Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service

08/21/2026

Rodney Ahlberg of Wayne, Nebraska died on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at his residence in Wayne.

Memorial Services are pending at the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel, NE.

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08/21/2026

Bradley Alan Specht, age 66 of Coleridge, Nebraska died at his residence on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 after a battle with cancer for several years.

Funeral Services will be on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Coleridge with Rev. Kathleen Split officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday, at church, from 5-8:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge.

You may watch a livestream of the funeral at www.facebook.com/WintzRay/live

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08/21/2026

Lorie C. Opfer, age 81 of Hartington, Nebraska died on Monday, August 17, 2026 at Accura Healthcare in Hartington.

Funeral Services will be on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartington with the Rev. Amanda Talley officiating. Burial will be at the Maskell Cemetery in Maskell, Nebraska following a lunch at the church. Visitation will be on Friday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington and will continue on Saturday, at church, one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.

You may watch a livestream of the funeral on the Trinity Lutheran page.

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08/21/2026

Lucille Elizabeth Holcomb, age 92, of Wayne, Nebraska, formerly of Coleridge and Laurel, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at Kinship Pointe, on August 15, 2026.

Funeral Services will be on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne with the Rev. Chad Rademacher officiating. Burial will be at Lawn Ridge Cemetery in Coleridge following a lunch at the church. Visitation will be on Friday morning from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge.

08/21/2026

Edward Norman Mullen, age 61, of Battle Creek, Nebraska, died unexpectedly on August 15, 2026, at Faith Health in Norfolk, Nebraska.

His family will be hosting a memorial service at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at United Lutheran Church in Laurel, Nebraska, with Pastor Tom Tuura officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service on Wednesday at the church.

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08/21/2026

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08/18/2026

Kenny A. Plantenberg, age 65, of Crofton, Nebraska, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton, Nebraska with Reverend Marcus Knecht officiating. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery in Crofton. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Mass on Thursday at the Church.

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08/17/2026

After 78 years of strictly doing things his way, Dan finished his last project August 14th, 2026.

Daniel Lee Trimble, 78, of Yankton, South Dakota, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on Friday, August 14, 2026 after complications from heart surgery.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM, on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton with Reverend Tom Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and SD Air Force Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, on Wednesday, August 19 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a vigil service at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral at the church.

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08/17/2026

Gerald “Jerry” Smith, age 83, of Yankton, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2026 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton with Reverend Darin Schmidt officiating. Cremation will take place after the service and a private family burial will be held at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Yankton. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, on Tuesday, August 18, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a vigil service at 7:00 PM. Visitation continues one hour prior to the Funeral Mass at the church.

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08/17/2026