U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Richard Sorensen
WAYNE - Services for Richard Sorensen, 67, Wayne, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Grace Lutheran Church here. The Rev. John Pasche will officiate with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne. He died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel.
Glynn Anderson
Services for Glynn Anderson, 86, Norfolk, were Friday at Home for Funerals in Norfolk. The Rev. Jim Wallasky officiated and burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Music was provided by Rosalie Wichman, soloist, and Betty Frank, organist. Serving as pallbearers were Randy Emrich, Jon Kraft, Kevin Gubbels, Mike Weigel, Bill Petersen and Marvin Kraft. Mr. Anderson died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at his home.
Earl Leonard
Services for Earl Dean Leonard, 59, Norfolk will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at Our Savior Lutheran Church. The Rev. Lee Weander will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Home for Funerals. Mr. Leonard died on Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at 2309 Vernon Ave. of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Friends said he had been working on a snow blower in a garage at the time of his death. A spokeswoman for the Norfolk Police Division said Saturday morning the death was investigated and findings would be released on Monday.
Helen Walker
Services for Helen G. Walker, 94, Norfolk, were held Saturday morning at the First United Methodist Church. The Revs. James Wallasky and Wayne Reynolds officiated. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Music was by Linda Boullion, soloist, and Betty Frank, organist. Serving as pallbearers were Tom Morison, Bob Rae, Drew Krings, Jack Morrison, Matt Krings and Joe Milone. Mrs. Walker died on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Ruth Anderson
WISNER - Services for Ruth Anderson, 88, Wisner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the United Methodist Church of Christ here. The Rev. Scott Evans 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 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
Bernice Behrens
COLERIDGE - Services for Bernice I. Behrens, 87, Coleridge, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ here. The Rev. Terry Buol will officiate with burial in the Coleridge Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Sunday with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge. She died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Colonial Manor in Randolph.
Glen Bourek
CLARKSON - Services for Glen Bourek, 52, Clarkson, are pending at Miller Funeral Home here. He died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at his farm.
Rev. P. Culligan
Services for the Rev. L. Patterson "Pat" Culligan, 50, South Sioux City, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at the United Methodist Church in Dakota City. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield and 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the church in Dakota City with a 6 p.m. prayer service. He died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at his home following a brief illness.
Esther Doffin
BEEMER - Services for Esther M. Doffin, 86, Beemer, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at St. John's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. David List will officiate with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Saturday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Beemer and continue two hours prior to services Sunday at the church. There will be a 1:30 p.m. prayer service Saturday at Colonial Haven Nursing Home in Beemer. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Colonial Haven Nursing Home in Beemer.
Leo Dowd
Services for Leo J. Dowd, 93, Columbus, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus. There will be a 3 p.m. rosary on Sunday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation will be 6:30-9 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at the church on Sunday. Visitation will resume one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. He died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at his home.
Diane Haase
WEST POINT - Services for Mrs. Leroy (Diane) Haase, 60, Bancroft, will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at St. Paul Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Robert Hedtke will officiate with burial in the Bancroft Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Saturday with the family present 6-8 p.m. at Stalp Funeral Home in West Point and continue Sunday one hour prior to services at the church. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at an Omaha hospital.
Jane Hamling
ALBION - Services for Jane T. Hamling, 65, Albion, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at St. Michael Catholic Church here. The Rev. Frank Baumert will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion and after 6:30 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. wake. Visitation will resume two hours prior to service time at the church on Monday. She died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln following a heart attack and brain aneurysm.
Ethel Jackson
BLOOMFIELD - Services for Ethel Jackson, 62, Bloomfield, formerly of Crofton, are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. She died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at Bloomfield Good Samaritan Center.
Gary Lamprecht
BLOOMFIELD - Services for Gary Lamprecht, 54, Bloomfield, are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. He died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at Bloomfield Good Samaritan Center.
Albert McBride
ALBION - Services for Albert "Abby" McBride, 89, Albion, were Friday at the United Church of Christ here. The Rev. Mary Avidano officiated with burial in the Dublin Cemetery in Primrose. Levander Funeral Home in Albion was in charge of the arrangements. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove.
Doris Niemann
ST. EDWARD - Services for Doris E. Niemann, 81, St. Edward, were Friday at Faith Lutheran Church here. The Rev. John Nelson officiated with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Miller-Levander Funeral Home in St. Edward was in charge of arrangements. She died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Boone County Health Center in Albion.
Arnold Witte
Services for Arnold B. Witte, 77, Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Concord, were Thursday at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Sun City. Local memorial services will be at a later date at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Concord with burial in St. Mark's Cemetery in Pender. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at his home.
Lois Hilkemeier
Services for Lois I. Hilkemeier, 81, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at Home for Funerals in Norfolk. The Rev. Richard Brown and Audrey Weaver will officiate with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Ruth Anderson
WISNER - Services for Ruth Anderson, 88, Wisner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 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. Friday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and continue from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at the Wisner Care Center.
Dennis Blair
Services for Dennis Blair, 70, North Sioux City, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Riverside Lutheran Church in Sioux City. The Rev. Charles Wolff will officiate with burial in the Green Valley Cemetery near Homer with military rites. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Thursday at Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City and resume after 4 p.m. at the church with the family present at 6 p.m. and a prayer service at 8 p.m. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at his home following a brief illness.
Gerald Gonderinger
ATKINSON - Services for Gerald "Gerry" Gonderinger, 84, Atkinson, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church here. The Revs. Gerry Gonderinger Jr. and Luke Steffes will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Seger Funeral Home in Atkinson with a 7 p.m. wake. Visitation will resume from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at West Holt Memorial Hospital in Atkinson.
Diane Haase
WEST POINT - Services for Mrs. Leroy (Diane) Haase, 60, Bancroft, are pending at Stalp Funeral Home here. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at an Omaha hospital.
Raymond Jensen
BLOOMFIELD - Services for Raymond Jensen, 90, Bloomfield, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Tom Miller will officiate with burial in the Bloomfield City Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Anna Steffen
FORDYCE - Services for Anna J. "Ann" Steffen, 89, Fordyce, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at St. John the Baptist Church here. The Rev. Michael Schmitz will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 1-5:30 p.m. Friday with a 2 p.m. rosary at Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington. There will be a 7:30 p.m. vigil at the church. Visitation will resume one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Avera Sister James Nursing Home in Yankton.
Elmer Svatora
SCHUYLER - Services for Elmer Svatora, 83, Schuyler, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Terry Timm will officiate with burial in Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Friday with the family present 5-7 p.m. at Svoboda Funeral Home north chapel in Schuyler with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Alegent Health Memorial Hospital in Schuyler.
Archie VanKirk
Archie D. VanKirk Jr., 75, Phoenix, Ariz., died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004.
Rev. P. Culligan
BLOOMFIELD - Services for the Rev. L. Patterson "Pat" Culligan, 50, South Sioux City, formerly of Bloomfield and Verdigre, are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. He died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at his home following a brief illness.
Esther Doffin
BEEMER - Services for Esther M. Doffin, 86, Beemer, are pending at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home here. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Colonial Haven Nursing Home in Beemer.
Lois Hilkemeier
Service for Lois Hilkemeier, 81, Norfolk, are pending at Home for Funerals in Norfolk. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center in Norfolk.
Helen Walker
Services for Helen G. Walker, 94, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the First United Methodist Church in Norfolk. The Revs. James Wallasky and Wayne Reynolds will officiate with burial in the Prospect Hill Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Home for Funerals in Norfolk is in charge of the arrangements. She died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.
Sister A. Albrecht
MENOMINEE - Memorial services for Sister Agnes Albrecht, 81, Alton, Ill., were Wednesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church here. The Rev. Michael Schmitz officiated. She died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at the Ursuline Infirmary in Alton.
Donald Croghan
SCHUYLER - Services for Donald F. Croghan, 80, Schuyler, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at St. John's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Tom Hallowell will officiate with burial in the Schuyler Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 47 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4836. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel in Schuyler with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will resume one hour prior to services Thursday at the church. He died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at his home.
Harold Curtiss
EMERSON - Services for Harold Curtiss, 82, Emerson, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here. The Revs. Sue Banholzer and Gretchen Ritola will officiate with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne. He died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at a Sioux City hospital.
Raymond Jensen
BLOOMFIELD - Services for Raymond Jensen, 90, Bloomfield, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Tom Miller will officiate with burial in the Bloomfield City Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Ruth Klippel
Memorial services for Ruth Klippel, 73, Napa, Calif., formerly of Creighton, were conducted Jan. 31 at Claffey and Rota Funeral Home in Napa. The Rev. Virginia Pearson officiated. She died Jan. 24, 2004, at Sunrise Retirement Home in Napa.
Frances Koudelka
BATTLE CREEK - Services for Frances Koudelka, 83, Battle Creek, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. Wayne Reynolds will officiate with burial in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Steffen Mortuary in Battle Creek. She died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln.
Albert McBride
ALBION - Services for Albert "Abbie" McBride, 89, Albion, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at the United Church of Christ here. The Rev. Mary Avidano will officiate with burial in the Dublin Cemetery in Primrose. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. He died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove.
Doris Niemann
ST. EDWARD - Services for Doris E. Niemann, 81, St. Edward, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Faith Lutheran Church here. The Rev. John Nelson will officiate with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Miller-Levander Funeral Home in St. Edward. She died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Boone County Health Center in Albion.
Anna Steffen
FORDYCE - Services for Anna J. "Ann" Steffen, 89, Fordyce, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at St. John the Baptist Church here. The Rev. Michael Schmitz will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 1-5:30 p.m. Friday with a 2 p.m. rosary at Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington. There will be a 7:30 p.m. vigil at the church. Visitation will resume one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. She died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Avera Sister James Nursing Home in Yankton.
