Barbara "Barb" Savage
Aug 28, 2025
Barbara (Barb) Savage, 92 passed away peacefully on August 28, 2025 at Brookstone Acres in Columbus NE.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 5, 2025 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. The CDA Rosary is Thursday, September 4 at 4:00 p.m. with visitation 5:00- 7:00 p.m., followed by a Vigil at 7:00 p.m., all occurring...
Carleta Anderson
Aug 27, 2025
Carleta Anderson
November 24, 1944 – August 27, 2025
Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Wednesday morning 9:00-11:00 a.m. at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Burial is in St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery.
Carleta Anderson was born on November 24, 1944, in Sidney,...
Margaret Gonka
Aug 22, 2025
Margaret (Marge) L Gonka Jan. 17, 1940 - Aug. 22, 2025. Marge was born to Thomas and Victoria Jasper Pensick at home during the blizzard of 1940. She attended St Anthony grade school completing the 8th grade. She then joined Saint Joseph Convent for one year before returning to Columbus to complete grades 9-12 at St Bonaventure High School....
Clinton Gates
Aug 18, 2025
Clinton Arthur Gates, age 89, of Columbus died Monday at the Edgewood Assisted Living.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 Saturday, August 23 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is on Friday from 4-6 pm at McKown Funeral Home with a 6:00 pm Vigil to follow. Visitation continues Saturday morning from 9 am until service time at...
Rex "Bud" W. Knopik
Aug 16, 2025
Rex "Bud" W. Knopik, of Monroe, Nebraska, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and loved ones at the age of 68.
Funeral services are 11:30 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2025 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Genoa. Visitation is Friday morning 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment is in the Valley...
Mary Anne Bonk
Aug 16, 2025
Mary Bonk, 88, of Columbus, Nebraska passed away peacefully on August 16th, 2025, surrounded by her family's love. Born in Columbus, Nebraska Mary lived a rich and beautiful life filled with sports, dancing, hard work, and devotion to her family.
Mary was employed at Becton-Dickinson for 35 years; she worked at the Ag Park and Columbus Public...
Max Young Jr.
Aug 10, 2025
Max Young Jr., age 84, died Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk.
Graveside services with Military Honors by the American Legion Hartman Post #84 Honor Guard will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 26, 2025, at Columbus Cemetery. Friends and members of the Legion Riders are invited to meet at McKown...
Louise Elaine Moser
Aug 9, 2025
Louise Elaine Moser of Columbus died Saturday, August 9, 2025 at her home.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at McKown Funeral Home from 8:30 am until 10:30 am. There will be a Celebration of her life at 10:30 am at McKown Funeral Home with burial to follow in Columbus Cemetery.
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Connie Pierson
Aug 2, 2025
Connie K. Pierson, age 93, died Saturday, August 2, 2025, at her rural Genoa home. Private services will be held.
Connie Kay Pierson was born on February 9, 1932, in Genoa, Nebraska, to (George) Clifford and Freda (Vogt) Plantz. She lived in Genoa, Madison, and Omaha before returning to Genoa for high school, graduating in 1949.
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Rita Tate
Aug 1, 2025
Rita M. Tate, 89, of Genoa, died on Friday, August 1, 2025 in Genoa.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Thursday, August 7 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Genoa. Visitation is from 5:00- 7 pm Wednesday with a 7:00 pm Vigil to follow, all at Church. Burial is in St. Peter & Paul...
Duane Backes
Jul 31, 2025
Duane Francis Backes, 94, of Columbus, Nebraska, formerly of Lindsay, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Military honors will be held at the church following the service. Visitation is from 4:30- 7 pm Tuesday with a 7:00...
Fayeah Danielson
Jul 29, 2025
On July 29th, 2025, heaven gained, but we lost, a beautiful angel. Fayeah NovaLee Danielson was born on December 21st, 2016 in Crete, Nebraska. In her 8 short years on this Earth, Fayeah touched the lives of everyone she met. She had a knack for making friends wherever she went with her bubbly personality and contagious laugh, she melted...
Maria Del Rosario Torres Hernandez
Jul 27, 2025
Maria Del Rosario Torres Hernandez, of Mitchell SD, died July 27, 2025, in Mitchell.
Memorial Service and Visitation is Thursday, July 31st at 7 p.m. at Ministerios Pentecostes Fresca Uncion Church. Farewell Service is August 1st at 10 a.m. at the church and burial at 12 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery. The Church is located at 2475 39th...
Zetha Nelson
Jul 26, 2025
Zetha Nelson, age 101, died Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus. Funeral services are 11:00 AM Monday, August 4, 2025, at the First United Methodist Church. Visitation is Sunday from 5:00-6:00 PM at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Monday from 10:00-11:00 AM at the church. Burial will be 2:30 PM Monday in the Central City...
Barbara F. Van Dyke
Jul 23, 2025
Barbara Francis "Box" Van Dyke, age 85, passed away on July 23, 2025, surrounded by her family in Columbus, Nebraska.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Monday, July 28 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is on Sunday from 5-7 pm at St. Bonaventure Church with a Vigil service and CDA Rosary to follow at 7:00...
Vernon Randall
Jul 15, 2025
Vernon Randall, age 81, died Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025, in Columbus Cemetery.
Vernon Lee Randall was born April 10,1944 in Omaha Ne to Benard and Laura (Johnson) Randall
Anybody who knew Vernon knew his loves of Wolves. He...
Audrey Dee
Jul 14, 2025
Audrey Dee, age 95, died Tuesday, July 14, 2025, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus. Graveside services are 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2025, in Columbus Cemetery.
Robert Walter Haupt
Jul 12, 2025
Robert Haupt, age 58, of Columbus died Saturday, July 12, 2025 at his home.
Robert was born September 27, 1966, in California to Robert Haupt and Sharon Johnson. He grew up in California before moving to Hawaii. He lived over 30 years in Hawaii where he worked as a bartender. Robert moved to Columbus to be with...
Jerome "Jerry" Ronkar, Jr.
Jul 10, 2025
Jerome "Jerry" Ronkar, Jr. March 6, 1943 – July 10, 2025
Jerome "Jerry" Ronkar, Jr., of Columbus NE, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.
Visitation will take place at the church from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 14, with a Vigil Service to...
Gayle Mueller
Jul 8, 2025
Gayle Mueller, 78, of Oconee, Nebraska, passed away peacefully surrounded by family.
Services will be held at St. Luke's Church Monday, July 14th at 10:30 am where all are welcome to celebrate a life well lived. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Monday from 9:30-10:30 am at the church....