U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Obed Levos
ALBION - Services for Obed C. Levos, 88, Albion, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Zion Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Larry Sydow will officiate with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. He died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Boone County Health Center in Albion.
James McIntyre
PRIMROSE - Services for James L. McIntyre, 84, Bennington, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church here. The Rev. Mary Avidano will officiate with burial in the Dublin Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. He died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at his daughter's home in Bennington.
Richard Pieper
DODGE - Services for Richard W. Pieper, 72, Dodge, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church here. The Rev. Thomas Gall will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery in Dodge. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 122. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church with a 7:30 p.m. wake. Humlicek Funeral Home of Dodge is in charge of arrangements. A prayer service will precede the funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. He died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Parkview Home in Dodge.
Genevieve Sass
WEST POINT - Services for Mrs. Harry (Genevieve) Sass, 93, West Point, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Stalp Funeral Home here. The Rev. Mark McKercher will officiate. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in West Point. She died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at the West Point Living Center.
LaVina Trowbridge
O'NEILL - Memorial services for LaVina Trowbridge, 81, O'Neill, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Lance Clay will officiate with burial of cremains in West Cedar Valley cemetery at Elgin at a later date. Biglin's Mortuary of O'Neill is in charge of arrangements. She died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill.
Bruce Van Ostrand
EWING - Services for Bruce Van Ostrand, 76, Orchard, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at St. Peter's Catholic Church here. The Rev. William Safranek will officiate with burial in Orchard Hill cemetery in Orchard. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 136. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Monday at Huffman's Snider Chapel in Clearwater and after 7 p.m. at the church in Ewing with a 7:30 p.m. wake. He died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha.
Charles Wittler
Memorial services for Charles R. Wittler, 74, Norfolk, formerly of Wayne, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Norfolk. The Rev. Dermot Dunne will officiate. Private inurnment will be at a later date. Home for Funerals in Norfolk is in charge of the arrangements. He died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Faith Regional Health Services following an illness.
Hester Anderson
AINSWORTH - Services for Hester A. Anderson, 97, Firth, formerly of Ainsworth, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Galen Wray will officiate with burial in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday and continue until service time Monday at Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth. She died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at Lakeview Nursing Home in Firth.
Rose Brookhouser
CREIGHTON - Services for Rose Brookhouser, 96, Creighton, formerly of Orchard, are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. She died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Creighton Care Center.
Sevilla Flesner
COLUMBUS - Services for Sevilla Flesner, 100, Columbus, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at Immanuel Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Roland Jank will officiate with burial in the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Gass-Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and continue one hour prior to services at the church with a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. She died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Beverly Healthcare in Columbus.
Anna Schreier
VERDIGRE - Services for Anna A. Schreier, 77, Verdigre, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church here. The Rev. Jay Kruse will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday with a 7:30 p.m. wake at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Verdigre. She died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at Lundberg Memorial Hospital in Creighton.
Dorothy Schirmer
WISNER - Services for Dorothy Schirmer, 93, Omaha, formerly of Wisner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Scott Evans will officiate with burial in the Wisner Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Sunday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and continue from 9 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. She died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at Alegent Health-Midlands Hospital in Papillion.
Lucile Titus
SPRINGVIEW - Services for Lucile L. Titus, 85, Colorado, formerly of Springview, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Mary L. Jensen will officiate with burial in the Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday and continue until service time Tuesday at Hoch Funeral Home in Ainsworth. She died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at Center Avenue Health and Rehab in Fort Collins, Colo.
John Urbanec
WALTHILL - Services for John Urbanec, 48, Pender, were Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church here. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery. Munderloh Funeral Home in Pender was in charge of the arrangements. He died after a lengthy battle with cancer on Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at his home.
Bruce Van Ostrand
CLEARWATER - Services for Bruce Van Ostrand, 76, Orchard, are pending at Huffman's Snider Chapel here. He died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha.
Gertrude Yunker
WEST POINT - Services for Gertrude Yunker, 80, West Point, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at St. Paul Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Robert Hedtke will officiate. Burial will be at Bancroft Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Stalp Funeral Home in West Point. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. She died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at West Point Living Center.
Antoinette Melcher
Services for Antoinette Melcher, 96, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norfolk. The Rev. Joel L. Derks will officiate with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Monday at Home for Funerals in Norfolk with a 7 p.m. rosary. She died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center.
J. Carl Becker
NEWMAN GROVE - Graveside services for J. Carl Becker, 96, Belton, Texas, will be at 3 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Trinity cemetery here. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Roeder Mortuary in Omaha and from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. There will also be a service at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. He died Saturday, March 29, 2003, at a care center in Belton.
Loren Cunningham
Private gravside services for Loren Cunningham, 50, formerly of Carroll, will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery in Norfolk. The Rev. Mary Tyler Browne will officiate. Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne is in charge of the arrangements. He died Sunday, March 30, 2003, at Premier Estates Senior Living Community in Wayne. He had been in failing health.
