U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Margaret Knievel
WEST POINT - A memorial service for Margaret "Margy" Knievel, 75, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of West Point, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at Stokely Funeral Home here. She died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, at Arizona Heart Hospital.
Evelyn Schellpeper
STANTON - Services for Evelyn J. Schellpeper of Stanton will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the New England Congregational United Church of Christ here. The Rev. Suzanne Burris will officiate with burial in the Stanton Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Shultz-Vogel-Johnson Mortuary in Stanton. Age 84, Mrs. Schellpeper died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Stanton Health Center.
Bob Bottorff
Arrangements for Bob Bottorff, 78, Norfolk, are pending at Howser-Fillmer Mortuary in Norfolk. He died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004, at Heritage of Bel Air in Norfolk.
Keith Reutzel
Services for Keith Reutzel, 72, North Platte, were Sept. 30 at the First Assembly of God Church in North Platte. The Revs. Don Bade Jr., Don Chester Jr., and Gary Goodwin officiated. Burial was in the Wellfleet Cemetery with military honors. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home of North Platte was in charge of the arrangements. He died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, in North Platte.
Beulah Atkins
WAYNE - Services for Beulah Atkins, 93, Wayne, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the First United Methodist Church here. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The Rev. Mary Tyler Browne will officiate. Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Premier Estates Assisted Living Community.
Donald Bartee
BATTLE CREEK - Services for Donald "Butch" Bartee, 85, Battle Creek, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the United Methodist Church in Battle Creek. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Home for Funerals is in charge. Mr. Bartee died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Community Pride Care Center in Battle Creek.
James Cline
NIOBRARA - Memorial services for James H. Cline, 68, Niobrara, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Presbyterian Church in Niobrara. Inurnment will be at L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery with the Rev. Dale Sallans officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Niobrara with a 7 p.m. remembrance. He died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Burnell Grosc
WAKEFIELD - Services for Burnell Grosc, 85, formerly of Wakefield, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Salem Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Jerome Cloninger will officiate with military rites by Antone Bokemper Post 81 at the Wakefield Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Thursday with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the Thompson Chapel. He died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at the Wayne Care Center.
Dale Loberg
RANDOLPH - Services for Dale Loberg, 45, Randolph, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at St. Frances Catholic Church here with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at McLean. The Rev. David Korth will officiate. Visiation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. rosary at the church. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Rock Valley, Iowa, as a result of a work-related accident.
Nola Potter
ALLEN - Services for Nola J. Potter, 89, Allen, will be Thursday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Allen. The Rev. Glen Houts will officiate with burial in Eastview Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Bressler-Munderloh Funeral Home in Wakefield with a prayer service at 7 p.m. She died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at the Wakefield Health Care Center.
Irma Rieck
ALBION - Services for Irma E. Rieck, 92, Albion, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Zion Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Larry Sydow will officiate with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. She died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Home.
Evelyn Schellpeper
STANTON - Services for Evelyn Schellpeper, 84, Stanton, will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the New England Congregational United Church of Christ. The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Burris will officiate with burial in the Stanton Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Shultz-Vogel-Johnson Mortuary in Stanton. She died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Stanton Health Center.
Patricia Smejkal
Services for Patricia M. Smejkal, 67, Norfolk, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev. Dave Belt will officiate with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitiation will be Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Home For Fun-erals and from 7 to 8 p.m. at the church with a vigil at 7:30 p.m. She died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at home.
Beulah Atkins
WAYNE - Services for Beulah Atkins, 93, Wayne, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the First United Methodist Church here. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Premier Estates Assisted Living Community.
Ruth Fusselman
Services for Ruth Fusselman, 98, Lincoln, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the American Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Fusselman-Wymore Funeral Home, after 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the church and after 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Albion. She died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at a Lincoln retirement center.
Mark Gilsdorf
HUMPHREY - Services for Mark A. Gilsdorf, 70, Cornlea, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at St. Francis Catholic Church here. The Rev. Wayne Pavela will officiate with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Cornlea. Visitation will be 3-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, with a rosary at 3 p.m., and continue from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday at Duesman Funeral Chapel. He died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at home.
Dale Loberg
RANDOLPH - Services for Dale Loberg, 45, Randolph, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at St. Frances Catholic Church here with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at McLean. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. wake at the church.Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Rock Valley, Iowa, as a result of a work-related accident.
Irma Rieck
ALBION - Services for Irma E. Rieck, 92, Albion, are pending at Levander Funeral Home. She died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Home.
Neal Rogat
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Normandale Lutheran Church in Edina, Minn., for Neal E. Rogat, 69, of Edina. He died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at home. He was born at Newman Grove.
Marian Strunk
CROFTON - Services for Marian Strunk, 83, Crofton, will be Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. at the Congregational United Church of Christ here with the Rev. Les Parmenter officiating. Burial will be in the Crofton City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m. at Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. followed by an Eastern Star rite. She died Sunday Oct. 3, 2004, at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, S.D.
Beulah Atkins
WAYNE - Services for Beulah Atkins, 93, Wayne, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the First United Methodist Church here. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Premier Estates Assisted Living Community.
Donald Bartee
Services for Donald "Butch" Bartee, 85, are pending at the Home for Funerals. He died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Community Pride Care Center in Battle Creek.
Gladys Wolff
Services for Gladys Wolff, 91, Norfolk, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Christ Lutheran Church. The Rev. Steven Heinsen will officiate. Burial will be in New Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Home For Funerals. Mrs. Wolff died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at Heritage of Bel Air in Norfolk.
Beulah Atkins
WAYNE - Services are pending at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home for Beulah Atkins, 93, Wayne. She died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Premier Estates Senior Living Community.
Gerald Brindley
RANDOLPH - Memorial services for Gerald G. Brindley, 78, formerly of Randolph, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Randolph City Cemetery. The Rev. Terry Buol will officiate with military rites by VFW Post 5545. Stonacek Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. He died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at Norfolk Veterans Home.
Raymond Burgess
WEST POINT - Services for Raymond Burgess of West Point will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in West Point. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha at 2 p.m. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Monday at Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in West Point and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the hall.
Myron Dirks
COLERIDGE - Services for Myron "Mike" Dirks, 76, Coleridge, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Immanuel Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Andreas Stein will officiate with burial in Lawn Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Monday with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge. He died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at Park View Haven Nursing Home.
Mark Gilsdorf
HUMPHREY - Services are pending at Duesman Funeral Home for Mark Gilsdorf, 70, Humphrey, who died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at home.
Metta Grimm
WAYNE - Services for Metta Grimm, 102, Wayne, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Our Savior Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Don Olson will officiate with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Monday, with family present 6-8 p.m., at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home. She died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004.
Roberta LaRue
EWING - Services for Roberta LaRue, 87, Ewing, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Bethany Presbyterian Church of rural Ewing with burial in Valley View Cemetery. The Rev. Dale Sallans will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. She died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner.
John Murphy
BEEMER - Services for John "Mick" Murphy, 76, Wisner, will be Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Beemer with the Rev. Mark Merkel officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Wisner with military rites by Beemer American Legion Post 159 and Wisner VFW Post 5767. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. with a wake at 7 p.m. at the church and continue Wednesday one hour prior to service at the church. Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Beemer is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Murphy died Saturday, Oct. 02, 2004, at Colonial Haven Nursing Home in Beemer.
