Robert E. "Colby" Kottas

1959 - 2018  (59 years)

• Name	Robert E. "Colby" Kottas  [1]
  Nickname	Colby
  Birth	4 Sep 1959	York, York County, Nebraska   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Nov 2018	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
  Burial	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	Robert attended Milligan Public School, graduating in 1977. He and his brother Richard took over their parents farm when their father became bedfast. He is the stepfather of Jerimy Edward and Brian Erick CLIFT. (Milligan, p. 368). A Funeral Service for Robert will be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Milligan Auditorium in Milligan, Nebraska. PMA Jim Germer will officiate the service. Burial will be held in the Bohemian National Cemetery following the Funeral Service. Visitation will take place on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Robert Edward Kottas was born on September 4, 1959 at York, Nebraska to Edward F. and Lorene E. (Elznic) Kottas. He passed away on October 29, 2018 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 59 years, 1 month, and 25 days. He was one of four children born in the family. Robert, affectionately known as "Colby" by his friends and family, attended Milligan Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1977. He was a member of the Sons Of The American Legion, Milligan, Nebraska and Milligan Rural Fire Department. He was a farmer all his life, and he thoroughly enjoyed his occupation. He raised grain and cattle and enjoyed taking his cattle to the Fairbury Livestock Sale Barn. He was getting ready for corn and soybean harvest this fall when became ill. Outside of farming, he enjoyed deer hunting and visiting with his friends at Elaine's. Colby's nieces and nephews were also very important to him. Colby was united in marriage to Rose Marie Cassavaugh on February 9, 1984. Rose was the love of Robert's life. She passed away on March 28, 1987 after battling lymphoma. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Kottas; wife Rose Kottas; and step-father Wes Buzek. He is survived by his mother Lorene Buzek of Milligan, Nebraska; sisters Marilyn & Brian Srajhans of Tobias, Nebraska, and Bev Mohlman and Bob Thomsen of Fairmont, Nebraska; brother Richard Kottas of Exeter, Nebraska; nieces and nephews Jason & Ashley Srajhans and their children Trenton, Treygan, and Trevan of Milligan, Nebraska, Michelle Funk and friend Shawn Brooks of Davenport, Nebraska, Melissa & Troy Sieber and their children Taylor, Carson, and Tinley of Davenport, Nebraska, Joe & Christina Srajhans and their children Lilly and Riley of Geneva, Nebraska, Shawn & Lyndsey Kottas of Geneva, Nebraska, Sharlene & Justin Harre and their children Cohen and Braxton of Exeter, Nebraska, Dillon Steinacher & fianc? Haeli Temme of Exeter, Nebraska; and Aunt Sharon Elznic of Geneva, Nebraska. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I3313	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward Frank Kottas,   b. 23 Jan 1925, Nebraska d. 20 Jul 1984, Nebraska (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Lorene Emily Elznic,   b. 19 Jul 1937, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 27 Jul 2023, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1955	York, York County, Nebraska   [1]
  Family ID	F1926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Marie Cassavaugh,   b. 17 Aug 1955, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa d. 28 Mar 1987, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1984	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Family ID	F9660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Sep 1959 - York, York County, Nebraska Marriage - 9 Feb 1984 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 2 Nov 2018 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Burial - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 362 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 368 (Reliability: 3).