Obituaries

Wilberta I. Lange

Wilberta I. Lange

October 8, 2021

Wilberta I. Lange, 86, of Sioux City, IA, formerly of Emerson, NE, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 surrounded by her family at MercyOne Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson; Pastor Charlotte Eversoll will be officiating. The visitation will...

Ivan W. Svoboda

Ivan W. Svoboda

October 7, 2021

Ivan W. Svoboda, 91, of Pender, NE, died on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE.  Funeral services for Ivan will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at John Huss Presbyterian Church in Thurston, NE; Pastor Charity Potter will be officiating.  The visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 12,...

Dayis L. Sroder

Dayis L. Sroder

October 6, 2021

Dayis L. Sroder, 94, of Wakefield, NE died on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. Services are currently pending with Bressler - Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield.

Melvin Mason

Melvin Mason

October 6, 2021

Melvin Mason, 98, of Dixon, NE, formerly of Laurel, NE, died on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at his home near Dixon.  A graveside funeral service for Melvin will be held on Friday, October 8, 2021, at the Laurel Cemetery in Laurel, NE at 2:00 p.m.  Bressler - Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield is in charge of the services.

Harold C. Ockander

Harold C. Ockander

October 5, 2021

Harold Charles Ockander, 99, of Bancroft, NE died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Funeral services will be on Friday, October 8, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE. The visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Bancroft...

Janis Kay Swanson

Janis Kay Swanson

September 30, 2021

Janis Kay (Hall) Swanson, 79, of Pender, Nebraska passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 30, 2021. The visitation will be on Sunday, October 3, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home in Pender.  The funeral will be on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in...

Mary Ann Young

Mary Ann Young

September 26, 2021

Mary Ann Young, 90, of Pender, NE died on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Legacy Garden Rehabilitation and Living Center in Pender.  A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, west of Pender, NE.  Munderloh -  Smith Funeral Home of Pender is in charge of the arrangements. ...

Willard J. Bartels

Willard J. Bartels

September 25, 2021

Willard J. Bartels, 86, of Wakefield, NE, entered into heaven on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral...

Stacy L. Warnock

Stacy L. Warnock

September 5, 2021

Stacy L. Warnock 56, of Bancroft, NE, died on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE.  Funeral services for Stacy will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Rosalie, NE.  The visitation will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Delores A Hoefs

Delores A Hoefs

September 1, 2021

Delores Ann (Magdanz) Hoefs, 89, of Pender, NE, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Prairie Breeze Assisted Living in Pender.  The visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender.  The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at St. John's Lutheran Church in...

Rodney Charles Smith

Rodney Charles Smith

August 29, 2021

Rodney Charles Smith, originally of Rosalie, Nebraska, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 29, surrounded by his family. He was 79. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at the Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation....

Kevin R. Mayberry

Kevin R. Mayberry

August 26, 2021

Kevin R. Mayberry of Minneapolis, MN, passed away on August 26, 2021. Private family graveside services will be held in the Omaha Valley Cemetery near Homer, NE. Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. He was the son of Robert (Georgia) Mayberry and Kathleen (Gerald) Galas. Kevin was born in Sioux City, IA, on May 11,...

Susan C. Conway

Susan C. Conway

August 26, 2021

Susan C. Conway, 66, of Rosalie, NE died at her home near Rosalie, NE on Thursday, August 26, 2021.  A memorial service for Susan will be held on Monday, August 30, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Whiting Christian Church in Whiting, IA; Pastor Joshua Nink will be officiating.  Burial will be in the Harrison Cemetery near Whiting.  Munderloh –...

Leland J. Mackey

Leland J. Mackey

August 24, 2021

Leland Jon Mackey, 87 of Bancroft, NE, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at his home near Bancroft.  Funeral services for Leland will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft; Pastor Nathan Henschen will be officiating.  The visitation will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until...

Elizabeth Figueroa

Elizabeth Figueroa

August 15, 2021

Elizabeth Figueroa, 28, of Emerson, NE, passed away as a result of an automobile accident on Sunday, August 15, 2021.  Visitation will be Tuesday, August 17, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at...

Ronald Wenstrand

Ronald Wenstrand

August 8, 2021

Ronald Wenstrand, 79, of Omaha, NE died on Sunday,August 8, 2021, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha. A graveside service and interment will be held at1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021, in the Wakefield Cemetery in Wakefield, NE. A memorial service will also be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Maple Ridge Retirement...

Glen D. Doupnik

Glen D. Doupnik

August 4, 2021

Glen Dale Doupnik, 92, of Pender, NE passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Legacy Garden Rehabilitation and Living Center in Pender. The visitation will be Monday, August 9, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Pender.  Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Rhonda L. Rager

Rhonda L. Rager

August 2, 2021

Rhonda Lea (Wendte) Rager, 57, of Emerson, NE died on Monday, August 2, 2021 at her home in Emerson. Funeral services for Rhonda will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson; Pastor Charlotte Eversoll will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 5:00 p.m....

Cyrena A. Lee

Cyrena A. Lee

July 31, 2021

Cyrena A. Lee, 76, of Omaha, NE died on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Burgess Health Center in Onawa, IA. Funeral services for Cyrena will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE. The visitation will be held on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Loraine L. Sachs

Loraine L. Sachs

July 20, 2021

Loraine L. Sachs, 80, of Bancroft, NE, died on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont, NE. The funeral service for Loraine will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft, NE; Pastor Nathan Henschen will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Monday, July 26, 2021 from...