Caroline G. (Salmon) Gordon, 95, of Wakefield NE

October 14, 2015 Leave a comment


Caroline G. (Salmon) Gordon, 95, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, NE; Father David Liewer will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2015 from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield; with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the St. Anne Catholic Church Cemetery near Dixon. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Bressler-Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield is in charge of the arrangements.

Caroline was born on November 20, 1919 at her parents’ home in Concord, NE, the seventh of fifteen children to Fred D. and Helena (Mecke) Salmon. Caroline graduated from Concord High School in 1937. Following graduation, Caroline worked for Salmon Well Co. and Fischer Store in Concord, NE. In 1942, Caroline moved to San Jose, CA, where she went to work for Pacific Telephone Co. She worked as a local and long distance operator in San Jose, and then at Pleasant Naval Base, where she assisted military personnel in making calls to friends and family.

Caroline married Carroll Gordon on May 10, 1944 at Camp Parks, CA. After Carroll’s discharge from the Navy, they lived in Mobile, AL until 1956, when Caroline returned with her children to Wakefield and went to work for Salmon Well Co. Caroline worked at the well company for fifty years with her dad, brothers, nephews and great nephews.

She is survived by her three children: Gene (Rita) Gordon of Omaha, Ne, Dennis Gordon of Antioch, TN and Mary (Norman) Cooper of Madison, SD. She is also survived by her brothers: Kenneth (Phyllis) Salmon and Dean (Phyllis) Salmon of Wakefield, NE, sisters; Mae Schwarten and Irene Manto of Wakefield, NE and Mary Ann Garvin of Dixon, NE, five grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, four great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Caroline was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and three sisters.

Caroline Gordon

Caroline Gordon

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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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