Obituaries

Faye B. Peck

Faye B. Peck

February 16, 2012

Faye Peck, 89, of Wayne, Nebraska formerly of Thurston, Nebraska died on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 20 at 10:30 a.m. at John Huss Presbyterian Church in Thurston with the Rev. Charity Potter officiating. A visitation will be held on Sunday, February 19, from...

Duane L. Biggerstaff

Duane L. Biggerstaff

February 10, 2012

Duane L. Biggerstaff, 69, of Emerson, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 14, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Emerson, with the Rev. Gretchen Ritola officiating. A visitation will be held on Monday from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

Dorothy Rose Anfinson

Dorothy Rose Anfinson

February 5, 2012

Dorothy Anfinson, 92, of Emerson, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Heritage of Emerson Care Center. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, February 8, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Emerson with the Rev. Gretchen Ritola officiating. A visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral...

Ardell Gilster

Ardell Gilster

February 1, 2012

Ardell Gilster, 88, of Pender, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Emerson, Nebraska, with the Rev. Gretchen Ritola officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

Walter Dale Burhoop

Walter Dale Burhoop

January 31, 2012

Walter Dale Burhoop, 75, of Pender, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Pender Community Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 4, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Nebraska, with the Rev. Philip Hale officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00...

Evelyn C. Lortz

Evelyn C. Lortz

January 30, 2012

Evelyn C Lortz, 89, of Pender, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, Nebraska, with the Rev. John Olson officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m....

Virginia B. Bryant

Virginia B. Bryant

January 22, 2012

Virginia B. Bryant, age 88, longtime Emmetsburg resident, died Sunday, January 22, 2012, at a hospital in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Bethany Lutheran Church at 1 P.M. in Emmetsburg, Iowa, with visitation 2 hours prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Emmetsburg. VIrginia was born...

Sharon Ann Carlson

Sharon Ann Carlson

January 8, 2012

Sharon A. Carlson, 65, of San Antonio, TX died on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at her home in Texas. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Bressler ~ Munderloh ~ Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield; Pastor Dave Rusk will be officiating. The visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday morning at the...

Charles Richard Dunn

Charles Richard Dunn

December 22, 2011

Charles R. Dunn, 60, of Walthill, Nebraska died at his home on Thursday, December 22, 2011. Funeral services for Charles will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Faith United Presbyterian Church in Walthill, Nebraska; Pastor Harold Ross will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the church...

Martha Helena Merry

Martha Helena Merry

December 22, 2011

Martha H. Merry, 98, of Pender, Nebraska died on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Legacy Gardens Nursing Center in Pender. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at the United Church of Pender; Pastor Stephen Breazier will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Friday from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the Munderloh...

Virginia V. Lewin

Virginia V. Lewin

December 16, 2011

Virginia V. (Utecht) Lewin, wife of Paul E. Lewin (deceased), former Thurston residents, passed from this earthly life into Heaven with Our Lord Jesus Christ on Dec. 16, 2011 in Castle Rock, Colo., at the age of 79 years. A family memorial will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Pender for her interment on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at...

Shawn Michael McFarlane

Shawn Michael McFarlane

December 16, 2011

Shawn M. McFarlane, 36, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Bancroft and Emerson, Nebraska died at his home in Austin following a brief illness. Funeral services for Shawn will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bancroft; Fr. Paul Ortmeier will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00...

Alice "Becky" Isabel Swanson

Alice "Becky" Isabel Swanson

December 10, 2011

Alice “Becky” Swanson, 85, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, Nebraska. Funeral services for Becky will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield; Pastor Darwin Garton will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 3:00 until 8:00...

Pearl M. Carlson

Pearl M. Carlson

December 8, 2011

Pearl M. Carlson, 98, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, Nebraska. Memorial services for Pearl will be held at a later date. Pearl was born in Coleridge, Nebraska on December 8, 1913, the daughter of Otto and Mamie (Oliver) Fink. She attended and graduated from Coleridge High School. Shortly...

Milon J. Tonjes

Milon J. Tonjes

December 4, 2011

Milon J. Tonjes, 88, of Pender, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Legacy Gardens Care Centre in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 8, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pender, Nebraska with the Rev. Miles Ruch officiating. A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Jacob Nicholas Sorensen

Jacob Nicholas Sorensen

November 28, 2011

Jacob Nicholas Sorensen, 90, of Bancroft, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2011 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 1, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bancroft with Pastor Philip Hale officiating. A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

Mary A. Starzl

Mary A. Starzl

November 27, 2011

Mary A. Starzl, 85, of Emerson, Nebraska, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Heritage of Emerson Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mary will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emerson, Nebraska with Fr. Gerald Leise officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.,...

Ruthaline Zobel

Ruthaline Zobel

November 27, 2011

Ruthaline (Neel) Zobel, 67, of Bancroft, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Edgewood Vista Care Center in Fremont, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 2, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Bancroft, Nebraska. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Munderloh Funeral Home...

Don Ring

Don Ring

November 27, 2011

Don Eldon Ring, 71, of North Bend, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011 surrounded by family, friends and a lot of love in Hospice Care at his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 2, at 10:30 a.m. at the Community of Christ Church in Walthill, Nebraska. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 7...

Carol R. Carson

Carol R. Carson

November 16, 2011

Carol R. Carson, 74, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Wayne; Father Mark Beran officiating. The visitation will be held on Thursday, from 3:00 until 8:00 P.M. with a prayer service...