U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Melvin Vanevery
NIOBRARA - Services are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home for Melvin Vanevery, 90, Niobrara. He died Friday at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Myrtle White
LAUREL - Services for Myrtle White, 101, Laurel, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at the United Methodist Church here. The Rev. J.C. Browne will officiate with burial in the Laurel Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Sunday at Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Home in Laurel with the family present 6-8 p.m. She died Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel.
Dwight Miller
Memorial services for Dwight H. Miller, 78, Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk. The Rev. Ray Wilke will officiate. His body was donated to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for research. Howser-Fillmer Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Miller died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.
Mark Deffenbaugh
Services are pending at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton, S.D., for Mark Deffenbaugh, 45, Yankton, who died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, in a traffic accident near Tyndall, S.D.
Olive Flannery
ATKINSON - Services for Olive Flannery, 87, Atkinson, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The Rev. Luke Steffes will officiate with rites by the Atkinson American Legion at the parish cemetery. Vistation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday with a rosary at 4 p.m. and wake at 7 p.m. at Seger Funeral Home. She died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Good Samaritan Center.
Art Kuhlman
BLOOMFIELD - Services are pending at Brockhaus Funral Home for Art Kuhlman, 91, Bloomfield, who died Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at Good Samaritan Center.
Jeanette Leapley
RANDOLPH - Services for Jeanette P. Leapley, 89, Randolph, will be at St. Frances Catholic Church on Saturday Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The Rev. Ron Battiato will officiate. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday with a 3 p.m. Christian Mothers rosary and 7:30 p.m. wake at Johnson Funeral Home in Randolph. She died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home.
Rodney Lilja
NEWMAN GROVE - Services for Rodney Lilja, 85, Newman Grove, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Rosehill Free Church here. The Rev. Clifford Branson will officiate with burial in Hope Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 73. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Newman Grove Memorial Funeral Home. He died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Boone County Health Center in Albion.
Willis Pelter
COLUMBUS - Services for Willis C. Pelter, 87, Columbus, will be Saturday, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. at Gass-Haney Funeral Home. The Rev. Douglas Zurek will officiate with burial in Bethany Lutheran cemetery at Lindsay. Visitation will be Friday until 7 p.m. and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Robert Pfeifer
Services for Robert A. Pfeifer, 60, Dwight, were Tuesday at Assumption Catholic Church in Dwight. The Rev. Loras Grell officiated and burial was in St. Francis Center Cemetery. Butherus, Maser and Love Funeral Home of Lincoln was in charge of the arrangements. He died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.
Victor Sedivy
VERDIGRE - Services for Victor Sedivy, 99, Verdigre, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at the Methodist Church here. The Rev. Tim Pratt will officiate with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Sunday at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Verdigre. He died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at Alpine Village in Verdigre.
Joe Sharp
ALBION - Services for Joe E. Sharp, 77, Albion, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the United Methodist Church. The Rev. Terry Otto will officiate with burial in the Looking Glass cemetery and military rites by American Legion Post 162 and VFW Post 736. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at Levander Funeral Home. He died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center.
Leona Greckel
WEST POINT - Services for Leona Greckel, 85, West Point, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert Hedtke officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be until 8:30 p.m. Friday at Stokely Funeral Home with family present 5-7 p.m. VFW and American Legion Auxiliary rites will be at 7 p.m. She died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Scribner.
Leon Keyes
Services for Leon V. Keyes, 63, Norfolk, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the New Lutheran cemetery with military rites by American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644. The Rev. Wayne Reynolds will officiate. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Stonacek Funeral Chapel. He died Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, at Faith Regional Health Services after an acute illness.
Dwight Miller
Memorial services for Dwight H. Miller, 78, Norfolk, are pending at Howser-Fillmer Mortuary in Norfolk. He died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. His body has been donated to the University of Nebraska to aid medical research.
Blanche Olsen
Services for Blanche C. Olsen, 84, Norfolk, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Home for Funerals. The Rev. Lee Weander will officiate and burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She died at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2004.
Carl Ganz
VERDIGRE - Services for Carl "Sonny" Ganz, 82, Winnetoon, will be Saturday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home here. The Rev. Norman Prather will officiate with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton. Mr. Ganz died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Creighton Area Health Services.
Thomas Goeken
WEST POINT - Services for Thomas Goeken, 82, West Point, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at St. Mary's Catholic Church here. Burial will be in St. Michael's cemetery with military rites by the West Point VFW post. Visitation will be until 8:30 p.m. Thursday, with a 7 p.m. wake, at Stokely Funeral Home. He died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Colonial Haven in Beemer.
Julius Hoffmann
Amelia Hoffmann
PIERCE - Services for Julius Hoffmann, 87, and his sister, Amelia Hoffmann, 89, were Thursday, Oct. 28, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The Rev. Jerry Connealy officiated with burial in the parish cemetery. They died Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, in a traffic accident in Cuming County. Stonacek Memorial Chapel was in charge.
Rodney Lilja
NEWMAN GROVE - Services are pending at Newman Grove Memorial Funeral Home for Rodney Lilja, 85, Newman Grove, who died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Boone County Health Center.
