Funeral Services for Marjorie J. Long, age 83, of O’Neill, NE will be 10:30 AM Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the Inman Community Church in Inman, NE. Private family burial. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5-7 PM at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill, NE with a Prayer Service at 7 PM. She passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, NE. Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill is in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie is survived by her children and spouses; Sherri Ahlers and husband Don of Clearwater, NE, Kenneth Hanson and wife Cyndi of North Platte, NE, Peggy Howe and husband Richard of O’Neill, NE and Karol Thiele and husband Ron of Clearwater, NE; 15 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 3 brothers; Roy Stamp and wife JoAnn of Callaway, NE, Pete Stamp and wife Joan of Inman, NE, Jerry Stamp and wife Sharon of Clearwater, NE and one sister, Judy Thonedel and husband JoeJohn of Checotah, OK. Mass of Christian Burial for Germaine Berry, age 97, of Neligh, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2019, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Neligh. Reverend Pat Nields will be Celebrant, with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Neligh.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church, with a 7:00 p.m. Wake Service. Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements. Germaine died Monday, July 8, 2019, at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Germaine Gwendolyn (Schmidt) Berry was born near Windhorst, Kansas on June 8, 1922, to Esther and Rudolph Schmidt. She grew up and attended school in Kansas, graduating from high school in 1940 at Burns, Kansas. Germaine graduated from Halstead Hospital School of Nursing in 1943 and began her career as a Registered Nurse. In 1945, she married Lewis “Si” Berry. After living in Topeka, Kansas, where their oldest daughter Diane was born in 1946, they moved to Orchard, Nebraska and began farming. After Si was discharged from the Army at the end of World War II, two more daughters were born, Karen in 1949 and Sheila in 1952. Germaine worked as a RN at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh until retiring in 1985. Germaine continued to volunteer at the hospital after she retired. She was an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, serving as a Eucharistic Minster. Her hobbies included quilting, playing the piano, playing cards, and bingo. Germaine was also a member of the Highlanders Extension Club for many years. She belonged to other organizations as well including, the American Legion Auxiliary, a bridge club, and pitch card clubs. Germaine lived the last seven years of her life at The Willows assisted living facility in Neligh, where she continued to play bridge and bingo. Germaine was preceded in death by her parents; sisters; husband, and two daughters, Diane and Sheila. She is survived by her daughter, Karen; four grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Robert "Bob" W. Pick, age 83, of Ogallala, NE, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Perkins County Hospital in Grant, NE.
Bob was born to Lloyd and Helen (Reefe) on December 25, 1935 in Antelope County. Bob was raised on a farm North of Royal, NE by his grandparents, Bill and Anna Reefe along the Verdigre Creek. He loved the farm and the animals. His grandfather gave him his first horse when he was 4 years old, and always had at least 1 horse until his health got bad. On October 31, 1953 he was united in marriage to his High School Sweetheart, Alice "Lou" (Mlnarik) Pick at O'neil, NE. The couple resided in Royal, NE. This year would have marked their 66th Anniversary. As a young teenager, he and a friend would ride their horses over the neighbors pasture, herding cattle. That area is now known as the Ashfall Fossil Bed Historical Park. They never knew the pre historical animals that existed underneath. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and one of his best times was fishing at Lake McCounaughy with a friend catching large Walleye fish. Bob talked about that day for a long time after. Bob and his son, Rick were very active with the Jefferson County Westernaires in Colorado. This is a club for young boys and girls and they performed various drills on horseback and Bob taught a class on riding. The club put on shows all over Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and into Canada. Bob and his wife, Lou enjoyed being hosts at Lewis and Clark Lake in the summer months and meeting so many people from all over the country. He enjoyed his work at Coors Ceramic in Golden, CO as a senior buyer and retired after 26 years. Bob always said he bought everything for the company from copy paper to gold. Every day was something new and he enjoyed his co-workers. He is preceded in death by 1 son, Rick Pick; his parents; a step-father, Hank Rice; grandparents; 1 sister, Jolene Taylor; 4 half-brothers, RoDean, Richard, Jim and Mike Rice; 2 half-sisters, Nadine Dredge, and Lavonne Moreno; and his mother and father-in-law, Alice and Alois Mlnarik. Bob is survived by his wife, Lou Pick, of Ogallala; 4 sister-in-laws, Audrey (Mike) McDaniel, of Alamogordo, NM; Patty (Gary) Charf, of Ft. Lupton, CO; Cindy Rice, of Neligh, NE; Beverly Rice, of Silvis, IL; 1 brother-in-law, Lyle Dredge; 1 half-brother, George Pick, of New Market, IA; and many nieces and nephews. He will be truly missed by many. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019 in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ogallala with Pastor John Stubenrouch officiating. Interment of the cremains will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left by signing the Guest Book at www.drauckerfuneralhome.com. Services will be live streamed. Draucker Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Funeral Services for Glenn “Buster” Wolfe age 95, of Clearwater, Ne were 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater with Pastor Daniel Feusse, Officiating. Music was provided by Hannah Feusse. Burial will be in Clearwater Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by Clearwater American Legion Post #267 and Legion Riders. Pallbearers were Cory Allemang, Brian Wolfe, Sam Hochstein, Adam Wolfe, Andy Wolfe, David Sehi, and Alex Spanger. Visitation was from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 8, 2019 at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Buster passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at his home. In lieu of flowers Memorials are asked of your choice or to the family for their discretion. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com
Glenn (Buster) Harold Wolfe was born April 4,1924 to Archie (Mike) and Ruth (Jones) Wolfe. He grew up on the family farm with sisters Norma Jeane, Maedean and brother Larry. He attended country School until 8th grade and quit to help on the family farm. In May of 1944, Wolfe was drafted into the Army and received basic training at Camp Roberts in California. On January 1945, he shipped out to Italy where he served in the 10th Mountain Division. On May 1st he was injured by shrapnel from a mortar shell. Wolfe went to Fort Simmons Hospital in Denver, Colorado to recuperate for nine months before returning to the family farm in rural Clearwater. He received the Purple Heart, Good Conduct, and Sharp Shooter Medals. On June 8,1947 he was united in marriage to Elsie Lange at Concordia Lutheran Church. They were blessed with eight children Dale, Gary, Sue, Janet, Mike, Mary, Diane, and Cindy. They farmed until 1964 when they moved to Clearwater and went to work at John Deere setting up machinery. He retired in March 1986. He also enjoyed hunting, reading, and crossword puzzles. Buster was a charter member of Clearwater American Legion Post 267 when it was established in 1948. He was presented with a 70 year continuous membership certificate this past year. Survived by his wife, Elsie and children, Gary (Janet) Wolfe, of Clearwater, NE; Sue Hochstein of Hartington, NE; Janet Allemang of Clearwater, NE; Mike (Sheila) Wolfe of Norfolk, NE; Mary (Terry) Makelin of Freeman, SD; Diane Price (Will Schaller) of Norfolk, NE; Cindy (Allen) Spangler of Emmet, NE; daughter-in-law, Carol Wolfe of Neligh, NE. 33 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren. Sister, Maedean Peters of Norfolk, NE. Preceded in death by parents; son Dale; grandson Patrick. Son-in-laws, Jim Hochstein and Roy Price. Brother, Larry and sisters Norma Jeane Wilcox. 4 brothers and 2 sisters in infancy. Funeral Services for Vesta May Newman, age 93, formerly of Inman and Stuart, will be Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 10:30 am at the Seger Funeral Home in Atkinson with burial in the Stuart Community Cemetery in Stuart, NE. Visitation will be Monday, July 8, 2019 from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Seger Funeral Home in Atkinson with a 7 pm Prayer Service Monday evening. Vesta died July 3, 2019, at the Lexington Assisted Living in Lincoln.
Vesta is survived by one son Herbert "Butch" Newman III of Orchard, NE; Daughters: Patricia McLain & husband Bill of Marshalltown, IA; Dorothy Burianek and husband Dwayne of Lincoln, NE, Earla Carlson and husband Ron of Neligh, NE; and Dr. Dianna Newman and husband Gary Clure of Gering, NE; along with 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life for Michael D. Rice age 66 of Neligh will be July 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Oakdale Community Center in Oakdale, NE. Beyer Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mike passed away on May 30, 2019 at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.beyersnidermemorialfh.com
Michael DeWayne Rice was born on February 7, 1953 to Henry and Helen (Reefe) Rice at Plainview, Nebraska. He graduated from Tilden High School with the Class of 1973. He was united in marriage to Cindy Wulf on April 22, 1978 in Norfolk. Mike worked at Carharts, Tinsley Grain, Beef of America, and retired in 2008. He enjoyed hunting, grilling, collecting semis trucks, and fishing. Spending time with family and grandchildren. He was a member of the Neligh Lions Club. Survived by his wife, Cindy of Neligh, NE. Daughters: KikiMarie (Jarrod) Reese of Stanton, NE; Nikki (Vince) Kallhoff of Oakdale, NE; and Kala (Kyle) Pelster of Elgin, NE. Grandchildren: Alek, Corah, Olivia, Lexie, Gage, Evin, Logann, and Brycen. Brother, Bob and Louise Pick of Ogalla, NE and Bev Rice or Slivis, IL. Brother-in-law, Lyle Dredge of Neligh, Ne. Many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents. Brothers: RoDean, Richard, Jim, Patrick (infancy). Sister, Nadine, Jolene, and LaVonne. Nephew, Rick and brother-in-law, Leo and Boyd. Memorial services for Dixie L. Hood, age 63, of Meadow Grove, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norfolk, Nebraska. Elder John Vaught will officiate, with burial at a later date.
Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements. Dixie died Thursday, June 27, 2019. Dixie Lee Hood, daughter of Lyle and Elsa (Downs) Mather, was born January 4, 1956, at Norfolk, Nebraska. She attended country school District #14 through the sixth grade and graduated from Elkhorn Valley High School. Dixie was married to Terry Dean Hood on November 17, 1977, at the Lutheran Church in Neligh, Nebraska. Together they had five children, Travis, Theresa, Kara, Katherine, and Bridget. Dixie lived in the Tilden/Meadow Grove area most of her life. She worked at Dale Electronics in Norfolk, White Way Café in Meadow Grove, and at the Tilden Hospital until it closed. Dixie was presently working at Prairie View Assisted Living in Tilden. Dixie was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses most of her adult life. Her faith in Jehovah’s promises was the core of her life. Dixie loved gardening, cooking, helping others, family gatherings, and most importantly spending quality time with her grandchildren. Dixie died June 27, 2019, at Meadow Grove, Nebraska at the age of 63. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Terry Dean Hood; children, Theresa (Tim)Weston of Mustang, Oklahoma, Kara (Don) Roberts of Portland, Oregon, Katherine Hood (Jeff Tiedtke) of Battle Creek, Nebraska, and Bridget (Nick) Schmidt of Bartlett, Nebraska; grandchildren, Tia Weston, Franklin Schmidt, Hoyt and Huntlee Tiedtke, and Ailea Roberts; siblings, Debi (Tim) Eggers of Kissee Mills, Missouri, Vickie (Lynn) Moore of Tilden, Christy (Doug) Bayne of Meadow Grove, and Tracy (Stan) Darbro of Bowie, Maryland; mother-in-law, Darlene Hood of Neligh; brothers-in-law, Bill Schroeder of Stanton and Tim Hood (Tammy Maynard) of Neligh; sisters-in-law, Linda McKay of Columbus, Karen Moore (Mike Vyhidal) of Columbus, Laurie (Lester) Noyes of Entiat, Washington, and Amber Hood of Hannibal, Missouri; and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Travis Mather; granddaughter, Tyla Weston; parents, Lyle and Elsa Mather; sister, Beverly Schroeder; and father-in-law, Dean Hood. Funeral Services for Dorrence M. Hobbs, age 82, of Lincoln, NE formerly of Ewing, NE will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the United Methodist Presbyterian Church in Ewing, NE.
Burial will follow in the Ewing Cemetery with Military Honors by the Ewing American Legion Sanders Post #214. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill, NE. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Dorrence passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Bryan Medical Center-East Campus in Lincoln. Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill is in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his children and spouses; Marcus Hobbs and wife Gwen of Ewing, NE, Pamela Klabenes and husband Bill of Lincoln, NE, Anita Campbell and husband Brian of Lincoln, NE, Natalie Hobbs of Lincoln, NE and Shelly Hobbs of O’Neill, NE. 14 Grandchildren; 39 great grandchildren; brother, Dwayne Hobbs of Ewing, NE, sisters in law, Janell (Hoke) Hobbs of Ewing, NE and Darlene Hobbs of Waverly, NE; many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee Albert and Mildred (Harding) Hobbs, wife Barbara, brothers, Bill, Mick and Bob, sisters, Elsie and Lois, a baby in-infancy, daughter in law Peggy (Beed) Hobbs and grandson Sam Hobbs. Funeral services for Roger A. Henery, age 74, of Plainview will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 25th at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Plainview. Roger A. Henery departed this world on June 21, 2019 for his eternal home in heaven. Roger was born December 6, 1944 in Plainview, Nebraska to Charles (Clem) and Fern (Michaelson) Henery. On April 1, 1956 he was brought to the waters of Holy Baptism at Antelope Creek Methodist Church, rural Elgin, Nebraska where later in life he was also confirmed. He graduated from Neligh/Oakdale in 1961. Roger enlisted in the Army National Guard in April of 1966 and served his country honorably for six years. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, gardening and tinkering on equipment. He traveled more than 3,000,000 miles across our beautiful country as an over the road truck driver – further deepening his love for our great nation. Roger will forever be remembered as an honest, kind and loving man. Roger is survived by his wife of 23 years Brenda (Spatz) Henery. They were joined in marriage on June 8, 1996 at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. Other survivors are three sons: Troy Henery, Heyworth, IL; Curtis (Alison) Henery, Lennox, SD; and James Henery, Clearwater, FL; stepchildren: Michael Kuhl, Plainview; James (Teresa) Kuhl, Creighton; Jennifer (Robert) Nelson, Plainview; Heather (Travis) Stacken, Creighton; and Dawn (Michael) Countryman, Lincoln. Siblings: Kay (Tim) Gilfert, Norfolk; Claudia (Tim) Brown, Oakdale; and Joe (Cheryl) Henery, Norfolk; a bushel of grandchildren and a basketful of great-grandchildren. Numerous friends and other family members. Funeral services for Clifford Nelson, age 86, of Neligh, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Rosedale Covenant Church in Bristow, Nebraska. Reverend Joel Wentworth will officiate, with burial in Rosedale Covenant Cemetery in Bristow.
Military Honors will be provided by American Legion Post 78. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Spencer, Nebraska, with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service. Clifford died Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital in O’Neill, Nebraska. Clifford D. Nelson was born September 5, 1932, to Fred and Ethel (Martenson) Nelson at Winner, South Dakota. He attended the first eight years of school at a rural school in Carter, South Dakota. In the spring of 1946, Clifford’s family moved to Bristow, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at Rosedale Covenant Church in Bristow. Clifford graduated from the eighth grade at Rosedale School and later graduated from Bristow High School in 1950. He served in the Korean War from 1953 until 1955. When he returned from serving in the Army, he worked in trucking for a few years and then he farmed for the rest of his life until he retired in the late 1900’s. In 1957, Clifford moved to the Baker Community. In 1970, Clifford purchased the family farm north of Bristow. He moved to Neligh, Nebraska in 2006. On January 16, 1960, Clifford married Delores Wells and they were blessed with one daughter, Diane Kay. Clifford enjoyed watching the crops grow, sometimes checking them every day. He also enjoyed making things with the welder, even making a few tools to fit whatever he needed. He was always available to help his neighbors. Clifford was a member of the American Legion for 32 years. He served on the elevator board for several years and also was Sunday School treasurer for several years. He loved reading western books and spending time with his wife and daughter and the sheltie dogs that he had. He leaves to mourn his wife, Delores; brother, Oliver (Lorraine) Nelson; his special daughter-like friend, Rhonda Moehlenhoff; brothers-in-law, Lyle (Shirley) Wells, Will (Jan) Wells, Don (Carol) Wells, and Albert (Marla) Wells; sisters-in-law, Etta Mae Olson, Mary (Ron) Sutton, Anna (Jerome) Ertz, and Rilla (Francis) Hanzlik; and many nieces, nephews, and their families. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Diane; parents, Fred and Ethel; brother, Kenneth; father and mother-in-law, Clifford and Lala Wells; and brothers-in-law, Bob Wells and Warren Olson. |
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