Earl Duffy, 84, of Pender NE
July 15, 2016 Leave a comment
Earl Duffy, 84, of Pender, NE died at his home on July 15, 2016.
Funeral services for Earl are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Pender.
Lois Mae (Webb) Stidd, 77, of Bullhead City AZ
July 14, 2016 Leave a comment
Lois Mae (Webb) Stidd, 77, passed away unexpectedly on December 3, 2015 in Bullhead City, Arizona surrounded by her family. Inurnment will be held July 16, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Evergreen Cemetery in Walthill, Nebraska. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, Nebraska.
Lois was born March 10, 1938 in Macy, Nebraska to Albert and Francis Webb and was the 3rd of 10 children. She lived on her family’s farm near Macy until marrying Jim Stidd in 1957, they were married for 22 years. The family lived in Lincoln, Nebraska until moving to Upland, California in 1966 where they raised their three children. She left California for Albequerque, New Mexico in 1993 where she lived until 1998 when she moved to Phoenix, Arizona before moving and settling in Show Low, Arizona in 2005.
Those remaining to cherish Lois’ memory are her three children; Bob, Tim, Sheila and her husband Ken; four grandchildren, Aryne, Trevor, JR and Hunter; two great-grandchildren Brooklynn and Brody; one remaining sibling Wanda and her husband Don, her long-time companion Dwayne, numerous nieces, nephews, friends, and last but not least her beloved cats Gizmo, Tuxedo and Jack.
Lois is preceded in death by her parents Albert & Francis Webb, step-father Robert Dickison, four brothers James, Larry, Gary and John; three sisters Sarah, Laura and Rowena, and recently deceased Mary, as well as numerous beloved pets.
Inurnment will be held July 16, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Evergreen Cemetery in Walthill, Nebraska. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, Nebraska.
Joseph Donald Hale of Emerson NE
July 7, 2016 Leave a comment
Joseph Donald Hale, of Emerson, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Atwood, Kansas.
Funeral services are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Emerson, Nebraska.
Leora Russman, 101, of Bancroft NE
July 1, 2016 Leave a comment
Leora Russman, 101, of Bancroft, NE died on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE.
Funeral services for Loera are pending at this time with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Bancroft.
Walter Eugene Bolln, 75 of Decatur NE
June 28, 2016 Leave a comment
Walter Eugene Bolln, 75, of Decatur, NE died on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.
Memorial services for Walt will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender; Pastor Miles Ruch will be officiating.
A memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery in Pender.
Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements by Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Pender.
JoAnn Rager, 82, of Emerson NE
June 23, 2016 Leave a comment
JoAnn Rager, 82, of Emerson, NE died on Monday, June 20, 2016 at Heritage of Emerson. Funeral services for JoAnn will be held on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson with Vicar Rebecca Truland officiating. The visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery of Emerson. Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Emerson is in charge of the arrangements.
JoAnn was born April 21, 1934 in Walthill, Nebraska, the daughter of Lanie and Artie Lee (Deckard) Nunn. She attended school at Walthill, Nebraska. JoAnn was married to Robert (Bob) Rager in Dakota City, Nebraska on July 18, 1953. To this union of marriage they had eight great children.
JoAnn worked for Waldbaum’s, Automatic Equipment, and also drove school bus for Emerson-Hubbard schools. She was a member of the Emerson Firemen’s Auxiliary for several years. She enjoyed baking, cooking, watching her children play sports, keeping book at softball games and following her daughters around watching them umpire. And later in life, watching Downton Abbey, putting puzzles together and going to the casinos. But most of all, she enjoyed her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
JoAnn is survived by three sons; Butch (Teresa) of Thayer, Iowa, Bob (Betty) and Bill (Rhonda) both of Emerson, Nebraska; five daughters; twins Lela Rager of Emerson, Nebraska and Lila (Bob) Hadcock of Decatur, Nebraska, Patty (Ken) Pojar of South Sioux City, Nebraska, Jackie (Rick) Claassen of Dakota City, Nebraska and Paula (Karen Mackey) of Sioux City, Iowa. JoAnn is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren and sister, Ella Petersen of North Bend, Nebraska.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bob in 2009, three grandchildren: Anthony E Kubik, Joshua R Rager and April Joy Claassen, her parents and ten siblings.
JoAnn Rager of Emerson NE
June 21, 2016 Leave a comment
JoAnn Rager of Emerson, Nebraska passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at Heritage of Emerson.
Funeral services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Emerson.
Joyce J. Purucker, 84, of Hubbard NE
June 14, 2016 Leave a comment
Joyce J. Purucker, 84, of rural Hubbard, NE died on Monday, June 13, 2016 at her home. Funeral services for Joyce will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson with Pastor Gretchen Ritola and Vicar Rebecca Truland officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the church with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery of Emerson. Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Emerson is in charge of the arrangements.
Joyce was born on April 28, 1932 in Spencer, SD, the daughter of Albert and Ione (Horn) Adams. She attended Wayne State College in Wayne, NE, where she earned her teachers certification. She taught all grades at the Bell School southwest of Hubbard, NE. On October 9, 1953, Joyce was united in marriage to Billy Purucker in Homer, NE. The couple farmed in the Hubbard area until his death on September 25, 1993. She continued to live on the farm until her death.
She enjoyed quilting and coffee hour in Waterbury, and was active and enthusiastic about Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. She enjoyed the county fairs, her pets, and livestock.
Joyce is survived by her sons, Alan Lynn (Cindy) Purucker of Ponca, NE and Rory D. (Audrey) Purucker of Hubbard, NE; daughter, JoAnn (Henry) Kim of Vermillion, SD; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Roger (Shirley) Adams of Cairo, NE; sisters, Bev Scheer of Moville, IA, Lois Adams of Waterbury, NE, Leona Olson of Sioux City, IA, Margie Stark of Hubbard, NE, Barb (Dale) Strivens of Allen, NE, and Linda (Jerry) Gieger of Sioux City, IA.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billy; sisters, Bernice Fendrick and Rayme Moore; and one brother, Richard “Dick” Adams.
Sherry Alexander of Onawa IA
June 7, 2016 Leave a comment
Sherry Alexander passed away June 6, 2016, at her home in Onawa, IA.
Memorial services are pending with Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE
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