08/31/2026
NIOBRARA – Funeral services for Gerald R. Klinetobe, 76, of Niobrara will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Jesse Slosser and Gerald Klinetobe Jr. will be officiating the services. Interment will follow at the L’Eau Qui Court Cemetery in Niobrara at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Gerald “Jerry” Klinetobe, 76, of Niobrara, Nebraska, passed away on August 30, 2026. He was born on June 26, 1950, in Orchard, Nebraska, to William and Tillie Klinetobe.
Jerry was a proud United States Army veteran and a hardworking diesel mechanic. He was a man who knew the value of hard work, but if you asked him what mattered most in life, it was never the work, the things he owned, or the money he made. It was his family.
Jerry loved his family with his whole heart. His wife, children, grandchildren, and extended family were his greatest joy. He cherished the time they spent together and found happiness in the simple moments—the conversations, the laughter, the teasing and jokes, the fishing trips, the camping trips, and just being together. Those ordinary moments became some of the most precious memories his family will carry forever.
If Jerry wasn’t working, chances were he was outside. He loved fishing, camping, woodworking, working in the yard, and gardening. Fishing held a special place in his heart, and some of...
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