U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Leonard Nielsen
NIOBRARA - Services for Leonard Nielsen, 86, Verdigre, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian Church here. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Niobrara. He died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, S.D.
June Olson
RANDOLPH - Services for June Olson, 77, Randolph, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Randolph with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Norfolk. The Rev. Keith Menter will officiate. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home in Randolph. She died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Randolph.
Helen Sternberg
NELIGH - Services are pending at Beyer Funeral Home for Helen Sternberg, 80, Royal. She died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Florence Drahota
Services for Florence D. Drahota, 88, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norfolk with the Rev. Jeff Lorig officiating. Burial will be in St. Leonard's Catholic cemetery at Madison. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Tuesday with a wake at 7:30 p.m. at Home for Funerals in Norfolk. She died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at St. Joseph Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Dorothy Eifert
Memorial services for Dorothy M. Eifert, 88, formerly of Norfolk, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Norfolk. She died Dec. 24, 2004, in Albuquerque, N.M., where she was living near her daughter.
Gerald Arens
CROFTON - Services for Gerald R. Arens, 74, Crofton, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Broudou officiating. Burial will be in Beaver Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30-9 p.m. Sunday, with a rosary at 5:30 p.m. and a vigil at 7:30 p.m., at the church, and continue Monday after 1 p.m. at Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton. He died Friday, March 11, 2005, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Peggy Baum
Peggy Baum, 93, died Feb. 4, 2005, at her home in Scio, Ore. A memorial service was held Friday at Willamette Memorial Park Chapel. Fisher Funeral Home of Albany, Ore., was in charge.
Virginia Dickinson
WISNER - Services are pending at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home for Virginia Dickinson, 88, Wisner, formery of Lincoln and Wahoo. She died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital.
June Hansen
COLERIDGE - Services for June M. Hansen, 82, Hartington, will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge with the Rev. Andreas Stein officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 1-8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington and continue one hour prior to service time at the church.
Richard Heine
BOW VALLEY - Services for Richard H. Heine, 63, Bow Valley, will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Bow Valley with the Rev. Ross Burkhalter officiating. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 4 p.m. and a vigil at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Visitation will continue Monday one hour prior to service at the church. Wintz Funeral Home of Hartington is in charge of arrangements. He died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.
Arland Knapp
MADISON - Services for Arland A. Knapp, 77, Wichita, Kan., will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. The Rev. Calvin L'Heureux will officiate and burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Resseguie Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Knapp died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in Wichita.
Maxine Kuchar
MADISON - Graveside services for Maxine Kuchar, 90, Norfolk, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Iowa Valley cemetery west of Madison. The Rev. Frank Parrinello will officiate. Mrs. Kuchar died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Beverly Healthcare in Norfolk.
Harold McDonald
NELIGH - Services for Harold "Red" McDonald, 81, formerly of Neligh, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church here. The Rev. David Kuhfal will officiate with graveside rites at Laurel Hill cemetery by American Legion Post 172 and VFW Post 5287. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Beyer Funeral Home. He died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at the Norfolk Veterans Home.
Arthur Melcher
NELIGH - Memorial services will be at a later date for Arthur Melcher, 91, Neligh. He died Friday, March 11, 2005, at the Neligh Nursing Center and donated his body to Creighton University for medical research.
Magdalen Pfeifer
MADISON - Services are pending at Resseguie Funeral Home for Magdalen M. Pfeifer, 93, Madison. She died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Mary Steskal
EWING - Services for Mary Steskal, 71, Ewing, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. The Rev. William Safranek will officiate with burial in the Ewing Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Huffman's Snider Chapel in Clearwater and one hour before service at the church. She died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital.
Eddie Walters
O'NEILL - Services for Eddie Walters, 81, Chambers, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with burial in the Chambers cemetery and military rites by American Legion Post 320. The Rev. Eric Olsen will officiate. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday with an 8 p.m. prayer service at the mortuary. He died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital.
Virgil Denney
Services for Virgil Denney, 87, Norfolk, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church. The Rev. Ray Wilke and Rev. Christopher Hazzard will officiate with private burial. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Home for Funerals. He died Friday, March 11, 2005, at Beverly Healthcare.
LaVerna Moldenhauer
Services for LaVerna Moldenhauer, 89, Johnstown, Colo., formerly of Norfolk, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Norfolk. The Revs. Howard Mohlke and Randy Bader will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday at Howser-Fillmer Mortuary. She died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in Colorado.
