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

ASCHE, Eldon Emil, 90: b Dec 29, 1931, Leigh, to Emil and Ida (Schutte) Asche; m Elaine M Cech, July 9, 1955, Clarkson; sc Lyle Asche, Kim Mohr, Greg Asche, Michelle Hellbusch; dc Daniel Asche, Thomas Asche, inf son; died Aug 24, 2022, Columbus; interment Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

BALZER, Gloria Esther: b Nov 26, 1941, Beemer, to Elmer and Esther (Mahnke) Marx; m Hank Balzer, Oct 27, 1963, rural Wisner; sc Wes Balzer, Kim Heimann, Jon Balzer; died Mar 6, 2022, rural Howells

BARTAK, Evelyn Ethel, 93: b Dec 3, 1928, Leigh, to Joseph and Josephine (Avacek) Prchal; m Robert C Bartak, Dec 11, 1945, Schuyler; sc Ronald Bartak, Diane Scheffler, Donna Wurdeman, Debby Koenig; dc Mary Ann Nathan, Gary, David, Robert Bartak; died Oct 9, 2022, West Point; burial Crown Hill Cemetery [Madison?]

BAUMGART, Myron “Mike”, 90: b Nov 18, 1931, Humphrey, to Charls and Irene (Kallweit) Baumgart; m Louella Rush, Mar 1, 1952, Honolulu; sc Michael Baumgart, Vickie Pesek, Sherry Hoefelman, Timothy Baumgart; dc Jeffrey Baumgart; died Sept 8, 2022, Madison; interment Humphrey City Cemetery

BAYER, Gary Michael "Mike", 77: b Jan 19, 1945, St Louis County, Missouri, to Carl and Frances (Bosau) Bayer; m Roxanne Kudrna, Mar 26, 1994, St Louis; sc April Bayer; died Mar 17, 2022, Marysville, Kansas; interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

BELINA, Edwin, 78: b Nov 21, 1943, Norfolk, to Millard and Adella (Kucera) Belina; m Lois Jedlicka, July 1, 1964, Clarkson; sc Kathleen Lois Jensen, Edwin Frank Belina, Lora Marie Belina; died Nov 12, 2022, Wayne; interment Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

BRABEC, Rose Marie, 88: b Dec 2, 1933, to Fred and Mary (Evert) Pieper; m Steve Brabec Jr, Oct 6, 1953, Tabor; sc Orin Brabec, Linda Belsky, Kathy Grunwald, Teresa Baker, Ronnie Brabec, Kevin Brabec, Lavaine Moore, Lorraine Moore, Gary Brabec; dc Ken Brabec; died Feb 1, 2022, West Point; interment SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

BRABEC, Valdene, 95: died Apr 2, 2022, Clarkson; interment Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

BUCKLEY, Betty E: sc Rev Father James Buckley; died bef Jan 7, 2022 [date of service]; interment Resurrection Cemetery, Omaha

BURGESS, Curtis: b May 22, 1941, Shelby, to Bernard and Estella (Stryker) Burgess; m Bobbie Shunk, May 25, 1963, Rising City; sc Julie Hoffman, Amy Meysenburg, Robin Pokorney; died Oct 1, 2022, Columbus; committal Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

CARMANN, Kenneth William “Ken” “KC”, “Papa”, 77: b July 26, 1945, Kearney, to Rudolf and Dorothy (Juhl) Carmann; m Kathleen Maul, Aug 5, 1972, Amherst; sc Troy, Kami; died Nov 8, 2022 [Centennial, Colorado?]

CLAUSEN, Duane Dale: b Jan 19, 1926, Leigh, to Olie and Florence (Glandt) Clausen; m Patricia “Pat”; sc Phlip, David, Donna Ronnebaum; died bef Sept 28, 2022 [date of funeral]; interment Omaha National Cemetery

COMER, Paulette (Kudrna) Varn: b June 5, 1964, to Ann and Don Kudrna; m Steve Comer; died Dec 7, 2022, Colorado Springs; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

DIETRICH, Calvin H, 79: b May 6, 1943, rural Schuyler, to Ladislav and Alice (Gertsch) Dietrich; m Carolyn DeKeere, Jan 25, 1975, Leigh; sc Bryan, Scott, John, Alice Hunzeker; died Dec 16, 2022; interment St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Leigh

DITTER, Leroy, 85: b Sept 7, 1937, Columbus, to Reynold and Mary (Schreiber) Ditter; m Dorothy Cerv, Aug 23, 1959, Clarkson; sc Sonia Ditter, Randy Ditter; died Dec 14, 2022, Omaha; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

DUBSKY, Denise, 59: b Feb 12, 1963, Schuyler, to Amos and Maryann (Sloup) Faltys; sc Sara Fischer; died Nov 30, 2022, Schuyler; inurnment

FICHTL, Joseph M, 94: b Aug 4, 1928, rural Stanton County, to Josef and Helen (Kaspar) Fichtl; m Marcella Jindra, Feb 9, 1956, Clarkson; sc Connie Bayer; dc Rodney Fichtl, Nancy Wylie; died Oct 14, 2022, Stanton; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

FISCHER, William R: b June 2, 1935, Pullman, Washington, to George and Geneva (Robertson) Fischer; m Evelyn Hamond; m Claudia Jones-Morales, Oct 16, 1987; sc Kristopher Fischer, Barb May, Kathy Hay, Tim Morales, Chris Morales, Ben Morales; dc Robert Fischer; died Jan 3, 2022, Clarkson; burial Washington

GERTSCH, Norma Faye: b June 20, 1937, rural Creston, to Clarence and Elaine Hellbusch; m Russell Gertsch, Aug 29, 1958, Fort Devon, MA; sc Leon Gertsch, Lisa Gertsch; died Feb 6, 2022 [Houston, Texas?]

GOEKEN, Anna: b May 21, 1939, rural Synder, to Joseph and Elizabeth (Steiren) Kaup; m Leo Henry Goeken, Jan 21, 1963, Snyder; sc Barbara Haselhorst, DaNita Schellpeper, Loretta Tejkl, David Goeken, Clarinda Goeken; died Nov 22, 2022; burial Stanton Cemetery

GROENE, Cathy J, 72: b Sept 23, 1950, West Point, to Clifford C and Alice M (Woerner) Vakiner; m Robin Groene, Aug 3, 1968, Snyder; sc Brenda Hegemann, Lisa Holoubek, Tara Groene; dc Ryan Groene; died Nov 21, 2022, Howells; interment Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery

HASTREITER, Thomas “Tom”, 79: b Sept 14, 1943, Humphrey, to George and Viola (Hollatz) Hastreiter; m Kristine Korth, Nov 7, 1970 [Humphrey]; sc Bernard Hastreiter, Theodore Hastreiter, Daniel Hastreiter, Cory Hastreiter; died Dec 14, 2022, Humphrey; interment St Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey

HOUDEK, Larry, 77: b Sept 24, 1944, Stanton County, to Emil and Mayme (Spulak) Houdek; m Judy Anne Buckendahl, Apr 19, 1965, Stanton;sc Victoria Hinrichs, Katherine Havlat, Tracy Alves; died Jan 16, 2022, Columbus; interment Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

HRUBY, Martin Paul, 73: b Columbus, to Dominic and Tillie (Dostal) Hruby; m Elise Kain, 1979; sc Nick Hruby, Tony Hruby, Elizabeth Cook, Melinda Hruby; died Oct 27, 2022, Tok, Alaska

JEDLICKA, Stephanie, 92: b Apr 29, 1930, Leigh, to James and Stephanie (Hauk) Kasik; m Donald F Jedlicka, Aug 25, 1953, Leigh; sc Nancy Jedlicka, Linda Rhoades, Amy Heavican; dc Gail Jedlicka; died Oct 8, 2022, Battle Creek; committal Schuyler Cemetery

JINDRA, Adeline L, 75: b Mar 26, 1946, David City, to Anton H and Frances (Patocka) Jindra; died Jan 7, 2022, Schuyler; burial of ashes St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, David City

JINDRA, Dale Joseph, 87: b Sept 15, 1935, Schuyler, to Joseph and Kalixta (Teply) Jindra; m Jeanne Ellingson, 1962; m Nadine Nottlemann, 1983; sc Dean, Cheryl, David; died Dec 29, 2022, West Point; interment Mt Hope Cemetery, West Point

JINDRA, MaryLee, 85: b Nov 17, 1936, Howells, to Joseph and Katherine (Bocian) Hejhal; m George Nelson, Oct 1956; m Adolph Jindra, May 1987; sc Juanita Phillips, MaryLee Nelson, Beckie Janousek, Genene Hansen, Curt Nelson, George Nelson, Shane Nelson, Quentin Nelson; died Feb 8, 2022, LIncoln; committal Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

JOHNSON, Marian F, 88: b Feb 1, 1933, rural Modale, Iowa, to Lawrence and Cora (Gore) Piercy; m Franklin E Johnson, June 21, 1957, Missouri Valley, Iowa; sc Sheri Neesen, Terry Johnson, Connie Engler; dc Laurie Doty; died Jan 17, 2022, Battle Creek; interment Mount Hope Cemetery [West Point?]

KABES, Judy, 86: b Apr 20, 1936, Leigh, to Alvin and Helen (Hanzel) Teply; m Dennis Kabes, Apr 21, 1955; sc Lana Kabes, Carrie Ediger, Lisa Empey; dc Glenn Kabes; died Dec 20, 2022, Madison; interment Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

KANDER, Eugene, 69: b Sept 29, 1952, Norfolk; raised by John and Erma (Hansen) Kander; m Patti, 1979; sc Ryan, Holly, Michael; died Sept 19, 2022, rural Stanton County

KLUTHE, Martin Joseph: b May 20, 1941, rural Howells, to Joseph and Theresa (Ernesti) Kluthe; m Judy Oct 2, 1965, Clarkson; sc Annette Barta, Rhonda Oenbring, Nichole Brabec, Brad Kluthe, Troy Kluthe; died Dec 25, 2022, Norfolk; interment SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

KOOPMAN, John R, 89: b May 26, 1933, rural Stanton County, to John H and Antonette (Shanle) Koopman; m Greta Kumpf, 1955; m Lucille Bosak, 1976; sc John David Koopman, Linda Moore, Joan Kreifels; died Dec 17, 2022, Columbus; burial roselawn Cemetery [Columbus]

KORTE, Norman Lewis, 95: b Jan 5, 1927, rural Columbus, to Ernst and Louise (Otte) Korte; m Elaine Bremer, Sept 22, 1962, rural Columbus; sc Lisa Reichmuth, Jon Korte; dc Rita Jazwick; died Dec 2, 2022, Columbus; interment Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

KRINGS, Leonard F: b Nov 29, 1922, Cedar Rapids, to William H and Anna Marie (Stracke) Krings; m Esther Lucile Hartman, Mar 29, 1948, southeast of Greeley; sc Harold, William, Kenneth, Mary, Diane; dc Rebecca Johnston, Leonard John; died bef Mar 23, 2022 [date of services]

KRUPKA, Richard F, 80: b Sept 13, 1941, Dodge, to Joseph L and Philomena (Gall) Krupka; m Viola Mathiason, May 4, 1963, Dodge; sc Theda Hansen, Dean Krupka, Tim Krupka, Paul Krupka, Dale Krupka; died Jan 30, 2022, David City; committal Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

LOSEKE, Eleanor JoAnn, 82: b to John and Vivian Sousek; m Roland; sc Tari Kendall, Tia Barnett, Travis Loseke, Trent Loseke; died Jan 3, 2022 [St Augustine, Florida?]

LUESCHEN, Yvonne D, 87: b Apr 11, 1935, Glenwood, Iowa, to Charles F “Franklyn” and Reatha (Wiles) Buffington; m LaVern “Luke” Lueschen, May 28, 1960, Leigh; sc Gale Mehaffey; dc Beth E Kroeger, Dale L Lueschen; died Dec 22, 2022

MACKEN, Kathy Kay, 75: b July 12, 1946, Columbus, to Paul and Adella (Cattau) Korte; m Kenneth Macken, Nov 25, 1972 [rural Columbus]; sc Justin Macken, Levi Macken; died Jan 18, 2022, Columbus; interment St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

MALIHA, Norma, 93: b Aug 19, 1928, near Leigh, to Carl and Florence (Asche) Mullenhoff; m Laurence Maliha, Dec 2, 1947, Leigh; sc Don Maliha, Nancy Schaad; died Apr 1, 2022, Stanton; committal Zion Cemetery, Leigh

McALLISTER, Mark Joseph, 62: b June 6, 1959, Norfolk, to Edward and Darlene (Loock) McAllister; m Shanelle Kurpgeweit, Oct 15, 1988; sc Shauna, Logan, Stacey, Shaleigh; died Mar 28, 2022, Clarkskon; committal St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Spencer

MORFELD, Roberta Mae "Bert": b July 11, 1934, south of Stanton, to Archie and Teresa (Calelly) Dillon; m Gib Morfeld, May 14, 1952, Stanton; sc Mike, Theresa Sears, Cindy Burnison, Greg, Paul; dc Tami Reich; died Mar 23, 2022, Stanton; interment Stanton Cemetery [Stanton]

MUHLE, Arnold David, 85: b June 23, 1936, Colfax County, to Arnold and Millie (Hilbert) Muhle, Sr; m Patricia Spitz, June 29, 1958, Columbus; sc Lynn Shemek, Jeff Muhle; dc John Muhle; died Mar 16, 2022, Columbus; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

MUHLE, Larry G, 75: b Feb 19, 1947, Columbus, to Gordon and Jacqueline (Best) Muhle; m Bernestine “Bernie” Kay Moeller, Feb 20, 1966, rural Columbus; sc Kerri Coughlin, Kaine Muhle; died Oct 28, 2022, Columbus; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

MUHLE, Robert James, 92: b Jan 17, 1930, Leigh, to Edward and Magdalena (Heibel) Muhle; m Mary Ann; sc Gerald Muhle, Sandra Homan; died Mar 5, 2022 [Lincoln?]

NEMEC, Gary William, 75: b Dec 4, 1946, West Point, to Leonard P and Lillian (Vrbicky) Nemec; m Arlene Ritzdorf, Nov 26, 1966, Howells; sc Jay Nemec, Bill Nemec; died Mar 17, 2022, Fremont; interment St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Tabor

PAPROCKI, Kathryn V "Katie", 88: b Nov 22, 1933, Fullerton, to John and Rosie (Tarnick) Prososki; m Daniel H Krzycki, May 20, 1952, Krakow; m Francis J Paprocki, Aug 29, 1980, Columbus; sc Carol Nowak; died Jan 11, 2022; burial Saint Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery, Columbus

PICKHINKE, Marvin Luis, 88: b July 30, 1934, rural Howells, to John and Barbara (Vesely) Pickhinke; m Lucille Tschantre, Apr 23, 1953; sc Gary, Larry, Dennis, Duane, Russell; died Oct 8, 2022, Clarkson

PINKSTON, Katherine Lanora, 73: b Aug 8, 1949, Haskell, Texas, to William and Ruby (Shepherd) Brandstetter; m Larry Ellis Pinkston, Apr 7, 1969, sc Doug Calder, Tony Calder, Richard Pinkston, Tammy Beery, Kathy Terriquez; died Dec 23, 2022, Cassville, Missouri; commiital Leigh Cemetery

PREISTER, Joseph Arthur: b Feb 27, 1986, Norfolk, to Larry Preister and Valerie (Schwanebeck) Preister; died Sept 18, 2022, Creston; interment Fairview Cemetery, Creston

PREISTER, Richard, 85: b June 11, 1937, Cornlea, to Bernard and Anna (Babel) Preister; m Geraldine (Paprocki) Babel, Mar 11, 1967, Lindsay; sc Kenny Babel, Larry Babel, Judy Lucht, John “JP” Preister, Kristine Stock; dc Allen Babel; died Dec 23, 2022, Albion; interment Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay

QUINN, Betty Ann: b Nov 29, 1936, Cedar Rapids, to Chester and Anne (Cox) Gaddie; m Joseph Eugene Quinn, Nov 19, 1955, Logan, Iowa; sc Kim Quinn, Sandy Zoubek, Scott Quinn, Jodi Kahnk, Dean Quinn; died Feb 3, 2022, Stanton

RATZLAFF, Jason, 51: b Mar 9, 1971, Jay, Oklahoma, to James Ezra and Leanne Kae (Bertus) Ratzlaff; m JoLynn Brichacek, July 2, 1994; sc Jaedyn, Jordyn, Jimmy Ratzlaff; died Sept 21, 2022, rural Clarkson; burial Heun Cemetery

REICHMUTH, Sharon Kay, 56: b Nov 10, 1966, Genoa, to Edwin and Delores (Vetick) Tomasiewicz; m Mike Reichmuth, May 24, 2003, Lindsay; died Dec 10, 2022, O’Neill; burial St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Leigh

SHARMAN, Eversyn Laurel: b/d Mar 15, 2022, Columbus; dau of Derek and Shayla Sharman

SINDELAR, D'Ete Marie, 77: b Oct 19, 1944, Columbus, to Clarence and Lorine (Hunteman) Wurdeman; m Ervin Sindelar, June 25, 1964, Lindsay; sc Tracey Lorenzen, Tim Sindelar, Darren Sindelar; died Mar 10, 2022, Columbus; interment Clarkson National Cemetery, Clarkson

STARK, Barbara Ann, 60: b Jan 14, 1961, West Point, to Bohumil and Wilma (Cech) Bohaboj; m Roger Stark, Aug 24, 1979, Columbus; sc Josh, Jared,; dc Shelby, Erin; died Jan 2, 2022, Columbus; interment Holy Cross Cemetery [Schuyler?]

STEFFEL, Lambert V, 94: b Nov 27, 1927, Schuyler, to Emil and Mary (Dostal) Steffel; m Anna Dostal, Aug 24, 1949; sc Larry Steffel, Ray Steffel, Dale Steffel; died Mar 21, 2022 [David City]; interment Schuyler Cemetery

SUCHAN, Viola, 89: b Sept 20, 1932, Stanton County, to Adolph and Lillian (Cerny) Jindra; m Charles Suchan, Oct 26, 1954, Clarkson; sc Sharon Faulkner, Sandy Martin; died Mar 11, 2022; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

TEPLY, Vernon Anton, Sr, 100: b Mar 26, 1922, Clarkson, to Anton F Teply, Mary (Lukl) Teply; m Marie Cermak, Mayme Hovorka; sc Helen Malzacher; ssc James Hovorka, Terri Chalen; dc Vernon Teply Jr; died Oct 29, 2022

TOMKA, Gladys Sophia, 103: b Oct 1, 1919, rural Dodge, to Frank and Sophia (Dolezal) Vrba; m Jerome Tomka, Feb 20, 1936, Howells; sc Dennis Tomka, Donald Tomka, David Tomka; dc Janet Pekarek; died Dec 23, 2022, Dodge

VanKIRK, Marvin Eugene: b Dec 26, 1917, near Hornick, Iowa, to Harley and Mary (Heck) VanKirk; m Mary Ellan Henderson, Aug 27, 1940, Wayne; sc Larry VanKirk, Barb Nelson, Deb Faltys; dc Ron VanKirk, Beverly Simonsen; died ___ [celebration Oct 8, 2022, Bancroft]

VanKIRK, Mary Ellan: b Oct 25, 1924, Coleridge, to Kelly and Mary Evelyn Smith Henderson; m Marvin VanKirk, Aug 27, 1940, Wayne; sc Larry VanKirk, Barb Nelson, Deb Faltys; dc Ron VanKirk, Beverly Simonsen; died ___ [celebration Oct 8, 2022, Bancroft]

VRBA, Frank J, 94: b Apr 10, 1927, Schuyler, to Frank W and Anna (Abraham) Vrba; m Ann Marie Krejci, Apr 5, 1951, Schuyler; sc Victoria Jorgensen, Frank R Vrba, Roberta Seda; died Feb 10, 2022, Seward; committal Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

VRBICKY, Don J "Dondi", 70: b Feb 18, 1952, West Point, to Lambert and Pauline (Vacha) Vrbicky; m Jan Jerman, 1979; sc Lindsy Schwartz, Shawn Schultz, Joe Vrbicky; died Feb 24, 2022, Columbus; interment SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Clarkson

WENNEKAMP, Milton “Milt” Lavern, 88: b Nov 9, 1933, rural Platte County, to Reinhold and Frances (Wendt) Wennekamp; m Esther E Schreiber, Sept 19, 1954 [rural Columbus]; sc Cheryl Brewer, Susan Hellbusch, Larry Wennekamp, Sandra Swanson, Jim Wennekamp; died Sept 20, 2022, Columbus; interment Calvary Cemetery [rural Columbus]

WIDHELM, Joseph A “Joe”, 88: b Mar 19, 1934, Howells, to John Julius and Catherine Marie (Wegener) Widhelm; m Helen Hobza, June 16, 1956, Cedar Bluffs; sc John J Widhelm, Jeffrey T Widhelm, Barbara S Moser, Joyce A Hoppes; died Dec 12, 2022; burial Woodland Cemetery, North Bend