Obituaries
Shirley J. Hoelting
October 21, 2026
Shirley Jeanette (Lorens) Hoelting, 74, of Pender, NE, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at her home in Pender. The visitation will be on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Pender, with a prayer service following at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on...
Carol L. Evans
October 21, 2026
Carol Lea Evans, 65, of Pender, NE, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Pender Community Health in Pender, NE. The visitation will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender. The funeral will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s...
Hugo Pablo Mena-Rivera
October 20, 2026
Hugo Pablo Mena-Rivera, 29, of Sioux City, IA, passed away of natural causes at his home on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. Burial will follow at the Wakefield Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh -Smith Funeral Home in...
Ronald Kai
October 17, 2026
The life of Ronald B. Kai will be remembered at a service at Saint Mark's Church Cemetery on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 11:00 am. We will remember him, share stories, and remember the love he gave so freely when we get together there.
Ronald B. Kai, was born on March 31, 1937, died on October 17, 2026. He was deeply...
Myron E. Osbahr
October 11, 2026
Myron E. Osbahr, Jr., 93, of Wakefield, NE, passed away at his daughter’s home in Allen, NE, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, October 11, 2026. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Springbank Friends Cemetery near Allen. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield.
Myron was born on...
Donald R. Garrison
October 3, 2026
Donald Rex Garrison, 79, of Lufkin, Texas died Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Lufkin. Memorial services were held Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Angel of Joy Lutheran Church in Lufkin with Vicar Bob Brown and Pastor Paul Geye officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Angel of Joy Lutheran Church, 4003 Daniel McCall Dr.,...
Shirley Faye Clausen
October 10, 2026
Shirley Faye Clausen, 90, of Pender, NE, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Heritage of Emerson Nursing Home in Emerson, NE. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender. The funeral will be on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St....
Alice Marie Kelly
October 9, 2026
Alice Marie Kelly, 96, of Thurston, NE, passed away on Friday, October 09, 2026, at Pender Community Health. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and will run until the time of the Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson. Burial will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Emerson....
William Edward Magnuson
October 8, 2026
William Edward Magnuson, 95, of Bancroft, NE, passed away in Lincoln, NE, on Thursday, October 8, 2026. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. The funeral service will be on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield;...
Bonnie J. Kellogg
October 5, 2026
Bonnie June Richards passed away on October 5, 2026, in Wakefield, NE. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield.
Bonnie was born October 30, 1926, in Wakefield, NE. She was #9 of 10 children born to John & Estella Richards.
She spent most of her life in the Allen...
Elaine Greve
October 1, 2026
Elaine Greve, 87, of Wayne, NE, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Wayne. The visitation will be held on Monday, October 5, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield; there will be a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6,...
Janet M. Petersen
October 1, 2026
Janet Marie (Rice) Petersen, 87, of Bancroft, NE, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, NE. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft. The inurnment will be in the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft. A lunch will follow at the...
Andrew Scott McCauley
September 26, 2026
Andrew Scott McCauley, 42, of Sioux City, IA, passed away at his residence on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The visitation will be on October 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., through October 3, 2026, at the Veteran's Lodge in Macy, NE. The wake service will be on Friday, October 2, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Veteran's Lodge...
David L Lange
September 15, 2026
David L. Lange, 91, of Emerson, NE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, IA. The visitation will be on Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Emerson. The funeral services will be on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at...
Elsie Carman Jepsen
September 8, 2026
Elsie (Hinrich) Carman Jepsen, 96, of Emerson, NE passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson, NE. The visitation will be held on Monday, September 14, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Emerson. The funeral will follow, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Pastor...
Clarence Beutler, Jr.
September 5, 2026
Clarence Kindschuh Beutler, Jr., 92, of Pender, NE, passed on to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 5, 2026, surrounded by his family at Wakefield Health Care in Wakefield, NE. The visitation will be on Friday, September 11, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bancroft. The funeral will be on Saturday, September 12,...
Genevieve D Schulte
August 31, 2026
Genevieve D. Schulte, 88, of Emerson, NE, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Pender Community Health in Pender, NE. A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson. The visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning at the church. Inurnment will be in the...
Cynthia E. Baker
August 31, 2026
Cynthia E. (Buchholz) Baker, 91, of Pender, NE, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, August 31, 2026. A memorial visitation will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. A private family graveside service will be held in the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft, NE. Memorials are suggested...
Mary Elizabeth VanCleave
August 26, 2026
Mary Elizabeth VanCleave, 88, of South Sioux City, NE, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, surrounded by her family. A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, August 31, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Dakota City, NE. A celebration of life will be on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church....
Jerry L. Munter
August 12, 2026
Jerry "Jake" Munter, 70, of Wayne, NE, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at his home in Wayne. The visitation will be on Monday, August 17, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Wayne First United Methodist Church. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at...
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