Obituaries
Joe Novak
Mar 10, 2011
– Joe Novak, 89, of Loup City, died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Rose Lane Home in Loup City. Mr. Novak chose to have his body cremated. A family memorial service will be held this summer. Peters Funeral Home of Loup City assisted the family. Mr. Novak was born on March 27, 1921, at Burwell, Nebraska, the son of...
Edwin J. "Eddie" Wojtalewicz
Feb 3, 2011
Edwin J. “Eddie” Wojtalewicz, 86, of St. Paul, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Private family inurnment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul at a later date....
Arthur D. "Art" Hart
Jan 26, 2011
Arthur D. “Art” Hart, 81, of St. Paul, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, at the Greeley Care Home in Greeley. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach. Visitation will be Sunday at the church from...
Howard B. Horak
Dec 12, 2010
Howard B. Horak, 91, of St. Libory, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Libory’s Catholic Church in St. Libory. The Revs. Sidney Bruggeman and James Janovec will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m....
Mary A. Kosch
Nov 27, 2010
Mary A. Kosch, 82, of St. Paul, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Carl Mogensen American Legion Auxiliary Unit 119 of St. Paul will conduct their honors at the church....
Melvin M. Mahrt
Nov 21, 2010
– Melvin M. Mahrt, 63, of Wolbach, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wolbach. The Rev. Joseph Javorsky and Vicar Casey Lieneman will officiate. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach with flag presentation by American Legion...
Mary B. Christensen
Nov 20, 2010
Mary B. Christensen, 90, of St. Paul, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Revs. Martha Voigt and Joel Rathbun will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be Tuesday from...
Darrell L. Smith
Nov 6, 2010
Darrell L. Smith, 82, of the Grand Island Veterans Home, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Private family graveside services will be held Wednesday in the Douglas Grove Cemetery, near Comstock. Pastor Don Schauda will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by Rogers C. West American Legion Post No. 220 of Comstock. There...
Alvin Kyhn
Nov 4, 2010
Alvin Kyhn, 92, of St. Paul, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at the Rose Lane Home in Loup City. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. The Rev. Delmar L. Unruh will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul Visitation will be Friday,...
James E. "Jim" Nelson
Nov 1, 2010
James E. “Jim” Nelson, 71, of St. Paul, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at his home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Thomas Clark 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...
Jeremy J. Moslander
Oct 30, 2010
Jeremy J. Moslander, 30, of Wood River, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peder’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nysted. Inurnment will be in the Nysted Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Mr. Moslander’s body was...
Ron D. Czaplewski
Oct 22, 2010
Ronald D. “Ron” Czaplewski, 62, of Loup City, died unexpectedly, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Marty L. Egging will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be Tuesday from...
James C. Stout
Oct 15, 2010
James C. Stout, 94, of St. Paul, died Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, at his home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Prior to services a rosary will be recited at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. Mr. Stout was born on...
Orel "Bud" Hefner
Oct 5, 2010
Orel “Bud” Hefner, 87, of St. Libory, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at the VA Medical Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Worms. The Rev. Craig K. Niemeier will officiate. Burial will be in the Norwegian Cemetery northwest of Worms, with graveside military honors by American Legion Post 120 of...
Leona Villora Twehous
Sep 30, 2010
Leona Villora Twehous, 81, of North Mankato, Minnesota, formerly of St. Paul, NE, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at Immanuel St. Josephs Hospital in Mankato, after an extended illness. Leona chose to have her body cremated. Her husband Virgil is experiencing some health problems at this time. Therefore a memorial service is being planned for a later date with inurnment...
Jeanette M. Koperski
Sep 27, 2010
Jeanette M. Koperski, 80, of Farwell, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Farwell. The Rev. Sidney B. Bruggeman will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery near Farwell. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8...
Florence Marie Juel
Sep 10, 2010
Florence M. Juel, 93, of St. Paul, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, at the Heritage Living Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. James Murphy will officiate. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will...
Shirley Ann Matousek
Sep 4, 2010
Shirley A. Matousek, 78, of St. Paul, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Joseph Javorsky and Vicar Casey Lieneman will officiate. Legion Auxiliary honors will be conducted by Carl Mogensen American Legion Auxiliary Unit...
Freda B. Barrett
Aug 7, 2010
Freda B. Barrett, 92, of Lincoln, formerly of Loup City and Grand Island, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at The Monarch in Lincoln. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gollaher Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Melanie Adams will officiate. Inurnment will be in the church columbarium. There will be no visitation....
Frances J. Svoboda
Jul 30, 2010
Frances J. Svoboda, 81, of St. Paul, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Joel Rathbun will officiate. Mrs. Svoboda’s body will be cremated following the service. Private family inurnment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St....
