Theresa Pauline (Crilly) Sorensen, 86, of Bancroft NE

Theresa Pauline (Crilly) Sorensen, 86, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at the West Point Living Center in West Point, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bancroft; with Father Paul Ortmeier officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in rural Bancroft. Memorials may be directed to the West Point Living Center or St. Joseph’s Hospice Team. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE.

Born on March 29, 1928 near Anthon, Iowa, she was the daughter of Hugh and Florence (O’Connor) Crilly.

Pauline married Roy O. Sorensen on August 25, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa. They made their home in Bancroft, Nebraska. She was an avid collector of Cardinals, receiving many from her friends and family over the years. Her large collection was featured in Siouxland Life magazine in June, 2011. She loved many forms of crafting, teaching others how to knit and crochet, and providing a source for materials from her home yarn business. She loved working crossword puzzles, playing the piano, singing, and playing word games and cards with her friends.

Pauline is preceded in death by her husband, Roy, parents, sisters: Penelope (Nelle) Pearson, Mary Burke, Eileen Renneker, Sister Alice Marie Crilly, and brothers: Francis, Wayne (Bob), Ralph (Bud), Mike and Eugene (Gene).

Pauline is survived by her daughters, Nancy Kimmons of Lincoln, NE, Jan Newell and her husband Bert of Lincoln, NE, son, Joe Sorensen of Carmel, CA. She embraced many grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Todd Keyser, Jess Sorensen, Bart Sorensen, Daniel Newell and his wife Lynsey, Whitney Newell, Kate Kimmons, Kaleigh Nosal, and Maisy Newell; sisters-in-law Lucille Crilly and Bernadine Crilly, numerous nieces and nephews and many loving friends.

Theresa Sorensen

Sharon A. (Simonsen) Heineman, 66, of Pender NE

Sharon A. (Simonsen) Heineman, 66, of Pender, Nebraska passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 12, 2014 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender, NE; with Pastor Miles Ruch officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery in Pender, NE. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE. Sharon was born April 5, 1948 in West Point, NE to Kenneth and Lucille (Alberts) Simonsen. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pender, NE. Sharon attended and graduated from Pender High School in 1966. She continued her education and received her RN degree from Methodist Nursing School in Omaha. On May 23, 1970 Sharon married Don Heineman at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pender. To this union four children were born. Sharon was active in the Pender Hospital Auxiliary, Pender American Legion Auxiliary, Nebraska Department of Health and the Memorial Park Committee. She was a member and very active in St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender. Sharon worked for the past forty plus years at the Pender Community Hospital.

Sharon is survived by her husband, Don Heineman, sons, Matthew (Krista) Heineman of Thurston, NE, Mark (Donica) Heineman of Kearney, NE; daughter, Melissa (Kevin) O’Mara of Omaha, NE and son-in-law, Scott Hanly of Suffolk, VA; sisters, Shirley (Woody) Frey of Thurston, NE, Cindy (Delvin) Lierman of Syracuse, NE, Brenda (Andy) Critel of Trumbull, NE and Jeanne (Jim) Flucke of Overland Park, KS; brothers, Warren (Maggy) Simonsen of Gaithersburg, MD and Robert (Patty) Simonsen of Pender, NE; 9 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Sharon is preceded in death by her daughter, Marsha Hanly and her parents Kenneth and Lucille Simonsen.

Karen L. Johnson-Rogers, 65, of Wakefield NE

Karen L. Johnson-Rogers, 65 of Wakefield, Nebraska passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, September 08, 2014 after losing her battle with cancer. Funeral services for Karen will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield; Pastor Darwin Garton will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday at the Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery in Wakefield, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.

Karen was born on October 11, 1948 to Ephraim S. and Leona C. (Peters) Johnson in West Point, NE. The next spring in March of 1949, they moved to the farm 3 ½ miles northeast of Wakefield, where she grew up.

She attended the Sand Creek School from 1st to the 8th grade, and then went to town school, where she graduated from Wakefield Public High School in May of 1966. She then attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont for two years.

She was baptized on December 12, 1948 and confirmed on April 7, 1963 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson where she also sang in the church choir. She later moved to Omaha where she was a member of the Central Church of the Nazarene, where she was a Caravan Youth Leader. After her retirement in February 2013, she moved back to Wakefield where she became a member of Salem Lutheran Church. After leaving college she moved to Omaha where she was employed by Mutual of Omaha for years. She was also employed by Equitable Federal in South Sioux City, NE for about ten years, then back in Omaha with Occidental Nebraska Community Federal and with DFCU until retiring.

On December 9, 1994, she was united in marriage to Ronald R. Rogers at Deadwood, SD, where she and Ronnie vacationed for many years in the Black Hills. They both loved to travel, especially in the mountains. Karen loved to cook, read and made photo albums and scrap book. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. Karen is survived by her loving husband Ronald of Wakefield, two step daughters Debbie Rogers of Council Bluffs, IA and Denise (Scott) Bowers of Mooresville, NC, and two grandsons Hayden and Logan Bowers. She is also survived by two sisters Jean Ping of Wayne, NE and Laurie (Carey) Rhodes of Wakefield, NE, and one brother Gerele (Ruth) Johnson of Wakefield, NE, several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her only daughter Lisa in 1987, her parents Ephraim and Leona Johnson, her paternal and maternal grandparents S. Erik and Emma (Backstrom) Johnson and John and Hatti (Lieber) Peters and an infant brother David and a step daughter Sandy Rogers.

Karen Johnson-Rogers