Geraldine Gleason
Sep 13, 2016
Geraldine Gleason of Columbus died Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Meridian Gardens in Columbus. Geraldine Gleason was born January 1, 1921 in Platte Center, NE to John and Anna (Gleeson) Gleason. Geraldine was raised by her grandmother and later by her Aunt, Sr. Geraldine in Des Moines, IA. She worked in Des Moines for 44 years at Mercy Hospital as...
Shawn Hassler
Sep 11, 2016
Shawn Hassler of Columbus died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Shawn Hassler was born August 3, 1976 in Bismarck, ND to David and Joyce (Jerome) Hassler. Shawn graduated from Elkhorn Valley High School in Tilden in 1995. Shawn was united in marriage to Allisa Andress in Stuebenville, OH. He lived in Ohio before moving to Columbus in 2004. Shawn helped his...
Kenneth J. Torczon
Sep 7, 2016
Kenneth died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at the Brookestone Acres is Columbus. Kenneth J. Torczon was born October 2, 1924 in Columbus, Nebraska to Frank and Veronica (Smagacz) Torczon. He graduated from Duncan High School in May of 1941. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army during WWII from June 1943 - January 1946. Following his discharge Kenneth attended UNL and...
Eugene S. Tworek
Sep 6, 2016
Eugene Tworek, 71, of North Andover, Massachusetts, formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Born in Columbus on Aug. 12, 1945, Eugene was the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Teterus) Tworek. He attended St. Stanislaus School in Duncan and graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in Columbus. He...
Blanche Novotny
Sep 6, 2016
Blanche Novotny of Columbus died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Blanche M Novotny was born December 13, 1920 in Osceola, NE to Albert and Hilda (Zeleny) Bernt. She grew up on the family farm by Osceola. Blanche was united in marriage to William Novotny on April 14, 1941 at St. Andrews Catholic Church in...
Sandra Williams
Sep 3, 2016
Sandra "Sandy" Williams, age 82, of Columbus, died Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Columbus. Sandra Jean Sandy (Mitera) Williams was born January 24, 1934, to James Mitera and Nina (Roberts) Mitera in Columbus. She attended District 9 Grade School, East of town where four generations of the family attended. She graduated St. Bonaventure High School in 1951. On August 29,...
John Gillett
Sep 1, 2016
John Gillett of Shelby died Thursday, September 1, 2106 at Columbus Community Hospital. John was born June 18, 1944 to Ralph and Lorene (Schmoker) Gillett in David City, NE. John graduated from Rising City High School in 1962. John married Marian (Bohuslavsky) in 1963. To this union three children were born. John was a master of all trades. Then in...
Benedict Jarosz
Aug 28, 2016
Benedict B. Jarosz, age 89, of Platte Center died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Benedict Blaze Jarosz was born April 2, 1927 in rural Tarnov, Nebraska to Mike and Della (Chohon) Jarosz. He received his education at St. Michaels Catholic School in Tarnov. He married Viola Wieser on May 20, 1953 at St. Marys Catholic Church...
Chad Shannon
Aug 28, 2016
Chad Shannon, 24, of Columbus died Sunday, August 28, 2016 in Columbus. Chad was born June 2, 1992 in Columbus to Michael and Julie (Hiatt) Shannon. He grew up in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High School in 2011. Chad was currently working at Timpte in David City and at Otte Electric in Columbus. Chad was a true outdoorsman. He...
Gail (Rosenthal) Placek
Aug 27, 2016
Gail died Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home in Columbus. Gail (Rosenthal) Placek was born September 4, 1949 in Columbus, Nebraska to Carl and Neva (Simmons) Tschauner. She graduated from Columbus High School. On April 19, 1969 Gail was united in marriage to Tom Rosenthal at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Even though she was not Polish, Gail...
Alfred Swim
Aug 23, 2016
Alfred Swim of Columbus died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Columbus. Alfred was born June 25, 1925 in Genoa. He graduated from Genoa High School and entered the US Army in 1942. Alfred served in World War II in Germany. Upon his return he attended college in Nebraska. Alfred ran an egg produce route in the...
Kimberly Ohnemus
Aug 21, 2016
Kimberly Kay Ohnemus, age 41, of Shelby, died Sunday, August 21, 2016 in Omaha after fighting a valiant battle with cancer. Kimberly was born October 11, 1974 in Columbus, Nebraska to Richard and Glenda ( Engle ) Cole. She received her education in David City and graduated from David City High in 1992. She married Todd Ohnemus at Trinity Lutheran...
Erwin &Quot;Erv&Quot; Wieser
Aug 17, 2016
Erv passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Erwin Wieser was born September 5, 1933 in Humphrey, Nebraska to Henry and Emma (Kopetzky) Wieser. He graduated from Humphrey St. Francis High School in 1951. Erv was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1951 but his heart belonged...
Mark A Keller
Aug 13, 2016
Mark A. Keller of Columbus died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus. Mark A. Keller was born September 9, 1920 in Gosper County, NE to George and Martha (McDonnell) Keller. He grew up in Gosper County where he attended country grade school and graduated from Elwood High School. Mark continued his education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
Paul K. Nieuwenhuis
Aug 10, 2016
Paul K. Nieuwenhuis died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at his home in Columbus. Paul was born October 11, 1949 in Valentine, Nebraska to Burnell E. and Nora "Irene" (Dobson) Nieuwenhuis Sr. He received his education in Valentine. Paul served in the Navy on the USS Estes during the Vietnam War from December 8, 1967 to October 9, 1969. Paul was...
Lolita Hellbusch
Aug 10, 2016
Lolita Hellbusch died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus. Lolita was born October 10, 1935 in Quezon City, Philippines. She married Gordon Hellbusch in 1967 in Baquio City, Philippines. Following their marriage they moved to Columbus and made their home for the past 49 years. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening and her family. She was a member...
Robert L. Raitt
Aug 7, 2016
Robert L. Bob Raitt, age 84, of Columbus, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at his home in Columbus. Robert was born May 6, 1932 in North Bend, Nebraska to William and Maryann (Schulte) Raitt. He grew up in St. Edward and graduated from St. Edward High in 1950. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from December 7, 1951 until...
Jean A. Bohlmeyer
Aug 6, 2016
Jean died Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Mory's Haven in Columbus. Jean A. Bohlmeyer was born April 5, 1950 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Clarence and Betty (Fuchs) Raabe. Jean was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at birth. She married George Bohlmeyer on October 8, 1980 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The couple lived in Lincoln before moving to Schuyler and then to Columbus....
Mildred Honke
Aug 4, 2016
Mildred Honke was born on March 6, 1926, to Alexander and Mollie (Bauer) Miller in Lincoln, Nebraska. She went to our Lord on August 4, 2016, at Meridian Gardens in Columbus, Nebraska. Mildred was raised in Lincoln, NE, and graduated from Lincoln General Hospital in 1946. She was very proud of being a registered nurse. Mildred was a charter member...
Thomas H. Podraza
Aug 3, 2016
Thomas Tom Podraza, age 80, of Columbus died Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Tom was born September 20, 1935 in Columbus, Nebraska to Michael and Adeline (Valasek) Podraza Sr. He graduated from Kramer High School in 1953. On April 27, 1957 Tom was united in marriage to Mary Lou Swerczek at St. Anthony Catholic Church in...