Robin Trent Perry, age 70, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away on August 9th, 2026.Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus. Visitation is 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will continue Friday from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the church.
Barbara “Babs” Kathryn Thingstad, 74, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2026, at Columbus Community Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family.A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 8th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus.
James “Jim” W. Johnson, 73, of Centennial, Colorado, passed away at his home on July 16, 2026. He was born in Stromsburg and graduated with the class of 1971.Services will be Saturday, August 8th at 2 PM (mountain time) at the family residence, 5287 S. Espana Circle, Centennial, CO 80015.
Doris Richter Apr. 30, 1927 – July 29, 2026 Loving wife and devoted mother Doris Elaine (Heimer) Richter, 99, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away peacefully of natural causes in the early morning on July 29, 2026, at Cedar Creek of High Plains Memory Care.
Rose Ann (Ratkovec) Roark, 91, of Columbus, NE passed away July 23, 2026, at Brookestone of David City.Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 1, at St. Bonaventure Church in Columbus.
Randy Lee Johnson, age 70, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away July 20, 2026 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Osceola following a vehicle accident.Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg.
Rose Ann (Ratkovec) Roark, 91, of Columbus, NE passed away July 23, 2026, at Brookestone of David City.Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 1, at St. Bonaventure Church in Columbus.
Leona “Lee” Helen Sedlacek, the second daughter of John J. and Hedvika (Cernohlavek) Sedlacek, was born on the family farm near David City, NE on March 9, 1929. She enjoyed the farm but often recalled how much work it required. She was baptized at home into the Methodist Church of Brainard, NE.