U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Elmer Kotrous
CREIGHTON - Services for Elmer L. Kotrous, 86, Verdigre, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at St. Ludger's Catholic Church here. The Rev. Keith Rezac will officiate with burial in the Greenwood cemetery in Creighton. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Brockhaus Funeral Home with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. He died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at the Plainview Area Health Systems.
Alvin Shanle
ALBION - Services for Alvin J. Shanle, 76, Albion, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at St. Michael's Catholic Church here. The Rev. Frank Baumert will officiate with burial in the Holy Family Catholic cemetery in Lindsay. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at the church with an 8 p.m. wake. Visitation will resume from 8:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Levander Funeral Home of Albion is in charge of the arrangements. He died Friday, May 28, 2004, at his home as the result of a stroke he suffered two weeks ago.
Louise Anderson
RANDOLPH - Services for Louise A. Anderson, 95, Randolph, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at Johnson Funeral Home here. The Rev. Keith Menter will officiate with burial in the Randolph Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Randolph. She died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Randolph.
Archie Cleveland
CLEARWATER - Services for Archie Cleveland, 84, formerly of Clearwater, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Kay Alnor will officiate with burial in Orchard Hill Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 267. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Huffman's Snider Chapel in Clearwater. He died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Norfolk Veterans Home.
Mabel Corkle
TILDEN - Services for Mabel Corkle, 96, Tilden, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church here. The Rev. Steve Emanuel will officiate with burial in St. Mary's cemetery in Tilden. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Monday at Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden with a 7 p.m. wake at the church. She died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Tilden Community Hospital.
Alan Long
MADISON - Services for Alan Long, 86, Madison, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Revs. Randy Dilts and Gail Axen will officiate with burial in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Resseguie Funeral Home in Madison. He died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home in Norfolk.
Willis Miller
STANTON - Services for Willis Miller, 77, Mesa, Ariz., will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the New England Congregational United Church of Christ here. The Rev. Gail Axen will officiate with burial in the Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery in Norfolk. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Monday at Shultz-Vogel-Johnson Mortuary in Stanton. He died Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Banner-Baywood Medical Center in Mesa.
Helen Mitchell
ORCHARD - Services for Helen Mitchell, 89, Orchard, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the United Methodist Church here. Burial will be in the Orchard Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at Ashburn Funeral Home in Orchard. She died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Neligh Care Center.
Archie Cleveland
CLEARWATER - Services for Archie Cleveland, 84, Norfolk, formerly of Clearwater, are pending at Huffman's Snider Chapel here. He died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Norfolk Veterans Home.
Ada Crouter
WEST POINT - Services for Ada Crouter, 104, West Point, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Grace Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Carl Kramer will officiate with burial in Mount Hope cemetery Visitation will be until 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Stalp Funeral Home in West Point with the family present 4-6 p.m. She died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at West Point Living Center.
Karen Diedrichsen
PLAINVIEW - Services for Karen Diedrichsen, 63, Plainview, were Thursday, May 27, at Our Savior Lutheran Church here. Burial was in Pleasant View Cemetery. Ashburn Funeral Home in Plainview was in charge. She died Monday, May 24, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Don Houser
NEWMAN GROVE - Services for Don Houser, 68, Post Falls, Idaho, formerly of Newman Grove, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at Shell Creek Lutheran Church here. Inurnment will be at Shell Creek cemetery with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 73 of Newman Grove.
Harry Manning
WAYNE - Services for Harry E. Manning, 89, Des Moines, Iowa, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home here. The Rev. John Gradwohl will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery in Wayne. There will be no visitation. He died Sunday, May 23, 2004, at a hospital in Des Moines.
Kathleen Schwartzer
Services for Kathleen "Katie" Schwartzer, 74, Columbus, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Columbus. The Rev. Del Lape will officiate with burial in St. Bonaventure Cemetery.Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. Friday at the church with a 7:30 p.m. vigil. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday and continue until 9:30 a.m. at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. She died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at her home.
Juanita Spatz
PLAINVIEW - Services for Juanita R. Spatz, 87, Plainview, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at Congregational Church here. Art Anderson will officiate with burial in the Pleasant View Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Ashburn Funeral Home in Plainview. She died Tuesday, May 25, 2004.
Helene Petersen
NIOBRARA - Services for Helene Petersen, 93, Verdigre, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 3, at the Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Stuart Sell will officiate with burial in the L'Eau Qui Court cemetery in Niobrara. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Niobrara. She died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Viola Schroeder
MADISON - Services for Viola D. Schroeder, 81, Madison, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 3, at Trinity United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Sara Hildreth will officiate with burial in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Resseguie Funeral Home in Madison. She died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Robert Shultheis
WAYNE - Services for Robert W. "Buckshot" Shultheis, 75, Wayne, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, at the First Presbyterian Church here. The Rev. John Gradwohl will officiate with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin an hour prior to services Friday at the church. Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne is in charge of the arrangements. He died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
