The Columbus Telegram, January 27, 1985
DIED
LARCHICK--[LOUP CITY] Constance A. "Stancie" Larchick, 96, of Loup City died Monday at a Loup City care home.
    Services were Thursday at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City with the Rev. John Cook officiating. Burial was at Grand Island Cemetery.
    Mrs. Larchick was born Feb. 17, 1888, on a farm near Krakow, the daughter of Andrew and Catherine Szawica Gzehoviak. She grew up and attended school at Tarnov.
    She married Frank J. Larchick at Loup City and farmed in the area. In 1951 they moved to Grand Island. Mr. Larchick died in 1955, and Mrs. Larchick remained in the area until 1976 when she moved to Kearney. In 1981 she moved to Loup City. She was a member of the Catholic faith.
    Surviving are a son, Lambert of Kearney; five daughters, Christine Kusek and Matilda Cannon, both of Loup City, Mrs. Henry (Sara) Osantowski of Kearney, Mrs. Jack (Connie) Weiss of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Mrs. Ralph (Claudia) Badura of Ashton; 23 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and other relatives. Relatives in this area include the Rev. Bruno Savage, Francis and Richard Savage, Edwin Zoucha, and Mrs. Stanley Bonk.
    Mrs. Larchick was preceded in death by a daughter, four brothers, four sisters and three half-brothers.--[submitted by Marge Galus Sandlier--no relationship to deceased]

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The Columbus Telegram, September 30, 1985
DIED
KUSH--Frank Kush, 96, of 1616 11th St., Columbus, died Sunday at Bergan-Mercy Hospital in Omaha.
    Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bonaventure Church in Columbus, with Rev. Flavius Czuba officiating. Burial is in St. Bonaventure Cemetery.
    Visitation is after 1 p.m. Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. A 7:30 p.m. rosary will be recited Tuesday at the funeral home.
    Mr. Kush was born May 27, 1889, at Tarnov, the son of Joseph and Agnes Barnes Kush. He attended St. Michael School in Tarnov and married Anna Walahowski May 2, 1917, at St. Stanislaus Church in Valley County.
    Mr. Kush resided his entire life in Platte County. He was a retired farmer and member of St. Bonaventure Church.
    Surviving are his wife, Anna of Columbus; two sons, Andrew and Raymond, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; a daughter Bridget Harris of Los Angeles, Calif.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles of Columbus and Ted of Lakewood, Colo.; and four sisters, Pauline Kush and Sophie Shemek, both of Tarnov, Gladys Kush of Nebraska City, and Eleanor Grzwya of Omaha.
    He was preceded in death by a son, a grandson, five sisters and two brothers.--[submitted by Marge Galus Sandlier--no relationship to deceased]