BARTA, Martha, 94: b Feb 14, 1918, to Louis and Frances (Malek) Vlach; m Benjamin Nadrchal, Oct 26, 1937; m Lumir Barta, May 22, 1992; sc Dennis Nadrchal, Bonnie Keeeran, Judy Lewis; died Dec 17, 2012, Omaha; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

BARTAK, Norman, 89: b Mar 16, 1923, Stanton, to Charles and Bessie (Vlasak) Bartak; m Delores King, Aug 15, 1948, Creston; sc Shirley Guernsey, Sharon Matthies, Lonnie Bartak; died May 15, 2012, Pierce; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

BAUMERT, Dennis R: b Jan 21, 1934, Howells, to Joseph and Theresa Baumert; m (Mary) Pat Tooley, 1955; sc Jim, Denise Alfonsin, Sue, Marti Jeffrey, Tom, Joe, Karen Bentz; died bef Jan 18, 2012 [date of obit]

BAUMERT, Olivia J, 92: b June 3, 1913, northwest of Snyder in Cuming County, to Frnak and Theresa (Kluthe) Heimann; m Leo William Baumert, Jan 25, 1939, Monterey; sc Duane Baumert, Ken Baumert, Francis Baumert, Karen Stoltenberg, Marilyn LaPorta; died bef Feb 18, 2012 [services]; burial Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Howells

BEACOM, (Rev) John F, 99: b Aug 15, 1912, near Jackson, to Phillip Beacom and Anna Kramper (Albenesius) Beacom; died June 23, 2012 [West Point?] burial St Michael's Cemetery [West Point?]

BECKIUS, Maxinea, 89: b Apr 23, 1923, Mason City, to Oliver and Lucy (Craven) Ellis; m Edward Loran Beckius, Nov 2, 1942, David City; sc Judi Hein; dc Ronald; died Sept 8, 2012, Butler County; burial St Peter and Mary Catholic Cemetery, Bellwood

BERAN, Eunice, 92: b Feb 28, 1919, near Leigh, to Rudolph and Mary (Gigan) Jenny; m William Beran, June 17, 1951; died Jan 10, 2012, Camino Island, Washington; burial Bohemian National Cemetery, south of Clarkson

BOETTCHER, Florence, 93: b Dec 25, 1918, Tarnov, to Stanley and Cecelia (Paprocki_ Szuclo; m Ray Boettcher, Jan 21, 1946; died Feb 14, 2012, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

BRABEC, Ruth, 103: b Jan 30, 1909, Stanton, to John and Clara (Penn) Shocker; m Stanley Brabec, June 11, 1929, Clarkson; sc Marian Wiemann, Ted Brabec; dc Raymond; died Oct 23, 2012, Stanton; burial St John's Catholic Cemetery, Howells

BRANDL, Fern, 87: b July 17, 1925, Creighton, to Lars and Signey (Martinson) Johnson; m Eugene Brandl, May 1946; sc Sherril Mefford, Robert Brandl, Richard Brandl, Raymond Letter Brandl, Russell Brandl, Sally Hahn, Roland Brandl; dc Roger; died Nov 2, 2012, Papillion; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

BRANDL, Lawrence F, 94: b May 15, 1917, Platte County, to Frank and Mary (Frauendorfer) Brandl; m Frances Tworek, Apr 24, 1939, Tarnov; sc Sharon Mack, Connie Svik, Beverly Perez, Alvin Brandl; died Mar 4, 2012; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery [Columbus]

BRAZDA, Marie Ann, 93: b Oct 25, 1918, north of Howells, Stanton County, to Joseph and Matilda (Pospichal) Kalisek; m Stanley Cerny, Oct 25, 1938, Dodge; m Otto Brazda, May 12, 1970, Heun; sc Trish Johnson, John Cerny, Bernard Cerny, Steve Cerny, Thomas Cerny, Dan Cerny; dc Jane Frances Cerny, Rose Marie Matson, Stanley Cerny Jr, Michael Cerny; died Jan 5, 2012, Schuyler; burial Clyde Cemetery, rural Rogers

BRICHACEK, Ladislav Richard "Lad", 82: b Feb 12, 1929, Heun area of Colfax County, to Lad and Ella (Wachal) Brichacek; m LaVerna Zoubek, Apr 3, 1956, Schuyler; sc John Brichacek, Edward Brichacek, Lisa Brichacek; died Jan 11, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

BROCK, Lavern H, 82: b Feb 20, 1930, Platte County, to Friedrick W "Bill" and Lydia (Ditter) Brock; m Marilyn L Hauk, Oct 25, 1950 [rural Leigh?]; sc Kathryn Minchow, Rich Brock, Jim Brock; died Oct 27, 2012, rural Creston; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

BRYAN, Helen, 94: b Dec 14, 1917, St Louis, Missouri, to Robert and Josephine Lamping; m Laverne Bryan, Apr 18, 1942; sc Nancy Nissen; died Jan 21, 2012, Norfolk; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

BUDIN, James Lee, 61: b Dec 14, 1950, to John and Eleanor (Horak) Budin; m Marilyn; ssc Kim Bartley, Kevin Bartley; died Feb 6, 2012, Omaha; burial Bohemian Cemetery, Omaha

BURESH, Katherine, 78: b May 28, 1933, rural Stanton County, to Emil and Hannah (Weichman) Dupsky; m Ernest Buresh, May 3, 1955, Clakrson; sc Sandra Hasemann, Steve Buresh, Jeff Buresh; died May 15, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

CECH, Willard P, 71: b July 12, 1940, Clarkson, to Theofil and Agnes (Reznicek) Cech; m Margaret Prososki, Oct 7, 1959, Krakow; sc Tim, Ted, Paul, Lori Lundak, Mary Slechta; died Mar 26, 2012, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

CHUDOMELKA, (Dr) Thomas, Jr, 89: b Jan 21, 1923, Clarkson, to Dr Thomas Chudomelka Sr and Josephine (Cada) Chudomelka; m Lois; sc Sandra Travnicek; died July 16, 2012, Clearwater, Florida; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

DANIEL, Kipton Robert, infant: b Jan 25, 2012, Omaha, to Gene and Sarah Daniel; died Mar 21, 2012, Omaha; burial Stanton Cemetery [Stanton]

DASENBROCK, Richard Henry, 74: b Aug 10, 1937, Norfolk, to Herbert and Helen (Callies) Dasenbrock; m Barbara Burkholder, Dec 27, 1959, Woodbine [Iowa]; sc Greg Dasenbrock, Alan Dasenbrock, Jeff Dasenbrock, Amy Dasenbrock, Beth Anderson; died July 13, 2012, Omaha; burial Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Iowa

DOHMEN, Anthony Francis "Tony", 64: b Sept 6, 1947, Columbus, to Harold Dohmen and Ruth (Steiner) Gerst; m Anita Barritt; sc Angie Dohmen, Bryon Dohmen, Christal Reineke; died Jan 6, 2012 [Norfolk?]; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery [Norfolk?]

EILERS, Sharon Ann, 59: b May 31, 1952, Norfolk, to John "Jack" Rhinehart Eilers and Goldie Mamie Peterson Eilers; died Feb 15, 2012, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

EISENMANN, Denis, 55: b May 18, 1956, Norfolk, to Don and Sharon (Wolverton) Eisenmann; m Amy Christiansen, July 30, 1977, Madison; sc Kevin, Kristina; died Jan 13, 2012; burial Pleasant Valley Cemetery [Madison?]

ERNESTI, Mary C, 100: b July 22, 1911, Cuming County, to Edward and Margaret (Lummel) Wolff; m Joseph Ernesti, May 7, 1930, West Point; sc Alvin Ernesti, Gary Ernesti, Elaine Drey, Kathy Tomka; dc Edward, Richard, Dennis; died July 11, 2012, Dodge; burial St John Catholic Cemetery, Howells

FENDRICK, Bernice, 78: b Dec 19, 1933, Spencer, South Dakota, to Albert and Ione (Horn) Adams; m Joe Fendrick, June 14, 1955, Schuyler; sc Kathy Janousek, David Fendrick, Joey Fendrick; died Sept 21, 2012, Dodge; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

FOLKEN, LeRoy F, 87: b Aug 7, 1924, near Clarkson, to Roy and Julia (Dobes) Folken; m Imogene Kuester, Feb 10, 1944, near Pilger; sc Carol Motycka, Connie Dittberner, Chuck Folken; died June 25, 2012, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

FRIESEN, Sandra Jean, 62: b Nov 7, 1949, Columbus, to Lester and Darlene (Bohac) Schindler; m Bob Friesen, June 26, 1970, Thornton, Colorado; sc Tyler, Robin Friesen-Holwell; died Mar 14, 2012, Lake McConaughy; inurnment Ash Creek Cemetery, Lewellen

GALL, Robert Joseph, 71: b Oct 22, 1940, Howells, to William and Emma (Svitak) Gall Sr; m Rose Ann Cech, Dec 27, 1961, Schuyler; sc Nancy Stewart, Pam Albers, Cindy Beebe, Bonnie Podany, Kelly Reisdorff, Amy Wattier, Wanda Nilson, R J Gall, Andrea Baack, Sara Daniel; died Sept 17, 2012, Howells; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

GAUTREAU, Kathryn M, 94: died May 18, 2012, Schuyler; burial Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery [Howells?]

GEILENKIRCHEN, Rose Marie, 92: b Jan 6, 1920, rural Humphrey, to Joseph and Ida (Ward) Hastreiter; m Dominic J Geilenkirchen, May 2, 1939, Humphrey; sc Robert Geilenkirchen, Steve Geilenkirchen, Doris Loseke; died Mar 27, 2012, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

GERNSTEIN, LaVern Dale "Bud", 82: b Dec 8, 1929, Leigh, to William and Louise (Feye) Gernstein; m Ruth Gettman, Oct 29, 1971, Castle Rock, Colorado; sc Sheryl Sackley, Dale Gernstein, Gary Gernstein, David Gernstein, Kathy Ezell; ssc Patricia Brown, Debra Irwin; dsc Lawrence Ehrlich; died Mar 8, 2012, Omaha; burial Ft Logan National Cemetery, Denver

GERRARD, James W, 91: b Dec 6 1920, north of Schuyler, to John and Mary (Bauman) Gerrard; m Irene Tuma, Sept 28, 1948, Schuyler; sc Marilyn Koson, Mary Kay Britto, Wanda Stark, Virginia Matney, Vanessa Martinez, Janice English, Kathleen Simanek, Tammy Lewis, James Gerrard Jr, Tim Gerrard, Paul Gerrard; died Mar 17, 2012, north of Schuyler

GLEASON, Robert Dean "Bob", 71: b Apr 21, 1941, Guide Rock, to Milton and Cleta (Sabin) Gleason; m Connie Biltoft, 1965; sc Rodney Gleason, Kim Kudrna; died June 8, 2012, Madison; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, north of Columbus

GRAFT, Diane K, 47: b to Fred and Rose Marie (Grotelueschen) Graft; died Nov 14, 2012, Fort Wayne [Indiana]

GRAHEK, (Dr) Larry, 81: b July 21, 1930, Ely, Minnesota, to Stephen and Katherine Malarich Grahek; m Inez A Kudrna, Nov 5, 1960, Clerkson; sc Laura Grahek, Anne DeJong, Jane Kelderman, Thomas Grahek, John Grahek; died bef June 15, 2012 [services]; burial St Mary's Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa

GROENE, Clemens, 89: b July 5, 1922, southwest of Aloys, to Ferdinand and Margaret Stieren Groene; died Jan 31, 2012, West Point; burial St Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery [near Aloys?]

GROTELUSCHEN, Henry, 80: b Apr 10, 1931, rural Leigh, to Henry A and Helena (Cohrs) Groteluschen; m Marjorie Belina, Aug 11, 1959; m Lillian Wennekemp, 1976; sc Michael H Groteluschen, Keith R Groteluschen, Brian A Groteluschen; died Mar 16, 2012, Dodge; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

GUTIRREZ-RAYA, Diego, 8 months: b Aug 23, 2011, Lincoln, to Guillermo Gutierrez and Hilda Raya; died Apr 17, 2012, Schuyler

HAKE, Helmuth, 95: b Oct 27, 1917, Columbus, to Emil and Anna (Wurdeman) Hake; m Lietha Hunteman, Aug 19, 1942, rural Leigh; sc Pam Nitz, Marcia Schlender, Dale Hake, Doreen Morinelli, Denise Grein, Leanne Hake; dc Sharon Franks; died Nov 8, 2012, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

HALE, James C, 77: b Dec 8, 1934, Ewing, to Lonnie and Esther (Werner) Hale; m LaVerne A. Spulak, Apr 8, 1960, Stanton; sc Jodi Stillmaker, Vicki Schuler, Randi Hale; dc Lori; died Apr 13, 2012; burial Pilger Cemetery, Pilger

HAMERNIK, Harlan Frank, 76: b July 19, 1936, Stanton County, to Henry and Frances (Gross) Hamernik; m Shirley J Husak, Aug 23, 1956, Clarkson; sc Tom Hamernik, Chuck Hamernik, Mike Hamernik; died Oct 15, 2012, Lincoln

HANSEN, Donald Duane, 87: b Apr 14, 1924, Wisner, to Peter and Lillian (Schulz) Hansen; m Irene Engelbart, June 26, 1951, Creston; sc Timothy Hansen, Sheryl Kalin, Bonnie Starkey; died Mar 26, 2012; burial Wisner Cemetery, Wisner

HARTMAN, Shirley, 85: b Sespt 27, 1926, Alcester, South Dakota, to Peder and Inga (Stene) Jamtgaard; m Marvin Harry Hartman, Aug 23, 1945, south of Beresford, South Dakota; sc Larry Hartman, Mark Hartman, Janet Gay, Virginia Reichmuth, Nancy Limbach, Barbara Brichacek; dc inf son, Susan Kay Hartman; died Mar 1, 2012, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

HEIDEMANN, Karl J, 41: b Nov 26, 1971, Fremont to Linda Heidemann; m Sheri Christensen, Apr 23, 2005, Columbus; sc Kendall Heidemann, Parker Heidemann; died Nov 29, 2012, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

HEJHAL, James, 83: b Feb 21, 1929, south of Howells, to Joseph and Katherine (Bocian) Hajhal; died Nov 5, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

HEKRDLE, Naomi, 87: b Dec 7, 1924, Stanton County, to Harry and Ruby (Spangler) Carroll; m Robert T Hekrdle, Dec 18, 1948, Madison; sc John Hekrdle, Dale Hekrdle; died Mar 21, 2012; burial Stanton Cemetery [Stanton]

HELLBUSCH, Walter, 94: b Jan 4, 1918, near Creston, to William and Amelia (Muth) Hellbusch; m Vera Groteluschen, Nov 25, 1943, Leigh; sc Roger Hellbusch, Sam Hellbusch, Carolyn Leffers; died Dec 4, 2012, Madison; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, north of Columbus

HJORTH, Mark A, 53: b Jan 26, 1959, Norfolk, to Orval and Mavis (Nebola) Hjorth; sc Amber Smalley; died June 16, 2012, Lincoln; burial Cedarview Cemetery [Doniphan?]

HOESSEL, Wilfred, 92: b Aug 16, 1919, near Leigh, to Henry and Cornelia (Wullschleger) Hoessel; m Lorraine Janssen, Aug 7, 1946, Platte Center; sc Judy Olmer; died May 18, 2012, Madison; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

HOGENDORN, Elvira A "Ellie", 87: b Oct 27, 1924, Leigh, to Otto B and Ella (Ahrens) Asche; m Merle D Hogendorn, Apr 8, 1947, Leigh; died Jan 19, 2012, Clarkson; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

HOVORKA, Anton J "Jack", 85: b Apr 3, 1926, Schuyler, to Anton and Vlasta (Miller) Hovorka; m Mary Alice Healy, Jan 29, 1948, Rogers; sc Bill Hovorka, Bob Hovorka, Mary Kay Scott; died Jan 30, 2012, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

INMAN, Douglas H, 62: b Oct 31, 1950, McCook, to Harold C and Lena M (Leiding) Inman; died Nov 23, 2012, Alma; burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Beaver City

INSELMAN, Clarence H, 87: b Dec 6, 1924, near Creston, to Herman and Minnie (Hellbusch) Inselman; m Geraldine "Gerry" Mueller, Aug 13, 1950 [rural Columbus]; sc Douglas Inselman, Daniel Inselman, Theresa Inselman; died Jan 13, 2012, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

JANSEN, Laura D, 91: b Apr 13, 1921, near Humphrey, to John and Elizabeth (Ternus) VanDyke; m E DeWayne Jansen, Oct 17, 1942, Columbus, Indiana; sc Pamela Leffers, Jill Moss, Jeffrey Jansen; died Dec 3, 2012, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

JEDLICKA, Gordon, 74: b Dec 13, 1938, near Schuyler, to Adolph and Vlasta (Novotny) Jedlicka; m Maxine Viglicky, Sept 17, 1960, Schuyler; sc Theresa Starkey, Dawn Sucha, Dale Jedlicka, Todd "Sonny" Jedlicka; died Dec 24, 2012, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

JINDRA, Jeffrey Allen, 23: b Oct 14, 1988, Mason City, Iowa, to Ricky and Penny Jindra; sc Nevaeh Jindra; died Mar 1, 2012; burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City [Iowa]

KABES, Eugene "Geno": b Columbus, to Edwin and Martha Kabes; m Barbara, July 26, 1974, San Diego, California; sc Laura Williams; died June 14, 2012

KABES, Lester L, 95: b Feb 14, 1917, rural Stanton County, to Louis and Hermie (Raymond) Kabes; died Sept 12, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

KALISEK, Rynold "RJ", 89: b Dec 13, 1922, north of Howells, to Stephen and Mary (Kulhanek) Kalisek; m Wilma Holoubek, Nov 16, 1950, Howells; sc Bruce Kalisek, Rod Kalisek, Mike Kalisek, Ken Kalisek; died Nov 26, 2012, West Point; burial St John's Catholic Cemetery [Howells?]

KANDER, Erma Olga, 84: b Nov 28, 1927, rural Stanton County, to Frank and Vlasta (Belina) Hansen; m John E Kander, Feb 8, 1949, rural Howells; sc Ervin Kander, Eugene Kander, Donna Knapp, Eldon Kander; died July 9, 2012, Tekamah; burial Pilger Cemetery, Pilger

KAREL, Gladys M, 87: b June 14, 1925, north of Howells, to Frank J Barta Sr and Anna (Konsel); m Leonard Karel, Sept 9, 1947; sc Dan Karel, Patricia Daehling, Nancy Doernemann; dc David Karel; died June 21, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

KEMPER, Eunice, 87: b Mar 16, 1925, near Leigh, to Walter and Lena (Glandt) Kemper; died Dec 1, 2012, Schuyler; burial Leigh Cemetery, Leigh

KMOCH, Laddie, 61: b Mar 12, 1951, Columbus, to Laddie and Adeline Kmoch; m Elizabeth "Lu" Heller, Feb 27, 2003, Broken Bow; sc Nicholas Kmoch, Bo Kmoch; ssc Nancy Sipes; died Aug 31, 2012

KOHLER, [Marcia] Nadine, 89: b June 24, 1923, Butler County, to Ray R and Annie (Eberly) Davenport; m Emerson Kohler, June 13, 1946, Bellville, Kansas; dc Rick; died Dec 15, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

KORTE, (Lillian) Evelyn, 93: b Apr 2, 1919, rural Platte County, to Emil and Minnie Marie (Muth) Wilke; m Edgar R Korte, Oct 10, 1940 [rural Columbus]; sc Les Korte, Warren Korte, sandra Hales, Sharri Rosendahl; died Oct 6, 2012, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery [rural Columbus]

KRIZ, Helen Marie, 96: b Sept 16, 1915, north of Dodge in Cuming County, to Joseph Benes and Antonia Vach; m Rudolph Kriz, Sept 26, 1933, Weset Point; sc Mavis Lass; dc Donald, Twila Pekarek; died Apr 14, 2012, Scribner; burial Bohemian National Cemetery, Dodge

KUCERA, Evelyn A, 83: b Sept 17, 1928, Clarkson, to Anton K and Anna (Lopour) Zrust; m Anton J "Tony" Kucera, Oct 2, 1945, Howells; sc Sharlene Vodvarka; died May 24, 2012, Dodge

LAMBRECHT, Dorothy, 82: b Oct 5, 1929, Abie, to Emil and Marcella (Svoboda) Johannes; m James R Lambrecht, Oct 27, 1949, Schuyler; sc Debra Lambrecht; died Feb 26, 2012, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery

LAUDENKLOS, Lorraine Rose, 81: b May 13, 1931, Clarkson, to Frank and Rose (Knapp) Sixta; m Donald D Laudenklos, Aug 26, 1952; sc Kathy Barcel, Don Laudenklos, Judy Scribner, Jim Laudenklos; died June 8, 2012; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LAVICKY, Melissa A, 58: b June 14, 1954, Schuyler, to Francis and Mary Alice (Svoboda) Rea; m Val Lavicky, Oct 21, 1976, Schuyler; sc Jason Lavicky, Megan Kozisek; dc Danielle; died June 21, 2012, Butler County; burial Assumption Catholic Cemetery

LEMKE, T J "Buzz", Jr, 91: b Aug 25, 1921, near Madison, to Theodore J Lemke Sr and Theodora Schoessew; m Patricia "Pat" Russell, July 29, 1943, walthill; sc Jeanne Klinker, Michael Lemke, Tim Lemke, Luke Lemke; died Nov 8, 2012, Columbus

LOSEKE, Arthur Gustav, 95: b Sept 2, 1916, rural Monroe, to Gustav and Minnie (Lueke) Loseke; m Loretta Brauner, Aug 12, 1941; m Alice Buresh, July 30, 1976; sc Gary, Roger, Dale; ssc Judy Weaver, Carolyn Mason, Monica Scribner, Dan Buresh, Bev Rosenthal, Geri Wemhoff; died Feb 16, 2012 [Columbus?]; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

LOSEKE, Ema, 94: b Aug 16, 1918, near Leigh, to Frank and Anastasia (Kuzel) Hledik; m Alvin A Loseke, Sept 8, 1936 [rural Columbus]; sc LeRoy Loseke, Joan Johnson, Donna Sobota; died Dec 20, 2012, Columbus; burial St John's Cemetery, Shell Creek [rural Columbus]

LOSEKE, Kay, 55: b Aug 2, 1956, Columbus, to Tryswald and Luda (Loseke) Schutte; m Dale Loseke, Aug 28, 1982 [rural Columbus]; sc Cody Loseke, Taylor Loseke; died July 2, 2012, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery, near Columbus

MACHACEK, Gladys, 81: b Nov 17, 1930, Stanton County, to Joe and Marie (Kmoch) Pacas; m Emil Machacek, Feb 17, 1955, Clarkson; sc David Machacek, Mike Machacek; died Mar 10, 2012, Leigh; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

MANRIQUEZ, Pedro, Jr, 20: b July 12, 1991, Sargent, to Pedro and Atocha Garcia Manriquez; died Apr 20, 2012, west of Schuyler; burial Mexico

MASON, Tim (William): b Jan 25, 1934, New York, New York; m Lynn Weber Barta; sc Kaylyn Hipple, Robert Barta; died Feb 19, 2012, Pacific Grove, California

MASTNY, Milo L, 89: b June 17, 1923, rural Colfax County, to Anton and Milada (Mayer) Mastny; m Libbie Stepan, Sept 23, 1948, Clarkson; sc Eugene Mastny, Jim Mastny; died Oct 29, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

MUELLER, Caroline Julia, 93: b Oct 4, 1918, west of Menominee, to Albert and Elizabeth (Goeden) Tramp;; m John J Mueller Jr, Sept 30, 1941, Menominee; sc Sandra Smith, Allan Mueller, Judith Wieseler, Lynette Kohles, John A Mueller, Rosemary Kathol, Cynthia Wieseler, Deborah Mueller Hruza, Kristie Jarchow; dc Dianne Mueller; died Sept 27, 2012, Hartington; burial St Boniface Cemetery [Menominee]

MUNTER, Donovan Jon "Don", 55: b Sept 18, 1956, Osmond, to Robert and Florene (Schager) Munter; m Diane Hult, June 28, 1980, Wausa; sc Melissa Severson, Kristy Schluckebier, Jordan Munter; died bef July 25, 2012 [services]; burial Thabor Lutheran Cemetery, Wausa

MUSSACK, Leo L, 90: b May 18, 1921, Stanton, to Ferdinand and Mary (Uecker) Mussack; died Feb 22, 2012, Stanton; burial Stanton Cemetery, Stanton

NADRCHAL, Stanley J, 83: b Aug 7, 1929, rural Clarkson, to Frank and Agnes (Popelka) Nadrchal; m Agnes Mundil, Jan 31, 1951, Clarkson; sc Joyce Kalisek, Charlene Siedschlag, Roger Nadrchal; dc Gordon Nadrchal; died Sept 12, 2012, Omaha; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

NEEMEYER, Harold, 86: b Mar 12, 1926, near Crete, Lancaster County, to George and Minnie (Wilage) Neemeyer; m Beverly Ann "Betty" Lake, Apr 6, 1947 [Columbus]; sc Dennis Neemeyer, Richard Neemeyer, Tim Neemeyer, Tom Neemeyer, Bev Neemeyer; died Mar 17, 2012, rural Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

NOVOTNY, Adeline, 77: b Feb 20, 1935, near Prague, to Vladimir and Vera (Furasek) Prochaska; m Richard G Novotny, Nov 8, 1955, Prague; sc Rick Novotny, Randy Novotny, Russell Novotny, Rodney Novotny, Ryan Novotny, Roger Novotny, Debbie Novotny, Diane Chrastil; died Feb 20, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

NOVOTNY, Arlene Vivian, 97: b Sept 1, 1914, northwest of Clarkson, to Joseph and Vlasta (Kastanek) Travnicek; m Edward J Novotny Jr, Oct 3, 1939, Leigh; sc Sharon Cleo Novotny; died Feb 28, 2012, Stanton; burial Stanton Cemetery [Stanton]

NYGREN, Delores K "Dee", 64: b to ___ Kucera [?]; m James; sc Bryan Nygren, Jason Nygren; died July 12, 2012, Fremont; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

ODVARKA, Morris, 94: b Sept 24, 1917, Clarkson, to Anton and Lena (Platz) Odvarka; m M Eloise Stuller, Aug 14, 1944, Fort Benning, Georgia; sc Sharon Steinberger, Glenn Odvarka; died Sept 6, 2012, Schuyler; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

ODVARKA, Robert S, 58: b Nov 27, 1953, Schuyler, to Robert Charles and Arlene M (Fayman) Odvarka; died Jan 19, 2012, North Bend; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

OLTMER, Pearl Dorothy, 81: b May 8, 1930, Schuyler, to Clyde and Agnes (Poulas) Brand; m Edward Oltmer, May 10, 1949, Schuyler; sc Gilbert Oltmer, Kay Bisson, Edward Oltmer Jr, Gwen Cooper; died Jan 29, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

OSTEN, Eldred "Jan", 78: died Apr 1, 2012, Columbus

OSTEN, Marjorie M, 88: b Apr 2, 1924, rural Stanton County, to Carl and Mabel (Logemann) Bachmann; m Lawrence Osten, Dec 29, 1943, Creston; sc Merle Osten, Willard Osten, Elden Osten, Carrol Osten, Liela Konopasek, Lee Osten, Lola Walter, Loretta Porter, LaRae Crow, Terry Osten, Leta Dorau; dc Linda Madden; died June 28, 2012, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

PABIAN, Phyllis M, 68: b Dec 1, 1943, David City, to Louis and Antonia "Tonie" (Busek) Pelan; m George H Pabian, 1965; sc Jeff Pabian, Penny Pabian; died Sept 4, 2012, Lincoln; burial Sacred Heart Cedar Hill Cemetery, rural Morse Bluff

PALENSKY, Anthony J, 25: b July 20, 1986, Schuyler, to Leonard and Loretta Palenksy Jr; died Mar 8, 2012; burial Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Hill, rural Morse Bluff

PALENSKY, Leonard, Sr, 88: b Dec 23, 1923, Prague, to Charles L and Anna (Svoboda) Palensky; m Goldiemae Manzel, Feb 5, 1945, Abie; sc Connie Svoboda, Leonard Jr "Tom" Palensky, Julie Chmelka, Ron Palensky, Tim Palensky, Tammy Ehrich, Carmen Broman, Pete Palensky; dc Judy Jakub; died Mar 8, 2012, David City; burial Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, rural David City

PALMISANO, Beverly Lee, 67: b Dec 17, 1944, Omaha; m Jerry Palmisano; sc Tiffany Marie Brown; died June 5, 2012 [New Orleans?]

PETERSEN, Lyle R, 75: b Oct 8, 1936, Wisner, to Clarence and Mildred (Seeman) Petersen; m Joyce (Brester) Peplinski, Feb 21, 1998, Snyder; sc Christy Newell, Karl Petersen, Dawn Petersen; ssc Arnold Peplinski, Andrew Peplinski, Debra Reppert, Michelle Luebbert, Tina Bales, Nicole Krause, Monica Smeal; dc (2) sons; died Jan 30, 2012, Dodge; burial Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Beemer

PETR, Evelyn Emily, 100: b May 10, 1911, Colfax County, to Anton and Emilie (Fajman) Ruzicka; m Jerome; sc Jerry Petr, Joan Anthony; died Feb 14, 2012, Lincoln; burial Westlawn-Hillcrest Cemetery, Omaha

PICKHINKE, Ashley Marie, 22: b Mar 1, 1989, Columbus, to Mike and Jackie (Carney) Pickhinke; m Alex Critser; sc Ayden Michael; died Jan 26, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

PICKHINKE, Clarence E, 85: b Sept 12, 1926, Stanton County, to Benjamin "Ben" A and Bessie (Dostal) Pickhinke; m Laurene Horak, Apr 15, 1952, Schuyler; died May 13, 2012, West Point; burial St John's Cemetery [Howells?]

PODANY, Evelyn D, 90: b Apr 4, 1922, south of Clarkson, to Bernard Jonas II and Marie (Kral) Jonas; m Arnold Podany, Oct 14, 1943; sc Nancy Reick; dc Ronald Podany; died Sept 9, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

POLENZ, Kenneth, 91: b May 23, 1921, Leigh, to Otto H and Anna M (Reick) Polenz; sc Roger Polenz, Sandra Rieckman; dc Dick Polenz; died Sept 10, 2012, Lincoln; burial Ashland City Cemetery, Ashland

POLLARD, Barbara Jean "Jean", 69: b July 18, 1942, Columbus, to Frank and Betty (Legler) Bohaty; m Don Pollard, Feb 23, 1963, Abie; sc Penny McCurdy, Connie Svoboda; died Feb 3, 2012, David City; burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Schuyler

PRANG, Lyle, 78: b Apr 8, 1934, near Creston, to Alvin and Elizabeth (DeBoer) Prang; m Betty Wirth, Aug 8, 1964, Vesper, Kansas; sc Gregory Prang; died May 3, 2012, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

PRICE, Dorothy Mae, 79: b Apr 2, 1933, Clarkson, to Jerry and Vlasta (Zrust) Stodola; sc Randy Price, Jimmy D Price; died Apr 21, 2012, Fremont; burial Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Clarkson

PRUSA, Leonard, 86: b Jan 29, 1926, Tabor area, Colfax County, to Rudolph and Emma (Semerad) Prusa; m Dorothy Bos, Sept 22, 1953, Clarkson; sc Tom Prusa, Paul Prusa, David Prusa, Jim Prusa, Philip Prusa, Mark Prusa, Michael Prusa, Peg Ogea Ginsburg, Marybeth Helmink; died Feb 10, 2012, West Point; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Tabor, rural Howells

RAKOWSKY, Weldon Albert "Butch", 97: b Oct 31, 1915, Madison County, to Gustav and Hattie (Klug) Rakowsky; m Marian Fletcher, Nov 14, 1934; sc Sharon Veskrna, Lucretia Heaps, Arland Rakowsky, Pamela Ropte, Mark Rakowsky; died Nov 29, 2012; burial Crown Hill Cemetery [Madison?]

RENNER, Roman Joseph, 75: b Aug 4, 1937, north of Beemer, to Catherine (Timmerman) and Frank Renner; m Margaret Hader, June 3, 1961, rural Stanton County; sc LaDonna Konsel, Barbara Shapiro, Brenda Coppard, David Roman Renner; died Oct 8, 2012, Howells; burial SS Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Howells

ROTH, Marlene: b Aug 8, 1951, Omaha, to Anton and Lillian (Mundil) Roth; died Sepet 2, 2012; burial Clarkson Cemetery, Clarkson

SANDER, Dallas, 83: b Dec 3, 1928, Platte County, to Paul and Mabel (Wendt) Sander; m Esther Anson, June 11, 1950, Creston; sc Marcia Muhle, Janice Kucera, Judy Loseke, Kathy Schroeder; died Sept 28, 2012, Columbus

SANDER, Edna, 91: b Dec 24, 1920, west of Leigh, to Otto and Pauline (Kumpf) Wurdeman; m Arnold Sander, Feb 1, 1948, Leigh; sc Dean Sander, Jean Knighton, Marlene Busse; died Nov 18, 2012, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

SANDER, Esther, 84: b July 11, 1928, Creston, to Arthur and Mary (Hall) Anson; m Dallas Sander, June 11, 1950, Creston; sc Marcia Muhle, Janice Kucera, Judy Loseke, Kathy Schroeder; died Dec 2, 2012, Columbus

SCHLAUTMAN, Richard, 92: b Oct 7, 1920, north of Howells, Cuming County, to Theodore and Barbara (Schafers) Schlautman; m Helen Hegemann, Oct 16, 1946, Howells; sc Donna Limbeck, Diane Gregoire, Rita Widhelm, Mike Schlautman, Marty Schlautman, Steve Schlautman, Neal Schlautman, Joel Schlautman; died Nov 22, 2013, Dodge

SCHRAGE, Wilma, 95: b Feb 8, 1917, Stanton County, to Anton and Anna (Kucera) Krejci; m Henry Schrage, Aug 26, 1942, Howells; sc Carol Bayer, Ron Schrage; dc David; died Dec 22, 2012, Clarkson; burial Sts Peter and Pual Cahtolic Cemetery, Howells

SCHROEDER, Allen H, 85: b July 8, 1927, Omaha, to Harry and Emma (Vahlenkamp) Schroeder; m Mary Ann Bures, June 5, 1951; sc Lana Urban, Wayne Schroeder, Rodney Schroeder, Kelly Schroeder; died Nov 27, 2012, Clarkson; burial Leigh Cemetery, Leigh

SEDLACEK, Adeline, 88: b Oct 1, 1923, Stanton County, to Joe and Emma (Mundil) Karel; m Albin E Sedlacek, Clarkson; sc Gail "Crip" Sedlacek, Gary Sedlacek, David Sedlacek, Darrell Sedlacek; died Jan 11, 2012, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

SEVERA, Dennis J, 81: b Mar 28, 1931, north of Leigh, to Edward J and Elsie (Hrouda) Severa; m Leila Wenk, Oct 28, 1957, Noroflk; sc Bob Severa, DeLayne Severa; died Nov 23, 2012, rural Leigh

SEVERIN, James F, 71: b July 13, 1941, Leigh, to Louis and G Irene (Clausen) Severin; sc Janelle Wood, Mary Jo Severin; died Sept 18, 2012; burial Calvary [Omaha?]

SMEJKAL, Adline, 86: b Mar 16, 1926, near Clarkson, to Frank and Rose (Knapp) Sixta; m Longin J Smejkal, Aug 25, 1947; sc Linda [Lindgren], Nancy Heller; dc Tom Smejkal; died Sept 6, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

SMEJKAL, Longin, 91: b Sept 27, 1921, rural Stanton County, to Joseph and Frances (Vrbicky) Smejkal; m Adeline Sixta, Aug 25, 1947, Clarkson; sc Linda Lindgren, Nancy Heller; dc Tom Smejkal; died Oct 15, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

SMITH, Ryan Scott, 34: b Mar 5, 1978, Lincoln, to Dean and Debbie (Kirkland) Smith; died May 20, 2012; burial Rosehill Cemetery, Waverly

SPICKA, Alvin Francis, 70: b June 22, 1941, Wahoo, to Frank J and Adeline (Horacek) Spicka; m Mary Ann Pacula, July 15, 1967, Colon; sc Andrew J Spicka, Kristin Dirks, Stephanie Konvalin; dc Francis; died Feb 15, 2012, Omaha; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

SPULAK, Mildred Pearl, 91: b May 3, 1921, Leigh, to Henry and Emma (Schroeder) Neuhaus; m Jerome Spulak, May 17, 1942, Leigh; dc Betty Jo; died May 25, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

SRB, Beatrice Ann, 98: b June 14, 1914, Clarkson, to Jim and Anna (Podany) Zacek; m Anton Srb, Nov 23, 1939, Clarkson; sc Karen Purchael, Connie Srb; died June 25, 2012, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

STEFFENSMEIER, Lorene, 86: b Mar 18, 1925, near Howells, to William and Anna Kampschneider Vogel; m Nicholaus Steffensmeier, Jan 4, 1950, Olean; sc Ann Marie Luebbert, Alda Nevole, Geralyn Smith, Daniel, Thomas, Jeffrey, John; dc (son); died Jan 8, 2012, Omaha; burial St Wenceslaus Cemetery [Dodge?]

STEINER, LaVern R, 88: b Sept 6, 1923, Leigh, to William and Ernesta (Thomas) Steiner; m Verleen Neurohr, Nov 25, 1952; sc Colleen Taylor, Cheryl Ralston, Lynn Baker, Kent Steiner; died Jan 19, 2012 [Norfolk?]; burial Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery [Norfolk?]

STOLTENBERG, Betty, 86: b Oct 31, 1925, near Scribner, to Christian and Anna (Galster) Pribnow; m Kenneth R Stoltenberg, Jan 3, 1950, Sidney, Iow; sc Sharan Stoltenberg, George Stoltenberg, Cal Stoltenberg; died Mar 26, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

SUPLAK, Reynold Joseph "Rey", 82: b May 1, 1929; sc Steven Suplak, Darrell Spulak, Randy Suplak; died Jan 10, 2012, Omaha

SVASEK, Milford, 78: b Nov 6, 1934, north of Schuyler, to Joseph and Helen (Valish) Svasek; m Marlene Engelbart-Hobza, Aug 9, 1956, Clarkson; sc LeAnn Korth, ReJean Lutjens, Janine Novak, James A Svasek, Ronald Svasek, Daniel Svasek; died Nov 14, 2012, Schuyler

SVATORA, Edward, 90: b Jan 1, 1922, near Schuyler, to Peter and Anna (Kasik) Svatora; m Marjorie (Hespen) Ferguson, Apr 27, 1965; ssc Sharon Klco, Marcia Hughes, Karen Hooper, Patricia Evers, Richard Ferguson, Victor Ferguson, Terry Ferguson; died Sept 28, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SVITAK, Randolph S, 80: died May 28, 2012, Creighton; burialSt Henry's Catholic Cemetery, rural Howells

TAYLOR, Virginia, 84: b Sept 12, 1927, Genoa, to Austin and Georgia (Modd) Grape; m Elbert Taylor, Aug 1, 1947, Genoa; sc Cindy Mohr, Marsha Fisher; died May 18, 2012, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

THOMPSON, Vivian K: b Dec 19, 1922, Clarkson, to Pauline (Poledna) and Dr Alfred Knight; m Darwin Thompson, Oct 10, 1946, Bellevue; sc Kay Stalker, Curt Thompson, Sue Komac, Brian Thompson; died May 26, 2012, Bellingham, Washington

TICHOTA, Francis, 67: b Apr 16, 1944, to Joe and Martha (Lennamann) Tichota; died Jan 24, 2012, O'Neill; inurnment O'Neill Calvary Cemetery [O'Neill]

TOMEK, Willette, 78: b Feb 28, 1934, Valparaiso, to William and Helen (Bouc) Sima; m Adrian Tomek, Feb 20, 1952, Bruno; sc Susan Kucera, Patti Wennekamp, Mike Tomek, Tim Tomek; died July 12, 2012, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

TROJAN, Thomas R: b 1924, Leigh, to Emil and Ruth Trojan; m Carol Thoreson; sc Becky Andersen, John Trojan, Cathy Johnson, Bill Trojan, died July 14, 2012; burial Leigh Cemetery, Leigh

VOECKS, Fronie Lena Marie, 98: b Jan 23, 1913, Leigh, to William and Ida (Blumm) Duerst; m Arlen Voecks, Nov 29, 1934, Schuyler; sc Shirley Hoffman; dc Gene Voecks; died Jan 2, 2012; burial Lambrecht Cemetery [?]

VONDRACEK, Royal Z, 96: b Jan 12, 1916, Wagner, South Dakota, to Anthony Zickmund and Mary (Houck) Vondracek; m Wilda Mae "Billie" Peters, Aug 29, 1942, Sarasota, Florida; m DeElda (Newman) Kaberna, Aug 3, 1990, Denver [Colorado?]; sc Roy, Diane Bell; ssc Curt Kaberna, Gary Kaberna; died July 5, 2012, Lincoln; burial Purple Cane Cemetery, near Rogers

VONDRUSKA, Beverly Beryl, 73: b Sept 5, 1939, Le Mars, Iowa, to Tom M Olson and Mildred Harnett; m Joseph E Vondruska, 1961; sc Joe Vondruska, Kevin Vondruska, Judy Vondruska, Janette Edwards, Karla Sabatka; died Oct 16, 2012, Tulsa, Oklahoma

VRBA, Gladys H, 86: b June 10, 1926, Wisner, to Fred and Helen (Beerbohm) Broekemeier; m Donald Vrba, Apr 21, 1953, Wisner; sc Thomas Brock Vrba, Peggy Glodowski; died Nov 21, 2012, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

VRBICKY, Pauline, 95: b Oct 14, 1917, near Howells, to Joseph and Pauline (Hajek) Vacha; m Lambert Vrbicky, Feb 3, 1944, Dodge; sc Marie Gall, Don Vrbicky; died Nov 13, 2013, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

VYHLIDAL, Theresa, 89: b Jan 27, 1923, Valparaiso, to Benedict and Georgibelle (Bingham) Bartek; m Josph Vyhlidal, Oct 12, 1942, Valparaiso; dc Josephine Janda, Theresa Ann Thrall; died Dec 29, 2012, Omaha; burial Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Hill

WACHA, Patricia J, 81: b Jan 1, 1931, Omaha, to John and Norma (Conway) Hefti; m Fred Wacha, July 8, 1961, Omaha; sc John Wacha, Theresa Gokey, Jim Wacha, Annette Wacha; died Oct 25, 2012, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

WENDT, Dorethy, 73: b Feb 14, 1939, Platte County, to Victor and Ruth (Groteluschen) Olson; m Wallace Wendt, June 23, 1959 [Leigh?]; sc David Wendt, Randy Wendt, Rachelle Wendt; dc inf son; died Oct 22, 2012, Omaha; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery [Leigh]

WHITE, Luella M, 74: b Nov 29, 1937, Schuyler, to Austin and Agnes (Taylor) White; died Jan 7, 2012, Schuyler

WILKE, LaVern, 84: b Sept 24, 1927, Columbus, to John Emil and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Marie (Muth) Wilke; m Evelyn Korte, Jan 1, 1950, rural Columbus; sc Vicki Hellbusch, Diane Bruegger; died June 14, 2012, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

WISNIESKI, Philomena Magdalen, 97: b Sept 9, 1915, near Monterey, rural West Point, to Joseph and Mary (Harder) Kreikemeier; m Joseph Wisnieski, Nov 27, 1934, Dodge; sc Mary Ann Tingelhoff, Jerry Wisnieski; dc Joseph B Wisnieski; died Dec 23, 2012 [Dodge?]; burial St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

ZAVADIL, Donald W, 66: b Feb 23, 1945, Coumbus, to Wayne and Kathleen (Backes) Zavadil; m Irene Purchal, Aug 4, 1964; sc Carolyn Zavadil, Chris Zavadil, Anne Griffin, Tom Zavadil, Doug Zavadil; died Feb 2, 2012 [Humphrey?]; burial [St Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey?]

ZOUBEK, Luella Elsa, 79: b July 15, 1933, Platte County, to Reinhold and Martha (Loseke) Engelbart; m Dennis Zoubek, Apr 22, 1961, Crestson; sc Kathy Wemhoff, June Went; died Oct 19, 2012, Columbus; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

ZUROSKI, Wanda Yvonne, 90: b Oct 8, 1922, Humphrey, to Fred and Dorothy (Jansen) Henry; m Thomas G Zuroski, June 9, 1948, Columbus; sc Sheryl Kolm, Colleen Kuta; dc Commy Zuroski; died Dec 12, 2012, Lincoln