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Kenneth Bernt
Jan 12, 2022
Kenneth "Ken" Bernt, age 73, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Edgewood Vista in Columbus.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 17, 2022, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Sunday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with a 5:00 p.m. vigil service at St. Isidore Church. Visitation continues Monday morning from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. at...
Lorrine "Jo" Tooley
Jan 10, 2022
Lorrine "Jo" Tooley, age 90, of Columbus died Monday, January 10, 2022, at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 21, 2022, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday from 5:00-6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. Vigil Service and Rosary at St. Isidore Church. Visitation continues Friday morning from...
Lorene Cheloha
Jan 10, 2022
Lorene A. Cheloha, age 88, of Columbus died Monday, January 10, 2022 at Emerald Care in Columbus.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Friday 4-6 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. There will be a 6:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation will continue at the St....
Mary Reynolds
Jan 8, 2022
Mary Reynolds, age 84 of Columbus, died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday, January 14 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is on Thursday from 4-6 pm with a 6:00 pm Vigil service to follow, all at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation continues Friday morning...
Timothy Kelly
Jan 6, 2022
Tim "TK" Kelly, age 64, of Columbus died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska surrounded by his family.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Tuesday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Isidore Church....
Kim Muller
Jan 5, 2022
Kim Muller, age 62 of Columbus, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his home in Columbus.
Funeral services are 10:30 am Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Word of Life Church in Columbus. Visitation is on Monday from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues on Tuesday from 9:30 am until service time at the Church. ...
Sandra Myers
Jan 5, 2022
Sandra "Sandy" Myers, 57, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk. Private family services will be held. Sandra J. Myers was born February 2, 1964, in Osceola, Nebraska. She attended grade school and graduated high school in Osceola. Sandy then worked as a housekeeper. After her children were born, she became a stay-at-home mom. Sandy...
Frank Blahak
Dec 31, 2021
Frank Blahak, 85, died Friday December 31, 2021, at Emerald Care and Rehabilitation. Memorial services are 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at McKown Funeral Home with military honors by Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard. Interment is in the Clarks Cemetery. Frank J. Blahak was born August 17, 1936, in Columbus, NE to Frank and Violet (Kluck)...
Gerry Czarnick
Dec 30, 2021
Gerald "Gerry" Czarnick, age 84, of Columbus died Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Columbus Community Hospital.
Family services will be held. Public visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2022, at the McKown Funeral Home. Interment will be in the All Saints Cemetery
Gerry was born January 20, 1937 in Monroe, Nebraska to John...
Elmer Powers
Dec 28, 2021
Elmer Powers, 96, formerly of Silver Creek, Nebraska, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek. Visitation is 9:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment is in the Silver Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be designated to the Silver Creek American Legion....
Richard Ternes
Dec 26, 2021
Richard J. "Dick" Ternes, age 96, died Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is on Tuesday from 5-7 pm with a Vigil service to follow at 7:00 pm, all at St. Bonaventure Church. Visitation continues on Wednesday...
Elizabeth Wessel
Dec 26, 2021
Elizabeth "Betty" Wessel, age 86, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 31, 2021, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service, all at the church. Burial is in All Saints Cemetery. The family requests all in attendance wear a mask....
Zara Hamilton
Dec 25, 2021
Zara "Zee" Hamilton, age 71, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at the Emerald Care and Rehabilitation in Columbus.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with Reverend Cory Burma officiating.
Zara "Zee" Hamilton was born July 7, 1950 in Columbus to Kenneth and...
Delores Mausbach
Dec 24, 2021
Delores Mausbach, age 97, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at Prairie Village in Columbus.
Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 am Thursday, December 30 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is Thursday morning from 9:30 am until service time at St. Isidore Church. Graveside services are 2:30 pm Thursday at St. Francis Cemetery in...
Alice Jacobs
Dec 23, 2021
Alice Jacobs, age 81, died Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Columbus Care and Rehabilitation Center.
No Services will be held as per her request. Burial will be in the Bellwood Cemetery next to her husband and son.
Alice Jacobs was born April 22, 1940 in Sperry, Iowa to Delmas Henrich and Teresa Elizabeth (Rempe)...
Yvonne D. Ruffner
Dec 20, 2021
Yvonne D. Ruffner (nee Harford), affectionately known to her family and close friends as "Butchie", passed away peacefully on December 20, 2021 in Columbus, Nebraska with her loving husband, Larry Ruffner of 56 years and family by her side. She was 77 years old.
Yvonne was born on September 19, 1944 in Revere, Pennsylvania. She graduated from...
Howard J Hughes
Dec 20, 2021
Howard J. Hughes of Columbus passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus of natural causes.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Tuesday, December 28 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus, 3921 20th St. Visitation is on Monday, December 27 from 4-6 pm with a 6:00 pm Vigil service, all at...
Marlene Svasek
Dec 19, 2021
Marlene K. Svasek of Omaha, formerly of Columbus died Sunday, December 19, 2021. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the McKown Funeral Home. Interment will be in the All Saints Cemetery.
The funeral will be broadcast on the McKown Funeral Home Facebook page. You can access the Facebook page by clicking here...
Leonard F Paprocki
Dec 19, 2021
Leonard Paprocki, age 86, of Bellwood, died Sunday, December 19, 2021 at St. Joseph's Villa in David City. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bellwood. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Monday at the McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. There will be a rosary at 10:00 a.m. prior to the...
Duane Beiermann
Dec 17, 2021
Duane Beiermann, age 69, died Friday, December 17, 2021, at St. Joseph's Villa in David City. PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE FOR THE VISITATION MONDAY AND MASS TUESDAY. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is Monday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 vigil service at ...
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