Ruth Lillian (Binkley) Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft NE

May 12, 2015 Leave a comment


Ruth Lillian (Binkley) Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Scribner, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held10:30 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2015 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Nebraska; with Pastor Philip Hale officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska. Burial will be in the Bancroft City Cemetery in Bancroft, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska.

Ruth was born June 4, 1927 in Emerson, Nebraska to Charles and Lillian (Cook) Binkley. She was baptized on February 23, 1933 in Emerson, Nebraska and confirmed in her faith on April 6, 1941 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. She graduated high school in 1945 and started working for the Bell Telephone Company in Sioux City, Iowa and the Ben Franklin Store in South Sioux City, Nebraska. In 1949 she moved to Pender, Nebraska. On November 27, 1949 Ruth married Marlin Brehmer at the First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The couple farmed together until they purchased Shorty’s Bar in 1959. Together they ran the bar until Marlin retired in 1978, Ruth continued running the bar until she retired in 1988.

Ruth was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft. She enjoyed baking, shopping, working on puzzles and spending time at the Bancroft Senior Center.

Ruth is survived by her daughters, Lynn (Gail) Bovee of Lyons, NE, Connie (Rick) Going of Lyons, NE; son, Rick (Sandra) Brehmer of Kearney, NE; 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; sister, Judy Hoch of South Sioux City, NE; brothers, Ron Hirsch of South Sioux City, NE, Stanley Binkley of Hubbard, NE

Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, husband Marlin, son-in-law Norm Hayes and sister, Janet Garrett.

Ruth Brehmer

Ruth Brehmer

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Patricia A. Samuelson of Pender NE

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Patricia A. Samuelson, of Pender, Nebraska died on Monday, May 11, 2015 at her home with her family by her side.

Funeral services are pending at this time with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Pender.

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Ruth Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft NE

May 11, 2015 Leave a comment


Ruth Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Scribner, Nebraska.

Funeral services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska.

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Karlyne A. Tremayne, 84, of Walthill NE

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Karlyne A. Tremayne, 84, of Walthill, Nebraska passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska.

Funeral services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, Nebraska.

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William Harold Taylor SR., 88, of Oakland NE

May 11, 2015 Leave a comment


WILLIAM HAROLD TAYLOR SR. was born December 18, 1926, in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Harold and Adeline (Carlson) Taylor.  He passed into eternal rest on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Fremont.

Bill was raised in Washington County and joined the Navy during WWII shortly after his 17th birthday serving in the South Pacific on the destroyer USS Knapp.

He married May Schluter on April 15, 1953, at Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont.

Bill and May moved to a farm northeast of Oakland in 1961 where he also had a crop dusting business.  He was active in Veterans groups serving as the VFW State Commander in 1980 and as the Burt County Veterans Service Officer after retiring from active farming.  He had many friends across Nebraska and loved fishing, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, sister Jeane, and brothers Donald, Jim, and Stan.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, May; sister Peggy Anderson of Blair; sons, Bill (Jean) of Elkhorn; Ken (Jayne) of Mead, Calvin (Maureen) of Conestoga, PA; daughters Ruth Trout and Helen Murray of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-children.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 10:30 am at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland.

BURIAL WITH MILITARY HONORS:Oakland Cemetery, with Military Honors by Ryan VFW Post No. 5543 and American Legion Post No. 46

VISITATION: Tuesday 4-8 pm with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm at Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service.

MEMORIALS: First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland and the Oakland Ryan VFW Post No. 5543

Please feel free to send your condolences to the family.
Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.

William Taylor

William Taylor

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William H. “Bill” Taylor Sr., 88, of Oakland NE

May 10, 2015 Leave a comment


WILLIAM H. “BILL” TAYLOR SR., 88 years, of Oakland, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Arbor Manor in Fremont, Nebraska.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Services are pending with Pelan Funeral Services Oakland.

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Bernice Fendrick, 91, of Emerson NE

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Bernice Stella (Rager) Fendrick, 91, of Emerson, Nebraska, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at Heritage of Emerson Nursing Home in Emerson. Funeral services will be Monday, May 11, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson; Pastor Gretchen Ritola and Vicar Will Storm will be officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, May 10, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson.

Bernice was born January 10, 1924 to Thomas, Sr. and Emma (Bourelle) Rager in Pender, NE. Bernice was the seventh of nine children. She married Adolph Fendrick October 12, 1942 in West Point, NE. The two met at a dance at the Dutch Hall and farmed for many years east of Emerson. Bernice and Adolph were married for 56 years before he passed away December 30, 1998. Bernice was a member of the Thurston Legion Auxiliary, The Happy Hour Club, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Bernice loved fishing, playing cards, flowers, cooking, reading cook books, and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her daughters, Judy (Buck) Ahlers of Emerson, NE, Barb (Gary) Millard of Emerson, NE; sons, Rick (Babe) Fendrick of Thurston, NE, Ron (Dee) Fendrick of Emerson, NE; brother Walt (Helen) Rager or Ravanna, NE; sister Daisy Pointer of Emerson, NE, 17 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Bernice is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Adolph; two brothers; four sisters; daughter-in-law, Barb Fendrick; grandson, Joe Kent, and great grandson Nathan Paulsen.

Bernice Fendrick

Bernice Fendrick

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Renee L. (Felt) Schulte, 32, of Sioux Falls SD Formerly of Wakefield NE

May 10, 2015 Leave a comment


Renee L. (Felt) Schulte, 32, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wakefield Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield, NE; Pastor Kelly Johnston and Monte Gannon will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Celebrate Church Meadows Campus in Sioux Falls, SD. Burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery in Wakefield, NE. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield is in charge of the arrangements.

Renee was born on June 21, 1982 in Wakefield, Nebraska, the daughter of Merlin and Delores (Mulvenna) Felt. She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield, NE and graduated from Wakefield High School in 2000. She graduated from South Dakota State University in May of 2007. Renee was united in marriage to Matthew Schulte on October 15, 2011 at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield. Her most recent job was with Fiserv in Sioux Falls. Renee was active in 4-H and the Junior Simmental Association. She had a real zest for life, making friends where ever she went. Renee enjoyed volunteering with Lifescape in Sioux Falls and cheering on her beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Minnesota Gophers. Most of all she loved the farm and spending time with her family.

Renee is survived by her husband Matt of Sioux Falls, SD, parents Merlin and Delores Felt of Wakefield, NE, a brother James Felt of Wakefield, NE, grandmother Mona Mulvenna of Wakefield, NE, father-in-law Dick Schulte of Rochester, MN, mother-in-law Nancy Schulte of Phoenix, AZ, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Kelly and Jon Gedney and a niece Helen Gadney of Peoria, AZ, many aunts and uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by an infant sister Lori Felt, grandparents Marvin and Ruth Felt and Her Mulvenna, Aunt Gloria Mitchell and Uncles Delbert Obenauer and Eldon Felt

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Joyce Meyer Stroh, 85, of Jackson and Pearl Mississippi

May 9, 2015 Leave a comment


Joyce Meyer Stroh, age 85 a long time resident of Jackson and Pearl, Mississippi, passed away on May 5, 2015.  Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Judith Johnson on Wednesday, May 13 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church north of Hooper, where she was baptized, confirmed and married. Visitation is Tuesday, May 12, from 3 – 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 – 8 p.m. at Ludvigsen’s Scribner Funeral Chapel in Scribner, Nebraska.  Online condolences can be send at http://www.hooper-scribner.com.  Ludvigsen’s Scribner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce was born on November 20, 1929 in Hooper, Nebraska, to Anna Osterloh Meyer and Arthur C. Meyer, and attended school in Scribner.  She graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska with a business degree, where she met her husband, Jack Stroh. They were married on June 16, 1951, in Hooper, Nebraska. Jack’s work as an insurance attorney carried them to Omaha, Kansas City, MO and then south to New Orleans and Jackson, where they reared their two children, Jeff and Jana.

Mrs. Stroh retired after 25 years as an Executive Secretary at Mississippi Educational Television where she worked from 1970-1995. She was a devoted and active Lutheran and died a member of Nativity Lutheran Church in Brandon, Mississippi. Joyce was a generous, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her hobbies included sewing, gardening, and traveling with good friends.

Mrs. Stroh is preceded in death by her husband Jack Stroh.

She is survived by her son, Jeff Stroh, of Pearl, Mississippi and her daughter Jana Stroh Burnham (Jon) of Houston, Texas; her grandchildren Nathan Stroh (Kim), Justin Stroh (Rachel), Jennifer Burnham, Jackson Burnham; five great grandchildren: Owen Stroh, Blake Stroh, Taylor Stroh, Caroline Stroh, and Carson Stroh; brother Gene Meyer (Nancy) of Hooper, eight nieces and nephews and their families.

Joyce was born on November 20, 1929 in Hooper, Nebraska, to Anna Osterloh Meyer and Arthur C. Meyer, and attended school in Scribner.  She graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska with a business degree, where she met her husband, Jack Stroh. They were married on June 16, 1951, in Hooper, Nebraska. Jack’s work as an insurance attorney carried them to Omaha, Kansas City, MO and then south to New Orleans and Jackson, where they reared their two children, Jeff and Jana.

Mrs. Stroh retired after 25 years as an Executive Secretary at Mississippi Educational Television where she worked from 1970-1995. She was a devoted and active Lutheran and died a member of Nativity Lutheran Church in Brandon, Mississippi. Joyce was a generous, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her hobbies included sewing, gardening, and traveling with good friends.

Mrs. Stroh is preceded in death by her husband Jack Stroh.

She is survived by her son, Jeff Stroh, of Pearl, Mississippi and her daughter Jana Stroh Burnham (Jon) of Houston, Texas; her grandchildren Nathan Stroh (Kim), Justin Stroh (Rachel), Jennifer Burnham, Jackson Burnham; five great grandchildren: Owen Stroh, Blake Stroh, Taylor Stroh, Caroline Stroh, and Carson Stroh; brother Gene Meyer (Nancy) of Hooper, eight nieces and nephews and their families.

Joyce Stroh

Joyce Stroh

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Renee (Felt) Schulte of Tea South Dakota, Formerly of Wakefield NE

May 8, 2015 Leave a comment


Renee (Felt) Schulte, of Tea, South Dakota, formerly of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Thursday, May 7, 2015 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral services for Renee are pending at this time with Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield.

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