Edward Buresh
Feb 24, 2016
Edward Buresh, age 82, of Columbus died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Genoa. Edward E. Buresh was born July 3, 1933 in Garland, Nebraska to Edward and Emma (Nemec) Buresh Sr. At an early age he moved to the family farm near Schuyler. He graduated from Schuyler High School. He served in the Unites States Navy during the Korean War...
Justin Zakrzewski
Feb 19, 2016
Justin Zakrzewski, age 43, died February 19, 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico Justin Zakrzewski was born February 15, 1973 in O'Neill, Nebraska to Donald and Charol (Tibbetts) Zakrzewski. He graduated from St. Marys High School in ONeill. He attended Southeast Community College in Lincoln where he studied business management. He worked at various locations before returning to the Columbus...
Patricia Zywiec Kava
Feb 17, 2016
Patricia Zywiec Kava, age 82 of Silver Creek, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Patricia was born July 17, 1933 in Krakow, rural Genoa, Nebraska to Peter and Barbara (Dush) Zywiec. She received her education at Krakow. She married Edward Kava on June 17, 1952 at St. Anthony's Church in Columbus. They lived in and around...
Ula Jacobson
Feb 14, 2016
Ula Maren Jensen was bom March 19,1926 on a farm in the Skeedee community South of St. Edward Nebraska to Christian M. and Thora J. (Rasmussen) Jensen. She attended elementary school in rural Boone County and graduated from St. Edward High School in 1943. She married Rodney E. Jacobson on October 11,1945 in St. Edward. She was a homemaker and...
Larry D. Kyriss
Feb 14, 2016
Larry died Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Columbus. Larry Dean Kyriss was born March 12, 1942 in Columbus, Nebraska to Lloyd and Elvina (Sloan) Kyriss. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1960. Larry married Joyce Herrmann in 1961. He later married Karen Lewis on April 2, 1988 in Columbus. Larry worked as a bartender and manager for the Eagles...
Calvin Kucera
Feb 14, 2016
Calvin Kucera of Columbus died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Columbus Community Hospital. Calvin Kucera was born December 5, 1930 in Clearwater, NE to Adolph and Rachel (Hoffman) Kucera. He grew up in Schuyler where he graduated from Schuyler High School in 1949. Cal married Deloryce Kolar on January 24, 1951 in Schuyler. In 1960, Cal moved to Columbus where...
Darlene Haase
Feb 10, 2016
Darlene M. Haase of David City died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at David Place in David City. Darlene M. Haase was born January 10, 1940 in David City, NE to Willard and Phyllis Armagost. She attended school in David City. On September 21, 1958, Darlene was united in marriage to Ervin Haase at First Lutheran Church in Rising City. To...
Dean A. Taylor
Feb 7, 2016
Dean died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home in Columbus. Dean A. Taylor was born November 27, 1951 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Donald Dean and Stella (Wegener) Taylor. He grew up in Columbus and married Yleen Lane on December 15, 1971 in Columbus. Dean enjoyed building and flying remote control planes and restoring classic cars. He was a...
Clarence Veach
Feb 6, 2016
Clarence F. Veach, age 99, of Columbus died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Brookestone Acres in Columbus. Clarence F. Veach was born August 15, 1916 on a farm near Bridgeport, Kansas to Fred and Lucy (Lusk) Veach. When he was about 10 years old, the family moved to Salina, Kansas where he continued his grade school and high school...
Joseph Jarecke
Feb 5, 2016
Joseph L. Jarecke passed away after a short and courageous battle with cancer on February 5, 2016. Joe was born June 17, 1934, on a farm in Nance County to Walter and Frances (Podraza) Jarecke. He grew up with three brothers and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1952. He then served in the US Army starting in 1954, when...
Phil Wake
Jan 30, 2016
Phil died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Independence House in Lincoln, Nebraska. Philip Marshall Wake was born August 29, 1925 in Genoa, Nebraska to Thomas Leslie and Edna (Marshall) Wake. After graduating Genoa High, he served in the US Navy during WWII. He married Allene Berlin in Genoa Nebraska in 1950. Philip enjoyed a 35 year career with GTE...
Lucille Bender
Jan 29, 2016
Lucille M. Bender, age 92, of Columbus died Friday, January 29, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Columbus. Lucille was born April 25, 1923 to Charles and Hattie (Daniels) Fischer. She attended school at Cornlea, On January 25, 1943, she married Edwin A. Bender at Camp Davis, North Carolina where Edwin was stationed. She worked at D & L...
Eileen A. Spellman
Jan 29, 2016
Eileen A. Spellman, age 90, passed away January 29, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Eileen A. Spellman was born June 9, 1925 to Walter and Gertrude (Sullivan) Spellman. She grew up in Omaha where she received her education. She worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for 43 years. In her later years of employment, she was manager of a...
Barb Sedlacek
Jan 24, 2016
Barb Sedlacek of Columbus died Sunday, January 24, 2016 in Columbus after a 3 and a half year battle with cancer. Barb Sedlacek was born December 25, 1942 in Santa Monica, CA to Ralph and Meryl (Nelson) Potts. She moved to Nebraska in 1947 as a young child to the Tilden area and later Norfolk and eventually Columbus in 1957...
Frances E. (Wright) Andrews
Jan 18, 2016
Frances E. (Wright) Andrews passed away on January 18, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. She was born May 20, 1926 in Danville, Illinois, to Russell D. and Augusta (Pate) Enos. She grew up in Danville and graduated from Danville High School. She then attended COE College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On September 3, 1945 she was united in marriage...
Harry Lange, Dvm
Jan 13, 2016
Harry "Doc" Lange, DVM died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Harold N. "Doc" Lange was born April 7, 1928 in Crofton, Nebraska to William and Theresa (Lammers) Lange. He grew up on the family farm west of Crofton and graduated from Crofton High School in 1945. Harry played professional baseball in the New York Giants minor...
Bruce Murray
Jan 6, 2016
Bruce Murray of Columbus died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Brookestone Acres in Columbus. Bruce was born March 9, 1929 in Bloomfield, Nebraska to Arthur and Edna (McCallum) Murray. He grew up in Knox County and graduated from Creighton High School. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War as a Staff Sgt. Upon returning from his...
James Lippstreu
Jan 5, 2016
James "Jim" Lippstreu, age 83, of David City, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Wisner Care Center in Wisner, Nebraska. James John Lippstreu was born October 29, 1932 in Columbus, Nebraska to John W. and Marie (Griesen) Lippstreu. He received his early education at the Secord Ward School. He then attended St. Bonaventure School where he graduated in 1951....
Janette &Quot;Rubes&Quot; Ryba
Jan 4, 2016
Janette (Fyfe) Ryba of Columbus passed away peacefully with family and friends on Jan 4, 2016 at Sumner Place in Lincoln. Janette was born on Nov 3, 1935 to Lester and Esther (Mausbach) Fyfe in Columbus Nebraska. She attended Saint Bonaventure High School where she graduated in 1954. Janette was united in marriage to Thomas J Ryba on Feb 14,...
Gerald Marker
Jan 3, 2016
Gerald L. "Sonny" Marker, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Gerald was born March 14, 1931 in Ravenna, Nebraska to Harvey and Nellie (Suntken) Marker. He grew up in Spalding where he helped on the family farm. He entered the U.S. Army in 1952, serving in Germany and France. When he returned he married Dolores Sandman...