All Obituaries

Richard “Dick” Olinger, 84, of St Paul, died Saturday, June 16, 2018, at his home peacefully amongst family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday June 20th, at the United Methodist Church, 1320 Baxter St, St Paul, NE with Dave Brehm officiating. Following the service, a reception for friends and family will be held at the “The Sweet Shoppe” on Howard St, downtown St Paul.  A private family Inurnment will take place at a later...

            Viola J. Eckstrom, 95, of Palmer died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.             Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday at the Wesleyan Church in Palmer.  Reverend Joseph Cissell will officiate.  Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer             Visitation will be...

Florence Marie Tomasiewicz, 88, of St. Paul, NE died on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, June 18, 2018 at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.   Reverend Mike Escen will be officiating.  Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Memorials are suggested to Howard...

Marion Joyce Barnett, 80, of St. Paul, died Monday, June 4, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.  Funeral Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Pastor Steven Neal will be officiating.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date, in lieu of flowers.  Marion was...

  Duane Glen Huggins, 77 of Elba, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Graveside Services will be at 1:00 P.M. Monday, June 11, 2018 at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.  Pastor Steven Neal will be officiating.  Memorials are suggested to the family.  Duane was born on July 1, 1940 in Ainsworth, NE to Raymond and Stella (DeWitt) Huggins.  He graduated from Ainsworth Public School. He served in the...

            Kenny Markvicka, 31, of St. Paul died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in Lincoln as the result of a motorcycle accident.             Because of Kenny’s love of the outdoors, a memorial service will be held on Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m., at the Leonard Koziol Wildlife Management area, 2 ½ miles east of Hwy 281 on Twin Forks Lane, north of St. Paul.  Reverend Dale Phillips will...

Broedy “Bubba” Michael Starkey, 22 of St. Paul, died on Monday, May 21, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident.  Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Palmer.  The Reverend Mike Anderson will be officiating.  Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Palmer.  Memorials are suggested to the...

                Myra J. (Boll) Hunt, 80, of Council Bluffs, IA died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Glen Haven Home in Glenwood, IA.             Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Phil LaRoe will officiate.  Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St....

Kathleen Moles Kilzer Itzen, 65, of Cordova, Neb., died peacefully at home surrounded by family April 25, 2018 in Grand Island, after a nearly 4-year battle with cancer.  She was born in Seward, Neb., on Sept. 17, 1952, to Francis and Mildred Moles. Kathy graduated from Seward High in 1970, received her BS in Elem. Educ. from NE Wesleyan in 1974, her Masters from Concordia in 1988, and her PhD from UNL in 1999. Kathy taught in many states, prior to coming back to...

          Rose Margaret Thede, 98, of St. Paul died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Howard County Community Hospital in St. Paul.           Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Worms.  The Reverend Craig Niemeyer will officiate.  Burial will be in the Norwegian Cemetery northwest of Worms.  Visitation will be held on Friday from 5 – 7...