Columbus Telegram Feb 2011 February 1, 2011 PLAINVIEW – Bruce N. McQUISTAN, 84, died Jan 26, 2011 at Faith Regional Hospital following a siege of pneumonia. Born May 1, 1926 at Bloomfield, to Rollie and Gladys McQuistan. Moved to Crofton soon after. Served in the US Army. Began working at the County ASCS office in the fall of 1956 for 5 ½ years. Ran the Bloomfield elevator for a number of years until he was permanently injured in a fall in 1970. Sold used cars for a few yeas until a bout with cancer in 1992. Married Jan Carmichael in April 1981. Services Jan 28 at United Methodist Church, Plainview. GERING – Elizabeth “Bette” Violet IRWIN, 89, of Gering, died Jan 27, 2011. Services Feb 1 at First United Methodist Church, Gering. Inurnment at West Lawn Cemetery, Gering. Gering Memorial Chapel & Cremation Services in charge. FREMONT – Lucille M. PLACZEK, 86, of Fremont, died Jan 29, 2011. Services Wednesday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Fremont. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Fremont. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont in charge. COLUMBUS – Frank L. KNOX, 96, of Columbus, died Jan 20, 2011. Born Nov 3, 1914, Oklahoma City, Okla., to Harvey and Willie (Smith) Knox. Married Arlene Frey, July 5, 1936, Los Angeles. Lived in California where he worked for Southern Pacific Railroad and Wonder Bread Baking Company. Moved to Norfolk in 1946 where he owned and operated the Nite & Day Café; then moved to Columbus in 1949 where he established Husker Steak House, selling it in 1985. In 1958 he built the Town and Country Motel. Preceded by his wife; parents; sisters, Fannie Akers, Helen Ledman and two infants; brothers, Harvey Knox and Hugh Knox; and grandchildren, Kevin and Kelly Kaminski. Services Friday at Federated Church, Columbus. Burial in Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce. McKown Funeral Home in Columbus in charge. HUMPHREY – Leonard E. FUCHS, 85, of Humphrey, died Jan 30, 2011 at Countryside Home, Madison. Born Dec 2, 1925, Humphrey, to Joseph P. Fuchs and Cecelia V. Wieser. Married Bernadine M. Wemhoff, Aug 31, 1948 at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Humphrey. Was a lifetime resident of Humphrey. Farmed and was employed at D&L Corp., Zach Mfg., Boesch Motors, and several John Deere Implement Companies. Preceded by his parents; brothers, James, Father Loran, OFM, and Victor; sister, Betty Fuchs; and grandson, Gregory Kuhn. Services Thursday at St Francis Catholic Church, Humphrey. Burial in St Francis Cemetery, Humphrey. Duesman Funeral Chapel in charge. February 2, 2011 COLUMBUS – Edna H. DALTON, 93, of Columbus, formerly of Genoa, died Jan 29, 2011. Born Aug 8, 1917, in Genoa, to Howard and Minnie (Larson) Christman. Received her RN degree at St Joseph School of Nursing, Omaha. Married Kenneth R Dalton, Dec 27, 1939 on her parents’ farm near Monroe. Settled in Genoa in 1946 where she was a long time nurse at Genoa Community Hospital. Preceded by her parents; husband; sons, Eugene and Michael; daughter-in-law, Mabel Dalton; brothers, William and Wallace Christman; sisters, Irene Stein, Lois Irwin, and Gertrude Tessier. Services Saturday at McKown Funeral Chapel, Columbus. Burial in Valley View Cemetery, Genoa. HUMPHREY – Jacee Pearl GRONENTHAL, age 1 day, died Jan 29, 2011 at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Born to James Jr and Mary “Jeanne” Gronenthal of Humphrey. Services Friday at St Francis Catholic Church, Humphrey. Duesman Funeral Chapel in charge. LINCOLN – James Edward MICEK, 82, of Lincoln, died Jan 31, 2011 at his home following a long battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Born Oct 21, 1928 in Columbus to Barney and Dora (Staroscik) Micek. Served in the US Army from 1946 to 1949. Married Carolyn Smith, July 27, 1953, North Platte. Was a high school teacher and coach in Campbell from 1954-1958 and North Bend from 1958-1965. Was a superintendent at Fairfield Public Schools 1965-1967; Sandy Creek Public School 1967 to 1981; Creighton Public Schools 1981-1991, then retired and moved to Lincoln. Preceded by his parents; brothers, Chester and Frank. Services Saturday at Risen Christ Catholic Church, Lincoln. Burial in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home in charge. SCHUYLER – Benjamin BARBA, 54, of Schuyler, died Jan 27, 2011. Services Thursday at Divine Mercy Parish St Augustine’s Catholic Church. Burial in Zapotlan Del Rey, Jalisco, Mexico. Kracl Funeral Chapel of Schuyler in charge. LINCOLN – Evelyn F. JENSEN, 95, of Lincoln, formerly of Columbus, died Jan 21, 2011 at Tabitha Nursing Home, Lincoln. Born Mar 30, 1915, on the family farm near Lindsay to Herman and Sylvina (Rood) Christensen. Taught school in Monroe, Crete, St Edward and Columbus. Married Clifford Jensen, Apr 17, 1949 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbus. Lived on the Jensen family farm near St Edward, where they farmed and raised purebred hogs. Retired in 1982 and moved into Columbus. Preceded by her parents; husband; son, Terry Jensen; infant daughter, Sally Jensen; sister, Garnet Pelter; and brothers, Douglas, Duane, Clayton, and Dale Christensen. Services Saturday at Gass Haney Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in St Ansgar Lutheran Cemetery – Rosenborg, rural Lindsay. February 3, 2011 AUBURN – Evelyn B. HENRY, 93, of Auburn, formerly of Leigh, died Jan 29, 2011. Services Saturday at St John’s Lutheran Church, Leigh. Private family inurnment later. Hall Funeral Chapel in Auburn in charge. DAVID CITY – Alice KROFT, 96, of David City, died Jan 31, 2011. Services Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Rising City. Burial in the church cemetery. Kracl Funeral Chapel in charge. MT. IDA, Ark. – Harvey Frederick LIPPERT, of Mt. Ida, Ark., died on Jan 21, 2011 at Montgomery County Nursing Home after a long illness. Services Feb 12 at United Methodist Church Life Center, Mount Ida, Ark. Thornton Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Elizabeth “Bette” BRAITHWAIT, 88, died Feb 1, 2011. Born July 31, 1922, Platte County, to Herbert and Elsie Schwantje. Married Delton F. Braithwait on Mar 6, 1943 at Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri. Worked at Becton Dickinson for 25 years; then part time at Wal-Mart. Preceded by her husband in 1979; parents; sister, Jean Barnes; nephew, Dennis Barnes; and grandson-in-law, Jerry Nekoliczak. Services Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. February 4, 2011 SCHUYLER – Wilbur G. WOLFE, 81, of Schuyler, died Feb 3, 2011. Born Feb 8, 1929 in Schuyler, to Phillip and Mary (Ryerson) Wolfe. Served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Married Loretha Joan Mayfield, Feb 16, 1954 in SD. Lived his entire life in Schuyler as a self-employed bricklayer and mason. Preceded by his parents; wife in 2004; grandson, Jade Walker; and brother, Wayne Wolfe. Services Monday at Christ United Methodist Church, Schuyler. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery with military honors. Kracl Funeral Chapel of Schuyler in charge. LEAVENWORTH, Kans. – Michael A. HILLER, 62, of Leavenworth, Kan., died Feb 2, 2011 in Kansas City. Born July 24, 1949 in David City to Anthony and Elizabeth (Michael) Hiller. Served in the US Navy for 21 years. Preceded by his parents; and niece. Services Monday at St Peter Catholic Church, Bellwood. Burial in Sts Peter & Mary Cemetery, Bellwood. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. SCHUYLER – Janet M. LAMBRECHT, 70, of Schuyler, died Feb 2, 2011 at david place Nursing Home in David City. Services Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Schuyler. Burial in Schuyler Cemeteyr. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Josephine M. SLIVA, 98, died Feb 3, 2011. Born Mar 18, 1912, Tarnov, to Stanley and Mary (Jarosz) Starzec. Married Dennis Sliva, Oct 24, 1939 at St Anthony Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Lived and farmed by Tarnov until moving to Columbus in 1978. Preceded by her husband; parents; infant daughter, Mary; daughter-in-law, Patricia Sliva; son, William Sliva; brothers, Alphonse Starzec, Stephan Starzec; sister, Vera Vanderheiden; and great-granddaughter, Kamryn Kleinshcmidt. Services Saturday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Michael’s Cemetery, Tarnov. McKown Funeral Home in charge. February 5, 2011 [no paper] February 6, 2011 COLUMBUS – Walter Leroy BRUHN, 85, of Columbus, died Feb 4, 2011 at his home. Born Oct 21, 1925 to Anna Bruhn at their rural Monroe home. Moved with his mother and grandparents to the family farm south of Platte Center. Married Violet Bethine Keeler, June 19, 1947 at Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center. Lived on the family farm, farming and working for 19 years with the Platte Center Coop until retiring. Was a founding father of Lakeview High School. Moved to Columbus in 2001. Services Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center. Burial in New Hope Cemetery, rural Monroe. McKown Funeral Home in Columbus in charge. COLUMBUS – Neal E. HASSELBALCH, 84, of Columbus, died Feb 4, 2011. Born Jan 17, 1927, Columbus, to Ralph and Irene (Anderson) Hasselbalch. Served in the US Army from Aug 27, 1945 to Feb 7, 1947. Returned to the family farm north of Shelby. Married Thala Plantz, Nov 7, 1948 on the family farm. Retired in 1990 and moved to Columbus in November of 2007. Preceded by his parents, son, Tom Hasselbalch; and sister, Betty Johnson. Services Monday at United Methodist Church, Shelby. Burial in Shelby Cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. DUNCAN – James H. “Jimmy O” OPPLIGER, 64, of Columbus, died Feb 3, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident near Duncan. Born May 4, 1946, Columbus, to Herbert and June (Sallee) Oppliger. Served in the US Army National Guard. Worked for the State of Nebraska Ag Department before returning to the family farm. Married Gayle Massman Schaefer, Aug 15, 1992. Preceded by his parents. Services Tuesday at St Luke’s-UCC, Columbus. Burial in Jackson Cemetery, Duncan, with military honors. McKown Funeral Home in charge. SCHUYLER – Betty Jean BERGLUND, 83, of Schuyler, died Feb 5, 2011, Omaha. Born May 21, 1927, Schuyler, to John C. and Elizabeth (Stefl) Sprecher. Worked at Mutual of Omaha for two years following graduation. Married Dennis C. Berglund, Jan 17, 1948 at First Presbyterian Church, Schuyler. Preceded by her parents; sister, Anne Bocek; brother, Ed Stibal. Services Feb 8 at Kracl Funeral Chapel, Schuyler. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. February 7, 2011 AINSWORTH – Daniel Joseph “Rhodie” BOPP, 53, died Jan 20, 2011 at his home in Ainsworth. Born June 6, 1957, Spalding, to James and Jessie (Smith) Bopp. Married Patricia Brooks in 1983. Preceded by his parents. Services Feb 12 at Saint Andrew Community Church, Spalding. Burial in Dublin Cemetery, near Primrose. Pier Funeral Home in Gordon in charge. February 8, 2011 PAPILLION – Patricia L. STEPHENSON, 85, died Feb 3, 2011. Services Feb 8 at St Columbkille Catholic Church. Burial in Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery. Kahler Dolce Mortuary in Papillion in charge. BELLWOOD – Mary J. SCHOLZ, 95, of Bellwood, died Feb 5, 2011, David City. Born Jan 6, 1916, Bellwood, to Peter and Rose (Hilger) Hiller. Married Marlin D. Scholz, May 3, 1938 at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Bellwood. Preceded by her parents; husband in 1994; two grandsons; brothers, Harry, Ed, Paul, Tony, Francis, and Chris Hiller; sisters, Florence DeMuth, Eva Meysenburg, and Veronica Becker. Services Thursday at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Bellwood. Burial in Sts Peter and Mary Cemetery, rural Bellwood. Chermok Funeral Home in charge. SURPRISE – Laverne L. HEINS, 88, of Surprise, died Feb 7, 2011 at Butler County Health Care Center, David City. Born Nov 27, 1922, David City, to H.L. and Edna (Egly) Heins. Served in the Army-Air Corps from 1943-1945. Married Orva Brockmann, Sept 18, 1955 at St Paul Lutheran Church, West Point. Preceded by his parents; brothers, Don and Russell. Services Friday at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rising City. Burial in Faith East Cemetery, rural Rising City. Chermok Funeral Home in charge. February 9, 2011 BANGOR, Pa. – Forrest KINZLI, 59, died Feb 5, 2011 at his home in Bangor, Pa., of brain cancer. Born Sept 10, 1951, Columbus, to Hedwig (Jenny) Kinzli and Lindo Kinzli. Married Nancy. Was a licensed mental health counselor. Worked at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center in Hackettstown, N.M. for the past 15 years. Prior to that he was a clinical instructor and adjunct professor in the college of Health Science. Preceded by his father Services Friday at Hackettstown 7th Day Adventist Church. Private burial. SCHUYLER – Marcella DVORAK, 84, died. Born Oct 24, 1921, Schuyler, to Joseph J. and Mildred (Dolezal) Severyn. Taught school in Clarks and Schuyler. Married Robert C. Dvorak, July 27, 1948 at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Schuyler. Spent her married life on the Dvorak family farm. Wrote the Catholic Workman monthly newspaper for several years. Was the Wilson correspondent, feature writer and Country Mile columnist for the Schuyler Sun from 1977 until retiring in 2004. Preceded by her parents; and husband on Apr 28, 1996. Services Thursday at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Schuyler. Burial in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery at Wilson, rural Schuyler. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. February 10, 2011 FULLERTON – Lawrence A. DUSH, 90, of Fullerton, died Feb 7, 2011, Central City. Born Jan 19, 1921, Duncan, to John and Victoria (Starostka) Dush. Married Nellie Jareske, Feb 26, 1945 at St Stanislaus Church, Duncan. Worked briefly for Union Pacific in Omaha. Was a lifelong farmer, also working for the Nance County Roads Department as a maintainer operator for 22 years. Preceded by his parents; brothers and sisters-in-law, Andrew (Dorothy) Dush, Charles (Dorothy) Dush, John (Terry) Dush, Walter (Esther) Dush; sisters and brothers-in-law, an infant sister, Mary Dush, Helen (Alex) Zelasney, Vicky (Bill) Ebner, Kathryn (Steve) Augustine; and grandchildren, Kelly Dush and Emily Dush. Services Friday at St Peter Catholic Church, Fullerton. Burial in St Peters Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton. Palmer Funeral Home, in Fullerton, in charge. FULLERTON – Mark A. ZUROSKE, 45, of Fullerton, died Feb 7, 2011, Central City. Born Mar 2, 1965, Lincoln, and was adopted at five days old by John T. and Frances (Porter) Zuroske. Grew up mentally challenged; attended special schooling at Villa Marie at Waverly and Grand Island Senior High for two years, receiving his diploma of achievement. Worked in food service at the Veterans Home in Grand Island and helped his father on their farm in Fullerton. Also worked for a farmer with irrigating and chores. Services Saturday at St Peter Catholic Church, Fullerton. Burial in St Peter Catholic Cemetery, Fullerton. Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton in charge. LINCOLN – Karen Kay CARVALHO, 72, formerly of Columbus, died Feb 5, 2011 in Lincoln. Was a registered nurse. Preceded by her parents, Clarence A and Lillian (Legenza) Pittman. Aspen Cremation and Burial Service, Lincoln, in charge. COLUMBUS – William E. “Bill” WRENN, 92, died Feb 7, 2011. Born Dec 7, 1918, Omaha, to Elton E. and Frances S. (Huston) Wrenn. Served in the US Army Air Corp from Sept 16, 1938 to Nov 16, 1945. Was to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross award an hour before he died. Married Evelyn Hansen, Sept 26, 1942 while stationed at Roswell, N.M. Moved back to Nebraska after his discharge, where he continued his education. Worked for Westinghouse Electric in Sharon, Pa., for several years. Moved to Columbus in 1975 where he worked at Nebraska Public Power District until retiring in 1990. Preceded by his parents; two sisters; and one brother. Services Friday at Federated Church, Columbus with military honors. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. February 11, 2011 COLUMBUS – Gloria K. OLSON, 84, of Columbus, died Feb 8, 2011 at Bryan LGH West Medical Center, Lincoln. Born Nov 1, 1926, Omaha, to Fritz and Jeanette (Jordan) Kuppig. Married Robert Olson, Sept 4, 1948, Omaha. Worked at First National Bank in Omaha, then moved to Columbus in 1959. Helped with bookkeeping at Hadley Braithwait in Columbus. Preceded by her parents; husband; and brother, Donald Kuppig. Services Saturday at Federated Church, Columbus. Burial in Columbus Cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. SPALDING – Richard M. “Dick” ESCH, 81, of Spalding, died Feb 9, 2011 at Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island. Services Monday at St Michael’s Catholic Church, Spalding. Burial in the parish cemetery. Levander Funeral Home in charge. PHOENIX, Ariz. – Gilbert RERUCHA, 86, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Feb 7, 2011. Services Wednesday at Zabka Funeral Home. Burial in Seward Cemetery, Seward. COLUMBUS – John Joseph COFFEY died. Born Aug 27, 1955, in Friend, to Leonard and Reta (Harre) Coffey. Graduated from Exeter High in 1974. Moved to Columbus and was employed at Behlen Manufacturing for 35 years. Preceded by his father; and infant sister. Services Monday at St Stephen’s Catholic Church, Exeter February 12, 2011 [no paper] February 13, 2011 DAVID CITY – Elsie M. SIMODYNES, 91, of David City, died Feb 10, 2011. Services Monday at St Mary’s Church. Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. HOWELLS – Reinold J. RHODE, 78, died Feb 10, 2011 at Parkview Home, Dodge, where he had been a resident the past seven weeks. Born Aug 31, 1932, Dodge, to Joseph and Theresa (Knust) Rhode. Served in the Navy from 1950 to 1954; then returned to Howells where he worked at Farmers Union Co-op for 35 years, retiring in 2000. Married Leola Howser, Dec 29, 1962 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Olean. Made their home in Howells. Services Monday at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Howells. Burial with military honors in the parish cemetery. Svoboda Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – William “Bill” RICKNER, 81, died Feb 11, 2011 at his home in Columbus. Born Sept 3, 1929, Columbus, to August and Olga (Kneifel) Rickner. Served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Trained thoroughbred horses for almost 60 years. Preceded by his parents; and brother, Don RIckner. Services Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home, Columbus, with military honors. COLUMBUS – Lorinda R. ASCHE, 93, of Leigh, died Feb 11, 2011 at Morys Haven, Columbus. Born Nov 12, 1917, Platte County, to William and Bertha (Loseke) Asche. Attended school at Zion Lutheran Parochial School, Leigh. Never married. Worked at Dale Electronics in Columbus for several years. Preceded by her parents; sister, Stella Reins; and brother, Lavern Asche. Services Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Leigh. Burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh. Kracl-Leigh Memorial Chapel in charge. FULLERTON – Leonard SMALL, 87, of Fullerton, died Feb 11, 2011. Born Jan 12, 1924, Polk County, to Joseph and Stella (Berzenski) Small. Grew up in Polk County; then moved to Genoa and Fullerton area where he farmed. Married Stephanie Slusarski, Nov 26, 1947, in Duncan. Moved to Fullerton area in 1955 and farmed there until moving into town in 1987. Preceded by his son, Michael; brother, Sam; and sisters, Eleanore Sock and Marjorie Slusarski. Services Tuesday at St Peters Catholic Church, Fullerton. Burial in Fullerton Catholic Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Fritz J. HOFFMAN, 82, of Columbus, died Feb 12, 2011. Born Jan 8, 1929, Omaha, to Fred Hoffman and Myrtle Nissen. Attended school in Fremont. Served in the US Air Force from 1946, at age 17, to 1949. Drove a truck for 43 years, logging over 4 million miles. Married Joan Folk, June 16, 1950, in Fremont. Lived in North Bend for 20 years, then moved to Columbus in 2000. Preceded by his parents; several half-brothers and sisters. Services Tuesday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus, with military honors. Burial in All Saints Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. LEIGH – Lori Louise DIERSEN, 45, died Feb 12, 2011, at her home in Leigh. Born Oct 17, 1965, Columbus, to Ralph and Marge Czuba. Married Mark Diersen, Mar 18, 2000 in Columbus. Employed for many years at Hy-Vee Food Store, Columbus. Preceded by her parents; and brothers-in-law, Jim Steckleberg and Richard Loveless. Services Wednesday at Highland Park Evangelical Free Church, Columbus. Burial in Columbus Cemetery. McKown Funeral Home in charge. February 14, 2011 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Beverly Ann BOMAR, 56, died at her home in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb 7, 2011. Born June, 1954, in Fullerton to Alvin “Bud” and Marcie Siemek. Graduated from Columbus High School; then attended Platte Community College while working for Nebraska Public Power District; then moved to Omaha where she continued her education. Married Nolan Bomar. Moved to Richmond, Va.; later moved to Overland Park, Kan., Troy, Mich., and then Jacksonville, Fla. Memorial service Feb 19 at John A Gentleman Mortuary, Omaha. February 15, 2011 PIERRE, S.D. – Jodi Lynn WOLF, 45, of Pierre, S.D., died Feb 11, 2011 after battling cancer. Born Sept 14, 1965, Columbus, to Gary Lee and Linda Burmood. Attended schools in Sioux Falls, S.D. and Estherville, Iowa. Married Phil Wolf from Spirit Lake, Iowa on Apr 29, 1995. Lived in Murdo, S.D. for nearly 13 years; then moved to Pierre, S.D. where she worked at Oahe Inc. for more than 15 years. Preceded by her grandparents, Earl and Alice Burke, of Stromsburg; and grandfather, Lee C. Burmood, of Columbus. Services Saturday at Community Bible Church, Pierre, S.D. Miller Funeral Home in charge. CLARKSON – Lucille HOLOUBEK, 91, of Clarkson, died Feb 12, 2011. Services Friday at SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Clarkson. Burial in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery, Wilson. Miller Funeral Home of Clarkson in charge. PERRY, Iowa – Ivyl Ellsworth GARNES, Jr, 69, died Feb 12, 2011 at his home in Perry. Born Oct 7, 1941, Perry, Iowa, to Ivyl Ellsworth and Delcie Gertrude (Beeson) Barnes. First lived in Yale, Iowa, then to Perry. Married Toshia South, June 1, 2002 at First Christian Church, Perry. Worked at Osmundsons Manufacturing and later at Wiese Corp. Preceded by his parents; brother, Oliver and Charles Cretsinger; and sister, Dorothy Young. Services Wednesday at Crossroads Church, Perry. Burial in Highland Township Cemetery, Bayard, Iowa. Carris Family Funeral Home in charge. COLUMBUS – Frank J. ZUROSKI, 74, of Columbus, died Feb 14, 2011. Born Jan 3, 1937, Platte County, to Frank K. and Mary (Zakrewski) Zuroski. Served in the US Marine Corp from 1955 to 1957. Married Joyce Adams on July 24, 1964 in Papillion. Worked for Van Berg race farms for 22 years, trained horses, worked at Ag Park, and worked at Appletons until retiring. Preceded by his parents; granddaughter, Shawna Sorensen; sisters, Emmy Gumm, Irene Kuta, and one in childhood; and brothers, Eddie Zuroski, Louis Zuroski, and Ray Zuroski. Servicse Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Columbus. Burial in Columbus Cemetery, with military honors. McKown Funeral Home in charge. SUN CITY, Ariz. – Donald E. “Buzzer” SIEMEK, 81, of Sun City, Ariz., died Feb 4, 2011 at Hospice of the Valley in Peoria, Ariz. Born to Joe and Josephine Siemek in Cedar Rapids. Served four years in the Marine Corp. Married Rosemary Raemakers. Preceded by Katherine Mark. Services Feb 19 at Saint Anthony Church, Columbus. COLUMBUS – Daniel W. RUSH, 63, of Columbus, died Feb 13, 2011. Born June 19, 1947, Red Oak, Iowa, to George W. and Charlotte (Carpenter) Rush. Left the family farm at age 17 and moved to Omaha to attend trade school. Held various jobs in Omaha and surrounding states. Was a country singer in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Returned to Fremont in the late 80s to care for his father. Married Blanche Cuba on Aug 5, 2009. Resided in a nursing home in David City until recently moving to Golden Living Center in Columbus. Preceded by his parents; sisters, Betty Jean and Debra; and brothers, Richard, William and Eugene. Services Wednesday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. BELLWOOD – Benedict “Ben” J. KOBZA, 77, of Bellwood, died Feb 14, 2011, David City. Born Oct 31, 1933, to Emil and Elizabeth (Duhon) Kobza of Brainard; the second youngest in a family of 12 children. Started farming at a young age. Farmed in the Bellwood area for forty years, retiring on Feb 13, 1998. Married Delores Lavicky, Sept 17, 1955. Preceded by his parents; brother, Emil; brothers-in-law, Tony Radanovich, Lloyd McGough, John Hottovy, John Bloom; and nephews, Richard Duffek and Steve McGough. Services Thursday at St Peters Catholic Church. Burial in Sts Peter & Mary Cemetery, Bellwood. Chermok Funeral Home in David City in charge. HARTINGTON – David E. OPFER, 68, of Hartington, died Feb 13, 2011, after a lengthy illness. Born to Earl and Lois Opfer. Married Lorie. Preceded by his parents; and brother, Daniel Opfer. Services Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hartington. Burial in Maskell Cemetery, Maskell. Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington in charge. SCHUYLER – Lerlaine M. BOHAC, 89, formerly of Schuyler, died Feb 14, 2011, Papillion. Services Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Schuyler Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Kracl Funeral Chapel, of Schuyler, in charge. February 16, 2011 CLARKSON – Lucille HOLOUBEK, 91, of Clarkson, died Feb 12, 2011. Born May 22, 1919 at her parent’s home in the Wilson area of Colfax County, to Karel and Frances (Maly) Jedlicka. Married Richard W. Holoubek, June 17, 1941, Schuyler. Lived north of Howells for a short time; then moved to a farm in the Wilson area in 1942 where they lived until recently moving to Clarkson. Preceded by her parents; brothers, Anton, Henry, Victor, Longin, Albert, Charles, infant Charlie and infant Rudy; and sisters, Edith Kabes and Wilma Stoklasa. Services Friday at SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Clarkson. Burial in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Cemetery, Wilson. Miller Funeral Home of Clarkson in charge. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Betty Louise BOYLE, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Feb 11, 2011. Born July 15, 1930 to Larry and Genevieve Harvey of Richmond, Calif. Received her degree from College of The Holy Names in Oakland, Calif., then traveled by ship to Guam. Married Richard Daniel Boyle on Aug 28, 1952 at the military chapel. Taught in a number of schools, including St Catherine of Siena Elementary School in Martinez, Calif., and District 10 school in [rural] Columbus. Preceded by her parents; and husband. February 17, 2011 ST. EDWARD – Lillian J. JARECKE, 93, of St Edward, died Feb 15, 2011. Born Feb 13, 1918, Nance County near Krakow, to John and Mary (Swantek) Ziemba. Married Theodore S. Jarecke, May 3, 1948 at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church at Krakow, near Genoa. Farmed near Genoa until Sept. 1979 when they moved to St Edward. Preceded by her parents; husband on June 14, 2002; sister, Valeria Iwan; and brothers, Steve, Julian, Edward, Johnny, Stanley and Frank Ziemba. Services Monday at St Edward Catholic Church, St Edward. Burial in Valley View Cemetery, Genoa. Miller-Levander Funeral Home, St Edward, in charge. ALBION – Lucile Marie ASHBY, 96, of Newman Grove, died Feb 14, 2011, Albion. Born Feb 1, 1915 on a farm near Meadow Grove, to Charles and Mae (Sessler) Casselman. Married Roy H. Ashby, Nov of 1932. Lived in Pierce County north of Meadow Grove until moving into Newman Grove in the mid-1930’s. Worked cleaning homes in the Newman Grove area and the Bank of Newman Grove. Also worked in the kitchen at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home. Preceded by her parents; daughter, Patricia Dreifurst; grandsons, Terry Dreifurst (infant) and Tim Ashby; sister, Bonnie Jean Cassleman; brothers, Merle, Lee and Cecil Casselman; sons-in-law, Donald Dreifurst and Harold Dreifurst; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Paulson, Lou Casselman, Margaret Casselman, Alice Casselman and Verna Casselman Smith. Services Saturday at Fellowship Bible Church, Newman Grove. Burial in Hope Cemetery. Levander Funeral Home in charge. February 18, 2011 COLUMBUS – Joseph F. BURESH, 18, of Columbus, died Feb 16, 2011. McKown Funeral Home in charge. FAIRMONT – Charlene L. BRISTOL, 74, of Fairmont, died Feb 15, 2011, in York. Born Jan 31, 1937, Fairmont, to Ralph and Clara (Cudaback) Keil. Married David. Services Saturday at Fairmont Community Church, Fairmont. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery, York. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home, Geneva, in charge. DAVID CITY – John D. BONGERS, 74, of David City, died Feb 16, 2011. Services Saturday at Aquinas Chapel, David City. Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery, David City. Chermok Funeral Home, David City, in charge. February 19, 2011 [no paper] February 20, 2011 KEARNEY – Dean Burdell “Dude” ARTZ, 85, of Kearney, died Feb 16, 2011. Born the last child of four to John Leroy Artz and Julia Daisy (Metzger) Artz on Dec 25, 1925 on the family farm southwest of Huntley in Washington Township, Harlan County. Married Bonita June Kreutz on Aug 22, 1948 at the Kreutz family farm southeast of Trumbull. Lived southwest of Huntley until the spring of 1949 when they moved one mile south and one mile west of the Huntley spur and US Highway 183. Moved to Alma in the fall of 1964 and to Kearney in 2006. Preceded by his wife on Feb 22, 2007; mother on Mar 30, 1986; father on May 23, 1981; brother, Lloyd “Dutch” Artz and his wife, Anona; sister, Phyllis Sall; and sister-in-law, Marian Artz. Services Tuesday at First Christian Church. Alma. Burial in Alma Cemetery. Banta-Torrey Funeral Home in Alma in charge. STROMSBURG – Josephine Barbara RYSTROM, 88, of Stromsburg died Feb 17, 2011. Born Oct 18, 1922, on a farm to Verne and Dora (Renner) Deay. Her mother died three weeks later. Taught in several rural schools near Polk and Osceola. Married Mervin Rystrom, Feb 6, 1943. Moved to a farm southeast of Stromsburg, then southwest of Stromsburg in 1953 and in 1980, moved into Stromsburg. Preceded by her husband; parents; son, Commander Jon A. Rystrom, who was lost at sea in an accident; sisters, Arloa Yungdahl and Neola Anderson; and brother, Vaughn Deay. Services Monday at Midwest Covenant Home Chapel. Burial in Stromsburg Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home of Stromsburg and Osceola in charge. COLUMBUS – Joseph Frank BURESH, 18, died Feb 16, 2011, in Columbus. Born June 19, 1992, in Scottsbluff, to Frankie Jo Buresh and Carmel Ray Luft. Preceded by his grandmother, Lila Buresh; great-grandfather, Lyle Enyeart; and great-grandmother. Services Monday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in All Saints Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. SUN LAKES, Ariz. – Harold “Dutch” LUCHTEL, 86, died Feb 12, 2011. Born in Milford, IA. Married Regina Bradley. Was a retired officer of the US Navy, having trained naval pilots. Was an officer and board member of Columbus Bank & Trust Co., in Columbus, until retiring in 1988. Was a resident of Sun Lakes, Ariz. for the past 19 years. Services Feb 21 at The Sun Lakes Verde Club House. Valley of the Sun Funeral Home in charge. February 21, 2011 COLUMBUS – Lorena JOHANSEN, 100, of Columbus, died Feb 19, 2011. Born Oct 24, 1910, Columbus, to Frank and Lena (Schupbach) Blaser. Taught in rural Platte County schools for eight years. Married Kenneth A. Johansen, June 1, 1933, in Fremont. Lived on several farms around Columbus until moving in to Columbus in 1949. Preceded by her parents; husband; brother, Walter Blaser; and sisters, Frances Wuethrich, Sarah Ernst and Della Kolar. Services Tuesday at Gass Haney Funeral Home, Columbus. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. SHELBY – Dean Richard WHITE, 84, died Feb 19, 2011 at his home in Shelby. Born May 3, 1926, Shelby to Walter K. and Mildred (Chase) White. Farmed with his father and brothers south of Shelby. Served in the US Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953. Married Doris Kumpf on Feb 13, 1952 at Evangelical United Brotherhood Church, Shelby. Continued farming after his honorable discharge until retiring in 1994. Preceded by his parents; brothers, David K. White (infant), Walter Kent White, and Roland Robert White; and sisters-in-law, Grace White (Walter), Bonnie White, and Josephine White (Roland). Services Tuesday at Shelby United Methodist Church. Burial in Shelby Cemetery with military rites. Dubas Funeral Home of Osceola and Stromsburg in charge. February 22, 2011 GRAND ISLAND – Joseph Anthony RALSTON, 90, formerly of Hastings, died Feb 20, 2011 at Nebraska Veterans Home, Grand Island. Born Nov 7, 1920, Superior, to Charles G. and Mary (Gerghity) Ralston. Family moved to Kearney where he attended school; then he moved to Grand Island and worked as a Pepsi Cola truck route driver. Served in the US Army from Dec 1940 to Sept 1945. Married Arlene Ruebsamen Allison of Harvard on Oct 26, 1946. Worked as newspaper distributor for Omaha World Herald in Grand Island and the Miami Herald in Miami, Florida. Owned and operated A & W Root Beer in Columbus in 1963; and in 1973 owned and operated the A & W Restaurant in Hastings. Preceded by his parents; wife on Dec 14, 2010; brother, Charles Ralston; and sister, Irma Rogers. Services Friday at St Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Hastings. Burial in Kearney City Cemetery, Kearney. Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Hastings in charge. GENOA – Elmer Gustav NELSON, 88, of Genoa, died Feb 20, 2011. Born Mar 13, 1922 in Nance County to Enfrid and Elsie (Nilsson) Nelson. Served in the US Army Signal Corps during WWII. Worked for KFOR Radio. Married Bonnie Strayer, a co-worker, on Feb 24, 1945, in Lincoln. Preceded by a daughter, Pamela Nelson; parents; and brothers, Eldon, Edmund, and infant Emery Nelson. Services Thursday at Augustana Lutheran Church. Burial in Valley View Cemetery [Genoa?]. Rice Funeral Home in Genoa in charge. COLUMBUS – Barbara Jean RYBA, 76, of Columbus, died Feb 20, 2011. Born July 9, 1934, Columbus, to Fred and Leona (McFarland) Roelle. Married Charles “Carl” Ryba, Oct 20, 1951. Worked at Wal-Mart from 1988-1999. Preceded by her husband; parents; and brothers, Fred Roelle, Gerald Roelle, and Harold Van Diest. Services Wednesday at St Anthony Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus. McKown Funeral Home in charge. February 23, 2011 COLUMBUS – John N. HOMAN, 92, of Columbus, died Feb 20, 2011. Born Feb 9, 1919, Bellwood, to Ben and Katherine (Steiner) Homan. Served in the US Navy from 1938 to 1945. Married Ann Marie Kroutil, Jan 23, 1953, Schuyler. Worked at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita for over 24 years, returning to Columbus in 1988. Preceded by his wife; parents; brothers, Art Homan, Ben Homan, Richard Homan; and sisters, Esther Miller, Edna Oppliger, and Delores Weber. Services Thursday at St Isidore Catholic Church, Columbus. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery with military honors. McKown Funeral Home in charge. February 24, 2011 [none reported] February 25, 2011 [none reported] February 26, 2011 [no paper] February 27, 2011 [Swanson-complete obit Feb 28, 2011] February 28, 2011 NEWMAN GROVE – Mary NELSON, 92, of Newman Grove, died Feb 26, 2011. Services Wednesday at Salem Lutheran Church, rural St Edward. Burial in the parish cemetery. Newman Grove Memorial Funeral Home in Newman Grove in charge. MONROE – Lisa SWANSON, 26, of Monroe, died Feb 25, 2011 at Methodist Hospital, Omaha. Born July 16, 1984, Columbus, to Kenneth and Diane (Lambert) Swanson. Awarded the “Young Hero Medal” on Apr 22, 1997 for outstanding courage in facing the trials of life. Preceded by her grandparents, Harry and Clara Lambert. Services Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center. Burial in Columbus Cemetery. Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge. ====== Copyright © 2011 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project