Obituaries
'Peggy' Vlach
Jan 27, 2016
Faye E. “Peggy” Vlach, 82, of Scotia, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotia. The Rev. Mark Middendorf will officiate. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Scotia. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Peters...
Dorine J. Barnes
Jan 16, 2016
Dorine J. Barnes, 79, of St. Paul, formerly of Cotesfield, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Mike Fowler will officiate. Burial will be in the Cotesfield Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral...
Albert A. Ritz
Jan 4, 2016
Albert A. Ritz, 93, of Rockville, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Loup City. The Rev. Jim Koontz will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m....
Helen E. Stanczyk
Dec 31, 2015
Helen E. Stanczyk, 88, of Ashton, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at the Golden Living Center – Park Place in Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ashton. The Rev. Marty Egging will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Ashton. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to...
Ernie L. Kuszak
Dec 18, 2015
Ernest L. “Ernie” Kuszak, 84, of Loup City, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City. The Revs. Marty Egging and Mike McDermott will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4...
Nellie Woitaszewski
Dec 16, 2015
Nellie Woitaszewski, 93, of Kearney, formerly of Loup City, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society – St. John's in Kearney. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Marty Egging will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be Friday from...
Rodney R. Moraczewski
Nov 16, 2015
Rodney R. Moraczewski, 54, of Loup City, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at Hospice with Heart in Glenwood, Iowa. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Marty Egging will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be Monday from 9 a.m. until service time,...
Larry M. Garvel
Nov 12, 2015
Lawrence M. “Larry” Garvel, 64, of Ashton, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Ashton. The Rev. Tom Ryan will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Ashton. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church,...
Jean L. Jepson
Nov 3, 2015
Jean L. Jepson, 76, of Boelus, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at her home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church in Boelus. The Rev. Cat Love will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Peters Funeral Home of...
Lois L. Studley
Oct 29, 2015
Lois L. Studley, 96, of St. Paul, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Randall L. Dilts will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at...
Shirley A. Rock
Oct 21, 2015
Shirley A. Rock, 77, of St. Libory, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, surrounded by her family. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Libory's Catholic Church in St. Libory. The Rev. Sidney B. Bruggeman will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to...
Elaine L. (Hurt) Foster
Oct 20, 2015
Elaine L. (Hurt) Foster, 88, of St. Paul, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul., surrounded by her loving family. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Rayappa Konka will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be...
Mary M. Chelewski
Oct 19, 2015
Mary M. Chelewski, 94, of Loup City, formerly of Arcadia, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at Rose Lane Home in Loup City. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Marty Egging will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to...
Jay R. Ellston
Oct 17, 2015
Jay R. Ellston, 92, of St. Libory, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul, with graveside military honors by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul. Visitation will...
Russell W. Kelley
Oct 10, 2015
Russell W. Kelley, 31, of St. Paul, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic in St. Paul. The Revs. Rayappa Konka and Ray Kosmicki will be the celebrants. Burial will...
Ruth A. Spilinek
Sep 22, 2015
Ruth Adelle (Miller) Spilinek, 91, of St. Paul, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Revs. Rayappa Konka and Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Burial will be in the Elba Cemetery in Elba. Visitation will be...
Donna F. Plugge
Sep 16, 2015
Donna F. Plugge, 85, of Elba, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, unexpectedly at her home. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Grand Island. Steven D. Schreiner and Jeff J. Morro will officiate. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. Private family inurnment...
Blanche F. Novak
Sep 7, 2015
Blanche F. Novak, 89, of Loup City, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at CHI Health Saint Francis in Grand Island. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at St. Josaphat's Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Marty Egging will be celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Private family inurnment will be held in the Evergreen Cemetery...
Rosemarie T. Mrkvicka
Sep 7, 2015
Rosemarie T. Mrkvicka, 67, of St. Paul, formerly of Farwell, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Farwell, with the Revs. Rayappa Konka, Richard Piontkowski, Ray Kosmicki and Tom Ryan concelebrating the Mass. Burial will be in the St. Anthony's...
Myra K. Vogt
Aug 15, 2015
Myra K. Vogt, 61, of Elba, died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Graveside memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. The Rev. Thomas Clark will officiate. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Vogt was born on Aug....
