Obituaries
Dale R. Christiansen
Nov 18, 2023
Beloved husband and father, Dale Richard Christiansen, 92, of Dannebrog, passed from this world peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Dannebrog Fire Hall. Rev. Bob Carlsen will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the United...
Mary Lou Christensen
Nov 16, 2023
Mary Lou Christensen, 88, of St. Paul, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.
Funeral Services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. John Doolittle will officiate. Burial will be at 12 noon in the Grand Island City Cemetery.
Visitation will be Tuesday...
Janice Ann Jelinek
Nov 14, 2023
Janice Ann Jelinek, 76, of St. Paul, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Vince Parsons will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.
Visitation...
Willard Paul Kunze
Nov 11, 2023
Willard P. Kunze, 83, of Palmer, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Palmer. The Rev. John Doolittle will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the...
Donna Rae Bandt
Nov 3, 2023
Donna Rae Bandt, 70, of Wolbach, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Vince Parsons will celebrate the Mass. Inurnment will be at the Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach.
Visitation...
Bryan J. Mahrt
Oct 30, 2023
Bryan J. Mahrt, 45, of Wolbach, died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wolbach. Vicar Abigail Vetick will officiate. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach.
Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m....
Terry M. Mostek
Oct 27, 2023
Terry M. Mostek, 67, of Ashton, died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in...
Darwin R. Lee
Oct 20, 2023
Darwin R. Lee, 78, of St. Paul, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, surrounded by his loving family.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Susan Murithi will officiate. Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. at the Evergreen...
Alan Lee Bolich
Oct 12, 2023
Alan Lee Bolich, 64, of Loup City, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City...
Frank E. Butler
Oct 5, 2023
Frank E. Butler, 83, of St. Paul, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul, with his loving wife at his side.
Liturgy of the word memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski will officiate.
Inurnment will be...
Jackie Kay Roux
Oct 3, 2023
Jacquetta Kay (Jurzenski) Roux, 72, of Denver, CO, formerly of Central Nebraska, passed away, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, surrounded by her family, at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO.
Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Sheri Lodel will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand...
Betty Jane Scheer
Sep 12, 2023
Betty Jane (Glause) Scheer, 95, of St. Paul, formerly of St. Libory, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Worms. The Rev. Craig K. Niemeier will officiate. Burial will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Worms.
Visitation will be from...
Mary Beth Tesmer
Sep 3, 2023
Mary Beth Tesmer, 68, of St. Paul, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, at her home, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. John Doolittle will officiate. The Nebraska Nurse Honor Guard will also pay tribute to Mary. A private family...
Marlene Ruth Stark
Aug 28, 2023
Marlene R. Stark, 78, of Grand Island, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island.
Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Adam Snoberger will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 to...
Judith M. O'Gorman
Aug 17, 2023
There is a lot less laughter and a little less gossip in Wolbach following the passing of one of the Greeley County community’s longtime residents Thursday evening.
Judith “Judy” Marlene O’Gorman passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at CHI Health—Lakeside in Omaha, with her family by her side. Judy’s death came a day after her seventieth birthday,...
Zachary M. Lepant
Aug 15, 2023
Zachary M. “Zach” Lepant, 28, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, the result of an automobile accident in Merrick County, near Central City.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Carl Eliason will officiate. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.
Visitation...
Dewayne D. Barleen
Aug 8, 2023
Dewayne D. Barleen, 86, of St. Paul, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul, just one day short of his 87th birthday.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Vince Parsons will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.
Visitation...
Mark D. Volkl
Aug 4, 2023
Mark D. Volkl, 72, of Grand Island, formerly of St. Libory, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at CHI Health St. Francis Skilled Care in Grand Island.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Grand Island with the Revs. Donald Buhrman, Sid Bruggeman, and James Janovec concelebrating the Mass,...
Terrance O. "Terry" Samuelson
Aug 4, 2023
Terrance O. "Terry" Samuelson age 76, of Grand Island, NE passed away on Friday, August 4th, 2023 at Crane Garden’s Memory Care with his beloved wife by his side.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul, NE. Father Vince Parsons, with concelebrant, Father Vijumon...
John J. Preisendorf, III
Aug 2, 2023
John J. “J.J.” Preisendorf, III, 49, of St. Paul, died unexpectedly at his home, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.
Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Sid Bruggeman will officiate.
The family will greet friends 1 hour before time of services at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested...
