Obituaries

Mar 24, 2021

Marlene Regina Feik, 79, of Columbus, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Platte Center with Father Walter Jong-A-Kiem officiating.  Visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday,...

Mar 23, 2021

Dr. Donald H. Vrbka, age 90, of Omaha passed away peacefully from stomach cancer at his home on March 23, surrounded by family. He was a loving son, husband, father, and grandfather.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church with Reverend Mike Swanton and Reverend Tom Weisbecker officiating.  ...

Mar 22, 2021

Pauline Sander of Columbus died Monday, March 22, 2021 at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church.  Visitation is on Thursday from 5-7 pm with a 7:00 pm Vigil service to follow, all at the St. Bonaventure Parish Center .  Visitation continues Friday...

Mar 21, 2021

Leo Thiele, age 86 of Columbus, died Sunday, March 21, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-7 Monday, March 29 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. There will be a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue Tuesday morning 9:30...

Mar 20, 2021

Carroll Edward Vacha, age 66, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 20, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 AM Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is 5:00-7:00 Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home. At the family's request, masks are required by those in attendance. The...

Mar 20, 2021

Janet Mary (Bernt) Long went to her heavenly home on March 20, 2021.

A Memorial Service will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Saturday also at the funeral home.

The Memorial Service on Saturday will...

Mar 20, 2021

Brian Floyd Beckner was born at Sioux City, Iowa on November 9, 1948 and passed away on March 20, 2021 at Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE.  He grew up in the Lyons, NE area.  He graduated from Lyons High School in May, 1966 and from the Nebraska College of Law in 1973.  He married Patricia Oltman and they had three...

Mar 15, 2021

Phyllis M. (Martischang) Kuta, age 90, died Monday, March 15, 2021 at Meridian Gardens in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 AM Saturday, March 20, 2021 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. There will be a CDA Rosary without the family present at 4:00 PM Friday, March 19, 2021 at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation is Friday from...

Mar 15, 2021

Karen Hinrichs, age 80 of Omaha, formerly of Columbus died Monday, March 15, 2021 in Omaha.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 am Saturday, March 20 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. The family will greet friends from 9-10 am Saturday at the church. Interment is in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Shelby.

Karen...

Mar 14, 2021

Beloit Carl "Bunk" Kinzer, age 88 of Harlingen, TX and formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his home in Harlingen, TX.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 22, 2021 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday with a 5:00 p.m. Vigil Service...

Mar 11, 2021

Dolores (Nickolite) Luchsinger passed away on March 11, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial is at 10:30 am on April 8th at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus.  Interment is in St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

Dolores was born to Barbara (Lassek) and Ed Nickolite on November 10, 1929 in Chicago, IL. The family moved back to Columbus...

Mar 8, 2021

Darwin "Hot Sticks" Jaster, age 72, of Columbus died Monday, March 8, 2021 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Isidore Catholic Church.  A Vigil service will be held Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home with Visitation to follow the...

Mar 7, 2021

Darlene Schwarting, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 7, 2021

Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 1C/The Sanctuary Church in Columbus, Nebraska.  Visitation is 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday also at the church.

The Service on Tuesday will be broadcast on the McKown Funeral Home Facebook...

Mar 4, 2021

Mary C. Kosek, age 83, of Genoa, Nebraska died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9. 2021 at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church - Krakow, rural Genoa, Nebraska. Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday at the McKown - Rice Funeral Home in Genoa. ...

Mar 3, 2021

JoAnn Schnelle, age 72, of Monroe, Nebraska died Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at her home.

Funeral services are 10:30 AM Monday at McKown Funeral Home with Rev. Patrick Sparling officiating. Visitation is 3:00 – 5:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home.

The Service on Monday will be broadcast on the McKown Funeral Home Facebook Page....

Feb 27, 2021

Clair Jones, 76, of Genoa, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2021 at Augustana Lutheran Church, Genoa. Visitation will be Thursday, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. also at the Church.  Interment will be at Friends Cemetery, Genoa. The funeral service will be broadcast live on the...

Feb 27, 2021

Desiree "Des" Belzer, age 64 of Columbus, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Bryan LGH-East in Lincoln.

Funeral Services are 10:30 am Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus.  Visitation is on Wednesday from 5-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues on Thursday morning from 9:30 am until service time at...

Feb 26, 2021

Graveside services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday; June 15, 2021 at All Saints Cemetery

Sarah Elizabeth Wong was born in Columbus, Nebraska, to John and Carolyn (Steele) Lippert. She earned her degree in English and her teaching certification from Wayne State College in 1998, and taught at the middle and high school levels across...

Feb 24, 2021

Kathleen 'Kathy' Kuhn, 77, long time resident of Platte Center, NE, passed away peacefully Wednesday February 24, 2021 with family by her side.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 1, 2021 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus.  A family prayer service will be at 10:15 a.m. at church with visitation on Sunday, February 28, 2021...

Feb 21, 2021

Lina Ramirez, age 65 of Columbus, died Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Emerald Nursing & Rehab in Columbus.

Lina Angelica Ramirez was born October 6, 1955 in Mexico to Juan and Audelia (Medina) Escareno.  She grew up in Mexico before coming to the US in 1982.  In 1995 she moved to Columbus where she worked at IBP...