Obituaries

Paul W. Schopke

Paul W. Schopke

October 19, 2017

Paul Walter Schopke, 53, of Pender, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Pender Community Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Pender, NE; Rev. Kathy Montira will be officiating. The visitation will be Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home...

Rollan Hingst

Rollan Hingst

September 30, 2017

Rollan "Shorty" Lee Hingst, 77, of Wakefield, NE passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017 at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE; Pastor Gretchen Ritola will be officiating. The visitation will be Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson from 5:00...

Roy H. Hofeldt

Roy H. Hofeldt

September 29, 2017

Roy H. Hofeldt, 90, formerly of rural Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church in Pender; with Pastor Paul Malcomson officiating.  Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at...

Delta Doris Dorthea Anna Vosteen

Delta Doris Dorthea Anna Vosteen

September 27, 2017

Delta Doris Dorthea Anna (Meyer) Vosteen, 95, of Pender, Nebraska died on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Legacy Garden Rehabilitation and Living Center in Pender, NE.  Funeral services for Delta will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church near Pender; Rev. Kathy Montira will be officiating.  The visitation will be held on...

Daniel L. Dutcher

Daniel L. Dutcher

September 26, 2017

Daniel L. Dutcher, 62, of Wakefield, died on September 26th, 2017, following an accident at Michael's Foods in Wakefield, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wayne, Nebraska. The visitation will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. at Saint...

Arlene Jump

Arlene Jump

September 23, 2017

Arleen Iola Jump, 73, of Walthill, NE, passed away September 23, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, IA. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Sioux City, IA. The visitation will be Tuesday, September 26, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. The...

Herman Lindgren

Herman Lindgren

September 16, 2017

Herman Lindgren, 95, of O'Neill, Nebraska passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the O'Neill Care Center in O'Neill.  A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lyons Cemetery in Lyons, Nebraska; with Pastor Steven Breazier officiating.  Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.  Arrangements are under the direction of...

Donald "Barney" Konicek

Donald "Barney" Konicek

September 13, 2017

Donald “Barney” Wayne Konicek, 92, of Bancroft, NE, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Wisner Care Center in Wisner, NE, 3 days short of his 93rd birthday. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bancroft, NE; Father Paul Ortmeier will be officiating. The visitation will be...

Paul Osnower

Paul Osnower

September 7, 2017

Paul Isadore Osnower, 79, of Pender, NE, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Legacy Garden Rehabilitation and Living Center in Pender. A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Paul was born October 4, 1937 to Lawrence Osnower and Sadie Cohen in Kansas City, MO....

Thomas George McTaggart

Thomas George McTaggart

September 2, 2017

Thomas George McTaggart, 81, of Emerson, NE, passed away peacefully September 2, 2017, after receiving the Sacrament of the Sick, including Apostolic Blessing/Pardon.  Surrounded by family, Tom died of complications of pneumonia at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson;...

Joshua M Lamb

Joshua M Lamb

August 30, 2017

Joshua M. Lamb, 20, of Wakefield, NE, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 in Sioux City, IA. The memorial service will be Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield; Pastor Linnea Ek will be officiating. The visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Memorials may be directed to the family for future...

James Patrick Ball

James Patrick Ball

August 24, 2017

James Patrick Ball, 57, of Walthill, NE died on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his home in Walthill, NE.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Community of Christ Church in Walthill, NE; Pastor Nola Briggs is officiating.  The visitation will be held on Tuesday one hour prior to the funeral service. ...

Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Kubik

Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Kubik

August 21, 2017

Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Kubik, 62, of Pender, NE died on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE.  Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 25, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pender; Pastor Beverly Rautenberg-Panko will be officiating.  Burial will follow lunch at the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft, NE.  Munderloh...

Paul M. C. Henschke

Paul M. C. Henschke

August 3, 2017

Paul M. C. Henschke, 85, of Wayne, Nebraska passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Providence Medical Center in Wayne. Funeral services will be Monday, August 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wakefield, NE; Pastor William Bertrand will be officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, August 6, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St....

Donna Vondracek

Donna Vondracek

August 3, 2017

Donna Jean (Engelbrecht) Vondracek, 88, of North Sioux City, SD, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson, NE. The visitation will be Monday, August 7, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson with a prayer...

Orville J. Hassler

Orville J. Hassler

July 30, 2017

Orville "Ollie" Hassler, 93, of Emerson, NE passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson, NE.  The Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, August 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson; Father Gerald Leise will be celebrating mass. Visitation will be Sunday, August 6, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Marcia Joy Kratke

Marcia Joy Kratke

July 29, 2017

Marcia Joy (Doescher) Kratke, 68, of Wayne, NE, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Wakefield Heath Care Center in Wakefield, NE. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield; Pastor Patti Meyer will be officiating. The visitation will be Tuesday, August 1, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m....

Walter "Sonny" Langbehn, Jr.

Walter "Sonny" Langbehn, Jr.

July 23, 2017

  Walter F. “Sonny” Langbehn, Jr., 80, of Elkhorn, NE died on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Life Care Center in Elkhorn, NE.  A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at First Covenant Church located at 201 N. 90th St. in Omaha, NE.  The funeral for Sonny will be held on Saturday, July 29,...

Richard Norman Karash

Richard Norman Karash

July 22, 2017

Richard Karash, 73, of Pender, NE passed on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his home in Pender. Private family services will be held at a later date. In leiu of flowers, the family requests to plant a tree in Richard’s memory. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh- Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Richard was born November 26, 1943 in...

Thomas R. Chapman

Thomas R. Chapman

July 22, 2017

Tom Chapman, 83, of Emerson, NE died on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Heritage of Emerson Nursing Home.  Memorial services for Tom will be held at a later date.