NEGenWeb Project
PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
2015 Deaths Reported in the Columbus Telegram
(L - Z)


KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: b = born; m = married; sc = surviving children; dc = deceased children; ssc = surviving step-children; dsc = deceased step-children


LAFFERTY, Patricia Jane, 78: b Feb 21, 1937, Trenton, to Harvey and Florence (Blue) Chapman; m Wayne Lafferty, June 2, 1956, Trenton; sc Julia Lostroh, Joan Lahm, Jolene Brockman, Mike Lafferty; died Nov 8, 2015, Lincoln; burial Lincoln Memorial Park [Lincoln]

LANGAN, Rose Mary, 87: b Feb 9, 1928 to Frank and Rose (Paprocki) Keller; m Kenneth Langan, 1952; d Feb 20, 2015, Omaha

LANGHORST, Lavina Elizabeth, 87: b Nov 29, 1927, Howells, to Fred and Mary (Evert) Pieper; m Gerhard Langhorst, Nov 15, 1949, Tabor; sc Kathy Miller, Jim Langhorst, Gary Langhorst, Glenn Langhorst, Kenny Langhorst; died Sept 23, 2015, Fremont; burial Sts Peter and Paul Cemetery, Howells

LANNAN, J P "Jack", 89: b near West Point, to John and Josephine Lannan; m JoAnne McCauley; sc Sharon Lannan, Dan Lannan, Kathleen Lannan Brewer, Patrick Lannan, Shelia Lannan Adams, Maureen Lannan Hohman; dc Timothy Lannan; died July 22, 2015, Scottsdale, Arizona

LAUDENKLOS, Carroll, 89: b Mar 16, 1926, rural Platte Center, to Harry and Emma (Thayer) Laudenklos; m Mary Ann Ditter, [June 6, 1949?]; dc Larry, twins; died June 6, 2015, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

LAUDENKLOS, Carroll, 89: died June 6, 2015, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

LeCUYER, Harlan L, 87: b Sept 14, 1927, Minneapolis [Minnesota], to Medrick and Mary (Welch) LeCuyer; m Gladys Carol Benson, Jan 14, 1949, Columbia Heights, Minnesota; sc Deborah Larson, Gregg LeCuyer, Trent LeCuyer, Scott LeCuyer, Brian LeCuyer; died Mar 30, 2015, Rochester, Minnesota; burial Fort Snelling National Cemetery

LEE, Monty Douglas, 66: b Nov 9, 1948, Lusk, Wyoming, to Robert Enas and Gertrude Lorins (Carroll) Lee; m Gail Marie Bals, Aug 4, 2007, Osceola; died Aug 2, 2015, Milford; burial Crown Hills Cemetery, east of Madison

LEGENZA, Mary Ann: b May 20, 1924, Platte Center, to John and Balbina Bell (Koziol) Matya; m Leonard Legenza, Feb 10, 1943, Schuyler; sc Jane Prososki; dc Dick Ligenza; died Jan 15, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LEHMKUHL, Geneva "Ginny", 67: b Jan 12, 1948, Charles City, Iowa, to John F and Maxine D (Cline) Monroe; m John R Lehmkuhl, Aug 4, 1991, Charles City [Iowa]; scKathi Wolever, Todd Franke, Kristie Bruening; ssc Kurt Lehmkuhl, JaNaughn Budin, Apryl Link; died Mar 11, 2015, St Louis, Missouri

LEIMER, Myrtle Alice, 81: b Apr 27, 1934, rural Boone County, to Charles Ray and Myrtle Elizabeth (Primrose) Channer; m Virgil Gerald Leimer, June 24, 1954; sc Alan E Leimer, Pual M Leimer, David B Leimer; dc Susan Marie Leimer; died Nov 19, 2015, Columbus; burial Fullerton Cemetery, Fullerton

LEPTAK, George E, 84: b May 5, 1931, Nutter Fort, West Virginia, to John and Margaret (Jacin) Liptak; m Margaret "Mickey" McCleary, July 28, 1957, Columbus; sc Deborah Haddock Darlene Cheek, Esther Cox; died Nov 5, 2015, Columbus; burial Iowa Veterans Cemetery, near Des Moines, Iowa

LEWIS, Ronald Wayne, 68: b Nov 16, 1946, Rockford, Illinois, to Wilbur Wayne and Dorothy (Case) Lewis; m Tamara Sue Glatter, Nov 7, 1969, Seward; sc Ronnette Preister, Kim Winslow; died Oct 23, 2015, Lincoln; burial Shelby Cemetery, Shelby

LIEBIG, Germaine P, 97: b Aug 6, 1917, Humphrey, to Simon and Sabina (Abler) Bender; m Ferdinand E Liebig, Jan 10, 1940, Humphrey; sc Mark C Liebig, Gene Liebig, Lois Kuta, Bonnie Menks, Diane Dicke, Debbie Whitt, Jackie Woolway; dc Dale; died Jan 15, 2015, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte County

LILLY, Katherine Nancy; b to James F Gregorius and Patricia Herrod Gregorius; sc Jamie Lilly O'Flaherty, Daniel O'Flaherty, Rachel Lilly Philip, Dominic Philip, Nikki Pat Lilly, Marshal Lilly, Bridgette Lilly; ssc Elizabeth Lilly; died June 27, 2015; burial Denton, Texas

LINDER, Linda Marie, 104: b Dec 12, 1910, Round Valley, to Ed and Addie (Decker) McGee; m Harry Linder, 1940; dc (2 infants); died Dec 7, 2015, Aurora

LINDER, Wyatt "Seagull" Jackson, infant: b Oct 15, 2015, [Corpus Christi, Texas], to Amy Renee Wemhoff and Daniel Blayne Linder; died Oct 17, 2015, Corpus Christi, Texas;

LINNERSON, Alfred Nicholas "Nick", Jr, 78: b Sept 9, 1937, rural Genoa, to Alfred Sr and Irma (Samson) Linnerson; m Judy, 1958, St Edward; m Willa; sc Peggy Sharpe, Carl Linnerson, Sherry Canfield, Patti Holloway; ssc Doug Campbell, Allen Campbell, Melissa Campbell, Tia Iossi; died Dec 15, 2015, St Edward; burial West Hill Cemetery, rural Genoa

LLOYD, Gladys, 88: b Jan 1, 1927, Oconee, to William and Grace (Donaldson) Will; m David W Lloyd, Oct 1, 1948, Seward; dc David Lee Lloyd; died June 27, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery [Columbus]

LOARCA, Josefina, 51: died Dec 22, 2015, Columbus

LOHRMAN, Gaylon Eugene, 76: b Feb 27, 1939, Hornick, Iowa, to Dewy and Alice (Sorenisen) Lohrman; m Carol Haase, Jan 8, 1966, Dakota City; sc Carrie Smith, Jerrie Griggs, Merrie Serr, Peggie Schleich; dc Richard Lohrman; died Apr 29, 2015, Columbus

LONDON, Damon M, 57: b Aug 15, 1958, Newman Grove, to David and Dolores (Vosika) London; m Angie __; sc Leandra London, Makenzie London; died Nov 25, 2015 [Lincoln?]

LOONTJER, Louise Anna, 96: b May 18, 1919, rural Byron, to John and Katharina (Meinke) Kniep; m Edwin A Loontjer, May 31, 1942, near Byron; sc Ed Loontjer, Michael Loontjer, Leora Kuhlmann, Carol Isaac, Linda Brettmann, Becky Reinke; died July 5, 2015, Deshler; burial St Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Deshler

LOOP, Jerry Robert, 43: b Oct 21, 1971, Superior, to Jimmie and Marcia (Leege) Loop; died Mar 30, 2015, Columbus; burial Superior City Cemetery, Superior

LOSEKE, Alice E, 98: b Jan 25, 1917, Colfax County, to Joseph F and Mayme (Horak) Vrba; m Adolph H Loseke, Nov 21, 1939, Schuyler; sc Judy Ruzicka, Pat Hladky, Tom Loseke; died bef July 12, 2015; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

LUCHSINGER, Kenneth Russell "Lucky", 71: b Jan 7, 1944, Columbus, to Henry and Florence (Cooper-Littelman) Luchsinger; m Cheryl J Gassman, m Martha Petersen, m Margaret (Buck) Luchsinger; sc Kimberly Pooley, Sandra Young, Karen Luchsinger, Margaret Rachelle Bodnar; dc Annalisa Conte; died May 6, 2015, Oak Harbor, Washington; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

LUEKE, Milton W, 90: b May 28, 1924, Platte County, to Walter G and Lillie B (Held) Lueke; m Evelyn "Eps" Dietz, Feb 14, 1946, Columbus; sc Walter J Lueke, Robert H Lueke, Mary Yokley, Jay F Lueke, Barb Christensen; dc Mark D Lueke; died May 22, 2015, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus

LUETKENHAUS, Sister Theresa, 91: b Thelma Luetkenhaus, Jan 23, 1924, Lindsay, to Henry and Anna (Boesch) Luetkenhaus; died Juy 31, 2015, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; burial Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc [Wisconsin]

LUFT, Gilda Joann, 85: b Aug 27, 1929, Spalding, to Albert Lee and Inez Naomi (Kinney) Trosper; m Vernon Luft, Feb 1953; sc Jim Beck, Lavern Luft, Russell Luft, Lila Jean Luft, Bethene Ralph; dc Gerry Lee, Wilma Kay; died June 11, 2015, David City; burial Fullerton Cemetery, Fullerton

LUND, William Charles, 78: b July 21, 1936, Columbus, to William Charles and Evelyn Lund; m Pamela; sc William Charles Lund III, Robert Theodore Lund, Sandra Jean Williams, Susan Louise McNamee; died June 18, 2015, LaMonte, Missouri; burial Columbus Cemetery

MACA, Lambert J, 91: b Aug 11, 1924, Rogers, to John J and Tillie (Krejci) Maca; m Angeline Novotny, Sept 4, 1952, Schuyler; sc Jacqueline Hopkins; died Sept 29, 2015, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

MacFARLAND, Robert "Bob", 87: b Sept 30, 1928, Chicago, Illinois, to Robert and Louise MacFarland; m Sally Eaton, Mar 19, 1949, Palmyra, Missouri; sc Jim MacFarland, Judy MacFarland, Sarah Gehring, Cathy Settell, Christja Grabast, Elizabeth MacFarland; died Nov 20, 2015, Columbus

MAHONEY, Brandon A, 23: b Apr 16, 1992, Columbus, to Bryan Mahoney and Melissa Westra; died Sept 16, 2015, [Kansas?]

MAHONEY, Norma Jean, 95: b Sept 15, 1920, Greybull, Wyoming, to A Bruce and Gertrude Campbell; m Raymond Francis Mahoney, June 18, 1952; sc Sheila Colleen Mahoney, Annelle Marie Mahoney, Rex Alan Mahoney; died Dec 12, 2015, Shoreline, Washington

MALLECK, Lawrence "Larry" J, 81: b Dec 11, 1933, Indianola, to John J and Catherine E (Powers) Malleck; died Sept 30, 2015, Grand Island; burial Westlawn Memorial Park [Grand Island?]

MANEELY, Jan, 56: b Sept 7, 1959, Stromsburg, to Dale and Donna (Gell) Lindburg; m Thomas Maneely, July 21, 1984, Polk; sc Kim Maneely, Brittany Stribley, Josh Maneely, Emily Maneely; died Sept 16, 2015, Leigh

MARICLE, Chip LeRoy, 68: b Dec 1, 1946, St Edward, to Ivan E and E Pauline Evans Maricle; m Vernetta Prokopec, 1968, St Edward; sc Renae Schmidt, Brian Maricle; dc Richard; died Mar 20, 2015, near St Edward; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

MARKER, Linda, 64: b Oct 16, 1950, Columbus, to Ladislav and Dorothy (Blum) Vondra; m Ed Mullinix; m Donald E Marker, Aug 5, 1983, Columbus; sc Jeff Mullinix, Troy Marker, Wendy Hoadley, Christi Marker, Tamara Holley; died Sept 26, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MARKSMEIER, Marie C, 95: b May 11, 1920, Monterey, to Anton and Theresa Meister; m Martin Marksmeier, Nov 15, 1938; sc Duane; dc Larry; died Aug 7, 2015 [Lincoln?]; burial St Michael's Cemetery, West Point

MARTENS, Christopher, 42: b Dec 23, 1972, Columbus, to Phillip and Bonnie (Behle) Martens; died Sept 13, 2015, Lincoln; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MARTIN, Della Rose, 86: b June 14, 1928, Sutherland, to Andrew and Mary (Reicks) Beiermann; m Merrill D Martin, June 19, 1948; sc Paul Martin, Scott Martin; died May 5, 2015, Columbus; burial Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Iowa

MATEJKA, Carolyn, 78: died Apr 18, 2015, Pierce; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk

MATYA, Ted A, 91: m Helen; sc Linda Hansen, Kathleen Austerman, Colleen Duncan, Deborah Matya; died Nov 2, 2015 [Mitchell, South Dakota?]; burial Servicemen's Memorial Cemetery [Mitchell, South Dakota?]

MAYHEW, Jean, 83: died Aug 9, 2015, Loveland, Colorado; burial Linwood

McCLURG, Calvin Eugene, 78: b Sept 19, 1937, Stuart, to Charles and Pearl (White) McClurg; m Alice Allyn, 1957; m Sharon Steckel, 1988; sc Marcia McClurg, Clark McClurg; ssc Kelly Arlt, Kristi Butterfield, Robert Steckel; died Oct 15, 2015, Lee's Summit, Missouri; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

McCRACKEN, George, 90: b Jan 4, 1925, near Beaver Crossing, to Hugh and Goldie (Gentry) McCracken; m Margaret Ebers, May 5, 1945, Beaver Crossing; sc Tom; died June 2, 2015, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

McCRAY, Thomas Berlien, 103: b Oct 14, 1912, Columbus, to Clara Enzminger and Robert Berlien McCray; m Betty Gregorius, Apr 8, 1943, Alameda; sc Thomas Jr, Robert; died Oct 31, 2015 [San Clemente, California?]

McDONALD, Doris A, 75: b Oct 19, 1939, Stanton County, to Adolf and Lillian Jindra; m Gary McDonald, Dec 18, 1957, Medford, Oklahoma; sc Carmen Schwanke; died Mar 14, 2015, Lincoln

McDONALD, Maxine L, 93: m Jay; sc Jack, Rick, Rodney, Judy Svoboda; dc Joseph, Gary; died May 30, 2015, David City; burial Bellwood Cemetery, Bellwood

McDONNELL, Michael, 65: b Dec 23, 1949, Columbia, Missouri, to Lloyd Karl "LK" and Rose Marie Erickson McDonnell; m Sheila Jane Mastin, Aug 1, 1970; sc Jennifer Anne Olson; died May 11, 2015 [Archie, Missouri?]

McGEE, Thelma, 94: b Nov 14, 1920, Holstein, Iowa, to George and Alice (Goettsch) Harden; m Roy McGee, Dec 28, 1946, Storm Lake [Iowa]; sc Doug McGee, Alan McGee, Sherryl Heibel; died Nov 11, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

McNAIR, Joyce E, 85: b Aug 9, 1929, Kansas City, Missouri, to Floyd and Lola (Peters) Tucker; m David J McNair, Apr 6, 1950, Grand Island; sc Jacquie Miller, David McNair, Jamie Hughett; died May 6, 2015, Louisville; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

McNALLY, Mildred, 90: died Aug 6, 2015, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

MEAD, Robert Wayne "Bob", 90: b Jan 6, 1925, Genoa, Colorado, to Raymond and Alice (Hole) Mead; m Darlene Zalesky, June 1, 1950, Friend; sc Cheryl Hall, Terry Mead, Debra Filipi, Linda Pankoke; died Jan 17, 2015, Fairmont; burial Atlanta Cemetery, south of Friend

MEFFORD, Robert Harold "Bob", 69: b Jan 30, 1945, Greeley, to Harold and Catherine (Cannon) Mefford; sc Robert Mefford, Dana Sliva, Michael Mefford, Gary Mefford, Brandon Harter, Melinda Jeffcoat; died Jan 27, 2015, Schuyler

MELCHER, Linda, 76: b May 14, 1938, Central City, to Clyde and Bernice (Neel) Sawyer; m Dean Melcher, July 27, 1957, Columbus; sc Eric Rick Melcher, Ron Melcher, Russell Melcher, Ryan Melcher, Rodger Melcher, Renee Williams, Rachelle Cowell; dc Randall Melcher; died Mar 29, 2015, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

MERIDITH, Louise E, 98: b [Holoubek?]; m Earl Meridith; sc Sid Meridith; died Oct 31, 2015 [Omaha?]; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

MESSERSMITH, Michael L, 66: b July 21, 1949, Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Robert and Roberta (Feichtinger) Messersmith; m Plern Boonyaluk, June 6, 1986, Washington; sc Angela Bowering, Andrew Messersmith, Ed Lacy; dc Raymond Lacy; died Aug 20, 2015, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MEYER, Janie, 76: b Dec 24, 1938, Paxton, to Olen and Pauline (Hayes) Wolf; m Bob Meyer, Dec 2, 1961, Franklin; sc Kevin "Whitey" Meyer, Kelli Scheffler; died May 19, 2015, Lincoln; burial Coumbus Cemetery, Columbus

MEYERS, George, 83: b Dec 23, 1931, Butler County, to Walker and Violet (Miller) Meyers; m Dorathea Case, San Diego, California; sc Gene Meyers, Deb Robotham, Georgia Sampson; died Oct 14, 2015, Lincoln; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [?]

MEYERS, Steven LeRoy, 56: b Oct 10, 1958, to Dean A and Irma (Freeman) Meyers; sc Colton Meyers; dc Angela Meyers; died May 19, 2015, Philippines

MICEK, Jacob "Jack", 72: b July 23, 1943, Fullerton, to Joseph and Helen (Uzendoski) Micek; m Janie Otoupal, July 23, 1965, Columbus; sc Scott Micek, Tim Micek, Doug Micek, Rod Micek; died Oct 18, 2015, Grand Island

MICEK, Leona M, 96: b July 9, 1919, Greeley County, to Joseph and Emma (Goedicke) McGuire; m Elmer J Micek, May 25, 1944, Cedar Rapids; sc Tom Micek, Kathleen Miller; died July 18, 2015, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery [Columbus]

MIESSLER, Helen E, 96: b May 11, 1919, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Peter and Julia Apostle; m walter L Miessler, Mar 6, 1943, Kansas City, Missouri; sc Janice Gregorius; dc Robert J Miessler; died Nov 13, 2015 [St George, Utah?]

MIKKELSEN, Marshal Lee, 71: b Jan 6, 1944, Columbus, to Andrew and Mary (Welch) Mikkelsen; died Sept 17, 2015, Columbus

MILBURN, Wayne Eldon, 85: b July 21, 1929, Primrose, to Otto Mark and Euretta Ione (Robinson) Milburn; m Mary Ann Brugman, June 30, 1953, Albion; sc Larry Milburn, Karen Miller, Ann Weeder, Mary Kay Tisthammer; died Apr 4, 2015, Albion

MILLER, Barbara M "Peg", 71: b Aug 21, 1943, Burry St. Edmunds, England, to Charles and Lydia (Pratt) Whiting; m Frederick N Miller; sc Steven Miller, Marie Ahrends; died Mar 6, 2015, David City

MILLER, Betty Lea, 90: b Jan 14, 1925, rural Harlan County, to James and Mary (Foster) Stone; m W Doyle Miller, May 1, 1944; sc Terry Miller; died May 22, 2015, Scottsbluff; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MILLER, David, 61: b Dec 24, 1953, Dayton, Ohio; m Tracey Kretz, 1991; sc Dhalton Miler; died Feb 2, 2015, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

MILLER, Lawerence "Larry", 80: died Apr 17, 2015, rural Nance County

MILLER, Lawrence "Larry" H, 80: b Mar 15, 1935, Columbus, to Harold and Sophie (Pachunka) Miller; m Arlene R Lassek, May 15, 1957 [Columbus]; died Apr 17, 2015, rural Nance County; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MILL-STUHR, Bentley James, 7 days: b Aug 21, 2015, Lincoln, to Alicia Mills and Tanner Stuhr; died Aug s8, 2015, Lincoln

MIMICK, Eola Pearl, 92: b Dec 24, 1922, Platte County, to George and Alta (Obrist) Evans; m Henry J Mimick, Apr 15, 1942, San Luis Obispo, California; sc Richard Mimick, John "Jack" Mimick, Pam Mimick; died Mar 4, 2015, Omaha; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

MITZEL, Ethel "Peg", 79: b June 19, 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, to Lawerence and Margaret Welch; sc Maria Olson; dc Edward Rodriguez; died Feb 8, 2015, Columbus

MOHLMAN, Edna E, 96: b Mar 14, 1919, Platte County, to Emil and Anna Rosalie (Wurdeman) Hake; m Harold Mohlman, May 31, 1949, [rural Columbus]; sc Nancy Berkeland, Marla Mohlman, Lyle Mohlman; died Aug 23, 2015, Columbus; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

MOHR, William "Bill" J, 92: b Jan 5, 1923, Monroe, to Martin and Muriel (Davis) Mohr; m Doreen Pace, 1946 [Columbus?]; died Apr 6, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

MOHRMAN, Gus, 85: died May 4, 2015, Colorado

MOLT, Lynette M, 85: died Sept 16, 2015, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

MORAVEC, Ernest J, 94: m Alice; died Apr 3, 2015; burial David City Cemetery, David City

MORFELD, Lillie Lena, 90: b Dec 6, 1925, Stanton County, to Thomas and Rose (Tejkl) Karmann; m John F Morfeld, Apr 15, 1947, Stanton; sc Wayne Morfeld, Doug Morfeld, Sue Morfeld, Tom Morfeld; dc Timothy; died May 2, 2015, Stanton; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Leigh

MORTENSEN, Estella, 93: b Aug 13, 1922, Rising City, to Henry and Emma (Joost) Nordmeyer; m Martin Mortensen, Jan 5, 1946, Denver, Colorado; sc Larry Mortensen, Ted Mortensen, Steve Mortensen; dc Virginia; died Aug 16, 2015, Columbus; burial Circle Mound Cemetery [Rising City?]

MORTON, Joseph Bee, 76: b Dec 1, 1938, Edmond, Oklahoma, to Joseph and Eleanor (Camblin) Morton; sc Joe Morton III, Jimmy Morton, Teresa Frealy, Gayle Haferland, Patty Schiefelbein, Lorie Merrill; died Jan 9, 2015, Exeter; burial Exeter Cemetery, Exeter

MOSS, Bernice S, 99: b Aug 14, 1915, Hadar, to William and Lenora (Dederman) Retzlaff; m Ronald Moss, Dec 23, 1950, Stanton; sc Sharon Lenox, Joy Malena, Jeannie Moss; dc inf dau; died May 31, 2015, Norfolk; burial Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hadar

MUELLER, Lois Eleanore, 86: b Sept 21, 1929, Chicago, Illinois, to Louis and Elanore (Stenzel) Larsen; m Edmund Mueller, Nov 24, 1950, Independence, Kansas; sc Mark Mueller, Marcia Sebold, David Mueller, Rebecca Knopick, Suszanne Deyke; dc Lois Ann Mueller; died Oct 6, 2015, Schuyler; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MUHS, Deon, 68: b Sept 4, 1946, Norfolk, to John and Alice (Leitzke) Muhs; m Betty Jensen, Sept 12, 1965, Plainview; sc Brian Muhs, Kevin Muhs; died May 15, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

MUNOZ-GARCIA, Maria Luisa, 62: b June 21, 1953, Cieneguilla de Jacome, Jalisco, Mexico, to Ignacio Munoz-Hernandez and Marie del Refugio Garcia-Perez; m Jose Eleno Oliva, Nov 19, 1969, Leon Gto, Mexico; sc Eleno Oliva, Leo D Oliva, Sara Vazquez, Maria Barraza, Guadalupe Oliva; died Oct 11, 2015, Omaha

MURPHY, Maryo, 90: b Apr 19, 1924, Platte Center, to Donald and Josephine (Evans) Carrig; m Francis Murphy, Nov 9, 1942, Platte Center; sc Donald J Murphy, David Murphy, Colleen Ewert, Michelle Foral; died Apr 3, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

NAUGHTIN, Mary C "Marie", 89: b Mar 5, 1926, Spalding, to Walter Wm and Helen Sophia (Berger) Zahm; m John "Budge" Naughtin, Aug 31, 1946, Spalding; sc Ed Naughtin, Bill Naughtin, Jim Naughtin, Gina Molczyk, Peg Burns; died Dec 15, 2015, Albion; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Spalding

NELSON, Edna, 91: b Dec 4, 1923, Orchard, to Herman and Rosa (Mosel) Schact; m Marvin Nelson, May 15, 1946; sc Kristy Van Seggern, Nancy Berney, Gloria Heiss, Deb Anderson; died Apr 13, 2015, Verdigre; burial Orchard Hill Cemetery

NELSON, Kay, 70: b Mar 25, 1945, Columbus, to Ethel and Milton Asche; m John Nelson, Aug 13, 1966 [Columbus?]; sc Scott Nelson, Susan (Nelson) Mickus; died Aug 2, 2015, Denver, Colorado

NELSON, Marvin O: b Apr 5, 1924, St Edward, to Oscar and Charlotte (Olson) Nelson; m Maxine McCarty, June 27, 1947; m Zetha (Norris) Abel, Feb 9, 1985; sc Brian Nelson, Brad Nelson, Joan Kunes; ssc Roger Abel, Gary Abel; dc Lynn Marie Nelson; died Oct 14, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

NEUHAUS, Robert, 90: sc Darlyn Reeder, Diane Neuhaus, David Neuhaus, Richard Delton Neuhaus; died July 23, 2015

NEUMAN, Duane Fredrick: b May 17, 1936, Columbus, to Fred William and Gertrude Voss Neuman; m Sally Johnson, Dec 1961, Urbana, Illinois; sc Karen Jefferson, Charlie Neuman; died Oct 6, 2015, [Raleigh, North Carolina?]; burial Pine Forest Memorial Gardens, Wake Forest, North Carolina

NEUMANN, Kenneth L, 73: b June 13, 1943, Center, to Melvin and Marie Neumann; m Marlene Rader, Sept 14, 1963; sc Kevin Neumann, Kelly Neumann, Kerry Neumann, Colleen Bell; died Dec 27, 2015; burial Resurrection Catholic Cemetery [Omaha?]

NICKELS, Bobby E, 90: b July 29, 1924, Dunnegan, Missouri, to Lawrence and Nellie (Dixon) Nickels; m Mary Rempel, Apr 19, 1946; sc Robert Nickels, Mary Otte; died Feb 23, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

NIEDBALSKI, Floyd P, 92: b May 4, 1922, Fullerton, to James and Barbara (Liss) Niedbalski; m Helen Nosal, June 14, 1949, Columbus; sc Allen Niedbalski, Joyce Smith, Mark Niedbalski, Bob Niedbalski; dc James; died Jan 20, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

NIEDBALSKI, Helen Lucille, 89: b Aug 20, 1925, Omaha, to Michael and Barbara (Korus) Nosal; m Floyd Niedbalski, June 14, 1949 [Columbus]; sc Allen Niedbalski, Joyce Smith, Mark Niedbalski, Bob Niedbalski; dc James; died Mar 2, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

NIEDFELDT, Kenneth Robert, 85: b Dec 24, 1929, near Falls City, to Albert and Anna (Grossoehmig) Niedfeldt Sr; m Janice Krueger, June 15, 1952, Falls City; sc Susan Wilke, Cindy Zimmer, Vicky Van Velson; died May 1, 2015, Madison; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

NIEMANN, Jewell B, 82: b Dec 30, 1932, to Floyd and Rose (Nelson) Niemann; m Karen Olive Martin, Oct 4, 1953, St Edward; sc Lindsey Niemann, Tami Jenkins, Sandy Dubas, Jody Maslonka; died May 9, 2015, St Edward; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

NIENKAMP, Robert "Bob", 78: b Jan 7, 1937, St Louis, Missouri, to Robert and Lorene (Sickmeier) Nienkamp; m Joan Fredrickson, Dec 6, 1958, Lincoln; sc Donna White; dc Deborah Nienkamp; died Oct 27, 2015, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

NOSAL, Katherine "Kathi" Ann, 74: b Sept 7, 1940, Columbus, to Glenn and Lucile (Bame) Shonka; m Clarence Con Nosal, Oct 12, 1963, Columbus; sc Patrick Nosal, Sara Carselle, Robert Nosal; died July 16, 2015, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

NOVICKI, Dennis Michael, 76: b Aug 3, 1939, to Michael and Evelyn (Staub) Novicki; m Lois Muhle, Sept 22, 1962, Columbus; sc Kim Gainey, Eric Novicki; died Dec 17, 2015 [Allouez, Wisconsin?];

NOVOTNY, Janet L, 77: b July 11, 1938, Columbus, to Leo and Margaret (Speicher) Bures; m Edwin A Novotny Jr, Dec 1, 1962, Omaha; sc Paula Hamernik, Alan Novotny, Tom Novotny, Randy Novotny; ssc Bill Novotny; died Nov 29, 2015, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery [Clarkson]

NYE, Koreen, 72: b Jan 12, 1943, Laurel, to Elmer and Ruth (Kuehl) Monk; m Arnold Dean Wolfgram, June 19, 1965, Madison; m Earl Thomas Nye, Oct 4, 2003, Columbus; sc Kevin Wolfgram, Kristin Jacobson, Kara Juarez; ssc (3); died July 27, 2015 [Columbus?]; burial St Leonard Cemetery, Madison

NYFFELER, Jerome O, 87: b July 24, 1928, Platte County, to John and Grace (Born) Nyffeler; m Alyce Bright, Aug 14, 1950, [Columbus]; sc James Nyffeler; died Sept 10, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

NYGREN, Agnes Ann, 94: b Sept 2, 1921, Akron, to Rex L and Margaret (Hayes) Kuntzelman; m Alden Nygren, Feb 6, 1942, Newman Grove; sc Larry Nygren, James Nygren, Ronald Nygren, Julie Roehrs; died Dec 30, 2015, Albion; burial Salem Lutheran Cemetery [rural St Edward?]

OBORNY, Robert "Bob", 69: b Aug 17, 1946, Columbus, to Emil and Wilma (Bukacek) Oborny; m Sharon Pieters, Jan 16, 1971, Schuyler; sc Todd Oborny, Tina Hurst, Traci Sargent; died Nov 23, 2015, Lincoln; burial Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery, Wilson, rural Clarkson

OEHLRICH, (Elsa) Arleen, 89: b Oct 10, 1925, rural Platte County, to F W Otto and A H Adeline (Hohnhorst) Herwig; m Herman Oehlrich, Nov 15, 1953, Columbus; sc John Oehlrich; died Jan 12, 2015, Madison; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

OLCOTT, Paul Anthony "Tony", 72: b Sept 20, 1942, Columbus, to Harley and Hazel (Andersen) Olcott;died May 18, 2015, Omaha; burial Bellwood Cemetery, Bellwood

OLMER, Eunice M, 93: died May 13, 2015 [Columbus?]; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

OLSON, Elizabeth "Sis" R, 97: b June 27, 1917, Lindsay, to Bernard Sr and Susan (Cremers) Bothe; m Lawrence M Olson, Feb 21, 1950, Lindsay; died Jan 19, 2015, Newman Grove; burial Holy Family Cemetery [Lindsay]

OLSON, Jeanette, 94: b Aug 30, 1921, Rural Genoa, to Louis C and Marie (Schow) Peterson; m Edwin R Olson, June 15, 1942; sc Gary E Olson, Roger Olson, Bruce J Olson, Jane M Baxa; died Nov 14, 2015, Columbus; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

OLSON, Virginia A, 90: b July 4, 1925, Hebron, to Elmer and Carrie (Campbell) Ray; m David F Olson, Sept 8, 1946, Lincoln; sc Ginette Gerdes, Charles Olson, Scott Olson, Douglas Olson; died Sept 9, 2015, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

OLSUFKA, Josephine A "JoAnn", 82: b Apr 11, 1933, Clarks, to Alois and Anna (Zoucha) Kiolbasa; m Clarence Olsufka, June 3, 1961, Columbus; died Aug 7, 2015;; burial St John Cemetery, Bellevue

OLTMER, Brittney, 22: b Aug 27, 1992, Norfolk, to Bill Oltmer and Jana Mattern; died Aug 5, 2015, Columbus

OPPLIGER, Colletta, 92: b Mar 7, 1923, Valley, to William and Agnes (Melia) Miller; m Marvin R Oppliger, Sept 20, 1947, Valley; sc Dave Oppliger, Steve Oppliger, Greg Oppliger, Mary Nason; died Nov 14, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

OPPLIGER, Lynne A, 64: m Chris; sc Aaron, Brian; died bef May 26, 2015 [Omaha?]

OSBORN, Harlan Ward, 82: b Nov 25, 1932, to Lester and Elizabeth (Bade) Osborn; m Joann Peterson, June 27, 1953, Biloxi, Mississippi; sc Jeff; dc Jamey Osborn; died June 3, 2015, Chula Vista, California

OSBORN, Robert E, 86: b Mar 4, 1929, Columbus, to Edmond and Florence (Burgess) Osborn; Verna Korte, Apr 7, 1951, Leigh; sc Chris Osborn, Cathy Osborn, Debbie Currie, Connie Nauman, Brad Osborn; died Oct 25, 2015, Des Moines, Iowa; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

OSBORNE, Barbara Ann, 69: b July 18, 1946, Cedar Rapids, to Frank C and Della K (Volnek) Bosak; m Kenneth Osborne Jr, Jan 8, 1965, Yankton, South Dakota; sc Robin Holmes, Kevin Osborne; died Dec 3, 2015, Omaha; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

OSTEN, Arlyn E, 85: b Sept 17, 1930, Creston, to Raymond and Marcella (Johnson) Osten; m Nadine Mrstny, Apr 7, 1953, Creston; sc Jacquelyn Rezac, Stuart Osten, Mitchell Osten; died Dec 17, 2015, Columbus; burial Zion Cemetery [Leigh]

OSTEN, Gordon, 70: b Mar 23, 1945, Columbus, to Harold and Viola (Janssen) Osten; m Linda Wendt, Apr 26, 1969, Columbus; sc Shane Osten, Reid Osten, Gina Osten; died Apr 26, 2015, Omaha; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

OSTEN, Norman, 80: b Mar 10, 1935, Platte County, to Raymond and Marcella (Johnson) Osten; m June Cattau, Dec 2, 1962, [rural] Columbus; sc Tamara Giordanelli, Marcia Voytko, Joelle Osten; died June 26, 2014, Tucson, Arizona

OSTRY, Delores M, 83: died Sept 25, 2015, Wahoo; burial St John Cemetery, Prague

OSTRY, Mary Kay, 50: b May 2, 1965, Wahoo, to Donald and Delores (Kaspar) Ostry; sc Dustin, Devin; died Nov 28, 2015;

OTTERPOHL, Harold, 84: died Nov 20, 2015, Newman Grove; burial [Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay]

OTTO, Sandra K, 71: m Gary [Otto?]; sc Matthew Otto, Tamra Mick, Heidi Peeples; died Jan 9, 2015; burial Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Rising City

PACZOSA, Shirley, 80: b May 16, 1935, to Frank and Mabel (Brand) Carman; m Stanley Paczosa Jr, Oct 3, 1957, Duncan; sc Dan Paczosa, Dave Paczosa, Don Paczosa; died Sept 23, 2015, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

PALIK, Carol K, 70: died Aug 27, 2015; burial [St Mary's Cemetery, David City?]

PALIK, Helen Anne, 90: b Feb 1, 1925, Schuyler, to Charles H and Rosalie (Krause) Chase; m Milo Joseph Palik, Aug 24, 1978, Omaha; died bef June 19, 2015; burial Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Schuyler

PALMBLADE, Bonnie Marie, 90: b Sept 18, 1924, St Edward, to Earl and Gladys (Blair) Dill; m Lee Palmblade, June 6, 1948, St Edward; sc John Palmblade, Cindy Kant, Lora Wieser; died July 27, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

PATZEL, Eugene Robert, 86: b Dec 7, 1928, Madison, to Herman August and Alta (Miller) Patzel; m Mary (Jeannie) J Patel, 1958 sc Eileen Griswold, Arnold "Arnie" Patzel, Marlene Duffy, Arlene Borgheiinck, Charlene "Charlie" Kuehler; died Aug 25, 2015, Newman Grove; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Primorse

PEARSON, Carrol, 84: b north of Genoa, to Clarence and Anna (Thomazin) Pearson; m Phyllis Musselman, Dec 28, 1952; m Andrea Shaffer, ,July 21, 2007; sc Pamela Pearson, Barbara Voecks, Betty Aghazadeh, Jerry Pearson; ssc David Rasmus; died Aug 31, 2015, Columbus; burial West Hill Cemetery, rural Genoa

PEARSON, Richard Dean, 90: b Apr 21, 1924, Genoa, to Edward and Alice (Jacobsen) Pearson; m Muriel Nelson, 1952; sc Douglas Pearson; died Jan 30, 2015, Genoa; burial West Hill Cemetery [Genoa?]

PEDERSEN, Kenneth Marius, Sr, 82: b Mar 4, 1933, Homer, to Walter R and Helga (Dyer) Pedersen; m Alice Lundgren, Apr 24, 1957, Luverne, Minnesota; sc Kenneth Pedersen Jr, Brenda Bice, Julie Nielsen, Rhoda Schademann, Susan Jepsen; died Aug 17, 2015, Pender; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Emerson

PELAN, Christine, 50: b Aug 11, 1964, Lincoln, to James E and Angie (Bials Kozak) Ahrens; m Steven Pelan, July 18, 1987, [Coumbus?]; sc Ashley Pelan, John Pelan; died Jan 7, 2015, Lincoln; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

PELAN, Emanuel "Red", 72: b Feb 4, 1942, rural Bruno, to Ben and Agnes Pelan; sc Ann Elliott, Jason Pelan, Rebecca Pelan, Wynita Alicea; died Jan 12, 2015, Lincoln; burial Bruno Catholic Cemetery, Bruno

PELAN, Geneva M, 87: m Leonard; sc Diane Truska, Jim, Larry, Tom, Bob, Marv, Ken, Wayne; died Sept 11, 2015, David City

PELAN, Steven, 51: b Jan 5, 1964, David City, to Victor and Irene (Odvody) Pelan; m Christine Kozak, July 18, 1987, Columbus; sc Ashley Pelan, John Pelan; died Mar 17, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

PENNE, Beverly A, 64: b to Wendell and Dorothy Walters; m Douglas; sc Andrea Klichler, Jill Mortensen, Elizabeth A Penne, Michael Penne; died Mar 14, 2015 [Lincoln?]; burial Lincoln Memorial Park [Lincoln]

PERSON, Lorraine Marie, 87: b Nov 2, 1928, rural Platte Center, to Thomas and Mary (Gronenthal) Chowek; m C D "Dewey" Person, Sept 5, 1951, Albion; sc Lyle Person, Connie Rieck; died Nov 4, 2015, Albion; burial Salem Lutheran Cemetery [Albion?]

PETERS, Alyce, 82: died Oct 26, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

PETERSEN, Ethel Jane, 91: b July 22, 1924, rural Hardy, to Nels C and Tina (Jensen) Nelsen; m Hartley Petersen, June 9, 1946, Hardy; sc Beverly Wemhoff, Roger Petersen, Rosann Gettis, Arlo Petersen, Wayne Petersen; died Dec 29, 2015, Deshler; burial Spring Creek Cemetery, Ruskin

PETERSEN, Frederick E "Fred", 59: b Feb 19, 1955, Omaha, to Ervin and Beverly (Bender) Petersen; m Susan Ann Howell, May 3, 1974, Omaha; sc William Petersen, Robert Petersen, Benjamin Petersen; died Jan 26, 2015, Columbus

PETERSON, Cheryl, 69: b Apr 17, 1945, Ainsworth, to Harold and Daisy (Jacobs) Edwards; m Carl John Schroder, Jr, June 3, 1967, Ainsworth; sc Carl John Schroder III, Jay Dean Schroder; died Jan 31, 2015, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

PETERSON, Kenneth D: b Jan 1935; m Marion Hughes; sc Kenneth Gregory Peterson, George Eric Peterson, Jon David Peterson; died July 10, 2015, Stamford, Connecticut

PETERSON, Lynne Marie, 60: b to Darwin and Euna Lee Lewis; m Myron Peterson; sc Brent Peterson, Erin Niiya; died June 7, 2015 [Lincoln?]

PETERSON, Mary Elaine, 88: b Apr 25, 1926, rural Osceola, to Carl Rudolph and Mildred Gladys (Walgreen) Carlson; m Vernon Whilmer Peterson, June 1, 1947, Osceola; sc Loren Ray Peterson, Susan Kay Kufeldt, Steven Jay Peterson, Julie Ann Heskett; died Apr 2, 2015, Stromsburg; burial Osceola Cemetery, Osceola

PETERSON, Norma June, 89: died Oct 22, 2015, Colummbus; burial Red Cloud Cemetery, Red Cloud

PFEIFER, Derek Thomas, 22: b July 29, 1993, Norfolk, to Thomas and Lori (Hake) Pfeifer; died Sept 20, 2015; burial St Leonard's Catholic Cemetery, Madison

PFEIFER, Robert L, 88: b June 1, 1927, Humphrey, to Fred and Fredericka (Coldwell) Pfeifer; m Lois M Reichmuth, Sept 14, 1950, Leigh; sc Lee Pfeifer, Stephen Pfeifer, Kurt Pfeifer, Amy Beran, Beth Chevalier, Mary Preister; dc Freddie, Gerard; died Sept 2, 2015, Humphrey; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

PFEIFER, Thelma, 89: b Nov 28, 1926, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to William and Antoinette (Champagne) Vanscheik; m Bernard Pfeifer, Jan 22, 1945; sc Donna Boden, Sharon Whalen, Lorie Naughtin, Jim Pfeifer; died Dec 15, 2015, Omaha; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Spalding

PFLUM, James M, 80: died Dec 26, 2015

PIERSON, Heath L, 25: b July 10, 1989, North Platte, to Brian and Jill (Hoge) Pierson; died Jan 20, 2015, Lakewood, Colorado

PIETERS, Margaret Della, 95: b Dec 21, 1919, near Bellwood, to Frank and Anna (Siedel) Bock; m Walter N Pieters, Feb 24, 1938, Bellwood; sc LaVerne Pieters, Mike Pieters, Phyllis Sladek, Sharon Oborny, Marilou Pieters, Janet DeWispelare, Diann DeRiso, Nancy Hammer, Lori Brezina; dc Pat Oleson; died Feb 2, 2015, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

PILLEN, Jeff: died Feb 25, 2015; burial Kellogg, Idaho

PILLER, Margaret J "Peg", 80: b Mar 28, 1935, David City, to Marvin and Eunice (Noerlinger) Murphy; m Norman Piller, May 24, 1958, David City; sc Marlys Hagood, Calvin Piller; died Aug 15, 2015, David City; burial Bellwood Cemetery, Bellwood

PODRAZA, Henry "Hank", 83: b May 13, 1931, Polk County, to Mike and Adelaide (Valasek) Podraza; m Mary Ann Iwan, May 18, 1955, Krakow near Genoa; sc Louise Moritz, Kenneth Podraza; died Mar 18, 2015, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery [Duncan?]

POJAR, Catherine, 77: b Jan 16, 1938, Inman, to Joseph and Agnes (Moore) Pojar; died Mar 11, 2015, Columbus; burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Neligh

POLACEK, Jerry L, 97: b Mar 3, 1918, near Abie, to Edward and Anna (Ostry) Polacek; m Josephine Havlovic, Nov 12, 1951, Plasi; sc Ken Polacek, Kathy Larabee, Dave Polacek, Marvin Polacek, Jerome Polacek, MaryAnn Briza, Rich Polacek, John Polacek, Dennis Polacek, Tom Polacek, Barb Byers, Bob Polacek, Marilyn Hascall, Jim Polacek; died May 21, 2015, David City; burial st Mary's Catholic Cemetery, David City

POLACEK, Marie E, 88: b Sept 14, 1926, near Prague, to James and Mary (Reznicek) Eckstein; m Victor A Polacek, Oct 6, 1948; sc James Polacek, Janet Haugness, Ann Coates, Ernest Polacek, Nancy Mohnsen, Diane Courtwright, Mary Lou Welton, Susan Polacek, Robert Polacek, Cindy Sorensen, Dean Polacek; died Aug 2, 2015, David City; burial New Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery [Brainard?]

POLAK, Beatrice M, 98: b July 28, 1917, Prague, to Anton and Catherine (Paseka) Stuchlik; m James Polak, Aug 16, 1937, Plasi; sc Lyla Kouma, Janice Crook, Jim Polak; died June 7, 2015, David City; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, David City

POLAK, DeRoyce John, 78: b Jan 4, 1937, to John C and Ella (Handler) Polak; m Beverly __; sc DeAnn Colburn, Nadine Johnson, Galen Polak; died Dec 18, 2015; burial Agnew Catholic Cemetery [Agnew?]

POTTER, Verna Mae, 85: b Jan 30, 1930, David City, to Henry and Emma (Joost) Nordmeyer; m William Potter, June 5, 1949, Rising City; sc Charlene Gregory, Kristy Iwansky, Carla Crook, Dan Potter, Ken Potter; dc Randy Potter, Mary Ann Potter; died Aug 3, 2015, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery [Rising City?]

PRAZAN, Elden E: b Feb 20, 1939, south of Clarkson, to Emil and Emma (Dostal) Prazan; m Frances Marco, Apr 19, 1965, Sibley, Iowa; sc Dianna Hansen, Dwayne Prazan; died May 15, 2015, Columbus; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

PREISTER, James "Jim", 84: b Oct 15, 1930, Cornlea, to Bernard and Anna (Babel) Preister; m Mildred M Prothman, June 22, 1954, St Edward; sc Ann Hemmer, Paul Preister, Miriam Keller, Jeff Preister, Russ Preister, Sara Sims; dc Vincent Preister; died Feb 5, 2015, Madison; burial Holy Family Cemetery [Lindsay]

PRELLWITZ, Caleb, 8: b to John and Carla (Miller) Prellwitz; died May 3, 2015

PRELLWITZ, Joshua, 18: b to John and Carla (Miller) Prellwitz; died May 4, 2015

PRIBNOW, Mary L, 71: b Mar 6, 1944, Cedar Rapids, to Gilbert and Catherine "Kitty" (Boesch) Ritzdorf; m Roger Pribnow, Oct 12, 1963; sc Eric Pribnow, John Pribnow; died Sept 17, 2015 [Norfolk?]; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

PROCHASKA, Janet M, 55: b Dec 5, 1959, Osmond, to August and Marianne (Johnson ) Weiss; sc Brent Prochaska, Kyle Prochaska, Amy Pospisil; died Jan 20, 2015, Lincoln; burial St Francis Cemetery, Wahoo

PROSOSKI, Robert R "Bob", 56: b Nov 24, 1958, Des Moines, Iowa, to Samuel and Leona (Zelasney) Prososki; m Karen Swanson, June 6, 1981, Columbus; sc Christopher Prososki, Andrew "Drew" Prososki, Carrie Prososki, Carlie Prososki, Allie Prososki; died Aug 12, 2015, Kearney

PROSOSKI, Theodore "Ted" A, 88: b Apr 13, 1927, Fullerton, to Walter and Mary Ann (Borowiak) Prososki; m Anne Sobczyk, Sept 13, 1947, Omaha; sc Kenneth Prososki, Juanita Kohler, Margaret Pearson; dc Bernadette Prososki; died May 26, 2014, Albion; burial Fullerton Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

PRYOR, Andrew Dean, 27: b My 17, 1988, Central City, to Dion and Diane (Lassek) Pryor; died Oct 17, 2015, Central City

PTACEK, John J, 87: m Helen; sc Steven, Mark, Patrick, Ann Heermann; dc Paul; died Apr 25, 2015 [David City?]; burial St Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno

PUETZ, William J: b Nov 2, 1941, to Lawerence and Lillian Puetz; m Patricia; sc David Puetz, Matthew Puetz, Benjamin Puetz; died Nov 28, 2015; burial Resurrection Mausoleum [Omaha?]

QUINN, Adeline, 91: b Oct 26, 1924, Brainard, to Emil and Barbara (Rejda) Janek; m James Quinn, Jan 13, 1951, Columbus; sc Patti McGovern, Mike Quinn; dc Thomas Quinn; died Dec 14, 2015, Bennington; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

RAMAEKERS, Frances Joan, 81: b Nov 21, 1933, Columbus, to Michael and Barbara Nosal; m Richard S Ramaekers; sc Kristi L Tutt, Steven F Ramaekers, Jeffrey A Ramaekers, Michael A Ramaekers; died Mar 30, 2015, Omaha; burial Calvary Cemetery [Omaha?]

RANDALL, Gerald D "Jerry", 84: b Feb 4, 1931, Bellwood, to Harold "Harry" and Lucille (Carpenter) Randall; m Marie Jakub, June 1, 1961; sc Geraldine Kay Throener; dc Gerald Dean Randall Jr, Mary Ann Schmoll; died Nov 9, 2015, David City; burial Bellwood Cemetery [Bellwood]

RANDALL, Juanita Jean, 38: b July 4, 1977, Omaha, to Richard Bazer and Carla Jean (Mary) Bechius; raised by Kenneth and Eunice (Mott) Brandt; m Steven Randall Sr; dc Trey Aaron Brandt, Seline Lea Brandt; died July 6, 2015, Norfolk; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

RATCLIFF, Lois June, 72: b Dec 12, 1942, Columbus, to Frank Eugene and Phyllis June (Clark) Morgan; m Doug Ratcliff; sc Steven Ratcliff; died June 29, 2015 [Fullerton?]

RATHJE, Delmer C, 76: died June 23, 2015, Stromsburg; burial Faith West Cemetery [?]

RAY, Donald Earl, 86: b July 13, 1928, Madison, to Earl and Nora (Reineccius) Ray; m Patsy Anderson, Dec 4, 1953, Fort Hood, Texas; sc Cynthia Bower, Joyce Sandquist, Linda Rolison, Donald Bruce Ray, William Ray; died Mar 12, 2015, Grand Island

RECH-KASPAR, Cheryl, 66: m Norman Kaspar; sc Karen Rech, Chad Rech; ssc Matt Kaspar, Natalie Bunch, Mark Kaspar, Neil Kaspar; died May 27, 2015, Columbus; burial Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

REEG, Duane L, 85: b Apr 8, 1930, Holyoke, Colorado, to John Phillip and B LaVerna (Thomazin) Reg; m Jan Hinrichs, 1958, in Glenvil; sc Kevin Reeg, Brian Reeg, Kenny Reeg, Kathy Rogers, Debbie Levine; died Sept 25, 2015, Grand Island; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

REGAN, Robert James, 86: b Mar 12, 1929, rural Silver Creek, to James Leo and Elsie Marie (Dittmer) Regan; died Mar 23, 2015, Glendale, Arizona

REGAN, Sydney L, 60: b Nov 17, 1954, Columbus, to Clyde A Sr and Jackie Medlar; m Paul Regan; sc Avery J Snelson, Brynn Regan; died Oct 6, 2015, North Bend

REICHE, Adeline, 94: b Feb 17, 1921, Newman Grove, to Emil and Mabel (Lee) Berg; m Wilbur Reiche, 1944; died Sept 18, 2015, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lindsay

REICHMUTH, Donnette M, 86: b June 11, 1929, Clarkson, to Joseph and Matilda (Jedlicka) Urban; m Alvin Reichmuth, June 29, 1949; sc Bruce Reichmuth, Jane Wemhoff, Wanda Wulf, Cheryl Wemhoff, Joyce Johnson, Bryan Reichmuth, Brad (Reichmuth?); died Aug 3, 2015, Humphrey; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

REILLY, Valaria L "Val", 97: b Mar 5, 1918, Platte County, to Jon and Agnes (Bambiak) Pachunka; m Thomas Reilly, Oct 9, 1945, Columbus; sc Sonja Trujillo, Tom, Bob, Ron; sc Judy (Fleischer?); died Sept 5, 2015, Ord; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

REMPE, Maxine Myrtle, 90: b Apr 12, 1925, Burlington, Colorado, to Earl and Esther (Dorsey) Pickrel; m David C Scow, June 21, 1943, Concordia, Kansas; m Walter F Rempe, Oct 27, 1989, Shelby; sc James F Scow, Thomas D Scow, Shelly L Boss; ssc Susan Spieker; dc Richard M Scow; died June 28, 2015, Osceola; burial Shelby Cemetery [Shelby]

RETTELE, Jerry R, 73: b Jan 26, 1942, Axtell, Kansas, to Joe and Twila (Johnson) Retelle; m Sandra Harris, Nov 16, 1968, Bellwood; died June 29, 2015, David City; burial Bellwood Catholic Cemetery [Bellwood]

REUSS, Richard Frank: b Aug 11, 1944, to Anne (Raynoha) and Willard Reuss; m Vivien; sc Nicolai, Monic, Serena; ssc Katie Hatfield, Diane Satterfield; died bef May 12, 2015 [Portland, Oregon?]

REYNOLDS, Brenda R, 38: b to Patrick and Lynette; sc Benjamin Reynolds; died Apr 24, 2015

REZAC, Adeline, 93: died Jan 30, 2015 [Brainard?]

RHOTEN, Larry G: b Feb 22, 1944, Lincoln, to Carlton and Louise (Mischnick) Rhoten; m Bonita "Bonnie" Jacobson, July 31, 1967, Otoe; sc Theron John Rhoten; died Apr 5, 2015, Syracuse; burial Unadilla Cemetery, Unadilla

RICE, Earl L, 78: b Mar 23, 1937, Columbus, to Ed and Cleo Rice; m Mary Lou Schreiber; sc Debbie Rice, Lorie Walters, Earlene Duranceau; died Apr 9, 2015, Rochester, Minnesota

RITTERBUSH, Marge, 72: b Sept 26, 1942, Genoa, to Frank and Mary (Ksiazek) Swantek; m Don Ritterbush, June 8, 1961, Iowa; sc Jay Ritterbush, Todd Ritterbush, Terry Ritterbush; died Mar 6, 2015 [Genoa?]; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

ROBAK, Sandra Kay, 57: b Nov 1, 1957, Geneva, to Willia and Ann H (Jirkovsky) McDonald; m Frank; sc Alyson Schenk, Jase Robak, Cleo Ben Robak; died May 6, 2015 [Lincoln?]

ROBERTSON, Shirley Mae, 79: b Feb 18, 1935, to Ernest and Louise (Winkelman) Oppliger; m Hugh R "Bud" Robertson, Dec 24, 1953; sc Susie Vollmer, Janet Orcutt, Dale Robertson; died Feb 1, 2015, Omaha; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ROGERS, Robert W, 75: b May 8, 1939, York, to Rupert and Nellie (Jones) Rogers; m Luene; sc Mark Rogers, Bradley Rogers; died Feb 6, 2015, Stromsburg; burial Exeter Cemetery, Exeter

RONKAR, Marie J, 93: b Apr 6, 1921, near Bellwood, to Bernard and Johanna (Gerritsen) Gall; m Jerome Ronkar, Sr, May 21, 1941; sc Jerome Ronkar, Robert Ronkar, Allan Ronkar, Constance Kovar; died Jan 27, 2015, Madison; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

RONKAR, Robert "Bob" M, 67: b June 25, 1948, Bellwood, to Jerome and Marie (Gall) Ronkar; m Barbara Braithwait, Mar 26, 1971, Columbus; sc Steph Parzych, Cally Koch; died Dec 5, 2015, Grand Island

ROSCHYNIALSKI, Lawrence L "Larry", 71: b Feb 18, 1944, Loup City, to Louis J and Ernestine M (Shuda) Roschynialski; m Traudel "Trudy" Gerber, June 10, 1967, St Paul; sc Terri Card; dc Larry Lee Roschynialski; died May 1, 2015, Elba

ROUSEK, Beverly, 81: m Donald Rousek; sc Renee Klutman, Debra Jensen, Robin Rudick; died Sept 21, 2015, Glendale, Arizona

RUTH, Eunice, 81: b Dec 19, 1933, Surprise, to Thomas and Inis (Brown) Sanley; m Stephen Ruth, June 13, 1954, Rising City; sc Wendy Ruth, Heidi Rehmer, Judd Ruth; died Aug 14, 2015, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

RYAN, Lulu, 86: b June 21, 1928, Davenport, to Vivian and Beatrice (Van Slyke) Jewell; m Virgil Volkmer; m William Ryan; sc Vallorie Sestito, Viann Augustine, Kelli Olson; died Feb 13, 2015, Columbus

SABATA, Linda, 84: died Dec 23, 2015

SANDER, Donald Henry, 82: b Apr 21, 1933, rural Creston, to Pual and Mable Sander; m Harriet Palmateer, 1954; sc (1) son; (1) daughter; died Sept 12, 2015, Denver, Colorado

SAYRE, Linda Joan, 76: b to Fred and Charlene Check; m Charles Sayre; sc Steve Rider, Liz Harms; died Sept 8, 2015

SCANLON, James P, 84: b Mar 15, 1931, Colfax County, to Garrett E and Anna (Casey) Scanlon; died Aug 10, 2015, Columbus; burial Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Schuyler

SCHAECHER, Alice Barbara, 94: b Mar 25, 1921, Lindsay, to Albert and Cecilia (Dieter) Wilhelm; m Roland Schaecher, Aug 19, 1942, Lindsay; sc Robert Schaecher, Mary Anderson, Thomas Schaecher, David Schaecher, Kathleen Scholl, Dan Schaecher; died Apr 22, 2015, Overbrook, Kansas; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery [Columbus]

SCHAECHER, Gloria D: b Feb 17, 1928, Columbus, to Joseph C and Dorothy (Sturek) Fischer; m Ivan J Schaecher, June 2, 1949, Columbus; sc Sheryl Lemons, Susan, Sara; died Mar 18, 2015, Monroe, Ohio; burial St Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery [Columbus?]

SCHAECHER, Orville, 86: b May 10, 1928, rural Cornlea, to Joseph and Josephine (Schaefer) Schaecher; m Eula Mae Higgins, June 9, 1957; sc Rita Bushnell, Terry Schaecher, Rob Schaecher; died Mar 17, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bernard Cemetery [St Bernard]

SCHAEFER, Kenneth E, 82: b Apr 19, 1932, Lindsay, to Joseph and Mary (Schmitt) Schaefer; m Gloria Nosal, Aug 4, 1952, Columbus; sc Greg Schaefer, Randy Schaefer, Joe Schaefer, Scott Schaefer, Cindy Canaday, Sandy Swope, Lisa Long; dc Ron; died Mar 16, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery [Columbus]

SCHAFER, Carol Lee, 70: b Dec 11, 1944, Albion, to Herman and Dolores (Getzfrid) Bentjen; m Gary Schafer, May 29, 1964, Albion; sc Michelle Britton, Joel Schafer; died Oct 11, 2015, Wahoo; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

SCHLENDER, Todd Anthony, 39: b Dec 10, 1975, Columbus, to Dale and Marcia (Hake) Schlender; m Mandy Zybach, June 24, 2000, Columbus; sc Payton Schlender, Maisy Schlender; died May 17, 2015; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SCHMID, Ronald A, 88: b Feb 8, 1926, to Emil and Rose Ann (Shields) Schmid; m Barbara "Bobbie" Salak, Aug 6, 1951; sc Lisa Ward, Marla Bock, Aaron Schmid, Eric Schmid; dc Shawn; died Jan 16, 2015, Butler County; burial Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

SCHMIDT, Germaine, 93: b Aug 6, 1922, St Bernard/Lindsay area, to Frank and Isabelle (Schaefer) Albracht; m Ralph Schmidt, Sept 17, 1945, St Bernard; sc Kathy Young, Peggy Meister, Ted Schmidt; dc Linda Kruse, Roger Schmidt; died Sept 10, 2015, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

SCHOLZ, Helen Frances, 89: b Feb 6, 1925, Columbus, to Alfred and Freida Gossman; m Rudolph Scholz, Sept 9, 1952, Columbus; sc Richard Scholz, Robert Scholz, Ronald Scholz, Roger Scholz; dc Kathryn Haack; died Jan 26, 2015, Wahoo; burial Sunrise North Cemetery, Wahoo

SCHOTT, Esther Ann, 83: b Sept 20, 1931, Becker County, Minnesota, to Nels and Frances (Taplin) Melander; m Raymond Schott, May 1954; sc Barbara Vorthman, Catherine Bell, Michael Schott, Mark Schott, Patrick Schott, Sarah Hernbloom, Julia Davidson; died Mar 31, 2015 [Lincoln?]; burial Osceola Cemetery, Osceola

SCHRANT, Addison Lee: b/d Mar 22, 2015, Aurora, Colorado, to Tyler and Tylin Schrant

SCHRANT, Allison Jean: b/d Mar 22, 2015, Aurora, Colorado, to Tyler and Tylin Schrant

SCHREIBER, Ruth Ann, 81: b June 14, 1934, Columbus, to Albert and Frieda (Roth) Gigax; m Willis Schreiber, Sept 24, 1952, [Columbus]; sc Twila Wurdeman, Gail Stachura, Gary Schreiber; dc Glenda Schreiber; died Sept 12, 2015, Lincoln; burial Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus

SCHROEDER, Alfreda A, 83: b July 3, 1932, Columbus, to Alfred and Matilda (Korte) Plugge; m Clifford Schroeder, Sept 2, 1956, Columbus; sc Jim Schroeder, Tom Schroeder, Susan Schroeder; died Aug 4, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SCHROEDER, Edna D, 93: died July 3, 2015

SCHROEDER, Gretchen Fay, 75: b Dec 6, 1939, Columbus, to Gottlieb and Ruth (Kuehnert) Wilke; m Billy D Schroeder, Aug 27, 1961 [rural Columbus]; sc Heidi Rose, Barbara Schroeder; died Mar 21, 2015, Lincoln; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

SCHROEDER, Lavern A, 91: b May 20, 1924, Garrison, to John and Louisa (Kuhl) Schroeder; m Lila Hackerott, Apr 12, 1953, Grand Island; sc Vicki Nisely, Marlene Curtis, Lorna Ringle; died Dec 7, 2015, Columbus; burial David City Cemetery, David City

SCHULENBERG, Lambert, 72: died Apr 27, 2015, Fremont; burial Scribner Cemetery, Scribner

SCHUMACHER, Alvina Marie, 79: b Mar 16, 1935, Columbus, to Paul and Jean (Wemhoff) Foltz; m LeRoy Schumacher, July 31, 1956, rural Platte Center; sc Jeff, Jim, Rick, Bob; died Mar 8, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHUMACHER, Donald, 76: b Jan 8, 1939, Elgin, to Jerome and Blanche (McIntosh) Schumacher; m Karen Week, Nov 4, 1967, St Edward; sc Dawn Prorok, Kevin Schumacher, Leanne Dubas, Daniel Schumacher, Matt Schumacher, Christina Robb; dc Deanne Kopejtka; died May 14, 2015, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

SCOTT, Clarabel "Bell", 89: b July 23, 1926, to Lloyd and Ruth Bearinger; m James T Scott, Dec 21, 1947; sc Steve Scott, John [Scott?]; died Nov 7, 2015, Columbus; burial Bloomfield City Cemetery [Bloomfield]

SCOTT, Marilyn A, 80: b Aug 18, 1934, Monroe, to Orley F and Margaret H (Williams) Miller; m Vernon Scott, Nov 4, 1956, Columbus; sc Jim Scott, Jerry Scott, Connie Benson; died Mar 31, 2015, Columbus; burial Postville Cemetery, northwest of Monroe

SEBADE, Marlice J, 78: b Nov 2, 1936, rural Waterbury, to Hugo and Edna (Kuhl) Zastrow; m Tom G Sebade, Oct 28, 1956, Emerson; sc Renae Johnson, Kevin, Todd; died May 12, 2015, Fremont; burial Oakland Cemetery, Oakland

SETTJE, Herman "Ham", Jr, 88: b Sept 11, 19927, rural Creston, to Herman and Ida (Meyer) Settje Sr; m Twila Stanley, Mar 1, 1986, Creston; sc Rita Moore, Sandra Stephen, Carroll Sue Wilder, William "Billy" Settje; died Dec 5, 2015, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

SHADLE, Helen M, 92: b Feb 4, 1923, David City, to Peter and Marie (Voorter) Jacobs; m Bon Shadle, Sept 12, 1946 [Columbus]; sc Rita Bosler, Jean Kamrath, Marcia Cusic, Mary Armour, Steve Shadle, John Shadle; died Nov 22, 2015, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SHANLE, Francis Joseph, 83: b Jan 10, 1932, near Lindsay, to Rudolph and Elizabeth (Wiese) Shanle; m Marylee Ebner, May 27, 1957 [Columbus]; sc Bill Shanle, Janie Hoppens, Gerilyn Shanle, Jim Shanle; died Apr 12, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SHEMEK, Albert Edward, Sr, 88: b June 17, 1926, Osceola, to Louis and Stacia Shemek; m Helen Marie; sc Frank Shemek, Andrea Goodwin, Al Shemek Jr; died Mar 20, 2015, Richardson, Texas

SHIVELY, Robert W, 87: b Mar 20, 1928, Plainview, to Samuel Burdette Shively and Edna Tuttle Shively; m Nancy Vosler, Jan 20, 1953; sc Steven, Sue Anderson, Robert; died Apr 30, 2015, Fort Collins, Colorado

SHONKA, Rose Marie, 101: b June 26, 1914 rural Linwood, to Frank and Adeline (Viglicky) Hovorka; m Leonard Shonka, Aug 17, 1937, Schuyler; sc Mary Marxsen, Fran Kment, Carolyn Panasiuk; died Nov 17, 2015, Bellevue; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

SHOTKOSKI, Julia Joan, 92: b Apr 20, 1923, rural Genoa, to Anton and Anna (Bazynski) Krzycki; m Alex A Shotkoski, June 25, 1946, Genoa; sc Nancy Baker, Barbara Mobus, Veroica "Susie" Chaney, Julie Kinnaman, James, David, Kenneth; died July 30, 2015, Ord; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Loup City

SIEBLER, Harold Duane, 88: b Mar 24, 1926, rural Platte Center, to Henry and Martha (Borchers) Siebler; died Jan 10, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

SIEMEK, Alvin "Bud" Jr, 89: b Mar 6, 1926, Fullerton, to Alvin Sr and Leona (Wetovick) Siemek; m Marcella Korger, May 3, 1950, Shelby; sc Vern Siemek, Tim [Siemek?], Keith Siemek, Ken Siemek, Al Siemek, Pegg Siemek-Asche; dc Beverly Bomar; died July 1, 2015, Omaha; burial Resurrection Cemetery, Omaha

SIMON, Lois Jean, 78: b Sept 8, 1937, rural Stanton, to Alexander and Mamie (Zechin) Simon; died Nov 25, 2015, Columbus; burial Stanton Cemetery, Stanton

SINDELAR, James Victor, 91: b Oct 14, 1923, Tabor community, to James A and Bessie (Svitak) Sindelar; m Agnes Kudera, Sept 22, 1948, Heun; sc James F Sindelar, Diane M Leick; died Sept 13, 2015, Dodge; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Tabor, rural Howells

SINDELAR, John William "Jack", 79: b July 30, 1935, near Cedar Rapids, to Alois and Mary (Kurtenbach) Sindelar; m Udine Loy Fisher, Sept 3, 1956, Cedar Rapids; sc Mike Sindelar, Doug Sindelar, David Sindelar, Pam Scheiber, Terry Sindelar; died Mar 8, 2015, Albion; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery, St Edward

SITZMAN, Stephen George, 65: b Dec 16, 1949, Evansville, Indiana, to Paul G and Betty (Hausman) Sitzman; died Jan 10, 2015, Omaha; burial Evansville, Indiana

SKINNER, Carolyn, 72: b Mar 27, 1943, Columbus, to Allan and Alice (Nyffeler) Blaser; m Dale Skinner, July 26, 1965, Columbus; sc Tamara Hey; ssc Nancy Skinner, Doug Skinner, David Skinner; dsc Teresa Skinner Hornberger; died Dec 21, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SLEDDENS, John F "JR", 50: b Sept 11, 1964, Columbus, to John and Joan (Robak) Sleddens; died Feb 26, 2015, Duncan; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

SLEDDENS, Peter J, 90: b Apr 3, 1925, Butler County, to John and Lena (Jacobs) Sleddens; m Stella Plebanek, Sept 13, 1958, Duncan; sc Jolene Soulliere, Lori Moore, James Sleddens; died Sept 7, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SLIVA, Marjorie, 86: b July 22, 1928, Columbus, to Edward and Agusta (Kruse) Selzer; m Raymond Sliva, Nov 25, 1947, rural Bellwood; sc Sharon Kucera, Janet Quinn, Rose Mefford, JoAnn Horak, Michael Sliva, Ray "Butch" Sliva Jr; dc Donald Sliva; died Feb 3, 2015, Columbus; burial St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, rural Bellwood

SLOTE, DeLores Monclair, 93: b Dec 31, 1921, to Herman and Ethel (Conn) Glover; m Raymond W Slote; sc Rae-Ann Thompson; died Oct 4, 2015

SMITH, Charles "Chuck" Leroy, 39: b Nov 11, 1975, Denver, Colorado, to Bennie and Linda (Siverly) Smith; m Deb Lotter, Mar 27, 2004, Beatrice; died June 30, 2015, near Pierce

SMITH, Donald Dean, Sr, 78: b Oct 25, 1936, Butler County, to Harold B and Marie E (Prchal) Smith; m Beverly J Pallesen, July 29, 1956, Neligh; sc Barb Viergutz, Donald Jr, Rhonda Lindsay, Roxanne Dusel; died Apr 23, 2015, Norfolk; burial Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale

SMITH, Fern B, 94: died Jan 28, 2015, Fullerton; burial Fullerton Cemetery, Fullerton

SOCK, Gene: b Feb 4, 1933, Genoa, to Charles and Laura Sock; m Donna Bierman, 1953; sc Ron Sock, Larry Sock, Randy Sock, Cheryl Brackett; died June 5, 2015 [Norfolk?]

SONDERMAN, Dorothy R, 97: sc Pauline Wilwerding, Diane ____, Patricia Gross, Sara Graeve, Constance Cumberland, Samuel Sonderman, Jacolyn Bogler; died Feb 10, 2015; burial St Joseph's Cemetery, Earling, Iowa

SORENSEN, John David, 60: b Mar 10, 1955, Columbus, to Irving and Betty Eileen (McCarty) Sorensen; m Cindy Strong, Jan 19, 1979, Columbus; sc Jill Mitchell, William Sorensen, Michael Sorensen; died June 26, 2015, St Edward; burial St Ansgar Cemetery [rural Lindsay?]

SOUKUP, Bernice Alma, 90: b June 12, 1925, Bellwood, to Louis and Kathryn (Smith) Schrier; m Raymond P Soukup, Feb 7, 1945, Bellwood; sc Sandy Elder, Sherry Snodgrass, Jean Peterson, Tom Soukup; died Nov 3, 2015, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery, Osceola

SPALE, Thomas Ray "Tom", 67: b Sept 25, 1948, Columbus, to Joe and Bridget (Tajthman) Spale; m Judy Olmer, Sept 12, 1992; died Oct 1, 2015, Schuyler; burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Schuyler

SPEICHER, Ambrose "Andy" J, 85: b July 5, 1930, Columbus, to Emil and Anna (Rasschaert) Speicher; m Phyllis Trofholz, Nov 15, 1951, [Columbus]; sc Peggy Bridgmon, Sharon Hollman, Ambrose "Duke" Speicher Jr; died Nov 20, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

SPEICHER, Florine G "Toodie", 89: b Oct 12, 1925, Lindsay, to Andrew and Caroline (Albracht) Boesch; m Richard "Dick" Speicher, Nov 24, 1948, Humphrey; sc David Speicher, Bill Speicher, Jack Speicher, Gary Speicher, Jim Speicher, Lynn Pensick, Lou Ann Long, Joyce Van Diest, Julie Kaasch, Mary Jo Meyer; died Aug 17, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SPITZ, Liana, 68: b Jan 28, 1947, St Paul, to Theodore and Grace (Feddersen) Kunze; m Jimmy Spitz, June 7, 1965; sc Kris Van Dyke, Bobbi Schomburg, Tabetha "Tabby" Vance; died June 4, 2015, Columbus

SPRADLEY, Dorothy, 83: b Nov 9, 1931, Columbus, to Wilford and Amelia (Riebschlager) Snyder; m John Spradley, May 30, 1951, rural Bellwood; sc Beverly Hellmers, Sandra Heckman; died Mar 17, 2015, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

STACHURA, Albin "Beanie", 96: b Jan 17, 1918, Polk County, to Bartholomew and Balbina (Micek) Stachura; m Delphine Jarosz, June 3, 1947, Tarnov; sc Kenneth Stachura, Donna Siemek; died Jan 8, 2015, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

STARMAN, Genevieve R, 87: sc Cynthia Kelly, Kathleen Armatys, David Starman, Raphael Starman, Laura Mostek, Darlene Starman, Corinne Wible; died June 13, 2015, Lincoln; burial St Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery, Raeville

STARZEC, Sylvester Adam "Sonny", 91: b Dec 16, 1923, Cedar Rapids, to Stanley and Mary (Jarosz) Starzec; m Bernice Micek, Oct 1955, Fullerton; sc Mary Baldwin, Susan Souders, Patty Levos, Joseph Starzec, Michael Starzec, Ron Starzec, Steve Starzec; died May 29, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

STEC, Clementina "Tina", 82: b Feb 28, 1933, near Pilsno, to Charles and Victoria (Cieloha) Zelasney; m Anthony "Tony" Stec, Oct 20, 1959, Columbus; sc Steve Stec, Michael Stec, John Stec, Dave Stec, Terri Stec; died June 1, 2015, Grand Island

STEC, John A: b Jan 4, 1963, to Anthony and Clementina (Zelasney) Stec; m Jenna Macy, Oct 10, 1998, California; sc Zachary; died Oct 10, 2015, Hastings

STEJSKAL, Thelma (Kittelson), 95: died May 14, 2015, [Albion?]

STONE, Shirley Viola, 77: b June 15, 1937, rural Lindsay, to Benjamin and Anna Christine (Lagoni) Christensen; m Leil Stone, Dec 5, 1955, Covington, Indiana; sc Terry Stone, Jacqueline Moore, Jeffrey Stone, Tammy Bender; died Apr 13, 2015, Newman Grove; burial Looking Glass Cemetery, rural Newman Grove

STRICKLER, Ronald Paul, 59: b Mar 7, 1956, York, to Pual and Hazel Strickler; m Cheryl; sc Scott, Jeff, Dustin; died Oct 22, 2015 [Bellevue?]

STROMBERG, Doris Mae, 92: b Feb 21, 1923, Clarks, to Robert H and Fern P (Boettner) Lindahl; m Hollis D Stromberg, Apr 11, 1942, Grand Island; sc Joan Adams, Jean Neel, LaVonne Clarke, Gary Stromberg; died Feb 21, 2015, Grand Island; burial Swede Home Cemetery, near Stromsburg

STROMBERG, Elaine Dorothy Amelia, 93: b June 24, 1922, rural Arthur, Iowa, to Fred and Ella (Petersen) Petersen; m Rolland Stromberg, Apr 20, 1952, Schleswig, Iowa; sc David Stromberg, Jo Ella Stromberg; die Sept 15, 2015, Columbus; burial Polk Cemetery [Polk]

STRUEBING, Vera, 97: died June 17, 2015, David City; burial Faith East Cemetery, Rising City

STUHR, David R, 56: b to Loren and Mary Jean Sturh; died Oct 28, 2015 [Lincoln?]; burial St John's Cemetery, Waco

STUHR, Raymond "Ray", 74: b Jan 3, 1941, Petersburg, to Lawrence and Mary (Starman) Stuhr Sr; m Barbara Hupp, June 24, 1967, Norfolk; sc Tammy Orender, Cindy Garbers, Jon Stuhr; died Nov 19, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SULLIVAN, JoAnn "Joey", 68: b Nov 3, 1946, St Edward, to Raymond and Marge (LeSuer) Flanagan; m John Edward Kennedy Sr, Nov 7, 1964; m Patrick James Sullivan, Aug 21, 1987, Albion; sc John Kennedy Jr, Shelly Blair-Furley, Amy Kennedy-Snover, Erin Reinhart; died Sept 30, 2015, Albion; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery [Albion?]

SUMMERS, Opal, 86: b Apr 16, 1927, Ohiowa, to Edwind and Amelia (Filbrant) Taylor; m Wilbur Summers, Aug 8, 1948, Exeter; sc Judy White, Bonnie Summers, Nancy Wolff, Tim Summers, Ted Summers; dc Ben Summers; died Mar 22, 2015, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

SUS, William F: b Nov 24, 1935, to Frank J Sus and Helen M Micek Sus; m Patricia A Eickholt; m Catherine; sc Beth Knoer, Margie Livermore, David Sus, Karen Sigman, Dave Archer, Dan Archer; died July 2, 2015, Omaha; burial Calvary Cemetery [Omaha?]

SUTHERLAND, Blanche Lavonne, 85: b Apr 18, 1930, Stanton, to Gustaf and Ida Lena (Norling) Ohlund; m Malcolm James Sutherland, July 8, 1951; sc Daniel Sutherland, Robert Sutherland, Kathleen Mitzel; died Nov 20, 2015, Columbus

SVITAK, MaryAnn, 93: b Sept 26, 1922, Dodge County, to Rudolph and Marie (Podany) Chudomelka Sr; m Frank A Svitak, Jan 6, 1942, Clarkson; sc Joyce Kucera; dc Roger; died Sept 27, 2015, Columbus; burial St Henry's Catholic Cemetery, rural Howells

SVOBODA, Louis Mikle, 90: b May 31, 1925, near Brainard, to John A and Mary A (Horacek) Svoboda; m Grace Ann Osmera, Mar 11, 1944, David City; sc Larry J Svoboda, Shirley Olson, Bernice Hergott, Sharon Hinnant; died July 3, 2015, Columbus; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

SVOBODA, Nadine M, 89: b Apr 26, 1926, Butler County, to William and Stephie (Kliment) Zavodny; m Leonard J Svoboda, June 30, 1948, Lincoln; sc David Svoboda; died Oct 28, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SWANSON, Florence J, 87: b Oct 12, 1927, rural Lindsay, to Benjamin and Anna (Lagoni) Christensen; m Alfred E Swanson, Oct 1, 1950, Rosenborg; sc; died Feb 22, 2015 St Edward; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

SWERCZEK, Bruce James, 44: b Nov 15, 1970, Albion, to William J and Margaret E (Goodwater) Swerzek; died May 1, 2015, Columbus; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Albion

SWERCZEK, James, 69: b Apr 27, 1946, St Edward, to Frank and Esther (Coldwell) Swerczek; m Erika Hammer, Weisbaden, Germany;m Phyllis Gregory, June 17, 1994, Columbus; sc Andrew Swerczek; ssc Claudia Hauser, David Neininger, Ben Vasquez; died Dec 13, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SWIGERT, Gary Vaughn, 78: b Mar 15, 1937, Lamoni, Iowa, to Cecil and Gladys (Warner) Swigart; m Carole Ann Pool, 1956; m Mary Jane Vowell, 1977; m Clara Vesy Loffer, 2009; sc Jerry Swigart, Joy Anderson, Judy Webb, Gary Swigart, Stacy Rogers, Greg Vowell, Tony Vowell, Larry Loffer, Linda Ames; died Nov 5, 2015, Columbus; burial Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery [Coffeyville, Kansas?]

SYLVESTER, Morris, 47: b Feb 26, 1968, North Platte, to Merrill and Betty (Vaught) Sylvester; died Sept 7, 2015, Columbus

SYSLO, Bernice, 85: b Oct 10, 1930, near Lindsay, to John and Clara (Schaefer) Bierman; m Ben Syslo, Sept 2, 1961, Columbus; sc Larry Syslo; died Dec 15, 2015, Columbus; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

SZELAG, John A, 62: b Aug 30, 1953, Columbus, to John S and Cecelia (Zywiec) Szelag; m Sandy Dreifurst, Oct 13, 1973 [Columbus?]; sc Angela Szelag, Corey Szelag; died Oct 8, 2015, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SZELAG, Sandra K, 61: b Sept 28, 1953, Newman Grove, to Donald "Stetz" and Velma (Ashby) Dreifurst; m John Szelag, Oct 13, 1973 [Columbus?]; sc Angela Szelag, Corey Szelag; died July 2, 2015, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

TEJEDA, Edward, 88: b Nov 27, 1926, Inglewood, California, to Robert and Antonia (Acevedo) Tejeda; m Betty Fisher, Oct 13, 1952; sc Toni Damme; dc Edward Tejeda; died Sept 26, 2015, Columbus

TERNUS, Darlene, 85: b Feb 20, 1930, Fremont, to Louis and Anna (Stepanek) Burger; m Donald "Tuff" Ternus, Aug 4, 1953, Leigh; sc Beverly Glock, Lori Beiermann, Kathy Pfeiefer, Margaret Jansen, Patty Schutt, Joan Coleman, Jill Evans, Teresa Fischer, Robert Ternus, Alan Ternus; died Apr 4, 2015, Columbus; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cornlea

TERNUS, Dennis D, 69: died July 22, 2015, Neligh; burial Humphrey

THESSEN, Donald "Bill", 89: m Vivian; m Violet; sc Susan Gragert, Karen Hagemann; ssc Marilyn Rushing; died Feb 11, 2015, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

THIEM, Mary Ellen, 81: b Feb 1, 1934, Duncan, to Edward and Imogene (Lohr) Staroscik; m Charles "Chuck" Kinzer, Feb 7, 1950; m Duane Thiem, 1991; sc Marilyn Woerth, Kathy Wilke, Patti Stuthman, Joni Moore, Ed Kinzer, Charles Kinzer Jr; ssc Frances Stokes, Joan Bomark, Tammi Thiem, Patty Finkral, Christine Casper, John Thiem, Mike Thiem; dsc Steve Thiem; died Dec 11, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

THOMAS, Elizabeth Caroline, 19: died July 19, 2015 [Lexington?]

TOOKER, Margaret, 91: b June 18, 1924, Elmwood, to Emmett and Susie (Mathis) Cook; m Robert L Tooker, June 16, 1945; sc Robert, Alda Beth Evans, Jerry, Cynthia Sue; died June 22, 2015, Lincoln

TORCZON, Clem, 93: b Oct 25, 1921, Tarnov, to Kaiton and Catherine (Jazwick) Torczon; died Aug 27, 2015, Columbus; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Tarnov

TORCZON, LaVerne Joseph, 79: b Jan 1, 1936, Platte Center, to Joseph and Veronica (Jarosz) Torczon; m Lu Foltz, Aug 9, 1958, rural Platte Center; sc Lynn Harsh, Lana Torczon; died Apr 18, 2015, Lincoln; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

TORSON, Dolores Ann, 85: b Dec 21, 1929, St Edward, to Charles and Helen (Bolz) Werts; m Archie Torson, Sept 16, 1948; sc Connie Van Meter, Kim Torson; died Oct 17, 2015, St Edward; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

TROFHOLZ, Lawrence "Larry" Jr, 68: b Aug 2, 1947, to Lawerence Sr and Geraldine Trofholz; m Trish; sc Timothy Trofholz, Thomas Trofholz; died Dec 8, 2015 [Omaha?]

TROFHOLZ, Louise Elaine "Tracy", 64: b Oct 11, 1950, Cherokee, iowa, to Don and Martha (Mitchell) Tracy; m Dana Trafholz, Aug 14, 1971, Gowrie, Iowa; sc Brandy Thompson, Tyler Trofholz, Turner Trofholz; died Feb 6, 2015, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

TUCKER, Delmar Leroy, 74: b July 10, 1941, Springfield, Colorado, to Doyle and Evelyn (Osborn) Tucker; m Helen Walker, Sept 1, 1963, Columbus; sc Tim, Annette Jackson, Joe, Tom, Paul, Dwight, Kay Gehring, Evelyn Seadschlag, Aaron; died Oct 24, 2015, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

TUMA, Arnold A, 87: b July 8, 1927, Colfax County, to Lumir and Anna (Jedlicka) Tuma; m Loretta Shonka, Schuyler; sc Theresa Wemhoff, Jayne Bronzynski, Holly Wetjen, Allen Tuma, Myron Tuma; dc Mark Tuma; died May 12, 2015, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

TWOREK, Frances Victoria, 97: b Aug 21, 1918, Nance County, to John and Anna (Czarnek) Swerczek; m Alois Tworek, May 10, 1938, rural Genoa; sc Richard Tworek, Edna Cheloha, Carolyn Wulff, Kathleen Johnston, Rita Murphy; died Nov 24, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

URBANEK, Helen R, 87: b Mar 29, 1927, Omaha, to Charles and Mary (Delitz) Druskis; m Kenny Schleu, Oct 19, 1946; m Virgil Determan, Apr 8, 1961; m Ray Urbanek, Aug 1, 1987, Columbus; sc David Schleu, Michael Determan, Daniel Determan; dc Kenny Schleu; died Jan 15, 2015, Omaha; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

URKOSKI, Jeanette Frances, 71: b May 22, 1943, Nance County, to Frank Sr and Frances (Shefcyk) Dugas; m Ronald Urkoski, Apr 20, 1963; sc Randy, Annette McClellen, Ronda Engleman, Jason; died May 20, 2015, Silver Creek; burial St Lawrence Cemetery, Silver Creek

UZENDOSKI, Jerome "Jerry" J, 74: b Aug 12, 1941, Fullerton, to John and Lillian (Vetick) Uzendoski; m __; sc Arlene Preisendorf, Vickie Sewell, Sandi Manfull; died Dec 3, 2015, Fullerton; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

VALASEK, Alfred Louis, Sr, 82: b Oct 28, 1932, Greeley County, to Mike and Anna (Kowalski) Valasek; m Laurel Jane Tuma, Dec 13, 1969, Wolbach; m Betty Jean Crawford, July 2, 1987, Columbus; sc Alfred Valasek Jr, Louie Valasek, Victoria Dobson; ssc Rose Butcher; died Mar 19, 2015, St Edward; burial Greeley

VAN LENT, William, 82: b Apr 18, 1933, Sioux City, Iowa, to Anthony and Veronica (Ryan) Van Lent; m Marlene Huggenberger, 1956, Emerson; sc Diane Bedenkop, William Van Lent, James Van Lent, Jeffrey Van Lent; died Nov 24, 2015, Emerson

VANEK, Irene M, 99: b Feb 25, 1916, near Abie, to Joe and Antonia (Chvatl) Jaros; m Louis Vanek, Apr 16, 1940, Prague; sc Louis Vanek; died Dec 11, 2015, David City; burial St John's Cemetery, Prague

VANIS, Marion B, 80: b July 30, 1935, Dwight, to William and Agnes (Vodicka) Vanis; m Marjorie Wondercheck, Mar 2, 1957, Marietta; sc Randy Vanis, Dianna Robertson, Connie Folt, Brenda Gates; died Aug 22, 2015, David City

VERBA, Bruce Allen, 59: b May 11, 1956, West Point, to Neil and Adeline (Brester) Verba; m Aprill McDaniel, May 12, 1995; sc Paige, Denica Paddock; died Oct 5, 2015, Howells

VOLKMER, Dee, 79: b Feb 3, 1936, Dwight, to Frank and Martha (Brabec) Lavicky; m Ben Kobza, 1955; m Dale Rosenberry, 1981; m Clint Volkmer, 1995; sc Karen Sylvester, Sue Markuson, Les Kobza, Jerry Kobza, Keith Kobza; died July 19, 2015, Columbus; burial Catholic Cemetery of Presentation Church and St Peter Church [Bellwood?]

VOLLBRACHT, Nancy, 58: b Dec 27, 1956, Rock Rapids, Iowa, to Omer and Patricia (Grossman) Latham; m Dennis Vollbracht, May 29, 1982, Columbus; sc Justin Vollbracht, Jamie Vollbracht, Carrie Vollbracht; died Oct 17, 2015, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

VONDRACEK, Sandra Jean "Sandy", 69: b Oct 29, 1945, Columbus, to Lyman and Naomi (Worthy Holman) Muehlich; m Royal Z Vondracek, Jr, Apr 18, 1965, Schuyler; sc Stacy Johnson, Jennifer Zatechka; died Aug 30, 2015, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

VRBKA, Denis J, 85: sc Colleen Lux, Tom, Doug; died Oct 18, 2015, David City; burial New Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery [?]

VRBKA, JoEllen (Hakenkamp), 82: m Denis Vrbka; sc Colleen Lux, Tom Vrbka, Doug Vrbka; died Feb 27, 2015

WAGNER, Raymond "Ray", 79: b Mar 31, 1935, Springfield, Ohio, to Roy and Frances (Rose) Wagner; m Agnes Kiskis, July 9, 1955, Springfield, Ohio; m Alice (Kluck) Anderson, Sept 5, 1981, Columbus; sc Antoinette "Toni" Sims, Sharon Culbertson, Doris Fox; ssc Jackie Williams, Becky Bierman, Matt Anderson; dc Cheryl Wagner, Raymond L "Lee" Wagner II; died Mar 20, 2015, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

WALLIN, Darleen Mae, 88: b Feb 14, 1927, rural Lindsay, to John Nicholas and Elenora M (Dvorak) Meieer; m Lloyd Charles Wallin, Apr 21, 1946, Madison; sc Donell Simanek, Janell Wyant, Bret Wallin; dc Randy Wallin; died May 26, 2015; burial Rosehill Cemetery, rural Newman Grove

WALLIN, Lloyd Charles, 93: b Jan 30, 1922, northwest of Newman Grove, to Emil Carl and Dorothy Marie (Bley) Wallin; m Darleen Mae Meier, Apr 21, 1946, Madison; sc Donell Simanek, Janell Wyant, Bret Wallin; dc Randy Wallin; died May 26, 2015; burial Rosehill Cemetery, rural Newman Grove

WARD, Edward "Eddie" L, 74: b June 5, 1941, Hastings, to Delbert Carlyle and Roszina (Starnes) Ward; m La Rue Kazebeer, May 16, 1959; sc Tracy [Ward?], Cameron Ward; died July 6, 2015, Madison

WATERS, James L, 91: b Mar 2, 1923, Colfax County, to John and Mary (Higgins) Waters; m Marcella Emanuel, Sept 1, 1952, North Bend; died Feb 17, 2015, Omaha; burial Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Schuyler

WATTS, Ross Raymond, 81: b Apr 27, 1934, to Walter and Florence (Mentink) Watts; m Ingrid Lempke, June 11, 1963, Bitburg, Germany; sc Sabine Russell; died Nov 20, 2015, [Utica?]; burial Osceola Cemetery, Osceola

WEBER, Bert E, 84: b Mar 13, 1931, Beatrice, to Louis and Ella (Carstens) Weber; m Anita Esch, Dec 26, 1951, near Beatrice; sc Mark Weber, Mary Beller, Jean McGill, James Weber; died July 15, 2015, Columbus; burial David City Cemetery [David City]

WEBER, Gary L, 75: b Apr 24, 1939, rural Monroe, to Leonard and Helen (Gates) Weber; m Judy Cole; m Sharon Bryan, Apr 29, 1974, Lincoln; sc Scott Weber, Monte Weber, Kristina Kobus, Jason Weber; ssc Traci Amand; died Apr 17, 2015, Fremont; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

WEDDLE, Rosie, 72: sc Maria, Donny, Danny, Ann, Elizabeth, David; died Dec 14, 2015

WEGENER, Emmert P, 92: b June 29, 1923, Cornlea, to Bernard and Dora (Brandl) Wegener; m Rita M Wessel, May 18, 1948, rural Lindsay; sc Jerry Wegener, Stephen Wegener, Bob Wegener, Randy Wegener, Rich Wegener, Mark Wegener; died Oct 5, 2015, Columbus; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey?]

WEMHOFF, Theresa Rose, 89: b Mar 21, 1926, Humphrey, to John and Mary (Smith) Fuchs; m Joseph P Wemhoff, Apr 11, 1945, Humphrey; sc Doris Horne, Susan Sweeney, Lisa Dush, Phyllis Shanle, Janet Osten, Jerry Wemhoff, Paul Wemhoff, Stan Wemhoff, Loran Wemhoff, Terry Wemhoff, Jeff Wemhoff, Melvin Wemhoff, James Wemhoff; dc Chuck Wemhoff; died Dec 22, 2015, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WENNEKAMP, Clemens, 89: b Mar 27, 1925, Creston, to George and Marie (Groteluschen) Wennekamp; m Alice (Smith) Schrier, Feb 23, 1963; ssc Jim Schrier; died Mar 20, 2015, Columbus; burial Ft McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell

WENTZ, Rachel, 98: b Mar 13, 1917, rural Adams, to Henry and Kathryn Dorsey Harms; m Ernest Wentz, May 16, 1936, rural Pickrell; sc Don Wentz, Kenneth Wentz, Larry Wentz, David Wentz, Delores Cooper, Linda Goracke; dc Robert Wentz, Marilyn Wentz; died June 15, 2015, Adams; burial Sterling Cemetery, Sterling

WEVERKA, Tom, 68: b Apr 29, 1947; died July 24, 2015

WEYAND, (Irving) Loy, 94: b May 7, 1921, Bellwood, to Irving H Weyand and Orilla Peck Weyand; died May 20, 2015 [Lincoln?]; burial Bellwood Cemetery, Bellwood

WEYER, Betty J, 82: b 1933, to Edna and Clifton Bothwell, rural Marysville, Kansas; m Raymond J Weyer, Apr 1955; sc Bonnie Weyer; died Dec 11, 2015, [Overland Park, Kansas?]; burial Marysville, Kansas

WHALEN, Gerald Richard "Jerry", 69: b Dec 30, 1945, rural Greeley County, to Albert and Alta (Starr) Whalen; m Sharon Pfeifer, Nov 30, 1968, Spalding; sc Wendy Sciortino, Shade Whalen, Robin Whalen, Kimberly Whalen; died Apr 7, 2015, Omaha; burial Mount Calvary Cemetery, Elkhorn

WHETSTONE, Neil Edward, 84: b June 1, 1931, Grand Island, to Willis Wilber and Catherine M (Dougherty) Whetstone; m Evelyn Wadas, Oct 30, 1954, St Paul; m Judy (Oppliger) Franzen, June 2, 2001, Columbus; sc Don Whetstone, Jim Whetstone, Michael Whetstone, Mary Santin, Patti Jo Whetstone, Susanne German; ssc Tammy Dolezal, Ty Franzen; died bef Oct 20, 2015; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WHITE, Jim "Willie", 75: b Dec 18, 1939, Truman, Arkansas, to Claude and Nety (Page) White; m Joyce McKee; sc Jennifer Werts, Jeff White, Bobby White, Jimmie White Jr, Angela White, Tiffany Behne; died Mar 4, 2015, David City

WHITED, Grace M, 81: b Sept 4, 1933, Fullerton, to Percy and Emma (Anderson) Travers; m Richard Whited, Nov 4, 1951; sc Belinda Dierks, Kevin Whited, Cara Colvert; dc Kent Whited; died May 27, 2015, Fullerton

WIEBOLD, Helen, 97: b Nov 27, 1917, Columbus, to Walter C and Ida (Oppliger) Jaeggi; m Rollo Wiebold; sc David Wiebold, Donald Wiebold; died Aug 3, 2015, Shenandoah, Iowa; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

WILKE, Lois Hilda, 77: b Aug 2, 1937, to William and Hilda (Hollman) Osterthun; m Ray S Wilke, Dec 28, 1960, Creston; sc Tori Sullivan, Ray Wilke II, Kamryn Green; died Feb 24, 2015 [Norfolk?]; burial New Lutheran Cemetery [Norfolk?]

WILKE, Raymond, 95: b Mar 19, 1920, rural Colfax County, to John and Clara (Wurdeman) Wilke; m Margaret Kant, July 21, 1942, [rural Columbus]; sc Gary Wilke, Carolyn Bobert; died June 23, 2015, Columbus

WILKEN, Elizabeth A, 91: b Feb 17, 1923, Omaha, to Wilber and Lois Oxley; m __ Brassette; m Clarence Wilken; sc William Brassette, ssc Jane Monnich; dc Robert Brassette; dsc Jack Wilken; died Feb 13, 2015

WILLEMS, Wilma June, 80: b June 12, 1934, to Raymond and Sophia (Lampmann) Stroh; m Russell Willems, Dec 22, 1957; sc Carol McClung, Sharon Hartman, Beverly Haschke, Nancy Kotschwar; dc inf son; died Apr 14, 2015 [Columbus?]; burial Blue Hill Cemetery, Blue Hill

WILSON, Lorena E, 91: b Mar 30, 19232, Duncan, to Fred and Lillie (Blaser) Balmer; m Howard Wilson, May 21, 1963; died Jan 5, 2015, Columbus

WLASCHIN, Craig, 35: b Dec 20, 1979, Genoa, to Karl and JoAnn (Krings) Wlaschin; died Sept 23, 2015, Lincoln; burial St Anthony Cemetery, Tarnov

WOERTH, Max Lawrence, 79: b Aug 29, 1935, Columbus, to Leo Bernard and Lillian Pearl (Palth) Woerth; m Patricia Lynn (Kent) Falk, Aug 15, 1975, Bethesda, Iowa; sc Mike Falk, Brian Falk, Mark Mitera, Lori LePorte, Pamela Woerth; died Feb 224, 2015, Shenandoah, Iowa; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Iowa

WOERTH, Nancy E, 73: b Dec 3, 1941, Fullerton, to Joseph and Rosa (Francis) Bartuschock; m Joseph Woerth, Feb 27, 1965; sc Deborah Burling, Patricia Bailey, Cathy Woerth, Alan Woerth; died Jan 30, 2015, Bellevue; burial All Saints Cemetery [Columbus?]

WOJCIK, Clarence Joseph, 91: b Nov 23, 1923, rural Lindsay, to Anton and Victoria (Sokol) Wojcik; m Evelyn Wiese, Aug 16, 1948, Lincoln; sc Kathy Dunker, Marlene Nansel, Norma Krzycki, Dean Wojcik; died Sept 21, 2015, Columbus; burial Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay

WOLF, James, 65: b Sept 27, 1949, Columbus, to George and Lucille (Walters) Wolf; sc Cint Wolf, Jared Schaefer; died Aug 11, 2015, Polk County

WOLFF, Edward F, 89: b Jan 13, 1926, O'Neill, to Theodore and Elizabeth (Bose) Wolff; m Rose M Schlautman, Oct 4, 1951, Howells; sc Lou Anne Eller; died Feb 10, 2015, Dodge; burial SS Peter & Paul Cemetery [Howells?]

WOLFGRAM, Mary "Jane", 75: b June 16, 1940, Lindsay, to Bill and Mary (Schaefer) Biermann; m Ronald E Wolfgram, Oct 15, 1960; sc Lori Keating, John Wolfgram, Jeff Wolfgram; died Aug 16, 2015, Madison; burial St Leonard's Cemetery [Madison?]

WOZNY, Bruce Dean, 51: b Oct 29, 1963, Omaha, to David and Kathleen (Coble) Wozny; m Kelly J Gilroy, Aug 26, 1982, Fullerton; m Cynthia Ann Vandergronden, June 15, 2012; sc Jonathan Wozny, Justin [Wozny], Joshua Wozny; died July 9, 2015, Grand Island; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery [Cedar Rapids]

WOZNY, Nancy L, 61: b Sept 9, 1954, Columbus, to Walter and Wilma (Steiner) Recek; m Edward Wozny, Sept 21, 1974, Columbus; sc Brittany Wozny, Jeff Wozny, Nicole Sears; died Sept 15, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

WRIGHT, Billy M: b Sept 24, 1947, Columbus, to Merwin and Thelma Gates Wright; m Cheryl Heddleston; sc Roger, Milagro "Moe", Jillian; died Aug 18, 2015 [Akron, Ohio?]

WRIGHT, Jack Osborne, 89: b Mar 11, 1926, Genoa, to Appler Robert and Gladys I (Osborne) Wright; m Connie Fouts, Aug 28, 1949; sc Julie Dubas, Charles, Jay, Kyle Van Winkle; died Oct 11, 2015, Genoa

WURDEMAN, Evelyn, 90: b Mar 1, 1925, Platte County, to Theodore and Antonia (Twiestmeyer) Rosendahl; m Alfred Wurdeman, Feb 8, 1948; sc Dana Wurdeman, Trent Wurdeman, Jon Wurdeman, Ann Lippert, Gregg Wurdeman, Neal Wurdeman; dc Myra Osten; died Aug 8, 2015, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

WURDEMAN, Lynn William, 68: b July 21, 1947, Columbus, to Edward and Birdella (Ahrens) Wurdeman; m Mary Buresh; m Susan Brunz, 1997; sc Kari Warner; ssc Tim Brunz, Dave Brunz; died Sept 13, 2015, [Mitchell?]; burial Mitchell City Cemetery, Mitchell

YOWELL, Douglas, 57: m Cindy; sc Braden, Steven; died May 16, 2015

ZAREK, Paul Francis, 79: b July 19, 1936, Genoa, to Frank and Louisa (Rutten) Zarek; m Elizabeth Steele, Nov 2, 1957, Omaha; sc Rod Zarek, Russell Zarek, Ronda Zarek; died Oct 6, 2015, Genoa; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

ZAVODNY, Dolores L, 82: m Willard; sc Cindy Biehl, Curt Zavodny, Cori Beattie; died bef July 3, 2015; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

ZEGERS, Dorothy G, 89: b Nov 20, 1925, David City, to Piet and Minnie (Jacobs) Peters; m Carl Zegers, Feb 11, 1947; sc Mike Zegers, Tom Zegers, Judy Polacek, Mark Zegers; dc Gerald Zegers; died July 30, 2015, [David City?]; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery [David City?]

ZIPF, Darline, 87: b to Clyde and Annie Lamoree; m Robert Zipf; sc Connie Heisler, Arlyn Zipf, Peggy Seamann; dc June Cooper, Randy Zipf; died Feb 18, 2015, Columbus; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

ZIPF, Robert Carl, 90: b Jan 6, 1925, Nance County, to Carl Augustus and Gertie (Smidt) Zipf; m Darline Mae Lamoree, July 28, 1945, Belleville, Kansas; sc Connie Heisler, Arlyn Zipf, Peggy Seamann; dc June Cooper, Randy Zipf; died Dec 10, 2015, Fullerton; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

ZOBEL, Kent, 61: b Sept 23, 1953, Columbus, to Henry and Mary Jane (Terry) Zoebl Jr; m Linda Proctor, May 27, 1989, Columbus; died June 15, 2015, near Monroe; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ZOUCHA, Norbert J, 81: b Jan 3, 1934, Humphrey, to Mike and Leona (Tworek) Zoucha; m Betty Nienaber, Apr 25, 1959, Lindsay; sc Andy Zoucha, Tim Zoucha, Karen Rahtz; died Oct 5, 2015, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

ZUERLEIN, Joseph Cyril, 60: b Dec 9, 1954, Norfolk, to Sylvester Zuerlein and Rosemary Zuerlein-Moore; m Cynthia Ann Krzycki, 1973; sc Jeff Zuerlein, Torry Zuerlein, Ashley Zuerlein, Nate Zuerlein; died Apr 9, 2015, Mesa, Arizona


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