Mass of Christian Burial is ***10:30 am Thursday, May 11**** at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus. Family will receive friends from 9:30 am until service time at the church. Interment is in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Shelby.
Carl was born on October 21, 1937, in Brush, Colorado to George and Hilda (Rupp) Bollig and died on April 25th, 2023, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.
Carl grew up in Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska. Carl graduated high school in Grand Island, Nebraska in 1954. After high school, Carl enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1955 as an aircraft jet engine mechanic. After Carl’s military enlistment, he married Janet Marie Leimser on February 8, 1958, at St. Bonaventure Church in Columbus and was blessed with 64 years of marriage. Carl and Janet raised their three children in the Columbus area. Carl dearly loved his wife Janet and his three children, seven grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Carl was very mechanically inclined and industrious. He was literally “a jack of all trades”. He was a jet engine mechanic, automobile mechanic, plumber, electrician, home builder, inventor, chef, business instructor, insurance salesman, independent contractor, and almost everything in between. Given his vast skill set, he built, repaired, or even fabricated something for his family, friends, and church. He is best known as a home builder and custom log home builder. He built several custom homes and log homes for his family over the years. Carl was also an avid amateur acoustic guitar player, piano player, and vocalist. He loved playing and singing to his friends and family. Carl was active in the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Columbus and served as the Columbus Aerie President and as a Nebraska State Trustee in which he helped raise funds for various community charities.
Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Janet; parents, George and Hilda Bollig; twin brothers Lawrence and Dorrance; sisters, Cheryl Keith, Darlene Hentges, Janet Neighbors.
Carl is survived by his three children: Son, Todd (Cheri) Bollig of Shelby; son, James (Lisa) Bollig of Houston, Texas; daughter, Traci Wald (Tim Whelan) of Omaha; seven grandchildren: Jeremiah (Lynette) Bollig of Shelby; Amber (Nathan) Ladehoff of Omaha; Cody (Andrea) Bollig of Omaha; Larissa (Brian) Chen of Houston, Texas; Shelby Bollig of Houston, Texas; Brittany (Josh) Pijewski of Omaha; Kylie (James) Brooks of Omaha; 14 great-grandchildren: Jayden and Myah Bollig; Payton and Asher Ladehoff; Michael, Ethan, Liam and Charlotte Bollig; Paisleigh, Mila and Lincoln Pijewski; Blakely and Karter Brooks; Hannah Chen; sibling: Deborah Lastoka of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Condolences may be directed to www.McKownFuneralHome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to those of the family’s choice.
Source: McKown Funeral Home
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