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Local obituaries for

Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Pastor M. Wendell Davis

Pastor M. Wendell Davis

Oct 25, 2021

Pastor M. Wendell Davis of Columbus, NE died Monday, October 25, 2021, at David Place in David City.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 am Friday, October 29, 2021, at First United Methodist Church in Columbus.  The family will receive friends  from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Church.  Private Interment will be at Columbus Cemetery.

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Billy Novak

Billy Novak

Oct 25, 2021

Billy Novak of Columbus died Monday, October 25, 2021, at his home.

Funeral services are 10:30 am Friday, October 29, 2021, at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus. Visitation is on Thursday from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues Friday from 9:30 am until service time at the Church. There will also be a family prayer...

Rodney Muller

Rodney Muller

Oct 21, 2021

Rodney "Rod" Muller, age 70, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral  Services are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus. Visitation is 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with...

Donald Dush

Donald Dush

Oct 20, 2021

Don Dush, age 73 of Clarks, died Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 25, 2021 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. Visitation is 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday with a 7:00 vigil service, all at the church. Burial is in St. Lawrence Cemetery. The Mass...

Mary Lloyd

Mary Lloyd

Oct 19, 2021

Mary M. Lloyd, age 68, of Silver Creek, Nebraska passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at her home surrounded by the people she loved unconditionally and who loved her more than she ever realized.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2021 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. Visitation will...

Duane Tichota

Duane Tichota

Oct 19, 2021

Duane "Ringo" Tichota of Columbus, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Brookstone Acres.

Mass of Christian Burial is at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 25, 2021, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church.  Visitation is Sunday from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home with a 5:00 p.m. Vigil service.  Visitation will continue Monday morning from 9:30 till...

Mark Micek

Mark Micek

Oct 18, 2021

Mark Anthony Micek of Columbus, NE died on Monday, October 18, 2021 in Lincoln, NE.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Saturday, October 23, 2021, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is on Friday from 5:00 -7:00 pm with a 7:00 pm Vigil service, all at St. Isidore Church. Visitation continues Saturday morning from 9 am...

Rita Meyers

Rita Meyers

Oct 16, 2021

Rita Meyers, age 83, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at her home in Columbus.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with a reception to follow at the Eagles Club (3205 12th Street).

Rita J. Meyers was born February 15, 1938 in Columbus, Nebraska...

Richard Henry Triba

Richard Henry Triba

Oct 14, 2021

Richard Henry Triba, age 82 of Castle Rock, Colorado, died Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Colorado. Richard was born to Henry Triba and Helen Kula Triba on February 19, 1939. He graduated from Osceola High School in 1956. In 1956 Richard entered the US Army where he served for two years.  On September 16, 1961, he married Patricia Liss....

Catherine "Kay" Mcwilliams

Catherine "Kay" Mcwilliams

Oct 13, 2021

Catherine "Kay" McWilliams, age 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at the Saunders Medical Center LTC in Wahoo, Nebraska.

Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 22, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus, Nebraska. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will continue...

Karen Avery

Karen Avery

Oct 13, 2021

Karen Avery of Columbus died Wednesday, October 13, 2021.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Monday, October 18, 2021, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is on Sunday from 4-6 pm with a Vigil Service to follow at 6:00 pm, all at St. Isidore Church. Visitation continues Monday morning from 9 am until service time at...

Betty Sprunk

Betty Sprunk

Oct 12, 2021

Betty R. Sprunk, age 98 of Platte Center, died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Prairie Village Retirement Center in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center, Nebraska.  Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Joseph...

Wilbur Mousel

Wilbur Mousel

Oct 11, 2021

Wilbur D. Mousel, age 85, of Schuyler, died Monday, October 11, 2021, at his home.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 15, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Schuyler. The family will receive friends Friday morning 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials are suggested to the...

Craig Melliger

Craig Melliger

Oct 10, 2021

Craig F. Melliger, age 70, of Columbus, Nebraska died Sunday, October 10, 2021 at his daughter's home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 18, 2021 at  St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday with a 5:00 p.m. Vigil Service at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation...

Dennis "Denny" Podany

Dennis "Denny" Podany

Oct 8, 2021

Dennis "Denny" Podany, age 82, died Friday, October 8, 2021, at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service, all at the church. Burial is in All Saints Cemetery. Dennis Podany was born November 24,...

Philip Raimondo

Philip Raimondo

Oct 3, 2021

Philip M. Raimondo, age 59, peacefully passed away in his home on Sunday, October 3, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 8, 2021 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is Thursday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at St. Isidore Church. Visitation...

Diane Buggi

Diane Buggi

Oct 1, 2021

Our beloved Diane Kay Buggi passed away on October 1, 2021 surrounded by the people she loved unconditionally and who loved her more than she ever realized.

She was born to Emil & Elsie (Zywiec) Prososki on January 28, 1958. She grew up in Duncan, NE with her 6 siblings, Carol, Barb, Mike, Jan, Char, & Tammy....

Valentin Torres Martinez

Valentin Torres Martinez

Sep 28, 2021

Valentin Torres Martinez, age 58, of Columbus died Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at UNMC in Omaha, Nebraska from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Visitation is 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021 and 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 3, 2021 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus.

Randy Pichler

Randy Pichler

Sep 26, 2021

Randy Pichler, age 70, died Sunday, September 26, 2021.

Randy was born September 17, 1951 to Val and Fay Pichler in Grand Island, Nebraska. He graduated from Columbus High School. He was a longtime employee of the UPS in Columbus and retired from the company in 2006. Randy's hobbies were hunting and fishing with family and friends....

Jacquelin J. Amsler

Jacquelin J. Amsler

Sep 25, 2021

Jacquelin (Jackie) J Amsler died September 25, 2021 at Brookstone Acres in Columbus, NE. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at McKown Funeral Home. The service will celebrate both Jackie and her late husband, Donald Amsler. The family will begin receiving friends at 4:00 p.m. Private family burial will...

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