Obituaries

Marie I. Tipton

Marie I. Tipton

August 20, 2013

Marie I. Tipton, 62, of Walthill, Nebraska died on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at her home near Walthill. Funeral services for Marie will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Walthill; Pastor Steven Breazier will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. at...

Hildegard K. Thomas

Hildegard K. Thomas

August 18, 2013

Hildegard Thomas, 88, of Dixon, Nebraska died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, Nebraska. Funeral services for Hildegard will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church near Concord; Pastor Willie Bertrand will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. at...

Jean M. Bray

Jean M. Bray

August 15, 2013

Jean Marie Bray, 81, of Bancroft, Nebraska died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Per Jean’s wish, private services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church and the Bancroft Senior Center. Jean was born on December 24, 1931 in Creighton, Nebraska, the daughter of Ralph and...

Ralph Simpson

Ralph Simpson

August 4, 2013

Ralph Simpson, 88, of Pender, Nebraska passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Church of Pender; with Pastor Steven Breazier officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 7, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh – Smith Funeral...

Blanche Bernice Jensen

Blanche Bernice Jensen

August 2, 2013

Blanche B. Jensen, 90, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE; Pastor Gretchen Ritola will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Monday from 3:00 until 8:00 P.M....

Ethel Marie Penn

Ethel Marie Penn

August 2, 2013

Ethel Marie Penn, 88, of Emerson, NE, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson, NE. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Homer NE; Reverend Rich Savage will be officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 4, 2013 from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m....

Jeffrey W. Smith

Jeffrey W. Smith

August 1, 2013

Jeffrey W. Smith, 55, of Thurston, Nebraska passed away Thursday, August 01, 2013, at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln, NE surrounded by his mother and twin daughters. Funeral services for Jeff will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender, NE; with Pastor Miles Ruch officiating. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. with the...

Milan Swanson

Milan Swanson

August 1, 2013

Milan Kay Swanson, 79, of Walthill, Nebraska passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013, surrounded by his family at his home in Walthill, NE. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walthill, NE; with Pastor Brion Tolzman officiating. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran...

Janice K. Olson

Janice K. Olson

July 31, 2013

Janice K. Olson, 60, of Emerson, NE, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be held Monday, August 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson, NE; Father Gerald Leise will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Sunday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart...

Charles Louis Arickx

Charles Louis Arickx

July 12, 2013

Charles L. Arickx, 66, of Wayne, Nebraska died on Friday, July 12, 2013 at his home in Wayne after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at the Calvary Bible Evangelical Free Church of Wayne, NE; Pastor James Seal will be officiating. A memorial visitation will begin at 10:30...

Jerry L. Rager

Jerry L. Rager

July 10, 2013

Jerry Rager, 70, of Homer, Nebraska died on July 10, 2013 from complications due to a stroke. Jerry’s wishes were to be cremated. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements under by the direction of Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, Nebraska. Jerry was born February 5, 1943 at the family home in...

Darlene M. Burns

Darlene M. Burns

July 1, 2013

Darlene M. (Curtis) Burns, 85, of Pender, NE, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. Visitation with family present will be Wednesday, July 3, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Family graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 6, at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha,...

Dixie R. Prokop

Dixie R. Prokop

June 30, 2013

Dixie R. Prokop, 77, of Emerson, Nebraska died on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services for Dixie will be held on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson; Vicar Kaila Hochhalter will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 until 8:00...

Arvaleen L. Jahde

Arvaleen L. Jahde

June 26, 2013

Arvaleen L. Jahde of Fremont, Nebraska, formerly of Pender died on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services for Arvaleen will be held on Monday at 10:30 A.M. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church near Pender. The visitation will be held on Sunday from 3:00 until 6:00 P.M. at the Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Burial will...

Lewis O. Gutzmann

Lewis O. Gutzmann

June 26, 2013

Lewis O. Gutzmann of Emerson, NE, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson, NE. Visitation will be Friday, June 28, at St. Luke Lutheran Church from 3:00-8:00 p.m. The family will be present from 5:30-7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 29, at St....

Joann & Sparky Malmberg

Joann & Sparky Malmberg

June 15, 2013

Joann M. Malmberg, 79, of Pender, Nebraska, and O’Neill, Nebraska died on Saturday, June 15, 2013. C. Ardell “Sparky” Malmberg, 81 died on December 15, 2012. Memorial services for Joann and Sparky will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at the United Church of Pender. The visitation will be Wednesday, June 19, from 4:00 until 8:00...

Mable Moeller

Mable Moeller

June 13, 2013

Mable Moeller (Schlotman), 98, of Walthill, NE, passed away June 13, 2013, at Regency Square in South Sioux City, NE. Funeral services will be Monday, June 17, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Walthill, NE; with Pastor Philip Sloat officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, June 16, 2013, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with the family...

Robert "Bob" C. Busby

Robert "Bob" C. Busby

June 7, 2013

Robert C. "Bob" Busby, 87, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on June 7, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. A family graveside service was held on Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Wakefield Cemetery. Bob was born on March 23, 1926 in Wakefield, NE, the son of Clifford and Kathryn Busby. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1944 and married Dorothy Sundell...

Melvin Louis "Shorty" Kraemer

Melvin Louis "Shorty" Kraemer

June 7, 2013

Melvin Louis “Shorty” Kraemer, 87, of Wakefield, NE, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013, at Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wakefield, NE; Pastor Willie Bertrand will be officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013, from 4:00 until 8:00...

Marlen French

Marlen French

June 6, 2013

Marlen Manchester French, 92, of Allen, NE, died on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at The Oaks Senior Living in Wayne, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 10, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Bressler-Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, NE; Pastor Willie Bertrand will be officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 9, 2013, from 3:00 until 8:00 P.M. with...