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Trever Wolff

Trever Wolff

Oct 23, 2023

Trever Wolff age 57 of Platte Center died Monday, October 23, 2023.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 27, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center. Visitation is Thursday 4-7 p.m. at the church. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service.

Trever was born June 1, 1966, to Donald...

Helen Chohon

Helen Chohon

Oct 22, 2023

Helen I. Chohon, age 98 of Columbus, died Sunday, October 22 at Brookestone Acres.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Thursday, October 26 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church.  Visitation is on Wednesday from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home with a 7:00 pm Vigil to follow.  Visitation continues Thursday from 9:30 am until service time at...

Mary "Sue" Messersmith

Mary "Sue" Messersmith

Oct 22, 2023

Mary "Sue" Messersmith, age 75 of Columbus passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is Tuesday 4-7 p.m. at the St. Bonaventure Church. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation will...

Shirley A Hoessel

Shirley A Hoessel

Oct 22, 2023

Shirley Hoessel age 73 of Columbus, died Sunday, October 22, 2023 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Monday, October 30 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church.  Visitation with family is on Sunday from 3-5 pm at McKown Funeral Home with a Vigil service to follow at 5:00 pm.  Visitation with family continues Monday morning...

Colby J. Greiner

Colby J. Greiner

Oct 17, 2023

Colby J. Greiner, 40, of Henderson, NV, passed away on October 17, 2023, as a result of a cycling accident.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 4, 2023, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is Friday from 5-7 P.M. with 7 P.M. vigil service, all at the church. Visitation will continue Saturday...

Minnie White

Minnie White

Oct 16, 2023

Minnie White age 94, of Columbus, died Monday, October 16, 2023, in Omaha.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2023, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is Friday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service, all at McKown Funeral Home. There will be a CDA rosary held prior to the visitation...

Michael Langan

Michael Langan

Oct 15, 2023

Michael Langan, age 80 of Columbus, died Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday, October 20 at St. Isidore Catholic Church.  Visitation is on Thursday from 4-7 pm with a Vigil service to follow at 7:00 pm, all being held at the Church Visitation will continue Friday morning...

Renae Ernesti

Renae Ernesti

Oct 12, 2023

Renae Ernesti, age 47, died Thursday, October 12, 2023, at home surrounded by her family. Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 16, 2023, at St. Luke's United Church of Christ. Visitation is Sunday from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the church. The family will receive friends from 11:30-12 (noon) with a short prayer service starting at noon on Wednesday, October...

Dean Spike

Dean Spike

Oct 9, 2023

Dean Walter Spike died October 9th in Osceola at age 91.  He was born on a farm northeast of Laurel to Walter Lars and Helen Edna (Ream) Spike on October 29, 1931.

Services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek at 10:30 am Friday, October 13, 2023 with Rev. Connie Kramer officiating.  Burial...

Mary Euteneuer

Mary Euteneuer

Oct 8, 2023

Mary Euteneuer of Columbus died Sunday, October 8, 2023 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus.  Visitation is on Tuesday from 4-6 pm with a 6:00 pm Vigil service to follow, all at St. Isidore Church.  Visitation continues on Wednesday from 9:30 am until service time...

Ronald Micek

Ronald Micek

Oct 7, 2023

Ron L. Micek, age 74 of Shelby, died Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shelby. Visitation is Wednesday from 5:00-7:30 p.m. with a vigil service at 7:30, all at McKown Funeral Home. Interment with Military Honors by The...

Kenneth Killion

Kenneth Killion

Sep 25, 2023

Kenneth Gayle Killion Jr., aged 64, passed away peacefully in his home in Columbus, Nebraska on September 25, 2023. He was born in Wichita Falls, TX where he then moved to Oklahoma on the cattle ranch. Ken and his family moved to the state of Nebraska in 1967. He was a 1977 graduate of Aurora High School, upon graduation...

Shirlee Zaura

Shirlee Zaura

Sep 23, 2023

Shirlee Zaura, 96 of Columbus, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Meridian Gardens/ Memory Support in Columbus, Nebraska.

Services 10:30 a.m. Monday October 2, 2023 at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus, Visitation is Sunday 3-5 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Monday morning 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church.

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Robert Dush

Robert Dush

Sep 23, 2023

Robert Dush of Duncan died Saturday, September 23, 2023 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday, September 29 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan.  Visitation is on Thursday from 5-7 pm with a 7:00 pm Vigil, all at the Church.  Visitation continues Friday morning from 9:30 am until service time.  Interment is...

Thelma "Babe" Peters

Thelma "Babe" Peters

Sep 23, 2023

Thelma "Babe" Peters of Columbus, formerly of Bellwood, died Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Thursday, September 28 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bellwood.  Visitation with family is from 5-7 pm Wednesday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with a 7:00 pm Vigil service to...

Maxine Sliva

Maxine Sliva

Sep 22, 2023

Maxine V. Sliva died Friday, September 22, 2023, surrounded by family, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday, September 27, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center. Visitation is from 9:00-10:30 am Wednesday, all being held at the Church.  Interment is in St. Patrick/Joseph Cemetery.

Maxine V. Sliva...

Elaine Kurtenbach

Elaine Kurtenbach

Sep 18, 2023

Elaine Kurtenbach passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, NE.  She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandma, sister, aunt, and friend.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2023, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church where she was a lifelong parishioner. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service...

Teresa R Micek

Teresa R Micek

Sep 16, 2023

Teresa Regina Micek of Columbus died Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, surrounded by her three daughters.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Saturday, September 23 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan.  There will be a Catholic Daughters of America Rosary at 3:30 pm Friday with visitation from 4-6 pm with a...

Georgia Beard

Georgia Beard

Sep 15, 2023

Georgia Beard of Omaha died September 15, 2023 .

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 5, 2023 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at McKown Funeral Home. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service also at the funeral home.

Georgia Beard was...

Edwin Stankoski

Edwin Stankoski

Sep 12, 2023

Edwin "Ed" Stankoski died Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Funeral Services are 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 15, 2023 at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Interment at a later date will be in the Silver Creek Cemetery.

Edwin Benny Stankoski was born August 23, 1937,...

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