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Robert E. "Colby" Kottas

Male 1959 - 2018  (59 years)


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  • Name Robert E. "Colby" Kottas  [1
    Nickname Colby 
    Birth 4 Sep 1959  York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Nov 2018  Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1984, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Lorene Emily Elznic,   b. 19 Jul 1937, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 2023, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1955  York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Sep 1959 - York, York County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Feb 1984 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Nov 2018 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 362 (Reliability: 3).

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