KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: b = born; m = married; sc = surviving children; dc = deceased children; ssc = surviving step-children; dsc = deceased step-children
BRESTER, Delma Jean, 93: b Aug 18, 1931, St Henryh’s Community north of Howells, to Alois John Heimann and Marie Ann (Bayer) Heimann; m Leander George Brester, Aug 27, 1953, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Howells; Dave Brester, Tom Brester, Mary McKern, Ann Ruzek, Pat Brester, Laurie Kaiser, Lee Brester; died Jan 22, 2025, Clarkson; interment SS Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery [Howells]
DESCH, Shirley Jean: b July 25, 1939, near Leigh, to Alma (Rahtz) Bahns and Frank Bahns; m Jim Desch; sc Martin John Wise; dc Douglas Wise; died Jan 24, 2025
EUREK, Janet Kay, 77: b Jan 11, 1948, West Point, to Fred and Tillie (Coufal) Gall; m Dave Eurek, Aug 1967; sc Dale, Patrick; died Mar 7, 2025, Omaha; interment Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery [Howells?]
FEYE, Gail L, 86: b Sept 4, 1938, to George and Helen Minnick; m Vernon Feye, 1959; sc Teri Dolejs; died Jan 21, 2025, LaVista; burial Omaha National Cemetery
FORNEY, Russell Joseph, 68: b May 5, 1956, David City, to John and Florence (Smith) Forney; m Linda Henry, Apr 8, 1978, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Columbus; sc Sarah Doerneman, Lyza Noyd, Emma Trofholz, Susan Fischer; dc Julie Emma; died Feb 28, 2025, Columbus; burial Pleasant View Cemetery
HASSEBROOK, Phyllis, 102: b Jan 13, 1923, southwest of Leigh, to Henry and Cornelia (Wullschleger) Howessel; m Edwad Hassebrook, Feb 3, 1946, St Paul’s Lutheran Church [rural Leigh]; sc Betty Langan, Mary Svatora, Rod Hassebrook, Chuck Hassebrook; dc Gary Hassebrook, Vickie Carlson; died Jan 13, 2025, Columbus; interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Grand Prairie
HOBZA, Carol Ann, 76: b July 7, 1948, Columbus, to Joe and Esther (Steiner) Tworek; m Myron L Hobza, Dec 11, 1971, St Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus; sc Kevin Hobza, Korey Hobza, Troy Hobza; dc inf Lance Hobza; died Jan 6, 2025, Columbus; interment St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Leigh
HOLLENDIECK, William “Bill” Robert, 87: b May 1, 1937, Bazile Mills, to William and Lucille (Davids) Hollendieck; m Elaine Mavis, Nov 4, 1962; m Edna Eisenmann, Apr 1, 2018; sc Judy Showen, Jerry Hollendieck, Jeanette Hollendieck; died Jan 19, 2025, Fremont; interment Creston Fairview Cemetery [Creston]
HUISMAN, Thomas “Tom” J, 73: died Mar 5, 2025, Norfolk; burial Leigh Cemetery, Leigh
KABES, Leonard Eugene, 91: b Nov 7, 1933, rural Stanton County, to Ladislav and Edith (Jedlicka) Kabes; m Marlene Pieper, Aug 25, 1955, St Joseph Catholic Church, Dodge; sc Kathy Hoebelheinrich, Mike; Laurie Urban, Mark, Linda Wilke, Kim Bolan; died Jan 22, 2025; interment Clarkson Catholic Cemetery
MALIHA, Donald, 74: b Mar 28, 1950, Columbus, to Laurence and Norma (Mullenhoff) Maliha; m Sheryl Ditter, June 19, 1971, Presbyterian Church, Creston; sc Angie Luther, Brian Maliha; died Mar 1, 2025, Clarkson; committal Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Leigh
MEYER, Delores, 94: b Mar 19, 1930, Leigh, to Arthur and Lydia Mackenstadt; sc Lana, Joni, DJ, Dave; died Jan 28, 2025; interment St Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leigh
MORGAN, Beau Robert, 28: b Feb 20, 1996, Norfolk, to Karl and Julie (Boe) Morgan; died Feb 15, 2025
MUHLE, Lori Ann, 62: b Dec 18, 1962, Columbus, to Donald Muhle, Sr and Ina Mae (French) Muhle; sc Devin Muhle, Kristin Wiese; died Feb 10, 2025, Lincoln; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery [Columbus]
MUNDIL, Jerry, 74: b Sept 21, 1950, Columbus, to John and Mildred (Hoffman) Mundil; m Rose Renner, Nov 16, 1996, Oak Ballroom [Schuyler]; sc Dan Renner, Michelle DeArcos; died Jan 11, 2025, Schuyler; burial Omaha National Cemetery
MYERS, Cynthia J “Cyndi”, 68: b Apr 2, 1956, Des Moines, Iowa, to Marty and Nacy (Cook) Lau; m Stuart Myers, May 6, 2009, St John’s Lutheran Church, Leigh; sc Jason Pedley, Jared Pedley, Andrea Pedley; ssc Brett Myers, Tammy Whilatch; died Feb 16, 2025, Leigh
NEUHAUS, Adam Paul, 46: b Aug 17, 1978, Columbus, to Richard Delton and Peggy (Schmid) Neuhaus; m Heather Czarnik, June 28, 2003, St Lawrence Catholic Church, Silver Creek; sc Ashlyn, [Neuhaus], Audrey Neuhaus; died Jan 26, 2025, Sidney; burial Columbus Cemetery
OSTEN, Lois, 80: b Dec 24, 1944, rural Platte County, to Harry and Leona (Janssen) Eisenmann; m Ronald Osten, Jan 21, 1967, Trinity Lutheran Church, Madison; sc Steven Osten; died Feb 7, 2025, Creston; interment Crston Fairview Cemetery
PYCHA, Martha Ann, 93: b Feb 28, 1932, Colfax County, to Joseph and Libbie (Basta) Tomasek; m Joseph Pycha, Aug 27, 1950, New Zion Presbyterian Church, Clarkson; sc Janice Pycha Guthrie, Julie Cech, Joyce Dauel; dc David; died Mar 17, 2025, Schuyler; committal Clarkson Cemetery
REININGER, Brian Conly Richard, 49: b Sept 20, 1975, Schuyler; m Kim; sc Jacob Reininger; ssc Nicole Bowar; died Feb 7, 2025, Blaine, Minnesota
RENNER, Elliott Lewis, 72: b July 9, 1952, Columbus, to Orley and Norma (Nadrchal) Renner; m Roberta Consbruck; sc Katherine Renner, Jason Renner; died Feb 8, 2025, rural Howells; interment St John’s Lutheran Cemetery, north of Howells
SANDER, Duane Lester, 89: b Oct 15, 1935, Creston, to Harvey and Lottie (Loseke) Sander; m Margaret Oborny, June 15, 1960, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Wilson Township; sc Deborah Hollmann, Cary Sander, Randy Sander, Ryan Sander, Kirby Sander, Becky Mata, Jackie Sander, Chad Sander; died Feb 23, 2025, Humphrey; interment Wilson – St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Clarkson
STANGE, Donald Dean, 86: b Dec 23, 1938, Cairo, to Henry “Bus” and Dorothy (Roberts) Stange; m Joslene Steeple; sc Tracy Lamaestra, Jill Sykora; died Mar 18, 2025, Cairo; burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery, south of Cairo
WENT, Linda M, 70: b July 16, 1954, Columbus, to Otto and Celia (Schwank) Blessen; m Terry Went, aug 1977; sc Amanda Went, Lindsay Stewart, Trevor Went; ssc Tara Goering; died Jan 10, 2025, Columbus; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus
WENT, Willard Henry, 87: b south of Creston, to Fred and Emma (Sander) Went; m Sharon Kratochvil, July 6, 1958; sc Tammi Groteluschen, Tricia Mullenhoff, Todd went, Trudi Lappe; died Mar 26, 2025; interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbus