Larry Fritz
Mar 13, 2022
Larry Fritz, age 68, formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2022, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service, all at the Church. Burial is in St. Bonaventure Cemetery....
Lee Hroza
Mar 11, 2022
Leo "Lee" Joseph Hroza, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the home of his daughter Pamela in Portland, Oregon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Isidore Church. Private burial in St. Bonaventure Cemetery following the service. Friends are invited to gather at...
Gene Mahan
Mar 6, 2022
Floyd "Gene" Mahan, age 86, died Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home in Columbus.
Funeral Services are 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2022 at the First Baptist Church in Columbus. Visitation is 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Monday also at the Church. Military Honors will be conducted by Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard. Graveside Services...
Carolyn Wagner
Mar 6, 2022
Carolyn Wagner died Sunday March 6, 2022 at her home in Columbus.
Memorial Services are 10:30 am Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Cory Burma officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home. Interment is in Roselawn Cemetery.
Carolyn Wagner was born April 20th,...
Alta "Toots" Alshouse
Mar 1, 2022
Alta "Toots" Alshouse, age 88 formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Shawnee, Kansas. Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at McKown Funeral Home with Rev. Cindi Stewart officiating. Visitation is 10:00-11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial is in St. Bonaventure Cemetery. All Monetary Donations may be made to the First United...
Judy Mckee
Mar 1, 2022
Judy Kay McKee, age 62, died Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at her niece's home in Shelby, Nebraska.
Services are 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2022 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus, Nebraska. Visitation is 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Friday also at the funeral home. Family burial will be in the Roselawn Cemetery.
Judy Kay McKee...
Elizabeth Schumacher
Feb 28, 2022
Elizabeth "Betty" Schumacher, age 85, of Platte Center, Nebraska died Monday, February 28, 2022 at UNMC in Omaha, Nebraska.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Joseph Church. Visitation will...
Kaleb Puntney
Feb 26, 2022
Kaleb Puntney, age 24, died Saturday, February 26, 2022 in Genoa, Nebraska.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will be Thursday 4-7 p.m. There will be a vigil service 7:00 pm Thursday evening all at the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will continue Friday morning 9:00...
Frances Buzynski
Feb 24, 2022
Frances Buzynski, age 85, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Emerald Care and Rehab in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is Monday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service at McKown Funeral Home. Interment is in St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Per Francie's request, please do...
Cora "Betty" Davidson
Feb 24, 2022
Cora "Betty" Davidson of Columbus died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Clarkson Community Care Center.
Funeral services are 11:00 am Friday, March 4 at the Gresham Presbyterian Church with Pastor John Nellessen officiating. Visitation is on Thursday from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus and continues on Friday from 10 am until service time...
Patricia Ryan
Feb 23, 2022
Patricia "Pat" Ryan, age 84, of Columbus, died Wednesday February 23, 2022, at her home.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2022, at the McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is Sunday 3-5 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. Interment is in the Columbus Cemetery
Patricia "Pat" Ryan was born June 16, 1937, in Nemaha,...
Michael Gassen
Feb 22, 2022
Mike "Wheels" Gassen of Bellwood, NE died peacefully Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at his home surrounded by family.
Visitation is Sunday, February 27, 2022, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with a 5:00 p.m. vigil service at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. A visitation/prayer service will also be held March 3, 2022, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at St....
Joan "Jo" Hastings
Feb 19, 2022
Joan "Jo" Hastings of Columbus died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus after a brief illness.
Memorial services for Joan and her husband, Tom, will be held at 1:00 Monday, April 11, 2022, at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is 2:00-3:00 Sunday with a 3:00 Vigil service at the funeral home. Interment is...
Caroline Alms
Feb 17, 2022
Caroline Alms, age 78, of Columbus, Nebraska passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at her home.
Private Family Services will be held at Peace Lutheran Church.
Caroline Julia Alms was born November 7, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska to Ernest and Lillian (Fisher) Fiala. She attended first and second grades in Omaha before moving to Weston,...
Gary Burmood
Feb 17, 2022
Gary Lee Burmood, 77, passed away on February 17, 2022, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, IA. Gary was born in Columbus, NE, on March 1, 1944.
A memorial service will be held at Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus, NE, on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:30 a.m.
He was active in Golden Gloves boxing, trapping...
Virgil Meedel
Feb 11, 2022
Virgil G. Meedel, 94, died Friday, February 11, 2022, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha from complications following hip surgery.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, February 16, at 10:00 a.m. at Gruetli Cemetery in rural Monroe followed by an 11:00 memorial service at St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Columbus. Lunch at the...
Elmer Weverka
Feb 8, 2022
Elmer Louis Weverka, age 86, of Columbus passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Mckown Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday and continues 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial is in...
Eugene Cromwell
Feb 7, 2022
Eugene Cromwell, age 97, of Genoa, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 7, 2022. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2022, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Genoa. Visitation is 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday. Burial is in Valley View Cemetery.
Eugene Cromwell was born during...
Ronald G Johnson
Feb 5, 2022
Ronald ("Ron") Gene Johnson passed away peacefully on February 5, 2022.
One of the few advantages of dying from pulmonary fibrosis is that you have time to write your own obituary. (And now that I write this, I can't really think of any other advantages…)
I was born in an old farmhouse on Wallace Creek,...
Edward "Doc" Osantowski
Feb 5, 2022
Edward F. "Doc" Osantowski of Columbus died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Columbus Community Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2022 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday 4-7 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation will continue Friday morning 9:30 a.m. until...