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...
Myrtle Ann Mueller
Apr 7, 2017
Myrtle Ann Mueller of Monroe died Friday, April 7, 2017. Myrtle Ann Mueller was born June 21, 1922 west of Platte Center, Nebraska, to Ted and Anna (Griepentrog) Jepsen. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church, west of Platte Center, on July 16, 1922. She was confirmed in the same church on May 6, 1934 by...
Frank Ciboron, Jr
Apr 4, 2017
Frank died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Frank Ciboron, Jr. was born January 4, 1926 in Tarnov, Nebraska to Frank and Mary (Chowek) Ciboron. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII under the 62nd Signal Corps in the Pacific from 1944 - 1947. On June 15, 1954 he was united in marriage to Josephine Purchal...
Lawrence Tworek
Apr 1, 2017
Lawrence John Tworek of Osceola died Saturday, April 01, 2017 at the Osceola Good Samaritan Society. Lawrence John Tworek was born July 19, 1932 in Columbus to Charles and Catherine (Molczyk) Tworek. He grew up on a farm in Platte County and attended country school and then Kramer High School in Columbus. Lawrence entered the US Army during the Korean...
Russell Tichota
Mar 28, 2017
Russell Tichota, age, 65, of Rising City, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Schuyler Care and Rehabilitation Center after a 4 month fight with a stroke. Russell Gene Tichota was born June 14, 1951 in Columbus, Nebraska to Bohumila "Bo" and Ruth (Bauman) Tichota. He joined a sister Gloria and a brother Duane "Ringo". Russell attended Clarkson School and...
Werner H. Guenther
Mar 20, 2017
Werner Howard Guenther , 91, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Monday, March 20th, 2017, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus. He was born on April 19, 1925, just south of Columbus to Ferdinand H. Guenther and Mary (Odermatt) Guenther. He was one of 12 children. The family moved to a farm just west of Columbus when Werner was one. He received his...
Kenneth Ungles
Mar 20, 2017
Kenneth died Monday, March 20, 2017 at the Columbus Care and Rehabilitation Center. Kenneth Owen Ungles was born August 23, 1940 in Palisade, Nebraska to Kenneth and Lou (Tarr) Ungles. He graduated from Palisade High School in 1958. Kenneth served in the U.S. Navy from October 7, 1959 - October 11, 1963. Following the service he worked installing high lines...
Evarene Acers
Mar 19, 2017
EvaRene Acers of Columbus died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Columbus Community Hospital. EvaRene was born May 2, 1984 to Brenda Acers-Ramos in Omaha, NE. She grew up in Columbus where she attended Columbus Public Schools. EvaRene loved life and being with her family. She enjoyed fishing, babysitting, crafts, and baking. EvaRene is survived by: Mother Brenda (Ricardo) Ramos of...
Amy Mindrup
Mar 18, 2017
Thank You There are too many of you to personally address and for that we feel the great desire to thank you all, from every corner of our hearts. We deeply appreciate all the expressions of sympathy and the support given at this difficult time. We appreciate all the thoughtful donations to the family and children in memory of the...
Phillip Yrkoski
Mar 15, 2017
Phillip died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln. Phillip S. Yrkoski was born December 31, 1926 in Nance County, Nebraska to George and Veronica (Liss) Yrkoski. He married Rosaline Smolenski on May 1, 1962 at St. Mary's Catholic Church Pilsno rural Osceola, Nebraska. The couple farmed north of Clarks until moving to Silver Creek in 1975....
Ernie Schmidt
Mar 15, 2017
Ernie Schmidt of Columbus died Wednesday March 15, 2017 at Columbus Community Hospital. Ernie Schmidt was born September 15, 1946 in Platte County to Otto and Loretta (Beller) Schmidt. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Humphrey High School in 1964. Ernie farmed with his older brothers. He was united in marriage to Theresa Mae Jazwick on...
Terry L. &Quot;Boz&Quot; Sliva
Mar 13, 2017
Terry passed away peacefully Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Columbus Community Hospital surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer. Terry L. "Boz" Sliva was born June 28, 1951 in Columbus, Nebraska to Phillip and Geraldine (Morgan) Sliva. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1969. Terry was a long time employee of Behlen Manufacturing until retiring...