KC Council honors two Columbus firemen with awards
Knights of Columbus Council 888 presented Certificates of Appreciation to Jerry Hilger and Marvin Nelson for service to the Columbus community. Hilger, with 11 years in the Volunteer Fire Department, has led roles at Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company and the department as instructor and assistant chief, and engages in the Columbus Rifle Club and St. Bonaventure Church. Nelson joined in September 1861, became a paid firefighter in December 1856, has led the W.Y. Bissel Hose Co., served as Columbus Fire Department president in 1988 and 1973, and is a Red Cross First Aid and CPR instructor and an Emergency Medical Technician Instructor for Nebraska. He also participates in Life League Baseball umpires and PTA, with family ties to Maxine, three children, and church membership at Trinity Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus ‘Council 888
Columbus
Jerry Hilger
Marvin Nelson
Hilger
Volunteer Fire Department
Leutenant
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company
Fingers
Columbus Rifle Club
St. Bonaventure Church
Cathy
Christine
Geraldine
Nelson
W.Y. Bissel Hose Co
Columbus Fire Department
Red Cross
Debaters win first at Central Nebraska Forensic League
Eleanor Schrodt and Randy Lambrecht of Columbus High led the varsity team to first place at the Central Nebraska Forensic League Debate and Individual Events Contest in Callaway. The pair also placed first and second in speaker events while novice debaters Dannette Groteluschen and Matt Perso won and tied rounds. Crystal Bach and Debbie Wunderlich attended. instructor Connie Jacob Kain praised all participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus High
Eleanor Schrodt
Randy Lambrecht
Central Nebraska Forensic League
Callaway
Connie Jacob-Kain
Schrodt
Lambrecht
Dannette Groteluschen
Matt Perso
Jacob-Kain
Crystal Bach
Debbie Wunderlich
Scholarships to area students at UNL awarded
Eighty seven University of Nebraska Lincoln students receive $300 David Scholarships. Recipients include Susan M. Kaufmann of David City and Vickie J. Fraka of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
David
Susan M. Kaufmann
David City
Vickie J. Fraka
Columbus
Low bidders revealed on road work in Nebraska
Apparent low bidders announced for more than 13.3 million dollars in Nebraska highway projects. Hawkins Tion Co. of Omaha priced the Kennedy Expressway work at 3.5 million. Total apparent low bids reached 15,348,145, about 15 percent below estimates, boosting 1977 Nebraska highway totals to 85.8 million, up 13.8 million from 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Lincoln
Nebraska
L and W Streets
Omaha
Hawkins Tiun Co
Columbus
Negus-Sweenie Inc
Central Sand & Gravel Co
Metro Pavers, Inc
Maury Corp
Geneva
Roy J. Behrens
Adams
Joseph I. Grof
Tecumseh
David City
Butler County
Norfolk Bridge & Construction Co
Norfolk
Joseph T. Grof
Dobson Brothers Construction Co
U.S
Deaths and funerals in Columbus and surrounding towns
Multiple notices report Saturday to Sunday deaths in Columbus Manor, Grotelueschen Leigh, Fullerton, and surrounding areas. Obituaries include Kluntke of Columbus, Gdowski of Fullerton, Melland of Virginia City and Clarkson, Maxwell of Albion, Fifield of Clarks, Ramaekers of Denver. Funeral rites set at St Luke United Church of Christ, Christ Lutheran Church, and other local chapels with burial in Roselawn, Rose Hill, and church cemeteries. Memorials to St Luke Building Fund. Surviving family members listed with spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimtki
Nvbe Riuntke
9Th Street
Columbus Manor
John McGee
Pau
St. Luke United Church of Christ
Roselawn
Joseph and
Marie
Eggie) Schacher
Walter H. Kiuntke
Christ Lutheran Church
Columbus
St. Luke Church
Ladies Aid
St. Luke Building Fund
Walter
Paul
Clara) Knopick
Elsie Mazuch
Norman
John
Florence) Leick
Humphrey
Darwin Mila) Andersen
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Martha Mueller
Yng
John Schacher
Grotelueschen
Emil (Rosa) Grotelueschen
Leigh
Columbus Hospital
Gans-Haney
urvidhs—Mathean
Matt) Gdowski
Fullerton Manor
Fullerton Hospital
Richard Clurej
St. Peter Catholic Church
Fullerton
Visitation
Palmer Funeral Home
Jacob
Victoria
Bonk) Gdowski
Tarnov
Poland
United States
Genoa
Boone
Nance
Anna Kula
Krakow
Lawrence
Edmund
Lloyd
Angeline) Hansen
Ben
York
Adam
Missouri Valley
Melland
Carol M. Melland
Virginia City
Ney
Carson City
Marvin Melland
Albion
Nevada
Levander Funeral Home
Maxwell
William &. Maxwell
Boone County Hospital
United Methodist Church
Laster V. Anderson
Rose Hill
Mr. Maxwell
Glenn
Andra (Browder) Maxwell
Mildred Jensen
Holmes Equipment Co
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas
Madison
Wis
Harold
Pleasant Hill
Calif
Fifield
Clarks
Abe M Fifield
Salt Funeral Home
Central City
Ralph Larson
Valley View Cemetery
Platte County
Carrie Lawson
Richard
Hattie Fifield
American Legion
Ida Ericson
Paso Robles
Gladys Gee
Sunnyside
Wash
Ed Lawson
Ramaekers
William H
Florence) Ramaekers
Denver
St. Bonaventure Catholic Church
Gass Haney Funeral Home
Local notices mix of visits events and business changes
Patricia Mirr of Houston visits her mother and grandmother in Columbus. The Home Plumbing and Heating office closes 12:00 to 5:00 for Mrs. Rose Klunthe's funeral. Denise Novotny graduates from Omaha College of Health Careers and externs in Columbus. Various saloon, salon, and restaurant notices. A baby named Anne Marie Walström born December 2 in Columbus. Agricultural meeting announced for Humphrey. Barb's Country Beauty Shop offers 10 percent off through Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Klunthe
Omaha
Heath
Denise Novotny
Columbus
William Notovny
Ohiowa man put on probation in assault case
Thomas K. Schwartz, 20, of Ohiowa, was sentenced in Boone County District Court for assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm. He received five years probation with conditions including paying court costs and the victim’s medical bills. The charge stems from a August beating of Albion teen Janice Voichihoski near Highway 91 west of Albion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Ohiowa
Thomas K. Schwartz
Boone County
Schwartz
Janice Voichihoski
Albion Tin Highway 91
Boone County Hospital
Norfolk Hospital
Hospital Report Columbus Hospital Admissions and Births
Admissions include Mrs Frank Schostak Platte Center Mrs Leonard Jarecki Lindsay Howard R Bartee Richard Benton Mrs Donald Doolittle Columbus Dismissals list numerous patients and relations Births note a daughter to Darrel Osten Rt 1 Columbus eight pounds eleven ounces and a baby to Paul W Hickman Rt 1 Liver Creek eight pounds six ounces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Hospital
Frank Schostak
Platte Center
Leonard Jarecki
Lindsay
Howard R. Bartee
Richard Benton
Donald Doolittle
Columbus
Dale Ruth
Rising City
Joseph Pensick
Lawrence Hiltner
Albert Bernt
Emil Zimmer
Allan Leapley
VeRay Johnson
Jobin Vetick
Cyril Zourha
Traffic collisions and hit run incidents across multiple streets
A compiled record lists numerous traffic incidents from Friday to Sunday including parked car hits and hit and run cases. Names and addresses appear for each event, with some injuries noted such as whiplash. An Athens incident reports arrests for unlawful assembly on November 18, 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Schreiber
36Th Avenue
Ralph J. Merry
25Th Street
Gary L. Houska
7Th Street
Pamela K. Merry
32Nd Avenue
Emil M. Paprocki
319Th Street
Columbus
Michael L. Willman
13Th Street
Brett J. Jungren
Broken Bow
Platte Center
Fredric A. Kuhn
Assembly
Athens
Greece
Also Mentioned on This Page
KC Council
Fleischer Rexall
National Selected
Mehl
Dan
Rick
Tent
John the Barber Surgeons
Ion
Vanderfield
Anne Sanderfield
Clarkson
Schuyler Memorial Hospital
Humlicek
Dodge
Hey
Richard Hovis
Tounaine Lutheran Cemetery
Colfax County
Anton and
Mary
Andel) Kment
August Landerfield
Holt County
Friegan
Patricia Mirr
Houston
Tex
Irene Mirr
Julius Gonsier
Hubbard
Columbus Hatchery
Wmn
Wunderlich
Monroe
R.W. Johnson
Dave Lewis
Sand Point
Idaho
Wilbur Leighton
Griswold
Stella Hobbensiefken
Leonard Johnson
Knights
Jon
Kathy Bokelman
Gerald Karlin
Latexa, Kan
Lester Mueller
Louise Karlin
Humphrey Public School
Barb
East 9Th Street
Anne Marie
Greg Walstram
Patricia Quinn
James Quinn
Omaha College of Health Careers
Visitnar Toyland
Coast Wolthemwt
Fay
MALL
Mada
le Anc
Arly
By Jim Uhlmann
Anderson Floral Co, Inc
26Th Ave
14Th Street
27Th
Theresa Wiemer
Creaton
Linda M. Tiaden
17Th Street
Pershing Road
John P. Ryan
6Th Street
Jake Otto Mohr
46Th Street
Emerien
16Th Street
96Th Avenue
Margaret M. Slusarski
Eugene L. Dohmen
Dath Street
Alien A. Tuma
College View
15Th Street
28Th Avenue
Denise D. Langan
29Th Street
Craig
Junghaene
Tth
Timothy C. Poecierz
Country View Estates
Mildred J. Dubas
Ith
Diana L. Christie
25Th Avenue
William F. King
LSA
Adth Avenue
Bruce Giesecke
39Th Avenue
Timmathy J. Kohus
Mtorie
France
Fis
John Beck
City of Columbus Personnel Ofice
City of Columbus
Wath Street
Columbus Police
City Hall
Civil Service Commission
City OF
Gleneagle
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!