Obituaries

Bonnie J. Clay

Bonnie J. Clay

April 4, 2024

Bonnie J. Clay, 83, of Wakefield, Nebraska, died on Thursday, April.4, 2024 at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, NE.  A visitation for Bonnie will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield.  The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 12,...

Carol Mortenson

Carol Mortenson

April 4, 2024

Carol Jean (Eilers) Mortenson, 77, of Wakefield, NE passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center and Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The visitation will be on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial...

Marcia K. Henderson

Marcia K. Henderson

April 3, 2024

Marcia K. (Wurdeman) Henderson, 65, of Wakefield, NE died on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, NE. A memorial visitation will be on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, with a Rosary Service starting at 7:00 p.m. with a meal following.  The Memorial Mass will be...

Leo Peters

Leo Peters

April 3, 2024

Leo “Luckey” W. Peters, 60, of Wakefield, NE, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at his home in Wakefield.  The visitation will be held at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, NE, on Monday, April 8, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.  The funeral will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Munderloh...

Mila Jean Samuelson

Mila Jean Samuelson

April 2, 2024

Mila Jean (Krusemark) Samuelson, 89, passed away on April 2, 2024, in her assisted living home in Keller, TX. Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft, NE. Inurnment will be in the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft, NE.  Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.  Local...

Kerwin L. Kent

Kerwin L. Kent

April 2, 2024

Kerwin L. Kent, 86, of Pender, NE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Hillside Villa in West Point, NE.  The visitation for Kerwin will be at 10 a.m. with a service to follow at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Christ United Church of Pender.  Burial will be in the Covenant Church Cemetery...

Dr. Benjamin Martin

Dr. Benjamin Martin

March 30, 2024

Dr. Benjamin Martin, 90, of Lincoln, NE formerly of Pender, NE passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family in Lincoln, NE.  The visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Pender with a family sharing of memories and...

Marsha F. Langston

Marsha F. Langston

March 29, 2024

Marsha Faye (Osnower) Langston, 80, of Pender, NE passed away peacefully on March 29, 2024, at the Wakefield Heath Care Center in Wakefield, NE surrounded by her family.  A private family service will be held at a later date.  The family asks that cards or letters about your favorite memories of Marsha be sent to (the Family of Marsha, PO...

Hope Wenke

Hope Wenke

March 28, 2024

Hope Dynae Wenke, 39, of Peyton, CO, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at her home in Peyton, CO. The visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Walthill Fire Hall in Walthill, NE. The funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Walthill...

Patricia A. Krueger

Patricia A. Krueger

March 23, 2024

Patricia Ann Krueger, of rural Emerson, NE, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, just a month after celebrating her 90th birthday, at her home of 67 years, surrounded by her family.  The visitation for Pat will be on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson, NE.  A Mass of...

Marlene Mae Tonjes

Marlene Mae Tonjes

March 22, 2024

Marlene M. Tonjes, 91, of Pender, NE, died on Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE.  The visitation for Marlene will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender.  The funeral service will be on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at...

Patrick Huggenberger

Patrick Huggenberger

March 20, 2024

Patrick Kelly Huggenberger, 68, of Emerson, NE, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, surrounded by his family at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE.  A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, March 22, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE.  The memorial service for Pat will be held on Saturday,...

Roger "Scott" Ross

Roger "Scott" Ross

March 13, 2024

Roger Scott Ross, 64, of Pender, NE passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pender, NE. A memorial service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at the church with a...

Wallace D. Overfelt

Wallace D. Overfelt

March 11, 2024

Wallace "Wally" Donald Overfelt, 92, of Tulsa, OK, formerly of Homer, NE passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024, in Tulsa, OK. The visitation will be on Sunday, March 17, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Cottonwood Inn Conference Center (4402 Dakota Ave.) in South Sioux City, NE. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service and Sharing of...

Leroy E. Fuchser

Leroy E. Fuchser

March 9, 2024

Leroy E. Fuchser, 93, of Emerson, NE, died on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE, after a brief illness. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church of Emerson. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at...

Debra Kay Modlin

Debra Kay Modlin

March 8, 2024

Debra Kay (Schmedding) Modlin, 69, of Winnebago, NE, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024, at MercyOne Medical Center in Sioux City, IA.  The visitation will be on Wednesday, March 132024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Winnebago, NE, with a Prayer Service starting at 7:00 p.m.  The Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Dallas L. Roberts

Dallas L. Roberts

March 6, 2024

Dallas L. Roberts, 83, of Wakefield, NE, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, Nebraska.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Munderloh - Smith Funeral Home at 803 Oak St. in Wakefield, Nebraska.  Burial will be at 3:00 pm....

Conrey John Munson

Conrey John Munson

March 3, 2024

Conrey John Munson, 96, of Wakefield, NE, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Wayne, NE.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne, NE.  The visitation will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Munderloh–Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, NE.  Burial...

Bruce Dean Bayless

Bruce Dean Bayless

February 25, 2024

Bruce Dean Bayless, aged 72, died on Sunday, February 25, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at his home in League City, Texas. A reception to honor his memory will be held for friends in Texas, where he spent the majority of his adult life, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Forest Park East Funeral Home, located...

Colter Ridge Johnson

Colter Ridge Johnson

February 24, 2024

Colter Ridge Johnson, the infant son of Couy and Taylor (Boyle) Johnson, of rural Wakefield, Nebraska, died on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.  Services are currently pending with Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield.