U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Lyle Luber
BUTTE - Services for Lyle Luber, 78, Butte, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at Community Bible Church here. The Rev. Gary Binder will officiate with burial in the Butte Cemetery.Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Butte. He died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at his home.
Dorothy Nelsen
Memorial services for Dorothy Nelsen, 90, Creighton, were Saturday, Oct. 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton, S.D. The Rev. Gregg Frankman officiated with burial of cremains in the parish cemetery.She died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at the Creighton Care Centre.
Lillian Surber
WAYNE - Services for Lillian Surber, 72, Wayne, were Saturday, Oct. 5, at Our Savior Lutheran Church here. The Rev. William Koeber officiated with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne was in charge. She died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne.
Sarah Wostrel
CREIGHTON - Memorial services for Sarah Wostrel, 57, Creighton, will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Ken Purscell will officiate with burial later at Pleasant View Cemetery at Plainview.
Visitation will be 4-5:30 p.m. Monday at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home is in charge.
She died after a lengthy illness at Lundberg Memorial Hospital on Friday, Oct. 4, 2002.
John Arkfeld
BATTLE CREEK - Services for John P. Arkfeld, 74, Battle Creek, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church here. The Revs. Joe Wray and Mike Eckley will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 75. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday at Steffen Mortuary in Battle Creek and 7-8 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. vigil. He died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at Gaylord, Mich., after an illness.
Emil Gemelke
PILGER - Services for Emil G. Gemelke, 83, Pilger, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at St. John's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Jeffrey Bloom will officiate with burial in the Pilger Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Pilger and continue after 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. He died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Wisner Care Center.
Bradley Hledik
MADISON - Services for Bradley Hledik, 38, Madison, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at Trinity United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Randall Dilts will officiate with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Resseguie Funeral Home in Madison. He died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, in Madison following a lengthy illness.
Vernon Hokamp
RANDOLPH - Services for Vernon "Steve" Hokamp, 78, Randolph, are pending at Johnson Funeral Home here. He died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Steven Joslin
Steven F. Joslin, 50, Cantonment, Fla., died Sept. 18, 2002, following a lengthy illness. Burial will be in a Bloomfield cemetery.
Lyle Luber
BUTTE - Services for Lyle Luber, 78, Butte, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at Community Bible Church here. The Rev. Gary Binder will officiate with burial in the Butte Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Butte. He died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at his home.
Lucile Salmons
STANTON - Graveside services for Lucile Y. Salmons, 72, Stanton, will be at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Stanton Cemetery. The Rev. Gail Axen will officiate. Shultz-Vogel-Johnson of Stanton is in charge of arrangements. She died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at her home.
Beverly Jacobsen
Services for Beverly Jacobsen, 65, Norfolk, are pending at Home for Funerals in Norfolk. She died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
John Arkfeld
BATTLE CREEK - Services for John P. Arkfeld, 74, Battle Creek, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church here. The Rev. Mike Eckley will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 75. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday at Steffen Mortuary in Battle Creek and 7-8 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. vigil. He died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at Gaylord, Mich.
Emil Gemelke
PILGER - Services for Emil G. Gemelke, 83, Pilger, are pending at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home here. He died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Wisner Care Center.
Herman Heiser
LYNCH - Services for Herman Heiser, 96, Lynch, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Methodist Church here. The Rev. Donna Carpenter will officiate with burial in the Alford Cemetery near Monowi. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home of Lynch is in charge of arrangements. He died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Bradley Hledik
MADISON - Services for Bradley Hledik, 38, Madison, are pending at Resseguie Funeral Home here. He died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, in Madison following a lengthy illness.
Dorothea Holmberg
LYONS - Services for Dorothea B. Holmberg, 84, Lyons, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Memorial United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Robert Call will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery at Walthill. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Piper Funeral Home in Lyons with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will resume one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. She died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at Logan Valley Manor in Lyons.
Lyle Luber
BUTTE - Services for Lyle Luber, 78, Butte, are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. He died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at his home.
Lois Simonsen
PENDER - Services for Lois A. Simonsen, 73, Pender, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at St. John's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Richard Pingel will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Munderloh Funeral Home in Pender. She died Oct. 1, 2002, at her home.
Lillian Surber
WAYNE - Services for Lillian Surber, 72, Wayne, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Our Savior Lutheran Church here. The Rev. William Koeber will officiate with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Friday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne. She died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne.
Leonard Moldenhauer
Memorial services for Leonard "Red" Moldenhauer, 72, Davis, Calif., formerly of Norfolk, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Davis Lutheran Church in Davis. Graveside services were conducted Sept. 27, at Davis Cemetery. He died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at Kaiser Hospital in South Sacramento, Calif., of complications from diabetes.
Erna Bockelman
PIERCE - Service for Erna Bockelman, 94, Pierce, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Stonacek Memorial Chapel here. The Rev. Gordon Bruce will officiate. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at the chapel. She died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Pierce Manor.
Elsie Koopmann
WISNER - Services for Elsie Koopmann, 89, Wisner, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Paul Lutheran Church here. The Rev. James P. Carretto will officiate with burial in the Wisner Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and continue from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. She died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Wisner 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 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.
