U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Dick Nekuda
STUART - Services for Dick Edward Nekuda, 73, West Point, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 25, at Seger Funeral Home in Stuart. The Rev. Rick Griffin will officiate with burial in the Stuart Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday. He died Thursday Oct. 21, 2004, at St. Francis Hospital in West Point.
Marvin Schindler
SPENCER - Services for Marvin Schindler, 92, Lynch, are pending at the Brockhaus Funeral Home in Spencer. He died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Victor Sedivy
VERDIGRE - Services for Victor Sedivy, 99, Verdigre, are pending at the Brockhaus Funeral Home here. He died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Delores Weddingfeld
PENDER - Services for Delores M. "Dode" Weddingfeld, 75, South Sioux City, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pender. Vicar Karen Tjarks will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Sunday at the Munderloh Funearal Home in Pender. She was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Walthill to Martin and Helen (Brummond) Johnson and died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.
Richard Cook
Services for Richard "Dick" Cook, 71, Norfolk will be 10:30 a.m Tuesday, Oct. 26, at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Matthew Froeschle will officiate with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites by American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Monday at Howser-Fillmer Mortuary. He died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at the Norfolk Veterans Home.
Ethan DeCory
NIOBRARA - Services for Ethan DeCory, 50, Santee, will be Monday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Santee Community Center. Burial will be at Howe Creek Cemetery at Niobrara. A wake will be Friday at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. He died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, as a result of an automobile accident.
Donald Diediker
LAUREL - Services for Donald Diediker, 88, Laurel, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The Rev. William Engebretsen will officiate with burial and military rites at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery at Martinsburg. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday with family present 6-8 p.m. at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Laurel. He died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Wayne.
Aubrey Dohren
WISNER - Services for Aubrey Dohren, 88, Wisner, will be Monday, Oct. 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of Christ in Wisner with the Rev. Scott Evans officiating. Burial will be in the Pilger Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3-8 p.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner with the family present from 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday after 9 a.m. at the church. Mr. Dohren died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
Curtis Frazier
NIOBRARA - Memorial services for Curtis Frazier, 59, Santee, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Santee Community Building. A wake service will be Friday at 7 p.m. at the Community Building. Burial will be at Episcopal Cemetery at Niobrara. He died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, in an auto accident.
Douglas Hughes
NELIGH - Services for Douglas J. Hughes, 79, Neligh, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at First Congregational Church here. The Rev. Ray Avidano will officiate with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery and military rites by American Legion Post 172 and VFW Post 5287. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Beyer Funeral Home. He died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Antelope Memorial Hospital.
Jack Landell
WAUSA - Memorial services for Jack Landell, 82, Wausa, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at Thabor Lutheran Church with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery. The Rev. Daniel Monson will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home is in charge. He died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Good Samaritan Center in Bloomfield.
Fern Leiner
STANTON - Services for Fern E. Leiner, 84, Stanton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Dr. Richard Brown and Rev. Kim DeFor will officiate with burial in the Stanton Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Sunday at Shultz-Vogel-Johnson Mortuary in Stanton. She died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at the Stanton Health Center.
Wayne Lilja
NEWMAN GROVE - Services for Wayne W. Lilja, 83, Newman Grove, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Rosehill Free Church here. The Rev. Clifford Branson will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery and military rites by American Legion Post 73. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Newman Grove Memorial Funeral Home. He died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home.
Charles Pojar
MADISON - Services for Charles A. Pojar, 83, Madison, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at St. Leonard's Catholic Church in Madison. The Rev. Frank Parrinello will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Resseguie Funeral Home and continue at 7 p.m. the church with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Pojar died at Faith Regional Health Services on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004.
Eleanore Schlecht
WISNER - Services for Eleanore M. Schlecht, 94, Wisner, will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wisner with the Rev. James Carretto officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Madison at 1 p.m. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and continue Saturday after 9 a.m. at the church. Mrs. Schlecht died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
Winston Strehle
WEST POINT - Services for Winston Strehle, 92, West Point, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point with the Rev. Frank Lordemann officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael's Cemetery. A wake will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Stokely Funeral Chapel, where visitation will be from 8 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. He died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital.
John Wilkinson
NELIGH - Memorial services for John Wilkinson, 63, Oakdale, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Neligh with the Rev. Steve Emanuel officiating. A wake will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. There will be no visitation. Beyer Funeral Home in Neligh is in charge of arrangements. He died Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Joyce Anderson
ALBION - Services for Joyce L. Anderson, 63, Albion, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the United Church of Christ. The Rev. Mary Avidano will officiate with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Levander Funeral Home. She died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Boone County Health Center.
Leon Carr
NELIGH - Services for Leon L. Carr, 62, Meadow Grove, will be Friday, Oct., 22, at 11 a.m. at the Abundant Life Christian Center in Neligh. The Rev. Bryan Dunlap will officate with burial in McCoy Cemetery at Meadow Grove. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden. Mr. Carr died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Ethan DeCory
NIOBRARA - Services for Ethan DeCory, 50, Santee, are pending at the Brockhaus Funeral Home in Niobrara. He died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, as a result of an automobile accident.
Aubrey Dohren
WISNER - Services for Aubrey Dohren, 88, Wisner, will be Monday, Oct. 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of Christ in Wisner with the Rev. Scott Evans officiating. Burial will be in the Pilger Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3-8 p.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner with the family present 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday after 9 a.m. at the church. Mr. Dohren died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
Leona Dykeman
FREMONT - Services for Leona E. Dykeman, 79, Fremont, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the Fremont Alliance Church with burial in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. Thursday with family present 6-8 p.m. at Ludvigsen Mortuary. Visitation will continue 9-11 a.m. Friday and at the church one hour before service. She died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.
Curtis Frazier
NIOBRARA - Services are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home for Curtis Frazier, 59, Santee, who died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, in an auto accident.
Douglas Hughes
NELIGH - Services for Douglas J. Hughes, 79, Neligh, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at First Congregational Church here. The Rev. Ray Avidano will officiate with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery and military rites by American Legion Post 172 and VFW Post 5287. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Beyer Funeral Home. He died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Antelope Memorial Hospital.
Wayne Klinetobe
O'NEILL - Services for Wayne Klinetobe, 72, O'Neill, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Word of Life Christian Center in O'Neill with burial at 2p.m. in the Star Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until time of service at the church. Biglin's Mortuary is handling the arrangements. He died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital.
Fern Leiner
STANTON - Services for Fern E. Leiner, 84, Stanton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Dr. Richard Brown and Rev. Kim DeFor will officiate with burial in the Stanton Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Sunday at Shultz-Vogel-Johnson Mortuary in Stanton. She died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at the Stanton Health Center.
Wayne Lilja
NEWMAN GROVE - Services for Wayne W. Lilja, 83, Newman Grove, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Rosehill Free Church here. The Rev. Clifford Branson will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery and military rites by American Legion Post 73. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Newman Grove Memorial Funeral Home. He died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home.
Melvin Miller
BATTLE CREEK - Services for Melvin J. Miller, 75, Battle Creek, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Battle Creek. The Revs. Richard Snow and Mark Dahn will officiate with burial in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Steffen Mortuary in Battle Creek. He died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at Burlingame, Calif.
Doris Ping
ELGIN - Services for Doris Ann Ping, 52, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at St. Boniface Catholic Church here. The Rev. Thomas Bauwens will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Huffman's Brooks Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Visitation at the church will be after 6 p.m. Thursday with a wake at 7:30 p.m. She died at the St. Joseph Rehabilitation Care Center in Norfolk after a lengthy illness.
Charles Pojar
MADISON - Services for Charles A. Pojar, 83, Norfolk, formerly of Madison, are pending at Resseguie Funeral Home. He died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Winston Strehle
WEST POINT - Services are pending at Stokely Funeral Home for Winston Strehle, 92, West Point. He died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital
Don Smeal
SNYDER - The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at St. Leo's Catholic Church here for Donald L. Smeal, retired president of Smeal Manufacturing at Snyder. Age 84, he died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point.
Eleanore Schlecht
WISNER - Services for Eleanore M. Schlecht, 94, Wisner, will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wisner with the Rev. James Carretto officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery at Madison at 1 p.m. Visitation will be Friday from 3-8 p.m. with the family present from 5-8 p.m. at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and continue Saturday after 9 a.m. at the church. Mrs. Schlecht died Wednes-day, Oct. 20, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
John Wilkinson
NELIGH - Services for John Wilkinson, 63, Oakdale, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Neligh with the Rev. Steve Emanuel officiating. A wake will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. There will be no visitation. Beyer Funeral Home in Neligh is in charge of arrangements. He died Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Justin Sporleder
Services for Justin Sporleder, 24, Nixa, Mo., were Oct. 5 at Campbell United Methodist Church in Springfield, Mo. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery. He died suddenly at home Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
Irvin Sudbeck
Services for Irvin J. Sudbeck, 79, Norfolk, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Dave Belt will officiate and burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Home for Funerals is in charge. Mr. Sudbeck died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services following a lengthy illness.
Joyce Anderson
ALBION - Services for Joyce L. Anderson, 63, Albion, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the United Church of Christ. The Rev. Mary Avidano will officiate with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Levander Funeral Home. She died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004 at the Boone County Health Center.
Leon Carr
TILDEN - Services for Leon Carr, 62, Meadow Grove, are pending at Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden. He died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Aubrey Dohren
WISNER - Services for Aubrey Dohren, 88, Wisner, are pending at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner. Mr. Dohren died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
Ervin Haselhorst
RANDOLPH - Services for Ervin Haselhorst, 82, Randolph, will be at St. Frances Catholic Church here Friday, Oct. 22, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery with military rites by VFW Alvin Kessler Post 5545 and American Legion Post 113. The Rev. Ron Battiato will officiate. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. wake at Johnson Funeral Home in Randolph. He died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at Osmond General Hospital.
