U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Clara Krings
COLUMBUS - Services for Clara Krings, 97, Columbus, will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Isidore Catholic Church here. Burial will be at St. Bonaventure cemetery in Columbus with the Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, with a vigil at 8 p.m., and 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Friday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus She died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Countryside Home in Madison.
Carl Leland
OSMOND - Services for Carl Leland, 94, Pierce, formerly of the Osmond area, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Stonacek Memorial Chapel here. The Rev. Carol Jean Stapleton will officiate with burial in the Allberry cemetery near Norfolk. Visitation will be from noon until service time Saturday at the chapel. He died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at the Pierce Manor.
Norman Lubberstedt
CONCORD - Services for Norman Lubberstedt, 73, Dixon, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Concordia Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Sarah Lutter will officiate with burial in the Wakefield Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Friday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne. He died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne.
Kenneth Lubischer
HUMPHREY - Services for Kenneth Lubischer, 74, Humphrey, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Francis Catholic Church here. The Rev. James Buckley will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Thursday with a 3 p.m. rosary for the Christian Mothers Society and 6-8:30 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. rosary and scripture service. Visitation will resume after 9 a.m. Friday at the church. He died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, a St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln.
Omer Qualset
ALBION - Services for Omer O. Qualset, 84, Albion, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Albion United Church of Christ. The Rev. Mary Avidano will officiate with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. He died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha.
Ernest Wirth
Services for Ernest Wirth, 87, Norfolk, are pending at Home for Funerals in Norfolk. He died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home in Norfolk.
Marie Denker
EMERSON - Services for Marie Denker, 92, Wakefield, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Emerson. The Rev. Gretchen Ritola will officiate with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Munderloh Funeral Home in Emerson. She died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Wakefield Health Care Center.
Clara Krings
COLUMBUS - Services for Clara Krings, 97, Columbus, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Isidore Catholic Church here. Burial will be at St. Bonaventure cemetery in Columbus with the Rev. Joseph Miksch officiating. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, with a vigil at 8 p.m., and 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Friday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. She died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Countryside Home in Madison.
Herman Koepke
HOSKINS - Services for Herman O. Koepke, 91, Norfolk, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Zion East Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Lynn Riege will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. He died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Kenneth Lubischer
HUMPHREY - Services for Kenneth Lubischer, 74, Humphrey, are pending at Duesman Funeral Home in Humphrey. He died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln.
Melinda Osbahr
ALLEN - Services for Melinda R. Osbahr, 41, Allen, will be Saturday, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m. at the Allen Fire Hall. She died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, where she had been a patient.
Omer Qualset
ALBION - Services for Omer O. Qualset, 84, Albion, are pending at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. He died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha.
Vivian Writt
Burial services for Vivian Writt, 87, Norfolk, were Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Prospect Hill Cemetery. She died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare in Norfolk.
Lauretta Carnicle
CREIGHTON - Services for Lauretta B. Carnicle, 88, Bellevue, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Creighton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. She died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002.
Warren Carsten
WISNER - Services for Warren Carsten, 80, Wisner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at St. Paul Lutheran Church here. The Rev. James Caretto will officiate with burial in the Wisner Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 85 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5767, both of Wisner. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and continue from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. He died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at the Wisner Care Center.
Leland Diers
WEST POINT - Memorial services for Leland A. Diers, 69, Council Bluffs, Iowa, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Grace Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Carl Kramer will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no visitation. Stalp Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. He died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at an Omaha hospital.
Wilbur Ekdahl
WAUSA - Services for Wilbur F. Ekdahl, 86, Wausa, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Evangelical Covenant Church here. The Rev. Randy Rodenborg will officiate with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Wausa. He died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at Osmond General Hospital.
Herman Koepke
HOSKINS - Services for Herman O. Koepke, 91, Norfolk, formerly of the Pierce area, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Zion East Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Lynn Riege will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. He died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Elaine Meyers
Memorial services for Elaine L. Meyers, 73, Crofton, were Tuesday at Kostel Funeral Chapel in Yankton. The Rev. John Fischer officiated and burial of the cremains will be at a later date. She died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at her home.
