Gene L. Cumming
Mar 22, 2018
Gene L. Cumming, 84, of St. Edward, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Gene was born May 15, 1933 on the family farm six miles east of St. Edward to Robert J. and Belle (Curry) Cumming. He graduated from St. Edward High School in 1950 and attended Omaha Business College. He served...
Bernice Laska
Mar 22, 2018
Bernice Laska, age 86, of Columbus, died, Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Mory's Haven. Bernice Laska was born August 9, 1931 in Silver Creek to Stanley and Mary (Gembica) Laska. She grew up in Silver Creek before moving to Nebraska City where she attended the School of the Blind. After graduating from high school, she went on to Creighton University...
Terry Shockley
Mar 21, 2018
Terry Lee Shockley died March 21, 2018 in Central City Care Center, Central City, NE. He was born April 9, 1956 to Edgar C and Toni (Diedrich) Shockley in Columbus NE. He lived in Genoa NE where he attended school. He moved to Columbus NE where he worked various jobs. He is survived by brothers Larry of Octavia NE, Darryl...
David H. Gaspers
Mar 20, 2018
David H. Gaspers, 78, of Columbus, passed away on March 20, 2018 at Columbus Community Hospital. Dave was born on February 14, 1940 near Lindsay, NE to Harry and Emma (Weidner) Gaspers. He grew up in Lindsay, attending Holy Family School and Newman Grove High School. Dave served in the United States Army from 1962-1965, achieving rank of Specialist, while...
Theodore Stopak
Mar 16, 2018
Theodore "Ted" Stopak, age, 87 of Silver Creek, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Genoa Community Hospital LTC. Theodore was born April 18, 1930 in Nance County to Adam and Laura ( Smolenski) Stopak. He served in the United Sates Army during the Korean War where he served on the DMZ. He returned home where he farmed with his...
Eleanor Stopak
Mar 15, 2018
Eleanor Stopak, age, 89 of Silver Creek, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Genoa Community Hospital LTC Eleanor was born September 19, 1928 in Nance County, Nebraska to Adam and Laura ( Smolenski) Stopak. She grew up in Nance County where she helped on the family farm. She enjoyed canning, embroidering, and taking care of her chickens. She was...
Roberta Lovell
Mar 14, 2018
Roberta J. Lovell passed away in the early morning hours of March 14, 2018 at Columbus Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Roberta was born August 4, 1931 to Fred R and Claudia (Collar) Schultz in Columbus Nebraska. She was the eldest daughter of nine children. She attended Columbus Public Schools and Graduated from Kramer High School in 1949....
Virgil Pilakowski
Mar 14, 2018
Virgil Pilakowski passed away peacefully on March 14, 2018 with his wife Betty by his side at Cottonwood Place in Columbus, Nebraska following a brief battle with cancer. Virgil V. Pilakowski was born October 17, 1942 in Genoa, Nebraska to Edmund and Estella (Bogus) Pilakowski. He grew up on a farm between Monroe and Genoa. Virg attended District #6 Grade...
Gary Drum
Mar 14, 2018
Gary Drum of Norfolk died Wednesday, March 14 at Faith Regional in Norfolk. Gary Drum was born January 16, 1948 in Columbus to Neal and Bonnie (Murray) Drum. He served in the US Navy from October of 1967 until October of 1975. Gary married Susan Slade. They later divorced but to this marriage, three sons were born, Shawn, Thad, and...
Eleanor Kucera
Mar 13, 2018
Eleanor Kucera, age 89, of Columbus, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Eleanor was born December 12, 1928 in Geddes, South Dakota to Frank and Stella (Berger) Blaha. She grew up in the Howells area. She worked with her family on the farm. She married Norman Kucera on April 19, 1949 in Tabor, Nebraska. The couple...
Scott Lindstrom
Mar 11, 2018
Scott Lindstrom, age 59, of Columbus, died Sunday at Morys Haven in Columbus. Scott Alan Lindstrom was born January 9, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Don and Jessie (Jan) Oehlerich. He moved to a farm in Phelps County, Nebraska with his mother and adopted father Floyd Lindstrom and his siblings. He completed his education at Wilcox, Nebraska with the...
Larry L. Wallingford
Mar 11, 2018
Larry Lee Wallingford, 83, of Columbus, passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Mory's Haven in Columbus, NE. Larry was born February 3, 1935, near Arlington, NE. He grew up in Fremont, NE and graduated from Fremont High School in 1953. Larry served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, achieving...
Erma Boro
Mar 9, 2018
Erma Boro, 89, of Columbus died Friday, March 9, 2018 at Columbus Care and Rehabilitation. Erma Boro was born September 12, 1928 in Columbus to Fred and Christina (Jaax) Henggeler. She grew up on a farm by Lonestar in Polk County where she attended District 16 grade school and graduated from Kramer High School in 1946. On February 9, 1948,...
Delores Prososki
Mar 9, 2018
Dee Prososki died Friday, March 9, 2018 at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, Nebraska Delores M. Dee Prososki was born May 2, 1939 in Columbus to Stephen and Helen (Tworek) Lassek. She grew up in Platte and Nance Counties. Dee attended schools in Duncan, District 23, St. Bonaventure, and at the Franciscan Convent in Colorado Springs. She married Jerome C....
Dianne Mcduffee
Mar 7, 2018
Dianne McDuffee died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her home. Dianne M. McDuffee was born February 2, 1947 in Albion, NE to Francis R. "Frank" and Maxine L. (Rosso) Thome. She grew up on the family farm in Boone County and attended District 60 School in Akron, NE before graduating high school from Spalding Academy. She was married to Robert...
Clinton Joseph Sonnleitner
Mar 5, 2018
Clinton (Clint) J. Sonnleitner, age 34, of Columbus, NE passed away on March 5, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona surrounded by his loved ones. Clint was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 11, 1983. He was a graduate of Arizona Automotive Institute. He spent the majority of his adult life working for Comprehensive Risk Services, in Phoenix, Arizona as...
Kimberly D. Knapp
Mar 2, 2018
Kimberly D. Knapp died Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Columbus Care and Rehabilitation Center. Kimberly Dawn Knapp was born December 10, 1970 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When she was 2 weeks old Kim was adopted by Rollen and Jean (Kidd) Knapp. At the age of 9 months Kim was already walking. When she was 5 Kim was diagnosed with...
Edward Schrant
Mar 2, 2018
Edward Schrant of Columbus died Friday, March 2, 2018 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Edward Schrant was born January 25, 1929 in Humphrey to Ben and Cecelia (Van Ackeren) Schrant. He grew up in Humphrey where he attended St. Francis schools. Ed married Lou Jean Frauendorfer at Sacred Heart Church in Cornlea on November 22, 1950. He farmed in the...
Del Rae Schieffer
Mar 1, 2018
Del Rae Schieffer, age 80, of Columbus, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Columbus Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Del Rae was born November 17, 1937 in Crofton, Nebraska to Henry and Rose (Gohman) Wortmann. She grew up on a farm near Crofton and graduated from Crofton High. She married Anthony "Tony" Schieffer on August 29, 1959...
Mary Ann (Kielian) Bartusiak
Feb 26, 2018
Mary Ann (Kielian) Bartusiak, of Morton Grove, Illinois, died Monday, February 26, 2018 while staying with her son in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Mary Ann Bartusiak was born February 2, 1932 in Silver Creek, Nebraska to Joseph and Valeria (Prososki) Kielian. She grew up on a farm near Silver Creek with 13 brothers and sisters. She married a "city boy" Joseph...