U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
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.
