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...
Irene Oakeson
Feb 3, 2022
Irene Oakeson, 95, of Columbus died Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.
Funeral services are 11:00 am Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Cory Burma officiating. Visitation is on Wednesday from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues on Thursday morning from 10:00 am until service time...
Dorothy Spies
Jan 31, 2022
Dorothy M. Spies, age 92, formerly of Columbus, Nebraska died Monday, January 31, 2022 in Greeley, Nebraska.
A Private Family Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 4, 2022 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus. Burial is in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.
The Funeral Mass will be broadcast on the...
Marcella "Marcy" Husak
Jan 29, 2022
Marcella "Marcy" Husak, age 83, of Columbus, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022 at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 3, 2022 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will be Wednesday 4-6 p.m. There will be a 6:00 p.m. vigil service at St. Bonaventure Church. Visitation will continue Thursday morning 9:30 a.m....
James Mcintosh
Jan 29, 2022
James McIntosh, 62, of Silver Creek, died Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek. Visitation is 4:00-6:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will continue Thursday from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the church. Burial is in Valley View Cemetery...
Betty Ann Scheffler
Jan 27, 2022
Betty Ann Scheffler age 85 passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 27, 2022, surrounded by her family in her home in Columbus.
Funeral services are 10:30 am Monday, January 31, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Patrick Sparling officiating. Visitation is on Sunday evening from 6-8 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues Monday morning...
Charles D Case Sr.
Jan 26, 2022
Charles D. Case Sr. age 84, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at home in rural Bellwood. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is Tuesday 5-7 p.m. There will be a 7:00 p.m. vigil service all at the McKown Funeral Home. Interment will be in the All Saints Cemetery....
David Sliva
Jan 26, 2022
David Sliva, Sr. died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the Butler County Health Center in David City at the age of 65. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bellwood. Visitation is Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Burial is in Roselawn Cemetery...
Lois Aerni
Jan 24, 2022
Lois Jane Aerni, age 97, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus, Nebraska.
A private family service will be held.
Lois Jane Aerni was born March 4,1924, in Niobrara, Nebraska, to Henry and Margery (Biles) Kuklish. She graduated from Kramer High School in Columbus, Nebraska. On February 14, 1946, Lois was...
Elizabeth "Betty" Zoucha
Jan 23, 2022
Elizabeth "Betty" Zoucha, age 82, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 28, 2022, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service, all at the church. There will be a CDA rosary at 3:30...