Columbus Telegram Apr 2007 SHELBY - Jerome "Lefty" A. GABRIEL, age 73, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away Apr 3, 2007, in Osceola. Funeral services at Shelby Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will be at the Shelby Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home of Osceola and Stromsburg is in charge of arrangements. Born May 8, 1933, to Albert A. and Matilda L. (Bernt) Gabriel at Osceola. On Aug. 9, 1956, married Patricia Marie Wozny at St. Anthony's in Columbus. Preceded in death by two infant sons, Michael Lee and James Jerome; his parents, Albert and Matilda Gabriel; sister, Marietta Peters; and infant sister, Verona Mae. COLUMBUS - Randall W. POTTER, 53, of Columbus, died suddenly on April 5, 2007. Services at First English Lutheran Church in Rising City. Burial is at Circle Mound Cemetery. Chermok Funeral Home in David City is in charge of arrangements. Born Mar 19, 1954, in David City, to William and Verna (Nordmeyer) Potter. Married Mildred Frisch on June 29, 1966, at First English Lutheran Church in Rising City. Preceded in death by his father in 2005; one infant sister; and mother and father-in-law, John and Mary Frisch. COLUMBUS - Genese WISHART, 77, of Columbus, died April 5, 2007 in Aurora. Services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus. Burial is at Edgar City Cemetery in Edgar at 3 p.m. on Monday. COLUMBUS - Sandra KREITMAN, 71, of Columbus, died Feb. 20, 2007 in Weslaco, Texas. Memorial services at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Private family interment will be at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Madison. OSCEOLA - Nina Corrine BRANTING, 99, of Osceola, died April 4, 2007 in Fremont. Services at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Osceola. Burial is at the Osceola Cemetery. Dubas Funeral Home of Osceola is in charge of arrangements. SCHUYLER - Ruth FENDRICK, 87, of Schuyler, died April 4, 2007 in Fremont. Services at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Schuyler. Burial is at the Schuyler Cemetery. LINCOLN - Leona PALMER, 81, of Lincoln, formerly of Crete and Fairfield, died April 3, 2007. Memorial services at Roper & Sons in Lincoln. Burial is at the Fairfield City Cemetery. Preceded in death by one nephew and her parents, Willard and Josephine Sorensen LOS ANGELES - Donald Evan DEVLIN passed away on Mar 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. Born to Carroll and Marguerite Devlin on Aug. 15 in Columbus. Services were held at Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles. Burial was at the V.A National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. CLARKSON - Dennis J. NOVAK, 77, of Clarkson, died April 3, 2007 in Omaha. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Clarkson. Burial will be at Clarkson Catholic Cemetery, with military honors conducted by Cornhusker Post No. 6419 of the VFW. Born on Mar 9, 1930, north of Clarkson, to Joseph S. and Adella (Uher) Novak. Married Margaret Kozisek on Oct. 25, 1951, at SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Clarkson. Entered into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Margaret who died in 2005. COLUMBUS - Dorothy H. ANSON, 81, of Columbus, died April 18, 2007. Services: Apr 21, 2007 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus. Burial is at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Columbus. LINCOLN - Elaine VANEK, 80, of Lincoln, formerly of Columbus, died April 18, 2007 in Lincoln. Services are pending with McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. COLUMBUS - Charlotte C. ZERR, 82, of Columbus, died April 17, 2007 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial: Apr 21, 2007 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Interment is at All Saints Cemetery. Charlotte Clara Zerr was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Columbus, daughter of Peter and Clara (Kirsch) Brehm. Married Tony Zerr in Belleville, Kan. Preceded in death by her husband, Tony Zerr; father, Peter Brehm; mother, Clara Brehm; brother, Reinholdt Brehm; grandson, Anthony Peter George Zerr. FULLERTON - Inez Bourn, 97, of Fullerton, died April 17, 2007. Services: Apr 20, 2007 at Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton. Burial is at the Main Cemetery in Belgrade. ALBION - Leslie Earl KINNEY, 90, of Albion, died April 18, 2007, at his home. Memorial services April 21, 2007 at the Albion Evangelical Free Church. Levander Funeral Home in Albion is in charge of arrangements. LEIGH - Ewald H. HAKE, 92, of Leigh, died April 16, 2007. The funeral service was at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh. Interment at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Born June 17, 1914, in Merrick County, to Edward and Elise (Korte) Hake. On March 26, 1939, married Lola Callies at Zion Lutheran Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Elise Hake; son-in-law, Robert Steele; brother, Elmer Hake; brother, Vernon Hake; brother-in-law, Victor Malasek. DAVID CITY - Alma M. BIRKEL, 96, of David City, formerly of Fullerton died April 18, 2007. Services: Apr 21, 2007 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Fullerton. Burial will be at the Fullerton Catholic Cemetery. Born May 28, 1910, to Henry F. Sr. and Anna F. (Smith) Ebel on the Ebel farm near Bellwood. On Nov. 9, 1948, she married Ernest M. Birkel at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bellwood. Her husband, Ernest died Jan. 20, 2002. Survivors include her nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; her brothers and sisters, George Ebel, Henry Ebel, Harold Ebel, Everette Ebel, John Ebel and Olivia Birkel. PAHRUMP, Nev. - Services were held for Gerald O. BLOHM, 87, who died April 4, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nev. Born Dec. 26, 1919, in Columbus. He had been a resident of Pahrump, Nev., since 1970. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. NORTH PLATTE - Gerayne “Gerre” L. HOLSCHER, 71, died April 16, 2007 in Imperial. Services: Apr 23, 2007 at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. COLUMBUS - Lucille L. PETERSEN, 93, of Columbus, died April 20, 2007. Services: Apr 24, 2007 at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus. Burial will be at the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Columbus. COLUMBUS - Louise HANEY, 94, of Columbus, died April 21, 2007. Arrangements are pending with Gass Haney Funeral Home. CENTRAL CITY - Shirley M. GARRETT, 66, of Central City, died April 25, 2007 in Kearney. Memorial services at Fairview United Methodist Church near Central City. Burial will be at the Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel near Clarks. Born on June 26, 1940, in Columbus, to Edward “Eddy” and Pearl (Adams) Hilmer. Marriage to Melvin K. Garrett on June 28, 1959, at Fairview United Methodist Church near Central City. Preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Armin Luschei; a half brother, Mervin Luschei; and a half sister, Janet Luschei. GENOA - Joshua L. MOHRMANN, 3-year-old son of Tim and Molly Mohrmann of Genoa, died April 27, 2007, at the Children's Hospital in Omaha. Services at the Word Of Life Church in Columbus. Burial will be in the Shell Creek Baptist Cemetery in rural Columbus. DENVER - David KUSH, 54, of Denver, died Mar 22, 2007. Private graveside services were at St. Bonaventure Cemetery in Columbus. Born Jan. 10, 1953, in Columbus to Lawrence and Phyllis (Kosiba) Kush. Preceded in death by his father, Lawrence J. Kush Sr.; and brother, Larry Kush Jr. FREMONT - Bertha CLARK, 80, of Fremont, formerly of Elgin, died April 27, 2007. Services at the Park Congregational Church west of Elgin. Burial will be at the Park Cemetery. SCHUYLER - Laura Lee RAMALIA, 67, of Schuyler, died April 27, 2007. Service at Svoboda Funeral Home South Chapel in Schuyler. Burial will be at Leigh Cemetery.Svoboda Funeral Home of Schuyler is in charge of arrangements. ALBION - Donald G. TAYLOR Sr., 73, died April 25, 2007. Memorial service at the First Baptist Church in Albion. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion. McKown Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of arrangements. ====== Copyright © 2007 Nebraska Obituary Abstracts NEGenWeb Project