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

LABENZ, Victor F, 82: b Feb 7, 1934, near Lindsay, to Edward and Grace (Hastreiter) Labenz; m Alice C Eisenmenger, June 5, 1956, Humphrey; sc Maria Kuchar, Steven Labenz, Karla Anna Labenz, Glen Labenz, Sandra Classen; died Feb 19, 2016, Norfolk; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

LANDEN, Leland Watson, 79: b Mar 23, 1936, rural St Edward, to Walter and Iva (Watson) Landen; m Nancy K Thompson, July 11, 1966; sc Larry Landen, Tammy Arnold, Angela Radenslaben; died Mar 22, 2016, Omaha; burial Hope Cemetery [Newman Grove?]

LANGAN, Clyde, 61: b Jan 5, 1955, Columbus, to Milton and Geraldine (Schmidt) Langan; m Denise Behle, Nov 29, 1975, Columbus; sc Clint Langan, Jami Miszuk; died Apr 2, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

LANGAN, Denise, 60: b July 23, 1955, Columbus, to LaVern and Geraldine (Kersch) Behle; m Clyde Langan, Nov 29, 1975, Columbus; sc Clint Langan, Jami Miszuk; died Apr 2, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

LANGE, Harold N (Harry) "Doc", 87: b Apr 7, 1928, Crofton, to William and Theresa (Lammers) Lange; m Marianne Mathews, Aug 6, 1956, Columbus; sc Thomas Lange, David Lange; died Jan 13, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

LANGE, Marianne, 85: b Aug 26, 1930, Pawnee City, to Robert and Elsie (Clark) Mathews; m Harry Lange, Aug 6, 1956, Columbus; sc Tom Lange, Dave Lange; died July 28, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

LARSON, Charlotte, 64: died Apr 6, 2016, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

LARSON, Harold E, 84: b Apr 4, 1932, Creston, to John and Lela (Craig) Larson; m Twila Osten, Feb 24, 1952, [rural Columbus?]; sc Rick Larson, Randal Larson, Sherri Brown, Tammy Wendt; died Aug 12, 2016, Columbus; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

LARSON, John "Jack" A, 88: b July 23, 1927, rural Creston, to John W and Lela (Craig) Larson; m Georgia A Busse, June 29, 1947, Leigh; sc Lee Larson, Dave Larson, Kay Olson; died July 16, 2016, Stanton; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

LARSON, Margaret Fern, 99: b Mar 10, 1917, Fullerton, to Lester and Clara (Ellis) Hoy; m Walter Larson, Apr 20, 1935; sc Jane Covert; died Sept 20, 2016, Genoa; burial Vlley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

LARSON, Norma Louise, 85: b Mar 8, 1931, Albion, to Harvey R and Nell L (Brown) Johnson; m Harvey L Larson, Aug 5, 1951, Newman Grove; sc Cindy Larson, Barb Larson, Debby Sorenson, Patti Larson; died Apr 6, 2016, Albion; burial Looking Glass United Methodist Cemetery, rural Newman Grove

LASKA, Irene Margaret, 92: b July 12, 1924, west of St Edward, to John Drog and Kathryn (Kula) Drog; m Sylvester "Sal" Laska, Sept 1, 1949, St Edward; sc Ron, Kathy Hickey, Kenneth, Michael, Charles, Martin; dc inf John; died Oct 28, 2016, St Edward; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery, St Edward

LAWSON, Charles John "Charlie John", Jr, 84: b June 18, 1931, Genoa, to Charles J Lawson Sr and Isabelle Riley Lawson; m Fae Ann; sc Ann Ludwick; died May 29, 2016, Falls Church, Virginia; burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

LEBBERT, Christine M: b Nov 20, 1963, Newman Grove, to Otto "Sam" and Jeanette Warth; m Doug Lebbert; died May 10, 2016; burial Evergreen Memorial Park, Omaha

LEE, William "Bill" E, 88: b June 22, 1927, Fullerton, to George W and Mildred M (Sidders) Lee; m Elaine Randall, June 18, 1958, Clarks; sc David Lee, Claudia Lee, Andrea Louderback; dc Audrey Lee; died Jan 17, 2016, Grand Island; burial Bureau Cemetery, Clarks

LEIGHTON, Donavon David, 78: b Apar 12, 1938, Bedford, Iowa, to Glenn and Floris (Campbell) Leighton; m Marilyn Ross, Aug 13, 1960, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; sc Kimberly Leighton, Kelly Harris, Kerri Jones, Kathy Meyer; died Oct 12, 2016, Grand Island; burial Pleasant View Cemetery, Winside

LILL, Larry Dean, 63: b Feb 10, 1953, Sioux City, Iowa, to LeRoy and Rubye (Miller) Lill; m Vicki; sc Mike Lill, Patrick Lill; died Aug 9, 2016 [Lincoln?]; burial Bancroft Cemetery, Bancroft

LIPPSTREU, James "Jim" John, 83: b Oct 29, 1932, Columbus, to John W and Marie (Griesen) Lippstreu; mVirginia Alt; m Mary High, Apr 29, 2000, David City; sc Curt Lippstreu, Doug Lippstreu, Tracy Lippstreu, Kelli Cielocha; dc Matthew; died Jan 5, 2016, Wisner; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

LOCKHART, Yvonne, 74: b Oct 30, 1941, Monroe, to John and Dorothy (Hughes) Weber; m Douglas Groteluschen, May 28, 1961, Monroe; m Ray Lockhart, Apr 15, 2005, Georgetown, Colorado; sc Barb Prottsman, Jean Groteluschen, Sheri Laudenklos; died Jan 12, 2016, Columbus; burial St Joseph/St Patrick Cemetery, rural Platte Center

LOEFFLER, Donald D, 75: b Dec 8, 1940, Cedar Rapids, to Clarence and Rose (Fieling) Loeffler; died July 18, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada; burial St Anthony Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

LONG, Robert "Bob" N, 62: died July 7, 2016, Columbus

LOUCKS, Ruth, 86: b May 18, 1930, Columbus, to Eugene T and Clara (Schroder) Miessler; m Richard Loucks, July 11, 1954; sc Steve, Tom; died Aug 18, 2016, Pullman, Washington; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

LOVELL, Wilma E Boyd, 92: died Sept 9, 2016, St Edward; burial Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

LOWTHER, Steven, 62: b June 5, 1954, Fremont, to Don and Mary (Kirchman) Lowther; m Michelle Slaughter, 1987; sc Matthew, Ethan, Robert, Jose', Shane, Mike, Jessica; died Aug 14, 2016, Columbus

LUCHSINGER, Sandra: b Feb 22, 1954, Dallas, Texas, to Rev H M and Ann Rathkamp; sc Adam Luchsinger, Jonathan Luchsinger; died Sept 14, 2016 [Newport News, Virginia?]; burial Cedar Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia

LUCHTEL, Regina, 87: b Aug 13, 1928, to Elmer and Addie Bradley; m Harold "Dutch" Luchtel, June 8, 1950; sc Linda Labenz, Larry Luchtel; dc Ann Richards; died June 4, 2016, Phoenix, Arizona

LUDWIG, James "Jim" Walter, 76: b Dec 2, 1939, rural Platte County near Leigh, to Walter and Rose (Marty) Ludwig; m Cynthia "Cindy" Duer, July 7, 1962, Staplehurst; sc Joel James Ludwig, David Walter Ludwig, Kristin Kay Johnson; died Feb 15, 2016, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

LUETKENHAUS, Agnes M, 94: b Nov 5, 1921, Columbus, to Louis and Mary (Scharff) Miksch; m Eugene Luetkenhaus, Apr 8, 1947, Platte Center; sc Bob Luetkenhaus, Ed Luetkenhaus, Gary Luetkenhaus, Betty Colsden, Lois Paprocki, Alice Gaspers; dc inf Mary; died Sept 14, 2016, Columbus; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

LUNDE, Keith A, 78: sc Matthew Lunde, Bernita Lunde; died Apr 28, 2016, Omaha

LUNDSTROM, James "Jim" Martin, 70: b Oct 30, 1945, Stromsburg, to Margin and Ruby (Johnson) Lundstrom; m Kathleen D Lab, Mar 11, 1967; sc Robert Lundstrom, Craig Lundstrom, Steve Lundstrom, Eric Lundstrom; died July 16, 2016, Stromsburg; burial Swede Home Cemetery [Stromsburg?]

LUTHER, Martin W, Jr,69: b Oct 18, 1946, Methusen, Massachusetts, to Martin and Annie (Dillion) Luther Sr; sc Matt Luther, Robyn Luther Dawley, Shane Luther, Annie McCoy; died Jan 21, 2016, Omaha

MACHACEK, Sheryl, 51: b Occt 21, 1965, Alameda, California, to Daniel and Karen (Roberts) Bumgardner; m Ronald Joseph Machacek Sr, June 2, 1988, Columbus; sc Ron Machacek, Dustin Green, Tia Mahaek; died Oct 22, 2016, Albion; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

MALANDER, Gerald "Gerry" Edward, 88: b Apr 28, 1928, Columbus, to Gerald N and Ina K (Swanson) Malander; m Margaret "Peggy" Conant, Aug 8, 1949, Cedar Rapids; sc Susan Replogle, Bob Malander, Dave Malander, Joe Malander, Kathy Dorner, Jayne Marotz, Ken Malander; dc inf Mary, Jerry Patrick; died Oct 17, 2016, Fullerton

MARCELLE, Donna, 51: b to William J "Bill" and Margaret (Hoffmann) Reisdorff Sr; died Sept 28, 2016, Santa Barbara, California

MARES, Wylma Augusta, 96: b Aug 5, 1919, Colfax County, to Joseph and Julia (Kroupa) Mares; died Feb 12, 2016, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

MARKER, Gerald L "Sonny", 84: b Mar 14, 1931, Ravenna, to Harvey and Nellie (Suntken) Marker; m Dolores Sandman, June 28, 1955, Petersburg; sc Cindy Langan, Sue Streeter, Michele Voorhees, Steve Marker; died Jan 3, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MARKING, Ruth, 95: b Nov 11, 1920, Lewiston, Minnesota, to John and Thekla (Zimmerman) Ellinghuysen; m Elmer Marking, Apr 5, 1948, Webster, South Dakota; sc John Marking, Don Marking, Duane Marking; dc Susan Marking; died Feb 14, 2016, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

MARKYTAN, Frank J, 93: b Jan 15, 1923, Howells, to Dominic and Anna (Vach) Markytan; m Elaine Busselman, Apr 25, 1951, Columbus; sc Carol Strong, Mary Fisher, Joyce Steffensmeier; died Mar 3, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MARTIN, Fern Alice, 86: b Apr 7, 1930, Hiawatha, Kansas, to Otis and Mildred (McKinney) Martin; m Lionel "Mert" Martin, Sept 23, 1949, Papillion; sc Lonny Martin, Andrew "AJ" Martin, Patti Remple; died May 9, 2016, Columbus

MARTIN, Leonard J, 86: b Apr 14, 1930, rural Elgin, to Patrick and Bernadine (Vollmer) Martin; m Virginia Potter, Aug 12, 1957, Petersburg; sc Dan Martin, Kim Iossi, Karen Euteneuer, Kris Macumber, Kelli Martin; dc inf Mary Bernadine Martin; died May 28, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

MASON, Myron James, 50: b Apr 4, 1966, Grand Island, to Marlen and Elvera Mason; m Sharaie Blue, Nov 21, 1990, The Colony, Texas;ssc Terrell Robinson; died Nov 10, 2016, Leavenworth, Kansas; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

MASSMAN, Ardith R, 93: b Jan 19, 1923, Petersburg, to Earl and Anna (Sindelar) McPhillips; m Jesse J Massman, June 26, 1945, Cedar Rapids; sc David Massman, Diane Soukup, Denise Teeke, Dortha Jarvis; died Mar 1, 2016, Columbus; burial St Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

MATSON, Alvin L "Bud", 87: m Cecile; sc Cherie Gbur, Curtis Matson, Randa Salazar, James Matson, Wayne Matson; ssc Jerry Bounds, Herbert Bounds, Linda Madden, Douglas Bounds, Rick Bounds, Sheila Kiesling, Steve Bounds; died Nov 29, 2016, Lincoln; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

McDONALD, Gerald W, 87: b Mar 21, 1929, near Lone Star Trading Post area [rural Bellwood?], to Jay Carl and Abbie Bell (Weoods) McDonald; m Maxine Mais, Jan 23, 1948, Schuyler; sc Linda Kay Polacek, Gerald Wayne McDonald Jr; dc Leroy Gerald McDonald; died Apr 1, 2016, david City; burial Bellwood Cemetery

McDONALD, Karen, 74: b Feb 27, 1941, Bellwood, to Harry and Romona (Benedict) McDonald; died Feb 5, 2016, David City

McDONALD, Maxine Daisy, 83: b June 25, 1932, rural Bellwood, to Henry and Mable (Potter) Mais; m Gerald W McDonald, Jan 23, 1948, Schuyler; sc Gerald W McDonald Jr, Linda Polacek; dc Leroy G McDonald; died June 2, 2016, Lincoln; burial Bellwood Cemetery [Bellwood]

McHUGH, Richard G, 71: b June 28, 1944, Moorhead, Iowa, to James and Ruth (McEvoy) McHugh; m Ruth E Hill, Aug 2, 1969, Columbus; sc Donald McHugh, Eric McHugh; dc Jamie McHugh; died May 2, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

McLEAN, Wesley, 48: b Dec 1, 1967, Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Thomas and Eva (Kraft) McLean; m Janet Reutzel, Apr 2, 1999, Columbus; sc Megan McLean, Michelle Nelson; died Aug 1, 2016, Columbus

MEISSNER, Louis Albert, 85: b Mar 9, 1931, near Skedee, Oklahoma, to Herman and Cardella (Pittser) Meissner; m Carol Ellington, Oct 4, 1953; sc Luann Menke, Marilee Meissner, Don Meissner, Eric Meissner; died Oct 15, 2016 [Stillwater, Oklahoma?]

MEJSTRIK, Dorothy Elizabeth, 57: b Jan 14, 1959, West Point, to Dennis and Cecilia (Gentrup) Johnson; m Christopher Mejstrik, Nov 17, 1979, West Point; sc Megan Huenemann, Jordan Mejstrik, Bryan Mejstrik; died Oct 17, 2016, Howells; burial St John Nepomucene Cemetery [Howells?]

MENKE, Dwayne Loren, 84: b Jan 30, 1932, Columbus, to William John and Ida Mae (Schwanke) Menke; m Genevieve A Johnson, July 19, 1957, Stromsburg; sc Rosemary, Dave Menke, Tim Menke, Steve Menke; died Easter morning [Mar 27, 2016]; burial Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery, rural Columbus

MENTZER, Iola Ava, 94: b Nov 17, 1921, Richland, to Edith and Clement Foust; m Robert "Mutt" Mentzer, May 22, 1941; sc Curt, Donna Peterson; dc Marilyn; died Jan 16, 2016, Schuyler

MERTEN, Donald J, 85: died May 23, 2016, Albion; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Albion

MEYER, Brian D, 56: b July 12, 1960, to Ronald M and Ruby K Meyer; died Nov 21, 2016 [Omaha?]; burial Columbus

MEYER, Charles, 82: b in Hastings, to Christian and Pauline (Utecht) Meyer; m Myrna; sc Kim, Brad; died May 11, 2016, Lincoln

MEYSENBURG, Bernard N, 96: b Aug 31, 1919, David City, to Henry and Amelia (Krones) Meysenburg; m DeLoris Rejda, Sept 22, 1952, Ulysses; sc Bruce Meysenburg, Patrick Meysenburg; died Aug 15, 2016, Lincoln; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

MIESSLER, Helen, 96: died Nov 13, 2016; sc Janice Gregorius; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

MIHULKA, Marjorie Jean, 89: b Oct 22, 1926, Schuyler, to David and Ruby Legler; m Adrian Mihulka, Oct 12, 1946; sc Rex Mihulka, Tim Mihulka, Bonita Evans, Julie Labens; died July 14, 2016, Papillion; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

MIHULKA, Raymond Fred, Sr, 98: b Feb 21, 1918, Columbus, to Fred and Emma (Brunken) Mihulka; m Esther Balmer, June 25, 1940; sc Sharon Krumland, Charles Mihulka; dc Raymond Mihulka Jr; died July 12, 2016, Colorado; burial Gruetli Cemetery, rural Columbus

MIKSCH, Margaret Ann, 64: b Jan 9, 1952, Columbus, to Louis and Carolyn (Coffin) Miksch; died July 1, 2016, [Columbus]; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

MILBURN, Helen J, 94: b Feb 7, 1921, Platte Center, to Michael Francis and Pelagia Veronica (Buzynski) Jazwiec; m Donald Andrew Milburn, Jan 7, 1942, St Edward; sc David Milburn; died Jan 18, 2016, Pueblo West, Colorado; burial St Edward Catholic Cemetery, St Edward

MILBURN, Mary Ann, 85: b Apr 2, 1931, Albion, to Bernard and Emma (Redler) Brugman; m Wayne Milburn, June 30, 1953, Albion; sc Larry Milburn, Karen Miller, Ann Weeder, Mary Kay Tisthammer; died Sept 13, 2016, Columbus; burial St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Albion

MILES, Darlene, 75: b Apr 12, 1941, Hartington, to Emil and Lena (Petersen) Beig; m David Miles, June 1, 1974, Columbus; sc Rockey Aldredge, Jeff Aldredge, Brian Aldredge; died Dec 30, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

MILLER, Naoma Louise, 87: b Oct 27, 1928, rural Newman Grove, to Andrew John and Leonora Louise (Gabelman) Schwartz; m Lawrence Gustav Miller, Feb 10, 1951, rural Newman Grove; sc Dean Miller, Duane Miller, Mark Miller; died Apr 17, 2016, Newman Grove; burial Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove

MILLER, Robert Henry, 71: b to Henry and Loretta [Miller?]; m Lois Skorupa, June 25, 1966, Columbus; sc Stephanie Gosselin; died Feb 8 2016 [Phoenix, Arizona?]

MILLS, Jeff: b Dec 30, 1940, to Roger and Addie Mills; m Paula; m Cynthia Wilson; sc Geoffrey [Mills], Kelly Mills, Micki Wadhams, Lance Mills; died Feb 17, 2016, Thornton, Colorado

MINCHOW, Margaret, 50: b Aug 30, 1964, Florida, to Arthur and Maria Spenner; m Matt Minchow, June 28, 1989; sc Noel, Nathan, Olivia; died Nov 29, 2016, Omaha; burial South Bend Cemetery [South Bend]

MIRELES, Elida "Jela", 72: died June 12, 2016, Columbus

MIRR, Irene Gonsior, 96: b Apr 3, 1919, Genoa; sc Patricia Neal; died Feb 26, 2016 [Houston, Texas?]

MOHLMAN, Annette Marcella, 96: b Sept 12, 1919, Platte County, to Richard and Frieda (Depe) Janssen; m LaVern Mohlman, Apr 5, 1942, [rural Columbus]; sc Carroll Mohlman, Diane Gilbert; died July 15, 2016, Columbus; burial St John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus

MOHNSEN, Esther, 96: died July 12, 2016, Columbus

MOHR, Inez Hulene, 87: b June 6, 1928, Trinidad, Colorado, to Henry and Ruth (Henline) Wilkens; m Clarence Tuttle, 1951; m John Mohr, July 21, 1990 Columbus; sc Sandi Meinke, Harold Tuttle; ssc Diane Ohlson, Ruth Stuckey, Ron Mohr, Tim Mohr; dc Danny Tuttle, Tim Tuttle; dsc Larry Mohr; died May 31, 2016, Columbus

MOHR, John, 91: b July 5, 1925, Monroe, to Martin and Elizbeth (Roh) Mohr; m Agnes Maag, Aug 21, 1950; m Inez Hulene Wilkens Tutle, July 21, 1990; sc Diane Ohlson, Ruth Stuckey, Ron Mohr, Tim Mohr; dc Larry Mohr; died Dec 5, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery [Columbus]

MOORE, Lynn E, 82: b Dec 27, 1933, to Shelley T "Ted" and Minnie Moore; m Lois Jean Doty, Oct 25, 1953, Spencer; m Mary Lou Anderson Burns, Feb 2, 2012; sc Betty Thompson, Jerry [Moore], Myron Moore; died Apr 8, 2016, near Long Pine; burial Grandview Cemetery, Long Pine

MOORE, William "Bill": b June 12, 1935, St Edward, to Jim and Jean (Webster) Moore; m Barbara Sock, Nov 29, 1958, Silver Creek; sc Doug Moore, Lyn Moore, Jan Moore, Jeff Moore, Kim Ek, Tam Dworak; dc Matt Moore; died Dec 23, 2016, Norfolk; burial Columbus Cemetery

MORFELD, Mia Marie, 1 month: b July 19, 2016, Omaha, to Marcus and Sarah (Wurdeman) Morfeld; died Aug 23, 2016, Norfolk; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Osmond

MORRIS, Ruby Ann, 82: died Aug 1, 2016, Columbus

MROCZEK, LaVern Richard, 83 b Apr 24, 1933, Loup City, to Leo and Clementine (Kowalski) Mroczek; m Phyllis Safarik, June 1, 1954, Elba; sc Donald Mroczek, Linda Younes, David Mroczek, Lori Eurek, Diane Bell; died Sept 12, 2016, Ravenna; burial Evergreen Cemetery, Loup City

MUELLER, Diana Kaye, 74: b Oct 21, 1942, Lincoln, to Don and Verla (Wilson) Parris; m Wayne E Mueller, Jan 31, 1970, Seward; sc Jim Hornung, Donna Robinson, Deena Zabokrtsky, Jennifer Hornby; died Nov 14, 2016, Columbus; burial Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery Lincoln

MUELLER, Edna M, 99: b May 2, 1917, Platte County, to Edward and Clara (Kreye) Hollman; m Lawrence Mueller, Feb 20, 1944 [rural Columbus]; dc James, Jerome; died Dec 13, 2016, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery [rural Columbus]

MUELLER, LeRoy, 89: b Nov 29, 1926, south of Columbus, to Emil and Rose Marie (Blaser) Mueller; m Shirley Bauman, Apr 23, 1951, Columbus; sc Peggy Schneider, Nancy Harders; dc Bill Mueller; died May 8, 2016, Norfolk; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MUHLE, Edna Ida, 81: b Dec 28, 1934, southeast of Creston, to Wilhelm and Hilda (Hollman) Osterthun; m Earl Muhle, June 9, 1957, Creston; sc David Muhle, Michael Muhle, Jeanie Muhle; dc inf Neal Muhle; died Dec 18, 2016, Madison; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

MUHS, Kevin, 44: b July 12, 1971, Columbus, to Deon and Betty (Jensen) Mhs; died Mar 9, 2016, Omaha; burial Norfolk

MUMMERT, Russel G, 64: died Apr 28, 2016, Norfolk

MUNGER, Clara Myrna, 90: b Apr 11, 1925, to Iver A and Beatte M (Brevik) Kolden; m Donald C Munger, Aug 25, 1947; sc Karina, Claretta, Leroy; died Jan 1, 2016

MURPHY, Thomas F "Murph", 64: b Sept 20, 1952, Columbus to Frank and Catherine (Novicki) Murphy; m Rita Tworek, Sept 11, 1971; m Dixie Lampman, Mar 17, 2006; sc Andrew, Kelly, Katie Garver; ssc Heath Lowe, Samantha Spencer, Matthew Johnson, Cale Johnson; died Nov 9, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

MURRAY, Bruce, 86: b Mar 9, 1929, Bloomfield, to Arthur and Edna (McCallum) Murray; m Rita Sandoz, May 1, 1954, Creighton; sc Kathy Oberg, Mary Kay Allberry, Mike Murray, Pat Murray, Tim Murray; died Jan 6, 2016, Columbus

NAGENGAST, Dennis, 83: b Mar 11, 1932, Sidney, to Ruby and Rose (Karel) Nagengast; m Connie Jansa, Nov 21, 1981, Las Vegas; dc Arden; died Mar 7, 2016, Columbus

NANTKES, Gary: b June 27, 1935, Columbus, to Pearl and Burdette Nantkes; m Janice Potter, 1955; sc Jayne; died June 24, 2016 [Honolulu, Hawaii?]

NAPIER, Lois Ann, 76: b Mar 19, 1940, Platte County, to Lammert and Alice (Brunken) Holtkamp; m Jack Napier, Mar 25, 1977, Bellwood; died July 20, 2016, Lincoln

NATHAN, Rupert G, 81: m Rose Marie __; m Bernita __; sc Tim Nathan, Greg Nathan, Susan Zaruba; dc Peggy Luft; died Mar 31, 2016, Fullerton; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

NEEMEYER, Fred, 71: b Feb 15, 1945, Columbus, to Ervin and Verna (Kell) Neemeyer; m Diana Gipfert, June 15, 1968 [Columbus]; sc David Neemeyer, Kelly Steiger; died May 1, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

NELSON, DeLayne M, 95: b July 29, 1920, northeast of Newman Grove, to Gustav and Mabel (Anderson) Nelson; m VernaBelle Broberg, June 3, 1944; sc Verdell Nelson, Doretta Winkelman; dc inf Roselle; died May 6, 2016, Albion; burial Shell Creek Cemetery [Newman Grove?]

NELSON, Max Lee, 88: b Sept 16, 1927, Stromsburg, to Roy B Nelson and Gladys V (Adleson) Nelson; m Verna Lee Farmer, Dec 12, 1947; m Nina Shockey, Sept 19, 20016; sc Deborah Jardee, Bradley Nelson; died Jan 2, 2016, Columbus; burial Stromsburg Cemetery [Stromsburg]

NEUJAHR, Gary W, 72: b Apr 14, 1944, Stomsburg, to Harold and Ruth (Matzner) Neujahr; m Gloria Oppliger, Jan 24, 1970, Columbus; sc Gregory Neujahr, Kevin Neujahr, Keli Martin, Nicholas Neujahr, Brandi Kosek; died July 26, 2016, near Gresham; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

NICKOLITE, Richard "Dick", 82: b May 1, 1934, rural Columbus, to Charles and Emma (Kudron) Nickolite; m Ang Kula, Dec 27, 1956, Sioux City, Iowa; sc Cynthia Coan, Deborah Eickmeier, Susan Marburger, Butch Nickolite, Kathy Hagge; died Dec 27, 2016, Columbus; burial St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, rural Bellwood

NICOLAS, Phyllis M, 89: b July 16, 1926, Shelby, to Matthew and Marie (Skidmore) Glatter; m Joseph Nicolas, Nov 26, 1946, Shelby; sc Greg Nicolas, Michael Nicolas, Linda Masek, Susan Nicolas; dc inf Patricia; died June 30, 2016, Columbus; burial Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood

NIELSON, Eldon Welin, 99: b to Ova and Ellen Welin Nielson; m Helen Luchsinger; sc Mary Kelsey; died July 4, 2016 [Hermitage, Tennessee?]; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

NIEUWENHUIS, Paul K, 66: b Oct 11, 1949, Valentine, to Burnell E and Nora "Irene" (Dobson) Nieuwnhuis Sr; m Shirley Keller, Oct 12, 1967, Columbus; sc Irene Wennekamp, Paul Nieuwenhuis Jr, Brian Nieuwenhuis; died Aug 10, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

NORRIS, Rosella, 85: b Sept 11, 1930, Columbus, to Louis and Alma (Saalfeld) Blaser, Jr.; m Virgil Norris, Dec 3, 1950, Columbus; sc Connie Evers, Beverly Cuba, Terry Norris; dc Rick Norris; died Aug 17, 2016, Columbus; burial Jackson Cemetery, Duncan

NOVOTNY, Blanche M, 95: b Dec 13, 1920, Osceola, to Albert and Hilda (Zeleny) Bernt; m William Novotny, Apr 14, 1941, Osceola; sc Richard Novotny, Darlene Wemhoff, Debbie Dunn, Denise Klitz, Donna Beisner; dc Dennis Novotny, Diana Studnicka; died Sept 6, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

NYFFELER, Harold O, 90: b Feb 3, 1926, Columbus, to Julius and Lillian (Hegi) Nyffeler; m Betty Channer, Nov 20, 1949; sc Janell Nyffeler, David Nyffeler; died July 1, 2016, Columbus; burial Fort McPherson National Cemetery, near Maxwell

O'BRIEN, John William, 79: b Dec 10, 1936, Cambridge, to John Francis and Janetta Teresa (Brinkman) O'Brien; m Janet Gay Crook, May 31, 1958, McCook; sc Deb Saum, Teresa Davis, Michael O'Brien, Pat O'Brien; died Mar 20, 2016, Omaha; burial Shelby Cemetery [Shelby]

OHNEMUS, Kimberly Kay, 41: b Oct 11, 1974, Columbus, to Richard and Glenda (Engle) Cole; m Todd Ohnemus, Columbus; sc Grant Ohnemus, Gavin Ohnemus; died Aug 21, 2016, Omaha; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

OLIVER, Jerry Lee, 63: b Mar 13, 1952, Kearney, to Elton and Lillian Oliver; m Grace Ann Van Winkle, June 13, 1970; m Cyd Hedrick, June 21, 2008, Shelton; sc Scott Oliver; died Feb 3, 2016, Columbus

OLMER, Rose Mary, 90: b Juy 16, 1926, Columbus, to John P and Elizabeth C (McPhillips) Noonan; m Edwin R Olmer, Sept 29, 1948, rural Lindsay; sc Marvin Olmer, Dale Olmer, Dave Olmer, Ken Olmer; dc Melvin [Olmer], Joseph [Olmer]; died Oct 23, 2016, Columbus; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

OLSAN, Clara Ann, 82: b July 29, 1933, Platte County, to Alois and Barbara (Kosiba) Chochon; m Alex Olsan, Nov 21, 1951, Tarnov; sc Randy Olsan, John Olsan; died Mar 19, 2016 [Columbus?]; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

OLSON, Caree, 36: b May 3, 1980, Onawa, Iowa, to Michael and Kathee (Ruebendall) Price; m Mike Olson, Sept 22, 2001, Mapleton, Iowa; sc Rylee, Jared; died Oct 31, 2016, Dodge

O'NEILL, Mary "Elaine", 95: b Jan 30, 1921, Eddyville, to Arthur M and Mary E (Murray) McEntee; m Eugene J O'Neill, Sept 27, 1948, Eddyville; sc Judy Davis, Rosemary Dickinson, Maureen Adams, Mary Ann Donoghue, Dan O'Neill, Tim O'Neill, Pat O'Neill; died Aug 14, 2016, Grand Island; burial St Libory's Catholic Cemetery, St Libory

OPPLIGER, Cheryl, 68: b Mar 25, 1948, Norfolk, to Ernest and Delores (Kahland) Lindbo; m Jim Oppliger, 1969; sc Jamie Oppliger, Jeff Oppliger; died Apr 8, 2016, Columbus; burial Jackson Cemetery, Duncan

OSANTOWSKI, Elaine Ann, 70: b July 31, 1946, Stanton County, to Henry and Mary (Bourek) Hledik; m Edward F "Doc" Osantowski, Jan 4, 1964, Madison; sc Susan Osantowski, Jane Quail, Eric Osantowski, Ann Johannes; died Nov 15, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

OSANTOWSKI, Richard "Sparky", 78: b Sept 15, 1937, Loma, to Benedict and Ann (Hofpar) Osantowski; m Arlene Zimmerman, Apr 16, 1960, Bellwood; sc Mike Osantowski, Paul [Osantowski?], Bill Osantowski, Vic Osantowski, Joe Osantowski, Pat Osantowski, Phil Osantowski, Theresa Caldwell; died Jan 29, 2016, York; burial Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]

PAPROCKI, Loretta, 93: b May 20, 1923, Litchfield, to Felix and Elizabeth (Stenka) Damratowski; m Anthony Paproski, Apr 25, 1944; m Clarence Paprocki, Aug 10, 1957; sc Ronald Paproski, Jerome Paproski, Richard Paproski; died July 15, 2015, St Edward; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Albion

PARTEN, Sharon Lee, 74: b Nov 15, 1941, Hastings, to Kenneth and Helen (Cole) Stager; m James L Parten, 1960; sc William "Bill" Parten, James "Jim" Parten; died Nov 11, 2016, Grand Island

PEARSON, Eula, 93: b Aug 27, 1922, rural Lindsay, to Anton and Alma (Larsen) Peterson; m Winfred Pearson, Aug 23, 1944, Lindsay; sc Doran Pearson, Peggy Ryan, Joyce Colling; died Aug 7, 2016, Osceola; burial St Edward Cemetery, St Edward

PENSICK, Patrick P, 51: b Nov 25, 1964, Columbus, to Richard and Maureen "Bea" (Micek) Pensick; m Teresa Tremain, Aug 2, 1991, Columbus; sc Taylor, Sam; died Nov 7, 2016, Omaha; burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Elkhorn

PERNICEK, Gladys A, 88: b Dec 13, 1927, Rising City, to Frank and Pauline (Andel) Liskovec; m Ernest Pernicek, Dec 30, 1948, David City; sc Diane Bartlett, Carol Pernicek, Connie Wachal, Donna McDonald, Mark Pernicek; dc inf Lori Ann; died Sept 16, 2016, David City; burial Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Abie

PFEIFER, Mildred "Millie" J, 98: b Sept 23, 1918, northwest of Humphrey, to Richard L and Otillia (Glaser) Pfeifer; died Nov 24, 2016, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

PINGER, Cyril M, 93: b Sept 24, 1923, Madison County, to Edward and Clara (Backes) Pinger; m Celia Mae Fuchs, Sept 29, 1953, Humphrey; sc Patricia Futrell, Diane Pinger, Margaret Pinger, Jane Gaston, James Pinger; died Oct 31, 2016, Columbus; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

PLACEK, Denis, 92: b Sept 4, 1923, Columbus, to Joseph and Mary (Smolen) Placek; m Elaine Borowiak, June 21, 1949; sc Vince Placek, Dave Placek, Myron Placek; died May 17, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery [Columbus]

PLACEK, Gail, 66: Sept 4, 1949, Columbus, to Carl and Neva (Simmons) Tschauner; m Tom Rosenthal, Apr 19, 1969, Columbus; m Larry Placek, Sept 6, 2008, Avon, Colorado; sc Thad Rosenthal; ssc Deb Peterson, Carolyn Remmenga; dc inf Terri Lynn; died Aug 27, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

PLACZEK, Claribel "Claire", 83: b Aug 8, 1933, Columbus, to Clarence and Claribel Gates; m Eugene "Gene" T Placzek, 1954, Columbus; sc Daniel, Richard, Roger, Matthew; died Aug 8, 2016, Grand Island

PODANY, Arnold A, 98: b Jan 14, 1918, rural Stanton County, north of Clarkson, to Ralph James and Sophia Carrie (Trojan) Podany; m Evelyn Jonas, Oct 14, 1943; sc Nancy Reick; dc Ronald Podany; died Feb 26, 2016, Clarkson; burial Clarkson National Cemetery, [Clarkson]

PODANY, Cynthia "Cindy", 61: b July 20, 1954, Schuyler, to Adolph and Alma (Jindra) Podany; died Apr 20, 2016, Columbus; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery [Clarkson]

PODLISKA, Dorothy J, 98: m James [Podliska?]; sc Carol Henn, Udell [Podliska?]; died Sept 6, 2016; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

PODRAZA, Thomas H, 80: b Sept 20, 1935, Columbus, to Michael and Adeline (Valasek) Podraza Sr; m Mary Lou Swerczek, Apr 27, 1957, Cedar Rapids; sc Gary Podraza, Donny Podraza, Jerry Podraza;dc Lori O'Hearn, Cindy Paprocki, Terrance Podraza; died Aug 3, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

POLAK, Richard S, 88: died Mar 7, 2016

POLODNA, Erma, 90: b Dec 12, 1925, north of Clrkson, to Joseph and Blanche (Makousky) Skoda; m Charles Polodna Jr, Aug 31, 1948, Howells; sc Rodney Polodna, Patti Berryhill; died June 14, 2016, Clarkson; burial Clarkson Catholic Cemetery [Clarkson]

PONTOW, Julie A, 62: b Apr 7, 1954, Sioux City, Iowa, to Robert and Maxine (Eveleth) Lindberg; m Bruce Pontow, June 10, 1978; sc Lindee Abe, Grant Pontow; died Aug 24, 2016, Lincoln; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

PORTER, Rosean Marie, 83: b Jan 8, 1933, Schuyler, to Godfrey and Marie (Srb) Machal; m Pat Porter, Apr 1, 1956, Schuyler; sc Rick Porter, Mary Zoe Finkner; died Mar 15, 2016, Omaha; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

POTMESIL, Donnie F, 72: died Dec 29, 2016, Omaha

PRESTON, Roberta "Bobbie" Lee, 65: b Oct 31, 1950, Columbus, to Earl F and Helen E (Roth) Henderson; m Barry Preston Sr, Apr 16, 1992; sc Tara Collins, Barry Preston Jr, Michael McDowell, Kevin McDowell, Julie Preston, Dawn McDowell, Kelly Hamblin; dc Bryan Preston; died Mar 20, 2016, Bellwood

PROCTOR, Dean LaVerne, 91: died Mar 27, 2016, Cassville, Missouri

PROKUPEK, William "Bill", 70: b July 8, 1945, Columbus, to James and Marcella (Hogel) Prokupek; m Marjorie Weeder, Nov 11, 1967, rural Lindsay; sc Karla Christensen, Brenda Rhembrandt, Scott Prokupek; died Mar 11, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

RAHTZ, Vernetta J, 92: b Aug 20, 1923, south of Leigh, to Jacob and Bertha (Kroeger) Nitz; m William Svoboda, May 25, 1948, Leigh; m Donald Rahtz, Mar 21, 1981; sc Rhonda Svoboda, Ronald Svoboda, Rolland Svoboda, Ross Svoboda, Dale Rahtz, Russell Rahtz; dc Roger Svoboda; died Jan 5, 2016, Omaha

RAITT, Robert L "Bob", 84: b May 6, 1932, North Bend, to William and Maryann (Schulte) Raitt; m Mary Alice McPhillips, Dec 1, 1956, Cedar Rapids; sc Bob Raitt, Michelle Blatchford, Pat Raitt; dc inf Phillip Raitt; died Aug 7, 2016, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

RAMAEKERS, Richard S "Dick": b Dec 22, 1930, Lindsay, to Christian and Louise Ramaekers; m Frances Joan; sc Kristi L Tutt, Steven F Ramaekers, Jeffrey A Ramaekers, Michael A Ramaekers; died Oct 13, 2016 [Omaha?]; burial Calvary Cemetery [Omaha?]

RATHJE, Norman W, 83: b June 3, 1933, rural Rising City, to Werner and Frieda (Richert) Rathje; m Paula (Meyer), May 24, 1953; sc Dana [Rathje?], Linda [Duren?]; died June 5, 2016, Lincoln

RATKOVEC, Alan L "Skeeter", 63: b June 23, 1952, David City, to Lumir and Darlene (Hunt) Ratkovec; m Beverly; sc Paula Wiese, Jason Ratkovec, Kolby Ratkovec; dc Tina; died Mar 5, 2016 [Lincoln?]; burial Rosehill Cemetery, Waverly

RATKOVEC, Elsie, 92: b July 23, 1923, Schuyler, to Louis Kracl and Francis (Slavik) Kracl; s family Monica, Dan, Alicia, Amanda, Misha; dc Alan (Skeeter) Ratkovec; died May 20, 2016, Henderson, Nevada; burial Schuyler Cemetery

RAYBOULD, Anita, 90: b Nov 29, 1925, Tarnov, to Andrew and Della Jaworski; m Russell Ward Raybould; sc Michael Raybould, Patrick Raybould, Jane Raybould; died Jan 4, 2016 [Lincoln?] REED, Marjorie "Granny", 75: b Feb 2, 1941, Oblong, Illinois, to Ira Leroy and Abby Ellen (Perry) Thompson; m George Reed, Jan 1959, Newton, Illinois; sc Debbie Jansen, Steve Reed; died Sept 29, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

REEVES, Randolph "Randy", 54: b Apr 11, 1961, Rushville; died Jan 11, 2016, Columbus; burial Hay Springs City Cemetery, Hay Springs

REICKS, James "Jim", 61: b Aug 12, 1954, Petersburg, to LaVerne and Rita (Ketteler) Reicks; m Shirley McLain, Aug 1987; sc Corey Spanel, Dan Reicks, Kayla Reicks, Brooke Henry; died May 5, 2016; burial West Cedar Valley Cemetery, Elgin

REIGLE, Kenneth Charles, 87: b Sept 8, 1928, near Madison, to Charles and Edna (Bennett) Reigle; m Dorothy Ann Miller, Oct 5, 1952, Newman Grove; sc Carol, Julie Reigle, Connie, Johnny; died Apr 24, 2016, Madison; burial Crown Hill Cemetery [Madison?]

REININGER, David George "Dave", 75: b Jan 23, 1941, near Leigh, to Eleanor and George Reininger Jr; m Sharon Kay McCord, Oct 12, 1963, Fairbury; sc Julie Ann McMullin, Lori Kay Reininger, Mark David Reininger; died Apr 25, 2016, Lincoln; burial Leigh Cemetery [Leigh]

REINKE, Kenneth L, 45: b June 13, 1970, Grand Island, to Ronald and Mary (Farlee) Reinke; m Gwen Gustafson, Aug 26, 2006 [Columbus?]; sc Korben Reinke; died Apr 9, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery [Columbus]

REINS, Ann Rene, 64: b Sept 5, 1952, Des Moines, Iowa, to Lee and Peggy Hinrichs; m John Distefano, 1970; m Jon Reins, 1978; sc Tracy Distefano, April Reins; died Nov 22, 2016, Omaha

REISDORFF, Barbara, 79: b Sept 22, 1937, Shelby, to Pearle and Mildre (Dickhute) Coffin; m Jerome Reisdorff, Dec 30, 1957, Shelby; sc Greg Reisdorff, Brad Reisdorff, Anita Reisdorff, Brenda Marxsen, Rod Reisdorff; died Dec 30, 2016 [Columbus]; burial Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby

RENKEN, Beulah Florence, 87: b Aug 12, 1928, Mapleton, Iowa, to Richard and Frances (Ruchti) Sonksen; m Lester Renken, Feb 1, 1948, Mapleton, Iowa; sc Daryl Renken, Stan Renken, Karen Reynolds, Sharon Morava; died May 9, 2016, Madison; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural LeMars, Iowa

RICH, Dean F, 83: b Oct 5, 1932, York, to Henry and Elfie (Ehlers) Rich; m Wilma Jean Dupert, Oct 15, 1954; sc David Rich, Darin Rich, Brenda Kropf, Barbara Bowman; died Jan 10, 2016, near York; burial Greenwood Cemetery, York

RIEGER, Robert "Bob" Lee, 83: b Jan 20, 1933, rural Seward, to Carl and Vivian Rieger; m Valora Winkelmann, Sept 6, 1953, Utica; sc Deb Koch, Barb Dunn, Carl "Bill" Rieger, Doug [Rieger?]; died Mar 10, 2016, Independence, Missouri; Utica Cemetery

RIGGS, Garry W, 75: b to __ and Edith; sc Garry Brett Riggs, Natalie Rene' Figueroa, Justy Janel Riggs-Panther; died Aug 19, 2016, Albion

RIMOVSKY, Betty Arlene, 86: b Aug 31, 1929, Albion, to Alvin Russell and Atta Mae (Goin) Goin; m Leon Rimovsky, Aug 24, 1947, Albion; sc Toni Estrada, Carlotta Svitak, Russell Rimovsky; died Mar 27, 2016, Columbus; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

RIST, Clemens "Clem" C, 86: b Oct 29, 1930, Humphrey, to John and Lucy (Wemhoff) Rist; m Delores M Rosenthal, May 17, 1958, Tarnov; died Nov 25, 2016, Columbus; burial St Michael's Cemetery [Tarnov?]

ROBERG, Aldon, 80: died Sept 14, 2016, Albion

RODEHORST, Glenn A, 85: b Mar 10, 1931, Columbus, to Louis and Edith (Galley) Rodehorst; died Apr 15, 2016, Genoa; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

ROLLMAN, Juliane M, 56: b Aug 19, 1959, Norfolk, to John B and Ellen R (Foley) Rollman; died died May 15, 2016, Omaha; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

ROMBERG, Arnold "Arnie" A, 84: b Nov 9, 1931, rural Platte County, south of Monroe, to Alfred and Stella (Nelson) Romberg; m Beverly Miller, Jan 27, 1951, Albion; sc Mike Romberg, Nancy Romberg Powers, Mark Romberg; died Sept 15, 2016, Lincoln; burial Columbus Cemetery

ROMSHEK, Joseph G, 86: b Nov 16, 1929, Bellwood, to Joseph M and Ruth (Day) Romshek; m Mary Pat Demuth, Feb 2, 1956, Bellwood; sc Michelle Longenecker, Amy Romshek, Mary Beth Tomcak, Jackie Romshek, Joseph M Romshek, Andy Romshek; died July 13, 2016, Lincoln

ROPER, Sally Sue, 79: b Aug 9, 1937, Lincoln, to John J. and Suzanne (Burford) Wilson; m Lou [Roper]; sc Linda Dolezal, Rich Roper, John Roper; died Dec 27, 2016 [Lincoln?]

ROSENDAHL, Victor E, 83: b July 6, 1932, North Platte, to Helge and Ruth (Gosnell) Rosendahl; m Darlene Wells, June 4, 1977, Hoskins; sc Alice Brudigan, Rose Jensen, Roger Wells, Dan Wells; dc Ronnie Wells, LouAnn Jensen; died Mar 25, 2016, Norfolk; burial Spring Branch Cemetery, rural Norfolk

ROTH, Jerry Ernest, 75: b Feb 3, 1941, Columbus, to Harvey and Elizabeth Roth; m Sue; sc Dayna Jung, Jay Roth; died Sept 12, 2016, Ord; burial Cottonwood Cemetery, Burwell

RUEB, Francis J "Tick", 90: b Mar 22, 1926, Dodge City, Kansas, to John and Augusta (Schmidt) Rueb; m Dorothy Vogel, Apr 16, 1947, Dodge City [Kansas]; sc Linda Tagwerker, Debbie Rueb, Mary Speicher, Michael Rueb, Ben Rueb; died Apr 13, 2016, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

RUHNKE, Loretta L, 80: b Aug 7, 1936, near Daykin, to Fred A and Eunice Heidemann; sc Monica Marschman, Kurt, Timothy, Lyndon?; died Oct 10, 2016 [Lincoln?]

RUNQUIST, Caroline Elizabeth, 87: b Apr 3, 1929, Utica, to Joseph and Lillian (Walters) Spohn; m Merle W Runquist, Apr 30, 1947, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sc Patsy Konecky, Helen Westmeyer, Dorothy McCall, Judy Fiala, Deb Runquist, Merle Runquist Jr, Robert Runquist, Dale Runquist, Dean Runquist; dc inf Gracie Runquist, Shirley McLaughlin; died July 11, 2016, Osceola; burial Osceola Cemetery [Osceola]

RUPPRECHT, Carolyn D, 76: b Aug 21, 1939, to John and Irene Clark; m Rex Rupprecht; sc Deb Peton, Kath Harmon, Joan Brouillette, Connie Nightser, Jim Rupprecht, Jackie Rupprecht, Jeremy Rupprecht; died July 27, 2016, Lincoln

RYBA, Janette "Rubes", 80: b Nov 3, 1935, Columbus, to Lester and Esther (Mausbach) Fyfe; m Thomas J Ryba, Feb 14, 1956, Columbus; sc Traci Ryba-Grant, Jodi Ryba; died Jan 4, 2016, Lincoln; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

RYDEL, Robert "Bob" Warren, 60: b Dec 28, 1955,Ogden, Utah, to M/Sgt Robert Edwin and Verona Rydel; m Denise Birkel; m Colleen Tworek; sc Jeni Coke, Luke Rydel; died Sept 30, 2016, Lincoln

SAALFELD, Jason, 24: b Apr 2, 1992, Columbus, to Don and Linda (Fendrick) Saalfeld; died Apr 12, 2016, near Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SANDMAN, Loran, 82: b Oct 18, 1933, Petersburg, to Joseph and Othida "Tillie" (Hovley) Sandman; m Betty Marker, May 19, 1954; sc Bill Sandman, Gary Sandman, Debbie Brewington, Dora May; dc inf Timothy Sandman; died Apr 17, 2016, Columbus

SANTI, Darlene Faye, 81: b Sept 2, 1935, Leigh, to Adolph and Alice Henke; m Jon; sc Dana Santi; dc Jay; died Nov 7, 2016 [Littleton, Colorado?]

SAWYER, Duane, 70: b Nov 21, 1945, Genoa, to Randolph "Tom" and Frances (Kamin) Sawyer; m Connie Long, Oct 14, 1966, Madison; m Ethel, Nov 14, 1992; sc Robin Coan, Shawn sawyer, Cristi Krupka, Becky Glinsmann; died June 5, 2016, Lincoln; burial Crown Hill Cemetery, Madison

SCHAEFER, Gloria, 85: b Apr 13, 1931, St Paul, to Frank and Ann (Korus) Nosal; m Kenneth Schaefer, Aug 4, 1952, Columbus; c Greg Schaefer, Randy Schaefer, Joe Schaefer, Scott Schaefer, Cindy Canaday, Sandy Swope, Lisa Long; dc Ron Schaefer; died May 2, 2016, Lincoln; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

SCHAF, Richard Joseph, 94: b Jan 22, 1922, Rising City, to Edward Joseph and Sophie (Alt) Schaf; m Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Bonne, June 14, 1949, David City; sc Larry Schaf, Diane Erks, Nancy Marty, Steven Schaf; died May 30, 2016, Shelby; burial Shelby Cemetery, Shelby

SCHALK, Robert F, 75: died Feb 9, 2016, Cedar Rapids; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

SCHEFFLER, Marland, 80: b June 16, 1936, Madison, to Harold and Hilda (Schulte) Scheffler; m Carol Klug, June 4, 1961, Pierce; sc Natalie Middleton, Nancy Rehder, Pam Cooper; dc Tim; died Nov 19, 2016, Granby, Missouri; burial Greenwood Cemetery, Diamond, Missouri

SCHMER, Doris, 88: b Aug 31, 1927, Leigh, to Floyd and Marie (Miller) Kloppel; sc Charles Schmer; died May 6, 2016, Columbus

SCHMID, Doris Mae, 82: b Mar 16, 1943, Polk County, to Fred Charles and Hazel Wilma (Lawver) Ostrander; m Julius Schmid, Aug 29, 1954, Clarks; sc Pam Schultze, Wendy Mangelsen; died Aug 10, 2016 Columbus

SCHMIDT, Evelyn A, 83: b July 6, 1933, Columbus, to Otto and Celia (Schwank) Blessen; m Gerald Stracke, 1951; m Mark Schmidt Sr; sc Russ Stracke, John Stracke, Mark Schmidt Jr, Nean Schmidt, Patrick Schmidt, Sandra Bourn; dc Catherine Stracke Bridges; died Aug 15, 2016, Fremont; burial Calvary Cemetery, Stratton, Colorado

SCHMIDT, James R, 87: b Nov 28, 1929, rural Platte Center, to Otto and Loretta (Beller) Schmidt; m Theresa A Rosenthal, June 23, 1953, Tarnov; sc Sandie Fischer, Bernie Schmidt, Barb Bender, Lori Reichmuth, Kristen Alt, Lisa Henke, Jackie Wegener, Beverly Zach, Kathy Kerstiens, Jeff Schmidt; died Dec 14, 2016, Monroe; burial St Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Platte Center

SCHMIDT, Shirley Mae, 86: b Sept 13, 1929, Polk County, to William "Bill" and Lena Meyer Hansen; m John R Schmidt, June 4, 1949, Columbus; sc Steven Craig Schmidt, John Scott Schmidt, Bruce W Schmidt, Rhonda Wetgen, Sheri Zuerlein; dc Mark Schmidt, Duane Schmidt; died Jan 2, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery, Columbus

SCHRAD, Brenda, 55: b Aug 11, 1960, Columbus, to Walter and Sharon (Usher) Schrad; died Mar 18, 2016, Columbus

SCHRAER, Deborah "Debbie" M, 64: b Columbus, to Slyvester "Ves" and Rosemary Zuerlein; m Ronald Schraer; sc Adam Schraer, Erik Olivarez, Elliot Schraer, Mimosa Flores, Amanda Lopez, Emily Schraer; died Sept 28, 2016 [San Antonio, Texas?]

SCHREIBER, Arthur M, Jr, 86: b May 17, 1930, rural Columbus, to Arthur and Katherine (Runge) Schreiber; m Mary Lou Reitmeyer, Sept 20, 1953, Columbus; sc Arthur Schreiber III, Jerald Schreiber, Colleen Kapels, Steven Schreiber; died Oct 30, 2016, Columbus; burial Calvary Cemetery [rural Columbus]

SCHREIBER, Marlene, 80: b Sept 17, 1935, Silver Creek, to Carl and Anna (Petersen) Thurstonson; m J Neil Smith, Dec 7, 1957; m Willis Schreiber, Feb 4, 1978; sc Eric Smith, Joan Smith, Gwyn Sheen, Jill Sempek; died May 1, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

SCHREIBER, Paul H, 88: m Ruby; sc Linda Lukesh, Deanna Huggins, Larry Schreiber; died Nov 4, 2016, [Central City?]; burial Lincoln Memorial Cemetery [Central City?]

SCHULTZ, Irene Mae, 99: b Jan 19, 1916, Polk, to George and Martha (Wright) Bush; m LeRoy Edward Schultz, Aug 7, 1937, York; sc Jerry Schultz; died Jan 11, 2016, Columbus; burial Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel, near Clarks

SECKMAN, Dorothy Louise, 87: b Oct 28, 1928, North Bend, to Hulda Wiese and William Schmale; m Eugene Seckman, June 17, 1951; sc Mary Seckman, Dory Young, Jolene Connelly, Leonard Seckman; died Sept 7, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

SEDLACEK, Barb, 73: b Dec 25, 1942, Santa Monica, California, to Ralph and Meryl (Nelson) Potts; m Gail "Crip" Sedlacek; sc Tammy Liss, Randy Sedlacek; died Jan 24, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

SEDLACEK, Joyce Ellen, 66: b Sept 21, 1949, Columbus, to John and Lillian (Prazak) Sup; Gary Lee Sedlacek, July 29, 1967, Clarkson; sc Wendy Pohl, Bryan Sedlacek; died Mar 1, 2016, Lincoln

SHANNON, Chad, 24: b June 2, 1992, Columbus, to Michael and Julie (Hiatt) Shannon; died Aug 28, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SHARP, (Catherine) Lavonne, 76: b Apr 17, 1939, Shenandoah, Iowa, to Herschel and Alverna Priscilla (Illian) Hopkins; m Irvin L Sharp, Jan 26, 1958, Tarkio, Missouri; sc Cindy Marie Mack, Douglas Eugene Sharp; dc Cathy Lea Arehart; died Mar 21, 2016, Shenandoah, Iowa; burial High Creek Cemetery, Watson, Missouri

SHEMEK, Ambrose Alex "Hermie": b July 14, 1921, to James Shemke Sr and Sophia Chohon Shemek; m Irma Jean "Jean" Schmidt; sc Theresa Reeves, Eileen Shellhouse, Deanna Shemek, Joan Pauley; died Jan 22, 2016, Lincoln

SHIMOMURA, Lila L, 65: b Mar 9, 1951, Iowa City, Iowa, to Leo P and Patricia J (Todd) Stoneking; m George Francis Makovicka, July 13, 1968, Geneva; m Robert Shimomura, June 25, 2002, Costa Mesa, California; sc Anthony Dean Makovicka, George Francis Makovicka Jr, Angela Marie Tate; died Sept 23, 2016, Lincoln

SIEFKEN, Larry James, 73: b July 11, 1942, Columbus, to Arthur Siefken and Clara Johannes Siefken; m Myrtle, 1993; sc Seth Siefken; died Mar 28, 2016, Orlando, Florida

SIROKY, Clair, 79: b Sept 8, 1936, rural Saunders County, to Emanuel and Minnie (Otoupal) Siroky; m Janice Kucera, June 26, 1962, Abie; sc Scott Siroky, Michael Siroky, Sandy Henry; died Jan 24, 2016, David City; burial Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Abie

SISEL, Helen M, 93: b Feb 10, 1922, near Dwight, to Adolph and Lillian (Tager) Cidlik; m Albert Sisel Jr, Aug 26, 1941, Dwight; sc Viola Kroeger; died Jan 31, 2016, David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery [David City?]

SKARDA, Marvin G, 87: b Nov 5, 1929, Schuyler, to George and Helen (Abraham) Skarda; m Helen Mae Schmid, Aug 16, 1950; sc Cathie Marking, Jay, Jeanine Trofholz, Carole Darling; died Nov 10, 2016, Fremont

SLAWINSKI, Raymond, 91: b Apr 24, 1925, Duncan, to Peter and Catharine Slawinski; m Elaine Cary, 1951, North Platte; sc Jodeen McArdle, Kenneth Slawinski, Craig Slawinski; died Aug 28, 2016

SLEDDENS, William J "Willie", 82: b Dec 18, 1933, David City, to John and Lena (Jacobs) Sleddens; m Ursula "Suzie" Koester, Dec 31, 1958, Columbus; sc Chris Goc, Steve Sleddens; died July 2, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

SLIZOSKI, Emil, 59: b Oct 18, 1956, Fullerton, to Irene Pauline Slizoski and Edward Slizoski; sc Joshua Baker; died June 15, 2016, Omaha

SLOAN, Duane W, 77: b Dec 9, 1938, Plainview, to William Harry and Viola Sloan; m Cerry Coke, 1988, Longview, Texas; died Feb 7, 2016, Longview, Texas; burial Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Longview, Texas

SLOUP, Joseph E, 88: b Aug 6, 1927, near Garrison, to Emil and Anna (Hladky) Sloup; m Nadine Rathje, June 7, 1953; sc Michael Sloup, Trudy Samek; died Feb 18, 2016, David City; burial Circle Mount Cemetery [Rising City?]

SLOVINSKI, Bernadette C, 99: b Sept 23, 1916, rural Tarnov, to Joseph and Marianne (Sliva) Slovinski; died Mar 4, 2016, Columbus; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Tarnov

SMITH, Alvin T, 92: b Nov 9, 1923, adopted by Walter and Emily (O'Hara) Smith; m Clarice Claussen; sc Jeanette Schultz, Deborah Sylvester, Alan T Smith; died Apr 27, 2016, Omaha

SMITH, Cheryl, 68: b Feb 23, 1948, Columbus, to LeRoy and Ellen (Ryan) Poeffel; m Thomas Smith, Nov 3, 1984, Columbus; sc Troy Bergman, Todd Bergman, Tyson Smith; died Aug 28, 2016, Omaha; burial St Joseph Cemetery, rural Bellwood

SMITH, Donna Jean "Tootie", 85: b June 11, 1931, Circle, Montana; m Kingsley Smith; sc Denise Smith, K C Smith, Angie Alder; died June 11, 2016, Omaha

SMITH, Elizabeth, 91: b Sept 27, 1924, near David City, to Henry and Bertha (Driver) Stevens; m Richard J Smith, Apr 27, 1948, David City; sc Richard Smith, Dave Smith, Diane Schmid, Demaris Smith, Donald Smith, Darlene Tannehill, Duane Smith, Dale Smith; died Mar 14, 2016 David City; burial St Mary's Cemetery, David City

SMITH, Kim, 57: b to Bob and Ruth Hartford; m Lonnie; sc Lona Byrd, Brittany Pagano, Halie Smith; died June 13, 2016, Albion; burial St Michael's Ctholic Cemetery, Albion

SOBRASKE, Robert A, 85: b Dec 25, 1928, Omaha, to Joseph and Lillian (Bergmann) Sobraske; m Natalie Rose Uzendoski, Aug 5, 1961; sc Robert Sobraaske, John Sobraske; died Nov 5, 2016 [Lincoln?]

SOCK, John "Jack" W, 80: b Aug 9, 1936, Osceola, to Philip and Helen (Jarecki) Sock; m Alberta Cutsor, Oct 25, 1958, Silver Creek; sc Shelly Zelasney, Pam Cave, Lisa Graham, Todd Sock, Jackie Wieseman; died Oct 11, 2016, Columbus; burial St Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Silver Creek

SOHL, Jeff, 53: b Dec 17, 1962, Columbus, to Valjean and Helen (Galley) Sohl; died Oct 16, 2016, Columbus

SOKOL, Irene V, 89: b Monroe, 1926; m Joseph (Pat) Sokol, 1949; sc Charleen Hamilton, Virginia Baptiste, Denise Sokol, Christine Breyare; died June 26, 2016, Arvada, Colorado

SOKOL, Joseph Patrick, 92: b 1923, Duncan; m Irene; sc Charleen Hamilton, Virginia Baptiste, Denise Sokol, Christine Breyare; died Feb 11, 2016 [Arvada, Colorado?]

SORENSEN, William "Bill" John, 33: b Aug 10, 1982, Columbus, to John and Cindy (Strong) Sorensen; died June 9, 2016, near Tarnov; burial St Ansgar Lutheran Cemetery-Rosenborg, rural Lindsay

SOWOKINOS, Sarah Elizabeth, 101: b Feb 5, 1915, Giltner, to William Race and Laura (Sidders) Race; m Alexander Alfred Sowokinos, Sept 7, 1932, Papillion; sc Joseph; dc Frank, inf Laura Bell; dsc Richard; died Apr 9, 2016, Grafton, North Dakota; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

SPEICHER, Kathleen, 93: b Nov 7, 1922, rural Gifford, Iowa, to Ed and Jessie (MacDonald) Lepley; m Leo Speicher, May 10, 1948; sc Carol Speicher, Joan Speicher-Simpson, Mark Speicher; died June 19, 2016 [Lincoln?]

SPEICHER, Marilyn Marie, 84: b May 12, 1932, St Edward, to Francis Patrick and Gwen (Ellis) McCarty; m Clifford Speicher, Feb 16, 1952, Columbus; sc Kathy Miller, Kris Killough, Karlie Speicher Clay, Kent Speicher, Kurt Speicher; died Nov 15, 2016, Fremont; burial Calvary Cemetery, Fremont

SPELLMAN, Eileen A, 90: b June 9, 1925, to Walter and Gertrude (Sullivan) Spellman; died Jan 29, 2016, Columbus; burial Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha

SPULAK, Mary Ann, 80: b Dec 21, 1935, Leigh, to Gerhard and Martha (Steiner) Huismann; m Louis A Suplak, Sept 14, 1954, Columbus; sc Ann Richter, Louise Christensen, Susan Machacek, Maureen Machacek, Ellen Neal, Tony Spulak, Kristin Brandenburgh; dc Collen Keenan; died Jan 19, 2016, Madison

SPULAK, Steven Wayne: b May 20, 1956, to Reynold Spulak and Delores; m Lorie; sc Katie Spulak, Sarah Dean, Chantel Slusarski, Richard Spulak, Anna Davis, Tim Spulak, Renee Butler, Shawn Spulak; died Aug 9, 2016, Omaha

STACHURA, JoAnn L, 81: b Aug 6, 1935, to Joseph and Lucile Govern; m James; sc Cheri Perdue, Cindy Plymale, Jackie Olson; died Oct 9, 2016 [Omaha?]; burial Voss Mohr Cemetery [Omaha?]

STANKOSKI, Emil Peter, 89: b Apr 15, 1927, east of Fullerton, to Adam and Mary (Stetz) Stankoski; died May 9, 2016, Albion; burial Ss Peter and Paul Cemetery, Krakow

STANKOSKI, Wesley L, 86: b Jan 11, 1930, Fullerton, to Adam and Mary (Stetz) Stankoski; m Mary Ann Czapenski, July 9, 1960, Silver Creek; sc Dave Stankoski, Kenny Stankoski, Rick Stankoski, Tim Stankoski, Terry Stankoski, Bryan Stankoski, Melissa Stenger; died Dec 30, 2016, Columbus; burial St Lawrence Cemetery, Silver Creek

STARA, Jane Ann, 69: died June 10, 2016, David City

STEINER, Betty R, 83: b Nov 14, 1933, Lindsay, to Tony and Elsie (Hamling) Oberhauser; m Dennis P Steiner, May 30, 1958, Columbus; sc Richard, Daniel, Joan Satorie, Kenneth, Douglas; died Dec 29, 2016, Columbus; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

STENGER, Alice S, 97: b Apr 21, 1918, Humphrey, to Jacob and Gertrude (Schaefer) Cook; m Lee Stenger, May 27, 1940, St Bernard; sc Corrine Haiar, Jeanie Engel, Gary Stenger, Duane Stenger, Mary Lee Lutjen, Patty Thege; died Feb 24, 2016, Norfolk; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

STONE, Darlene, 68: died Mar 13, 2016, Albion; burial Looking Glass Cemetery, rural Newman Grove

STOTT, Mildred Ann, 76: b May 21, 1940, Humphrey, to Joseph and Elizabeth (Dohmen) Jasper; m Floyd Veik, Feb 10, 1961, Platte Center; m Kenneth Stott, Sept 17, 1981, Elko, Nevada; sc Kevin Veik, Kimberly Johnson, Kaylyn Preister, Kristin Kelley; died Sept 10, 2016, Norfolk; burial St John's Catholic Cemetery, Petersburg

STROMBERG, August "Augie" Carl, 74: b Mar 23, 1941, rural Albion, to Carl and Marie Elizabeth (Dinslage) Stromberg; m Susan Clark, Jan 19, 1974, Albion; m Patricia Wagner, Feb 14, 1987, Belgrade; sc Kevin, Jennifer Stromberg; died Jan 10, 2016, Omaha; burial Main Cemetery, near Belgrade

STRUCK, Arlene, 87: b Feb 19, 1929, Minot, North Dakota, to Henry and Myrtle (Pearson) Vangsness; m Norman Struck, Sept 1954; sc Jeffrey, David, Jan; died Feb 20, 2016 [Rochester, Minnesota?]; burial Pleasant Prairie Cemetery [Rochester, Minnesota?]

STRUCK, Norman L, 91: b Apr 25, 1925, Rochester [Minnesota], to Louis and Emma (Prigge) Struck; m Arlene Vangsness, Sept 1954; sc Jeffrey, David, Jan; died May 4, 2016 [Rochester, Minnesota?]; burial Pleasant Prairie Cemetery [Rochester, Minnesota?]

STUART, Clarence A "Stu", 77: b Oct 2, 1938, to Dick and Nettie (Everett) Stuart; m Sylvia Flodman, Nov 25, 1978; sc Shirley Monroe, Bill Stuart, Michelle Kaiser, John Flodman; dc Troy Flodman; died Jan 22, 2016, Omaha

SUCHA, Harold: b July 25, 1920, rural Leigh, Stanton County, to Henry and Agnes (Klimes) Sucha; m Lavonne Hanel, Sept 24, 1946, Schuyler; sc Alan Sucha, Vicki Herout, Renee Johns, Naomi Sucha; dc Dana Sucha; died June 2, 2016, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

SUHR, Loretta L, 79: b Jan 19, 1936, Elmo, Missouri, to Cassius Clay DaVault and LuEva (Johnston) DaVault; m Ron Suhr, July 10, 1964; sc Jeff Suhr, Kristi Bruns, Ron Suhr Jr; died Jan 3, 2016, Gretna

SVASEK, Joyce, 73: b Jan 17, 1943, Columbus, to John and Ida (Legler) Abraham; died Feb 11, 2016, Columbus; burial Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler

SVATORA, Lorene, 85: b June 1, 1930, rural Schuyler, Colfax County, to Albin and Josephine (Dlouhy) Shonka; m Lloyd J Svatora, June 12, 1951, [Schuyler]; sc Linda Svatora, Leslie Svatora, Leroy Svaatora; died Apr 5, 2016, [Schuyler?]; burial Schuyler Cemetery

SVIK, Ronald E, 72: b Dec 26, 1943, Columbus, to Edward J and LaVaine E (Prazak) Svik; m Sandy Hockett, Jan 4, 1985, Seattle [Washington?]; sc Jeff Svik, Joe Svik; died Oct 7, 2016, Seattle, Washington

SVOBODA, Joseph Jerry "Keppy", 77: b Apr 20, 1939, rural Colfax County, to Frank J and Esther (Nadrchal) Svoboda; m Patricia Ortmeier, Oct 5, 1968; sc Cindy Kratochvil, Lori Jacobs, Diane Perrin; died Aug 14, 2016, Columbus; burial St Wenceslaus Cemetery [Dodge]

SWANSON, Dorothy June, 66: b Apr 28, 1950, Cedar Rapids, to Harvey and Nellie (Suntken) Marker; m Ronald Swanson, Sept 21, 1973, Columbus; died May 6, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

SWERTZIC, Gene J, 85: b Jan 9, 1931, Silver Creek, Merrick County, to John B and Clara (Miller) Swertzic; m Davida V Gilliland, Sept 11, 1954, Auburn; sc Timothy Swertzic, Debra Pratt, Deanna Swertzic; died July 2, 2016, Columbus; burial St Lawrence Cemetery, Silver Creek

SWERZEK, Helen Margaret, 99: b Sept 3, 1916, Cedar Rapids, to John and Ursula (Gronenthal) Krings; m Joseph H Swerczek, Feb 10, 1936, Cedar Rapids; sc Bill Swerczek, David Swerczek, Ardie Kruse, Kathleen Barnes; dc Paul, (4) infs; died May 12, 2016, Albion; burial St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids

SWIM, Alfred, 91: died Aug 23, 2016, Columbus

SYRING, Herbert Joseph, 71: b Jan 21, 1945, San Antonio, Texas, to Benjamin and Aurelia Syring; m Barbara Bishop; sc Kevin Syring Sr, Dawn Syring Filbert; died June 15, 2016 [New Braunfels, Texas?]; burial St Joseph's Cemetery [Honey Creek?]

SYSLO, Tom F, 87: b Dec 3, 1928, rural Nance County, to Charles and Mary (Roebuck) Syslo; m Margaret Sliva, Nov 28, 1959, Columbus; sc Teresa Larsen, Becky Gdowski, Jeanie Fitzgerald; died Jan 26, 2016, Fullerton; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton

SZATKO, Edward F, 72: b Mar 9, 1944, Greeley, to Joseph and Gertrude (Kowalski) Sztako; m Mary Rosenthal, Sept 6, 1969 [Platte Center?]; sc Lawrence Szatko, Chad Didier-Szatko, Brad Szatko, Gwynn Sliva; died Oct 21, 2016, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

TAGWERKER, Rose, 90: b Feb 7, 1926, Columbus, to Edmond and Florence (Burgess) Osborn; m Frank Tagwerker, 1946, Columbus; sc Michael Tagwerker, Frank Tagwerker Jr, Bruce Tagwerker, Connie Bernt, Joan Behrens, Nancy Oswald, Sallie Anderson; dc Doug Tagwerker; died Aug 14, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

TATE, Edward W, 79: b Aug 25, 1937, Omaha [foster parents: Gordon and Clarbelle Keller]; m Karen; sc Rick Tate, Tim Take, Kim Jones; died Oct 23, 2016, Lincoln; burial Omaha National Cemetery, Omaha

TAYLOR, Dean A, 64: b Nov 27, 1951, Grand Island, to Donald Dean and Stella (Wegener) Taylor; m Yleen Lane, Dec 15, 1971, ,Columbus; sc Bill Taylor, Russ Taylor, Laura Loewens; died Feb 7, 2016, Columbus

TEALL, Evelyn R, 90: b Dec 12, 1925, Quincy, Michcigan, to Iral W and Francis M (Knowles) Norris; m Robert A Teall, Mar 1, 1944, Litchfield [Michigan]; sc Janie L Carskadon, Robert W Teall, Dennis C Teall Sr died Oct 20, 2016, North Platte; burial North Platte Cemetery [North Platte]

TELECKY, Riley, 94: b Apr 16, 1922, Howells, to Edward Sr and Marie (Seda) Telecky; m Adoline Krula, Feb 14, 1951, Fremont; sc Anita Vande Vorde, Roberta Holeka, Ron Telecky; died May 8, 2016, Lincoln; burial Zion Cemetery, rural Clarkson

TENNANT, Harriet, 90: b Oct 3, 1925, Rogers, to Anton and Agnes Novak Kracl; m Roland A Godin Sr, May 5, 1948; m Russell L Tennant, 1987; sc Roland A Godin Jr, David L Godin; died Sept 27, 2016 [Denver, Colorado?]; burial Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

TERNUS, Holly Kaye, 60: b Nov 4, 1956, David City, to Wayland and Shirley (Sargent) Den; m Paul "Steve" Ternus, Oct 28, 1977, Humphrey; sc Ami Kallberg; died Nov 25, 2016, Columbus; burial Hoffer Cemetery, rural Polk County

TERNUS, Richard "Dick", 90: b May 9, 1925, near Humphrey, to Frank and Christina (German) Ternus; m Erna M Hemmer, Nov 22, 1956; sc Gwen Steiner, Paul, Becky Scott, Mark, Glenn; dc Gregory, Margie; died Mar 3, 2016; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

TERRY, Robert "Bob" Wendell, 73: b Feb 23, 1943, Norfolk, to Frank Wendell and LoGene (Osborne) Terry; m Carol Marker, Nov 25, 1961, Petersburg; sc Tamera S Rawlings; dc Robert Allen Terry; died Apr 9, 2016, Lincoln; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

TERRY, Timothy N, 91: b Aug 1, 1924, north of Meadow Grove, to Anna Bel (Kinne) and Frank John Terry; m Eileen Werner, Aug 1, 1946; sc Rod Terry, Doug Terry, Renee Neele; died Feb 10, 2016, Columbus; burial Warren-Terry Cemetery, rural Meadow Grove

THEGE, Donald, 78: b Oct 16, 1937, North Bend, to George and Rose (Houfek) Thege; m Alyce Chapek, Aug 7, 1965; sc Todd, Tim, Kristi Thege, Dean, Chad, Denise Hartman; died Oct 13, 2016, Schuyler; burial Schuyler Cemetery [Schuyler]

THEILEN, Ilene Mae, 90: b Dec 21, 1925, rural Creston, to Reinhold and Martha (Loseke) Engelbart; m Paul Theilen, Apr 24, 1946, Creston; sc Eldon Theilen, Willis Theilen, Duane Theilen, Arlo Theilen; dc LeRoy Theilen, Dale Theilen; died Apr 6, 2016, Schuyler; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, [Columbus]

THOMAS, Dianne, 79: b Jan 28, 1937, San Jose, California, to Charles Awbrey and Frances Schmidt Awbrey; m Duane A Thomas, Jan 30, 1955, San Carlos, California; survivors Cheryl Kumberg, Matt Thomas, Mark Thomas, Curt Thomas; died May 21, 2016, Cunningham, Kansas

THOMAZIN, Max, 72: b July 28, 1943, St Edward, to Wilber E and Kathryn A (Koerber) Thomazin; m JoAnn K Voichoske, Aug 6, 1966, Genoa; sc Gina Weidner, John Thomazin, Jill Vavra, Jessica Westover; died June 26, 2016, Genoa

THROENER, Michael, 56: died May 22, 2016, Osceola

TISTHAMMER, John C, 86: died Feb 22, 2016, Albion; burial South Branch Cemetery [rural Albion?]

TISTHAMMER, Lois Evonne, 93: b Oct 8, 1922, near Newman Grove, to Oscar and Clara (Mork) Flotree; m Harold Tisthammer, Dec 28, 1958, rural Albion; sc Lorane Walth, Janet Smith; dc Bruce [Tisthammer]; died May 9, 2016, Kansas City, Missouri; burial South Branch Cemetery, rural Albion

TORCZON, Alex J, 94: b June 19, 1922, Platte County, to Frank and Mary (Shotkoski) Torczon; died Dec 22, 2016, Valley; burial St Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery, Columbus

TORCZON, David J: b June 23, 1934, to Frank and Mary (Shotkoski) Torczon; m Grace Jedlicka; died June 1, 2016 [Omaha?]; burial St Michael's Cemetery, Tarnov

TORCZON, Kenneth J, 91: b Oct 2, 1924, Columbus, to Frank and Veronica (Smagacz) Torczon; m Helen Staroscik, May 8, 1952, Columbus; sc Ken Torczon Jr, Deborah Torczon, Karen Sievers, Tim Torczon, Pati Wyllie; dc inf James; died Sept 7, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

TUMA, David Joseph, 92: b Oct 6, 1924, Cotesfield, to John William and Blanche Marie (Naprestek) Tuma; m Betty Ann Holt, Apr 21, 1944, Omaha; sc Kathleen Paul, Barbara Goulet, Susan Hraban, Jennifer Suhr, David Tuma, Allison Zitek; died Nov 3, 2016, St Paul

TWOREK, Eugene S, 71: b Aug 12, 1945, Columbus, to Stanley A Sr and Mary S (Teterus) Tworek; died Sept 6, 2016, Burlington, Massachusetts; burial Nebraska

TWOREK, Eugene, 71: b Aug 12, 1945, to Stanley and Mary (Teterus) Tworek; died Sept 6, 2016, Burlington, Massachusetts; burial St Stanislaus Cemetery, Duncan

TWOREK, Flavius S: b Jan 24, 1921, Duncan, to John and Mary Tworek; m Charlotte Fitch; sc Catherine "Cathy" Bartlett, Laura Heffner, Margaret Ingalls, Charlotte Rivera; died June 2, 2016 [Virginia Beach, Virginia?]; burial Hampton National Cemetery

UHER, Edward William, 97: b Jan 10, 1919, Dodge, to V R and Anna (Bazata) Uher; m Marie Mestl, Jan 15, 1946, rural Howells; sc Mary Kay Arkfeld, Sheri Uher; dc Constance Marie Adams; died Dec 3, 2016, Dodge; burial St Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery [Dodge?]

UHERKA, Olga Agnes, 101: b Jan 9, 1915, Clarkson, to Joseph and Emma (Faltys) Nadrhal; m Joe J Uherka, Dec 6, 1941, near Howells; sc Janet Horner, Daniel, Norman; died Jan 26, 2016, Corsica, South Dakota; burial Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Wagner [South Dakota]

URKOSKI, Kenneth Joseph, 85: b Feb 14, 1931, rural Tarnov, to Joseph Urkoski and Anna Zoucha; m Doris Anderson, Apr 16, 1955; sc Rick Urkoski, Steve Urkoski, Debra Karabel; died June 20, 2016, Columbus; burial Gruetli Cemetery, Duncan

VALASEK, James C, 91: b Aug 24, 1925, Polk County, to Martin F and Cecilia (Laska) Valasek Sr; m Louise Ullrich, Lewistone, Idaho; sc Jo Langan, Karen Valasek, Teri Smith; dc Susan West, James Valasek Jr; died Oct 4, 2016, rural Columbus; burial Omaha National Cemetery

VAN DYKE, LaVerna Matilda, 88: b Dec 24, 1927, Lindsay, to Bernard and Theresa (Borer) Wiese; m Vernon Van Dyke, Apr 24, 1951, Lindsay; sc Ronald Van Dyke, Linda Van Dyke, Patrick Van Dyke, Sharon Schrad; dc inf John; died July 4, 2016, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

VAN PELT, Lawrence Vernon "Dave", 96: b Mar 7, 1920, Pottersvile, New Jersey, to Walter and Eliza (Moore) Van Pelt; m Lillian Fox, Mar 15, 1947, Pottersville [New Jersey]; sc Penny Gulden, Cindy Gasper; died Aug 9, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

VAN PELT, Lillian, 90: b Aug 16, 1925, East Hartford, Connecticut, to Edgar and Erenestine (Barber) Fox; m Lawrence "Dave" Van Pelt, Mar 15, 1947, Pottersville, New Jersey; sc Penny Gulden, Cindy Gasper; died Jan 31, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery

VANDENBERG, Alice, 93: m Martin Vanedenberg; died Jan 23, 2016, David City; burial St Francis Cemetery, rural David City

VEACH, Clarence F, 99: b Aug 15, 1916, rural Bridgeport, Kansas, to Fred and Lucy (Lusk) Veach; m Valla Jean Kern; sc David Veach, Richard Veach; died Feb 6, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

VEIK, Henry F, Jr, 84: b Sept 25, 1931, Petersburg, to Henry Sr and Amelia (Overman) Veik; m JoAnn M Beiermann, Sept 12, 1957, Lindsay; sc Cecil Veik, Diane Gilbertson, Dan Veik, Cheryl Newton, Duane Veik, Christine Brandl, Deb Housman, Carla Veik; dc Craig; died May 24, 2016, Madison; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

VEJRASKA, Jim: b Feb 28, 1938, Ohiowa; m Jan, June 22, 1958; died Apr 12, 2016 [Sun City West, Arizona?]

VIESSMAN, Cliff, 86: died Dec 28, 2016, Dawson, Minnesota

VIFQUAIN, Deloares M (From), 82: m William Vifquain; died Sept 9, 2016, Sun City Center, Florida

VOGT, Linda L, 61: b Aug 6, 1054, Rome, New York, to William and Patricia (Whitmore) Legler; m Roger Vogt, July 15, 1972, Fremont; sc Cheri Masek, Brian Vogt; died May 16, 2016, [Fremont?]

VRBA, Elaine A, 83: b Aug 17, 1932, Howells, to Fred and Mary (Everet) Pieper; m Charles Vrba, Feb 11, 1953, Tabor, southeast of Howells; sc Jacilyn Joaquin, Cindy Olsen, Charles J Vrba, Robert Vrba; died May 24, 2016, David City

WACHA, Jerry L, 54: b Nov 19, 1961, Columbus, to Gene and Lucia (Hollman) Wacha; m Mary Lou Byrnes, Apr 22, 1982; sc Jake Wacha, Jennifer Saner, Joseph Wacha, Jordan [Wacha]; dc inf J D Wacha; died May 16, 2016, Lincoln; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

WAGNER, Beulah "Bea" Mae, 94: b Apr 27, 1921, rural Waco, to Ray Wagner and Mathilda (Beisner) Wagner; m Vance Holman, Nov 26, 1942, Louisiana; sc Connie Allensworth; died Mar 6, 2016, Stromsburg; burial Stromsburg Cemetery

WAIS, Carm Lee, 72: b Aug 18, 1944, Columbus, to Wilton and Verla (Crouse) Gunderson; m Robert "Bob" wais, Nov 30, 1971, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; sc Randy Mitchell, Andrew Morlang; died Nov 27, 2016, Rapid City, South Dakota

WAKE, Philip Marshall, 90: b Aug 29, 1925, Genoa, to Thomas Leslie and Edna (Marshall) Wake; m Allene Berlin, 1950, Genoa; sc Cynthia Reed, Linda Slonecker, Marsha Miller, Monica Drozd, Shane Wake; died Jan 30, 2016, Lincoln; burial Valley View Cemetery, Genoa

WANGLER, Linda Kathryn, 66: b Jan 11, 1950, Columbus, to Michael and Lorraine (Kobus) Podraza; m Ken wangler, Columbus; sc Mary Kula, Kenny Wangler, John Wangler; died Mar 16, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WANT, Diana K, 62: bSept 28, 1953, to Leonard and Bernie (Pavel) Horak; m Roger Want; sc Angela Nelson, Adam Want; died May 17, 2016, Columbus

WASCO, Donna L, 83: b Feb 1, 1933, rural Boone County, to Donell and Philus (Slifer) Phillips; sc Kathy Voichoskie, Lisa Graff, Gary Wasco, Larry Wasco; dc Dennis Wasco, inf Donnell Joseph Wasco; died Feb 28, 2016, Columbus; burial Evergreen Cemetery, St Edward

WATCHORN, Ryan, 41: b Aug 26, 1975, Genoa, to Jerald Watchorn and Kathleen (Hilger) Brestel; m Rosalia Velazquez, Sept 19, 2003, Omaha; sc Tyler Watchorn; died Sept 3, 2016, Lincoln; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]

WEBER, Merlin L, 81: m Beverly; sc Eydie Schrad, Kip Weber, Cory Price; died Feb 14, 2016, Omaha; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion

WEBER, Viola, 96: b Apr 10, 1920, Grand Prairie Township, Platte County, to William and Amalia (Muth) Hellbush; m Earl Weber, Jan 30, 1946, [rural Columbus]; sc Dean Weber, Sheryl Kurpgeweit; died Oct 24, 2016, Stanton; burial Creston Fairview Cemetery [Creston]

WEIDNER, Arlene, 85: b Apr 25, 1931, Clarks, to Albin and Mary (Martin) Cerny; m Luke P Weidner, Feb 6, 1951, Madison; sc Jeanne Esparza, Lonnie Weidner, Scott Weidner; died Aug 16, 2016, Norfolk; burial St Francis Cemetery [Humphrey]

WEIG, Florence Ann, 92: b Feb 14, 1923, Brooklyn, New York, to Michael and Margaret (Oswald) Todaro; m Henry "Hank" Weig, Jan 18, 1944, Middle Village, New York, New York; sc Susan Murphy; dc Mark Weig; died Jan 8, 2016, Columbus; burial La Crosse, Wisconsin

WELCH, Donovan LeRoy, 84: b June 3, 1932, Hastings, to Howard Leroy and Bessie Genevieve Welch; m Marcia Zorn; sc Shannon Vesely, Timaree Yost, Erin Lane, Kael Sagheer, Chad Welch; died Aug 6, 2016, Kearney

WELLS, Michael R "Mike", 53: b July 31, 1962, North Platte, to Janis Wells; m Lanette Flin, Aug 17, 1985; m Jayna Shipps, Jan 1, 2001, Madison; sc Nathan Wells, Aleisha Bohaboj, McKenna Wells, Zachary Wells; died Feb 1, 2016 [Madison?]

WELLS, Robert "Rob", 52: b July 2, 1964, Shelbyville, Indiana, to Robert Wells and Becky Wells-Cleveland; m Patty Yates, 1986 [Columbus?]; sc Jesse Wells, Kaitlyn Wells; dc Becky Wells; died Dec 15, 2016, Lincoln

WEMHOFF, Marie, 98: b Oct 20, 1917, to Frank and Helena (Rademacker) Nave; m Edwin J Wemhoff, May 20, 1941, Pierce; sc Alvin Wemhoff, John Wemhoff, Arnold Wemhoff, James Wemhoff, Dan Wemhoff, Dale Wemhoff, William Wemhoff, Ted Wemhoff, Rita Sallinger, Carolyn Brouillette; dc inf Mary, Ronald; died Mar 23, 2016, Columbus; burial Ss Patrick/Joseph Cemetery, Platte Center

WENDLAND, Mary Jane, 88: b Nov 29, 1927, Kansas City, Kansas, to Burton and Mary Ann (Dekat) Vance; m George Wendland, Nov 29, 1946, Manhattan [Kansas?]; sc James Wendland, Thomas Wendland, Karyn Parks, Sally Dyer, Connie Stone, Gayle Kott; died July 16, 2016, Columbus; burial Columbus Cemetery [Columbus]

WENNEKAMP, Melvin A, 88: b Aug 19, 1927, Creston, to George and Marie (Groteluschen) Wennekamp; m Margaret (Wergin) Hughes, Apr 9, 1994; ssc Roger Hughes; dsc Linda Hughes; died May 15, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus

WERNER, Michael Thomas, 27: b June 14, 1988, Omaha, to Gene Werner and Sue (Frauendorfer) Werner; m Lynda Buell, Apr 11, 2015, David City; died Feb 13, 2016, David City; burial Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay

WESTPHAL, Rebecca Rae "Becky": b Nov 14, 1962, Auburn, to Wally and Jackie Richards; m Greg Westphal, 1993, Maui, Hawaii; sc Corbyn, Braden; died Mar 17, 2016 [Lincoln?]

WIELGUS, Helen Mae, 89: b July 12, 1926, Columbus, to Henry and Helen (Bonk) Wass; m Stephen F Wielgus, May 1, 1946; sc Jackie Jaworski, Carol Lopez, Wanda Renz, Mary Lea, Susan Dunn, Ann Roberts, Steve Wielgus, Stan Wielgus, Scott Wielgus, Sylvester Wielgus; died July 10, 2016, Columbus; burial St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus

WIESER, Erwin "Erv", 82: b Sept 5, 1933, Humphrey, to Henry and Emma (Kopetzky) Wieser; m Joyce Backes, Aug 11, 1956, Columbus; sc Randy Wieser, Cathy Martin, Pat Wieser, Mike Wieser, Jacki Inman; died Aug 17, 2016, Omaha; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

WIESER, Sr Alberta (Alice Rose) Wieser, OSF, 83: b Nov 15, 1932, rural Humphrey, to Vincent and Wilamina (Kopetzky) Wieser; died Oct 19, 2016, Colorado Springs, Colorado; burial Mount St Francis Cemetery [Colorado Springs, Colorado?]

WIETFELD, Vickie L, 59: b Feb 26, 1957, Omaha, to Dick and Maxine (Helzer) Williams; m Larry Wietfeld, aug 27, 1977, Leigh; sc Adam Wietfeld, Michele Clausen, Nate Wietfeld; died June 14, 2016, Norfolk; burial St Mary's Catholic Cemetery [Leigh]

WILCOXSON, Richard "Dick", 61: b June 13, 1954, Red Oak, Iowa; m Betty; sc Nikki; died Feb 24, 2016 [Bedford, Iowa?]; burial Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Iowa

WILKE, Julian W, 85: b Jan 21, 1931, Platte County, to Gottlieb and Ruth (Kuehnert) Wilke; m Janice Huck, Aug 5, 1962, Waverly, Iowa; sc Tamara Schlote, Mark Wilke, James Wilke; died June 4, 2016, Lincoln; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery [rural Columbus]

WILKE, Robert "Bob", 86: b July 4, 1929, rural Platte County, to Gottlieb and Ruth (Kuehnert) Wilke; m Carolyn Ebke, June 15, 1958, Chappell; sc Arlyn Wilke, Paul Wilke, David Wilke, Rachael Rodehorst, Anita Wilke; dc Janelle Kay Wilke; died May 26, 2016, Columbus; burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery [rural Columbus]

WILLIAMS, Maybelle, 83: b Apr 8, 1933, St Edward, to Raymond and Iona (Becklam) Ogden; m Lonard O Williams, Oct 2, 1949, St Edward; sc Richard Williams, Eugene Williams, Eddie Williams, Madonna William; dc Robert Lee Williams; died July 24, 2016, Schuyler; burial Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus

WILLIAMS, Sandra Jean "Sandy", 84: b Jan 24, 1934, Columbus, to James Mitera and Nina (Roberts) Mitera; m Robert Dean Williams, Aug 29, 1951, Lincoln; sc David Williams, Deborah Hayes, Michael Williams, Margaret "Peg" Janney, Steven Williams; died Sept 3, 2016, Columbus

WILLIAMSON, Robert R "Bob", 74: b July 11, 1941, rural Holt County, to Harold and Frences (Anderson) Williamson; m Mary J Franek, Jan 18, 1964, Columbus; sc Robert T Williamson, Michelle K Schindel; died June 17, 2016, routh of Columbus

WILLOUGHBY, Judy L, 86: b Oct 7, 1929, Fullerton, to George and Alice (Cunningham) Holmstedt; m Darrell Willoughby, Nov 4, 1948, Central City; sc Doug Willoughby; dc David Willoughby; died Apr 26, 2016, Columbus

WILSEY, Judith J "Judy", 73: b Sept 15, 1942 Omaha, to George and Vi (Culp) Bluma; m Charles Wilsey, June 2, 1962, Denver; sc Mark Wilsey, Matt Wilsey, Michele Synovec; died Aug 1, 2016, Omaha

WINGARD, David Allen, 52: b Apr 16, 1963, Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, to Richar and Judy (Johnson) Wingard; died Feb 24, 2016, Rising City

WINSLOW, David Lawrence, 66: b Sept 13, 1949, Omaha, to David McClelland and Gaynelle Ruth (Anderson) Winslow; m Jeanine Kay Drake, May 12, 1973, Omaha; sc Blaine Winslow, Brent Winslow; died July 22, 2016, Stromsburg; burial Osceola Cemetery [Osceola]

WOERTH, Charles H, 88: died Apr 14, 2016

WOMBACHER, Raymond Joseph "JR", 60: b Nov 21, 1956, Osceola, to Raymond S Wombacher and Viola (Gilsdorf); died Dec 17, 2016, Osceola

WOMBOLDT, Susie Ann, 50: b June 22, 1966, Long Beach, California, to Michelle Exter and Redge Brooks; sc Danielle Valenti, Garrett Cravens, Lisa Tapusoa, Laci Siemek, Kenny Womboldt, Zach Womboldt; died Nov 9, 2016

YOUNG, Richard "Dick", 76: b May 14, 1939, Randolph, to Clarence and Anna Mae (Mitchell) Young; m Elaine Worden, May 24, 1959, Chambers; sc Patrick Young, Cynthia Taylor, Cheryl Scott, Dennis Worden, Jerry Worden; died Apr 30, 2016, Columbus; burial Burwell Cemetery [Burwell]

ZACH, Margaret M, 83: b June 20, 1933, Humphrey, to Ralph and Eleanor (Foltz) Eisenmenger; m Erwin A Zach, May 1, 1952, Humphrey; sc Cathi Beiermann, Lyle Zach, Thomas Zach, Mary Classen, Brenda Eller, Edward Zach, Ann Thieman, Roy Zach; dc Mark [Zach]; died July 20, 2016, Lincoln; burial St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey

ZACH, Stanley V, 95: b Dec 8, 1920, Humphrey, to John B and Johanna M (Brockhaus) Zach; m Flora Mae Pillen, Aug 8, 1944, Platte Center; sc Linda Kosch, Laura Zach, Peg Reifert, Bill Zach; died Feb 28, 2016, Madison

ZACH, Thomas Joseph, 58: b to Erwin and Margaret Mary Zach; died Aug 13, 2016 [Wichita, Kansas?]

ZAKREZEWSKI, Edwin J, 78: m Marcy Lesiak; sc (6); died Dec 17, 2016 [Loveland, Colorado?]

ZAKRZEWSKI, Justin, 43: b Feb 15, 1973, O'Neill, to Donald and Charol (Tibbetts) Zakrzewski; sc Kendon Zakrzewski; died Feb 19, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico; burial All Saints Cemetery, Columbus

ZEILINGER, Margaret S, 87: died May 23, 2016

ZIELINSKI, Cynthia, 57: b Sept 18, 1959, Monticello, Iowa, to Richard and Betty (Harms) Eby; m Gary Gotschall, 1977; m Greg Zielinski; sc Gail Peterson, Gary Gotschall, Marin Zabka, Casey Gotschall; died Dec 23, 2016, Columbus; burial Roselawn Cemetery [Columbus]

ZIMMERMAN, Gerald L "Jerry", 69: b Mar 5, 1946, Columbus, to Fred and Alice (Hecker) Zimmerman; m Karen Will, June 2, 1973, Platte Center; sc Kari Gall, Julie Millikan, Angela Huse; died Jan 30, 2016 [Norfolk?]; burial Sts Patrick/Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Platte Center

ZIMMERMAN, Helen Marie, 100: m David; sc Ruth Stumpf, Allan, Robert, William, Lois Varvel, Dale; dc Eunice; died May 15, 2016, Lincoln; burial Fairview Cemetery, Creston

ZIRIN-KORGER, Sharon Deborah, 58: b to Joseph and Eleanor Zirin; m Charles Korger; died Dec 22, 2016 [Wynnewood, Pennsylvania?]

ZOHNER, John Walter, b Sept 14, 1924, rural Shelby, to John and Della (Siedle) Zohner; m Monica Beringer, Apr 20, 1950, David City; sc Judith K Zohner, John Henry Zohner; died Aug 12, 2016 [Lincoln?]

ZUROSKE, Frances M, 87: died Feb 29, 2016, Albion; burial St Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton