Memorial services for Cameron Satterley, age 14, of Bloomfield, Nebraska are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
Mass of Christian Burial for Eva Maule, age 98, of Bloomfield, Nebraska will be 10:00 a.m. May 18, 2019, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Bloomfield. Reverend Tim Podraza will be Celebrant, with private family burial in Bloomfield City Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements. Eva was born February 13, 1921, on her family farm near Verdigre, Nebraska. She died May 5, 2019, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Bloomfield, where she was a resident for two months. The distance is scarcely 35 miles, but in her 98 years Eva's life embraced and nourished five children, Donna (Bill Marvel), Dean Maule (Linda Bliemeister), Joan (Dan Anderson), Diana (Kelvin Peters), and Jeanne (Doug Kauth); thirteen grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and countless friends who knew and loved her, near and far. She was born Eva Viola Sukup, brought into the world by her grandmother Skokan, who was the official midwife, a profession followed later by Eva's mother. The youngest in a family of six children - four boys two girls - Eva decided after a year in high school in Verdigre to become a teacher, but after two years of training in Creighton, changed her mind and returned to Verdigre to finish high school. At a dance at ZCBJ Dance Hall in Verdigre, she met Donald Maule, a young man from Bloomfield with Clark Gable good looks. Eva was a redhead who, like Don, enjoyed dancing, and a spark was struck. Don was drafted into the U.S Army and shipped off to boot camp. Returning home on leave, the couple was married at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church March 18,1943. Don was next assigned to medic surgical tech training in Leadville, CO. Eva followed and worked as a waitress in a local cafe. Don was next sent to Los Angeles for shipping out to the Aleutian Islands, Eva stayed in Los Angeles with her sister and worked in a bowling alley until Don was sent to Germany. Eva was then called home to help with her father, who was dying from cancer. There the couple's first child, Donna, was born. After the war, Eva and Don rented land by Verdigre and farmed together with Eva's brothers. Eva saved all the money Don sent home in Army pay and bought a tractor and plow. Their first house was a one room log cabin, that was then added onto later. NO electricity, no running water, or bathroom facilities. A very meager first home. There Dean was born. Within a few years the couple bought a farm near Center, where two more children were born, Joan and Diana, Joan in her uncle's new car going 90 mph, delivered by Eva's mother, the midwife's last baby she birthed. Don was out stacking hay too far away to fetch. The couple moved once more, to Don's parents' home place near Bloomfield, where Jeanne, their youngest child, was born. To those who remember them, they were more than a married couple, they were partners. It was not unusual to see her in jeans and a farmer's cap pitching hay in the feed bunks, while Don was doing other chores. In fact, she could do almost everything that Don could do, and more, in cow calving or preparations for one of her daughter's wedding suppers. Yet there was always time for children and grandchildren. After Don was diagnosed with cancer, they moved to the town of Bloomfield, in the fall, and bought the house of Eva's dreams, a brick house with a level lawn. Don died next January, but Eva continued to flourish with city living, a Yard of the Month sign posted for months at a time. She had a true love for flowers. She was a faithful member of St. Andrews, enjoyed helping with fall fund-raiser and Altar Society duties. Eva enjoyed the VFW auxiliary, played cards with three different groups, and crocheting. She was an avid reader of Western novels, especially Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey. She remained active and alert almost to the end, hoping to outlive her oldest living relative, which she did by one month. She died at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Bloomfield on Sunday May 5. Eva was preceded in death by her parents; sister and brothers; husband, Don; daughter, Donna; and granddaughter, Carrie. Funeral services for Lawrence H. Lauck, age 95, of Wausa, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2019, at Golgotha Lutheran Church in rural Wausa. Reverend Jerome Leckband will officiate, with burial in Golgotha Lutheran Cemetery in rural Wausa.
Military Honors will be provided by Osmond American Legion Post 326 and Sons of the American Legion. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Wausa. Lawrence died Monday, May 6, 2019, at Osmond General Hospital in Osmond, Nebraska. Pallbearers will be Steven Lind, Tyler Robinson, Benjamin Lauck, Timothy Lauck, Joshua Lauck, Michael Husted, Jared Lauck, and Derek Lauck. Honorary pallbearers will be Jennifer (Lind) Matthes, Dr. Corrine Kliment-Englert, Jolene (Kliment) Morrison, Rita (Husted) Ryan, Elisa Robinson, Kyah (Lauck) Broders, Emily Lauck, and Heather (Lauck) Gatlin. Lawrence Henry Fredrick Lauck was born on May 5, 1924, near Ash Creek, Minnesota to William C. and Ella C. (Rockman) Lauck. He became a child of God through baptism on May 27, 1924, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Steen, Minnesota by Pastor Theodore Goehle. On July 9, 1939, Lawrence renewed his baptismal vows through confirmation at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota by Reverend Hauser. His confirmation verse was Revelation 3:20. He attended school through the tenth grade in Luverne, Minnesota. On November 17, 1944, Lawrence enlisted in the Navy. He was assigned to the USS Lawrence. Later, he was assigned to the USS Sevier. He was discharged from the Navy on July 14, 1946. On August 28, 1949, Lawrence was united in marriage to Audrey Corrine Frevert at Golgotha Lutheran Church near Wausa, Nebraska. They lived and farmed near Bigelow, Minnesota before settling on a farm southwest of Wausa where they raised six children. Lawrence was a devoted Christian and gave service to his church as elder, trustee, and usher. His children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were the pride and joy of his life. He was also a devoted farmer and took pride in his work. He and Audrey shared a hobby of loom rug making and Lawrence enjoyed restoring many pedal tractors which looked brand new when he was done with them. Survivors include his six children, Brenda Lind and her husband, Rich of Osmond, Barbara Kliment and her husband, Gary of Lincoln, Loren and Kathryn of Bloomfield, Carla Shearon of Bloomfield, Kevin and Tammy Lauck of Bloomfield, and Kristine Robinson and her husband, Jerry of Wayne; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, LaVonne Peters of Wood River and Lois Frevert of Bloomfield; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Audrey; brothers and sisters-in-law, Herman and Arlynn Lauck and Virgil and Arlene Lauck; sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and John Janssen; brothers-in-law, Clifton Frevert and Luther Peters; grandson, Jeffrey Kliment; and granddaughter, Susan Lind. Funeral services for Lawrence Gieselman, age 90, of Bloomfield, Nebraska was held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2019, at Christ Memorial United Methodist Church in Bloomfield. Reverend Lynde Linde will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield City Cemetery.
Military Honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4996, American Legion Post 249, Army National Guard Honor Guard, and American Legion Riders. Visitation was Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements. Lawrence died Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Norfolk Veterans Home in Norfolk, Nebraska. Lawrence Gieselman was born on May 23, 1928, the third of five children of Henry and Clara Gieselman. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomfield. Lawrence grew up on the family farm southwest of Bloomfield. In 1935, his father became seriously ill and Lawrence took on a heavy load of the farm responsibilities at an early age. Although he enjoyed school, his parents decided he was needed on the farm full time and would not be able to attend high school. Lawrence’s 13th birthday was his final day of formal education. He also finished the spring plowing the same day. In 1950, he was asked to play Santa Claus at a country school Christmas program. Through this event, he was introduced to Virginia Kane and they began a courtship. However, this budding relationship was interrupted when Lawrence was drafted into the Army in March 1951. After basic training in Missouri and diesel mechanic’s school in Washington D.C., he shipped off to Korea in late 1951. He spent 1952 in Korea serving with the Core of Engineers in the “Punch Bowl” area building roads and servicing equipment in support of the combat units. He rose to the rank of staff sergeant. Later in life Lawrence would comment about his time in the military, “I didn’t want to go, but I’m proud I did.” He returned to Bloomfield in January 1953 and immediately rekindled his relationship with his sweetheart, Virginia Kane. In May they eloped to Kansas City and were married on May 29, 1953, a marriage that would last 62 years. Lawrence returned to farming and in 1954 the young couple moved to the farm where he had grown up. The farming operation included swine, chickens, shorthorn cattle, and a variety of crops. Lawrence and Virginia raised four children, Warren, Grant, Marlene, and Rod. They faithfully attended the First United Methodist Church in Bloomfield. In 1967, he became a substitute rural mail carrier which helped supplement the farm income. In 1981, he become a full-time mail carrier and phased out of farming over the next several years. He retired from the Postal Service in 1992. Lawrence and Virginia enjoyed many years of active retirement. They enjoyed camping, playing cards, and making friends wherever they went. Their travels took them to all 50 states. Lawrence had many hobbies including reading, woodworking, stained glass, and antique cars and tractors. Lawrence served his community as a member of the American Legion, Co-op Board, Farm Bureau Board, 4-H Leader, and Band Parent. As a member of the First United Methodist Church Board, he was instrumental in establishing the scholarship fund. He will be sorely missed by his family. We loved him for his kind heart and patience. We were awed by his brilliance and creativity. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Lawrence passed away on April 24, 2019, at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by wife, Virginia; parents, Henry and Clara Gieselman; sister, Shirley Kumm; sister, Rachel and her husbands, Aaron Mumm and Vernon Carlow; and son-in-law, David Meyer. Lawrence is survived by son, Warren and wife Tammy; son, Grant and wife JoAnn; daughter, Marlene Welch and husband Peter; son, Rod and wife Debbie; his younger siblings, Richard Gieselman and wife Norma, and Fern Svehla and husband Bob; brother-in-law, Lawrence Kumm; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family recommends that memorials be given to the Bloomfield Veteran’s Memorial, C/O Joe Skrivan, 504 East Bazile Street, Bloomfield, NE 68718. Funeral services for Darrel Walton, age 69, of Wayne, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Verdigre, Nebraska. Reverend Lynde Linde will officiate, with burial in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery in Verdigre.
Military Honors will be provided by American Legion Post 259 and Army National Guard Honor Guard. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home in Verdigre, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements. Darrel died Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, Nebraska. Darrel Bruce Walton, son of Bruce W. and Dorothy F. (Adams) Walton, was born August 10, 1949, in Plainview, Nebraska. He was baptized in Creighton, Nebraska and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Verdigre. He attended country school and Verdigre Public School, graduating in 1967. He loved to share interesting stories of growing up with his siblings on the farm, hunting, and fishing. Darrel then worked and attended NECC in Norfolk, Nebraska. Darrel enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1969. His military service included a combat tour in Vietnam (C CO, 1/52ND, 198TH LIB, Americal Division). He was a member of the VFW Post 5291 of Wayne and the American Legion Post 259 of Verdigre. Darrel married Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Kucera on May 4, 1974. They were blessed with five children and 13 grandchildren; all of whom meant the world to him. Darrel thoroughly enjoyed working with the public as a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 2015 after 35 years of service, 20 years of which he was a state union officer and steward for the APWU. He is survived by his wife, Betty, of Wayne; five children: Aaron (Lindsey) Walton of Randolph, Rachel (Benjamin) Holmes of Fort Lee, VA, Amanda Vick of Wayne, Ashley (Travis) Wustrack of Lincoln, Heather (Michael) Miller of Lincoln; 13 grandchildren: Kaitlyn and Ethan Walton; Sydney, Olivia, and Claire Holmes; Johnathon, Hannah, James, and Hailey Vick; Connor and Owen Wustrack; and Caleb and Alex Miller; and siblings, Ron (Penny) Walton of Verdigre, Dwight (Joyce) Walton of Shelton, and Virginia (Doug) Nissen of Crofton. Darrel was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He will be greatly missed. Funeral services for Duane Sorensen, age 72, of Cleburne, Texas will be 10:30 a.m. May 7, 2019, at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton, Nebraska. Reverend Bev Hieb will officiate, with burial in Jelen Cemetery in rural Verdigre, Nebraska.
Military Honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1151 and American Legion Post 74. Visitation will be May 6, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Duane died Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Vitas Hospice in Fort Worth, Texas. Memorial services for Richard “Mike” Bailey, age 83, of Orchard, Nebraska are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton, Nebraska.
Richard “Mike” Bailey went to heaven April 15, 2019, after a brief illness. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska where he grew up and became a policeman like his father. Mike worked in law enforcement for 31 years, the last eight years as a deputy Sheriff for Ben Matchett. Mike enjoyed hunting and fishing all his life, he loved people and would visit with anyone. He always had a smile for all he met. He was preceded in death by his parents. He leaves behind his wife, Sharon of almost 40 years; children, Kim and her husband Jim of California, Tim and Linda and family of California, and Shelly and Vince and family of California; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, Tara, Cina, and Asher, Brook, Max Graham, Derek, Polly, Finn, Tim Starman and Christine Starman of Nebraska; and many friends. Funeral services for Cindy Crooker, age 67, of Santee, Nebraska are pending at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Niobrara, Nebraska.
Cindy died Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Omaha, Nebraska. Mass Of Christian Burial for Carl Jenness, age 61, of Lincoln, formerly of Wayne is at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wayne Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
The Visitation was also at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Wayne Monday from 4:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m. Arrangements were done by Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne. He was burried at Interment Greenwood Cemetery Wayne. He passed away Thursday, April 11th, at a Lincoln Hospital. Memorials may be directed to the Jenness family for later designation. Carl Jenness was born in Wayne, Nebraska on April 28, 1957 and passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 11, 2019 at the age of 61. Carl spent his early childhood in Ida Grove, Iowa, and returned to Wayne at age 6. He was active in Boy Scouts as an Eagle Scout, in neighborhood games and shenanigans, and in manning the fryers at the Fat Kat (his family’s restaurant). He graduated from Wayne High in 1975 and from Mount Marty College in 1980 with a degree in Business. After graduation, Carl became an insurance adjuster in Yankton, South Dakota, and later operated his own independent adjuster business, BWA Claims, in Bloomfield, serving north central Nebraska and working several US natural disasters until 2001. In 1986, Carl married Georgia Gayle Schmeckpeper and was overjoyed to adopt her children, Brandon, Wade, and Ann. Carl and Georgia divorced in 1996. As an active dad and business owner, Carl served his community of Bloomfield as a Boy Scout leader, president of the Board of Directors of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, and organizer of a popular fundraising project for the Knights of Columbus. Beginning with two Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) or mini-strokes in 2001 and 2002, Carl’s underlying condition, a viral cardiomyopathy, was discovered. Carl’s very active life filled with bowling, softball, Husker football, life at Lewis & Clark Lake, fishing in Canada, traveling with family and friends, camping, and so many other adventures began to slowly diminish as his heart failure progressed, and his ability to climb ladders and assess roof damage disappeared. In July 2010, the annual Chicken Show festival in Wayne caused Carl to cross paths with high school friend, Brenda Gaunt, and their love grew until this day. After surviving a cardiac arrest at a golf outing with Brenda in 2012, Carl received his third and more powerful pacemaker with an internal defibrillator. Stable only for a few more years, Carl underwent surgery in 2016 to implant a mechanical pump -- a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) -- to help his heart and keep him alive while awaiting a donor heart transplant. Sadly, suddenly, and unexpectedly last Thursday, Carl suffered a massive brain bleed and stroke, causing damage beyond repair. In death, Carl’s last generous act was to donate his corneas, tissue, and long bones to benefit others. Carl leaves behind his love, Brenda Gaunt of Lincoln; his parents, Miron and Louise (Fank) Jenness of Wayne; his children, Brandon (Lidia) Jenness of San Diego, California, Wade (Lyndsy) Jenness of Bloomfield, and Ann Jenness of Arlington; grandchildren, Lillian, Josiah, Brayden, Lauren, Sienna, and Jaysen; brother, Vince (Cindy) Jenness of Waterloo, Iowa; sister, Ann (Bryan) Ruwe of Wayne; and Brenda’s family, Natalie & Greg of Denver, Colorado; and Drew & Jessi, with Magnolia, Heidi, Eloise, and Serra of Lawrence, Kansas. Carl was preceded in death by his grandparents, Arthur and Esther Jenness, and Carl and Clarabelle Fank. Funeral services for Neal Alexander, age 73, of Wausa, Nebraska will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Christ Memorial United Methodist Church in Bloomfield, Nebraska. Pastor Lynde Linde will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield City Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the church. Brockhaus Funeral Home in Wausa is in charge of arrangements. Neal passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Osmond General Hospital in Osmond, Nebraska. Neal Alexander, son of Harold and Anne (Stocking) Alexander, was born March 10, 1946, on a farm five miles east of Bloomfield, Nebraska. He was baptized on April 20, 1947, at the Methodist Church. Neal attended country school through the eighth grade and high school in Bloomfield. He was employed by Union Telephone Company for two years. On April 2, 1966, Neal was united in marriage to Cheryl Peterson at the Methodist Church in Bloomfield. At this time, they began farming and have resided on the same farm for 53 years. To this union two children were born, Mike and Jeff. Neal loved farming, feeding cattle, horse and cattle sales, working with his neighbors, and visiting with everyone. His family and friends were very important to him and his grandchildren were even extra important. The time Neal could spend with them was always precious. Neal is survived by his wife, Cheryl; children, Mike (Kim) Alexander and Jeff (April) Alexander; grandchildren, Ty (Kaydee), Garret, Kolton, Morgan, Taylor, and Tierney; siblings, Dixie (Dennis) Stewart and Beth (Randy) Carlson. |