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

AERNI, Florence, 92: b Nov 26, 1918, Polk County, to Frank and Martha (Rinke) Tschauner; m Albert Aerni, June 20, 1939, Columbus; sc Bert, Ralph, Jane Hruby; dc Anita; died Feb 28, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

AIKINS, David D, 55: b Mar 4, 1956, Columbus, to Larrell L Aikins and Norma J (Paprocki) Aikins; died Sept 15, 2011, Columbus

AINSWORTH, Lawrence "Larry", 70: b Aug 27, 1940, Madison, to Rodney and Lillian (Jasper) Ainsworth; m Jeri Hausmann, Sept 7, 1963, Elgin; sc Deb Hellbusch, Tammy Ainsworth, Keri Dickerson; dc Todd Ainsworth; died Apr 29, 2011, Lincoln; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

AINSWORTH, Lillian A, 94: b Oct 24, 1917, Elgin, to Henry and Laura (Williams) Jasper; m Rodney Ainsworth, July 13, 1937, Humphrey; sc Jack, Dean, Dale, Tim; dc Jerry, Joyce Purchal, Larry; died Dec 14, 2011, Columbus; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

ANDERSON, Carol Jean, 87: b June 14, 1923, Hartland, Wisconsin, to Rev Charles and Mona (Corlett) Coates; m Lester Anderson, Jan 12, 1945, Bertrand; sc Carol Sandsted; died May 15, 2011, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

ANDERSON, Homer, 93: b May 26, 1917, rural Genoa, to Lars and Anna (Pahrmann) Anderson; died Mar 14, 2011, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery

ANDERSON, Michael Lee, 47: b Feb 15, 1964, to Lee Kenneth and Joliene Ann (Lott) Anderson; m Dawn Michelle Meyer, July 27, 2002, Stromsburg; sc Kylie Jaymes Anderson, Tyrel Michael Anderson, Elizabeth Nicole Gomez; died Nov 21, 2011, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

ANSON, William L, 84: b June 9, 1926, Creston, to Arthur S and Mary Mae (Hall) Anson; m Dorothy H Streblow, June 14, 1948, Humphrey; sc Judy Cropp, Mary Anderson, Fred, Jim, Alan; dc Jean Dorothy; died May 4, 2011, Genoa; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

ARMAGOST, William "Bill", 86: died Apr 18, 2011, Fairbury; burial David City Cemetery

ARMATYS, Stanley A, 85: b May 7, 1925, rural Cedar Rapids, to Stanley and Valeria (Micek) Armatys; m Theresa Ziemba, Jan 8, 1952, Krakow, rural Nance County; sc Joyce Braband, Jane Batenhorst; died Jan 15, 2011, Grand Island; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

ARTZ, Dean Burdell "Dude", 85: b Dec 25, 1925, rural Huntley, Harlan County, to John Leroy Artz and Julia Daisy (Metzger) Artz; m Bonita June Kreutz, Aug 22, 1948, rural Trumbull; sc Lynn Doyle Artz, Carol Anne Pearson, Julie Kay Hanson; died Feb 16, 2011, Kearney; burial Alma Cemetery, Alma

ASCHE, Clinton Frederick, 82: b June 6, 1929, Columbus, to Fred Jr and Evalena (Houser) Asche; m Jeanette Steiner, Sept 1, 1956, rural Schuyler; sc Theresa Stahl, James, Charles, Gerald, Thomas, Paul, Mark, Matthew; dc Steven; died Dec 3, 2011, Spalding; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Spalding

ASCHE, Loretta L "Luella", 93: b Dec 7, 1917, rural Stanton County, to Gustave and Clara (Loseke) Asche; died May 1, 2011, Papillion; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

ASCHE, Lorinda R, 93: b Nov 12, 1917, Platte County, to William and Bertha (Loseke) Asche; died Feb 11, 2011, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

ASCHOFF, William "Bill", 75: died Sept 30, 2011, Kearney; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Osmond

ASHBY, Lucile Marie, 96: b Feb 1, 1915, rural Meadow Grove, to Charles and Mae (Sessler) Casselman; m Roy H Ashby, Nov 1932; sc Velma Dreifurst-Shupe, Gary, Larry, Lyle, Linda Scheffler; dc Patricia Dreifurst; died Feb 14, 2011, Albion; burial Hope Cemetery

BAHNS, Delores F, 70: b June 11, 1940, Shoshoni, Wyoming, and raised by her mother and stepfather, Dale C. and Myra (Boyer) Armstrong; m David A Bahns, Sr, June 8, 1959, Colorado; sc David, Deborah Sunderman, John, Lorelei Frederickson, Nancy, Kristina, Samuel; died Apt 26, 2011 [Norfolk?]

BAKER, Brenda Mageline, 63: b Feb 15, 1948, Morganton, North Carolina, to Thomas Jefferson and Ola Zenobia (Williams) Beach; m John Harold Baker, Mar 8, 1927; sc Brenda Jo Cech, Margie Morrison, Jennifer Patterson; died June 1, 2011, Lincoln; burial Shelby Cemetery, Shelby

BAKER, Richard W "Rich", 60: died Dec 4, 2011, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

BARBA, Benjamin, 54: died Jan 27, 2011, Schuyler; burial Zapotlan Del Rey, Jalisco, Mexico

BARBER, Clara Ruth, 91: b Sept 2, 1919, Coleridge, to John and Clara Maude (Nelson) Junk; m Everet V Barber, May 7, 1939, Mapleton, Iowa; sc Barbara Muth, Bonice Soulliere; dc Beverly Waterbury; died Mar 15, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

BARTUSIAK, Joseph Stanley, 82: b Sept 7, 1928, Nebraska, to Frank and Katherine (Konwinski) Bartusiak; m Mary Ann Kielian, Jan 27, 1951; sc Terence L, Judy Ann Fox, Joseph Daniel, Michael Wayne; died May 27, 2011, Morton Grove, Illinois; burial St Lawrence Cemetery, Silver Creek

BAUSTERT, Lorraine A, 83: died Sept 15, 2011, Albion; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

BAZATA, Blanche, 99: died Mar 31, 2011, Clarkson

BECHER, Dorothy, 85: b Apt 6, 1925, Battle Creek, to Fred and Mabel (Warnke) Preusker; m Leonard Becher, Oct 20, 1946; sc Bev Tollefsen, Steve, Teresa Lange; died Mar 14, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BECHER, Hazel, 89: b Nov 27, 1921, rural Platte County, near Monroe, to William and Lydia (Eisenmann) Rupp; m Bruno Becher, July 14, 1940, Columbus; sc Jo Ann Grennan, Leland; died Oct 8, 2011, Columbus; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

BECHER, Leonard J, 85: b Apr 6, 1925, near Creston, to John and Clara (Hellbusch) Becher; m Dorothy Preusker, Oct 20, 1946, Battle Creek; sc Bev Tollefsen, Steve, Teresa Lange; died Mar 10, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BECKMAN, Raymond E "Ray", 70: b Aug 22, 1940, Howells, to Lawrence and Adeline (Novotny) Beckman; m Norma Liebig, Aug 25, 1962, Platte Center; sc Dan, Tim, Gary, David, Terri; died Apr 4, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

BEGLEY, Rosalie, 75: b to Walter and Sophie Burzynski; m Donald J Begley; sc David D, Stephen P, Barbara E Gilman, Christine J Shouse, Rebecca A Hirsch; died May 28, 2011 [Omaha?]; burial Calvary Cemetery, Omaha

BEIERMANN, William James "Bill", 87: b Aug 6, 1924, Lindsay, to Frederick and Agnes (Kurtenbach) Beiermann; m Ruth Goering, June 17, 1952, Columbus; sc James, Robert, Larry, Susan Borcher; died Aug 31, 2011, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Platte County

BELGUM, Dorothy, 82: b July 7, 1928, Boone County, to William and Ruth (Foreman) Fusselman; m Burdette "Bert" Belgum, Feb 8, 1948, Albion; sc Carolyn Nielsen, Rodney, Lucy, Sarah Korth; died May 25, 2011, Norfolk; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

BELINA, Delvin "Delvie", 61: b Feb 20, 1950, Columbus, to Lad and Adella (Hamsa) Belina; died May 6, 2011, Columbus; burial Heun Cemetery, rural Schuyler

BENSON, Earl, 89: died Oct 11, 2011, Fairmont

BERG, Larry A, 71: b July 2, 1939, Norfolk, to Burt and Mildred (Tiedgen) Berg; m Carolyn "Kay" Wilson, June 10, 1961, Meadow Grove; died Mar 22, 2011, Columbus; burial St Matthew Lutheran Cemetery, Meadow Grove

BERGGREN, Vernon W, 66: died Mar 21, 2011, Fairmont; burial Fairmont Public Cemetery, Fairmont

BERGLUND, Betty Jean, 83: b May 21, 1927, Schuyler, to John C and Elizabeth (Stefl) Sprecher; m Dennis C Berglund, Jan 17, 1948, Schuyler; sc Deborah Wollesen, Karen Hughes, Nancy Clarke, Geoffrey, John, Tim; died Feb 5, 2011, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery

BERINGER, Carroll "CB", 82: b Aug 14, 1928, Bellwood, to Anne and Peter Beringer; m Jimmie Nix, 1954; sc Cheri Crawford, Lisa Neunaber, Karen Miller; died Jan 17, 2011 [Fort Worth, Texas?]; burial Greenwood Memorial Park [Fort Worth, Texas?]

BERNT, Barbara, 56: died Sept 4, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

BERNT, Edward John, 62: b Feb 16, 1949, Columbus, to Oswald Emil and Barbara Louise (Mimick) Bernt; m Jean Marie Johnson, July 21, 1973, Columbus; sc Christine Springfield, Laura Zander; died Mar 30, 2011 [Mesa, Arizona?]

BIEBERDORF, Elsie, 97: b Apr 19, 1914, Henry, South Dakota, to Edward and Pauline (Ritke) Hein; m George Bieberdorf, 1936; dc Alan, inf dau; died May 17, 2011, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

BIERMAN, Joseph A, 57: b Sept 5, 1954, Newman Grove, to David J and Patricia (Hemmer) Bierman; m Joylene "Joy" Patzel, Juy 27, 1979, Madison; sc Amanda "Mandy" Marshall, Tristin, Preston; died Dec 16, 2011, Madison; burial Crown Hill Cemetery [Madison?]

BLASER, Merle D, 78: b Dec 24, 1932, Columbus, to Raymond and Ruth (Kershaw) Blaser; m Jeanette Fickel, July 1, 1956, Columbus; sc Lynn Strehle, Debra; died Nov 25, 2011, Osceola; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BOETTCHER, Anita Fern: b Nov 27, 1912, O'Neill, to Goldie Lansworth and Thomas Liddy; m Hans Egger, Dec 24, 1932; m Arnold Boettcher; sc Sharon; dc Hans Jacob; died July 7, 2011, Odessa, Washington; burial Columbus Cemetery

BOETTCHER, Gary D, 71: b May 12, 1940, Madison, to Waldemar B and Almyra J (Reeves) Boettcher; m Kathleen A Stenger, Lindsay; sc Lisa Larson, Lori Halsey, Gary Jr, Matthew; died Sept 22, 2011; burial St Bernard Cemetery, rural Lindsay

BOGUS, Dolores, 83: b Sept 11, 1928, Lindsay, to Joseph and Barbara (Widhalm) Sindelar; m Kenneth Bogus, Apr 26, 1949; sc Tom, Bill, Jim, Karen Zimmerman, Deanna Asche, Joe; dc Kathleen; died Nov 9, 2011, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

BOHAC, Lerlaine M, 89: died Feb 14, 2011, Papillion; burial Schuyler Cemetery

BOHATY, Joseph "Joe", 96: died Dec 9, 2011 [David City?]; burial David City Cemetery

BOMAR, Beverly Ann, 56: b June 1954, Fullerton, to Alvin "Bud" and Marcie Siemek; m Nolan Bomar; died Feb 7, 2011, Jacksonville, Florida

BONCZYNSKI, Lawrence "Larry" James, 62: b Oct 14, 1948, Loup City, to Adolph and Angleine (Czaplewski) Bonczynski; m Bethine (Unger) Bremer, July 30, 1917, Wood River; sc Jared, Ronda (Bremer) Stillwell, Kari (Bremer) Uecker; died July 24, 2011, Grand Island

BONGERS, John D, 74: died Feb 16, 2011, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

BOOE, Robert L "Bob", 81: b Feb 27, 1930, Hillsboro, Indiana, to Hubert and Alpha (Holmes) Booe; m Arleen Haberthier, Jan 19, 1952, Chicago, Illinois; sc Monica, Dawn Foote, Robin Woodward, Sheila, Amy; died Sept 19, 2011, Lincoln; burial Parkview Cemetery, Hastings

BOPP, Daniel Joseph "Rhodie", 53: b June 6, 1957, Spalding, to James and Jessie (Smith) Bopp; m Patricia Brooks, 1983; sc Brian James, Eric Joseph; died Jan 20, 2011, Ainsworth; burial Dublin Cemetery, near Primrose

BORLAND, Olga H, 96: b July 28, 1914, rural Columbus, to Theodore and Frieda (Theilan) Janssen; m Floyd Borland, Jan 15, 1939, rural Columbus; sc Marian Schlecht, Eleanor Wiles, Melvin, Shirley Foster; dc Phyllis; died Apr 20, 2011, Scribner; burial Humphrey City Cemetery

BOSCHEN, Emelene, 104: died June 2, 2011, Newman Grove; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

BOYD, David W, 67: b Sept 6, 1943, Columbus, to Eugenia and Gayle Boyd; died May 8, 2011, Columbus

BOYLE, Betty Louise: b July 15, 1930, to Larry and Genevieve Harvey of Richmond, California; m Richard Daniel Boyle, Aug 28, 1952 [Guam?]; sc Susan Boyle Fakhrai, Jeanne Rice, John; died Feb 11, 2011, Albuquerque, New Mexico

BRADENBURGH, William "Bill" Con, 78: b Nov 21, 1932, Bellwood, to William and Margaret (Mares) Brandenburgh; m Gloria M. Lassek, Oct 13, 1952, Columbus; sc Cheryl, William Al; dc William Lee; died Sept 10, 2011, near Bellwood; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

BRADLEY, Doris A, 53: died Jan 17, 2011, Columbus

BRAITHWAIT, Brian, 61: b May 2, 1950, Columbus, to Delton and Elizabeth "Bette" (Schwantje) Braithwait; m Deborah Dickenson, Sept 1, 1973, Columbus; sc Mindy, Darren; died June 17, 2011, Omaha; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

BRAITHWAIT, Elizabeth "Bette", 88: b July 31, 1922, Platte County, to Herbert and Elsie Schwantje; m Delton F Braithwait, Mar 6, 1943 at Ft Leoanrd Wood, Missouri; sc Delton "Barry", Bill, Brian, Barbara, Bob; died Feb 1, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

BRANDL, Velma M, 86: died Aug 24, 2011, Norfolk

BRANDT, Lavern Norman, 61: b Apr 2, 1950, Columbus, to Norman and Dorothy (Borchers) Brandt; m Jolene Brandl, Oct 9, 1971 [Columbus?]; sc Sheila Sookram, Brenda Jennings; died Nov 16, 2011; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BRANDT, Mildred, 98: b Feb 27, 1912, rural Lindsay, to Andrew and Lauretta (Johnson) Christensen; m Raymond Brandt, Jan 27, 1932; sc Mary Lee Buls; dc Keith, Gayle; died Jan 26, 2011, Carrollton, Texas; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BRAY, Milton D, 86: b Mar 24, 1924, Platte County, to Frank and Elizabeth (Graggert) Bray; m Angeline Borys, May 6, 1952, Columbus; died Jan 7, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

BRDICKO, Lillian A, 89: b Oct 4, 1921, Clarkson, to Joe W and Martha (Janacek) Konicek; m Evon "Shiny" Brdicko, Aug 9, 1943, Clarkson; sc Richard, Margaret Schultz, Fred; died Mar 15, 2011, Fremont; burial Columbus Cemetery

BREDEHOFT, Carolee, 74: b Feb 29, 1936, Columbus, to Richard and Helen (Krumland) Selleck; m Theodore Bredehoft, Feb 11, 1956, Columbus; sc Gary, Cheryl Meyer, Cindy Wiese, Deb Koehler; died Jan 4, 2011, rural Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BREHM, Robert "Bob", Sr, 78: b Nov 24, 1932, Columbus, to Peter and Clara (Kirsch) Brehm; m Rose Dixon, May 28, 1955, Alma; sc Jackie Kunes, Vicki Meyer, Jere Baldwin, Terri Seiler, Bob Jr, Kristie Ellis, Dan; dc Mark, Clara; died Sept 27, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

BRIESE, Margaret Annette 90: b June 24, 1921, St Edward, to Martin R and Clara (Peterson) Christensen; m Raymond L Briese, May 29, 1942, Albion; sc Douglas, Larry, Mark, Elsie Fast, Raymond Jr, Sarah Fuller; died Sept 7, 2011, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

BRISTOL, Charlene L, 74: b Jan 31, 1937, Fairmont, to Ralph and Clara (Cudaback) Keil; m David Bristol; sc Don, Keith, Deb Adelman, Julie; died Feb 15, 2011, York; burial Greenwood Cemetery, York

BROADGATE, Margaret, 87: b Oct 23, 1923, rural Humphrey, to Theodore and Mary (Wieser) Wemhoff; m William Broadgate, Nov 2, 1970, Maryland; died Aug 12, 2011; burial St Mary's Cemetery, rural Humphrey

BROCK, Audrey, 77: b Feb 25, 1934, Norfolk, to William and Erma (Stodola) Indra; m Henry Brock, Aug 16, 1956, Leigh; sc Linda, Duane, Cindy Loveless, Karen Warrick, Dawn Schlingman; died Nov 9, 2011, rural Humphrey; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery [Platte County?]

BROCK, Fred Silas, 86: died June 27, 2011, Nashville, Tennessee; burial in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois

BROCK, William "Bill", 89: b Jan 2, 1922, to Charles and Margaret Brock; m Betty Mae; m Jackee; sc Michael, Patrick, Gerald, Linda Herbert, Diane, Susan, Janet; ssc Nanci Thomsen, Curt Thomsen; died July 24, 2011 [Omaha?]

BRUHN, Walter Leroy, 85: b Oct 21, 1925, rural Monroe, to Anna Bruhn; m Violet Bethine Keeler, June 19, 1947, Platte Center; sc Leon, Nadine Cattau; died Feb 4, 2011, Columbus; burial New Hope Cemetery, rural Monroe

BUETTNER, Viola Virginia, 89: b Dec 18, 1921, Hartington, to Lee and Gesine (Drieling) Morris; m Walter Buettner, Nov 7, 1939, Albion; sc Merlin, Ron, Harold, Richard, Arnie, Bob, Mark, Jerry, Marie Jenkins, Joan Arkfeld, Patty Kolm; dc John Paul; died July 2, 2011, Albion; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Primrose

BURES, Elgina, 87: [b Svitak?]; m Rudolph J Bures; sc Kenneth, Gilbert, Elberta Spulak, Sharon Burenheide; died Dec 13, 2011; burial Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Howells

BURESH, Ernest F, 84: b June 8, 1927, Stanton County, to Frank and Lillian (Rous) Buresh; m Katherine Dupsky, May 3, 1955, Clarkson; sc Sandra Hasemann, Steve, Jeff; died June 15, 2011, Norfolk; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

BURESH, Joseph Frank, 18: b June 19, 1992, Scottsbluff, to Frankie Jo Buresh and Carmel Ray Luft; died Feb 16, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

BURGER, Jack D, 92: b Sept 6, 1918, rural Clarks, to William W and Josephine (Black) Burger; m Dorothy Wyman, June 29, 1941; sc Greg, Kirk, Kim Cuddy; died Apr 25, 2011, Central City; burial Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel, north of Clarks

BURGESON, Vicki L, 62: b May 31, 1949, Holdrege, to Everett and Margaret (Berggren) Burgeson; dc Joseph; died Dec 16, 2011, Lincoln; burial Wilcox Cemetery, Wilcox

BURMOOD, Ferne Eileen, 92: b Aug 20, 1919, Columbus, to Marvin and Winnie (Lohr) Price Sr; m Lee C Burmood, Aug 5, 1939, Central City; sc Gary, Judy Lukassen; dc inf dau; died Oct 17, 2011, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

BURNETT, David Alan, 62: b Dec 9, 1948, Reno, Nevada, to George and Hazel (Huddleston) Burnett; m Mary; m Gayle Doremus, July 14, 1984, Omaha; sc LeeAnna Burnett, Judy Pearce, Lynn Giaffoglione, Kevin Primus; died Jan 1, 2011, Columbus

CAHILL, Jeanne Lucy, 89: b Apr 11, 1922, Crossfield, Alberta, Canada, to Archibald Crawford and Lucy Frances Ada (Kent) McLees; m Leo James Cahill, Sept 10, 1947, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; sc Tim, Margaret Dill, Mary Jeanne, Sheila; dc Michael, Kent, Teresa Carlston; died Sept 20, 2011, Imperial; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

CALDWELL, Alice "Lilian", 85: died Oct 23, 2011, Columbus; burial Edgar Cemetery

CALLIES, Ruth Loretta, 99: b Jan 28, 1912, southeast of Leigh, to Rudolph H and Pauline (Klinsky) Hobza; m Edwin L Callies, Oct 6, 1931, Clarkson; sc Bonnie Vacha, Robert; died May 2, 2011, Stanton; burial Leigh Cemetery

CARLSON, Brian J, 53: b May 17, 1958, Omaha, to Joe and Laura (Hunt) Carlson; m Becky Dunn, Nov 17, 1984, Osceola; sc Candace Lyn, Aubrey Allena, Cody Jon; died Aug 14, 2011, Columbus

CARLSON, Julie Beth, 54: b Jan 4, 1958, Osceola, to Ronald L and Barbara Jean (Egly) Carlson; m Dana Anderson, Columbus; sc Ryan Anderson, Cassandra Cabrera, Laura Anderson; died Feb 27, 2011, Omaha; burial Osceola Cemetery

CARSKADON, Clay, 71: b to Clay and Marjorie Carskadon; m Janice; sc Sandra, Rodney, Kimberly Moore; died Mar 23, 2011, Columbus

CARVALHO, Karen Kay, 72: b to Clarence A and Lillian Pittman (Legenza); sc Reginald, Anne, Jill, Christian; died Feb 5, 2011, Lincoln

CASEY, Maxine Lee, 74: b July 16, 1937, Witten, South Dakota, to Oscar and Retha (West) McKay; m Alvin Casey, 1964, Las Vegas, Nevada; sc Colleen Marinello, Lee; dc Mike; died Dec 10, 2011, Columbus

CASTKA, Alden, 75: died Apr 1, 2011, West Point

CAVE, William Paul, 85: b Jan 26, 1926, Spalding, to George and Mary (Schlick) Cave; m Maxine Borowiak, Oct 20, 1948, Krakow; sc Pauline Gonsior, Monica Fry, Patrick, Janice Rasmussen, Gary; died June 19, 2011, Lincoln; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

CERMAK, Duane P, 76: b Aug 31, 1935, Brainard, to Theodore and Marie (Peters) Cermak; m Donna Helgoth, Apr 26, 1958, David City; sc Daniel, Dana Kaplan, Darrell; dc inf dau; died Oct 26, 2011, Madison; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

CERMAK, Edmee, 90: b June 13, 1921, Lincoln, to Michael and Anne (Demuth) Hoffman; m Louis H Cermak, Jan 22, 1944, David City; died Dec 20, 2011, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery [David City?]

CHELOHA, Helen Leocadia, 97: b Nov 24, 1913, Duncan, to Joseph and Mary (Drozd) Ziemba; m Frank Cheloha, Feb 4, 1937, Omaha; sc Donald, Kenneth, Gary; died Oct 9, 2011, Columbus; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

CHMELKA, David, 59: b July 3, 1951, David City, to Ermin and Celestine (Soukup) Chmelka; m Julie Palensky, July 6, 1977; sc Shelly Brouillette, Sarah; died Apr 5, 2011, Bruno; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Bruno

CHOAT, Gary Lee, 73: b Dec 6, 1937, rural St Edward, to Clarence and Eleanor (Nelson) Choat; m Shirley E Timm, Nov 22, 1959, Lincoln; sc Timothy, Linda Glock; died July 9, 2011, Albion

CHOHON, Robert J "Bob", Sr, 62: b Jan 5, 1949, Humphrey, to Henry and Lucille (Steiner) Chohon; m Kathy Lockard, Oct 28, 1967; sc Bob Jr, John, Christopher, Jason; died Aug 31, 2011 [Grand Island?]; burial Grand Island City Cemetery

CHOLLAR, Evelyn Darline, 89: b Jan 16, 1922, rural Butler County, to Eckhart and Agnes (Hinze) Piller; m Anthony Chollar, Columbus; sc Pamela Dolloff, D'Anna Mahoney, Theresa Bashans; died July 18, 2011, Columbus; burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Rising City

CHOLLAR, James Arnold, Sr, 76: b Mar 19, 1935, Columbus, to George and Cecelia (Kuta) Chollar; m Mary Lange, July 27, 1954, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sc Jim Jr, Donna Steffen, Deb Prester, Delbert, Janine Korgie; died June 5, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

CHRISTENSEN, Bonnie, 62: b Mar 30, 1949, Columbus, to Robert and Geraldine "Gerry" (Jenny) Iverson; m Larry Christensen, July 21, 1973, rural Platte County; sc Becky, Stephanie, Nathan; died Apr 11, 2011, Omaha; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

CHRISTENSEN, Roberta K, 86: b Oct 11, 1925, rural Cedar Rapids, to Mark and Muriel (Malander) Andersen; m Ronald Christensen, June 8, 1947; sc Kathryn, Rhonda Richardson, Paula; died Nov 15, 2011; burial Belgrade Main Cemetery

CHROMY, Dorothy M, 88: sc sons (4), dau Jeanne Quinn, (1); died June 14, 2011, Fremont; burial Cedar Hill Cemetery, near Morse Bluff

CHUDOMELKA, Richard C "Dick", 81: died May 24, 2011, David City; burial Schuyler Cemetery

CIECIOR, Narcis, 79: m MaryAnn; 4 children; died Oct 7, 2011 [Denver?]; burial Ft Logan National Cemetery Stage Area C

CIELOHA, Joseph A, 94: b June 27, 1916, rural Nance County, to John and Josephine (Swerczek) Cieloha; m Stella Cuba, May 10, 1949, rural Genoa; sc John, Robert; dc James, Jerome; died Mar 12, 2011, Genoa; burial Sts Peter & Paul Cemetery [Krakow, rural Genoa?]

CIMPL, Emanuel "Manny" Charles, 81: b Feb 1, 1930, Tabor, South Dakota, to Ladislav and Lillian (Hamberger) Cimple; m Mildred "Millie" Kortan; sc John, Richard, David, Lori Cimpl Roberts; died Dec 9, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

CLASSEN, Kenton Lyle, 5: b May 15, 2006, Norfolk, to Ken and Sarah (Krings) Classen; died Aug 31, 2011, Humphrey; burial St Francis Catholic Cemetery, Humphrey

CLAUSEN, Margaret Louise, 95: b Dec 1, 1915, Columbus, to Joseph and Louise (Wagner) Erwin; m Henry Clausen, Aug 12, 1937, Columbus; sc Kathy Soulliere, Henry, Patty Miller; dc Robert "Bob"; died Oct 12, 2011, David City; burial Columbus Cemetery

CLAUSEN, Robert Henry "Bob", 70: b Nov 17, 1940, Columbus, to Henry and Margaret (Erwin) Clausen; m Connie Berchtold, Apr 8, 1961, Columbus; sc Carol, Jennifer Jahn; dc Lisa Rawhouser; died Sept 22, 2011, Omaha; burial Columbus Cemetery

CLAYTON, James "Jim" A, 72: b Apr 1, 1939, Schuyler, to Albert "Bert" and Alice (Horjsi) Clayton; m Corinne Korte, July 14, 1962, Columbus; sc Chad, Sam Johnson; died May 29, 2011, Aurora

COAN, William J "Bill", 85: b Sept 18, 1925, St Edard, to Patrick J and Eva (Sumovich) Coan; m Donna Lou Smith, Nov 17, 1954; sc Pat, Mike, Kevin, Kathleen Shemek, Kelly Theilen, Connie; died Sept 9, 2011, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

COFFEY, Donald R, 67: b May 22, 1944, Columbus, to Wayne and Helen (Guenther) Coffey; m Marilyn Heule, Oct 10, 1964, Columbus; sc Kimberly Loftin, Troy; died Sept 19, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

COFFEY, John Joseph: b Aug 27, 1955, Friend, to Leonard and Reta (Harre) Coffey; died before Feb 11, 2011

COLDIRON, K C, 71: b Oct 24, 1940, Brunswick, to Floyd and Maudia (Brandt) Coldiron; m Patricia Tietgen, 1965; sc Quinn, Eric, Nathaniel; died Aug 31, 2011, Bellevue

COLITZAS, William C "Bill", 37: b Feb 7, 1974, Grand Island, to George W and Elaine (Litz) Colitzas; m Tina Estrada, June 4, 2003, Grand Island; sc Christopher, Stephen, Monica; died Apr 11, 2011 [Grand Island?]; burial Cedarview Cemetery, Doniphan

COLSON, Keith Lind, 93: b Aug 12, 1917, rural Stromsburg, to Gilbert and Hulda (Lind) Colson; m Jeanette E Stromberg, Aug 6, 1946, Belleville, Kansas; sc Linda Adelson, Larry, Jeff; dc Rick; died Aug 1, 2011, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

CONDREAY, Ann M, 92: b Oct 16, 1918, Lindsay, to Frnak and Justina (Grewe) Kleffner; m Glenn L Condreay, May 6, 1946, Cedar Rapids; sc Sharon Franzen, Bill, Deb; died Oct 13, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

CONYERS, Robert "Bob" James, 58: b July 22, 1953, Columbus, to Walter Foy and Esther (Harrison) Conyers Jr; m Kathryn Hollensteiner, 1989, Spokane, Washington; dc Daniel; died Oct 20, 2011, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

COOK, James "Jim", 76: b May 15, 1935, North Loup, to Ivan and Sarah (Arnold) Cook; m Carolyn Hamer, July 20, 1954; sc Christine, Michael; dc Deborah Van Deun; died June 28, 2011, Central City; burial Columbus Cemetery

COOK, Wibert J "Cookie", 81: died Nov 22, 2011, Albion; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

COON, Trevor John-Stewart, 30: b Oct 29, 1980, Columbus, to Ron and Theresa (Blahak) Coon; m Dee Fitzgerald, Sept 13, 2008, Genoa; sc Michael, Shayne, Devon; died Aug 10, 2011, Monroe; burial Clarks Cemetery

COOPER, Lloyd John, 86: b Apr 21, 1924, Omaha, to Dr Albert Lloyd and Elsie (Yost) Cooper; m Phyllis Anne Chadwick, May 20, 1944, Lyman; sc Rev James W, Sharon Westerfield; dc John C; died Apr 18, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

COOPER, Phyllis Anne, 87: b Jan 7, 1924, Cambridge, to Charles V and Nettie Loretta (Tatman) Chadwick; m Lloyd John Cooper, May 20, 1944, Lyman; sc Rev James W, Sharon Westerfield; dc John C; died Mar 1, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

COOPER, Robert Ray "Bob", 74: b Aug 28, 1936, Waltill, to Ray S and Helen I (Chapman) Cooper; m Shirley; sc Sally White, Renee Gaedeke, Phillip, Henry Chung; died Jan 14, 2011, Hastings

COX, Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou", 85: b Aug 8, 1926, southeast of Cedar Rapids, to Gilbert Morris and Emeline Christine (Peterson) Cox; died Oct 29, 2011, Columbus; burial Sunset Cemetery [Cedar Rapids?]

CRANDALL, Melody Ranee, 45: b Feb 26, 1966, Grand Rapids, Michigan; m Donald Hammock; sc Ira Haley, Roy Turner, Loretta Turner, Crystal Parker, Sherri Bolli; ssc Billy Miller; died Oct 6, 2011, Grand Island

CRANE, Mary L, 68: died Aug 20, 2011, Duncan; burial Mt Zion Cemetery, Gover, Missouri

CRISS, Wayne D, Sr, 72: b Jan 22, 1939, Blue Rapids, Kansas; m Judy Semrau, Aug 28, 1965, Columbus; sc Naomi Borst, Wayne Jr, Tim, Todd Maricle; died Jan 25, 2011, Lincoln

CUBA-RUSH, Blanche V, 72: b Apr 8, 1939, Genoa, to Joseph and Veronica (Prososki) Cuba; m Daniel Rush, Aug 5, 2009; died Oct 8, 2011, Columbus; burial Ss Peter and Paul Cemetery in Krakow, rural Genoa

CUDDEFORD, Homer T, 96: b Aug 5, 1915, Genoa, to Ferran and Kirsten (Christensen) Cuddeford; m Alyce Brown, Aug 9, 1935, David City; sc Richard, Phil; died Aug 6, 2011, Stromsburg; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

CUNNINGHAM, Thomas Duffy, 70: b Sept 3, 1940, to Benjamin and Alice (Myer) Cunningham; m Dianne Dale Snyder, July 17, 1960; sc Ruth Heule, Reeve, Stacey; dc Thomas "Tommy"; died Mar 13, 2011; burial Inman Cemetery, Inman

CURTRIGHT, Lorraine, 88: b Dec 9, 1922, Clearwater, to Henry and Lavina Schlecht; m Avalt Sanne, Aug 28, 1940; m Charles Curtright, Mar 12, 1994; sc Lois Petersen, Dennis Sanne, Bill Sanne, Beverly Kay; died Mar 24, 2011, Neligh; burial Concordia Lutheran Cemetery [Clearwater?]

CYZA, Leila "Lee": b Dec 3, 1926, Palmer, to Hattie (Stark) and Hubert McCray; m Clifford Cyza, May 15, 1948, Fullerton; sc Jerry, Joan Hawley, Jim, Tom, John, Jean Smets; died Dec 17, 2011, Alliance

CZAPLA, Henrietta Mae, 87: b Aug 17, 1923, Columbus, to Michael and Lillian (Krzycki) Mielak; m Raymond Czapla, Dec 30, 1947, Columbus; sc Larry, Dave; died July 23, 2011, Columbus

CZAPLA, John, 29: b Nov 22, 1981, Grand Island, to Pat and Sharon (Heft) Czapla; sc Caleb, Cameron; died Aug 12, 2011, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

DAHMKE, Eulalia Lorene, 90: b June 22, 1920, Platte County, to Oscar and Ottilia (Grossnicklaus) Engel; m Chris Dahmke, Nov 16, 1947, Columbus; sc Patricia, Mark; died June 11, 2011, David City

DALTON, Edna H, 93: b Aug 8, 1917, Genoa, to Howard and Minnie (Larson) Christman; m Kenneth R Dalton, Dec 27, 1939, rural Monroe; sc Jack, Judy Workman, Anne Pilakowski; dc Eugene, Michael; died Jan 29, 2011, Columbus; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

DANIELS, Herbert, 82: b Dec 17, 1928, rural Colfax County, to Fred and Anna Marie (Schmidt) Daniels; m Darlene Armstrong, Feb 16, 1950, Leigh; sc Laurel Krause, Roslyn Cinfel, Paulette Serie, Andrea Sims, Mike, Dana; died Sept 29, 2011, Schuyler; burial Bohemian National Lutheran Cemetery, rural Howells

DAVIS, Agnes, 85: b Oct 4, 1925, to Edmund and Minnie J (Seberger) Augustin; m Clarence Davis, June 12, 1980; sc Thomas Schmoker, Susan Sueper; ssc Michael Davis, Irene Davis Sterup, Ralph Davis; died Jan 17, 2011, Columbus; burial Osceola Cemetery

DAVIS, Robert E, 88: b Aug 23, 1922, Shelby, to Silas and Rosa (Lockard) Davis; m Evelyn Marie Lux, July 21, 1942; sc Wayne, Rick; dc William; died Aug 18, 2011, Osceola; burial Shelby Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery

DEAVERS, Donna L, 81: m Frank Deavers; sc Kathleen, John; dc David, Dennis; died Apr 3, 2011, David City; burial Circle Mound Cemetery

DeBOER, Arlene P, 75: b Oct 2, 1935, Howells, to Anton and Mary Pickhinke; m Edward D DeBoer, Aug 20, 1955; sc Michael, Diane Salat, Cheryl Anderson, Laurie May, Dan, Lisa Tuggle; died Jan 17, 2011, Signal Mountain, Tennessee; burial National Cemetery

DeBOWER, Edna Cecilia , 104: b Mar 1, 1907, Schuyler, to Alfred Arthur and Josephine (Krivohlavek) Stone; m Ernest Edward DeBower, Feb 17, 1931, Omaha; sc Dolores Johnson, Janice Beddard; died May 17, 2011, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

DeFREECE, Clifton J, 91: b June 7, 1920, Unadilla, to B Clifton and Alma (McNair) DeFreece; m Cecile F Kershaw, Feb 1949; sc Michael, Randall; died Sept 21, 2011, Norfolk; burial Columbus Cemetery

DICKE, Eileen Ruth, 90: b Feb 1, 1921, rural Leigh, to Herman and Lucia (Michelsen) Hillen; m John Dicke, Oct 10, 1940, Hooper; sc Allen, Ruth Brichacek, Dale, Paul; dc Raymond; died July 13, 2011, Columbus; burial St Paul's Cemetery, rural Leigh

DIERSEN, Lori Louise, 45: b Oct 17, 1965, Columbus, to Ralph and Marge Czuba; m Mark Diersen, Mar 18, 2000, Columbus; sc Ben Knopick; died Feb 12, 2011, Leigh; burial Columbus Cemetery

DIVIS, Michael "Mac", 68: b Oct 30, 1942, Columbus, to Joseph R and Elizabeth (Koci) Divis; died Aug 9, 2011, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery

DOBSON, Reginald, 91: died Sept 15, 2011, Albion; burial Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

DOERNEMAN, Marvin, 88: died Mar 3, 2011, Fremont

DOHMEN, Doris, 56: died Jan 20, 2011, Omaha; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

DOHMEN, Kenneth R, 54: b Mar 13, 1957, Columbus, to Ralph and Angeline (Jarecki) Dohmen; sc Chad, Nathan; died June 30, 2011, Norfolk; burial Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay

DOMEIER, Lawrence "Larry" Arthur, 88: b Dec 25, 1922, Ohiowa, to Jesse and Lydia (Thomas) Domeier; m Esther Dageforde, Apr 9, 1946, Geneva; sc Patricia Staszak, Diane Recknor; died Aug 23, 2011, Columbus; burial Ohiowa Cemetery, Ohiowa

DOUGLAS, Jon P, 47: b Feb 22, 1963, North Platte, to Norman and Alice Dowhower Douglas; m Verna Lopez, Jan 19, 1985, North Platte; sc Minnie Douglas, Emma Douglas, Heather Douglas, Michael; died Jan 3, 2011, Grand Island; burial North Platte Cemetery

DROG, Regina M "Jean", 81: b Jan 7, 1930, rural Nance County, to Frank S and Elizabeth Nowak; m Edmund Drog, Oct 2, 1951; sc Joseph, Laurie Aden, Mark; dc Frances Edmund, Mary Kathryn; died Mar 9, 2011, St Edward; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

DROZDA, Mark M, 58: b Apr 26, 1953, Schuyler, to Evan E and Dorothy (Pohl) Drozda; died June 17, 2011, Columbus; burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Schuyler

DUEHOLM, Charlotte Mae (Ross-Jones-Brown), 79: died Mar 23, 2011, Sixou City, Iowa; burial Bone Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Luck, Wisconsin

DUHACHEK, Ruth, 91: b Nov 17, 1920, Colone, South Dakota, to Henry and Mathilda (Zimmerman) Schroeder; m Delbert Duhachek, June 29, 1942, Columbus; sc Karen Krueger, Roger; died Nov 22, 2011, Albion; burial Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Newman Grove

DUNCAN, Vivian (Rood), 91: sc Larry, Nancy; died July 25, 2011, LaJolla, California; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

DUNN, Miles John: b Dec 28, 2010, to John and Karie (Engel) Dunn; died Mar 15, 2011; burial Hollstlawn Cemetery, Yutan

DURANT, [Sister] Richardis, 105: b Catherine on Oct 26, 1905, Bellwood, Pennsylvania, to Richard H and Agnes (Young) Durant; died Oct 20, 2011, Colorado Springs, Colorado

DUSH, Lawrence A, 90: b Jan 19, 1921, Duncan, to John and Victoria (Starostka) Dush; m Nellie Jareske, Feb 26, 1945, Duncan; sc Robert, Joe, Barbara Micek, Joyce Bish; died Feb 7, 2011, Central City; burial St Peters Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

DVORAK, Dawn M, 37: b Mar 8, 1974, Wahoo, to Richard and Donna (Bohac) Jelinek; m Jeff Dvorak, Sept 30, 1995, Brainard; sc Devon, Jared, Justin, Julia; died Sept 25, 2011; burial Holy Trinity Cemetery [Brainard?]

DVORAK, Marcella, 84: b Oct 24, 1921, Schuyler, to Joseph J and Mildred (Dolezal) Severyn; m Robert C Dvorak, July 27, 1948, Schuyler; sc Michael, Joseph, Joan Salak, Janet Dvorak, Jean Bouc, Judy Eller, Jane Dvorak; died before Feb 8, 2011; burial Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery at Wilson, rural Schuyler

DVORAK, Paul D, 30: b Feb 18, 1981, Schuyler, to Dennis and Rita (Svik) Dvorak; died Mar 14, 2011, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

ECKSTEIN, Anna G, 90: died Sept 26, 2011, North Bend; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cedar Hill

EDEN, Beatrice "Betsy", 96: b Aug 22, 1915, Monroe, to Orville and Rose (Peterson) Fleming; m Claude Eden, Sept 23, 194, Nevada, Iowa; sc Sr Karen Eden, Jon, Connie Shank, Ted, Lori, Greg; dc Judith, Richard, Mark, Joseph; died Nov 6, 2011, Columbus; burial St John's Cemetery, rural Lindsay

EGGER, Elizabeth S, 104: b Feb 1, 1907, Platte Center, to Adolph and Mary (Schumacher) Liebig; m Bert Egger, June 8, 1937, Platte Center; sc Mary Wojcik, Rita Fleischer, Jan Jones; died June 2, 2011, St Edward; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

EGGER, Walter William, 91: b June 10, 1919, Platte County, to Moritz and Ida (Houser) Egger; m Lorraine Ewert, Sept 8, 1941, Platte Center; sc Judy Ditter, David, Gary; died Apr 11, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

EICKHOFF, Hilda Marie, 90: b Apr 20, 1921, Richardson County, to William and Mary (Waechter) Karst; m Ralph Eickhoff, July 4, 1944, Falls City; sc Bruce, Ralph Jr, JoAnn Shemek, Larry; died Dec 5, 2011, Columbus; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, north of Falls City

EKSTROM, Milton D, 75: died Dec 13, 2011, Albion; burial Immanuel-Zion Lutheran South Branch Cemetery, rural Albion

ELLER, Christian F "Chris", 88: died Sept 16, 2011; burial Schuyler Cemetery

ELLER, David Joseph, 56: b June 19, 1955, David City, to Leo and Helen (Shonka) Eller; m Anita Konz, July 1, 1978, Columbus; sc Daryl, Jennifer; dc Jeremy; died Aug 10, 2011; burial Ss Peter & Mary/Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

ELLER, Jolene, 47: b Oct 19, 1963, Genoa, to Richard and Florence (Dush) Schmidt; m Michael Eller, Oct 1, 1983, Platte Center; sc Craig, Kyle, Trevor, Jenna; died July 7, 2011, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

ELLISON, Harold F, 88: died Oct 5, 2011, Fullerton; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

ELSNER, Eugene, 81: b Jan 21, 1930, Newman Grove, to John and Mary (Sloma) Elsner; m Velma Eschliman, Feb 18, 1961, Osceola; sc Ron, Brenda Melcher, Randy, Darrell, Connie Pittsley; died Dec 23, 2011, Arkansas; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

ENGEL, Maxine J Wilshusen, 95: died July 24, 2011, Millard; burial Memorial Cemetery, Fremont

EPP, Margaret E, 87: b Aug 30, 1923, Amherst, to Samuel and Clara (Burns) Stone; m Richard Epp, Dec 30, 1942, Broken Bow; sc Warren, Gale, Gary, Deloris Hoefs; died May 1, 2011, Mesa, Arizona; burial Kearney Cemetery

ERICKSON, Jerry J, 44: died Sept 9, 2011, rural Albion; burial St Michael Catholic Cemetery

ERNST, Alvin Lee "Hooter": b Sept 13, 1932, Platte County, to Arnold and Bessie (Kershaw) Ernst; died Oct 19, 2011 [Las Vegas?]

ESCH, Richard M "Dick", 81: m Betty; sc Janet, Rick, Jerry; died Feb 9, 2011, Grand Island; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Spalding.

EWERT, Gloria, 85: b July 4, 1926, Schuyler, to Dr Louis and Emma (Suchy) Proskovec; m Adrian Ewert, Mar 31, 1948, Denver; sc Doug, Charlie; dc David; died Oct 30, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

FAIRBANKS, Lowell L, 80: b Apr 5, 1931, Hoskins, to Ralph and Hilda (Buss) Fairbanks; m Mary Jane Schaefer; sc Barry, Bob, Trish, Rick, Carol Anderson; dc David, Sandra; died Sept 29, 2011, Norfolk; burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk

FALTYS, Lorna Catherine, 86: m Joe Faltys; sc Mary Kay Dvorak, Joe, Connie Weides, Carolyn Podolak, Susan Ahlers, Maggie Van Diest, Verna Galloway, Tom, Bob, Julie Bideaux, Lee; dc Mark; died bef June 3, 2011; burial Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Heun

FARNHAM, Gloria, 84: b Dec 16, 1926, Omaha, to Bernard and Alice (Dixon) Luedke; m Charles Farnham, Nov 26, 1949, Omaha; sc Linda Ebel, Hollie Olk, Mary Ellen Freilino, Dick; died Apr 15, 2011, Columbus; burial David City Cemetery

FAULKNER, James B, Sr 67: b Oct 1, 1944, Casper, Wyoming, to Home and Elsie (Schultz) Faulkner; m Sharon Suchan, Dec 24, 1981, Columbus; sc James Jr, Holly, April, Stacey; died Nov 26, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

FAYMAN, Gustav "Gus, 86: b July 26, 1924, Clarkson, to Gustav B and Pauline (Zrust) Fayman; m Cleo Karel, May 25, 1946; sc Lynn Marie Podany, Diane Jean, Roger Alan; died July 19, 2011, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

FEHRINGER, Isabel, 92: b Feb 15, 1919, St Bernard, to Frank and Gertrude (Ramaeker) Heimann; m Ted Fehringer, Sept 5, 1939; sc Fred, Jim, Joe, Tom, Steve, Carol Beckman, Mary Kerres, Linda Formanek, Kathy Gildsorf; dc Dick, Trudy; died Dec 22, 2011, Newman Grove; burial Holy Familiy Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay

FERNAU, Darlene, 65: sc Duane, Shawn, Monica; died May 18, 2011, Columbus

FIALA, Wandea P, 88: died Sept 25, 2011; burial David City Cemetery

FINK, James S, 64: died Aug 26, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

FISHER, Jeanette, 76: b Oct 12, 1934, Rock Rapids, Iowa, to Fred and Elizabeth (Molenaar) DeYong; m Keith A Fisher, Oct 30, 1951, Minnesota; sc Jerry, Robert, William, Susan Weekly; died July 11, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

FISHER, William "Bill", 50: b Apr 7, 1961, Columbus, to Keith A and Jeannette (DeYoung) Fisher; m Elaine; sc Angela Miller, Jennifer; died Aug 28, 2011, Lincoln; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

FITTJE, Arloa A, 76: b Apr 16, 1935, rural Platte County, to Oscar and Martha (Otte) Bakenhus; m Loren Fittje, July 27, 1969, rural Columbus; sc Mark; died Apr 18, 2011, Norfolk; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

FITZSIMMONS, Pearl Daisy, 93: b Aug 5, 1917, Merchantville area west of Genoa, to Edmund R and Margarite M (Bowe) Kershaw; m William F Fitzsimmons, Feb 5, 1934, Albion; sc Richard, Mary Jane DeMuth, Lois Olson, Mickey Jo Fastnacht; dc William; died May 11, 2011, Fullerton; burial Sunset Cemetery [Cedar Rapids?]

FLEEMAN, Evelyn Fawn, 85: b Mar 22, 1926, rural Osceola, to Oscar and Florence (Barker) Anderson; m Orrie "Bo" Fleeman, Oct 29, 1945, Kearney; sc Curt, Tom, Chuck, Ken, Jeanice Steinke, Linda Augustine, Joanie Schwensen, Kathy Kobza; dc Lorrie Harvey; died Nov 12, 2011; burial Clarks Cemetery

FLOWERS, Chantel Marie, 32: b Jan 22, 1979, Columbus, to Eugene Ray and Charlene K (Mausbach) Shively; m Josh Griffin, 1998; m Sharn R Flower, Feb 14, 2004, Newman Grove; sc Adrian, Monae, Dante; died May 5, 2011, Genoa; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

FOLKEN, Dorothy, 89: b Nov 3, 1922, Leigh, to Walter and Lillian (Glandt) Hahn; m Merle Folken, Feb 16, 1944, Leigh; sc Nancy Korte; dc Ron; died Dec 31, 2011, Columbus; burial Leigh Cemetery

FOLKEN, Imogene, 87: b Mar 12, 1924, Pilger, to Walter and Ida (Renner) Kuester; m LeRoy Folken, Feb 10, 1944, rural Pilger; sc Carol Motycka, Connie Dittberner, Chuck; died Apr 21, 2011, Columbus; burial Zion Cemetery, Leigh

FOLTZ, Raymond Vincent "Ray", 94: b Apr 4, 1917, near Spalding, to Francis H and Julia B (Berger) Foltz; m Margaret Pfeifer, Oct 22, 1946, Spalding; dc Roger Raymond; died Dec 12, 2011, Grand Island; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery [Greeley?]

FORD, Irene "Renie" Putnam Zlomke Soden, 59: died Aug 15, 2011, Council Bluffs, Iowa

FOREMAN, Marjorie Lee (Greider), 90: died Jan 8, 2011, David City; burial David City City Cemetery

FOREMAN, Pauline, 95: b Sept 29, 1915, Crofton, to Erdman August and Josephine Isabelle Seiffert; m Floyd Ira Foreman, 1945; sc Richard, Cynthia Senften-von Coelln; died May 24, 2011 [California?]

FRAILEY, Pauline, 77: b Apr 22, 1934, Greeley, Colorado, to Oscar and Frances (Langley) Jones; m Richard Frailey, Oct 25, 1952, Greeley; sc Linda Osborn, Barbara Woods, Shawna Schreiber, Chip; died June 16, 2011, David City

FRAILEY, Richard "Dick", 86: b Mar 11, 1925, Vandalia, Illinois, to Okey F and Nada (Thompson) Frailey; m Pauline Jones, Greeley, Colorado; sc Linda Osborn, Barbara Woods, Shawna Schreiber, Chip; died July 29, 2011, David City

FRAUENDORFER, Mark A, 44: b Dec 30, 1966, Newman Grove, to Gerald and Virginia R (Heesacker) Frauendorfer; sc Dustin Bader, Katie Hessel; died June 3, 2011, Columbus; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cornlea

FREDERICK, Lorraine, 87: b Feb 1, 1924, Nance County, to Howard and Irene (Legler) Keith; m Theodore "Jim" Frederick, Oct 12, 1947, Albion; sc Darrell, Barbara Long; died Nov 8, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

FRIEZE, Peggy Lou, 73: b July 31, 1937, Kearney, to Lewis R and Janet L Frieze; sc Brian Blakeney, Paula Neil, Cheryl Stack; dc Brian S Blakeney; died May 19, 2011, Aurora; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

FRITZGES, Kinley Colette, 5 months: b to John Fritzges and Teresa Reardon; died July 28, 2011, Columbus; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

FUCHS, Leonard E, 85: b Dec 2, 1925, Humphrey, to Joseph P Fuchs and Cecelia V Wieser; m Bernadine M Wemhoff, Aug 31, 1948, Humphrey; sc Sally Classen, Rita Kuhn, Eugene, Ray, Marie Rundell, Robert, Joseph; died Jan 30, 2011, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

FUSSELMAN, Frances L, 92: b May 29, 1919, rural Genoa, to John and Maggie (Jansen) Carstenson; m Paul Fusselman, Mar 9, 1939, Albion; sc Don, Larry, Ed, Bob; died July 19, 2011, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

FYFE, Billie Harold, 84: b Aug 20, 1927, Columbus, to Harold and Mae Schmid Fyfe; m Dolores Louise Crock, Apr 22, 1951, Scottsbluff; sc Alan, Linda Fyfe Collins, Billie Jeanne Fyfe, Karen Fyfe Posten; died Nov 10, 2011, rural Minatare; burial West Lawn Cemetery, Gering

FYFE, Ronald L, Sr, 43: b Dec 3, 1968, Omaha, to William Fyfe Jr and Judy (Tworek) Fyfe; m Shawn Lesiak, Mar 25, 1988, Columbus; sc Malerie, Amanda, Amelia, Ronald Jr, William; died Dec 26, 2011, Newman Grove; burial Okay Cemetery, rural Monroe

GALLANT, Norman, 86: m Gretchen; sc Julie Obedoza, Norman "Skip", Cathy Kuemper, Christy, Tyson, Peter; ssc Carrie Whitten, Kelly Zurflah, Ceclia Sunday; died Oct 12, 2011, Grand Island; burial Veterans Home Memorial Cemetery, Grand Island

GALLEY, Florence Cecelia, 100: b May 28, 1911, Madison County, to Levi and Catherine (Beidinger) Messersmith; m Vincent L Galley, Sr, Feb 7, 1933, Omaha; sc Vincent Earl Jr, Helen Sohl, David D, Jean Iwan, Cathy Sansoni, Cliff C; died June 14, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

GARBERS, Carrie B: b Nov 3, 1968; m Brad Garbers; sc Krista, Kaitlynn; died Nov 19, 2011

GARCIA, Jerry Scot, 36: b Oct 1, 1975, Paso Robles, California, to Pamela Vernoy Beltran; died Oct 8, 2011, Columbus

GARNES, Ivyl Ellsworth, Jr, 69: b Oct 7, 1941, Perry, Iowa, to Ivyl Ellsworth and Delcie Gertrude (Beeson) Garnes; m Toshia South, June 1, 2002, Perry, Iowa; sc Angela Wemhoff, Bill, Kyler South, Jimmy Rose, Cassandra Rose; died Feb 12, 2011, Perry, Iowa; burial Highland Township Cemetery, Bayard, Iowa

GASKILL, Don Roger, 84: died June 16, 2011, Schuylera; burial Linwood Hill Cemetery, Linwood

GASSEN, Trish, 44: b Dec 8, 1966, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; died May 14, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

GASTON, Elizabeth "Betty", 84: b Jan 11, 1927, Germany, to Willy and Maria (Leinhos) Lippert; m Everett Gaston, Jan 1, 1948, Greencastle, Indiana; sc Bruce, Steven Sr, Brad, Caroline Gertsch, Brian; died July 26, 2011, Lincoln; burial O'Kay Cemetery, Monroe

GATES, Glen A, Sr, 92: b Aug 21, 1918, Alma, to Clifford and Fedora (Weldon) Gates; m Elizabeth Masek, Jan 15, 1945, Valparaiso; sc Patricia Roubal, Maxine Prochaska, Stephen, Glen Jr, Gerald, Jerome; died Apr 8, 2011, Schuyler; burial St Vitus Cemetery, Touhy

GAVLIK, Edward John, 62: b Mar 2, 1949, St Edward, to Alvin and Stasia (Drog) Gavlik; m Jackie Powers, May 20, 1969, Silver Creek; sc Tracy Jordan; died Nov 8, 2011, rural Columbus; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery

GEIER, Clara Ann "Kay", 94: b May 4, 1917, rural Nance County, to Charles and Anna (Wetovick) Boro; m John Geier, Apr 15, 1952, Hebron; died Dec 10, 2011, Silver Creek; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

GERHOLD, James "Jim", 86: b Mar 27, 1925, Columbus, to William and Helen (Kozlowski) Gerhold; m Colleen Blaser, Apr 10, 1950, Denver, Colorado; sc Stuart, David; died June 26, 2011, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; burial St Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery, Columbus

GERKEN, Earl, 81: b Aug 25, 1929, rural Creston, to Herman and Clara (Hoefelman) Gerken; m LaVon Berends, Apr 28, 1968 [Columbus?]; sc Janelle Gertsch, Eric, Jonathan; died Mar 4, 2011, Omaha

GERMAN, Wilma J, 84: b Apr 14, 1926, Lindsay, to Fred J and Agnes E (Kurtenbach) Beierman; m Maynard S German, Oct 21, 1947, Lindsay; died Mar 26, 2011, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

GERSIB, Arthur T, 91: b Aug 18, 1919, Rocky Ford, Colorado, to Rev George and Minnie (Baade) Gersib; m Shirley Hoessel, June 1, 1947, rural Leigh; sc Richard, Gregory, Patricia Studts; died July 31, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

GERTSCH, Carolyn E, 90: b Mar 18, 1921, Columbus, to Fred and Clara (Thayer) Laudenklaus; m Wayne A Gertsch, Sept 20, 1944, Brownwood, Texas; died June 14, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

GERTSCH, Loretta L, 78: b Sept 20, 1932, Platte County, to John Conrad and Elizabeth Filbert; m Melvyn K Gertsch; sc Boyd, Craig, Dale, Melva Lundy; died June 22, 2011, Tucson, Arizona; burial Columbus

GILMORE, John "Jack", 78: died Oct 15, 2011 [Corona, California?]; burial St Mary's Cemetery [David City?]

GIRARD, Mary Rose, 83: b Mar 22, 2917, Osceola, to Lewis and Rose (Gabel) Schott; m Hubert P Girard, Feb 5, 1945, Shelby; sc Janet Ekstrom, Connie Alexander, Ron, John; dc Carolyn Hiemer; died Jan 3, 2011, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

GLEASON, John Thomas, 99: b Apr 4, 1912, Lindsay, to John M and Anna (Gleeson) Gleason; m Eleanor M Vonnahms, Feb 27, 1954, Fremont; died Oct 30, 2011, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

GLODOWSKI, Marian, 80: died May 2, 2011, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

GOERING, David Milton, 69: b Dec 18, 1941, Platte Center, to Milton and Velma (Kallweit) Georing; m Patti Weber, Aug 17, 1963, Crofton; sc Lori Marshall, Mark; died Nov 1, 2011, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Platte Center

GOERING, Kim, 50: b Mar 28, 1961, Lincoln, to Doug and Arloine "Joy" (Zicafoose) Hansen; m Eugene Goering, Aug 13, 1982, Lincoln; sc Valerie Grosjean, Marie, Phillip, Reed; died Sept 7, 2011, Omaha; burial Zion Lutheran Grand Prairie Cemetery, rural Platte Center

GONKA, Richard Donald, 86: b Dec 30, 1924, Shelby, to James and Valerie (Jarecki) Gonka; m Iona Eller, 1944, California; sc Carolyn Ingold, Lori Carpenter; dc Christy "Chris"; died July 5, 2011, Grand Island; burial St Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, Duncan

GRACIA, Manuel "Manny", 47: died Sept 24, 2011, Salina, Kansas; burial Takahko Cemeteyr

GRACIA, Robert, 50: b July 29, 1961, Lakin, Kansas, to Maria (Espinsoza) Zetino; died Dec 5, 2011, Salina, Kansas; cremated

GRADY, Vernon, 65: sc Amy Zamora, Dan; died bef June 12, 2011

GRAYBILL, Marion W, 72: b July 3, 1939, David City, to Charles and Clara (Chambers) Graybill; m Dorothy Fuhr, May 13, 1961, Columbus; sc David, Karen Lopour, Peggy Novotny; died Oct 2, 2011, Columbus; burial Leigh Cemetery

GREEN, Mary Lou, 78: b in Lincoln, to Charles Terence and Emma (Kenney) McManus; m Donald Bud L Green, June 28, 1958; sc Don, Maralee O'Neill, Terry, Emily; died Dec 25, 2011, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

GREER, Nancy Ann, 62: died Nov 7, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

GRESS, Dale, 96: m LaVonne; sc Alvin, Keith, Linda Reed, Eugene, Lora Miller; dc Darlene (Gress) Ough; died Oct 26, 2011, Grand Island; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Palmer

GRIFFIN, Robert W, 53: b Jan 6, 1958, Lawton, Oklahoma; found dead Dec 17, 2011, near Fullerton

GRIFFITHS, George Duane, 70: m Rhonda Baker; sc Christine Brockman, Timothy Darby; died Dec 20, 2011 [Midland, Texas?]

GRIMES, Ruth Eleanor, 98: died June 2, 2011, Denver

GRONENTHAL, Emma P, 64: b May 13, 1947, Norfolk, to Ralph and Lois (Hensley) Smutny; m Gerald J Gronenthal, Sept 3, 1966, Humphrey; sc Rebecca Thompson, Matt, Bonnie Bowers, Mark, Marvin, Mitchell; died July 30, 2011, Humphrey; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

GRONENTHAL, Jacee Pearl, 1 day: b to James Jr and Mary "Jeanne" Gronenthal; died Jan 29, 2011, Omaha

GRONENTHAL, Mildred C, 89: b July 5, 1921, Cornlea, to Nellie C (Bender) and Matthew J Schumacher; m Clement J Gronenthal, Feb 26, 1946, Cornlea; sc Nancy Adams, Dean, Don; dc Gail Morten; died Jan 2, 2011, Newman Grove; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

GROSS, Byrle Ellsworth, 92: b July 3, 1918, Cherolkee, Iowa, to Eli Gross and Anna Crippen Gross; m Mary Elizabeth Foreman, Dec 14, 1940, South Mills, North Carolina; sc Louise Kent, Byrle Jr, Ruth Bowman, Kay Neuer; died Jan 20, 2011, Scottsbluff; burial Belhaven, North Carolina

GROSSNICKLAUS, Harold Roy, 82: b Nov 15, 1928, Osceola, to Roy and Camilla (Janicek) Grossnicklaus; m Sheila Yungdahl, Aug 4, 1955; sc Monte, Kelly, Randy; died Sept 23, 2011; burial Osceola Cemetery

GROTELUESCHEN, Maxine, 86: b Feb 11, 1925, rural Platte Center, to Chris and Tetta (Johannes) Petersen; m Eugene Grotelueschen, Apr 20, 1954, Platte Center; sc Gwen Bedient, Miriam Roth, Bryce, Myron; died Mar 20, 2011, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemeteyr [rural Columbus]

GROTELUSCHEN, Margaret A, 75: b July 24, 1936, Dodge, to Ted and Lillian (Cernin) Cech; m Norris Groteluschen, June 2, 1955, Leigh; sc Duane, Ron, Charlene Svoboda, Lynelle Byerly, Jack; dc Michael; died Dec 29, 2011, Norfolk; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh

GRUBAUGH, Fern E, 84: b July 29, 1926, Bellwood, to Richard and Edna (Smith) Grubaugh; died Mar 23, 2011, David City; burial David City Cemetery

GULBRANDSON, Virgil Ray, 85: b June 9, 1926, Gresham, to Birgir and Rosie (Bristow) Gulbrandson; m Betty Darlene Church, Aug 30, 1947, Osceola; sc Leland, Larry, Ted, Tim, Dudley; dc Lavern; died Dec 17, 2011, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

GUSTAFSON, Llewellyn, 90: died July 13, 2011, Newman Grove; burial Salem Lutheran Cemetery, rural St Edward

GUYNAN, John L, 86: died May 17, 2011; burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Schuyler

HACK, Kurt L, 44: b to Cecil and Bonnie Hack; sc Kayleigh, Jacob, Kayle; died Apr 18, 2011

HAGERBAUMER, Wayne C, 89: b Sept 4, 1922, rural Hooper, to Charles W and Elsa E (Bayer) Hagerbaumer; m Ethel Blumm, July 10, 1949, Scribner; sc Michael, Jay, Kerry Terrell; dc Stanley; died Oct 12, 2011; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

HAKE, Emma L, 89: b Jan 8, 1922, rural Platte County, to Herman and Hattie (Otto) Hake; m Herbert Hake, May 8, 1944, Creston; sc Arlene Hamernik, Allen, Ervin, Dennis; died Jan 8, 2011, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

HAMATA, Mary Ann, 62: b Aug 12, 1948, Schuyler, to Joseph L and Bernice (Malzahn) Misek; m Howard Hamata, Nov 1, 1969 [Schuyler?]; sc Ben, Becky; died Jan 4, 2011, Omaha

HAMATA, Rose, 94: b Aug 12, 1o17, near Bruno, to Emil F and Mary (Ptacek) Stava; m Vladimir "Teenie" Hamata, Jan 22, 1941, Grand Island; sc Jeannette Young, Gerald, Howard; died Dec 4, 2011, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery

HAMLING, Josephine M, 67: died Jan 29, 2011, Beatrice; burial St Mary Cemetery, rural Humphrey

HAMMOND, Linda, 62: b Mar 16, 1948, Genoa, to Pete and Leota (Cuddeford) Patrick; m Dan Hammond, Apr 29, 1967, Fremont; sc Dawn Wagner, Tracie Hammond; died Jan 26, 2011, Genoa; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

HANN, Helcyon H "Pat", 91: b Aug 20, 1920, Shickley, to Walter G and Eva C (Portwood) Dodge; m Jack A Hann, Nov 24, 1947, Grand Island; sc Debra L, Douglas R; died Dec 30, 2011, Grand Island

HANSEN, Alma, 97: b Dec 25, 1913, Duncan, to John and Emma (Waldman) Schweizer; m Chester Hansen, Apr 20, 1937, Duncan; sc Gene, Betty Fisher; died June 13, 2011, St Edward; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

HANSEN, Roger A, 78: b Mar 26, 1933, Washington County, to Alfred and Rena (Jensen) Hansen; m Theresa Kula George, June 1, 1991, Columbus; sc Christine Skipton, Maureen Popple, Becky Highet, David Hansen, Steve Hall, Dennis Hall, Bobby Hall; dc Donnie George, Tim Hall; died Apr 7, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

HANZEL, Clara T, 88: b Feb 18, 1923, Duncan, to Peter Zywiec and Barbara Dush; m Francis C Hanzel, Oct 23, 1946; sc Christine Bender, Lucille Mitchell, Lawrence; died Nov 18, 2011, Madison; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Tarnov

HARKRADER, Larry, 59: b Jan 17, 1952, Norfolk, to Jerry Sr and Mary Harkrader; m Pamela Kohl; sc Jason, Miranda Haferman; died Apr 22, 2011 [Le Center, Minnesota?]

HARMS, Randall, 56: b Jan 21, 1955, to William and Betty Harms; sc Amy Fisher, Jennifer Ferguson, Ryan; died Oct 7, 2011 [Lincoln?]

HAROLD, Malvin L, 79: b Mar 12, 1932, Farwell, Texas, to Lee and Esther Harold; m Elizabeth; sc Cynde Huebner, Doug, Lisa Coon, Samatha Medinger, Robin Waage; died May 18, 2011, Columbus; burial Fort McPherson

HAROUFF, Norman Arthur, 69: b Dec 7, 1941, rural Franklin, to Raymond A and Rosalie B (Dibben) Harouff; m Twila (Thoms) Mills; m ___; sc Mike, Matt, Christopher, Elizabeth Melugin, Amanda; died Mar 20, 2011, Omaha; burial Fort McPherson

HARRINGTON, Helen Marie, 88: b May 16, 1923, Hastings; sc John; died July 5, 2011, Columbus; burial Blue Valley Cemetery, Hastings

HARTSEL, Marguerite, 85: b Oct 19, 1926, Page County, Iowa, to Clarence Earl and Josephine (Dukeshire) Resh; m Virgil L Hartsel, May 19, 1945, Cawker City, Kansas; sc Jo Gillette, Dan; died Nov 27, 2011, David City; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

HASSELBACH, Neal E, 84: b Jan 17, 1927, Columbus, to Ralph and Irene (Anderson) Hasselbalch; m Thala Plantz, Nov 7, 1948 [rural Shelby?]; sc Rick, Sheri Larson; dc Tom; died Feb 4, 2011, Columbus; burial Shelby Cemetery

HAUK, Ernst E, 71: died Aug 4, 2011; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

HAVELKA, Joseph, 90: died June 27, 2011, David City; burial Prague National Cemetery, Prague

HAYEK, George C, 76: b Marshalltown, Iowa; m Gerri; sc Debbie Linder, Tammy Dicke, Jim; died Sept 27, 2011; burial Calvary Cemetery [Lincoln?]

HAYNES, Aaron, 28: b to Paul and Sizalda Haynes; m Deana; sc Brianna, Matthew Osborne; died Sept 20, 2011 [Omaha?]

HEIMANN, Virginia, 77: b Oct 13, 1933, Howells, to John and Adela (Dvorak) Knust; m Melvin Heimann, Oct 14, 1952, Olean; sc Linda Lambert, Duane, Susie Kobus, Cindy Pile; died July 11, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

HEINE, Ardis, 68: b Oct 22, 1942, Columbus, to Arthur and Marie (Hassebrook) Feye; m Lyman H Heine Jr, 1966; died Aug 24, 2011, Fresno, California; burial Hooper

HEINS, Laverne L, 88: b Nov 27, 1922, David City, to H L and Edna (Egly) Heins; m Orva Brockmann, Sept 18, 1955, West Point; sc Gordon, David; died Feb 7, 2011, David City; burial Faith East Cemetery, rural Rising City

HEINSOHN, Bernard "Bernie" C, 83: b Aug 9, 1927, Rogers, to Charles and Clara (Hron) Heinsohn; m Shirley Nelson, Nov 3, 1950, Norfolk; sc Dan, Karla Schaecher; dc Julieanne; died Mar 17, 2011, Lincoln; burial Schuyler Cemetery

HELD, Frank W, 91: b Mar 16, 1919, Columbus, to Frank and Xaverius (Abts) Held; died Jan 18, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

HEMMER, Evelyn S, 89: b Oct 10, 1921, Madison County near St Bernard, to Mary (Geilenkirchen) and Joseph Joerger; m Gerald J Hemmer, Jan 21, 1947, Humphrey; sc Larry, Karen Wiese, Jeanne Kurtenbach, Mary Jo Jarecki, Bonnie Farkas; dc Joseph; died Aug 26, 2011, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

HENDERSON, Wesley M, 93: died Oct 22, 2011, Seward; burial Circle Mound Cemetery [Rising City?]

HENKE, Carroll, 83: b Oct 19, 1927, Platte County, to Henry B and Olga A (Wurdeman) Henke; m Lorraine L Mimick, Jan 24, 1953; sc Donn C, Dale C, David C; died Jan 25, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

HENRY, Evelyn B, 93: died Jan 29, 2011, Auburn

HERRMANN, Vera Josephine, 88: b Aug 11, 1922, rural Columbus, to Adolf and Pauline (Loseke) Marty; m Calmar Herrmann; sc Linda Bortis, Susan Graham, David; died July 18, 2011, Columbus; burial Osceola Cemetery

HESPE, Paul R: b June 8, 1913, Leigh, to William and Anna (Loseke) Hespe; m Geneva; sc Thomas; ssc Ronald Mauselle; died May 9, 2011

HESS, Michael Peter "Mikol", 57: died Mar 6, 2011, Columbus; burial St Boniface Cemetery, Clark, South Dakota

HILLEN, Lester, 89: b Mar 22, 1922, rural Leigh, to Fredrick "Fritz" and Erna (Hake) Hillen; m Lucille Fiala, Aug 23, 1951, Leigh; sc Vickie Erickson, Lyle, Wayne; died Dec 29, 2011, Stanton; burial Creston Pioneer Cemetery, rural Leigh

HILLEN, Lucille "Lucy", 80: b July 21, 1930, Stanton County, to Joseph and Elisa (DeKeere) Fiala; m Lester Hillen, Aug 23, 1951, Leigh; sc Vickie Erickson, Lyle, Wayne; died June 15, 2011, Lincoln; burial Creston Pioneer Cemetery, rural Creston

HILLER, Michael A, 62: b July 24, 1949, David City, to Anthony and Elizabeth (Michael) Hiller; died Feb 2, 2011, Kansas City; burial Sts Peter & Mary Cemetery, Bellwood

HITTNER, Neal A, 66: died Aug 8, 2011 [Safety Harbor, Florida?]; burial St Leonards Cemetery, Madison

HLAVAC, Alvern A, 86: b Feb 11, 1925, rural Bruno, to Adolph F and Elsie (Fricke) Hlavac; m Magdeline "Meg" Brecka, Apr 25, 1950, Abie; sc Kevin, Monica Saalfeld, Claudia Bell, Annette Glock, Paula Sylvester; died Sept 18, 2011, David City; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, David City

HLEDIK, Scott, 48: b in Madison to Alvin and Marge Hledik; m Janice Zollars, July 18, 1986, Lincoln; sc Jessie, Jennie Villalobos; died bef Dec 29, 2011, Norfolk; burial Crown Hill Cemetery [Madison?]

HOADLEY, Elvena, 98: b Dec 15, 1912, rural Lindsay, to Marinus and Nicolina (Knudsen) Christensen; m Sam Hoadley, Oct 15, 1935, Lindsay; sc Cleo Rosno, Louise Robertson, Norman; died Apr 19, 2011, St Edward; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

HOADLEY, Medarda "Dart", 87: b Sept 13, 1923, Lindsay, to Joseph and Theresa (Ball) Dreifurst; m George P Hoadley, July 15, 1944, Los Angeles; sc Kathy Rutan, Gerald, Charles, Shirley TePoel, Mary Chohon, Randy, Larry, Gary, Mike; dc Don, inf Joann; died Aug 17, 2011, Newman Grove; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

HOEFT, Laverne H, 77: b Aug 3, 1934, David City, to Henry and Hilda (Gocken) Hoeft; m Sharon Barlean, Feb 9, 1963; sc Beth Zeilinger, Dawn Struebing, Scott; died Aug 16, 2011, David City; burial Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery [Rising City?]

HOEFT, William "Bill", 75: b May 14, 1936, Surprise, to William and Dorothy "Doty" Hoeft; m Gladys Kucera; sc Kathy Farahbod, Julie McMahan, Mike, Pat, Shelly Westfall; died July 12, 2011, Lincoln; burial Shelby Catholic Cemetery

HOESSEL, Delores, 79: b June 18, 1931, Columbus, to William and Hilda (Schroeder) Benning; m Donald D Hoessel, May 18, 1960, Columbus; sc Mark, Denise McAfee; died May 31, 2011, Lincoln; burial St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh

HOFF, Duane C, 82: b Jan 5, 1929, Colfax County, to Emil and Augusta (Kroeger) Hoff; m Doris Reznicek, Dec 27, 1955, Clarkson; sc Skye Kiolbasa, Sandy Angle; died Aug 3, 2011; burial Leigh Cemetery

HOFFMAN, Fritz J, 82: b Jan 8, 1929, Omaha, to Fred Hoffman and Myrtle Nissen; m Joan Folk, June 16, 1950, Fremont; sc Kim Dvorak, Deb Hamling, Doug, Rick; died Feb 12, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

HOGE, Marilyn, 83: b Apr 21, 1928, Columbus, to Howard C and Pauline E (Egger) Brown; m Norman L Hoge, June 27, 1948; sc Jeff, Jane, Jill Smith, Jim; died June 15, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

HOLDREN, Phyllis A, 95: b Feb 2, 1916, Dickens, to Clarence and Frieda (Voss) Newman; sc Lyle H, Judy Herde, Mary Franzen, Gail Ann Marsh; died July 21, 2011, Columbus

HOLEKA, James E "Jim", 67: died Jan 16, 2011, Lincoln; burial St Mary's Cemetery [David City?]

HOLMES, Bonnie N, 77: died Mar 19, 2011, Ord

HOLOUBEK, Lucille, 91: b May 22, 1919, Wilson area of Colfax County, to Karel and Frances (Maly) Jedlicka; m Richard W Holoubek, June 17, 1941, Schuyler; sc Verne, Virginia, Vicki Brabec, Rollie, Roxanne Anderson; died Feb 12, 2011, Clarkson; burial Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery, Wilson

HOLOUBEK, Richard, 93: b Dec 22, 1917, rural Colfax County, to William and Frances (Pinker) Holoubek; m Lucille Jedlicka, June 17, 1941, Schuyler; sc Verne, Virginia, Victoria Brabec, Rollie, Roxanne Anderson; died Mar 17, 2011, Clarkson; burial Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery at Wilson, rural Clarkson

HOLYS, Emma M, 90: died Aug 23, 2011, Albion; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

HOMAN, John N, 92: b Feb 9, 1919, Bellwood, to Ben and Katherine (Steiner) Homan; m Ann Marie Kroutil, Jan 23, 1953, Schuyler; died Feb 20, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

HOOK, Lieselotte "Lotte", 82: b Apr 6, 1929, Langenselbold, Germany, to Henry and Minna (Ickler) Lindner; m Charles Hook, June 17, 1950, Germany; sc Michael, Heidi Moore; died May 8, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

HOPKINS, Eileen, 87: died May 21, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

HOPPE, Louis A, 35: died Oct 4, 2011, rural Albion; burial Dennison Cemetery, rural Albion

HOPPENSTEDT, Alan Orville, 49: b Dec 22, 1961, Columbus, to Lena and Orville Hoppenstedt; died Apr 3, 2011, Columbus

HOTOVY, Alan J, 62:m Loretta Jisa; scc Ray Jisa, Leonard Jisa, Cinday Allen; died Mar 26, 2011, Seward; burial Seward Cemetery

HOUFEK, Mildred "Milada", 91: b Sept 5, 1920, rural Rogers, to Charles and Anna (Bobisud) Glodowski; m Stanley Houfek, Nov 15, 1938, Clarkson; sc Eileen Neubauer, Judy Machacek; died Dec 30, 2011, Madison; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

HOUSKA, Dorothy: died Apr 28, 2011, David City

HROUDA, Leoanrd R, 87: b Nov 6, 1923, Clarkson, to Robert and Marie (Fisher) Hrouda; m Margaret Janecek, May 24, 1949, Schuyler; sc Randy, Jeff, Jim, Robert, Laurie Johnson, Marie Valeika; dc Kendall; died Oct 18, 2011, Clarkson; burial Schuyler Cemetery

HUISENGA, Mabel E, 91: died Apr 29, 2011, David City; burial Garrison Cemetery

HUISMAN, Clares M, 87: died Oct 11, 2011, Albion; burial St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Petersburg

HUNTER, Carolyn Jane, 80: died Nov 21, 2011, Yankton, South Dakota

HURT, Marguerite M, 92: b Mar 7, 1919, rural Ravenna, to Ignes and Anna (Seifert) Schroll; m Arnold E Hurt, June 28, 1943, Ravenna; sc Carolyn Kresha, Rosemarie Mrkvicka, Michael, Alfred; died Sept 30, 2011, St Paul; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Loup City

ILGEN, Richard, 62: b Oct 27, 1948, South Deloit, Wisconsin, to Lloyd and Virginia (Radke) Ilgen; m Marjorie Jones, Dec 21, 1978, Rockford [Illinois]; sc Justin, Adam; died Jan 10, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

INGALLS, Cynthia Sue, 58: b Mar 9, 1952, Osceola, to Mervin and Janet (Malek) Hiemer; m John Thomas Ingalls, Sept 12, 1970, Shelby; sc Casey, Cassie Boden, Katie Ingalls; died Jan 19, 2011, Lincoln; burial Shelby Cemetery

IRISH, Allen D, 92: b Mar 1, 1918, Genoa, to Ross and Anna (Christensen) Irish; m June Kershaw, Aug 15, 1942, near Champaign, Illinois; sc Cheryl Greenwall, Robert, Phyllis Schiermann; died Jan 13, 2001, Columbus; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

IRWIN, Elizabeth "Bette" Violet, 89: died Jan 27, 2011, Gering; burial West Lawn Cemetery, Gering

IWANSKY, Edward H, 87: b Jan 12, 1924, Howells, to Edward J and Bessie (Suchan) Iwansky; m Gladys Cockson, Nov 12, 1946, Pilsno; sc Gary, Don, Ron, Roger; died May 31, 2011, Papillion; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

JACKSON, Lillian L, 89: b Mar 24, 1922, to Bill and Mary Hasselbring; m Donald Jackson; sc Linda McPhail, Rebecca Jackson; died Nov 17, 2011

JACOBSEN, Eldon Leon, 80: b May 1, 1930, northeast of St Edard, to Ole and Olevia Olesen Jacobsen; m Marilyn Jeanne Gloor, June 11, 1950, Albion; sc Tim, Tom, Peggy, Paul; died Apr 22, 2011, St Edward; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

JACOBSEN, Gene, 83: b Sept 17, 1927, near St Edward, to Clyde and Johanna (Peterson) Jacobsen; m Marilyn Killion, June 9, 1951, Monroe; dc Dana, Diane; died Jan 26, 2011, Norfolk; burial Kearney

JACOBSON, David Rodney Emmanuel (Rodney), 85: b Aug 9, 1926, Boone County, near Bradish, to Wallace Howard and Kathryn (Green) Jacobson; m Ula Jensen, Oct 11, 1945, St Edward; sc David, Chris, James; dc Leesa Rains; died Sept 25, 2011, Columbus

JAHN, Mary Ann (Merrill), 78: m Herbert Jahn; sc Cindy Wodaszewski, Michael, Randy; died May 3, 2011; burial Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

JAIXEN, Paul J, 68: b Nov 27, 1942, Tarnov, to Joseph and Theresa Jaixen; m Lucille; sc Lyle, Douglas, Stephen; died Nov 3, 2011 [Omaha?]; burial at Calvary Mausoleum, Omaha

JAKUB, Marie Therese, infant: b July 30, 2011 to Justin and Jill (Furasek) Jakub; d July 30, 2011; burial Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

JAKUB, Samuel Joseph, infant: b July 30, 2011 to Justin and Jill (Furasek) Jakub; d July 31, 2011; burial Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

JANAK, Raymond E, 87: died Jan 13, 2011, Lincoln; burial St Mary's Cemetery, Omaha

JANSEN, DeForest, 93: b Mar 17, 1917, rural Creston, to Herman Fred and Dollie Adelpha (Stevens) Jansen; m Luella Jean Sander, Sept 17, 1940, Creston; sc Keith, Tim; died Mar 6, 2011, Madison; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

JARECKE, Lillian J, 93: b Feb 13, 1918, Nance County near Krakow, to John and Mary (Swantek) Ziemba; m Theodore S Jarecke, May 3, 1948, near Genoa; died Feb 15, 2011, St Edward; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

JARECKI, Adam, 31: b Mar 30, 1980, Albion, to Daniel and Diane (Wiese) Jarecki; m Kelly Nelsen, Mar 31, 2003, Lindsay; sc Zander, Piper; died Apr 8, 2011; burial Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay

JARECKI, Anthony P "Tony": m Mary Ann; sc Mark, Connie; died May 23, 2011 [Tyler, Texas?]

JARECKI, Mary, 93: b June 28, 1917, Platte County, to Paul and Agatha (Moritz) Cygan; m Ben Jarecki, Oct 12, 1968, Columbus; died Jan 3, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

JARESKE, Martin Leo, Sr, 88: b Feb 12, 1923, Fullerton, to Anthony and Frances (Liss) Jareske; m Theonilla Marie Staroscik, Jan 18, 1947, Columbus; sc Phyllis Wulf, Martin Jr, Ben, Jerry, Allan, Mary Ann Coday, Susan Donoghue, Elaine Drozd; died Dec 27, 2011, Osceola; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

JAWORSKI, James Joseph, 75: b Dec 6, 1935, Columbus, to Jacob and Pauline Jaworski; m Linda Hall; sc Jamie A Sullivan, Jill M, Kevin Earlywine, Joseph J; died Sept 9, 2011 [Kissimmee, Florida?]

JECHA, Dorothy M, 86: sc Harvey, Ron; died Dec 29, 2011, Schuyler; burial Bohemian National Cemetery, rural Brainard

JEDLICKA, LaVerna Louise, 94: died Oct 28, 2011, Fremont; burial Schuyler Cemetery

JELDEN, David, 80: b Oct 8, 1930, Columbus, to Edward John and Vera (Cates) Jelden; m Rose Marie Hibberd, Sept 7, 1952, Lexington; sc Steven, Dennis, Kevin; died Sept 30, 2011 [Greeley, Colorado?]

JENNY, Sandra Jean, 73: b July 5, 1937, rural Leigh, to Edwin and Delores (Heitz) Wurdeman; m Elmer Jenny, Aug 20, 1956, Barbers Pt., Hawaii; sc Christine Ann Ferrua, Elmer Lee, Jeffery Taylor; died Mar 26, 2011, Bedford, Texas; burial Leigh Cemetery

JENSEN, Ernie, 84: died Sept 24, 2011, Norfolk; burial Iammanuel Zion Cemetery, rural Albion

JENSEN, Evelyn F, 95: b Mar 30, 1915, rural Lindsay, to Herman and Sylvina (Rood) Christensen; m Clifford Jensen, Apr 17, 1949, Columbus; dc Terry, Sally; died Jan 21, 2011, Lincoln; burial St Ansgar Lutheran Cemetery-Rosenborg, rural Lindsay

JINDRA, Alma, 89: died Dec 5, 2011, West Point; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

JINDRA, Marcella Helen, 93: b Jan 6, 1918, rural Stanton County, to James and Rose (Pojar) Svitak; m Edward A Jindra, Apr 26, 1938; sc Leonard, Elaine Roubal, Loretta Severson, Marlene Rohde; dc LaVaine Kassmeier; died Nov 14, 2011, West Point; burial St Henry's Catholic Cemetery, rural Howells

JIRSAK, Elsie, 91: died Aug 19, 2011, Fremont; burial Clarkson National Cemetery

JOHANNES, Cordula "Corky", 81: b Feb 15, 1930, Columbus, to Carl and Elizabeth (Schafer) Loseke; m Carl Johannes, June 26, 1949, Columbus; sc Stan, Sandy Zimmerman, Sharon Krumland; dc Roger; died Aug 4, 2011, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

JOHANNES, Mildred L, 93: b Aug 20, 1918, Platte County, to Gerhard and Frieda (Mueller) Kapels; m Eugene A Johannes, Apr 1, 1945, rural Columbus; sc Gerald "Jake", Merle, Myron "Mike", Leroy, Susan Vyhlidal; died Sept 18, 2011, Columbus; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

JOHANSEN, Dave Lee "Boog", 79: b Ma 2, 1932, rural Polk County, to Fritz and Ollie (Boro) Johansen; died Aug 14, 2011, Grand Island; burial Shelby Cemetery

JOHANSEN, Lorena, 100: b Oct 24, 1910, Columbus, to Frank and Lena (Schupbach) Blaser; m Kenneth A Johansen, June 1, 1933, Fremont; sc Charles, Faye Sorensen; died Feb 19, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Park, Columbus

JOHNSON, Delores E: b Oct 25, 1926, Shelby, to Fred and Marie (Kruse) Miller; m Douglas D Johnson, Feb 25, 1944, Belleville, Kansas; sc Corleita Brandt, Jolene Daro, Darrell, Doug; died July 9, 2011, Carrollton, Texas

JOHNSON, Janet Lee, 69: b May 19, 1942, Spalding, to Fay L and Bessie L (Mickelson) Palmer; m Victor D Johnson, Dec 1, 1963, Omaha; sc Eric, Andy, Adam, Deana Wemhoff; died Nov 26, 2011, Omaha; burial Rose Hill Cemetery [Albion?]

JOHNSON, Thelma Loray 86: b Sept 24, 1924, Ulysses, to Oliver and Nettie (Andrew) Moore; m Eril A Johnson, Apr 12, 1957; sc Glenn, Sandra Hardesty, Rebecca Rupert, Carolyn; died Mar 28, 2011, Stromsburg; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

JONES, Lois Alma: b May 5, 1924, Seward, to Glover John Sr and Alma Amanda (Miers) Johnson; m Carroll Justice Jones Sr, Jan 24, 1942, Columbus; sc Carroll Justice Jr, Stanley Walter, Carrie Marie Smith; dc Janice Alma Edgeman; died Mar 20, 2011, Oceanside, California; burial Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, California

KABOUREK, Judith "Judy", 64: b Nov 28, 1946, Lincoln, to Joseph and Marie (Walla) Kadavy; m Ernest Kabourek, Aug 19, 1967; sc Jerry; adopted children, Mari Beth, Kristin; dc Annette; died Nov 27, 2011; burial Holy Trinity Cemetery [Brainard?]

KALLENBACH, Timothy Joseph, 51: b May 25, 1960, Columbus, to Keith and Beverly (Baer) Kallenbach; died Sept 4, 2011, Bellwood; burial Bellwood Cemetery

KALLWEIT, Shirley, 83: b June 13, 1928, Columbus, to Roy and June (Tusler) Stone; m Marvin "Steve" Kallweit, Feb 22, 1949, Columbus; died June 15, 2011, Columbus; burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Platte Center

KAMPSCHNIEDER, Bohumila "Bob", 102: b Feb 15, 1909 to Anton and Anna (Mestle) Dvorak; m Victor Kampschnieder, May 1, 1933, Dodge; sc Melvin, Jim, Theresa Michaels, Janet; dc Ralph, Kenneth; died Dec 21, 2011, Dodge; burial Ss Peter and Paul Cemetery [Howells?]

KAMRATH, Adrienne, 83: b Nov 7, 1927, Newman Grove, to John C and Ida (Froistad) Anderson; m Obed "Jack" Kamrath [Newman Grove?]; sc Scott, Craig, Susan Staub, Kevin, Brent; died May 19, 2011, Norfolk; burial Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Newman Grove

KANTOR, Louis F, 77: m Jacqueline; sc Robert, Larry, Brenda Gentleman, Bryan, Mike; died Oct 20, 2011, Omaha; burial Calvary Cemetery [Omaha?]

KANTOR, Marilyn Mae, 79: b Jan 9, 1932, Weston, to Stanley and Sylvia (Zeleny) Prochaska; m John S Kantor Jr, Apr 30, 1955, Pilsno; sc John, Debra Dohmen, David, Michelle Boss, Christine Million; died Nov 26, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

KASTL, Theophal "Phil", 94: died June 19, 2011, Grand Island; burial St Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno

KAVANAUGH, John Michael, 60: b Jan 1, 1951, Columbus, to Dr Daniel S and Pauline (Carson) Kavanaugh; died Nov 22, 2011, rural Burchard; burial Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Burchard

KEATING, Sandra Jean, 73: b Nov 14, 1937, West Point, to Wesley and Mildred (Houston) Drew; m Hart Keating, 1948; sc DruAnn, Colleen Jennings, Kristin Riekenberg; dc inf dau, inf son; died June 3, 2011, Osceola; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

KELLEY, Irene C, 98: died Sept 27, 2011; burial David City Cemetery

KILGORE, Dennis R, 66: died Feb 26, 2011, David City

KILLHAM, Wilma Esther, 90: b Feb 14, 1921, Platte County, to George Sr and Ida (Lemp) Tiaden; m Raymond Killham, Dec 9, 1943, Columbus; sc Douglas, Gerald, Christine Ahstrom; dc Marilyn; died May 8, 2011, Madison; burial Gruetli Cemetery, rural Monroe

KINDLER, Frieda Meister, 99: died Mar 1, 2011, David City; burial St Francis Cemetery [rural David City?]

KING, Angeline Wilhelmina, 94: b Feb 10, 1917, Silver Creek, to Arthur Matthias Engel and Mrs. Anna Viola; m Bennie Lloyd King, July 20, 1944, Wilmington, Kansas; sc Lynn, Roger; died Aug 14, 2011, Alma; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

KING, Dorothy M, 76: b Oct 23, 1934, Fullerton, to Harvey and Mae (Trotter) Whited; m Sam King, Mar 1, 1953, Fullerton; sc Don, Ken, Bob, Jennifer King-Ihle; dc inf dau; died May 31, 2011, Lincoln; burial Fullerton Cemetery

KING, Olivia "Fran", 67: b July 14, 1944, Redbush, Kentucky; sc James Worley, Lisa Worley; dc Randall Scott Rose Worley; died Dec 4, 2011, Columbus; burial Mt Hope Cemetery, Omaha

KINZER, Charlotte, 74: died Dec 6, 2011, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

KINZLI, Forrest, 59: b Sept 10, 1951, Columbus, to Hedwig (Jenny) Kinzli and Lindo Kinzli; m Nancy; sc Nathanael, Micaella; died Feb 5, 2011, Bangor, Pennsylvania

KLUGE, Leona Cyza, 97: died Jan 25, 2011, Wayne; burial Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne

KLUTHE, Valerie, 88: died Aug 3, 2011, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery

KNOPIK, Irene A, 92: b Dec 16, 1919, west of Fullerton, to Vincent and Hedwig (Zelasney) Torson; m Virgil Knopik, Nov 20, 1946, St Edward; sc Karon Horn, Garry; died Dec 29, 2011, Fullerton; burial later

KNOX, Frank L, 96: b Nov 3, 1914, Oklahoma City, to Harvey and Willie (Smith) Knox; m Arlene Frey, July 5, 1936, Los Angeles; sc Sandy, Frank; died Jan 20, 2011, Columbus; burial Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce

KNOX, John F: b Nov 8, 1966, Torrance, California, to Kay and Frank Knox; sc Brycen; died Mar 13, 2011 [Torrance, California?]

KOBZA, Benedict "Ben" J, 77: b Oct 31, 1933, to Emil and Elizabeth (Duhon) Kobza; m Delores Lavicky, Sept 17, 1955; sc Karen Sylvester, Les, Susan Markuson, Jerry, Keith; died Feb 14, 2011, David City; burial Sts Peter & Mary Cemetery, Bellwood

KOCINA, Deloris, 85: b Feb 21, 1926, near Walnut, to Carl and Edna (Butterfield) Boelter; m Elmer Kocina, Feb 14, 1950; sc Marlin; died Nov 26, 2011, Madison; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

KONECKY, Elaine Eloise, 88: b Nov 14, 1922, rural Lyons, to Earl and Jennie (Ruhe) Drummond; m Edward Konecky, Jan 24, 1945, Rapid City, South Dakota; sc Paul; dc David; died Jan 18, 2011, Columbus; burial Tekamah Cemetery

KOPKE, Edwin Edgar, 90: b Feb 24, 1921, Milerton, to John and Etta Kopke; m Naomi Marie Poppe, Nov 23, 1947; m Pauline Chambers, 1977; sc Faye, Beverly Hlavka; died Aug 24, 2011, Seward; burial Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery [near Rising City?]

KOSIBA, Theresa L, 92: b Oct 12, 1918, to Steve and Josephine (Chochon) Paprocki; m Leo J Kosiba, Feb 12, 1946 [Columbus?]; died July 10, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

KOVAR, Louise M, 81: died May 28, 2011

KOZIOL, Geraldine Sophia, 83: b Apr 7, 1928, Primrose, to Roman and Sophia (Jarosz) Rybinski; m Benedict A Koziol, Aug 29, 1951, Clarks; sc Mary Meyer, Judy Grant, Dave; dc Tim; died Aug 30, 2011, Lincoln; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

KOZISEK, Leola A, 89: b Mar 2, 1922, rural Abie, to James F and Anastazia (Spatz) Shorney; m Wilfred L Kozisek, May 10, 1943, Abie; sc Anne Pickel, Jean Jakub, Judy Puetz, Joan; dc Thomas; died July 18, 2011, David City; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery [Bruno?]

KOZISEK, Leona A, 91: b Aug 16, 1920, Cedar Rapids, to Nekolas and Mary Sauseer; m Jerry Kozisek, Apr 19, 1950, Omaha; dc Donald; died Aug 20, 2011, David City; burial St Lawrence Cemetery, Silver Creek

KRAUS, Germaine M, 90: m Bill Kraus; died May 21, 2011, Albion; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Primrose

KRAUSE, Maxine Mary, 87: b Mar 27, 1923, rural Petersburg, to Henry and Florence (Julich) Leifeld; m Arthur Krause, Feb 12, 1945, Petersburg; sc David, Diane Naber, Mary Jo Krohn; died Jan 12, 2011, Albion; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Albion

KRESHA, Wilfred "Bill" F, 83: b Mar 27, 1928, rural Polk County, near Osceola, to Adolf and Eva (Karges) Kresha; m Ursula Micek, July 4, 1949, Duncan; sc Debbie, Jim, Joyce, Mike, Connie Schwab; died June 30, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

KRINGS, Faye Amelia, 85: b June 30, 1925, Humphrey, to Theodore and Mary (Wieser) Wemhoff; m Felix Krings, Jan 6, 1948; sc Ray, Diane, Keith, Melvin, Mary Lloyd, Monica Shemek, Jeannette Sjuts, Barb Otto, Paul, David, Cindy Smith; dc Bernice, Duane; died Jan 8, 2011, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

KRINGS, Richard F, 67: b Dec 3, 1943, Fremont, to Frank and Alice (Westphal) Krings; m Diane Kimball, Mar 27, 1963; sc Kim Christiansen, Kris Baker, Rick; died Apr 4, 2011, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

KROEGER, Irene, 89: b Aug 3, 1922, Linwood, to Emil and Emily (Travnicek) Vitamvas; m Norval Kroeger, June 26, 1947, Schuyler; sc Carolyn Grey, Jane, Judy McNally, Duane; died Dec 31, 2011, David City; burial Linwood Hill Cemetery, Linwood

KROFT, Alice, 96: died Jan 31, 2011, David City; burial Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Rising City

KROPATSCH, Josephine T, 90: b June 3, 1921, Platte County, to Charles ad Kathryn (Molczyk) Tworek; m Conrad Kropatsch, Feb 2, 1942, Columbus; sc Richard, Calvin; dc David; died Aug 29, 2011, Osceola; burial St Andrew Cemetery, rural Shelby

KRUMLAND, Henrietta "Hank", 92: b Jan 9, 1919, Columbus, to August and Mathilda (Hake) Ewert; m Erwin "Krummie" Krumland, Sept 2, 1939; sc John; died Jan 11, 2011, Genoa; burial Columbus Cemetery

KRUSE, William Randall, 84: b Dec 19, 1926, Akron Community west of Albion, to William E and Ruth Edna (Sherburne) Kruse; m Donna Lou Hovelsrud, Nov 26, 1950, rural Petersburg; sc Bill, Kurt, Scott; died Sept 4, 2011, Fullerton; burial Rose Hill Cemetery [Albion?]

KRZYCKI, Dorothy "Dottie" A, 81: b Jan 30, 1930, near Monroe, to Alex and Anna (Cyza) Drozd; m Ted L Krzycki, Aug 22, 1950, Genoa; sc Michael, Daniel, Chris, Ted, Rock; died Dec 26, 2011, Columbus; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

KUBICEK, Edward Leo, 88: b Oct 3, 1922, rural Valparaiso, Saunders County, to John and Mildred (Novak) Kubicek; m Lucilla Eva Boswell, Nov 26, 1954, Schuyler; sc Edward John Jr, Danny L, Joan M. Davis, Sandra F Jacobson; died Sept 11, 2011, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

KUCERA, Cheryl C, 64: b Mar 3, 1947, Longview, Washington, to Robert and Viola (Hoessel) Weber; m Richard Kucera, 1971; sc Marianne Andersen; died Apr 5, 2011, Bennet; burial Bennet Cemetery

KUCERA, Wilomine "Willie" Angela, 77: b Mar 10, 1934, Brainard, to Thomas Anton and Georgia Roslyn (Weverka) Hofbauer; m Charles Gregory Kucera, Aug 20, 1954, Lincoln; sc Vicki Fricke, Judy Vrbka, Nancy Zelasney, Dan, Ann Kennedy; died Sept 15, 2011, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery

KUMMETZ, Norman Virgil, 93: b May 22, 1918, North Platte, to Herman F and Alga H (Tetzlaff) Kummetz; m Doris Hood, Apr 21, 1950, Columbus; died June 11, 2011, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

KUTA, Frances J, 88: b Mar 9, 1923, Fullerton, to Joseph and Victoria (Czuba) Shotkoski; sc Leon, Rodney; died Nov 11, 2011, Genoa; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

KUTA, Rachael M, 89: b July 22, 1921, Cedar Rapids, to Frank and Louise (Rutten) Zarek; m Edward James Kuta, Aug 19, 1941, Genoa; sc Pat Hawthorne, Barbara, Linda Estes, Paula Krieger, Karen Frerichs; died Mar 8, 2011, rural Shelby; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus