Beatrice Siegel
May 13, 2017
Beatrice Siegel of Columbus, died Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the Brookestone Acres in Columbus. Beatrice Siegel was born November 15, 1924 in Stuart, Nebraska to Louis and Marie (Higgins) Jardee. She grew up in Stuart, NE where she graduated from Stuart High School in 1942. She worked in the Holt County Treasurers Office in ONeill. She married Charles W....
Vernon Long
May 12, 2017
Vernon R. Long was born March 10, 1925 in Norfolk, NE to Robert and Frieda (Miller) Long. One day after graduating from Norfolk High School, Vern entered the US Army Air Corp where he served from 1943 until completing his tour of duty as a Staff Sergeant in 1945 . He flew in the 8th Army Air Corp over occupied...
Larry &Quot;Animal&Quot; Ernst
May 6, 2017
Larry "Animal" Ernst died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Columbus Care and Rehabilitation Center. Larry "Animal" Ernst was born April 15, 1953 in Columbus to Lloyd and Norma (Tredway) Ernst. Animal attended and graduated from Columbus Lakeview High School in 1972. After high school, Animal had many jobs including working construction for Lyman Richey, driving truck for Fisher Enterprises and...
Victoria &Quot;Vicki&Quot; Brandenburg
May 4, 2017
Victoria entered in to her life with the Lord on Thursday, May 4th 2017 while receiving Hospice care at Columbus Community Hospital. Victoria Ann Brandenburg was born on August 30, 1931 in Lindsay, NE to Lawrence & Agnes (Schmitz) Dreifurst. She graduated from Lindsay Holy Family High School, and after working various jobs in Omaha and Adams Cafe in Columbus,...
Roma A. Mostek
May 4, 2017
Roma died Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Roma Alice Mostek was born February 28, 1926 in Dodge, Nebraska to Rudy and Mary (Podany) Chudomelka. She graduated from Stanton High School in 1943. On April 8, 1947 Roma was united in marriage to Lonnie Mostek in Omaha. The couple lived in Omaha before moving to Columbus in...
Deacon Michael J. Mcguire
May 3, 2017
Michael Joseph McGuire passed away in his home, surrounded by family in the early morning hours of May 3, 2017. He was born on July 31, 1937 on the family farm in Liberty, Nebraska to Edmund and Margaret (McGeeney) McGuire. He graduated from Barneston High School in 1956. He entered the United States Army in November of 1956 and served...
Dori Stracke
May 3, 2017
Dori Stracke, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Omaha. Dori Stracke was born June 9, 1939 in Schuyler, Nebraska to Emil and Lillian (Victorin) Zoubek. She grew up in Schuyler and graduated from Schuyler High in 1957. She married Kenneth Stracke on July 11, 1959 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. She worked at Behlen Manufacturing as an administrative assistant for...
Jerome Prososki
May 1, 2017
Jerome C. Prososki, age 77, of Columbus died Monday, May 01, 2017 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Jerome was born June 15, 1939 in Osceola, Nebraska to Albin and Kathryn (Tomasiewicz) Prososki. He was raised on a farm north of Osceola. He graduated from Osceola High School in 1956. He entered the United States Navy on May 25, 1957 and...
Antonio Ruiz
Apr 29, 2017
Antonio Ruiz was born July 18, 1947 in Mexico to Miguel and Concepcion (Flores) Ruiz. He married Augustina Gomez on June 29, 1966 in Satevo Chih, Mexico. Antonio worked construction throughout the United States. He enjoyed helping people any way he could. Antonio was known for being a happy man who never took life too serious. He is survived by:...
Paul Donoghue
Apr 26, 2017
Paul Donoghue of Columbus died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Cottonwood Place in Columbus. Paul Donoghue was born May 23, 1924 in Columbus to Dan and Elizabeth (Macken) Donoghue. Paul went to Platte Center rural schools before graduating from Kramer High School in Columbus in 1942. He was united in marriage to Gladys Blaser on August 18, 1948 at St....
Linda Miller
Apr 23, 2017
Linda Marie Miller of Columbus died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Columbus Community Hospital. Linda Marie Miller was born September 8, 1960 in Albion, NE to James "Jim" H. and Deloris "Dee" Jane (Marker) Miller. She grew up in Loretto, NE until age 13 then moved with her family to Bartlett, NE and graduated from Wheeler Central High School in...
Curtis Alms
Apr 19, 2017
Curtis A. AIms, 80, of Columbus, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at his home. Curtis was born February 16,1937, in Red Wing, Minnesota to Anton and Cora (Diercks) Alms. He graduated from Red Wing Central High School. Curtis joined the U. S. Navy, and was honorable discharged on December 11, 1957. He retired from...
Stanley E. Koziol
Apr 19, 2017
Stanley E. Koziol, 94, went to his eternal rest on April 19, 2017 in Wahoo, Nebraska. Stanley was born March 2, 1923 in Tarnov, Nebraska to John A. and Anna (Zoucha) Koziol. He served as a Corporal in the 462nd Army Air Force Base Unit as a radio operator during WWII from January 1943 - February 1946. On August 29,...
Patricia Steiner
Apr 17, 2017
Patricia Steiner of Columbus died Monday, April 17, 2017 in Columbus. Patricia Steiner was born August 22, 1939 in Humphrey, NE to William and Erna (Thomas) Steiner. She graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 1957. Pat lived with her mother and helped take care of her siblings in their home. She loved farm animals, especially horses. Pats bicycle took...
Bonnie Lamay Nelson
Apr 15, 2017
Bonnie LaMay Nelson was born May 3, 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of George Edward and Ethel (Brown) Strayer. She died April 15, 2017 in Genoa, Nebraska. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday and from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Friday all at Augustana Lutheran Church. Services will be held on Friday April 21,...
Adele Boss
Apr 14, 2017
Adele Boss died Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Columbus Care & Rehabilitation Center. Adele H. Boss was born January 11, 1925 in West Point, Nebraska to Henry W. and Martha A. (Paradies) Zobel. She graduated from Kramer High School in Columbus in 1942 and did her Normal training at Silver Creek High School and Kearney State College in 1943....
Margaret Keiter
Apr 11, 2017
Margaret A. Keiter, 84, Columbus, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 11, at Columbus Community Hospital Hospice . Margaret Keiter was born June 25, 1932, to Bernard and Cecelia (Arens) Wieseler in St. Helena, NE, the oldest of 7 children. She worked in Sioux Falls, SD as a beautician and then manager of Flair Beauty Shop from 1948 to 1953. She...
Donna Coan
Apr 9, 2017
Donna Lou Coan, age 87, of Platte Center, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Columbus Community Hospital. She was born in Platte Center, NE on July 13th, 1929. She was the daughter of Howard and Madeline (Burke) Smith and grew up in Platte Center, NE. After her high school education, Donna started her employment with Consumer Public Power (Loup...
George &Quot;Mac&Quot; Mccarthy
Apr 8, 2017
George Edward "Mac" McCarthy passed away Saturday, April 8th, at his home surrounded by his family. George was born February 7, 1932 in O'Neill, Nebraska to George and Lillian (Simonson) McCarthy. He graduated from St. Mary Academy and attended Creighton University. George served in the U.S. Navy from August 1952 - August 1956. Following his discharge he travelled around California...
Patrick J. Konwinski
Apr 7, 2017
Pat Konwinski, of Omaha formerly of Columbus, died Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Brookestone Village in Omaha. Patrick J. Konwinski was born August 12, 1932 in Silver Creek, NE to John and Stella (Sok) Konwinski. Pat grew up in Silver Creek, Chicago, and near Birchwood WI attending school and working on the family farm before moving back to Silver...