+ John Wesley Hanlin + Funeral

Funeral Service for John W. Hanlin age 84 of Neligh, NE will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Neligh with Pastor David Kuhfal, Officiating. Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Neligh with Military rites conducted by Neligh American Legion Post # 172 and American Legion Riders. Visitation will be 5-7 at Grace Lutheran Church. Beyer Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com

John Wesley Hanlin was born on August 1, 1931 to Wilber and Mae (Goeury) Hanlin at Geneva, NE. He graduated from Geneva High School with the Class of 1949. John was drafted into the United States Army on February 12, 1953 at Omaha, NE and discharged on February 2, 1955, at Fort Carson, CO. He received Korean Service Medal. On May 8, 1955, he was united in marriage to Carol Ortgies at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bruning, NE. They have celebrated 62 years. Through the years he worked at Heath's Market, Safeway, Thiftway, Jack and Jill, and City of Neligh. He was a member of Neligh EMT/Firemen, Jaycee's, American Legion and VFW, Neligh Chamber of Commerce, and member of Grace Lutheran Church where he usher and held several office. John enjoyed woodworking, Fishing/hunting, and listing to Ham Radio.
Survived by his wife, Carol of Neligh, Kurt and wife, Peg Hanlin of Elgin, NE, Debb and husband, Lee Pofahl of Neligh, NE, and Kent and wife, Suzanne Hanlin of Pierce. 11 Grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Sister, Ruth (Art) Roemmich of York, NE.
Preceded in death by parents, grandson, Bradley Hanlin. brothers: a brother in-infancy, William Hanlin and his wife, Kate, and James Hanlin. Sisters: 1 in-infancy and Margaret and her husband, John Fahlberg.

+ Jolene Anne Mosel + Funeral

Jolene Anne Mosel
Born: October 16, 1962
Died: July 04, 2016

Jolene Anne Mosel, 53 of Neligh, NE, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Neligh, NE with Rev. David Kufahl and Vicar Justin Hildebrand officiating. Interment will follow in the West Willowdale Cemetery, rural Brunswick, NE. Visitation will be 5-8 Thursday at the church. Huffman-Levander Funeral Home of Elgin, NE is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be designated to the Jolene A. Mosel scholarship fund at Pinnacle Bank in Neligh.

Jolene Anne Wortman was born October 16, 1962 in Neligh, NE to LeRoy and Gail (Pellatz) Wortman. Jolene grew up on a farm north of Neligh where she developed her love of animals, except for birds. This love spurred an early interest in veterinary science but her passion eventually evolved to caring for people, leading her to attain an associate degree in Nursing at Methodist School of Nursing in Omaha, after graduating from Neligh-Oakdale High School in 1981.

Her educational experiences always displayed the many loves Jolene had. During her high school career, she participated in 4-H, which led to honors including attendance at National 4-H Aquatic Convention, and serving as Antelope County Pork Queen in 1980, and Nebraska State Pork Queen and Antelope County 4-H Queen in 1981.

Jolene was known for being very active and this was no less evident than in 1983, when between July and September, she passed her nursing state boards, married her long time love, Randy Gene Mosel on August 13, and began working at Antelope Memorial Hospital as a Registered Nurse.

After marrying, Randy and Jolene resided in the rural Neligh area where Randy farmed with his family and Jolene quickly advanced to a supervisory position in her nursing career. On January 2, 1987, Randy and Jolene added a son (Dane Austin) to their union. He was followed by three siblings, Miranda Jo on November 17, 1989, Chandra Leigh on March 26, 1991, and Ethan Chandler on January 28, 1994.

As a mother, Jolene relished being involved in her children’s activities and greatly enjoyed the fact that all her children were able to attend school at District 4 where she, herself, attended as a child. Jolene encouraged her children to participate in 4-H, athletics, music, and FCCLA throughout their academic careers. During their participation, Jolene served as a 4-H club leader and was honored for her volunteer service as an FCCLA parent and judge.

Always busy, Jolene added to her roles of farming partner, parent of four, and nurse by taking on the position of Assistant Director at Hoepfinger-Beyer Funeral Home in 1997. Somehow, though, Jolene continued to have time to stay involved with her community, assisting with vacation bible school, selling baked goods at the Farmers’ market, helping run the annual Antelope County Fair concession stand, and serving with the Mid-AM Milk Cooperative YC counsel, just to name a few.

In 2011, Jolene was diagnosed with breast cancer and became very proactive in her care. During her battle she was blessed with exceptional love and support from family, friends, and the community at large, as many rallied behind her through a benefit that allowed her to utilize treatment options that may have not been afforded to her. After a tough five year battle, Jolene died peacefully at her home on July 4, 2016.

She is survived by Randy, her husband of 32 years: her children and spouses; Dane & Kristen (Weiss) Mosel, Miranda & Juan Lopez, Chandra & Aaron Blase, and Ethan Mosel; granddaughter Leilani Lopez; parents LeRoy and Gail Wortman; siblings and spouses Roger & Rosemary (Wortman) Legate, James & Mary Jo (Salber) Wortman, Randy & Misty (Bockelmann) Wortman, and Tim & Jenilee (Wortman) Negley; mother-in-law Myrna (Ernst) Mosel, brother-in-law Dr. Ron & Denise (Shaw) Mosel, sister-in-law Rhonda (Mosel) & Dave Anson, sister-in-law Sandy (Pellatz) Mosel; and 15 nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her grandparents, father-in-law Gene Mosel, brother-in-law Rickey Mosel, and nephew Garet Legate.

SERVICES
Visitation
Thursday, July 07, 2016
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Grace Lutheran Church - Neligh
508 K. Street
Neligh, NE 68756

Funeral Service
Friday, July 08, 2016
10:00 AM

Grace Lutheran Church - Neligh
508 K. Street
Neligh, NE 68756

Pre-Confirmation Camp 2016

Last week Monday through Friday from 9AM - Noon students going into 5th and 6th grade participated in the Pre-Confirmation Camp.  Like Basketball, Football, and Cheer Camps, Pre-Confirmation Camp focuses upon the basics.  Students learned the basics of the faith by going through 60 New Testament Stories (next year they will learn 60 Old Testament accounts).  Vicar and Pastor rotated back and forth teaching each story in 7 minutes with PowerPoint slides.  They also showed how each story fit into the greater story of the Bible.  Students also played games (see pictures below), had snack, and recited the catechism.

Especially, check out the action shot (2nd picture) of Vicar smacking a hit off Pastor in wiffel ball.

Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison Re-elected Synod President for Third Term

From the LCMS Website:

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, having received 56.96 percent of the votes cast, is the president-elect of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod for a third term of office, 2016-2019.

The nomination process for the position of Synod president began last fall with the mailing of nominations ballots to all congregations of the Synod. All nominations were required to be submitted by Feb. 9, 2016, or five months prior to the start of the Synod convention, when the ballots, received by an outside auditor, were tallied and delivered to the secretary of the Synod.

The resulting candidates for the office of president were the three ordained ministers who received the highest number of votes in the nominations process and who consented to serve if elected. The three nominees for Synod president were Harrison, the Rev. Dr. David P.E. Maier and the Rev. Dr. Dale A. Meyer.

Four weeks prior to the convention, the secretary’s office provided a secure method and opportunity for two voting delegates from each congregation to participate in the vote via electronic balloting services provided by Election-America, a Garden City, N.Y., company that conducted the balloting via a Web-based voting site, June 11-14. The voters in the president’s election were the congregations’ delegates in attendance at the 2015 district conventions.

The results of the ballot tallied and reported to the secretary of the Synod by Election-America are as follows:

Harrison was voted president-elect with 3,507 votes (56.96 percent);
Meyer received 2,257 votes (36.66 percent); and
Maier received 393 votes (6.38 percent).
The Bylaws of the LCMS instruct the secretary of the Synod to notify the candidates in the Synod’s presidential election of the results of the balloting at least two weeks prior to the convention. The candidates were informed earlier today, June 15, of the results of the June 11-14 ballot.

For more information, please go to lcms.org/convention.

+ Darlene Basel + Funeral, Friday, June 17, 2016

Funeral Service for Darlene J. Basel age 92 Neligh, Ne will be 10:00 Friday, June 17, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Neligh, NE with Pastor David Kuhfal, Officiating.  Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Beyer Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Neligh, NE. Darlene passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Neligh, NE.



Darlene Joyce Basel was born October 19, 1923 to Holga and Hazel (Riley) Fallesen in Tilden, NE. She graduated from Tilden High School and almost immediately began her life-long career as a teacher. She taught in many Antelope County rural districts. She spent many years teaching students from rural districts 35 and 47 South and East of Neligh. She married Albert J. Basel on June 29, 1947. They had one son, Arlyn Basel. Albert passed away in 1972 and Darlene then went back to college and got her bachelors degree. She then began her career as a 2nd grade teacher in the Neligh-Oakdale Public Schools retiring in 1990. Known as "Mrs. Basel" by many current and former residents of Antelope County, she loved her students each and every one and called them "her kids" the year she had them in class. Darlene spent her last years at the Willows Assisted Living Center and the Golden Living Center in Neligh. She always enjoyed visiting with and meeting former students and their families.


Darlene leaves behind her son, Arlyn Basel and his wife Jean of Ankeny, IA, and grandchildren: Chad Basel and Krystal Vriezelaar and her husband Todd and great grandson: Jackson Basel, step great grandchildren Carter and Megan Vriezelaar and her brother Melvin Fallesen of Albany, OR and sister, Nadine Hughes of Neligh, NE and many friends and former students to cherish her memory.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother, Norman Fallesen, and brother-in-law, Gordon Hughes.

Darlene will be remembered by many current and former Antelope County students as "A Good Teacher"

Vacation Bible School 2016

Vacation Bible School was held May 23-27.  Sixty children attended (31 members and 29 non-members).  The theme was "The Lord is My Shepherd."  Children collected $96 for the Neligh Food Pantry.  Here are some of the pictures.  Thanks to all who sent their children and helped.  Here are a few pictures that were taken.

 

Ladies Aid Spring Luncheon

The Ladies Aid met May 4 at noon for their Spring Luncheon/meeting.  The tables were decorated in spring colors with floral centerpieces, scripture candies etc... Seven members answered roll call, four visitors, Pastor and Vicar attended.  The door prizes were won by Carolyn and Carolyn.  A skit about the Bible mothers was given by Melinda and Lorna.  A short business meeting was held and desserts were enjoyed.  Cards were signed to be sent to Debbie and Beverly.  Keely gave an interesting summary of what she learned on the Eve Retreat.  The next meeting will be on June 1.