Dennis Nagengast
Mar 7, 2016
Dennis Nagengast, age 83, of Columbus, died Monday, March 7, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital. Dennis was born March 11, 1932 in Sidney, Nebraska to Rudy and Rose (Karel) Nagengast. In 1943 he and his siblings moved to St. Thomas Orphanage in Lincoln. At the age of 16 he moved to Nelson where he graduated high school. He attended...
Michael Coan
Mar 5, 2016
Michael died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at his home in Norfolk. Michael Coan was born December 14, 1956 in Columbus, Nebraska to William and Donna (Smith) Coan. He attended grade school at Platte Center Districts #11 and #24. Mike graduated from Columbus Lakeview High School in 1976. He worked on the family farm. He is survived by: Mother: Donna Coan...
Bernadette Slovinski
Mar 4, 2016
Bernadette was received by her Lord on Friday, March 4, 2016 in Columbus. Bernadette C. Slovinski was born on the family farm near Tarnov, NE on September 23rd 1916 to Joseph and Marianne (Sliva) Slovinski.Bernadette attended St. Michael Archangel School in Tarnov, NE and St. Joseph High School, Platte Center, NE. She worked for Trico Manufacturing, Buffalo, NY, and retired...
Frank J. Markytan
Mar 3, 2016
Frank J. Markytan entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the Columbus Community Hospital surrounded by his family. Frank was born January 15, 1923 in Howells, Nebraska to Dominik and Anna (Vach) Markytan. He graduated from Howells High School in 1940. Frank served in the U. S. Air Force from 1942 1945 in the South Pacific during...
Ardith Massman
Mar 1, 2016
Ardith R. Massman died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Edgewood Vista in Columbus. Ardith R. Massman was born January 19, 1923 in Petersburg, Nebraska to Earl and Anna (Sindelar) McPhillips. The family moved to the Cedar Rapids area where she graduated from Cedar Rapids High School in 1941. She was a teacher and spent summers working in the Black Hills...
Joyce Sedlacek
Mar 1, 2016
Joyce passed away on Tuesday, March 1 2016 at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln, Nebraska. Joyce Ellen Sedlacek was born September 21, 1949 at St. Marys Hospital in Columbus to John and Lillian (Prazak) Sup. She grew up in Clarkson, Nebraska and graduated from Clarkson High School in 1967. That same year she was married to Gary Lee Sedlacek on...
Alice Bialas
Feb 29, 2016
Alice died Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Brookstone Acres in Columbus. Alice Bialas was born September 10, 1928 in Nance County, Nebraska to John and Anna (Czarnek) Swerczek. She married Lawrence Mimick on September 14, 1948 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan, Nebraska. Alice later married Leonard Bialas on November 21, 1974 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in...
Lillian Dush
Feb 28, 2016
Lillian Dush, 97, went to her heavenly home on February 28, 2016 to be with her husband, son, family members and friends who preceded her. Lillian was born in Sioux City, IA on September 5, 1918 to Stanley, Sr. and Mary (Markiewiec) Paczosa. She grew up on a farm outside of Duncan. She graduated from the 8th grade at St....
Zane Barber
Feb 27, 2016
Zane Leroy Barber was born at rest on February 27, 2016 in Omaha to Jesse and Kathryn (Abegglen) Barber. Zane is survived by: Parents: Jesse & Katie Barber Brothers: Clay, Dustin, Ty, Oakley Grandparents: Steve & Mary Abegglen Grandparents: Glenn & Sue Barber Great grandmother: Phyllis Abegglen Great grandmother: Carolyn Klein Great grandmother: Sharon Moore He was preceded in death...
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...