U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Lorenz Weber
Services for Lorenz Weber, 90, of Norfolk will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Burial will be in Pleasant View cemetery in Plainview.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Home for Funerals is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Weber died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at Community Pride Care Center in Battle Creek.
Lillian Beutler
BANCROFT - Lillian C. Beutler, 91, of Bancroft died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at Colonial Haven Nursing Home in Beemer.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft with burial in the Bancroft City Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Munderloh Funeral Home in Bancroft.
Tom Dempsey
O’NEILL - Memorial visitation for Tom Dempsey, 54, Emmet, will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Biglin’s Mortuary here with inurnment at 3:30 p.m. at the Inman Cemetery.
He died Monday, May 1, 2006, at his home.
Kathleen Dennis
WISNER - Services for Kathleen Dennis, 81, of Bloomington, Ill., formerly of Wisner, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wisner with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the church with a vigil at 7 p.m. Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dennis died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at BroMenn Health Center in Normal, Ill.
Kathleen Pieper was born Nov. 11, 1924, at Dodge to William B. and Katherine (Gross-Rohde) Pieper. She was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Olean. She attended Olean Academy Grade School and graduated from Howells High School. Kathy went on to attend the Omaha School of Commerce, earning a business degree.
She returned to the family farm while her brothers served in the armed forces during World War II. Kathy also worked in Fremont, assembling aircraft parts during the war as well as doing housework, child care for families and was also employed at Schmoller & Muehler Music Store in Omaha.
On May 31, 1949, she was united in marriage to Bill Dennis at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Olean. They operated Dennis Construction in Wisner from 1949 to 2000. Kathy was the bookkeeper for Dennis Construction and gave piano lessons for over 25 years. Kathy also had been employed as an organist at the Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Wisner Manor, Walbaum’s in Wakefield and in the business office at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point and as a Nebraska state aide for the needy and did child care in the Wisner area.
In 2001, she moved to Lincoln and began a new hobby of ballroom dancing. In January 2005, she moved to Bloomington, Ill., where she was a member of Epiphany Catholic Church. She continued her walking and dancing until she became ill in October 2005, at which time she moved to ManorCare in Bloomington.
Kathy was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wisner, where she played the organ for 40 years and taught CCD for 15 years. She also had served as the organist at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Olean. Some of her favorite pastimes included playing the piano, walking, arts and crafts and writing music. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include daughters, Patsy and husband Wib Leonard of Bloomington and Kay Borgelt of Lincoln; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brother, Roger Pieper of Dodge; and sister, Ruth Cech of Clarkson.
Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents; husband on Dec. 19, 2000; two brothers, Dallan and Elmer Pieper; and one sister, JoAnn McMullin.
The Rev. Tim Podraza will officiate.
Helen Peterson
ATKINSON - Services for Helen A. Peterson, 79, Atkinson, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church here with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Monday with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Seger Funeral Home.
She died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at Parkside Manor in Stuart.
Jerry Rosenkrans
O’NEILL - Services for Jerry D. Rosenkrans, 56, of Lynch will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Word of Life Christian Center in O’Neill with burial in the Dorsey Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be by O’Neill American Legion Simonson Post 93.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill. He died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at his home northeast of O’Neill.
Memorials may be directed to the Dorsey Community Church.
Jerry was born May 23, 1949, in Lincoln to Roger and Marjorie (Lindberg) Rosenkrans. He attended grade school at Dorsey District 4 and graduated from Verdigre High School in 1967. He then attended South Dakota State University for one year.
On Aug. 9, 1969, Jerry married
Norma Sip in O’Neill.
On Sept. 16, 1969, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving his country for one year in Germany. He received his honorable discharge June 18, 1971.
He and Norma lived on a farm north of O’Neill until 1977 when they moved onto the family homestead and took over the dairy operation and farm. In 1992, he left the dairy business and began working for Koplin Farms. He worked there until health problems forced him to retire from farming. He continued to manage the homestead farm up to the time of his death.
Jerry enjoyed singing gospel hymns, playing the piano and guitar and making craft items out of sickle sections and a variety of other farm-related materials. He enjoyed spending time with family, friends and neighbors and was always ready to have a good visit whether it was while he was on a walk along the road, out in the field, or on the farm yard.
Jerry was an active member of the Dorsey Community Church. He played the piano or guitar when needed and attended Bible Study. He was also a member of the Lynch VFW.
He is survived by his wife, Norma; two sons, Chad Rosenkrans and his wife, Jolene of O’Neill, and Adam Rosenkrans of Lynch; one daughter, Julie Granquist and her husband, Corey of Norfolk; his mother, Marjorie Rosenkrans of Springfield, Mo.; nine grandchildren; one sister, Marion Green and her husband, Mike of Mission, S.D.; and one brother, Fred Rosenkrans and his wife, Sandy of Eldora, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his father, Roger; an infant son, Jerry Dean; one sister, Delores Smeeton; and one brother, Lynn.
The Rev. Mike Durre will officiate.
Florence Werner
MEADOW GROVE - Services for Florence E. Werner, 94, of Meadow Grove will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Meadow Grove with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden.
Mrs. Werner died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Arbor Manor in Fremont.
Florence Werner, daughter of William and Ida (Dickenson) Smith, was born on Oct. 16, 1911, at Yates Center, Kan. She was baptized May 3, 1929, and confirmed May 8, 1929, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Meadow Grove. She received her education in rural Meadow Grove and Meadow Grove High School.
On Aug. 27, 1929, she was married
to Ernest Werner at Yankton, S.D. The couple farmed north of Meadow Grove until moving to town in 1952. They purchased the Beehive grocery store in Meadow Grove in 1950 and ran it until 1953. In 1955, Florence went to work for J.M. McDonald’s Department Store in Norfolk in the drapery department, selling and installing drapes. She worked there for 15 years and then worked out of her home for another 11 years.
Florence was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Meadow Grove and a member of St. Matthew Ladies Aid. Her hobbies included bowling, fishing and gardening.
She is survived by one son, Arnold and his wife, June of Meadow Grove; two daughters and their spouses, Joyce and Keith Hoffart of Morris, Minn., and Ramona and Willard Williams of Fremont; one sister, Shirley Grimm of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; two brothers, Clarence Smith of Thousand Oaks and Richard Smith of Acton, Calif.; 12 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great grandchildren.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on June 16, 1983; one brother, Clyde Smith; and three great-grandsons, Bradley Werner, Michael Loher and Brian Tegeler; two sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law.
J.R. Warner
COLUMBUS - Services for J.R. “Whiff” Warner, 83, of Columbus, formerly of Norfolk, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus with military honors by the American Legion Honor Guard of Hartman Post 84.
There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association.
He died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha.
