Local obituaries for Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz & Greenway-Dietz Funeral Homes

Nov 6, 2020

Dennis D. Bennett, 76 of Elba, died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Cotesfield Cemetery.  Pastor Jim...

Nov 3, 2020

Darlene Mae (Sorensen) Meyer, 87 of Grand Island, formerly of Palmer, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Heritage at Sagewood – Senior Living in Grand Island.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Palmer.  Interment will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer....

Oct 23, 2020

Rose M. Brumbaugh, 83 of St. Paul, formerly of Farwell, died on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Father Richard Piontkowski will be presiding.   Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul....

Oct 10, 2020

Patrick Shane Obermiller, 40 of Grand Island, formerly of Farwell, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at his home in Grand Island.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Interment will be in the Kelso Cemetery near Farwell.  Pastor Bob Carlson will be officiating. ...

Oct 9, 2020

On Thursday, October 9, 2020, Everett Luverne Simpkins, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at the age of 101.

Everett was born on May 16, 1919 in Winner, SD to John and Monica (Mether) Simpkins. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado University in Boulder in 1951, and...

Oct 5, 2020

Violet "Vi" M. Walth entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island, NE, at the age of 91.

Violet was born on July 29, 1929 to Louis and Lydia (Dockter) Graf in Aberdeen, SD.

In 1947, Vi graduated from high school in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and...

Oct 1, 2020

It is with great sadness the family of Marjorie Mae Becker (nee Zulkoski), 94, formerly of St. Paul, NE and most recently Lake Odessa, MI, announces her passing on October 1, 2020.  Memorial Services will be held Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home of St. Paul, Nebraska.  Inurnment will follow at the Elmwood Cemetery...

Sep 30, 2020

James Ray Dugan, 46 of Greeley, died on September 30, 2020 at CHI Health - St. Francis in Grand Island.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greeley, Nebraska.  Father Antony Thekkekara will be presiding.  Interment will be in the O’Connor Cemetery in Greeley County. ...

Sep 25, 2020

Keith L. Gydesen, 79 of St. Paul, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 25, 2020 at his home.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul.  Pastor Bonnie Brock will be officiating. Masks will be required for the service at the church.   A Private Inurnment will...

Aug 19, 2020

Michael “Mike” J. Markvicka 65, of St. Paul, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at CHI Health - St. Francis, in Grand Island.  Although he was an organ donor, his family will always remember him as a hero even though they were unable to follow through with his wishes because he had complications due to Covid 19.

Jul 31, 2020

Irene M. Newlon, 97 of Palmer, died on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the First Church of Christ in Palmer, Nebraska.  Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.  Pastor Jerry Quandt will be officiating.  Visitation will be...

Jul 22, 2020

Lorretta A. Decker 81, of Kearney (formerly of Dannebrog & Aurora) passed away with her loving family by her side at the Central Nebraska Veteran’s Home in Kearney on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

A memorial service will be held Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Third City Christian Church of Grand Island at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will...

Jul 20, 2020

Esther L. Tuma, 86 of Cotesfield, died on Monday, July 20, 2020 at the Valley View Senior Village in Ord.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Carol and Tom Schroeder will be officiating. Interment will be in the Cotesfield Cemetery.  Visitation will be from...

Jul 3, 2020

Helen W. (Holle) Swanson, 95 of Dannebrog died Friday, July 3, 2020, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

Services will be at 10:30 Saturday at First Baptist Church in Dannebrog.  The Revs. Rob Pearson and Donnie Halbgewachs will officiate.  Interment will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Dannebrog.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8...

Jun 15, 2020

Imogene Marie Kolar, 88 of Bassett, passed away at her home, Monday, June 15, 2020 in Bassett, Nebraska.

A private family inurnment will be held in Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach. Pastor Glenda Pearson will be officiating.  A lunch will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the Wolbach Community Center.

Memorials...

Jun 10, 2020

Zeta M. Layher, 88, formally of Elba, Nebraska, passed away in Mountain Home, Idaho at a hospital there on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Visitation will be held Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.  A Rosary will follow at 10:30 a.m., and a Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba, Nebraska.  Interment...

Jun 7, 2020

Donna R. Obermiller 76, of Grand Island, formerly of Boelus, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 (non Covid-19 related) at CHI Health - St. Francis in Grand Island, with her family by her side.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 from 4-7 p.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  Funeral Services will...

May 22, 2020

Udell Dwayne Kremlacek, 88 of St. Paul, died on Friday, May 22, 2020 at his home in St. Paul.

Private Services will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Reverend Dr. Russ Anderson will be officiating.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church, or...

May 21, 2020

Anna May Becker, 92, of St. Paul, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.  Anna was taking therapy for a broken leg when she passed away.

To honor Anna’s wishes, Private Family Services will be held.  Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.  Reverend Jim Garfield will be...

May 18, 2020

Robert E. Meyer, 78 of Boelus, died Monday, May 18, 2020 at CHI Health St Francis in Grand Island.

A Celebration of Bob’s Life will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020 where family will greet friends from 4-7 PM at the Boelus Community Center in Boelus, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to Centura Scholarship Fund or Boelus/Dannebrog...