The Columbus Telegram March 1 - 15, 2010 SCHUYLER – Elmer AGUIRRE, 51, of Schuyler, died Feb 27, 2010 at his home. Services Wednesday at St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Schuyler. Burial Schuyler Cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. McCOOK – Lavern “Bud” J. BENDER, 90, of McCook, formerly of Humphrey, died Feb 27, 2010. Services Tuesday at St Francis Catholic Church, Humphrey. Duesman Funeral Chapel in Humphrey in charge. CROFTON – Harold Alfred ARENS, 82, of Crofton, died Feb 27, 2010 at his residence. Born July 31, 1927, along with his twin brother, at the Family’s rural Crofton farm, to John and Caroline (Luft) Arens. Drafted to serve in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1951 during the Korean Conflict. Farmed with his parents, worked for a vault company in Omaha, and in construction of Oahe and Gavins Point dams. Married Margaret Bickett, May 14, 1960, at St Agatha’s Catholic Church, Howard, S.D. Preceded by his parents; brothers, Benedict Arens (at birth), Clarence Arens, Lawrence Arens, Raymond Arens; sister, Ceceilia Reifenrath; brothers-in-law, Norbert Reifenrath, Raymond Thunker, Albert Reifenrath; sisters-in-law, Barbara Arens, Mary Ann Arens, Francis Arens, Norma Jean Arens; several nieces and nephews. Services Thursday at St Rose of Lima Catholic church, Crofton. Burial with military graveside rites in St Rose Cemetery, Crofton. Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton in charge. ABILENE, TEXAS – Willis “Bill” Warren DEICHMANN, 77, of Abilene, Texas, died Mar 1, 2010. Services Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Abilene, Texas. Burial in Eden Cemetery, Eden, Texas. Eden Funeral Home in charge. DAVID CITY – Dorothy M. HULL, 98, of David City, died Mar 1, 2010, Lincoln. Services Wednesday at Chermok Funeral Home, David City. Burial in David City Cemetery. RISING CITY – Larry Joe GOOD, of Rising City, died Feb 28, 2010, David City. Born Kansas City, Mo., to Joseph M. and Eudora (Cooper) Good. Played professional baseball for several years; then toured and performed professionally in country music for more than 40 years. Preceded by his parents. Services Thursday at Kracl Funeral Chapel, David City. SCHUYLER – Julia A. SOBOTA, 93, of Schuyler, died Mar 2, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Clarkson. Services Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at Heun. Burial in Heun Cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Katherine Ann MARSH, 65, of Columbus, died Mar 2, 2010 at her home. Body was donated to Nebraska State Anatomical Board for medical research. McKown Funeral Home, Columbus, in charge. IMPERIAL – Van NESBITT, 81, of Imperial, formerly of Fullerton, died Mar 1, 2010, at Imperial Manor Nursing Home, Imperial. Services Saturday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Imperial. Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial. Liewer Funeral Home of Imperial in charge. COLUMBUS – Donald W. GARRETSON, 84, of Columbus, died Mar 2, 2010 at the Ambassador Home in Lincoln Born Feb 16, 1926, Osceola, to Orra and Violet (Lindblade) Garretson. Served in the US Army from June 16, 1945 to Oct 13, 1945. Married Evelyn Anderson, Dec 12, 1936, Genoa. Lived in Monroe a short time; then moved to a farm near St Edward; then to Columbus where he worked for Sears for over 30 years. Preceded by his parents; wife; daughter-in-law, Anna Garretson; brothers, Wallace and Robert Garretson; sister, Lois Wiser. Services Monday at Gass Haney Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in Columbus Cemetery with military honors. OMAHA – James A. HERBERT, 87, of Omaha, died Feb 28, 2010. Born Mar 20, 1922 in Sidney. Preceded by his sister, Ruth Herbert Snyder; stepbrother, Max Bruckner; stepsister, Mary Jean Richards. Services Friday at St Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Omaha. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Omaha. Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler in charge. NORFOLK – Emma Marie JEDLICKA, 97, of Norfolk, formerly of Dodge, died Mar 3, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Norfolk. Born Oct 23, 1912, Dodge, to Frank and Marie (Semerad) Brichacek. Married Joseph Jedlicka, Oct 7, 1930, at Tabor. Farmed near Tabor until 1937 when they moved to Dodge. Moved to Norfolk shortly after Joe’s death. Preceded by her husband on Feb 29, 1972; parents; daughter, JoAnn and husband, Don Schmitz; brother, Adolph and wife, Lillian Brichacek. Services Sunday at Minnick Funeral Chapel, Dodge. Burial later in St Wenceslaus Cemetery, Dodge. CEDAR RAPIDS – Norma C. WOEPPEL, 90, died Mar 3, 2010 at Columbus Community Hospital. Services Saturday at St John’s Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial in Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Levander Funeral Home in charge. LA MESA, Calif. – LaRene SULLIVAN, long-time resident of La Mesa, Calif. died Feb 13, 2010 at Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, Calif. Born 1926 in Shelby. Began career as classroom teacher and moved into administration, including 36 years as principal at Woodrow Wilson Jr High and Junipero Serra High. Preceded by her first husband, Jerome Sullivan; second husband, Louis Sullivan; parents, Gertrude and Wilhelm Thelen, formerly of Shelby; step-father, Nick Nichols of Columbus. Services Feb 26 at St Martin of Tours Catholic Church. Goodboy Funeral Home in charge. MELBOURNE, Fla. – Dolores Jean GILES, 79, of Melbourne, Fla., died Feb 27, 2010 at Palm Bay, Fla. Services and burial Thursday at Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. HUTCHINSON, Minn. – Genevieve Ann PETERSEN, 80, of Hutchinson, Minn., died Mar 2, 2010. Born to Frank C. and Elsie (Luedtke) Johnson. Married Roger William Petersen, Mar11, 1956 at Peace Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, Minn. Worked at NPPD for 18 years. Moved to Hutchinson in 1995 and worked at Prince of Peace. Preceded by her parents; husband on Dec 6, 2006; brother, Charles Johnson. Services Mar 5, 2010 at Faith Lutheran Church, Hutchinson. Burial Oakland Cemetery. SCHUYLER – Dick WIGINGTON, 84, of Schuyler, died Mar 4, 2010 at Shalimar Gardens, Fremont, where he resided since Sep 2009. Born Nov 24, 1925, Schuyler, to Fred T. and Martha (Seehaus) Wigington. Served in the Navy during WWII. Lived in Los Angeles a short time, then returned to Schuyler where he owned and operated Wigington Chevrolet and Cadillac until 1985; then operated Wigington Used Cars for another 20 years. Married Gerrie Woods Feb 14, 1949, Schuyler. Preceded by his wife on July 5, 2000; brothers, Fred and Doug; sister, Betty Michaelson. Services Mar 9 at Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel, Schuyler. Inurnment in Schuyler Cemetery. COLUMBUS – Carmen RODRIGUEZ, 74, of Columbus, died Mar 5, 2010 at St Elizabeth Medical Center, Lincoln. Born Dec 14, 1935, Caguas, Puerto Rico, to Jose and Petrona (Cerrano) Velazquez. Came to the US at age 18, living with her aunt in New York. Married Luis Rodriguez Jr Aug 28, 1955, New York. Lived in many locations in the US due to Luis’s military career; moved to Genoa in 1969 and to Columbus in 1984. Worked at Dale Electronics and Appleton Electric, retiring in her early 60’s. Preceded by her parents; son, John Rodriguez; several brothers and sisters. Services Thursday at Victory Christian Fellowship Church, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home, Columbus, in charge. ALBION – Mildred FREY, 78, of Albion, died Mar 5, 2010. Services Monday at St Michael Catholic Church, Albion. Burial in the parish cemetery. Levander Funeral Home in Albion in charge. STROMSBURG – Dorothy Caroline Marie LARSON, 93, of Stromsburg, died Mar 4, 2010, at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center, Osceola. Born July 17, 1916, Saronville, to John Alfred and Anna Mae (Bremer) Falk. Moved to Polk when very young. Worked at the Stromsburg Post Office after graduating from high school. Married Albertus John Fredrick Larson, July 1, 1938, Stromsburg. Lived east and northeast of Stromsburg until moving to town in 1948. Built Bit of Sweden in 1961, selling the restaurant to her grandson in 1994. Preceded by her husband on Feb 10, 1992; parents; three sisters, Helen Carson, Delores Kessinger, Ruth Joan Brown. Services Tuesday at Evangelical Free Church, Stromsburg. Burial in Stromsburg Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home of Stromsburg and Osceola in charge. COLUMBUS – Victoria Marie KILDAY, 92, of Columbus, died Mar 6, 2010. Born Aug 28, 1917, Fullerton, to Peter and Vera (Torson) Bosak. Married Earl Leroy Kilday, Oct 28, 1941, Fullerton. Lived in Lincoln until moving to Columbus in 1987. Preceded by her husband; parents; twin sons, Terry Kilday, Thomas Kilday; brothers, Edward (Evelyn) Bosak, Leonard (Frances) Bosak, Dominic (1st wife Jean, 2nd wife Dorothy) Bosak. Services Monday at St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home, Columbus, in charge. NEWMAN GROVE – Harry BECHTOLD, 85, of Newman Grove, died Mar 9, 2010 at Memorial Hospital, Schuyler. Services Friday at Newman Grove Community Center. Burial in Hope Cemetery. BENEDICT – Mickey Jordon LARSON, 17, of Benedict, died Mar 9, 2010 at his rural home in Benedict. Services Salem Lutheran Church, Stromsburg. Burial in Stromsburg Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home of Stromsburg and Osceola in charge. SNYDER – Roman DIETRICH, 53, of Snyder, formerly of Schuyler area, died at his home on March 10, 2010. Services Saturday at Kracl Funeral Chapel, Schuyler. Burial later. PLATTE CENTER – Robert JOHNSTON, 78, of Platte Center, died Mar 11, 2010 at Genoa Community Hospital. Born June 28, 1931, Platte Center, to Lloyd and Minnie (Tessendorf) Johnston. Served in the US Marine Corps from Apr 1, 1952 to Mar 31, 1954. Married Irene Brunken, Dec 28, 1971 at Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center. Farmed in the Platte Center area his entire life. Preceded by his parents; infant brother; infant grandson, Blade McComb. Services Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center. Burial in German Lutheran Cemetery, rural Platte Center, with military honors. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. STROMSBURG – Bethel (Betty) DODDS, 86, died Mar 11, 2010. Services Monday at United Methodist Church, Stromsburg. Burial in Stromsburg Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home in Stromsburg in charge. COLUMBUS – Robert KREIZINGER, 84, died Mar 13, 2010. McKown Funeral Home in Columbus in charge. COLUMBUS – Charles E. BOND, 94, died Mar 11, 2010. Services Saturday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. DAVID CITY – Drew Paul Allen FIALA, 11, died Mar 12, 2010, at his home. Born Mar 17, 1998, Columbus, to Luke and Kandie (Gottschall) Fiala. Was a 6th grader at Aquinas Middle School. Services Mar 17 at St Mary’s Church, David City. Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery. Chermok Funeral Home, David City, in charge. COZAD – Allen DONAHEY, 40, of Cozad, died Mar 12, 2010 at his home. Born Jan 19, 1970, Lincoln, to Dwight and Janet (Case) Donahey. Married Becky Reimers, Aug 19, 1995, Columbus. Made their home in Lincoln briefly before moving to Cozad in January of 1996. Employed at Paulsen, Inc. until 2005 when he began work with the State Department of Roads as an engineer in North Platte. Preceded by his paternal grandparents, James and Minna Donahey; maternal grandfather, Robert Case. Services Mar 16, 2010 at Christ The King Catholic Church, Cozad. Burial in Cozad Cemetery. Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad in charge. COLUMBUS – Lois LOOMIS, 88, died Jan 26, 2010. Born Alliance to Fred and Wilma (Bruce) Carlson. Lived in Alliance, southern Calif., and Omaha before moving to Columbus in 1937 Taught home economics for one year; then worked for the US government in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1943 and 1944. Married Laird H. Loomis, Jan 29, 1945 at Grace Episcopal Church, Columbus. Preceded by her parents; husband on June 13, 2006; brother, Bruce Clarkson. Memorial service March 18 at Grace Episcopal Church, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Robert L. (Bob) KREIZINGER, 84, died Mar 13, 2010 after battling lung cancer. Services Wednesday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, David City, with military honors. McKown Funeral Home in charge. ====== Copyright © 2010 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project