BABEL, William “Bill” Maxwell, 81: b Aug 2, 1942, near St Bernard, to Victor and Mildred (Beller) Babel; m Mary Ann Frey, June 11, 1966, Humphrey; sc Sheri [Wieser], Lori [Eisenmenger], Scott Babel; died Aug 15, 2023, near Lindsay; interment St Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey

BARJENBRUCH, Ella, 78: b Apr 5, 1944, Ord, to William and Ruth (Landen) Wegner; m Charles Barjenbruch, Sept 2, 1962 [rural Columbus]; sc Scott Barjenbruch, Kevin Barjenbruch, Dave Barjenbruch; died Feb 3, 2023, Columbus; interment Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

BART, Elma Barbara, 101: m Oct 24, 1921, rural Howells, to Frank B and Bessie T (Kucera) Sindelar; m Adolph Joseph Cerny, Nov 1941; m Donald Bart, 1956; sc Martha Sueper, Larry Cerny; dc Geraldine Ortmeier; died Mar 5, 2023, Clarkson; interment St John’s Catholic Cemetery [Howells]

BAYER, Lawrence, 86: b Apr 28, 1936, Dodge, to Clarence and Frances (Thiele) Bayer; m Katheran Hejhal, Sept 13, 1956, Heun Catholic Church; sc Kimberly Lawrence, Francis Bayer, Craig Bayer, Brett Bayer, Lawrence “Loopy” Bayer, Shirley Petersen, Dawn Prelle, Kathy Suchan; died Mar 21, 2023, Schuyler; committal Holy Cross Cemetery, Schuyler

BECKER, Cletus Ryan, 93: b Mar 1, 1930, Sioux City, Iowa, to Dr Paul and Ellen (Ryan) Becker; m Florence Marie Herink, June 30, 1956, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Leigh; sc Cindy Dinkel, Pat Becker, Mary Kay Uhing, Tim Becker, Linda Niven; dc Michael, Daniel; died Mar 10, 2023, Omaha; burial Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery [Norfolk]

BOLTON, Kenneth G, 79: b Dec 24, 1943, North Bend, to Guy W and Olga R (Svehla) Bolton; m Esther Kula, Jan 8, 1966, Sts Peter and Paul Krakow; m Donna Neuhaus, 2001; sc Trina Benedict, Trudy Baxa, Roxann Thompson; ssc Renee Whiting, Tammy Osten, Kerry Neuhaus; died Feb 15, 2023, Madison

BOUBIN, Barbara J “Barb”, 89: b May 11, 1933, west of Creighton, to John and Florence (Cool) Brandt; m Joseph “Joe” Boubin Jr; sc Cindy Fishcer, Jean Mathison, Tammy Piper; dc Jody; died Apr 25, 2023, Mendota Heights, Minnesota; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

BRABEC, Dean: b June 25, 1942, rural Stanton County, to Jerry and Martha (Hobza) Brabec; m Shirley Jindra, June 7, 1969, St Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Clarkson; sc Corey Brabec, Chris Brabec, Ryan Brabec; died Apr 17, 2023, Columbus; interment Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

BROWN, Ronald, 78: b Dec 27, 1944, Carmel, California, to John and Sue Brown; m Mirela; sc Sandra Kenning, Rick Brown; died Apr 26, 2023, Leigh; committal Leigh Cemetery

BUSTEED, Bernice Joy, 84: b Feb 22, 1939, rural Leigh, to George and Alice (Reininger) Deichmann; m Donald L Strehle, June 3, 1958, Leigh; m Gary D Busteed, Apr 27, 1984, Columbus; sc Russell Strehle, Lynn Sjuts; ssc Amy Blaser, Bryan Busteed; died July 18, 2023, Columbus; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

CAMPBELL, Leonard, 80: b Nov 30, 1942, Omaha, to Henry and Marguerite (Kempf) Campbell; m Judith Jolene Best, Aug 20, 1966; sc Christal Campbell; died June 7, 2023, Houston, Texas; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

COUFAL, Gladys Arlene, 87: b Schuyler, to Mlo and Agnes (Hamsa) Lodl; m Leonard Coufal, Apr 10, 1956, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Heun; sc Marlene Gerken, Sharon Doerneman; died Jan 22, 2023, Clarkson; interment St John’s Catholic Cemetery [Howells?]

DASENBROCK, Betty E, 88: b Apr 19, 1934, Stanton County, to John and Vlasta (Smejkal) Tomasek; m Wilbur “Bud” Dasenbrock, Feb 12, 1956, Clarkson; sc Cindy Garner; dc Bruce; died Jan 15, 2023

DICKE, Allen J, 79: b Sept 16, 1943, Columbus, to John and Eileen (Hillen) Dicke; died May 2, 2023, Madison; interment St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

DIETRICH, Richard, 75: b Feb 2, 1948, near Schuyler, to Ladislav “Lad” and Alice (Gertsch) Dietrich; sc Kim Dietrich; died Dec 20, 2023, near David City; committal David City Cemetery

DITTER, Dorothy, 85: b Nov 6, 1937, Leigh, to Joseph and Ethel (Lauda) Cerv; m Leroy Ditter, Aug 23, 1959, Clarkson; sc Sonia Ditter, Randy Ditter; died Jan 3, 2023, Omaha; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

DOLEZAL, Robert “Bob”, 61: b Dec 24, 1961, Norfolk, to Paul and Betty Dolezal; m Sharon; sc Chad, Nick, Noah, T-Aira Chambers, Bill Dolezal; died Apr 14, 2023; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

DREYER, Daniel Edward, 35: b May 27, 1987, Denver, Colorado, to Ronald and Marie Dreyer; died Feb 28, 2023, Newton, Kansas; burial Fairview Cemetery, Rushville

FAYMAN, Daphne, 99: b Nov 27, 1923, northwest of Clarkson, to Frank and Mamie Cimfel; m Arthur Fayman, Dec 21, 1943; sc Paul Fayman, Susan Kabala, Patty Quirk; dc Arthur David Fayman, Michael Fayman; died Aug 4, 2023, Omaha; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

FROM, Kathleen Ann “Kathy”, 65: b June 18, 1957, Orange County, California, to Edward and Marlene (Kasper) Buzynski; m Laryl From, Dec 21, 1973, Columbus; sc Bryan Christie, Shane From, Krystal Delk, Jessica Vodehnal; died May 18, 2023, Clarkson

FUHR, Rita Mae, 85: b Nov 27, 1937, southeast of Leigh, to Leonard Sr and Helen (Kolm) Fuhr; died Jan 9, 2023, Fremont; burial Leigh Cemetery

GUENTHER, Kurt Joseph, 85: b June 9, 1937, Bad Durkheim, State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, to Friedrich and Maria Guenther; died Feb 21, 2023, Omaha; interment of ashes Christ the King Priory cemetery

HEERMANN, Frances Christina, 94: b July 25, 1928, north of Clarkson, to Anna (Brdicko) and Joseph Bourek; m Delbert Heermann, Sept 6, 1949; sc Bev Inloes, Karen Mangels, Rev Bill Heermann; dc inf girl; died July 21, 2023, Norfolk; died June 21, 2023, Norfolk; interment Pilger Cemetery

HOESSEL, Donald “Don”, 93: b Nov 18, 1929, rural Leigh, to Henry and Cornelia (Wullschleger) Hoessel; m Delores Benning, May 18, 1960, Columbus; sc Mark Hoessel, Denise McAfee; died Feb 4, 2023, Leigh; committal St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

JORDAN, Arthur: b Mar 6, 1929, Columbus, to Louie and O’Tillie (Pumm) Jordan; m Norma, Feb 8, 1975; sc Laurel Miller, Renee Bilstein, Amy Jo Mulvaney; died July 24, 2023 [Columbus]; interment Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

JORDAN, Norma: b Nov 4, 1934, Leigh, to Theodore Alfred and Laura (Hespe) Brock; m Robert Michener, Jan 15, 1957; m Arthur Jordan, Feb 8, 1975; sc Laurel Miller, Renee Bilstein, Amy Jo Mulvaney; died July 22, 2023 [Columbus]

KASIK, Joyce, 85: b Apr 5, 1938, Beardstown, Illinois, to Richard “Dick” and Pauline (Wahl) Darveaux; m Marvin Kasik, Nov 13, 1964; sc Valerie Kasik, Tisa Kasik, Shannon Moosa, Kurt Kasik; died Aug 15, 2023, Columbus; committal Wilson Cemetery

KORECKY, Marvin, 84: b July 2, 1938, rural Schuyler, to Joseph and Anna (Brichacek) Korecky; m Carolyn Papousek, Jan 22, 1963, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Leigh; sc Kelly Greene, Kris Svehla; died May 24, 2023, Columbus; committal Schuyler Cemetery

KOTALIK, Marjorie: b July 15, 1936, Dodge, to Edward and Julia (Dostal) Belina; m Henry Groteluschen, 1959; m Adolph Kotalik, 1971;sc Keith Groteluschen, Michael Groteluschen, Joseph Kotalik, Rose Sypherd; dc Brian Groteluschen; died Mar 1, 2023, Madison; interment Clarkson National Cemetery

KRACL, Isabelle, 97: b May 2, 1926, Schuyler, to John and Mary (Bauman) Gerrard; m Lavern Kracl, Oct 23, 1947, First Presbyterian Church, Schuyler; sc Marie Myrick, Janet Spale, Jerry Kracl, Don Kracl; died Dec 3, 2023, David City; committal Schuyler Cemetery

KRUSE, Theresa, 87: b Nov 15, 1936, Howells, to Joseph and Angela (Wieneke) Limbach; m Richard P Kruse, Aug 28, 1958, Catholic Church in North Bend; sc Paul Kruse, Diana Dubas, Karen Bartley, James Kruse, Jeanette Lass, Kurt Kruse; dc Alan Kruse; died Dec 19, 2024, Clarkson; committal Schuyler Cemetery

KUDRNA, Anna Mae “Ann”, 85: b Feb 2, 1938, Stanton County, to William and Laura (Schulz) Meyer; m Donald L Kudrna, June 17, 1959 [rural Howells]; sc Roxanne (Kudrna) Bayer; dc Paulette (Kudrna) Comer, James Kudrna; died June 21, 2023, Marysville [Kansas]; interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

LAMPHIEAR, Emersyn Reva, six months: b May 7, 2023, Elkhorn, to Grady and Kallie Lamphiear; died Nov 20, 2023, Omaha

LEFFERS, Patricia “Pat”, 92: b June 2, 1930, Creston, to Ted and Lillian Engelbart; m Pet Leffers, Aug 23, 1947, Vermillion, South Dakota; sc Dave Leffers, Jeff Leffers, Becky Haumont; dc Teri Madsen; died Feb 7, 2023

LOSEKE, Clarine Theresa, 89: b Mar 15, 1934, Humphrey, to John and Lucy (Wemhoff) Rist; m Leland Loseke, Feb 4, 1956; sc Lynette Singer, Becki Zanardi, Kurt Loseke; dc Christine; died Mar 17, 2023, Columbus; interment Schuyler Cemetery

LYNCH, Dolores A: b May 7, 1934, Leigh, by Otto G and Anna S Bruns; m Leslie E Lynch Sr; sc Russell Korte, Stuart Korte; ssc Nancy Lynch, Leslie E Lynch Jr, Belinda Williams; dsc Jimmy [Lynch], Stephen Lynch; died Jan 21, 2023, [Tallahassee, Florida?]; interment Tallahassee Memory Gardens

MEYER, Glenn, 92: b Mar 16, 1931, Fairmont, Minnesota, to Ernest and Viola (Dickman) Meyer; m Pat Schulz, 1953; m Ellen Kobz, 1983; sc Michael Meyer; died May 11, 2023, Clarkson

MORFELD, Gilbert Anthony “Gib”, 92: b Sept 14, 1930, rural southeast Stanton County, to John L Morfeld and Lena (Shanle) Morfeld; m Roberta “Bert” Dillon, May 14, 1952, St Peter’s Catholic Church, Stanton; sc Mike Morfeld, Theresa Sears, Cindy Burnison, Greg Morfeld, Paul Morfeld;; dc Tami Reich; died Feb 15, 2023, Stanton; burial Stanton Cemetery

MUELLER, Marvin LaVern, 93: b Oct 21, 1929, rural Columbus, to Albert and Elsie (Henke) Mueller; m Ardith E Becher, Sept 5, 1951; sc Linda Sedlacek, Sheryl Johnson, Sue Folken, Gail Mueller; died July 29, 2023 [Columbus]; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MUNDIL, Lucille, 88: b Sept 9, 1934, Clarkson, to Ralph and Marie (Odvarka) Matthies; m Jerry Mundil, June 14, 1955, Clarkson; sc Penny Janousek, Patty Shotkoski, Paul Mundil; died Aug 3, 2023, Clarkson; committal Clarkson Cemetery

MURLOWSKI, Marilyn, 80: b Sept 27, 1942, Leigh, to John and Libbie Severin, to John and Libbie (Sedlacek) Severin; m Richard Murlowski, Sept 27, 1975, Minneapolis, Minnesota; ssc Jeff Murlowski, Scott Murlowski; died Jan 11, 2023, Poway, California

NEPPER, Edith A, 83: b July 14, 1939, to Edwin and Alice Novotny; m Sylvester J Nepper, May 19, 1959, St Augustine’s Catholic Church; sc Monica Swanson, Veronica Nepper, Cynthia Lower; died Feb 20, 2023, Florida; cremated

NOVOTNY, Diane M, 76: b Jan 26, 1947, Colfax County, to Lumir and Eleanor (Pospichal) Novotny; died Apr 24, 2023, Omaha

ORTMEIER, Marilyn Helen, 86: b July 5, 1936, rural Dodge, to August and Helen (Bazata) Uher; m Jerome Ortmeier, Sept 5, 1956, St Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dodge; sc Randy Ortmeier, LeAnn Ortmeier; died Feb 7, 2023, Dodge; interment St Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery

OSTEN, Willard “Willy”: b Aug 27, 1945, Columbus, to Lawrence and Marjorie (Bachmann) Osten; m Myra Wurdeman, Aug 1, 1969, Christ Lutheran Church [rural Columbus]; sc Jerry Osten, Cory Osten, Cody Osten; died Apr 20, 2023, Columbus; interment Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

REICHMUTH, Jay Richard, 61: b Nov 10, 1961, Omaha, to Bill and Janet (Carson) Reichmuth; m Paula Rawdon, Nov 24, 1990, Nashville, Tennessee; died July 31, 2023, Batesville [Indiana]; burial Hohenwald, Tennessee

SANDER, John Robert, 81: b Oct 8, 1941, Platte County, to Pual and Mabel (Wendt) Sander; m Jacqueline “Jackie” Nichols, Mar 3, 1962, Creston; sc Kim Oswandel, Rob Sander, Jan Becker, Tal Sander; died June 29, 2023, Tulsa, Oklahoma; interment Fairview Cemetery, Creston

SASS, Jessica L, 46: b to Ginger Sass [grandparents Roland and Dorothy Sass]; sc Caitlyn, Caleb, Caydence Simmons; died July 12, 2023

SAYERS, Alvin R, 90: b Feb 15, 1933, near Leigh, to Roy and Elsie (Hejtmanek) Sayers; m Mary Lou Severa, Oct 8, 1953, Leigh; sc Debra Karel, Gayle Sayers; dc Janet O’berg; died Aug 15, 2023, Madison

SCHROEDER, Russell William, 54: b Dec 26, 1968, West Point, to Cornelius and Shirley (Rhode) Schroeder; m Cathy Liermann, Sept 14, 1991; sc Riley Schroeder, Garrett Schroeder; died July 24, 2023, northwest of Leigh; interment St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery [Leigh]

SCHWARTZ, Father Hugh, 93: b Jan 27, 1930, Evanston, Wyoming; died bef Jan 25, 2023 [date of Funeral Mass]; burial Calvary Cemetery, Omaha

SKARKA, LaVerna, 90: b Apr 25, 1932, to Bohumil and Chrstina (Benes) Cech; m Harold Skarka, June 27, 1952; sc Donald, Larry, Randall, Dorothy Eschliman; dc inf Allan, Diane Shuda; died Mar 2, 2023, Columbus; cremated, burial Prague cemetery

SOBOTA, Joe, 73: b Apr 9, 1950, Columbus, to Emil J and Eleanor (Svec) Sobota; m Frances “Fran” Jarosz, Aug 18, 1979, Heun; sc Rachel Sobota, Brenda Folkerts; died July 28, 2023, Schuyler; committal Heun Cemetery

STECKI, Elsie Fern, 90: b Aug 19, 1932, Octavia, to Samuel and Frances (Milligan) Evans; m Joe Stecki, Aug 29, 1955; sc Ed Stecki, Lucy Hahn, Mary Tompkins, Laura Heins, Barb Gabel; dc Mark Stecki; died Feb 15, 2023, Clarkson; burial Edholm Cemetery, rural Linwood

STEFFEN, Mary Katherine, 76: b Sept 8, 1947, Yankton, South Dakota, to Rita (Schneider) and Emil Gleich; m Russel R Steffen, 1969; sc Pamela Cech, Sandra Steffen; dc Sara; died Dec 4, 2023, Clarkson; burial Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City

SUEPER, Martha Bessie, 78: b Mar 24, 1945, Howells, to Adolph and Elma (Sindelar) Cerny; m Larry Sueper, June 27, 1964, St Johns Nepomucene Catholic Church, Howells; sc Randy Sueper, Renee Wilshusen; died Apr 23, 2023, Madison; interment Lindsay Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay

SWOBODA, Glenn W, 85: b July 4, 1935, Clarkson, to Joseph and Louise (Naggangast) Swoboda; m Janet Bender, Apr 11, 1964, Sacred Heart Church, Cornlea; sc Richard, Kelli Naggatz; died Apr 26, 2020 [sic], Bellueve [sic]

TERNUS, Allen “Al” Earl, 79: b Apr 25, 1943, Norfolk, to George and Ella (Widhalm) Ternus; m Alberta Kersten, Oct 5, 1968, Stanton; died Jan 3, 2023, Lincoln; interment Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

TERNUS, Donald “Don”, 79: b July 22, 1942, Columbus, to Raymond “Scoop” Ternus and Georgia Summers Ternus; m Linda Martensen, June 7, 1969; died Feb 1, 2023, Madison; interment Humphrey City Cemetery

THALKEN, Linda A: b Nov 24, 1962, Orange County, California, to Ivan and Sue (Christensen) Goering; m Ronald Thalken, June 11, 1983;; sc Claire Thalken; died Nov 10, 2023, Columbus

THEILEN, Fern, 95: b Aug 1, 1927, Creston, to Reinhold and Martha (Loseke) Engelbart; m Norbert Theilen, Apr 24, 1946; sc Phyllis Kapels, Glenn Theilen, Rodney Theilen; died June 12, 2023, Columbus; interment St John’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

THOMPSON, Carolyn Jean: b Feb 19, 1937, Leigh, to Adolph and Clara Hobel; m Wendel Thompson, 1962; sc Karin Ekstrand, Kristin Stuby, David Thompson; died Feb 1, 2023, Catonsville, Maryland

TOMKA, Melvin Jay, 85: b Jan 5, 1938, near Clarkson, to Lambert and Ruth (Miller) Tomka; m Marylin Ernesti, Nov 19, 1966, St Aloysius Catholic Church, Aloys; sc Beth Tomka, Donna Greve; died Mar 28, 2023, Wisner

WAHL, James “Jim”, 61: b Feb 11, 1962, Columbus, to Walter and Mildred (Matzner) Wahl; died Aug 7, 2023, southwest of Leigh; interment St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

WATCHORN, Arlo A, 95: b Jan 29, 1928, Leigh; m Carlene Miller, May 25, 1952, Norfolk; sc Lori Thomas, Jenae Norton, Alan Watchorn; dc inf Kenneth Duane; died Mar 12, 2023, Yankton, South Dakota; interment Garden of Memories Cemetery, Yankton South Dakota

WENT, Jeanne, 91: b Dec 31, 1931, Omaha, to Herbert and Helen (Callies) Dasenbrock; m Lavern Went, Apr 23, 1950; sc Wesley Went, Cheryl Korte, Audrey Went, Michelle Gish; died July 3, 2023, Columbus; committal Leigh Cemetery

ZELDA, Rita Jean, 78: b May 31, 1944, to Marguerite Ann Heavican and Lester E Stone; m Dwain William Zelda, 1965; sc Jeffrey; died Jan 13, 2023, Omaha