Obituaries
Virginia M. Johnson
July 31, 2026
Virginia M. Johnson, 96, of Wakefield, NE, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. The visitation will be held on Monday, August 10, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral will be on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Salem...
Donald A. Kubik
July 29, 2026
Donald A. Kubik, 88, of Emerson, NE, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, surrounded by his family, at his daughter's home in Hubbard, NE. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 6:00 p.m. The funeral service will...
Brad Baker
June 16, 2026
Brad Lee Baker, 67, of Pender, NE, passed away on June 16, 2026, at his home in Pender.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home with Pastor Karen McNeill -Utecht. Burial will be in St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery rural Pender with a reception following the committal at The Other Side.
Brad was...
Darilyn C. Duong
July 17, 2026
Darilyn C. Duong, 25, of Winnebago, NE died on Friday, July 17, 2026, at her home in Beaufort, SC. The homecoming procession will be on Friday, July 24, 2026, starting at 1:00 p.m. at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, NE, and processing to Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE. The visitation will be on Friday, July 24, 2026, beginning at 5:00...
Lynda Suhr
July 12, 2026
Lynda L. Suhr, 86, of Pender, NE, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. The visitation will be on Thursday, July 16, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. The Funeral will be held on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s...
LaVon Schuster
July 7, 2026
LaVon D. Schuster, 79, of Laurel, NE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Pender Community Health in Pender, NE. A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the United Lutheran Church in Laurel. A memorial service will be held on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 10:30 a.m....
Emma P LaMere
July 5, 2026
Emma P. LaMere, 97, of Winnebago, NE, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at her home in Winnebago, surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church School, with a service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral mass will be on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at...
Andrew N. Nelson
July 2, 2026
Andrew N. Nelson, 45, of Winnebago, NE, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at UnityPoint Health St. Luke's Downtown in Sioux City, IA.
Memorial services are currently pending with Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE.
Kathleen Plueger
June 25, 2026
Kathleen Ruth (Patefield) Plueger, 74, of Concord, NE, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, NE. The visitation will be on Monday, June 29, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, June 30,...
Dorothy “Dode” Nottleman
June 25, 2026
Dorothy Maxine (Tippery) Nottleman, 97, of Decatur, NE, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at her home in Decatur, surrounded by her family. The visitation will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Decatur. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at...
Nancy J. Cass
June 19, 2026
Nancy Jo (McManigal) Cass, 71, of West Point, NE, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Faith Health in Norfolk, NE. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Pender, NE. The inurnment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Walthill, NE. Memorials are suggested to...
Rodney C. Lander
June 18, 2026
Rodney Carl Lander, 86, of Pender, NE, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. The visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s...
Lonnie G. Nixon
June 11, 2026
Lonnie G. Nixon, 78, of Laurel, NE, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at his home in Laurel. A visitation will be held on Monday, June 15, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral...
Billie F. Smith
June 1, 2026
Billie F. (Leonard) Smith, 91, of Battle Lake, MN, died on Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Home in Battle Lake, MN. A visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service in Perham, MN. A visitation will be from...
Albert L. Nelson, Jr.
May 29, 2026
Albert L. Nelson, Jr., 91, of Wakefield, NE, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, May 29, 2026. The visitation will be on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a sharing of memories at 6:30 p.m., all at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. The funeral will be on Wednesday, June...
Lynn A. Tonjes
May 22, 2026
Lynn Alan Tonjes, 69, of Pender, NE, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. The funeral will be on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran...
Helen Moyle
May 19, 2026
Helen “Granny” Moyle-Purcell, 66, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, at Pender Community Hospital.
Helen was born on December 27, 1959, in South Dakota to Harold Strong and Wauneta Hogan. Throughout her life, Helen lived in many places, spending much of her time in Sioux City before recently making her home in Pender, where she cherished being close to her...
James Keith Iverson
May 8, 2026
James "Jim" K. Iverson, 94, formerly of Emerson, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. A graveside service and Masonic service will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at...
Ernesto Grave de la Cruz
May 5, 2026
Ernesto Grave de la Cruz, 35 of Wakefield, NE, a loving son, brother, husband, and father, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, during surgery. The visitation will be on Friday, May 8, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield. The prayer service...
Fred W. Bassett
April 23, 2026
Fred W. Bassett, 72, of Bancroft, NE, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at his home in Bancroft. The visitation will be on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft. The funeral will be on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bancroft, with...
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