeral home.  Visitation continues Wednesday morning...

Dwayne Smith

Dwayne Smith

May 27, 2024

Dwayne Glenn Smith

August 18, 1934 – May 27, 2024

Dwayne Glenn Smith, respected Columbus Nebraska community leader for more than 50 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, Memorial Day. He was 89.  A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Wednesday, June 5, at Federated Church with Rev. Dr. Edward Yang officiating. Visitation...

Douglas "Doug" Kuhn

Douglas "Doug" Kuhn

May 24, 2024

Douglas 'Doug' Kuhn, 80, lifetime resident of the Platte Center, NE community, passed away peacefully Friday May 24, 2024, with family by his side.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus, preceded by a visitation on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at McKown...

Nancy Gifford

Nancy Gifford

May 24, 2024

Nancy Gifford, age 64, of Silver Creek, Nebraska, died Friday, May 24th, 2024 at her home surrounded by loved ones.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Visitation is Tuesday 5-7 p.m. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service all at the church. Interment will be in...

Irene C Hayward

Irene C Hayward

May 18, 2024

Irene Hayward, age 84, went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2024.

Funeral services are 10:30 am Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Columbus Berean Church with Pastor Justin Bebb officiating.  Visitation is from 5-7 pm Wednesday at McKown Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Roselawn Cemetery.

Irene was born in Fort Collins,...

Fred Mihulka

Fred Mihulka

May 18, 2024

Ferdinand "Fred" Mihulka, age 71 of Columbus, died Saturday, May 18, 2024 after a short, courageous battle with cancer.

Mass of Christian Burial is 1:00 pm Friday, May 24 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church.  There will be a Vigil service on Thursday at 5:00 pm with visitation to follow from 5:30-7:30 pm, all at McKown Funeral Home.  ...

Michael "Mike" Kowalski

Michael "Mike" Kowalski

May 13, 2024

Michael "Mike" Kowalski, age 63, died Monday, May 13, 2024, at Bryan West in Lincoln.

Services are 11:00 a.m. May 24, 2024. Visitation is 10:00-11:00 a.m. May 24, 2024, all occurring at the McKown Funeral Home Chapel.

Michael Kowalski was born December 9, 1960, in Columbus to Joseph and Stella (Zywiec) Kowalski. He grew up...

Rosemary "Rose" Kleckner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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