Polk Co. News
Feb. 2007

William H. LARSEN, age 92, of Stromsburg, died Jan. 28, 2007.
Funeral services were Feb. 2, 2007 at the Midwest Covenant Home 
Chapel. Interment was in the Stromsburg Cemetery. Born Jan. 10, 1915 
to Caspar V. and Anna Urania I. (Cronholm) Larsen in Brooklyn, NY. 
On August 7, 1948 married Charlotte L. Ratcliff at Stratton, NE. 
Preceded in death by his parents Caspar and Anna Urania Larsen 
and one sister Annie (Larsen) Brady. 

Gregory Warren JOHNSON, 54, of Sutton, died Feb. 2, 2007 at his 
home in Sutton. Services were: Feb. 7, 2007 at Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in Sutton. Interment was in the Saron Lutheran 
Cemetery near Saronville. Sutton Memorial Chapel was in charge 
of arrangements. Born Dec. 10, 1952 on Highway 6 in Clay Co., NE 
to Ervin and Janice (Heinz) Johnson. He was engaged to Tammy 
Knight October 4, 2005 and a June 2007 wedding was being planned. 
He was preceded in death by his parents. 

Carl Reuel SWARD, age 59 of York, died Feb. 4, 2007 at Lincoln. 
Born May 13, 1947 at Stromsburg, NE to Reuel C. and Ruth Shalberg 
Sward. Survived by two sisters Miriam Sward of Omaha and Elaine 
(Steve) Spady of York; niece Stephanie Spady of Brooklyn, NY and 
nephew Andrew Spady of Lincoln. Also surviving is his York Mosaic 
family and a host of friends. Preceded in death by his parents and 
his sister Annette. Funeral services: Feb. 7, 2007 at Emmanuel 
Lutheran Church in York. Burial took place in the Swede Home 
Cemetery near Stromsburg. 

Adeline “Della” STANCZYK, 96, of Silver Creek, died Jan. 26, 2007
in Osceola. Services were: Feb. 1, 2007 at St. Lawrence Catholic 
Church in Silver Creek. McKown Funeral Home in Silver Creek and 
Columbus was in charge of arrangements. Born Oct. 15, 1910 in 
Merrick Co. to John and Stella (Dubas) Swertzic. Married Frank 
Stanczyk on Oct. 16, 1934 at Ss. Peter and Paul Church-Krakow. 
Preceded in death by her husband Frank; her parents; brothers 
Dominic Swertzic, Adolph Swertzic, Charles Swertzic, John 
Swertzic, Alvin Swertzic and Ben Swertzic; and sisters Victoria 
Kusek and Barbara Swertzic. 

Charles L. SOLL, age 83, of Osceola, Nebraska, passed away
Jan. 28, 2007. Funeral services were Feb. 1, 2007 at Calvary 
Lutheran Church, Swede Home, Nebraska. Graveside services 
and interment: Feb. 1 at the Columbus Cemetery with Military 
Rites. Born Mar. 15, 1923 to Henry P. and Katie A. (Hagedorn) 
Soll at Bennington, Nebraska. Served in the U.S. Army during WW II.
On Oct. 15, 1952 marriage to Letha A. Viergutz at their home 
in rural Polk County. To this union five children were born. 
Preceded in death by his parents Henry and Katie Soll; brother 
and sister-in-law Lester and Hertha Soll; brother Ed Soll; sister 
and brother-in-law Louise and John Dyer; and brother and 
sister-in-law Bill and Florence Soll. 

Frances A. SUNDAY, age 80, of David City, passed away Feb. 14, 2007. 
Funeral services: Feb. 19th at 10:00 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church 
in David City. Burial was in the David City Cemetery. Chermok Funeral 
Home in David City was in charge of arrangements. Born Jan. 28, 1927 
at Topeka, KS to Edgar and Gertrude (Meyer) Degan. Preceded in death 
by her parents, brother Ed Degan, and sister Suzanne O’Brien. 

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