The Columbus Telegram October 1 - 15, 2010 LINCOLN – Carroll Fredrick JOHNSTON, 92, of Lincoln, formerly of Central City, died at home on Sept 28, 2010. Born Dec 20, 1917, Merrick Co., to Charles and Bertha (Brandner) Johnston. Married E. Nadine Blodgett on April 24, 1949 at Presbyterian Church, Pawnee City. Made their home on a farm northwest of Central City until moving into Central City in 1987; then moved to Lincoln in 2004. Preceded by his parents; infant brother, Milton; brother, Orville. Services later. Burial at Burke Cemetery, near Central City. Solt Funeral Home, Central City, in charge. GENOA – Josephine Ann BIALAS, 86, of Genoa, died Sept 29, 2010. Born Mar 13, 1924, Genoa, to Sylvester and Katherine (Choyeski) Borowiak. Married Alex Bialas, Dec 26, 1945, at Ss Peter & Paul Church, Krakow. Lived in Merrick and Nance counties. Preceded by her husband in 1998; parents; sisters, Barbara Bialas, Alphonsia Borowiak; brother, Emil Borowiak. Services Monday at St Rose of Lima Church, Genoa. Burial in Valley View Cemetery, Genoa. McKown Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Lyle R. WOLFE, 78, of Columbus, died Sept 30, 2010. Born Nov 10, 1931, Max, to William C. and Ruby C. (Ulferts) Wolfe. Moved to Seattle in 1936; returned to Nebraska in 1947. Served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Moved to Columbus in 1956. Married Dorothy Gladfelter, June 20, 1959 at St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. Worked for the Nebraska State Dept of Roads for 38 years as a project manager. Preceded by his parents; sister, Dorothy Benedict; brother, Norman Wolfe; granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Olson. Services Monday at St Isidore Catholic Church. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. OMAHA – Elsie BEIERLE, 80, of Omaha, formerly of Columbus, died Sept 30, 2010 at Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Born Mar 8, 1930, Creston, to Walter and Rose (Schacher) Kiuntke. Married Joseph Mazuch, Oct 13, 1953 at St John’s Lutheran Church, Leigh. Married Chester Beierle, Jan 28, 1983 at St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. Preceded by her parents; husband Joseph Mazuch in 1965; husband Chester Beierle; son-in-law, Eugene Beierle; granddaughter, Brandy Del Rosario; sisters, Mila Andersen, Florence Leick, Clara Knopick; brothers, Walter and Norman Kiuntke. Services Monday at St Luke’s United Church of Christ, Columbus. Burial in Columbus Cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Twannah Jean BYINGTON, 69, died Sept 30, 2010. Born Mar 5, 1941, Ada, Okla., to Ellen Taylor. Married Louis “Buzz” Hunger on Nov 12, 1956. Worked at Appleton (later EGS) and Behlens. Preceded by her mother; sisters, Diane Graham, Mary James; brother, Dave Byington; son-in-law, Rex Loveless; step-son, Louis Joe Hunger. Services Wednesday at Rice Funeral Home, Genoa. Inurnment in Valley View Cemetery, Genoa. ALBION – Lucille M. RUDMAN, 84, of Albion, died Sept 30, 2010. Services Monday at United Methodist Church, Albion. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Levander Funeral Home, Albion, in charge. COLUMBUS – Gary Dean BUSTEED, 65, died Oct 2, 2010 at his home. Born Feb 24, 1945, Neligh, to Vernon and Florence Lucille (White) Busteed. Taught Industrial Arts at Columbus High School from 1967-1980; was an assistant track coach for nine years and taught driver’s ed. Married Linda Musser on Aug 13, 1967 in Elgin. Married Bernice (Deichmann) Strehle on Apr 27, 1984, Columbus. Preceded by his parents. Services Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home, Columbus, in charge. OMAHA – Marldine J. FELTHEIM, 77, of Omaha, died Sept 30, 2010. Born May 31, 1933, Shelby. Preceded by her husband, Robert Feltheim; parents, Frank and Gertrude (Balliet) Seberger; brothers, Don and Earl Seberger. Graveside services Tuesday at St Mary Magdalene Cemetery, Omaha. COLUMBUS – Thomas SEIDEL, 91, died Oct 2, 2010. Born May 1, 1919, Columbus, to Henry and Elsie (Stubblefield) Seidel. Married Wilma Bordner, Sept 1941. Moved to Independence, Mo., where he worked at Remington Arms Co.; was drafted into the US Army Air Corps in Oct 1942 and discharged in Feb 1946. Served with the Reserve Corps from 1946 to 1952. After the service he lived in Columbus, working as a carpenter for Walter L Roth & Son, Carl Ewert and Leo B Woerth. Became a letter carrier in 1953, retiring in 1984. Preceded by his parents; wife; daughter, Linda Seidel; son-in-law, Ken Cuda; daughter-in-law, Pauline Seidel; brothers, Dan, Robert and Ray Seidel; sister, Marcia Gue. Services Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbus. Burial with military honors in Columbus Cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. FULLERTON – Marilyn M. McINTYRE, 72, of Fullerton, died Oct 2, 2010 at Nebraska Masonic Home, Plattsmouth. Services Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Fullerton. Burial in Sunny Side Cemetery, near Genoa. Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton in charge. LINDSAY – Randy L. HERCHENBACH, 58, of rural Lindsay, died Oct 2, 2010 at his home. Born Apr 27, 1952, Norfolk, to Eugene H. and Deloris A. (Frauendorfer) Herchenbach. Married Sharon R. Chandler, July 4, 1973 at St Francis Catholic Church, Humphrey. Lived in the Humphrey and St Bernard communities and worked in construction of Madison Foots, Madison. Employed at Klub 81 in Humphrey, a salesman for Beller Backes Implement in Humphrey and farmed and was in pig production since 1983. Preceded by his father on Nov 4, 1983. Services Wednesday at St Francis Catholic Church, Humphrey. Burial in St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey. Duesman Funeral Chapel, Humphrey, in charge. ALBION – Larry P. THOMPSON, 66, of Albion, died Oct 2, 2010 at his home. Services Thursday at United Methodist Church, Albion. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Levander Funeral Home in charge. PAPILLION – Marjorie Ann STANKOSKI, 80, died Oct 2, 2010, Omaha. Born Nov 17, 1929, Clarkson, to Joe and Lillian Dytrych. Married Louis J Stankoski, Jan 13, 1970, Papillion. Resided in Papillion all of her married life. Employed at United Airlines kitchen before retiring. Preceded by her parents; brother, Joe; aunts, uncles, niece, Diane; and one granddaughter. Services Oct 5 at St Columbkille Catholic Church, Papillion. Bethany Funeral Home in charge. SCHUYLER – Wanda WALTERS, 95, died Oct 3, 2010. Born July 27, 1915, Norton, Kansas, to Joseph Ray and Eva Lunetta (Shults) Warren. Married Harrison Everett Walters, June 23, 1940, McCook. Made their home in Schuyler since 1955 where they owned and operated the Valley Court Motel until 1962. Also worked at BD in Columbus. Preceded by her daughter, Cheryl Mae in 2008; sister, Bernice Brown Services Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Schuyler. Burial later in Hendley Cemetery, Hendley. COLUMBUS – Doris E. “Dodie” McDONALD, 89, died Oct 3, 2010. Born Jan 15, 1921, Madison County, to Frank and Eleanor (Otterpohl) Kohlund. Married Wesley McDonald, Dec 12, 1942, Papillion. Worked at Loup Power District for 10 years; then worked for Wagner & Johnson and Johnson & Skorupa (attorneys) until retiring in 1983. Preceded by her husband; parents; one brother; one sister. Services Thursday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. DAVID CITY – Edward J. SEDLACEK, 90, died Oct 4, 2010. Services Thursday at St Mary’s Catholic Church, David City. Burial in St Anthony’s Cemetery, Bruno. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. COLUMBUS – Clare M. SWIATEK, 79, died Oct 3, 2010 at Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha. Born Nov 27, 1930, Spalding, to Frank and Balvina (Sturek) Swiatek. Was a nurses aid for 16 years and worked in housekeeping at Columbus Community Hospital. Preceded by her parents; brothers, Alvin Borowiak and Walter Swiatek; sister, Frances Bialas. Services Thursday at St Anthony Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Michael’s Cemetery, Spalding. McKown Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Norman L. ROSE, 76, of Columbus, formerly of Bloomfield and Hartington, died Sept 30, 2010 at Grand Island Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Grand Island. Memorial services Oct 13 at the Rose residence, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. ALBION – Edna Amanda Clara BYGLAND, 80, died Oct 4, 2010. Born Nov 29, 1929, southwest of Foster, to Frank and Agusta (Fehncke) Lubke. Married Stephen J. Bygland, Dec 31, 1957 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Foster. Lived on a farm in rural Albion. Preceded by her parents; husband; sister, Elsie Ackerman; brother, Henry Lubke. Services Friday at Immanuel-Zion Lutheran Church, rural Albion. Burial in the parish cemetery. Levander Funeral Home, Albion, in charge. SUTTON – Carroll D. REUTZEL, 77, of Sutton, died Oct 2, 2010 at Bryan LGH East Medical Center, Lincoln. Born June 5, 1933, Sutton, to Lloyd and Edith (Pontine) Reutzel. Served in the US Army from May 8, 1953 to Apr 20, 1955. Married Patsy Peters, Sept 30, 1944, in McCool Junction. Lived and farmed in Sutton and O’Neill areas. In 1973 began employment at Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, retiring in 1997. Preceded by his parents; brothers, Gary and Harlan; infant son, Timothy. Services Thursday at Sutton Memorial Chapel. Burial in Sutton Cemetery with military honors. ALBION – Ann KINZER, 84, died Oct 5, 2010. Services Friday. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion. Levander Funeral Home, Albion, in charge. COLUMBUS – Richard “Dick” LONGNECKER, Sr., died Oct 6, 2010. Born Apr 23, 1934, Norfolk, to Joseph and Fannie (Gibbs) Longnecker. Grew up in the Winside area. Served in the US Air Force. Married Janet Schultz, July 29, 1958, Vermillion, S.D. Moved to Columbus in 1958 where he worked at Nielson Chevrolet, City of Columbus and most recently as security at ADM. Preceded by his parents; son, Richard Longnecker, Jr. Services Friday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus, with military honors. COLUMBUS – Evelyn “Bess” MIMICK, 87, died Oct 6, 2010. Born Dec 13, 1922, Columbus, to John and Anna (Sutko) Niedzwiecki. Married Clarence Mimick, Mar 18, 1944, at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Genoa. Worked at JCPenny’s for 19 years, retiring in 1986. Preceded by her husband; parents; son, Jim Mimick; sister, Laurine Zelazny. Services Saturday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. FULLERTON – Louise M. SOCK, 83, of Fullerton, died Oct 6, 2010 at her home. Services Saturday at St Peter Catholic church, Fullerton. Burial in Fullerton Catholic Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton in charge. SCHUYLER – Samuel J. BALAK, 66, died Oct 5, 2010, at Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha of complications from leukemia. Services Saturday at St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Schuyler Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. PETERSBURG – Marlene M. WIEGAND, 75, of Petersburg, died Oct 5, 2010 at Boone County Health Center, Albion. Services Saturday at St John’s Catholic Church, Petersburg. Burial in St John’s Catholic Cemetery, Petersburg. Levander Funeral Home of Albion in charge. COLUMBUS – Viola Marie LUTJELUSCHE, 86, died Oct 7, 2010. Born Mar 1, 1924, Nance County, to Oscar and Melissa (Foust) Miller. Married Ernest Lutjelusche, Sept 25, 1943 at Federated Church, Columbus. Worked as a nurse’s aid at the hospital and gave home health care for many years. Preceded by her parents; husband on Oct 7, 1994; son-in-law, Rene Gutierrez; numerous brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Services Monday at St John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, rural Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. OMAHA – Rosaline A. KUSH, 62, died Oct 7, 2010. Services Monday at St Peter Catholic Church, Fullerton. Burial in Fullerton Catholic Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton in charge. SCHUYLER – Helen E. HORN, 71, of Schuyler, died Oct 7, 2010 at Methodist Hospital, Omaha. Born May 26, 1939, on the family farm in Dodge Co., to August and Helen (Bazata) Uher. Worked at Creighton Clinic in Omaha, St Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, and Alegent Health Memorial Hospital in Schuyler for 34 years. Married Duane A. Horn on Sept 15, 1962 at St Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dodge. Farmed in the Wilson area and moved to Schuyler in 1984. Preceded by her father. Services Monday at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Schuyler. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Kracl Funeral Chapel in charge. FULLERTON – Louise M. SOCK, 83, of Fullerton, died Oct 6, 2010 at her home. Born Sept 12, 1927, Genoa, to Ben and Monica (Podraza) Sock. Worked at various jobs. Preceded by her parents; brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Eleanor Sock. Services Saturday at St Peter Catholic Church, Fullerton. Burial in Fullerton Catholic Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton in charge. MILFORD – Burdette J. BOSHART, 85, of Milford, died Oct 7, 2010 in Lincoln. Born May 11, 1925, Milford. Was a US Army veteran. Employed at Cushman Manufacturing in Lincoln, Milford Tech School as equipment manager and groundskeeper. Also worked as a truck driver for Ace Hardware, retiring in 1990. Preceded by his wife, Deloris; parents; infant sister; brother. Services Saturday at Beth El Mennonite Church, Milford. Burial in Milford Mennonite Cemetery. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Janet Sue SCHRIER, 60, died Oct 7, 2010 at BryanLGH-West, Lincoln. Born Mar 11, 1950, Goodland, Kansas, to John and Florine “Frosty” (Mead) Frost. Married Dennis Schrier, Apr 26, 1969, Columbus. Preceded by her husband on Aug 30, 1998; parents; mother-in-law, Alice Wennekamp. Services Monday at Peace Lutheran Church, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. ALBION – Dale LeRoy URWIN, 67, died Oct 8, 2010, Norfolk. Born May 11, 1943 on a farm northeast of St. Edward, to Adrain and Elva (Clausen) Urwin. Served in the US Army from March of 1964 to Dec of 1966. Married Mary Nobel, Aug 17, 1968, at St Michael Catholic Church, Albion. Lived on a farm southwest of Lindsay before moving northeast of Albion in 1969 where he farmed and raised livestock. Preceded by his parents; granddaughter, Gabriel Sullivan; mother-in-law, Verena Nobel. Services Wednesday at St Michael’s Catholic Church, Albion. Burial in the parish cemetery. Levander Funeral Home in Albion in charge. COLUMBUS – Myra OSTEN, 62, died Oct 10, 2010. Born Oct 5, 1948, Columbus to Alfred and Evelyn (Rosendahl) Wurdeman. Married Willard Osten. For the past 36 years was Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent and Secretary for the Lakeview School Board. Preceded by her father; father-in-law, Lawrence Osten. Services Thursday at Christ Lutheran Church [rural Columbus]. Burial in the parish cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Martin D. “Don” MORTENSEN, 90, of Columbus, died Oct 8, 2010. Served in the Army during WWII. Services Wednesday at First Lutheran Church, Rising City. Burial in Circle Mound Cemetery, Rising City. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. FREMONT – Harold M. “Harry” DeWISPELARE, 68, died Oct 7, 2010 at Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Services Tuesday at Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont. DAVID CITY – Eva M. HOMAN, 90, died Oct 9, 2010. Born Oct 28, 1919, David City to Nicholas and Mary (Gottschim) Meysenburg. Married Benjamin Homan, Jan 20, 1942. Preceded by her parents; husband in 1997; son, Ben Homan; grandson, Joseph Brouillette; brother, John Meysenburg; sister, Marcella Eller. Services Wednesday at St Mary’s Catholic Church, David City. Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery, David City. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. BELLWOOD – Lawrence “Larry” V. POKORNY, of Bellwood, died Oct 9, 2010. Born July 19, 1937, Brainard, to Ivan and Mary (Kozisek) Pokorny. Married Jean Birkel, Jan 14, 1961, at St Peter’s Church, Bellwood. Farmed in the Bellwood area most of his married life. Preceded by his parents; brother, Norbert; brother-in-law, Edwin Tvrdy; sister-in-law, Evelyn Birkel; nephew, Gary Tvrdy. Services Wednesday at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Bellwood. Burial in the church cemetery. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. BELLWOOD – Gary J. McDONALD, 60, died Oct 10, 2010 at his home near Bellwood. Born July 8, 1950, Columbus, to Jay and Maxine (Crouse) McDonald, Jr. Married Shirley Mick, Sept 26, 1970 at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Bellwood. Worked for Bellwood Oil Company, farmed for 20 years, sold seed corn, and ran the sand and gravel operation for Butler County Road Department for the past 11 years. Preceded by his father; infant brother, Joe; father-in-law, Walter Mick. Services Thursday at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Bellwood. Burial in Presentation Cemetery, rural Bellwood. Kracl Funeral Chapel in David City in charge. SCHUYLER – Marjorie Ann BAILEY, 68, died Oct 11, 2010. Kracl Funeral Chapel in Schuyler in charge. COLUMBUS – Arleen BOOE, 82, died Oct 11, 2010. Born June 7, 1928, St Louis County, Missouri, to Behjamin and Hazel (Wynne) Habertheir. Married Robert L. “Bob” Booe, Jan 19, 1952. They lived in Chicago, Ill., Mason City, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before moving to Hastings in 1959; then to Columbus in 2002. Worked for the US Census Bureau, retiring in 1993. Preceded by her parents; sister, Joyce Wood; brother, Ernie Haberthier; brothers-in-law, Ed Good and John Booe. Services Monday at First United Methodist Church, Hastings. Burial in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Gass Haney Funeral Home and Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home in Hastings in charge. COLUMBUS – Virgie BEHLEN, 92, died Oct 12, 2010. Born Feb 11, 1918, rural Platte Co., to Henry and Lydia (Peters) Mohrman. Married Elmer Behlen, Jan 1, 1937. Lived and worked on the farm. Preceded by her parents; husband; brother, Darold Mohman; brother-in-law, George Behlen. Services Friday at Shell Creek Baptist Church, rural Platte County. Burial in the parish cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. OSCEOLA – Doris R. WURST, 99, died Sept 28, 2010. Born Sept 13, 1911, in Osceola, to Joel and Lucy Grace (McCray) Hanson. Taught school for 37 years in rural schools around Osceola, for 8 ˝ years in Osceola Public schools, and also in Sheridian, Wyo, where she spent most of her adult life. Married Harold H Wurst Dec 24, 1939 in Osceola. Preceded by her husband on Jan 27, 2001; parents; brother, Lowell Hanson; brothers-in-law; and sisters-in-law. Services Friday at United Methodist Church, Osceola. Burial in Osceola Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home of Osceola and Stromsburg in charge. COLUMBUS – Judy JAKUB, 61, died Oct 10, 2010 at the Columbus Community Hospital of ovarian cancer. Born Sept 22, 1949, Columbus, to Leonard and Goldiemae (Manzel) Palensky. Married Jerome Jakub, Apr 22, 1972 at St Isidore Catholic Church. Was a partner in Little Village Cake Shop and taught cake decorating classes. Preceded by her mother on Sept 22, 2010. Services Thursday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. WATERTOWN, S.D. – Helen B. MURPHY, 83, of Watertown, S.D., died Oct 10, 2010. Born June 9, 1927, on the family farm west of Silver Creek, to James and Tillie (Koza) Stanczyk. Married Paul Murphy on Aug 27, 1949 at St Peter and Paul Church Krakow, near Genoa. Lived in Columbus for three years, then to Lincoln in 1953, to Hastings for six years, to Watertown in 1960. Preceded by her husband in 2003; daughter, Janet Wadsworth; and her parents. Services Thursday at Holy Name Catholic Church, Watertown. Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery, Watertown. Crawford Funeral Chapel, Watertown, in charge. SCHUYLER – Marjorie Ann BAILEY, 68, died Oct 11, 2010. Born Nov 15, 1941, Orange County, Calif., to Martin Henry and Clara Alice (Ernst) Schulz. Married Dennis Everett Bailey, Feb 14, 1970 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Schuyler. Worked as a bookkeeper for Pinnacle Bank for 18 years. Preceded by her parents; husband on Dec 26, 2008. Services Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Schuyler Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Kracl Funeral Chapel in charge. COLUMBUS – Nicholas James MRZLAK, 96, of Columbus, died Oct 12, 2010 at his home. Born May 28, 1914, Omaha, to Nicholas Charles and Barbara (Cepuran) Mrzlak. Married Theresa German, Jan 10, 1942, Omaha. Moved to Columbus shortly thereafter. Was involved in the real estate and insurance business and owner of the Country Club Inn Motel in Columbus. In later years he resided in Redondo Beach, Calif., returning to Columbus recently. Preceded by his parents; son-in-law Joe E. Lee; brother, John Mrzlak; half brother, Clarence Mrzlak; and grandson, Travis Melliger. Services Friday at St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. NORFOLK – Richard D. SCHMID, 70, of Norfolk, died Oct 10, 2010 at his home. Born Jan 27, 1940, Columbus, to Clarence and Viola (Mueller) Schmid. Married Anne Lutt, Feb 14, 1960, Columbus. Made their home in Columbus where he worked at Becton-Dickinson. Began his career with Sherwood Medical in Norfolk in 1976, retiring after 25 years as production manager. Preceded by his father. Graveside services at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, on Oct 13. GRAND ISLAND – Robert Lee “Bob” STAROSTKA, 81, of Grand Island, died Oct 13, 2010. Born Dec 19, 1928, Clarks, to Leo and Eva (Stopak) Starostka. Served in the military, stationed in Korea. Married Rosella Geier, Oct 4, 1954, Columbus. Farmed many years in Clarks, moving to Grand Island in 1993. Preceded by his son, Tommy; parents; brother-in-law, Bobby Geier. Services Friday at St Leo’s Catholic Church. Burial at St Peter’s Calvary Cemetery, Clarks. Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island in charge. COLUMBUS – Gale DIERBERGER, 82, died Oct 14, 2010. Services Monday at First United Methodist Church, Columbus. Burial in Seward Cemetery, Seward. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. The Columbus Telegram October 16 - 31, 2010 COLUMBUS – Gale DIERBERGER, 82, of Columbus, died Oct 14, 2010. Born Aug 15, 1928, Seward, to George and Edna (Gleisberg) Dierberger. Married Lureta Ogden, Apr 9, 1950, Lincoln. Worked for Consumers Power, which later became NPPD [Nebraska Public Power District], in 1948; moved to Columbus in 1966, continuing to work for NPPD until retiring in 1995. Preceded by his parents. Services Monday at First United Methodist Church, Columbus. Burial in Seward Cemetery, Seward. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Donald C. MUNSON, 92, died Oct 14, 2010 at his home. Born Jan 20, 1918, Fullerton, to Andrew and Sophia (Cutsor) Munson. Served in the US Army from Aug 25, 1942 to Jan 15, 1945, wounded at Anxio, Italy. Married Mavis McMurray, Dec 22, 1946, in Kimball. Worked in many locations for the Veterans Administration, eventually returning to Lincoln where he had been treated and received rehabilitation as a wounded soldier. Moved to Columbus in Nov 2007. Preceded by his parents; six brothers; two sisters. Services Monday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus, with military honors. LEIGH – Jimmy E. DODD, 64, of Leigh, died Oct 15, 2010 at Columbus Community Hospital. Services Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. COLUMBUS – Joan FEEHAN, 90, of Columbus, died Oct 15, 2010 at Countryside Home, Madison. Born Apr 11, 1920, Nottingham, England to Tom and Evie (Peach) Elliot. Married Cecil Feehan, Dec 18, 1944, in Nottingham. Moved to Grand Island following the war; then moved to Lincoln in 1960. Moved to Columbus in 1963 where they owned and operated the Cottonwood Pub until retiring in 1990. Preceded by her husband; parents; brothers-in-law, Gerald Feehan and Leonard Feehan. Services Monday at St Isidore Catholic Church. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Erna M. MUELLER, 90, died Oct 14, 2010. Born Jan 24, 1920, Columbus, to William and Anna (Schutte) Klug. Married Harvey LaVern Mueller, Sept 24, 1941 at St John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. For several years, she had a local vending route and was known as “The Candy Lady.” Was Platte County Fair Floral Superintendent for 40 years. Preceded by her parents; son-in-law, Robert Andrejack; brothers, Ewald, Louis, Raymond, Herb; sisters, Laura Mueller, Esther Grotelueschen, Alvina Siefken. Services Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. FULLERTON – Clara LOFTUS, 94, of Fullerton, died Oct 16, 2010. Services Tuesday at St Peters Catholic Church, Fullerton. Burial in St Peters Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton. Palmer Funeral Home in charge. CRESTON – John L. KRINGS, 58, of Creston, died Oct 17, 2010 at his home. Born Aug 26, 1952, Cedar Rapids, to Leonard and Esther (Hartman) Krings. Married Connie Folken May 13, 1972 in Leigh. Lived in the Creston community and was a skilled welder, known for his sculptured iron art work. Preceded by his paternal and maternal grandparents; sister, Rebecca Krings. Services Thursday at St John’s Lutheran Church LCMS, rural Columbus. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, Creston. Duesman Funeral Chapel [Humphrey?] in charge. ALBION – Marjorie E. CARTER, 85, of Albion, died Oct 15, 2010. Services Wednesday at Levander Funeral Home, Albion. Burial later at Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, California. CEDAR RAPIDS – Lester E. BOURN, Jr., 77, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Fullerton, died Oct 19, 2010 at Cloverlodge Care Center, St Edward. Services Friday at St Anthony’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial in Fullerton Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton in charge. SCHUYLER – Richard M. LOCKNER, 87, of Schuyler, died Oct 18, 2010 at Whispering Pines, Schuyler, where he resided for several years. Services Saturday at Kracl Funeral Chapel, Schuyler. Burial in Dawson Cemetery, Linwood, with military honors. WAHOO – Joseph C. “Joe” BREUNIG, Jr., 60, of Wahoo, died Oct 19, 2010, in Columbus. Born Feb 16, 1950, Wahoo, to Joseph C. and Helen (Manstedt) Breunig. Preceded by his father; infant nephew, Thomas Joseph Price. Services Saturday at St Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wahoo. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery [Wahoo?]. Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo in charge. COLUMBUS – Marie BREESE, 85, died Oct 20, 2010. Born June 18, 1925, Leigh, to Adolph “Max” and Bertha (Bade) Wahl. Worked in the nursery at Columbus Hospital. Married Robert Breese, Jan 25, 1961 at Good Shepherd Church, Columbus. Studied extensively to take a missionary post in India; then spent three years there where she continued to work in hospitals and orphanages. Returned to Columbus; working at Columbus Community Hospital and Columbus Manor until retirement. Preceded by her husband; parents; sister, Helen Nitz; sister-in-law, Mildred Wahl. Services Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus. FULLERTON – Faye SWANSON, 97, of Fullerton, died Oct 21, 2010 at Cloverlodge Care Center, St Edward. Services Monday at Palmer Funeral Home, Fullerton. Burial in Fullerton Cemetery. BELLWOOD – Lawrence C. SCHMID, 84, died Oct 21, 2010 at his home near Bellwood. Born Jan 25, 1926, Shelby, to George and Viola (McDonald) Schmid. Served in the US Navy during WWII. Married Jeanette Gossman, Aug 13, 1951, Marysville, Kansas. Lived in Silver Creek until moving to Bellwood in 1961. Was co-owner in RLD, a family owned John Deere Dealer in David City for 26 years and farmed near Bellwood. Preceded by his parents; son, Steven Schmid; grandson, Andy Neuhaus; brother, Robert and his wife, Irene Schmid. Services later at Kracl Funeral Chapel in David City. LINCOLN – Timothy Francis FITZSIMMONS, 50, died Oct 7, 2010 at his home in Lincoln. Born July 6, 1960, Portsmouth, Va., to William E. and Betty Fitzsimmons. Preceded by his father; grandfathers, William F. Fitzsimmons and Lee Nauenburg; and brother-in-law, Wayne Grosserhode. Services and burial Wednesday at St Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. HAYS, Kan. – Dr. Jim D. RUCKER, 63, died Oct 21, 2010 at his home in Hays. Born Apr 22, 1947 on the family farm near Maywood to Ivan and Sylvia (Hoschouer) Rucker. Married Jeanne A. Moss, June 14, 1970 in Gering. Began his teaching career in Shelby Public Schools from 1969 -1971; business teacher at Columbus Junior High School from 1971-1976; graduate teaching assistant at Chadron State College 1978-79; graduate teaching assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1979-80; assistant professor at Wayne State College 1980-1982; professor in the management and marketing department at Fort Hays State University since 1982. Preceded by his father; infant daughter, Jamie Rucker. Services Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hays. Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Hays, Kansas, in charge. GRAND ISLAND – Beverly Jean GREDELL, 75, of Grand Island, formerly of Central City, died Oct 22, 2010, Grand Island. Born Sept 1, 1935, Columbus to Thomas C and Martha (Dilley) Adams. Married William Kelsey Sr on Nov 30, 1952. Moved to California in 1957 where she worked as a record clerk for Methodist Hospital in Arcadia. Married Charles R. Gredell, Mar 24, 1968. Returned to Nebraska in 1992, making her home in Central City and Grand Island and working at K-Mart and Goodwill Industries. Preceded by her son, William Kelsey Jr on Nov 15, 1999; husband William Kelsey Sr on Nov 28, 2000; parents; step-father, Frank L. Kuk; brothers, Donald L. and William E. Adams; sisters, Ethel Brown, Pearl Luschei, and JoAnn Paar. Graveside services Monday at Central City Cemetery. Solt Funeral Home of Central City in charge. NORFOLK – Evelyn E. HONKE, 84, of Norfolk, formerly of Columbus, died Oct 22, 2010, Norfolk. Born June 12, 1925, Exeter, to Fred and Veronica (McMahon) Storm. Married Lawrence Honke, Dec 29, 1948, Lincoln. Lived in Grand Island before moving to Columbus in 1952 Worked many years for Kelly Jewelry in Columbus. Preceded by her parents; brother, Roland; sisters, Verna, Norma and Erma. Services Wednesday at St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in Columbus in charge. PLATTE CENTER – Lois Elaine RICE, 82, of Platte Center, died Oct 23, 2010, Madison. Born Dec 19, 1927, Battle Creek, to Henry and Sevilla (Bredehoft) Flesner. Moved to Columbus as a small child. Married Myron Rice, Aug 17, 1946 in Marysville, Kansas. Made their home on a farm northwest of Columbus. Worked for Becton Dickinson for 25 years. Preceded by her husband; parents; brother, Delbert Flesner; brother-in-law, Emmett Sims; niece, Deborah Collinsworth. Services Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus in charge. CLARKSON – Jeroma A. PAVEL, 92, died Oct 22, 2010. Born June 13, 1918, on the family farm in the Wilson area of Colfax County, to Anton and Anne (Maliha) Fendrick. Moved to Omaha where she worked as a nanny; then returned to the Wilson area and worked with her brothers as a clerk at the Bissell country store. Married Louis John Pavel, May 14, 1940, at St Mary’s Catholic church, Schuyler. Lived in Wayne and Leavenworth, Kansas, where she worked as a maid. Moved to Clarkson in May of 1945. Preceded by her parents; husband in 1990; son, Duane Pavel in 207; brothers, Lumir, Milo, Jerome, Loren and Dennis Fendrick; sister, Helen Fendrick. Services Tuesday at SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Clarkson. Burial in Clarkson Catholic Cemetery. Miller Funeral Home of Clarkson in charge. BELLWOOD – Irene C. BRASE, 97, of Bellwood, died Oct 23, 2010 at St Joseph’s Villa, David City. Born June 11, 1913, Butler County, to Frank and Anna (Siedle) Bock. Married Fred Brase, Dec 22, 1931, Bellwood. Farmed near Bellwood their entire lives, until moving into Bellwood in mid-1970’s. Preceded by her parents; husband in 1980; infant son, William Brase; son-in-law, Jerome Didier; grandchildren, Cindy Didier, Luann Mills; brothers, Harold, Leo and Frank Bock; sisters, Anna Conrad and Elsie Kruse. Services Friday at Bellwood United Methodist Church. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus. Gass Haney Funeral Home of Columbus in charge. FAIRFIELD BAY, Ark – Rose M. MESSING, 100, died Oct 21, 2010. Born Oct 5, 1910, Spalding, to Mary Armatis Kusek and Joseph Kusek, the oldest of six children. Married Martin Messing, 1938. Preceded by her husband; sisters, Loretta Kusek, Valerie Kusek, Betty Kusek. Services Friday at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial in Woodland Memorial Park [Fairfield Bay, Ark.?]. Olmstead Funeral Home in charge. MADISON – Melvin OLMER, 61, of Madison, died Oct 24, 2010, Omaha. Born June 21, 1949, Columbus, to Edwin and Rose Mary (Noonan) Olmer. Served in the US Army from 1969 to 1971. Married Bernice (Bernie) Hemmer, Apr 28, 1973 at Lindsay Holy Family. Lived near Madison until moving into Madison in 1974. Started working on construction of Madison Foods in 1973, then worked on a maintenance crew, later becoming a supervisor., then plant engineer of what is now Tyson Foods of Madison. Preceded by his father; brother, Joseph, in infancy. Services Thursday at St Leonard’s Catholic Church, Madison. Burial in St Leonard’s Catholic Cemetery, with military rites. Resseguie Funeral Home in charge. SCHUYLER – Harold DOWD, 86, died Oct 25, 2010. Born June 26, 1924, Schuyler to John and Rose (McNally) Dowd. Worked for Wagner Mills in Schuyler and at the Dowd Grain Elevator in Aurora. Preceded by his parents; twin brother, Gerald; brothers, Leo, Donald and John Dowd; sisters, Loretta (Dowd) Mack and Charlotte (Dowd) Wesch. Services Friday at St Augustine’s Catholic Church. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. SCHUYLER – Editha Emily OTRADOVSKY, 101, died Oct 24, 2010 at Center City Care Center, Central City Services Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Schuyler. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. SPALDING – Marjorie Ann REITER, 85, formerly of Spalding, died Oct 22, 2010 at her home in Corpus Christi, Texas. Born Oct 21, 1925, Greeley County, to Henry and Addie (Gillham) Nestor. Married Steve J. Reiter, Oct 2, 1948 in Spalding. Taught at several rural schools in the Spalding area. Owned and operated a fuel delivery service until moving to Corpus Christ in 1971. Received her masters of education from Texas A&I in 1972, continuing to teach until retiring in 1985. Preceded by her parents; husband. Services Thursday at St Michael’s Catholic church, Spalding. Burial in the parish cemetery. Dolce-Scheef Mortuary, Spalding, in charge. COLUMBUS – Christine Mary GOTSCHALL, 54, died Oct 26, 2010 in Columbus. Born Dec 19, 1955, Columbus, to Medrick and Hildegarde (Theewen) Odgaard. Moved to Arizona where she married Gary Gotschall. Moved back to Columbus in the early ‘80s. Moved to Colorado for a short time, then back to Columbus. Preceded by her parents; infant sister, Denise Odgaard; brother, Michael Odgaard. Services Saturday at St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. LINDSAY – Logene D. VALDES, 46, of Lindsay, died Oct 26, 2010, Fremont. Services Thursday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Fremont. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont in charge. LINCOLN – Marcella Anna HOSEK, 86, of Lincoln, died Oct 24, 2010. Born Jan 3, 1924, Rising City, to Charles H. and Louise T.G. (Schaf) Weber. Preceded by her parents; husband, Edward; four brothers; four sisters. Services Friday at St Patrick’s Catholic church. Roper and Sons Funeral Services in charge. BRUNO – Janis M. DEAVERS, 73, died Oct 26, 2010 at her residence in Bruno. Born Nov 19, 1936, at Grant, Iowa, to Paul and Bernice (Long) Carlson. Graduated from South High School, Omaha. Lived in Butler County for nearly 40 years, working at various jobs throughout her life. Preceded by her parents; two husbands; sons, Michael Lieberman, Royce Mulenex; grandson, Dustin Mulenex. Services Saturday at Congregational Christian Church, David City. Ashes to be buried in David City Cemetery. Chermok Funeral Home in charge. FULLERTON – Christine BLOYD, 91, of Fullerton, died Oct 27, 2010, Hastings. Services Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Fullerton. Burial in Fullerton Cemetery. COLUMBUS – Ione J. RILEY, 91, died Oct 28, 2010. Born Sept 10, 1919, Garfield County, to Everett and Susie (Lytle) Key. Spent her early childhood in the Burwell area, then moved to South Dakota. Migrated to the San Francisco Bay area during WWII, working as a welder building ships. Returned to the Nebraska Sanhills after WWII. Moved to Columbus in 1954, working in restaurants, cleaning homes, ironing and working as head cook at Morys Haven for four years; later worked as the over-night dispatcher for the Columbus Police Department for 15 years. Preceded by her parents; infant daughter, Patty Riley; sister, Doris Pitchall. Services Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in Cottonwood Cemetery, Burwell. ST. EDWARD – Edward J. PROTHMAN, 77, of St Edward, died Oct 28, 2010 at Heritage of Bel Air, Norfolk. Services Monday at United Methodist-Presbyterian Church, St Edward. Burial in St Edward Catholic Cemetery. Miller-Levander Funeral Home of St Edward in charge. INDIO, Calif. – Richard “Rick” George FRIEZE, 60, died Oct 25, 2010 after a year long battle with cancer. Born Jan 11, 1950, to Lewis R. Frieze and Janet L. Frieze. Married Diane Jones, June 4, 1979, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Served in the US Army from 1969-1971. Was in the Mortgage Banking Industry for 32 years with offices in Rancho Cucamonga, Newport Beach and Palm Desert, CA. He was currently VP and Regional Branch Production Manager for American Financial Network in Chino Hills, Calif. Preceded by his parents; grandparents, Glen and Margaret Duncan and Solomon and Zeta Frieze. Services Monday at Southwest Community Church, Indian Wells, Calif. CEDAR CREEK – Jerald Allen “Jerry” WURDEMAN, 55, of Cedar Creek, died Oct 27, 2010 after a lengthy illness. Born Dec 31, 1954, Columbus to Lowell and Geraldine Wurdeman. Practiced as a CPA, specializing in corporate taxes. Preceded by his paternal and maternal grandparents. Services Monday at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, Lincoln. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – William Stuart NELSON, formerly of Columbus, died Oct 24, 2010 at Meridian Retirement Community, his home for the last eight years. Born May 13, 1917, Sioux City, Iowa. Served in the US Army and the US Navy during WWII. Married Alice Mae Young, of Wayne, on June 28, 1941. Was an agent for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance in Wayne; became District Agent in Columbus in 1949, where he lived until retiring to Arizona in 1991. Preceded by his parents; and wife. Services Nov 5, 2010 at Drinkwine Family Mortuary. FREMONT – Ellen M. HOWE, 87, of Fremont, died Oct 26, 2010. Born Jan 12, 1923, Humphrey. Attended business school in Omaha. Married Billy Howe, Jr. on Nov 10, 1942, in Omaha; then moved to Fremont where she was employed at Grant Chevrolet (later Larson Chevrolet) for many years; then secretary for Dr. George Haslam and Dr. William Eaton. Preceded by her husband on Feb 7, 2006. Services Monday at Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont. Burial in Ridge Cemetery, Fremont. NORFOLK – Velma J. O’NEILL, 81, of Norfolk, died Oct 25, 2010. Born July 15, 1929, Clearwater, to Garold and Inez (Lydiatt) Smith. Raised in Wisner; attended college in Omaha. Married Lyle L. Soden, 1952, at Wisner. Married Jim O’Neill, of Valentine, in 1971. Lived in Arizona until his death, when she returned to Norfolk. Waitressed at several restaurants during her life. Preceded by her parents; one great-grandson; husband; and niece. Services Friday at St Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Care Center Chapel. OLD TOWN, Fla. – Frieda Mathilda VIERS of Old Town, Fla., 89, died Oct 28, 2010 at Lafayette Health Care, Mayo, Florida. Retired from Campbell Soup Company in Fremont. Moved to Old Town over 30 years ago. Preceded by her husband, Edward Hejtmanek in 1978; husband Mike Viers, in 1995. Rick Gooding Funeral Home in Cross City, Fla., in charge. ALBION – Lawrence F. DAMRATOWSKI, 74, of Albion, died Oct 28, 2010 at Golden LivingCenter, Columbus. Services Tuesday at St Michael Catholic Church, Albion. Burial in the parish cemetery. Levander Funeral Home in Albion in charge. COLUMBUS – Quay STUEFER, 92, of Columbus, died Oct 29, 2010. Gass Haney Funeral Home of Columbus in charge. COLUMBUS – Lucille Irene DELOZIER, 91, of Columbus, died Oct 28, 2010. Born Mar 2, 1919, Hornick, Iowa, to Harley and Mary (Heck) VanKirk. Moved to Randolph area when young. Married Lyle Delozier on Mar 27, 1937 in Yankton, SD. Farmed around the Hartington and Randolph area until 1960 when they moved to Columbus. Preceded by her husband; parents; three infant sons. Services Monday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in Magnet Cemetery, Magnet. COLUMBUS – Rulene FORD, 86, died Oct 29, 2010 at her home in Columbus. Services Wednesday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus. NORFOLK – Lumir NADRCHAL, 94, of Norfolk, formerly of Clarkson, died Oct 29, 2010. Services Monday at Miller Funeral Home. Burial in Zion Cemetery, rural Clarkson. LINCOLN – Lawrence “Larry” J. LASSEK, of Lincoln, died Oct 29, 2010. Born Feb 18, 1933, Fullerton, to Walter and Wanda (Bugay) Lassek. Served in the US Navy for four years during the Korean War. Married Dorothy Nelson on Sept 25, 1954 in So. Portland, Maine. Married Lin Murphy in Columbus. Worked at Nebraska Public Power in Columbus; later moving to Lincoln and working at Lincoln Municipal Power Company. Preceded by his parents; brothers and sister-in-law, Dennis and Arlene; nephews, Jody and William Lassek; and niece, Michelle Lassek. Services Tuesday at St Teresa’s Catholic Church. Burial at Lincoln Memorial Park. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Alice RUPP, 95, of Columbus, died Oct 30, 2010 in David City. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. ====== Copyright © 2010 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project