U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Helen Elsberry
Services for Helen Elsberry, 89, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 9, at the Home for Funerals. The Rev. Stephen Lund will officiate with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. She died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare in Norfolk.
Hilda Benjamin
LAUREL - Services for Hilda Benjamin, 95, Laurel, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8, at the United Prebyterian Church here. The Rev. Duane Rhoadarmer will officiate with burial in the Laurel Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday with the family present 5-7 p.m. at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home of Laurel. She died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at Hillcrest Care Center.
LaVerne Hale
PILGER - Services for Mrs. Jim (LaVerne) Hale, 61, Norfolk, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 9, at St. John's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Timothy Booth will officiate with burial in the Pilger Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, 3-8 p.m., at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Pilger and continue Friday after 9 a.m. at the church. She died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services.
Doris Hoferer
CREIGHTON - Services for Doris Hoferer, 77, Creighton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 8, at St. Ludger Catholic Church here. The Rev. Keith Rezac will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton with a wake at 7:30 p.m. She died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln.
Regina Hoffmann
PIERCE - Services are pending for Regina R. Hoffmann, 92, Pierce, at Stonacek Memorial Chapel. She died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at Pierce Manor.
Evelyn Mackey
Evelyn S. Mackey, 87, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Creighton Area Health Services. No services are planned. Brockhaus Funeral Home of Niobrara is in charge.
Lambert Parr
DODGE - Services for Lambert Parr, 74, Dodge, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 9, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church here. The Rev. Paul Ortmeier will officiate with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday, with a 7:30 p.m. rosary, and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Svoboda Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at an Omaha hospital.
Joseph Rohloff
RANDOLPH - Services for Joseph J. Rohloff Sr., 93, Randolph, will be at St. Frances Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10. Burial will be in the parish cemetery with the Rev. Ron Battiato officiating. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday with a 7:30 p.m. wake at Johnson Funeral Home in Randolph. He died Tuesday July 6, 2004, at home.
Christine Sedivy
VERDIGRE - Services for Christine Sedivy, 99, Verdigre, were Wednesday, July 7, at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. The Rev. Karen Juzenas officiated with burial in the Jelen cemetery in Verdigre. She died Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Gertrude Spenner
WEST POINT - Services for Gertrude Spenner, 92, formerly of West Point, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 9, at St. Mary's Catholic Church here. The Rev. Gerald Gonderinger will officiate with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Stalp Funeral Home in West Point with a guild rosary at 1:30 p.m. and wake at 7:30 p.m. She died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Scribner, her residence since 1985.
Ethel Thunker
CROFTON - Services for Ethel A. Thunker, 72, Crofton, were June 18 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church here. The Rev. Joseph Broudou officiated with burial in the parish cemetery. Wintz Funeral Home was in charge. She died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare in Hartington.
Helen Elsberry
Services are pending for Helen Elsberry, 89, Norfolk, at Home for Funerals. She died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Beverly Health Care in Norfolk.
Lloyd Werner
Services are pending at Howser-Fillmer Mortuary for Lloyd H. Werner, 72, Norfolk, who died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at Heritage of Bel-Air Nursing Home.
Tony Badura
Memorial services for L.A. "Tony" Badura, 75, Fremont, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. The Rev. Joe Brown will officiate with burial at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Fort McPherson National cemetery in Maxwell. Memorial visitation will be until 9 p.m. Wednesday with the family present 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the funeral chapel. He died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Fremont Area Medical Center.
Walter Buhrman
WAUSA - Services for Walter Buhrman, 87, Pierce, formerly of Plainview, are pending at Ashburn Funeral Home here. He died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
James Graf
LAUREL - Services for James Graf, 31, Hastings, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 25, at the United Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Lynn Qualm will officiate with burial in the Belden Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Thursday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Laurel with the family present 6-8 p.m. He died Monday, June 21, 2004, in a crop duster crash near Hastings.
Eugene Haiar
Services for Eugene E. Haiar, 60, Fremont, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 25, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fremont. The Rev. Owen Korte will officiate with burial at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary cemetery near Columbus. Visitation will be from noon until 9 p.m. Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. vigil at the funeral home and continue one hour prior to service time Friday at the church. He died Monday, June 21, 2004, at Fremont Area Medical Center.
Brian McTaggart
HARTINGTON - Services for Brian Michael McTaggart, 17, Hartington, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, June 25, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church here. The Rev. Garry Welsh will officiate with burial in St. Michael's cemetery in Hartington. Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. Thursday at the church with a 7 p.m. vigil. Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington is in charge of the arrangements. He died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, as the result of a construction accident southwest of Crofton.
Harry Ruda
BRISTOW - Services for Harry Ruda, 96, O'Neill, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26, at Trinity Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Ken Nelson will officiate with burial in the Bristow Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Spencer. He died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Niobrara Valley Hospital in Lynch.
Gavin Steffensmeier
HOWELLS - Services for Gavin Anton Steffensmeier, 7-monthold son of Keith Steffensmeier and Casey (Cahill) Baumert, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 24, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church here. The Rev. Paul Ortmeier will officiate with burial in the Clarkson Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday with a 7 p.m. rosary at the church and continue one hour prior to services Thursday at the church. Miller Funeral Home of Clarkson is in charge of the arrangements. He died following a brief illness on Monday, June 21, 2004, at Children's Hospital in Omaha.
