Obituaries
Cheryl J. Oswald
March 8, 2023
Cheryl Oswald, 89, of Wakefield, NE, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. Funeral services for Cheryl will be held on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield; Pastor Jill Craig will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, from...
Bonnie Ruth Steecker
March 7, 2023
Bonnie R. Steecker, 80, of Emerson, NE, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Heritage of Emerson Nursing Home in Emerson. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Emerson is assisting with the services.
Bonnie was born on September 19, 1942, in Wakefield, NE, the daughter of Benjamin and Viney (Strivens) Bokemper. ...
Beverly Jean Kai
February 21, 2023
Beverly Jean Kai, 83, of Pender, NE, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at UnityPoint St. Luke's in Sioux City, IA. A memorial service for Beverly will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pender, NE; Pastor Karen McNeill-Utecht will be officiating. Burial will be later at St. Mark's Lutheran Church...
LeRoy "Bob" Robert Stafford
February 20, 2023
LeRoy "Bob" Stafford, 90, of Denver, Colorado, formerly of Pender, Nebraska, died on Monday, February 20, 2023, in Denver. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home in Pender. A graveside memorial service will be held in the Rosehill Cemetery of Pender at 2:30...
Natalie Ann Groat
February 19, 2023
Natalie Ann Groat, infant daughter of Fenton Groat, III, and Madelyn Madsen, passed away shortly after birth on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, NE. A private funeral will be held. Friends and family are invited to a luncheon with the family on Saturday, March 4, 2023, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Countyline Lanes and dining...
Cora "Lucy" Lucille Harrison
February 10, 2023
Cora "Lucy" Harrison, 91, of Wakefield, NE, died on Friday, February 10, 2023, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bressler-Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. A private family graveside will be held in the Wakefield Cemetery in Wakefield, NE. Memorials are...
Dennis L. Carlson
February 8, 2023
Dennis L. Carlson, 84, of Wakefield, NE, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, NE. The funeral service for Dennis will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield; Pastor Jill Craig will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023, from...
Goldia L. Schmedding
February 8, 2023
Goldia L. Schmedding, 101, of Omaha, formerly of Pender, NE, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Pender; Father Gerald Leise will be officiating. The visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 13,...
Lloyd Leo Luedtke
February 4, 2023
Lloyd L. Luedtke, 82, of Laurel, NE, died on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel, NE. The funeral service for Lloyd will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at United Lutheran Church in Laurel, NE; Pastor Matthew Quanbeck will be officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023, from...
Hillman "Hick" Dean Sailors
January 28, 2023
Hillman “Hick” Dean Sailors, 92, of Rosalie, NE, died on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln, NE. The funeral service for Hick will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE. Burial with military honors will be in the Bancroft Cemetery.
Dean Ulrich
January 27, 2023
Dean Ulrich, 79, passed away on January 27, 2023, in Tennessee. A memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, May 14, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department, 405 Main Street, Wakefield, NE. The family will be receiving friends at the fire station beginning at noon.
Harlan Dean Ulrich, Sr. was born August 18, 1943, in Coleridge, Nebraska to...
Phyllis I Plantenberg
January 26, 2023
Phyllis Irene Plantenberg, age 83, of Huntington Woods (formerly of Warren), passed away on January 26, 2023. A funeral service for Phyllis will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation....
Stanley C. Binkley
January 20, 2023
Stanley C. Binkley, 98, of Oakland, NE, formerly of Hubbard, NE, died January 20, 2023, at Oakland Heights in Oakland, NE. The visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE. The Funeral will at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church,...
Marilyn Hansen
January 16, 2023
Marilyn H. Hansen, 93, of Wakefield, NE, died on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Pacific Springs Village Village in Omaha, NE. The funeral service for Marilyn will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wakefield. The visitation will be held on Friday at the St. John’s Lutheran Church beginning at 1:00...
Joan E. Pospisil
January 8, 2023
Joan Edna (Blatchford) Pospisil, 90, of Wakefield, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the Wakefield Health Care Center. The visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Wakefield Presbyterian Church in...
David Alan Lunz
January 5, 2023
David Alan Lunz, 63, of Wakefield, NE, died on Thursday, January 5, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home in Wakefield. Funeral services for David will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wakefield. The visitation will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wakefield on Sunday, January 8,...
Frederick G. Bentjen
December 12, 2022
Frederick G. Bentjen, 77, of Pender, NE, died on Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. The funeral service for Fred will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church west of Pender. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the Munderloh –...
William "Bill" F. McQuistan
December 11, 2022
William "Bill" F. McQuistan, 85, of Pender, NE, died on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Funeral services for Bill will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Church of Pender; Pastor Dan Springer will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, from...
Donald R. Murphy
December 8, 2022
Donald R. Murphy, 93, of Walthill, NE, died on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Heritage of Emerson Nursing Home in Emerson, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial for Donald will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Walthill. The visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday...
Breana Lynn Beckmann
December 7, 2022
Breana Lynn Beckmann, 31, of Wakefield, NE, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, NE, following a battle with cancer. The funeral service will be held on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wakefield, with Reverend William Bertrand officiating. The visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11,...
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