West Point News	
March 2011


Virginia TOTH 
Virginia Toth, 91 years, of Craig, died Feb. 23, 2011, at her home in Craig. 
A funeral Mass was held Feb. 26, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in 
Tekamah. Burial was in the Craig Cemetery. Pelan Funeral Services was 
in charge of arrangements. 

Betty NELSON
Betty J. Nelson of Riverton, Wyo., died Feb. 20, 2011. She was 59. Funeral 
services were Feb. 25, 2011, at the First Baptist Church of Riverton. Cremation 
followed. Davis Funeral Home of Riverton was in charge of arrangements. 

Doreen MIKKELSON
Doreen Mikkelson, 87, died Feb. 23, 2011. Services were Feb. 28, 2011, at 
St. Bernard Church, Omaha. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery. John A. 
Gentleman Mortuaries, was in charge of arrangements. 

Kathleen BUNN
Kathleen Jean “Kay” Bunn, 78, of West Point, died Mar 3, 2011. Funeral 
services were Mar 7, 2011, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. 
Burial was in St. Michael’s Cemetery. Stokely Funeral Home was in charge 
of arrangements. 

Joseph WISNIESKI
Joseph B. Wisnieski, 75, of Dodge, died Mar 5, 2001 in Fremont. Funeral service 
was Mar 8, 2011, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dodge. Burial was at 
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Military honors were by the American Legion Post 122. 
Stokely Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 

Vernon KOESTER
Vernon Koester, 72, of rural Scribner, died at his home on Mar 7, 2011. Funeral was 
Mar 11, 2011, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner. Burial in the Scribner Cemetery. 
Scribner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 

Elva WOBKEN
Funeral services for Elva Wobken, 94, of West Point, were Mar 11, 2011
at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, rural Pender. Burial at the church cemetery. 
Elva died Mar 7, 2011. 

Norbert BROCKMANN
Norbert Brockmann, 78, died Mar 6, 2011, at the V.A. Medical Center in Grand 
Island, after a short battle with cancer. Celebration of life memorial service held 
on Mar 12, 2011, at Faith Lutheran-St. Peder’s Church at Nysted. Inurnment at 
Loup Fork Cemetery near Boelus with military honors by the Mickelsen Larkowski 
American Legion Post #241 of Dannebrog.

Lucille HENDRICKSON
Lucille Fredona Hendrickson, 90, of Fremont, formerly of Lyons, died Mar 1, 2011
in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair. Funeral service was Mar 4, 2011
at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Fremont. Committal was in the Lyons Cemetery 
in Lyons. 

Richard ANDERSON
Richard K. Anderson, 67, of Oakland, died Mar 1, 2011. Funeral services were 
Mar 5, 2011, at Salem Covenant Church in rural Oakland. Burial was in the 
Salem Cemetery, rural Oakland with military honors by Ryan VFW Post 
No. 5543 and American Legion Post No. 46. 

Clarence WEGENAST
Clarence Robert Wegenast, 87, of Grand Island, died Mar 9, 2011. Services 
Mar 18, 2011, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Interment in the 
Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. 

Helen UHER
Helen E. Uher, 98, of Dodge, died Mar 9, 2011. A funeral Mass was held Mar 12, 2011
at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dodge. Burial was in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. 
Stokely Funeral Home, Dodge, was in charge of arrangements. 

Charles WAGNER
Charles “Bud” Wagner, 85, of West Point, died Mar 12, 2011. Funeral service was 
Mar 15, 2011, at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery. 
Stokely Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 

Bernard LUEBBERT
Bernard “Ben” Luebbert, 80, of West Point, died Mar 12, 2011, at Colonial Haven 
in Beemer. Funeral Mass was Mar 15, 2011, at St. Mary’s Church. Burial was at 
St. Michael’s Cemetery with military honors. Stokley Funeral Home was in charge 
of arrangements. 

Christina BAUMERT
Christina Baumert, 92, of West Point, died Mar 12, 2011. Memorial Mass was 
Mar 16, 2011, at St. Mary’s Church. Burial was at St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Leona MEIERGERD
Leona L. Meiergerd, 95, of rural West Point, died Mar 9, 2011 in Beemer.
Funeral Mass was Mar 12, 2011, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. 
Burial was at St. Aloysius Cemetery. Stokely Funeral Home was in charge of 
arrangements. 

Rita TROSKA
Funeral services for Rita Mary Troska, 69, of Ada, Okla. were Mar 16, 2011, at 
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ada. Burial was at Rosedale Cemetery. Rita died 
Mar 10, 2011, at a local nursing home. She was born Oct. 2, 1941, in Beemer
to Herman and Agnes Hunke Suhr. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla., was in 
charge of arrangements. 

Ruth WELSH
Olive “Ruth” Welsh, 97, of Scott City, Mo., died Mar 12, 2011, in Evansville, IN. 
Funeral Mass was Mar 17, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Mo. 
Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery in Scott City. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of 
Scott City, Mo. is in charge of arrangements. 

Chris KNOBBE
Mass of Christian burial for Chris Knobbe, 43, of West Point, was Mar 22, 2011
at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, West Point. Interment was in St. Michael’s Cemetery. 
Chris died on Mar 18, 2011, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha.
Minnick Funeral Home, West Point, was in charge of arrangements. 

Kenneth SCHAFER
Kenneth J. ‘Kenny’ Schafer, 79, of Scribner, died Mar 16, 2011. Funeral services 
were Mar 21, 2011, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner. Burial was in the 
Scribner Cemetery. Ludvigsen Mortuaries was in charge of arrangements. 

Hyle HENSEL
Hyle H. Hensel, 79, of West Point, died Mar 19, 2011, at the University of Nebraska 
Hospital in Omaha. Funeral services were Mar 24, 2011, at Grace Lutheran Church.
Burial with military honors was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Stokely Funeral home of 
West Point is in charge of arrangements. 

Suzanne BURKINK
Suzanne R. Burkink, 52, of Scribner, died Mar 18, 2011, at Creighton University 
Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral services were Mar 22, 2011, at United Lutheran 
Church in Scribner. Burial followed in the Scribner Cemetery. 

Virginia MEISTER
Virginia Meister, 81, of West Point, died Mar 17, 2011, at Lakeside Hospital in 
Omaha. A funeral Mass was Mar 21, 2011, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial 
was at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Stokely Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Donald TRUMAN
Memorial visitation for Donald Truman, 87, of Wisner, Mar 24, 2011. 
Interment will be at a later date. Don died on Friday, Mar 18, 2011 in Neligh.

Shirley HALL
Shirley M. Hall, 57, died Mar 17, 2011, in Fremont. A funeral service was 
Mar 23, 2011, in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Fremont. The 
committal was in the Bancroft Cemetery. Ludvigson Mortuary, Fremont
was in charge of arrangements. 

Lillian ORTMEIER
Mass of Christian burial for Lillian Ortmeier, 98, of West Point, Mar 24, 2011
at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. Interment in St. Michael’s Cemetery. 
Lillian died on Mar 21, 2011. Minnick Funeral Home, West Point, is in charge of 
arrangements. 
	
Debra ELLIS
Debra Lynne Ellis, 53 years, of Lyons, formerly of Oakland and Tekamah, died 
Mar 22, 2011. Graveside services were Mar 26, 2011, at the Tekamah Cemetery. 
Burial was at Tekamah Cemetery. Pelan Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements. 

Bryn DIRKSCHNEIDER
Bryn Patrick Dirkschneider, 16, Fremont, died Mar 13, 2011. A funeral Mass 
was held Mar 17, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. Burial 
was at Calvary Cemetery in Fremont. Moser Memorial Chapel was in charge 
of arrangements. 

Josephine KUZELKA
Funeral services for Josephine Kuzelka, 89, of Beemer, were held Mar 30, 2011
at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Beemer. Burial was in the Beemer Cemetery. 
Josephine died Mar 25, 2011, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point.
Kuzelka-Minnick Funeral Home in Beemer was in charge of arrangements.

Helen KASSMEIER
Helen Kassmeier, 92, Hooper, died Mar 29, 2011. Funeral Mass was April 1, 2011
at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Scribner. Burial at St. Leo’s Catholic Church 
Cemetery, Snyder. 


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