Obituary and Local Notices From Columbus Area
Funeral services were held in Niobrara for Charlie Person 94 with relatives from Columbus and Platte Center in attendance. Other items announce a Grand Opening at Craft Village, local birthdays and anniversaries, Sunday open house, promotions for bowls and darts, and Cindy Abbott’s acceptance to Grand Island School of Business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Person
George Spitz
Walter Kluver
Columbus
Gayle Goering
Platte Center
Charlie Person
Niobrara
H.G. Person
John Gertsch
Herb Person
John Eilers
Schuyler
Elmer Anderson
St. Edward
Cindy Abbott
Keith P. Abbott
Grand Island School of Business
Miss Abbott
Scotus High School
Wis
Local notices and events in April community listings
Social club events sports schedules and civic notices appear for April including bar fundraisers at Longbranch VFW and Sky Bowl Big Red Lounge Chicken Fry details. Meetings of Local 300 KC Hall CHS Vocal Music Dept Choral Potpourri April 15 and CHS Auditorium admission 50c are listed along with summer league openings and junior league doubles. Also mentions West Point cadet Steven C Hadley named to Superintendent's List at US Military Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS Vocal Music Dept
West Point
Steven C. Hadley
Edsel Wibbels
U.S. Military Academy
Hadley
Local clubs announce meetings and services this week
City Lions Club hears Dr. Charles Hepburn as guest speaker at Monday's meeting with P W Lakers as program chair. District 10 Card social is 8 PM Monday. First Baptist all church birthday party at 7 30 tonight. Gaye Douglas from Gay Zealand to present for CDA after the regular meeting at 7 45 PM Monday KC Hall. LCW Circles 1 and 2 meet Monday April 14. Knights of Columbus rosary for Edwin J Kresha at 7 PM today, funeral 10 AM Saturday at St Anthony. International Exchange Student reception Sunday April 13 at United Methodist. Silver Spur Saddle Club meets 8 PM Saturday April 12 at Harold Laudenklos home Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Charles Hepburn
P. W. Lakers
Ee Eet Gaye Douglas
Gay Zealand
CDA
KC Hall
International Exchange
Columbus Club
United Methodist
Silver Spur — Saddle Club
Harold Laudenklos
Monroe
New Cardinal Key Member Named at Midland Lutheran College
Kathryn E. Glaser, a Columbus sophomore, joins the Cardinal Key women's honorary society at Midland Lutheran College Fremont. She is the daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Glaser. Mr and Mrs Otto Luttmann and Mrs Ron Blessen traveled to Omaha to visit their grandson Mike Allner who had surgery at Children's Memorial Hospital. PeeWee and Larry guest event Saturday April 12 at Brown Derby Bar 8:30 to 12:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Key, Women's Honorary Society
Midland Lutheran College
Fremont
Kathryn E. Glaser
Columbus
Dorothy Glaser
Otto Luttmann
Ron Blessen
Omaha
Mike Allner
Children’s Emorial Hospital
Parish Rosary for Edwin Kresha at McKown Funeral Home
Briets Holy Name Society members of St. Anthony Church will pray the rosary for Edwin Kresha at 8 a.m. today at McKown Funeral Home. Surgery news reports Renee Jo Tuma daughter of Ronald and Mrs. Tuma had surgery Wednesday at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name — Society
St. Anthony Church
Edwin Kresha
McKown Funeral Home
Renee Jo Tuma
Ronald Tuma
Children's Memorial Hospital
Omaha
Kresha rites set for Edwin J. Kresha 31
Funeral services are planned for Edwin J. Kresha 31 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with burial at St. Bonaventure Cemetery. He died at his home in Columbus. Rosary services are scheduled at McKown Funeral Home with Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society prayers tonight. He married Florence Kula in 1968 and worked for Becton Dickinson. He served in the Navy from 1966 to 1967. He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, siblings, and several nephews and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kresha
Edwin J. Kresha
Second Street
St. Anthony Catholic Church
St. Bonaventure
Laurin Buzynski
John Starostka
McKown Funeral
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society
John and
Carolin
Stavas) Kresha
Osceola
Osceola High School
Platte College
Becton- Dickinson
Navy
St. Anthony Parish
Florence Kula
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Silver Creek
Kenneth
Lisa
John Kresha
Columbus
Clarence
North Highlands
Calif
Dennis
Louis
Dorothy) Rush
Monroe
Jerome
Florence) Jarecke
Cerny
Christina Cerny
Colfax County
Fremont
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Moser Memorial Chapel
John Dohse
Howells
Charles Cerny
Heun
Rogers
Stanley
Adolph
Marie Brester
Joseph
New Port Richey
John
Schuyler
Emil
James
Mary) Bohac
Kimball
Edward
Emma) Bohac
Rudolph
Julia) Kucera
Ahrens
B. F. Meschke
Arlo E. Ahrens
31St Avenue
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Gass-Haney
Christ Lutheran Cemetery
Dale Electronics
Albion
Platte County
Christ Lutheran School
Columbus High School
Wisconsin
Immanuel
Scott Reins
Paul
Allen
Edwin
Emma
Mueller) Ahrens
Marvin
Amelia
Bethesda Lutheran Home
Kupp
Jake Kupp
Rt. 1
Allen Road
Sunnyside
Wash
First Presbyterian Church
Lower Valley Memorial Gardens
Smith Funeral Home
Zurich
Switzerland
Hulda Mueller
Omaha
Nebraska Farmers Union
Yakima Valley Grape Growers Assn
Jake O
Angus
Alice) Lehnhoff
Blaine
Jake R. Kupp
New Orleans Saints
Otto
North Hollywood
Kansas City
Leigh Girl State delegate named for Cornhusker event
Leigh will send Sue Spanhake and Ernest Spanhake to Cornhusker Girls State in Lincoln from June 5 to 11. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and Leigh Community Club, Sue is a Leigh High junior active in band, Pep Club, FHA, sports, German Club, and church groups. Alternate is Sandy Hoff, daughter of Mr and Mrs Duane Hoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh
Sue Spanhake
Ernest Spanhake
Cornhusker
Lincoln
American Legion Auxiliary
Leigh Community Club
Sue
Leigh Community High School
Reporter
Sentinel
FHA
First United Church of Christ
Sandy Hoff
Duane Hoff
Fireman's Dance at Primrose Apr 18
The Fireman's Department Dance in Albion Primrose will be held at the auditorium on April 18 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Country Ramblers provide the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fireman’s
Albion — Fireman's Department
of Primrose
Country Ramblers
Hospital Report for Behlen and St Mary Hospitals
Admissions list includes Alvin Cooney Platte Center Mrs Vergil Hudson Mrs Leo Kosiba Columbus Mrs Duane Mick Bellwood Mrs Jim Watts Cedar Rapids. Dismissals include Mrs Nellie Kuhnel Shelby Mrs Dillard Farmer Cedar Rapids Frank Jelinek Michelle Richards Mrs David Rawhouser Mrs Larry Van Ackeren Columbus. Births at St Mary Hospital: daughter to Marvin Olivier 1662 40th Avenue five pounds thirteen ounces April 10. Son to Jerome Paczosa Duncan seven pounds eight ounces. Son to Howard Hamata Rt 2 Schuyler seven pounds eight ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behlen Community Hospital
Alvin Cooney
Platte Center
Vergil Hudson
Leo Kosiba
Columbus
Duane Mick
Bellwood
Jim Watts
Cedar Rapids
Nellie Kuhnel
Shelby
Dillard Farmer
Frank Jelinek
Michelle Richards
David Rawhouser
Larry van Ackeren
St. Mary Hospital
Marvin Olivier
40Th Avenue
Jerome Paczosa
Duncan
Setanee
Howard Hamata
Rt. 2
Schuyler
County Court Fines in Platte County Meeting Report
Platte County Court fined Columbus residents and others for speeding and violations. Names include Raymond Wulishleger Leigh $15 Terry Harral $10 Rick Kubler $10 William Oeltjen Creston $100 William Berlin Genoa $15 Florian Spies Grand Island $10 Lewis Ostrand Lincoln $15 Debra Koehler Norfolk $10 Michael Ancona Omaha $10 Lyle Cattan Leigh $90 Norman Behring Jr Norfolk $10 Steven Backes Lindsay $25 Jacquiline en $25. Other fines include Theodosia Paprocki failure to yield $15 Debra Zywiec negligent Marlin Brum large Linda Ebel dog at large $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County Court
Columbus
Raymond Wulishleger
Leigh
Terry Harral
Rick Kubler
William Oeltjen
Creston
William Berlin
Genoa
Florian Spies
Grand Island
Lewis Ostrand
Lincoln
Debra Koehler
Norfolk
Michael Ancona
Omaha
Lyle Cattan
Norman Behring, Jr
Steven Backes
Lindsay
Jacquilineen
Theodosia Paprocki
Debra Zywiec
Linda Ebel
Bloodmobile at Oak Ballroom April blood drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Oak Ballroom on April 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Target is 145 pints. Donations to the canteen fund go to Vavricek and Mrs Joe Healy. Red Cross monetary drive canvassing began in the rural area on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schyler
Red Cross
Oak Ballroom
Vavricek
Joe Healy
Col umbus Nebraska death by own action seen
The husband of Betty Ford's personal secretary James Howe 52 died of a gunshot wound at George Washington University Hospital after being found unconscious in his Washington home. Howe had visited the Dominican Republic with Nancy Howe and faced scrutiny over gifts from Tongsun Park. He was a West Point graduate and former colonel who headed languages at Trenton State University. The First Lady and officials expressed condolences and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Dominican Republic
Tongsun Park
Post
Howe
Park
Tandy Mearns Dickinson
Larry Speakes
the Post
Howes
West Point
Trenton State University
Trenton
N.J
Ford
Congress
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
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Helen Harvey
Logan
Iowa
John Christiansen
33Rd Avenue
Larry & Judy Lindquist
Robert Small
Chadron
L.E. Greenwald
Helena Rathke
Elvern Rathke
Wisner
Otto Schlegelmilch
Irene Ochs
Jerry Loewe
David
Henry Blaser
Albert Gerber
Columbus Bowl
Debbie
Robert Mielak
Jeff
Martin Jones
Gary Jones
Joseph Walsh
Margaret Janiak
Gene Milhan
Charles Crafton
Jennifer
Jack Jones
Todd
Jack Nelson
Henry Sjuts
Humphrey
LeRoy Nelson
Struthers
Ohio
Bonnie Sluts
Ron Sjuts
Eric
David Langan
Tammy
Glatters
Matt Glatter
American Legion Hall
Rinkols
V.F.W
Allan Rathke
Washington, D.C
Nebraska
the Kimberleys
SKY Bowl
Otto Bruns of
Herman Sohls
Avenue Bar
Brian Miller
Northwestern University
Brian
John A. Miller
Herman Sohl
Fred Severin
Wayne Hellbusch
Jason
Russ
Ais Ct
Ktlx-Fm
First Baptist
LCW
Trinity Lutheran Church
National
Legion Club
Kava Orchestra
Micek’s
12Th St
PeeWee
Larry
Humane Society
Posts Bond
James McKee Jr
Knights of Columbus Hall
Wattsville Club
John Borchers
Wattsville
Fred Borchers
Theodore Borchers
Ed Nickolite
Stella Hobbensiefken
Citizen Smith
By Dave Gerard
Gerharz
Leo Gerhart
St. Mary Cathedral
Livingston-Sonderman Mortuary
Ogden
Raymond T
Iona) Ogden
Boone County Hospital
Levander
Rose Hill
Boone County
Fred W
Maybelle (Kennedy) Becklam
Raymond Jr
Bud
Leonard
Maybelle) Williams
Geneva
Robert
Fern) Marker
William
Freda) Ogden
Elmer
Irene) Sparks
Canadian
Tex
Fleischer Rexall
13Th St
Betty Ford
Livingston
Montana
Uasted
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Leslie Howard
Olivia de Havilland
A Linc Atenatonr
United Artists
SM Teihe
Srand
Hollis McLaren
See Linder
Louis Zorich
DSO Eee
Cinerama Releasing
Peter Sellers
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