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Lawrence Brezinski Obituary
COLUMBUS - Larry Brezinski, 79, of Columbus, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Interment will be in St. Bonaventure Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Thursday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus and after 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. A vigil will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will continue from 8-10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Lawrence A. "Larry" Brezinski was born Aug. 23, 1936, in Columbus to Jacob and Anna (Torczon) Brezinski. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1954. On Nov. 8, 1958, Larry was united in marriage to Janet Markytan at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. Larry worked for Dale Electronics until retiring. He was very active at St. Bonaventure Church where he sang in the Men's Choir, served as an EMHC, Nocturnal Adoration for 45 years, Perpetual Adoration and sorted envelopes on Monday mornings. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 938 and Sertoma Club and a volunteer at Columbus Community Hospital. Larry was a handyman. He tore down old buildings to use the lumber for his own remodeling projects then sold what he did not use. In his spare time he shingled many houses with his partner, Dale Wessel, with the assistance of his four children.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Brezinski of Columbus; son, Randy (Laura) Brezinski of Huntsville, Alabama; grandchildren, Cody (Lindsay) Brezinski, Jake (Ellery) Brezinski and Tom Brezinski, all of Huntsville, Alabama; daughter, Mary (Alan) Atkinson of Fremont; grandchildren, Logan Atkinson of Denver and Savannah Atkinson of Omaha; son, Mark (Michelle) Brezinski of Omaha; grandchildren, Kylie, Kessaya and Caiden Brezinski, all of Omaha; daughter, Andrea (Blake) Birkel of Omaha; and grandchildren, Hannah and Halle Birkel of Omaha.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Anna Brezinski; sister, Lucille Ziemba; brother, Ray Brezinski; and in-laws, Laddie and Marie Markytan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Bonaventure Church or Scotus Central Catholic.
Condolences may be left at www.mckownfuneralhome.com.
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