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Local obituaries for

Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Jean Kula

Jean Kula

Dec 14, 2003

Jean E. Kula age 91, of Silver Creek, Nebraska died Sunday December 14, 2003 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday December 17, 2003 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with Reverend Frank Jindra officiating. Burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation is after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday with a 7:00 p.m....

Hester Maurine Swiney

Hester Maurine Swiney

Dec 12, 2003

Hester Maurine Swiney, age 86, of Columbus, Nebraska died Friday December 12, 2003 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral Services are 2:00 p.m. Monday December 15, 2003 at the Bible Baptist Church in Columbus with Pastor Robert Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation is 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday and 8:00 a.m....

Barbara Jarecki

Barbara Jarecki

Dec 10, 2003

Barbara M. Jarecki, 95, of Holdrege, formerly of Columbus, died Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at Christian Homes in Holdrege. Funeral services are 10:00 am Saturday, December 13, 2003 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with the Rev. Del Lape officiating. Visitation is on Friday from 4-7:30 pm at McKown Funeral Home. There will be a Vigil Service at 7:30...

Albert &Quot;Al&Quot; Tucek

Albert &Quot;Al&Quot; Tucek

Dec 9, 2003

Albert "Al" B. Tucek, 76, of Columbus died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at his home. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is Friday 3-6 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. A vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday at the Church. Visitation will continue Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 10:15...

Laura Sock

Laura Sock

Dec 7, 2003

Laura M. Sock, age 94, died Sunday December 7, 2003 at the Genoa Community Long Term Care in Genoa, Nebraska. Funeral Services are 10:30 am Wednesday, December 10 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with the Rev. Frank Jindra officiating. Visitation begins on Tuesday after 5 pm at St. Lawrence Church in Silver Creek with a Vigil service...

John Engel

John Engel

Dec 5, 2003

John V. Engel, 61, of Columbus died Friday, December 5, 2003 at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday December 9, 2003 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus with Reverend Tom Weisbecker officiating. Burial will be in the All Saints Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation is 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday with a 7:00...

Judy Rosenquist

Judy Rosenquist

Dec 4, 2003

Judy K. Rosenquist, age 50, of Columbus died Thursday, December 4, 2003 at Beverly Health Care in Columbus. A Memorial Service will be held 9:30 a.m. Friday December 12, 2003 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus with Reverend Tom Weisbecker officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in York, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the...

Rose Kowalski

Rose Kowalski

Dec 4, 2003

Rose Kowalski, 96, of Columbus, died Thursday, December 4, 2003 at Genoa Long Term Care. Graveside Services are 10:00 am Friday, December 5, 2003 at St. Bonaventure Cemetery with the Rev. Carl Edwards officiating. There is no visitation. Rose Kowalski was born June 15, 1907 on a farm northwest of Columbus in Platte County to Adolph & Katherine Laudenklos. She...

Arthur Pillen

Arthur Pillen

Nov 28, 2003

Arthur Pillen, 71, of Platte Center died Friday, November 28, 2003 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 10:00 am Monday, December 1, 2003 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center with the Rev. Rod Kneifl officiating. Visitation begins on Sunday after 5 pm at St. Joseph's Church in Platte Center. There will be a Vigil service at 7:00...

Frank Jelinek

Frank Jelinek

Nov 25, 2003

Frank Jelinek, age 89, of Columbus, Nebraska died Tuesday November 25, 2003 at the Beverly Health Care in Columbus. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday November 29, 2003 at the McKown Funeral Home with Reverend M. Wendell Davis officiating. Burial is in the Columbus Cemetery. Visitation is 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Saturday...

Philip Austin

Philip Austin

Nov 19, 2003

Philip Meade Austin, 8 days, of Olathe, Kansas died Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services are 9:30 am Saturday, November 22 at St. Isidore Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Burial will be in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday and 8:00 a.m....

Joseph Rinke

Joseph Rinke

Nov 17, 2003

Joseph P. Rinke, age 65, of Bellwood, Nebraska died Monday November 17, 2003 at the Colonial Manor in Clarkson, Nebraska. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday November 20, 2003 at St. Joseph Catholic Church - Rural Bellwood, Nebraska with Reverend Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial is in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday with a...

Thaddeus &Quot;Ted&Quot; Swirczek Sr

Thaddeus &Quot;Ted&Quot; Swirczek Sr

Nov 13, 2003

Thaddeus "Ted" B. Swirczek, Sr., 86, of Columbus died Thursday, November 13, 2003 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday; November 17, 2003 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus. The Rev. Del Lape will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday after 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be...

Violet Jahn

Violet Jahn

Nov 12, 2003

Violet Jahn, age 91, of Columbus died Wednesday; November 12, 2003 at Beverly Health Care in Columbus. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday; November 14, 2003 at the Word of Life Church in Columbus. Pastor Don Owen will officiate. Visitation is Thursday 4-8 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home and Friday morning 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church....

Pauline &Quot;Polly&Quot; Determan

Pauline &Quot;Polly&Quot; Determan

Nov 8, 2003

Pauline "Polly" Determan, age 89, of Columbus, Nebraska died Saturday November 8, 2003 at the Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday November 12, 2003 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus with Reverend Mark Bridgman officiating. Burial is in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday with a...

Bernard &Quot;Bernie&Quot; Johansen

Bernard &Quot;Bernie&Quot; Johansen

Nov 8, 2003

Bernard "Bernie" Johansen died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at his home in Columbus. Funeral services are 11:30 am Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus with the Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Visitation will begin on Monday after 5:00 pm at St. Isidore Church with a Vigil service at 7:00 pm, also at the Church. Interment...

Dennis Anderson

Dennis Anderson

Nov 8, 2003

Dennis J. Anderson, 80, passed away on November 8, 2003 in Phoenix, AZ. A Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 Monday, December 1, 2003 at St. Bonaventure Church with burial at the parish Cemetery to follow. He was born in Wausau, NE on December 28, 1922 and had resided in Phoenix, AZ for the past 10 years. He graduated from...

Irene Ritchie

Irene Ritchie

Nov 8, 2003

Irene Ritchie, age 84, of Columbus, Nebraska died Saturday November 8, 2003 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral Services are 10:30 am Saturday, November 15, 2003 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus with the Rev. Richard Bringewatt officiating. Visitation is on Friday from 4-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues on Saturday from 9:30 am until service...

Helen Lassek

Helen Lassek

Nov 6, 2003

Helen F. Lassek, age 93, of Columbus, Nebraska died Thursday November 6, 2003 at Morys Haven in Columbus. Funeral Services are 1:00 p.m. Monday November 10, 2003 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus with Reverend Tom Weisbecker officiating. Burial is in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Duncan, Nebraska. Visitation is after 4:00 p.m. Sunday with a 7:30 p.m. Vigil...

Erma Hajek

Erma Hajek

Nov 5, 2003

Erma A. Hajek of Columbus died Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at her home. Funeral services are 10:00 am Saturday, November 8, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus with the Rev. Del Lape officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 3-5 pm at McKown Funeral Home and after 6 pm at St. Anthony's. There will be a Vigil service Friday...

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