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Obituaries

Local obituaries for

Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Linda Spain

Linda Spain

Oct 21, 2020

Linda Spain, age 64 of Columbus, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Wednesday, October 28 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus.  Visitation is from 9:30-10:30 am Wednesday at the Church. Interment is in St. Mary's Cemetery-Pilsno.

Linda S. Spain was born September 28,...

David Sedlacek

David Sedlacek

Oct 21, 2020

David Sedlacek, age 68 of Columbus, died Wednesday, October 21 at his home.

Funeral services are 10:30 am Tuesday, October 27 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus.  Visitation is on Monday from 4-7 pm at McKown Funeral Home and continues Tuesday morning from 9:30 am until service time at the Church.  Interment is in Columbus Cemetery with...

Kevin Jarecki

Kevin Jarecki

Oct 20, 2020

Kevin Lee Jarecki, age 66, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska due to complications of heart surgery.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. A Vigil/Rosary will be held 7:00 p.m. Thursday also at the church.

Due to COVID...

Carol Sand

Carol Sand

Oct 18, 2020

Carol Ann (Luetkenhaus) Sand entered the loving arms of Jesus on October 18, 2020. Services will be held at St. Bonaventure Church, 1565 18 th Ave., Columbus, NE. Visitation will be held from 4pm – 7pm on Thursday, October 22, 2020. A vigil will follow at 7pm. all at the church.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at...

Allan Graham

Allan Graham

Oct 14, 2020

Allan K. Graham, age 58, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at his home in Columbus.

A Graveside Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus.

Allan K. Graham was born September 30, 1962 in Columbus, Nebraska to Keith and Gaylene (Houser) Graham. He graduated from Lakeview High School...

Mary B Rhoades

Mary B Rhoades

Oct 13, 2020

Mary B. Rhoades, age 97, formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in Bolivia, North Carolina.

A graveside service will take place Monday, October 19, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. in the Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum in Omaha.

Mary Bernadette was born October 7, 1923 to her loving parents, Thomas Francis, and Margaret (O'Neill) Smyth in...

Leander Koza

Leander Koza

Oct 13, 2020

Leander Koza, age 80, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Bryan LGH-East in Lincoln.

A  family Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with Fr. Bill L'Heureux officiating. Family burial will take place in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Masks are required and all CDC guidelines will be in place.

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Sherri Wegner

Sherri Wegner

Oct 12, 2020

Sherri Wegner, age 57, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2020 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with Reverend Cindi Stewart officiating. There will be no public visitation.

Please follow all C.D.C. guidelines while attending the service.

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Joseph Keiter

Joseph Keiter

Oct 10, 2020

Joseph "Joe" Keiter, age 93 of Columbus, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Thursday, October 15 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church.  Visitation, without the family present, is on Wednesday from 4:30 - 6:30 pm with a Vigil service to follow at 7:00 pm, all at St....

Corrine Rickner

Corrine Rickner

Oct 9, 2020

Corrine Rickner, age 81 of Columbus, died Friday, October 9, 2020 at Emerald Nursing and Rehab in Columbus.

Memorial services are 10:30 am Monday, October 12 at McKown Funeral Home with Pastor Joe Krepel officiating.

Corrine Rickner was born August 3, 1939 in Howells, NE to John and Helen (Harms) Sebek.  She grew up in...

Annette Nickels

Annette Nickels

Oct 8, 2020

Annette Nickels, age 84, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at her home in Columbus.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday October 13, 2020 at 1C/The Sanctuary in Columbus. Visitation is Monday from 5:00-7:00 at McKown Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Annette Nickels was born March 21, 1936 to Louis...

Todd Ligenza

Todd Ligenza

Oct 7, 2020

Todd Ligenza, age 53 of Columbus, died Wednesday October 7, 2020 at his home as result of brain cancer.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 12, 2020 at 1C/The Sanctuary in Columbus. Visitation is 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday at McKown Funeral Home and will continue Monday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church.  The family suggests jeans...

Christian Hernandez

Christian Hernandez

Oct 7, 2020

Christian Hernandez, age 11, of Columbus, died Wednesday at the Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is Monday 4-7 p.m. at the Church. There will be a Vigil service 7:00 p.m. also at the church. Burial will be in the All Saints Cemetery....

Norma Konwinski

Norma Konwinski

Oct 6, 2020

Norma J. Konwinski, 69, of Yutan, Nebraska passed away October 6, 2020 at her home in Yutan.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on October 24, 2020 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek, Nebraska. Private family burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery will take place at a later date.

The...

Janeeta Kline

Janeeta Kline

Oct 6, 2020

Janeeta Kline, age 85, of Columbus, died Tuesday, October 06, 2020 in Columbus.

Funeral Services are 8:00 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2020 at St. Luke's U.C.C. The time has been set in consideration of travel time to Ft. McPherson National Cemetery for burial. Visitation will be Thursday 5-7 p.m. at the McKown Funeral Home. All CDC guidelines...

Merlyn Bell

Merlyn Bell

Oct 5, 2020

Merlyn Bell, age 89 of rural Columbus, died Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home.

Graveside services for family and close friends is 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 6 at Calvary Cemetery with Military Honors by Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard

Merlyn Bell was born December 23, 1930 in Columbus, Nebraska to Fred and...

Leroy Iwanski

Leroy Iwanski

Oct 1, 2020

LeRoy "Lee" Iwanski, age 86, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Genoa Community Hospital / LTC.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday , October 24, 2020 at St. Isidore Catholic Church.

LeRoy "Lee" Iwanski was born September 6, 1934 in Elyria, Nebraska to John and Helen (Karty) Iwanski. He...

William Mayben

William Mayben

Sep 28, 2020

Graveside services will be

October 23, 2021

11:00 a.m.

All Saints Cemetery

William Randall "Bill" Mayben, born September 7, 1937, in Canyon, Texas, died July 28, 2020, in Denver, CO.

Bill was born...

Marie Hippel

Marie Hippel

Sep 27, 2020

Marie Ellen (Porter) Cook Hippel passed away Sunday, September 27 th , 2020 at the Edgewood Memory Care Assisted Living facility in Columbus Nebraska surrounded by caring friends and family.

A Graveside Funeral Service will be held by loving members of her family at St. Michael's Cemetery in Albion, Nebraska at 4:30 PM on September 30 th...

Lorene Mick

Lorene Mick

Sep 27, 2020

Lorene Anna (Bruckner) Mick passed away Sunday, September 27th, 2020, at The Heritage at Meridian Garden in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bellwood, Nebraska.  Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil service at the church.  Burial will...

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