Deaths and Funerals in Columbus area
Obituaries list Cecil Webb age 56 of Muncie Indiana death January 15 at Muncie hospital funeral in Muncie relatives include Earl Kelly of Ibner two sisters Florence Keeshan Albion and Katie Kelly New York City stepmother Margaret Kelly Albion and grandchildren. Sara Jean Carlson Eller 52 former Polk County official dies January 20 in Philadelphia hospital funeral at Sacred Heart Church Shelby burial Osceola Cemetery. Fred J Bender 83 Humphrey farmer dies January Columbus hospital funeral at St Francis Church. Community hospital notes births transfers and admissions for area hospitals. Ratcliff Osceola and Wall Genoa notices and Martha Kreye Columbus resident 80 funeral Wednesday in Columbus. burial Christ Lutheran Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Eller
Sara Jean (Carlson) Eller
Polk County
Athony Trausch
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Shelby
Urial
Osceola
Nine Jeffrey Hospital
Kasson
Ethel Dolph
Schuyler
Silver Creek
Wilda) Waldmann
Arleton, Neb
Gary 'Marsha) Korte
Oxford
Gerald
Donna) Hopwood
Richard J
Leon Eller
Bill
Sharon) McMeekin
Melia Holz
Fremont
John Bender
Margaret Abler
Pierce
Edwin F
Humphrey
Vernon
Rose Mary) Meisinger
Cedar Rapids
Simon and
Jerome
Louis
Charles
Pauline) Pfeifer
James Cecilia Coldwell
Walter
Denver
John
Shirley) Zuroski
Omaha
William
Emma) Rickert
Otto
Louise) Johannes
George
Mary) Wennekamp
Conrad
Erich Groteluschen
CTCCA board accepts bids for college fire systems
The Central Technical Community College Area board awarded Protex Systems of Hastings a 27 965 contract to install fire alarm and detection devices in five CTCC Hastings buildings. The board approved selling a 30 foot motor home to Eugene Coufal of Davie City for 5602. Personnel actions include appointing Jim Jaworski lithography instructor at CTCC Brenda Cornelius as Platte campus information officer Jennifer Waldrop as dietician instructor at CTCC Billy Leighty to chief electronics instructor at Grand Island Community Education Center and Locada Bruce changing to human services instructor at CTCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Technical Community College Area Board of Governors
Central Technical Community College
Hastings
Protex Systems, Incorporated
Eugene Coufal
Davie City
Coufal
Platte College
Jim Jaworski
CTCC
Brenda Cornelius
Platte
Jennifer Waldrop
Billy Leighty
Grand Island
Locada Bruce
Card Club Hosts Dessert Luncheon in Creston
Mrs. Ernest Blessen hosted a Tuesday card club at her home with a dessert luncheon. Pinochle winners were Eva Claussen and W J Ritter. Visitors included Hannah Kapels Beaverdorf and Wayne Moran. Various local residents attended follow up visits and anniversary observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Ernest Blessen
Eva Claussen
W. J. Ritter
Hannah Kapels
Beaverdorf
Wayne Moran
Mary Anson
Carol Dahlberg
Lincoln
Lucille Henermich
Stromsburg
Don Ka
Wm. Hellbusch
Madison
Personal notices and local happenings in Columbus area
Weekend visits and family news from Columbus residents plus notices of local events. Frank Kwapnioski and family relocated to North Platte with new job at Nebraska Public Power District. Funeral attendance for Walter Luchsinger. Tom Lutyens named to Wayne State College honor roll with 3.60 GPA. Debutante shop, fish fry, and various social details fill the local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kwapnioski
Isidore Kwapnioski
Tarnor
Lincoln
North Platte
Frank
Nebraska Public Power District
East D Street
Apt. 35
Tom Lutyens
Lakeview High School
Wayne State College
Oppligers and friends share weekend visits
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs John Oppliger and Dan at the Oscar Blaser home in Silver Creek. Mrs Bernard Torson treated Mr and Mrs Ron Cuba to supper in Schuyler for their wedding anniversary. Carl Colby visited Frank Betts in Clarksville. Future visits involved the Adkinson family of Central City and others in Stromsburg Columbus and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Creek
John Oppliger
Dan
Oscar Blaser
Columbus
Bernard Torson
Ron Cuba
Schuyler
Clinton Colby
Frank Betts
Clarks
Loyd Adkinson
Central City
E.M. Jacobsen
Anna Strohbehn
Dennis Jasper
Stromsburg
Rex Graham
Dave Liss
Ed Stankoski
Madeline Powers
Bob Cyza
Cyza
Two men plead guilty in Platte County petit larceny case
Dennis Armstrong and Kevin Perry admitted taking Christmas trees from Joe and Al's IGA. They were fined 25 dollars each and ordered to pay double restitution. Co-defendants had charges dropped or were resentenced on related cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County
Dennis Armstrong
Columbus
Kevin Perry
Shelby
Joe
IGA
John Matousek
David City
Robert Zegers
Lincoln
Steven Souders
Beekeeping Course Offered By Local Expert
A parttime or fulltime beekeeping course teaches all phases from colony setup to honey harvest. Fred Blummer, an experienced professional and extension agent, will lead and share steps to start swarms and profit. Contact the Community Education Office at Platte College, 564-7132 Ext 242.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Blummer
Blummer
Community Education Office
Platte College
Close call in first solo flight
Sue Campbell, 30, completed her first solo flight at Hollywood Burbank Airport. She missed her landing mark and nosedived into the roof of the Permac Co building after clipping a power pole following a tower instruction to circle for a departing plane. She suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
UPI
Sue Campbell
Hollywood- Burbank
Permac Co
Schuyler Firemen Honor Two Veterans At Banquet
Special tribute was paid to Robert Mutt Mentzer and Leo Hespen during Schuyler firemen’s annual banquet for directing traffic at the Highway 15 and 11th Street intersection. Eldon Fricke received a 19 year service Exemption Certificate and a cash gift. Funeral attendance noted for Hattie Pieper in Cook Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler
Robert ‘Mutt’ Mentzer
Leo Hespen
Highway 15
11Th Street
Raymond Ludwig
Schuyler Firemen’s
Lavern Kradl
Eldon Fricke
Frank Brokenicky
Brazil Praise Singers set concert in Columbus High Auditorium
A nine member Brazilian group and a missionary family of four perform at 7 30 p.m. in the Columbus High Auditorium as part of a three month United States and Canada tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil Praise Singers
Columbus High Auditorium
United States
Canada
Creston Plans First Aid Class Involving Red Cross
A Red Cross first aid class is planned in Creston with sign ups by February 1 via Mrs. John Scheffler. Local residents Mrs. Marvin Kratochvil and others visit ill Joe Hanak, now improving at Countryside Home in Madison. A pot luck supper at St. Peter Church honors Rev. Thomas Chamberlain and family on Sunday February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Red Cross
John Scheffler
Miles Hoffman
Columbus
Joe Hanak
Hanak
Beth Krotochvil
Wayne State College
Earl Miller
Marvin Kratochvil
W.J. Ritter
Madison
St. Peter Church
Thomas Chamberlain
Fred Gigax
Paul
John Stevenson
Grand Prairie
Texas
Florida
Judy Chamberlain
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Respect Life
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbus Telegram
Columbus, Nebraska
Behlen Community Hospital
Lavern Brock
Irvin Langan
Platte Center
Milan Loseke
Leigh
Jean Pierce
Duncan
Roland Davidson
William Kurtenbach
Ronald Medinger
Clarence Rickert
Robert Stillinger
Louis Zobel
Daniel Davis
Larry Kuta
22Nd Avenue
Boone County Hospital
Wayne Rankin
Albion
Butler County Hospital
Thomas Richards
Rising City
Schuyler Memorial Hospital
Jack Eaton
Linwood
Kenneth Schwichtenberg
Arnold Jonas
St. Joseph Hospital
Edna Saalfeld
Adolph Hladky
North Bend
Marvin Kasik
Gary Nelle
Harry S. Schultz
Rogers
Mary Urbicky
Frankie Richtig
Joe Boubin
Clarkson
Stephan Neill
Lumir Tuma
Ratcliff
David
Yvonne) Ratcliff
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Arnold Ernst
Wall
Hasch-Patrick Funeral Home
Genoa
Carl Edgar Wall
Lincoln General Hospital
CTCCA
Card Club
Mrs. Blessen
Charles Schmoll
Pleasant Hill
Walter Luchsinger
Lucille Luchsinger
Frank Luchsinger
Poorman
Odie
Eldon Farrar
Monroe
Anna Batenhorst
Louis Batenhorst
Jeff
William Farrar
Shannon
Fullerton
C. L. Fox
VFW
Lamb Fry
15Th St
Frances Prososki
Lonnie Kuta
Carroll Bogus
al Starostka
Dolan Swanson
William Kolessa
Leonard Legenza
Everett Graves
Helena Leeding
Virginia Baxa
Dave Bell
Robert Jacobs
Elayne
Arizona State University
Tempe
23Rd Street
Ivan Jacobs
Skip Shoshay
St. Paul
Minn
Jacobs
Bertha Neiden
Max Neiden
Equitable S & L
Magnavox
Columbus Music CO
13Th Street
Harold Folken
James Bohling
Cherie Lynn
23Rd St
23Rd Ave
Mary van Berg
Forrest Kinzli
Robert Hoefer
Elgin
Farrell Rakowsky
Daniel Holen, Jr
Richard Zautke
Norfolk
Constance Grossnicklaus
Bartlett
Gary Stenger
James Casey
Thomas Iverson
Donald Davis
Smith-Corona
Rick Kubler
Life Insurance
United of Omaha
Michael Quinn
14Th Avenue
Ervin Chavanu
16Th Street
26Th Street
Pershing Road
Don Wardeman
Monastery Road
King’s Ballroom
Edmund Jarecki Sr
Richard Kramer
Burdette
FMU
Franciscan Missionary Union
St. Bonaventure
United Methodist
Rebekah Lodge
Vashti
IOOF
Sertomans
Columbus High School
Columbus Public Library
Handibus
Disabled Veterans
DAV
VFW Club
Debbie Nienkamp
Immanuel Medical Center
72Nd Street
Husker House
Masons — Lebanon Lodge No. 323
AF & AM
MOM
Jona Milius
Panavision
Metrocoli PO
Sean Connery
Candice Bergen
By Forrest
Baldwin
Mel's
Sinomeenial
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