U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Karl Knull
Services for Karl B. Knull, 81, of Norfolk will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will by American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Home for Funerals.
Mr. Knull died at Faith Regional Health Services on Monday, June 12, 2006.
Gale Holmes
Services for Gale Holmes, 78, of Norfolk will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Lutheran Church with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Monday at Howser-Fillmer Mortuary.
Mrs. Holmes died Friday, June 9, 2006, at Heritage of Bel-Air Nursing Home.
She was born December 31, 1927 to Leonard and Agnes (Schilling) Schlueter in Pierce. She graduated from Pierce High School. She married
Earl Holmes on Nov. 2, 1947, in Norfolk.
She is survived by a daughter, LuAnn Swoboda of Norfolk; three grandchildren, Matthew, Chelse and Haley; and a sister, Betty Wattier of Randolph.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Earl, who died Sept. 16, 2005; and a son, Jeffrey.
She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. The Rev. Chip Winter will officiate.
Donald Batenhorst
BEEMER - Services for Donald J. Batenhorst, 69, of West Point were Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Beemer with burial at the church cemetery and military honors graveside. He died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph’s Retirement Community.
Lucas Doeden
BLOOMFIELD - Services for Lucas Doeden, 18, of Plainview will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Brockhaus-Scott Funeral Home in Bloomfield with burial in the Bloomfield City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. He died Friday, June 9, 2006, at Plainview Area Health Services.
Edna Kelley
ALBION - Services for Edna K. Kelley, 93, of Albion will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Levander Funeral Home in Albion and after 6:30 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. wake service. Visitation will resume Monday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. She died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center. Memorials are suggested to the Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Albion.
Michael Lage
CARROLL - Services for Michael L. “Mike” Lage, 58, of Carroll will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Carroll with burial in the Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne with a 7 p.m. prayer service. He died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne.
Michael Larry Lage was born Aug. 14, 1947, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Maurice and Elaine (Spike) Lage. He attended school at Districts 18 and 71 and graduated from Wayne High School in 1965. He served with the U.S. Army from Nov. 29, 1966, until Nov. 19, 1968, in Germany and Vietnam.
Michael later attended trade school in Omaha. He was employed at Markel Ford and then Union Pacific in Omaha. He moved back to Carroll, then worked at Ellingson Motors and, until his illness, he worked at Michael’s Foods. Michael married
Linda Moon on June 21, 1971, and later divorced.
He was a member of Salem Methodist Church in Council Bluffs until transferring to the Carroll Methodist Church. Michael was a member of VFW Wayne Post 5291 and Carroll American Legion Post 165. He loved drag racing and was a member of NHRA.
Michael is survived by his daughter, Julie (Matt) Carper and son, Jason (Michelle) Lage, all of Omaha; two grandsons and two granddaughters; his mother, Elaine Lage of Carroll; one brother, Les (Cyndee) Lage of Wayne; sister-in-law, Vee Lage of Laurel; aunts and uncles, Ron (Joan) Lage, Ruby Hokamp, and Joyce (Earl) Lundahl, all of Wayne; nieces and nephews.
Michael was preceded in death by his father, Maurice, in 1998; and his brother, Rex, in 2000.
The Rev. Mary Tyler Browne will officiate.
Robert Mescher
ELGIN - Services for Robert E. Mescher, 66, of Elgin will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church with burial in the parish cemetery and military graveside rites. Visitation will be Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Huffman’s Brooks Chapel and after 7 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. wake service.
He died at his home on Thursday, June 8, 2006.
Ben Sanders
O’NEILL - Memorial visitation for Ben Sanders, 91, of O’Neill will be Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Biglin’s Mortuary here with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. by the Garfield Masonic Lodge 95 of O’Neill.
He died Friday, June 9, 2006, at the O’Neill Healthcare Center.
Calvin Spencer
LYNCH - Private graveside services for Calvin D. Spencer, 72, of Lynch were held at the Highland cemetery in Lynch on June 10, 2006. He died Monday, June 5, 2006, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Calvin Darnell Spencer was born on Dec. 30, 1933, to Walter and Rebecka Maude (Pinkerman) Spencer in Atkinson, Neb., the youngest of 13 children in the family. His childhood was spent with his much-loved Aunt Lottie and Uncle Bill Stauffer on the farm near Lynch. He attended grade school at country schools, later graduating from Lynch High School in 1951.
Following graduation, he spent several years in the Navy. After his discharge, he and several friends went to southern California where he lived until retiring in 1996 from Fred R. Rippy, Inc. where he worked as a machinist. He then returned “home” to Lynch.
He was married
to Connie Canet on April 4, 1960. To this union, four children were born, Debra, Elizabeth, John and Ann Marie. On Nov. 27, 1989, he married
Jeaninne (Sixta) Mlady in Santa Ana, Calif. He fell in love with computers the moment he got his first one and he got a great deal of satisfaction and enjoyment out of helping people solve their various computer problems.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Jeaninne; his children, Debra, Elizabeth, John and Ann Marie and their families; his stepsons, Greg and Todd Broekemier and their families; and his only remaining sibling, Velma Lee; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Richard Trowbridge
PAGE - Services for Richard Trowbridge, 80, of Page will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church with military graveside rites conducted at the Page Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill.
He died Friday, June 9, 2006, at Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital in O’Neill. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church.
Leroy Wittler
WINSIDE - Services for Leroy Wittler, 79 of Colorado, formerly of Winside, will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church here. Interment will be at Pleasant View cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Wayne.
He died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Estes Park Medical Center in Estes Park, Colo.
Donald Batenhorst
BEEMER - Services for Donald J. Batenhorst, 69, of West Point will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Beemer with burial in the church cemetery and military honors. Visitation will be until noon Friday at Stokely Funeral Home in West Point and 3-8 p.m. at the church with a wake at 7:30 p.m.
He died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Retirement Community in West Point.
Edna Kelley
ALBION - Edna K. Kelley, 93, of Albion died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Albion.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion with burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at Levander Funeral Home in Albion, after 6:30 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. wake and continue after 8:30 a.m. Monday at the church.
