COLERIDGE — Richard L. Collins, 80, Coleridge, died Nov. 8, 2009, at his residence in Coleridge.
Visitation and a prayer service were Nov. 10, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Coleridge, and continued one hour prior to services at the church.
Funeral services were Nov. 11 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Andreas Stein officiating.
Burial was at the Lawn Ridge Cemetery, Coleridge.

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COLERIDGE — John “Jack” Dendinger, 80, Coleridge, died Nov. 9, 2009, peacefully with his family at his side.
Visitation and a Vigil Service were Nov. 12 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Coleridge, and continued Friday at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 13 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Bishop William Dendinger and Rev. Jeffery Loseke officiating.
Burial was in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Coleridge, with military honors provided by the Coleridge American Legion Post 114.

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OMAHA — Marcella Anderson Hefner, 86, Omaha, formerly of Coleridge, died Aug. 11, 2009, at her residence after a long illness.
Visitation and a vigil service were Aug. 13 at Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and continued at the church Friday one hour prior to services.
Mass of Christian Burial was Aug. 14 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington, with the Rev. Jeff Loseke officiating.
Burial was at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Coleridge.
Pallbearers were Mike Nanfito, Josh Nanfito, Kevin Foreman, Chris McConnell, Duane Wuebben and Galen Hoffart.
Honorary pallbearers were the Coleridge Christian Mothers, Wilma Hochstein, Pat Gleason, LaDonna Burbach, Mary Ann Brandl, Marie Koch, Elsie Lauer and Jackie Domina, and also the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Shirley Arens and Doris Orwig.

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BELDEN – Anita M. Casal, 89, Belden, died Aug. 15, 2009, at Hillcrest Care Center, Laurel, after a long battle with heart disease.
Visitation and a prayer service were Aug. 17 at the Johnson Funeral Home, Randolph, and continued prior to services at the church.
Funeral Services were Aug. 18 at the Union Presbyterian Church, Belden, with the Rev. Stephen W. Deines officiating.
Burial was at the Belden Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ken Dyer, Brandon Snider, Ryan Casal, Delmar Wacker, Bob Wacker, Justin McKibbon, Angela Dyer, Renee Snider and Rebecca Casal.

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COLERIDGE — Frances L. Ebberson, 82, Coleridge, died June 22, 2009, at the Osmond General Hospital, Osmond.
Visitation and a prayer service were July 24, at the Wintz Funeral Home, Coleridge, and continued one hour prior to services Thursday at the church.
Funeral services were July 25 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Coleridge, with Rev. Andreas Stein officiating.
Burial was in Lawn Ridge Cemetery, Colerdige.
Pallbearers were Jeff Ebberson, Brian Ebberson, Cody Ebberson, Brandon Ebberson, Tim Mattson, Matt Christensen and Jeremy Brandl.
Honorary pallbearers were Sara Brandl, Mindy Christensen, Laura Ebberson, Tiffany Ebberson and Reshma Khilnani.

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LAUREL — Arnold “Dick” Reifenrath, 68, Laurel, died June 26, 2009, at Providence Medical Center, Wayne.
Visitation was June 28 at Hasemann Funeral Home, Laurel.
Funeral services were June 29 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Laurel, with Rev. James F. McCluskey officiating.
Pallbearers were Jerry Arduser, Larry Lackas, Dave Bathke, Tony Lawyer, Kirk Olsen and Leander Lammers.
Honorary Pallbearers were Tama Kastrup, Rusty Reifenrath, Rynae Reifenrath, Mark Hoch and Lisa Reifenrath.
Interment was in Concord Cemetery, Concord.

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COLERIDGE — Helen S. Heikes, 85, Coleridge, died May 20, 2009, at the Hillcrest Care Center, Laurel.
A memorial service was held May 22 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Coleridge, with the Rev. Andreas Stein officiating.
A private family burial at the Coleridge City Cemetery occurred prior to the memorial service.
Wintz Funeral Home, Coleridge, was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Helen’s grandchildren, Tiffany Sauer, Clark Willms, Brian Heikes, Lori Heikes, Chad Mathine, Lauren Welch, Melissa Laehr, John Rusch, Amanda Rusch and Luke Rusch.

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AVOCA, Iowa — David Lewis Graham, 86, Avoca, Iowa, died May 21, 2009, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center.
David was born on April 20, 1923, to Frank and Myrtle (Lewis) Graham in Arriba, Colo. Shortly after he was born, David and his family moved to Coleridge, where David was baptized at Pilgrim Congregational Church and attended country school at Lincoln District 37.

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CLEAR LAKE, Minn. — Robert P. Seibert, 88, Clear Lake. Minn., died May 22, 2009, at the St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital.
Visitation was May 24 at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Becker, and continued one hour prior to services Monday at the church in Becker.
Funeral services were May 25 at Becker Baptist Church, Becker, Minn., with Rev. Rob Olsen officiating.
Burial was in the Becker Cemetery.

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Crofton — Robert F. Uhing, 73, Crofton, died May 10, 2009, at the Bloomfield Good Samaritan Center, Bloomfield, after suffering from cancer for a year.
Visitation, with a vigil service and video tribute, was May 12 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Crofton, under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Crofton, and continued one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial was May 13 at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Crofton, with Rev. Michael Schmitz officiating.
Burial was in the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were his grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Vernon Arens, David Arens, Larry Koch, John Goeken, Jr., Tom Uhing and Kevin Uhing.

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