All Obituaries

Ruby G. Petersen, 103, of Boelus, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at Seneca Sunrise in Ravenna, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Dannebrog, Nebraska.  Interment will be in the Dry Creek (Loup Fork) Cemetery in Boelus.  Pastor Sheri Lodel will be officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Friday, February 17, 2023, at the...

Patricia “Pat” Ann Prochaska, 84, of Hastings, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in Palmer.  Pastor Jerry Quandt will be officiating.  Interment will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer. Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation. Pat was born on May 31, 1938, at the hospital in Palmer,...

On Friday, January 27, 2023, Marilyn Ann (Quinn) Simpkins, loving wife, mother, matriarch, artist, scientist, and storyteller, passed away at the age of 97. Marilyn was born on August 29, 1925 in Denver, CO to Frank and Agnes Quinn, the third of four children to this charming couple, an Irish immigrant and his beloved Iowa farm girl. The Quinn’s raised their children to value hard work, education, and a Godliness above all things. Mary, her sister Francis, and...

James “Jim” Leonard Weber, 87, of Grand Island,  passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at CHI Health - St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, with his family by his side. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island.   Pastor Bill Pavuk and Pastor Les Canfield will be officiating. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s.  Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St....

Larry J. Prowett, 84 of Cushing, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney, Nebraska.  Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in Palmer. Dave Brehm will offer words of comfort.  Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in Palmer.  Memorials are...

  Lorene Glynn of Colorado Springs, Colorado was born on January 11, 1935 in Palmer, Nebraska to Osvil Francis and Isabelle Grace (Weber) Glynn. She graduated from Palmer High School in 1953 and attended Grand Island Business School before moving to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1954. In 1957 Lorene moved to Denver, Colorado where she attended Western Bible Institute and began her career at OCSC (Overseas Christian Service Center) later renamed Cadence International. In January of 1965,...

Clayton E. Pedersen, 89 of St. Paul, passed away unexpectedly at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul on Monday, January 16, 2023.  Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Pastor Steven Neal will be officiating.   Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. The family is requesting casual attire. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday at...

Karen Bessie Fanta, 74, of Dannebrog, died on Monday, January 16, 2023 at her home.  Funeral Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Dannebrog.  Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.  Pastor Sheri Lodel will be officiating.  Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the...

Elaine Rose Thomas, 81, of Boelus, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Rose Lane Nursing Home in Loup City, Nebraska.  Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Interment will be in the Soulville Cemetery in Sherman County, NE.   Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Friday, January 20, 2023 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. Memorials are...

Harold D. Bremer, 87, of Scotia went to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 1, 2023, surrounded by his family. The service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, January 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotia. Reverend Mark Middendorf will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Scotia. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 5, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Zion Lutheran Church or the Scotia Rural...