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Columbus, Genoa, and silver creek

nebraska.

Craig Olsufka

Craig Olsufka

Dec 24, 2024

Craig Olsufka, 41, of Platte Center, died Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2024 at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Visitation is 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29. There will be 4:00 p.m. Vigil service, all at St. Isidore Catholic Church. Interment is in St. Patrick/St. Joseph...

Delores Kneifel

Delores Kneifel

Dec 23, 2024

Delores M. Kneifel of Columbus died Monday, December 23, 2024 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 27 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, December 26. There will be 4:30 p.m. CDA Rosary, all at McKown Funeral Home. Burial is in St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery.

Delores...

Larry Cherry

Larry Cherry

Dec 16, 2024

Larry Cherry, 83, died peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Boone County Health Center in Albion.

Funeral services are 9:30 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Looking Glass Church, rural Newman Grove. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Burial is in Palestine Cemetery, rural St. Edward. Following the burial,...

Melissa Paczosa

Melissa Paczosa

Dec 15, 2024

Melissa Paczosa, 47, of Pleasant Dale, died on Sunday, December 15th, 2024, in Seward County as a result of an auto accident.

Funeral service is 12:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2024 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek. Visitation is 4:00-6:00 p.m. Friday, December 27 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation will continue Saturday morning...

Harold "Gene" Snodgrass

Harold "Gene" Snodgrass

Dec 14, 2024

Harold "Gene" Snodgrass, age 87, died Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Emerald Care and Nursing in Columbus.

A Celebration of Gene's Life will take place Saturday, December 21, 2024, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home, 2922 13th Street.

Harold Snodgrass was born September 8, 1937, to Harold and Leona Marie (Lucas) Snodgrass in...

Charlotte Carrig

Charlotte Carrig

Dec 13, 2024

Charlotte "Charlee" Carrig of Columbus died Friday, December 13,2024 at Edgewood in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday, December 20, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. There will be a 4:00 pm Rosary on Thursday with visitation to follow until 7:00 pm, all at McKown Funeral Home. There will be a 7:00 pm Vigil service...

Margaret Briggs

Margaret Briggs

Dec 13, 2024

Margaret Briggs, age 101, died Friday, December 13, 2024, at Brookstone Acres in Columbus.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation is Wednesday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with a 5:00 p.m. vigil service, all at McKown Funeral Home. Burial will take place Thursday at 2:30 p.m....

Sheri Evelyn James

Sheri Evelyn James

Dec 11, 2024

Sheri Evelyn James, 71, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2024, at Creamery Creek Memory Care in Stoddard, Wisconsin. She was born on August 14, 1953, in Kewanee, Illinois, to Thomas and Lucille (Tanner) Smith. Sheri's gentle spirit and warm heart touched the lives of all who knew her.

The family will receive friends on January 18th,...

Kathryn "Karen" Terry

Kathryn "Karen" Terry

Dec 8, 2024

Kathryn "Karen" Terry, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024 at the age of 79.

Born on October 28, 1945 to Adam and Victoria (Zelazny) Stempek. Karen grew up on their family farm in Duncan, Nebraska.  The farm was a place of cherished memories where she developed a deep appreciation...

Priciliano Gil Ponce

Priciliano Gil Ponce

Dec 5, 2024

Priciliano Gil Ponce, age 60, died Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the Columbus Community Hospital Visitation is 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, December 9, 2024, at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Burial will take place in Mexico.

Chapin "Pete" Peterson

Chapin "Pete" Peterson

Dec 4, 2024

Chapin E "Pete" Peterson passed on to be with his Lord and Savior on December 4, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in Osceola. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 9, 2024, at the Silver Creek Methodist Church. Visitation is 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Burial with Military Honors by The American Legion Hartman Post...

Marjorie M. Ogden

Marjorie M. Ogden

Nov 29, 2024

Marjorie M. Ogden of Columbus died Friday, November 29, 2024 at her home surrounded by family.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Tuesday at St. Isidore Catholic Church.  There will be a Vigil service at 5:00 pm Monday at St. Isidore's with a visitation following from 5:30-7:30 pm, also at the church.  Visitation continues Tuesday morning...

Mary Hefti

Mary Hefti

Nov 29, 2024

Mary Hefti, age 74, died Friday, November 29, 2024, peacefully at her home in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. There will be a vigil service at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday with visitation to follow from 5:00-7:00 p.m. all at McKown Funeral Home. Visitation will...

Charline R. Brookhouser

Charline R. Brookhouser

Nov 29, 2024

Charline R. Brookhouser of Columbus, formerly of Plattsmouth, NE passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Meridian Gardens in Columbus, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 5, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation will take place from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday at the church. Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre...

Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Nov 27, 2024

Gary Lynn Carson, a beloved family man and spirited individual, passed away peacefully on November 27th in Genoa, Nebraska with family by his side. His life was a testament to the love and joy he shared with those around him.

Gary was bom June 26th 1944 in Fort Collins, Colorado. He attended St. Francis school in Kansas....

Eldon Wurdinger

Eldon Wurdinger

Nov 24, 2024

Eldon A. Wurdinger, age 91, died Sunday, November 24, 2024, at the Columbus Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation is Friday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. with a 4:00 p.m. vigil service, all at McKown Funeral Home. Interment with Military Honors by The American Legion Hartman...

Merlin Gehring

Merlin Gehring

Nov 22, 2024

Merlin D. Gehring, 70, of Columbus, NE passed away peacefully on November 22nd, 2024 at his home in Columbus, NE.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Bible Baptist Church in Columbus Ne, With Pastor Robert Walker officiating.

Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday Evening and 1:00 PM until...

Rosemary Zuerlein Moore

Rosemary Zuerlein Moore

Nov 22, 2024

Rosemary C. (Preister) Zuerlein Moore of Columbus, Nebraska entered into eternal rest on November 22, 2024.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation will be Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 10:30, all at St. Isidore Catholic Church....

Marcia Reyes

Marcia Reyes

Nov 21, 2024

Marcia  Reyes of Columbus, Nebraska died Thursday, November 14, 2024 at her home.

Private services will be held.

Marcia was born April 5, 1944 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Alfred and Violet (Anderson) Jahn. She grew up on a farm near Wausa, Nebraska where she received her education. She moved to Columbus in 1964. She was...

Charlene "Char" Parmenter

Charlene "Char" Parmenter

Nov 19, 2024

Charlene "Char" Parmenter died Tuesday, November 19, 2024, in Omaha.

Graveside services are 1:00 pm Friday, November 22 at Valley View Cemetery in Genoa.

Charlene Parmenter was born May 6, 1947, in Ravenna, NE to Charles and Ruth (Buske) Mrkvicka.  She grew up in Ravenna and graduated from Ravenna High School where she played in...

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