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Obituaries

Local obituaries for

Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Verna Blessen

Verna Blessen

Nov 20, 2001

Verna Blessen, 97, of Columbus died Tuesday November 20, 2001 at Beverly Healthcare. Services are 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at McKown Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Adams officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday morning from 9 am until service time at McKown Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Baptist Cemetery in rural Platte Center. Verna Blessen was...

Dennis Wallace

Dennis Wallace

Nov 18, 2001

Dennis J. Wallace, age 58, of Columbus died Sunday; November 18, 2001 at his home in Columbus. Funeral Services are10:30 a.m. Wednesday; November 21, 2001 at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. The Rev. Gary Main will officiate. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the McKown Funeral Home Denny was born October 9, 1943 in Shelby, Nebraska...

Eleanor Gonka

Eleanor Gonka

Nov 18, 2001

Eleanor Gonka, 77, of Columbus died on Sunday November 18, 2001 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 10:00 am Wednesday November 21, 2001 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church with the Rev. Dan Keller officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm at McKown Funeral Home. There will be a Vigil service at 7 pm at...

Robert Keener

Robert Keener

Nov 14, 2001

Robert Keener, 69, of Norfolk formerly of Columbus, died Wednesday November 14, 2001at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday; November 17, 2001 at the McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. The Rev. Joseph Miksch will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Malinda Sue Tucker

Malinda Sue Tucker

Nov 14, 2001

Malinda Sue (Frewing) Tucker, age 34, of Columbus, Nebraska died Wednesday November 14, 2001 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services are 2:00 pm on Monday at the Bible Baptist Church in Columbus with the Reverend Frank Koch officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3-7 pm and on Monday from 8-12 noon at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation...

Emilia Micek

Emilia Micek

Nov 12, 2001

Emilia B. Micek, 88, of Columbus formerly of Duncan, died Monday November 12, 2001 at the Columbus Manor. Funeral services are 10:30 am on Thursday November 15 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan with the Rev. Dave Korth officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 3-5 pm at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus and after 6 pm at St....

Lavern Christie

Lavern Christie

Nov 9, 2001

LaVern Christie, 46, died Friday November 9, 2001 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral Services are 11:00 am Monday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with the Rev. Gary Main officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard. Visitation is on Sunday from 4-8:00 pm at McKown Funeral Home and on Monday from 10 am...

Gay Harriman

Gay Harriman

Nov 8, 2001

Gay Harriman, age 71, of Columbus, Nebraska died Thursday November 8, 2001 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral Services are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday November 13, 2001 at the Bible Baptist Church in Columbus with Pastor Robert Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday and from 8:00...

Alouis &Quot;Louie&Quot; Kubicek

Alouis &Quot;Louie&Quot; Kubicek

Nov 7, 2001

Alouis "Louie" Kubicek, age 85, of Columbus died Wednesday; November 7, 2001 at David Place in David City, Nebraska. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday; November 10, 2001 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus, Nebraska. Burial with military honors by Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard will be in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday 3-8...

Louis Maca

Louis Maca

Nov 6, 2001

Louis Maca, age 64, of Columbus died Tuesday November 6, 2001 in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday; November 9, 2001 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus, Nebraska. The Rev. Christopher Grimmond will officiate. Burial will be in the All Saints Cemetery located in Columbus, Nebraska. Visitation will be Thursday 3-5 p.m. at the McKown Funeral...

Mildred Jelinek

Mildred Jelinek

Oct 31, 2001

Mildred A. Jelinek, 78, of Columbus formerly of Clarkson, died Wednesday October 31 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 11:00 am Saturday at McKown Funeral Home with the Rev. Dorsie Ivy officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 4-8 pm at McKown Funeral Home and on Saturday from 10 am until service time at the funeral home. Burial will...

Helen Borowiak

Helen Borowiak

Oct 25, 2001

Helen J. Borowiak, 83, died Thursday October 25 at Genoa Long Term Care. Services are 10:30 am on Monday October 29 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Krakow. Visitation begins at 4:00 pm on Sunday at McKown Funeral Home in Silver Creek. There will be a Ss. Peter and Paul Altar Society rosary at 4:00 pm and a...

Clem Gronenthal

Clem Gronenthal

Oct 25, 2001

Clem Gronenthal, 87, of Columbus died Thursday October 25 at Columbus Community Hospital. Services are 10:00 am on Monday October 29 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus with the Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Visitation will begin on Sunday at 5:00 pm at St. Isidore Church with a Vigil Service set for 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue on Monday...

Frank Zywiec

Frank Zywiec

Oct 22, 2001

Frank J. Zywiec, age 83, of Columbus died Monday, October 22, 2001 at the Columbus Manor. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday; October 25, 2001 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. The Rev. Bill Whelan will officiate. Visitation is Wednesday 3-8 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. A Vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday also at the...

Opal Benedict

Opal Benedict

Oct 20, 2001

Opal Vera Benedict, age 91 of Ogallala, Nebraska formerly of Bellwood, Nebraska died Saturday October 20, 2001 at her home in Ogallala. Funeral Services are 1:00 p.m. Friday October 26, 2001 at the Bellwood Methodist Church with Reverend Gary Main officiating. Burial will be in the Bellwood Cemetery. Visitation is from 11:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the church...

Gerald Loeffler

Gerald Loeffler

Oct 18, 2001

Gerald E. Loeffler, 80, of Platte Center died Thursday October 18 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 10:30 am Tuesday October 23 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center with the Rev. Rod Kneifl officiating. Visitation is from 3-5 pm on Monday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus and after 6 pm Monday at St. Joseph Church...

Edward Kava

Edward Kava

Oct 17, 2001

Edward T. Kava, age 76, of Silver Creek, Nebraska died Wednesday October 17, 2001 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday October 20, 2001 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with Fr. Dave Korth officiating. Burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation is after 4:30 p.m. Friday at St. Lawrence Church in...

Mary Ryba

Mary Ryba

Oct 8, 2001

Mary L. Ryba, 94, of Columbus died Monday October 8 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services are 10:30 am Thursday, October 11 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan with Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Visitation will begin at 4:00 pm Wednesday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with a Vigil service at 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Visitation...

Letha Higgins

Letha Higgins

Oct 7, 2001

Letha J. Higgins, age 87 of Columbus, Nebraska formerly of Kearney, Nebraska died Sunday, October 7, 2001 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral Services are 2:00 p.m. Friday October 12, 2001 at the First United Methodist Church in Kearney. Burial will be in the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation is from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursday at McKown Funeral Home in...

Dominic Geilenkirchen

Dominic Geilenkirchen

Oct 3, 2001

Dominic J. Geilenkirchen, age 90, of Columbus, Nebraska died Wednesday October 3, 2001 at his home. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday October 6, 2001 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus with Fr. Tom Weisbecker officiating. Burial will be in the St. Francis Cemetery in Humphrey, Nebraska. Visitation is after 4:00 p.m. Friday with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service...

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