Mother of Bishop Joseph G. Hanefeldt dies at Creighton

CREIGHTON—Helen Hanefeldt, 89, of Creighton, mother of Bishop Joseph G. Hanefeldt, died Sept. 25. Mass of Christian Burial was Sept. 30 at St. Ludger Church in Creighton. Bishop Hanefeldt officiated along with other bishops and priests concelebrating. Burial was in the St. Ludger parish cemetery, in Creighton.

Mrs. Hanefeldt was born Jan. 19, 1933, to George Dufek and Clara Ondracek, the sixth of eight children. A Verdigre native, she was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Verdigre. She attended Sparta country school and graduated from Verdigre High School in 1950. After high school, she worked as a bookkeeper for a local business in Verdigre. 

She met Adolph Hanefeldt at a polka dance in Verdigre and they were married on Oct. 14, 1953. They lived on a farm south of Center until they moved to Creighton in 1981, raising four children. She enjoyed gardening, watching things grow, and canning. She loved her family and was always happy to be with them for activities, holidays and more. She later enjoyed her grandsons’ baseball games. She also enjoyed her husband Adolph’s polka music, attending dances and Czech festivals where his polka trio, Adolph’s Polka Time, played. They were married nearly 45 years when Adolph died in August 1998.

She was active in her parish as a member of the Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of America and the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. She helped with funeral lunches at the parish and volunteered to serve school lunches for students who attended St. Ludger’s School. She was the parish pro-life coordinator at St. Ludger Church for many years and was a member of the Knox County Right to Life group, and the Creighton VFW auxiliary. She was active in the Creighton Senior Citizens group. She enjoyed crocheting and making lap quilts for others, and working word-find puzzles. In October 2018, she moved to Avera Creighton Care Centre where she enjoyed social activities with other residents.

Survivors include her children, Pam Reynolds and Bill Hanefeldt, both of Bloomfield, Bishop Hanefeldt of Grand Island, Jerry Hanefeldt of Center; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Other than her husband, she was preceded in death by seven siblings and her first-born son, James Hanefeldt.

Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton is in charge of arrangements.

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Sandra Hettle, 84, of Grand Island died Sept. 5. Funeral Mass Sept. 9 at St. Leo's Church with Frs. Don Burhman and Mark Maresh officiating. Survivors: husband, Martin; children, Michael Hettle, Chuck Hettle, Doug Hettle and Ann Hettle; siblings, Dale Keller, Terry Keller, Marc Keller; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Linda Payne, 60, of St. Paul, died Sept. 6. Funeral services Sept. 12 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in St. Paul with Fr. Vince Parsons officiating. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Survivors: daughter, Donna Payne of Grand Island, son, Michael Payne and Andrea Thompson of Chapman; one granddaughter; father and stepmother, Bill and Edith Payne of St. Paul; brother, Donald Payne and Rhonda White, both of St. Paul; stepsisters, Sharilyn Nagorski, Sheila Gawrych and Jenine Owens; and stepbrothers, Kevin Gawrych and Steve Gawrych.

Richard Wright, 84, of Sutherland, died Sept. 7. Funeral services Sept. 10 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home with Rev. Sager officiating. Survivors: wife, Charlotte; brothers, Don Wright of Ewing, Ron Wright of Chambers; sister, Betty Borsh of Isle, Fla.; daughters, Debra O’Malley and Patricia O’Malley, both of North Platte. five grandchildren; one great-grandson.

Laurene Dempewolf, 75, of North Platte, died Sept. 11. Funeral Mass Sept. 17 at St. Patrick Church with Fr. Joseph Kadaprayil officiating. Burial at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Colby, Kan. Survivors: son, Larry Dempewolf of Central City; daughters, Donna Juenemann of Kansas City, Kan., and Jennifer Krajewski of North Platte; brothers, Jim Olson and Bernard Olson, both of McCook; sister, Georgene Carstenson of Newton, Kan.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. 

Brett Bridge, 51, of Kearney, died Sept. 1. Funeral Mass Sept. 8 at Prince of Peace Church with Fr. Paul Colling officiating. Burial at Kearney Cemetery. Survivors: wife, Jen; children, Noah Bridge; mother, Judy Bridge of Kearney; brother, Greg Bridge of Kearney. 

Naomi Fagot, 94, formerly of Lexington, died Sept. 1. Funeral Mass Sept. 8 at St. Ann's Church in Lexington with Fr. Jose Chavez officiating. Survivors: children, Randy Fagot of Lexington, Pam Brown of Gilbert, Ariz., Scott Fagot of Waterloo and Shane Fagot of McCook; sister, Yolanda Martin of Elwood; 18 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren.

Robert Farquhar, 90, of Kearney died Sept. 2. Funeral services Sept. 7 at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home with Fr. Paul Colling officiating. Survivors: wife, Betty; children, John Luther of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Gary Luther of Grand Island, Mitch Farquhar of Elm Creek, Rob Farquhar of Springfield, Miss., Richard Farquhar of Kearney, Beth Hogan of Standish, Maine, and Greg Farquhar of Springfield, Mo., numerous grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Alexander Lopez, 90, of Bridgeport died Sept. 9. Funeral Mass Sept. 20 at All Soul's Church in Bridgeport with Fr. Tim Stoner officiating. Burial at Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in Bridgeport. Survivors: son, Arnold Lopez of North Platte; daughter, Jackie Kirchhoff of Bozeman, Mont.; sisters Alice Herrera of Kansas City, Mo., Angie Navarro of Phoenix, Lucille Vera of Bayard, Juanita Stark of Bristow, Okla., Carmen Arsiaga, Mary Auman, and Lori Mathiessen, all of Lincoln; brothers Tony, and Joe Jr., both of Lincoln, Louie of Madison, Henry of Wilber and Frank of Waverly; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren

Robert Leslie, 78 of Spalding, died Sept. 17. Funeral Mass Sept. 22 at St. Michael's Church in Spalding with Fr. Antony Thekkekara officiating. Burial at the parish cemetery. Survivors: wife, Marilyn; children: Shannon Thome, Joseph Leslie, Paul Leslie, Joshua Leslie, Amy McKay and Peter Leslie, all of Spalding, Rebecca Leslie of Rapid City, S.D., Sonja Murphy of Norfolk, Nicole Pritchard of Fremont; Tara Smydra of Norfolk; 31 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; sister, Harriet Steenson of Wolbach.

Agnes Monroe, 93, of Sargent, died Sept. 10. Funeral services Sept.15 at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Sargent with Fr. Jim Hunt officiating. 

John Shoemaker, 95, of St. Paul, died Sept. 20. Funeral Mass Sept. 28 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in St. Paul with Fr. Vince Parsons officiating. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul,

Nadean Hoelck, 96, of Grand Island, died Sept. 14. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors: children, Greg Hoelck of Hastings, John Hoelck of Giltner, Annabet Foster of Grand Island and Kathy White of Tulsa, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren 

Cleetis Meyer, 90, of Grand Island, died Sept. 16. Funeral Mass Sept. 23 at St. Leo's Church with Fr. Don Buhrman officiating. Burial at Grand Island City Cemetery. Survivors: children, Mary Berry of Boise, Idaho, Christine Golka of Grand Island and Julie Skeen of Grand Island; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Darlene Christensen, 95, of Grand Island, died Sept. 17. Funeral Mass Sept. 21 at Blessed Sacrament Church with Fr. Marty Egging officiating. Survivors: children, Sandra Meinecke, Debbie Christensen, Cindy Payne, Pam Christensen; 12 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; sisters, Buzz Welch and Tiny Chiodo. 

Carolyn Naab, 83, of Grand Island, died Sept. 15. Funeral Mass Sept. 21 at St. Leo's Church with Fr. Don Buhrman officiating. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Jane Chramosta, 82, of Ravenna, died Sept. 15. Funeral Mass Sept. 20 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Ravenna with Fr. Mark Maresh officiating. Burial at Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna. Survivors: husband, Charles; sons, William Chramosta and John Chramosta, and daughter, Cathy VanWinkle, all of Ravenna; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Darlene Fagan, 95, of Grand Island, died Sept. 14. Funeral Mass Sept. 17 at St. Leo's Church with Fr. Donald Buhrman officiating. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park. Survivors: children, Don Fagan of Omaha, Tim Fagan of Rio Rico, Ariz., and Kathy Frank of Helena, Mont.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Barbara McTavish, 69, of Wood River, died Sept. 11. Survivors: husband, Chuck; daughters, Tracy Mlady of Bennington, Julie Lindenschmidt of Golden, Colo., Dayna McTavish of Denver, and Jacki Fissette of Piedmont, S.C.; brothers, Tom Mazour of the Villages, Fla., Gary Mazour of Bennington, Mike Mazour of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Scott Mazour of Grand Island; eight grandchildren.

Bonnita Goodwin, 97, of Cairo, died Sept. 5. Funeral Mass Sept. 15 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Grand Island with Fr. Marty Egging officiating. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors: children, Albert Jr., Susan, and Larry; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.

Archie Ambrose, 87, of St. Libory, died Sept. 9. Funeral Mass Sept. 14 at St. Libory's Church with Frs. Sidney B. Bruggeman and Richard Piontkowski officiating. Burial at parish cemetery. Survivors: wife, Betty; children, Jan Ortega of Grand Island, Gary Ambrose of Palmer, Greg Ambrose of St. Paul, and Janelle Kunze of Grand Island; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Irene Meyer of St. Libory, and Joan Ziegler of Colby, Kan.

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Hedy Doerr, 91, of Kearney died July 2. Funeral Mass Aug. 16 at St. James Church in Kearney. Burial at Kearney Cemetery. Survivors: sons, Jeffrey, David Doerr, and daughter, Cynthia Doerr; five grandchildren.

Terri Waskowiak, 83, of Kearney died Aug. 23. Funeral Mass Aug. 26 at St. Mary's Cathedral with Fr. Richard Piontkowski Jr. officiating. Burial in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Survivors: sons, Dave Waskowiak of Grand Island, Jim Waskowiak of Stanton; sisters, Lee Bosse of Omaha, Max Williams of Aurora, Pat Schnittgrund of Omaha; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren.

Loreen Czaplewski, 96, of Grand Island, died Aug. 26. Funeral Mass Sept. 3 at St Leo's Church with Fr. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. officiating, assisted by Deacon William Buchta. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Survivors: sons, Kellen Czaplewski of Papillion, Mark Czaplewski of Grand Island, Dr. Nicholas Czaplewski of Norman, Okla., Dr. Rodney Czaplewski of Omaha; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

Kenneth Liess, 67, of Alda died Aug. 31. Funeral Mass Sept. 3 at St. Mary's Church in Wood River with Fr. Josh Brown officiating. Burial at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Wood River. Survivors: brothers, Joseph Liess, Paul Liess, Charles Liess, Gary Liess; sisters, Mary Ellen Merithew, Linda Martin, Elaine Rauch, Judy Luehr, and Lois Knox. 

James J. Novakowski, 54, of Grand Island, died Sept. 1. Funeral Mass Sept. 5 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Grand Island with Fr. Marty Egging officiating. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Survivors: brothers, Joseph Liess, Paul Liess, Charles Liess, Gary Liess; sisters, Mary Ellen Merithew, Linda Martin, Elaine Rauch, Judy Luehr, and Lois Knox.

Victor Goerl, 95, of Grand Island, died Sept. 1. Funeral Mass Sept. 6 at St. Libory's Church in St. Libory with Fr. Sidney Bruggeman officiating. Burial at Calvary Cemetery in Clarks. Survivors: children, Barb Sack of St. Paul, Pat Epp, Mike Goerl, Kevin Goerl and Lisa Asche, all of Grand Island, Linda Goettsche of St. Paul, Dan Goerl of Gainesville, Va., Keith Goerl of Valparaiso, Ind.; 28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Ronald Buettner, 82, of Lincoln, died Aug. 16. Funeral Mass Sept. 10 at St. Ann's in Lexington with Fr. Jose' Chavez officiating. Survivors: sons, Joe of Holdrege, John of San Antonio, Texas, and Bill of Lincoln; and brothers, Bob of Omaha, Richard of Virginia, Jack and David, both of Arizona; 17 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Donald Reyes, 81, of Hershey, died Aug. 21. Funeral services Aug. 26, at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Survivors: children, Debbie Lindsay of Topeka, Kan., Donna Fuentes of Hastings, Derek Reyes of Memphis, Delores  Chadwick of Sutherland and Victor Reyes of Lincoln; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; siblings, Belinda Potter of Colorado Springs, Colo., Vicky Martinez and Genevieve Reyes Young, both of North Platte and Mary Udell of Plainview.

Colleen Jochum, 91, formerly of Sutherland, died Aug. 26. Funeral Mass Sept. 2 at Sacred Heart Church, Sutherland. Burial at Riverview Cemetery. Survivors: children, Mike Jochum of Beatrice, Tom  Jochum of Axtell, Nancy James of Severance, Colo., Katherine Kipp of Haxtun, Colo., and Scott  Jochum of Kearney; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. 

Frances Vieyra, 101, of North Platte died Aug. 26. Funeral Mass Sept. 3, at St. Patrick Church with Fr. Jonathan Sorensen officiating. Burial at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Survivors: children, Fred Vieyra, Jerome Vieyra and Victoria "Vicky" Valdivia, all of North Platte and Angelina Brown of Corpus Christi, Texas; adopted children, Stephanie Neemann of Fort Worth, Texas, and Stephen Horn of Corpus Christi; her sister, Carman Serrano of Littleton, Colo.; her brother, Louis Ortega of Wichita, Kan.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Gertrude Betzold, 78, of Kearney died Aug. 24. Funeral Mass Sept.1 at St. James Church with Fr. Joe Hannappel officiating. Burial at Kearney Cemetery. Survivors: children, Thomas Betzold, Jr., Marvin "Teddy" Betzold, Tamara Lawter, Robert Betzold, and Richard Betzold; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three brothers; and three sisters.

Andrea Orozco, 28, of Kearney died Aug. 26. Funeral Mass Sept. 2 at St. James Church with Father Joseph Hannappel officiating.

Deborah Moore, 66, died Aug. 18. Funeral Mass Aug. 23 at St Agnes Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Survivors: mother, Marjorie Benzel; brother Stephen Benzel; her sisters, Danna Keisel and Cindy Hansen; children, Jaime Moore of Colorado Springs, Matthew Moore of Redding, Calif., Amanda Clayton of Colorado Springs; six grandchildren. 

Dennis Parks, 71 of Gering, died Aug. 27. Funeral Mass Sept. 1 at Christ the King  Church with Fr. Mike McDonald officiating. Burial at West Lawn Cemetery. Survivors: children, Amy Dishman of Blair, and Jason Parks of Firth; sister, Linda Hergenrader of Mitchell, and his mother, Rhoda Morgan of Gering; four grandchildren.

Jim Sevier, 71, of Scottsbluff, died Aug. 31. Funeral services Sept. 4 with Fr. Rayappa Konka officiating. Survivors: wife, Maggie; siblings, Bob and Janice; and children, Robert and Stacy and step-children.

Clara Smith, 90, of Bartlett, died Sept. 3. Funeral Mass Sept. 7 at St. Michael's Church in Spalding, with Fr. Antony Thekkekara officiating. Burial at Bartlett Cemetery. Survivors: children, Dan of Hominy, Okla., David of Bartlett, Dennis of Red Cloud, Jeff of Shallowater, Texas, Gary of Ericson, Scott of Brodhead, Wash., Deb Eschliman of Ericson, Nancy Pankaskie of Republic, Kan., Ann Bernt of Spalding, Lynn Smith of Akron, Colo.; 31 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; sister, Teresa Kruse of Harlan, Iowa.

Joan Zimmer, 79, of Mason City died Aug. 19. Funeral Mass Aug. 23 at St. Joseph’s Church in Broken Bow with Fr. Jim Hunt officiating. Burial at Black Hill Creek Cemetery, south of Mason City. Survivors: husband, Jim; children, Mark Zimmer and David Zimmer, both of Mason City, and Lonnie Zimmer of Pleasanton; brothers Arnold Siegel and David Siegel, both of Litchfield, sister, Linda Eberle of Hastings; nine grandchildren.