West Point News
June 2008

Funeral services for Forest A. WILLIAMS, 71, of Norfolk, were June 3, 2008
at the Community Bible Church in Norfolk. Burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery 
in West Point, with military honors. 

Ret. Col. Frederick G. COLLINS, MD, age 85, of Kerrville, Texas, died 
May 29, 2008, in a local care center. Services were June 2, 2008, at 
Grimes Funeral Chapels. Interment followed at Garden of Memories 
Cemetery. 

Kenneth D. MEYER, age 75, of Fremont, formerly of Scribner, died on 
May 28, 2008 in the Methodist Hospital in Omaha. A memorial service 
was held May 31, 2008, in the United Lutheran Church in Scribner. 
Committal was in the Hooper Cemetery.

Rosie Helen THROENER, 91 of Dodge, died May 29, 2008. Mass of 
Christian burial was May 31, 2008, at St. Boniface Catholic Church 
at Monterey. Burial was at St. Boniface Cemetery in Dodge. 

Cheryl A. MEYERINK, 55, of Scribner, died June 6, 2008 in West Point. 
Funeral was June 10, 2008, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Scribner. 
Burial was in the Scribner Cemetery. Preceded in death by her parents 
and her father-in-law.

Judy A. MUELLER, 63 Fairbury, died June 8, 2008, in Fairbury. Services 
June 12, 2008, at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Lansing, Iowa. 
Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at Lansing, Iowa on June 13, 2008
at 1:30 p.m. Preceded in death by her father Cyril Manning and a 
sister, Mary Ellen.

Lloyd HOMES, 77, Oakland, died June 8, 2008, in Lyons. Funeral services 
were June 11, 2008, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland. 
Burial in the Oakland Cemetery. Preceded in death by his parents, sister 
and brother-in-law LaVerne and Erwin Moseman; sister-in-law Viola Homes.

Funeral services for William "Bill" RUSKAMP, age 94, of West Point, formerly 
of Dodge, were June 20, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church in Olean with burial in the parish cemetery. William died 
June 17, 2008.

Newell, "Newt" KOLLATH, 72 of West Point, died June 19, 2008, in 
Maquoketa, IA. Services were June 24, 2008, at St. Paul Lutheran 
Church in West Point. Graveside services were at Hill Crest Cemetery 
in Norfolk with military honors graveside. 

Mass of Christian burial for Cody TROYER, age 8, of West Point, was 
June 21, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point. Burial 
was in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, St. Charles. Cody died on 
June 18, 2008, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital from injuries 
suffered in a farm accident.

Linda Lou STEINKRAUS, 56, West Point, died June 21, 2008 in 
West Point. Graveside services were June 25, 2008, at Mount 
Hope Cemetery. Survivors include sister, Donna Steinkraus of 
Lincoln; brothers, Michael of Norfolk, Jeff and Tamara) of Sioux 
City, Iowa, and Anthony of Los Angeles, Calif. 

Graveside services for Henry J. WIENEKE, 92, Truman, Minn., 
held on June 25, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgelawn Memorial 
Park, rural Truman. Henry died on June 21, 2008, at Truman 
Senior Living, Truman, Minn. Services are being handled by 
Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service of Truman.

Mass of Christian burial for William (Bill) RUSKAMP, 94, of 
Dodge, were June 20, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church, Olean, rural Dodge. Bill died on June 17, 2008.
Humlicek Funeral Home in Dodge was in charge of 
arrangements.

Merle GUSTAFSON, 83, of West Point, died June 23, 2008. 
Funeral services June 26, 2008, at Trinity Church in West 
Point. Burial will be at Westside Cemetery near Oakland. 

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