All Obituaries

Louise E. Davison, 93 of St. Paul, formerly of Palmer, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul on Thursday, March 19, 2020. In accordance with new guidelines, a Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.  A Celebration of Louise’s life will be held at a later date.  Visitation will be from 2-6 P.M. on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in Palmer.  In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Deloris Irene Pedersen, 90, of St. Paul passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Jim Garfield will be officiating. Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery at St. Paul. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family for later...

Lyle Anton Thomsen, 89, of rural St. Paul, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020, at home, surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Dr. Russ Anderson will be officiating.  Burial will be at the South Logan Cemetery, north of St. Paul.  Military Honors will be provided by the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 Honor Guard.   Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on...

Elmer “Fred” Hilmer, 80 of Cotesfield, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska.   Funeral Services will be 1:30 P.M. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Pastor Daniel Bear will be officiating.  Interment will be in the Ebenezer Cemetery in Boelus, Nebraska.   Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.  Fred was...

  Vernon “Vern” D. Wetzel, 76 of Dannebrog, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Northridge Assembly of God Church, 3025 Independence Avenue in Grand Island. Interment will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Pastor Mark Oberbeck and Don Shuda will be officiating.  Visitation will be from 2-5 P.M. Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the...

Daniel “Dan” D. Svoboda, 80 passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at his home in St. Paul.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul.  Father Rayappa Konka and Deacon Neil Baquet will be presiding.  Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Elba with graveside military honors by the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul.  Visitation...

Thomas Duane Strawder, 62, passed away on February 4, 2020 in Lincoln, Nebraska.     He was born in Wallace, Nebraska on January 6, 1957 to Wayne A. Strawder and Gale R. (Kirkpatrick) Strawder.  Thomas was in the United States Marine Corps from 1975 to 1976 at Camp Butler and was in Okinawa for a time before being honorably discharged.  Thomas liked to tell stories, loved to help people, and he loved to cook.    He was a member of The Church of...

Florence Deininger, age 92, of Aurora, formerly of St. Paul and Elba, Nebraska passed away on January 23, 2020 at Memorial Community Care in Aurora. To honor her wishes, she has generously donated her body to science.   Florence Adnelle Deininger, the daughter of William Emerson and Adnelle (Hoover) Baker was born on December 13, 1927 at Lincoln, Nebraska and she passed away on January 23, 2020 at Aurora, Nebraska at the age of 92. She graduated from St. Paul High School in...

Paul A. Swanson, 84 of rural St. Paul, died on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Dannebrog. Pastor Donnie Halbgewachs and Pastor Robert Pearson will be officiating. A lunch will follow the service at 12:00 P.M. in the fellowship hall at the church. There will be a fellowship time at 1:00 P.M. to share...

Leonard L. Lemburg, 76, of Ravenna (formerly of Nysted), died on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ravenna, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, January 17, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz-Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Pastor Jim Garfield will be officiating.  Interment will be in the Loup Fork Cemetery near Boelus.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral...