Obituaries and birthday notice from Columbus area
Obituaries note Blaser Koziol 65 of Columbus died Saturday at Bethlen Hospital with last rites at St. Bonaventure Church and burial at St. Mary Cemetery. Survivors include sister Angeline Gaver and brothers Albin Emil Joseph R. A second obituary for Herbert K. Rasp, former Gresham resident, died in Rochester Minnesota. survivors include wife Hildreth, daughter Karen, son David, siblings and in laws. A 100th birthday open house for Nora Spitz is planned Sunday at the VFW Hall in Columbus from 2 to 4:30 PM inviting friends and relatives.
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Blaser Koziol
Columbus
Bethlen Hospital
St. Bonaventure Church
Charles Potocki
St. Mary Cemetery
Pilsno
Polk County
Joseph
Joann Boruch Koziol
Rochester, Minn
Rasp
Frisby L
Alice Rasp
Indianapolis
Ind
Hildreth Martin
Robert
Karen) Harding
David
Arnold Fredrickson
Naomi
Gresham
Keith Sykes
Sally
Hampton
J. L. Rasp
Fred L
Kendallville
Gresham, Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Fells
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Kepner-Roberts Mortuary
Osceola
Nora Spitz
VFW
23Rd St
Ella Koehler
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Marilyn Houdershheldt
Nordstrom
Russell
Lillian Logan
Shelby
Lou Jane Logan
Wayne Logan
Alta Schmoker
Agmand Schmoker
Rolland
Vernon Petersons
Roy Iler
Central City
Fred Low
Dale
Swede Home Club to Meet for Auction Items
The Swede Home Project Club will meet at Mrs. Levert Oquist’s home on Friday December 6 at 2 00 p m Attendees are reminded to bring items for the auction Family and friends visited in honor of Mrs Sundbergs birthday and Thanksgiving gatherings are noted with several local residents hosting meals and attending events including a Berwyn wedding attendee and a Fremont visit by relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swede Home Project Club
Levert Oquist
Orra Garretson
Ivan Sundberg
Lee Timperley
Battle Creek
Philip Kaczor
Joe
Tim
Phyliss Ann
Clarence ,Davis
Osceola
Milan Swasko
Philip
Jane
Valerie Fijal
Berwyn
Illinois
Michael Swasko
Kathy Sperling
Evan Nordstrom
Robbie
Fremont
David
Thanksgiving Gatherings Span Nebraska and Colorado
A wide list of families from Johnson and Erikson circles hosted and joined Thanksgiving dinners across Omaha Blair Blair Blair Lincoln Kearney and Grand Island with relatives from Arvada and Englewood. Attendees included Harold W Johnson Carl G Johnson Lori Oquist Gestrine Jones Ericson Lorenzen Lindblade Dittmer Schinzel and many others across multiple households.
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Walter Jones
Don _Bankson
Hardville
Linda . Carlson
Arvada
Colorado
Carl G. Johnson
Wilbur Olson
Ellen Oquist
Nellie Olson
Elfie Carlson
Earl Jones
Raymond Lindblade
Irene Ericson
Floyd Olson
Mil‘ton
Eudena
Ericson
Nebr
Marvin Ericson
Alan Lorentzen
Papillion
LeRoy Lindblade
Ralph Simpson
Janet
Merlin Simpson
Gary Simpson
Englewood
Myron Jones
Glenn Jones
Omaha
Delmar Jones
Kearney
Lester Gestrine
Walford Hellstrom
Irvin Gestrine
Martin Gestrine
Karen
Ray Gestrine
Edna
Ruth Gestrine
Harold A. Johnson
Levert Oquist
Nelson-Van de Berg
Morning Star Lutheran Church
Oquist
Nancy
Melanie
Blair
Harlan Johnson
DeVon Johnson
Carl Olson
St. Edward
Victor Krol
Lillie Chindgren
Sander Chindgren
Ted Dittmer
Kathy
Bob Dittmer
Vincent Krol
Mark Utley
Clarissa
Terry Patience
Lincoln
Dell Kinberg
Thanksgiving Dinners and Community Visits Reported
Community members gathered for Thanksgiving dinners at homes in Rising City Sheldon and York. Residents and relatives from Columbus Lincoln and Omaha joined neighbors in sharing meals and social visits at the Home and with FAN Club hosts. Alan Sipes, a Wayne State College freshman, plays percussion in the concert band and drums in a campus rock musical Celebration this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Alan Sipes
Wayne State College
Kenneth Sipes
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Pnirade
Farmers Co-op Business Assn
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Redi Grip
F.E.T. and
Trade
Sele Price
Nebraska
Herbert K. Rasp
Harold W. Johnson
Ray Schnoor
Grand Island
Ted Dittmers
Duane Jones
David Jones
Ludwig Bohman
Viola Wieseman
Louise Timm
Ralph Jones
Roger Hanquist
Linda Carlson
Colo
Mildred Sigler
Martin Jones
Everett Loreman
Wayne Johnson
Adolph Forss
Kent Anderson
Harvey Sundberg
Fred Yungdahl
Martin Rystrom
Boston
Mass
Mervin Rystrom
Jon
LeMoyne Anderson
Kurt
Joe Schinzel
Neal
Kyla
Raymond D. Johnson
Linnea Jones
Vance Toline
Cindy
Milton Anderson
Good Samaritan News
Quist
Shirley
Sherri McLaughlin
Roy Coffins
Joyce Kuhnel
Ellen Oppliger
Ida Coffin
Gary Rodefie
Tom Rodene
Roy Johnsons
Dennis Joneses
Harry
Ethel Rodene
George Baileys
John Kyker
Louise Kyker
Marvin [Ler
L. L. Her
Lester -Davis
Floyd Wests
Wilma Scott
Greeley
Florence Mills
Susie Schmoker
Bertha Schmid
Bertha
Duane Schmokers
Cecelia Wagner
Rose Wagner
Bernice McClung
Genéce Franco
Rose Smith
Kenneth Cornishes
Martin Schroeders
Ulysses
Katie Wittmaack
Jay
Lillian McDonald
R. M. McDonald
Elsie McDonald
Homer Hastings
Thelma
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