Darral H. Voecks

NORFOLK – Funeral service for Darral H. Voecks, 83, of Norfolk will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Rev. John Nelson will be officiating the service. Interment will be held at the Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, also at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the family for a later designation. The service will be live-streamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel website at https://www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/Darral-Voecks/#!/PhotosVideos. Darral passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at his residence in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Darral H. Voecks was born on December 22, 1939 in Hoskins, NE. to Reuben and Irmel (Bowman) Voecks. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoskins and attended rural country school and then attended Trinity Lutheran School in Hoskins before graduating from Hoskins High School in 1957. He was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Norfolk, where he was a past trustee and elder and also a member of the Midwest Toy Farmers. On April 17, 1960 Darral married Marlene Reed at Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE. After marriage they lived in Norfolk and he worked at the Buick Garage, Ford Garage and was also a mechanic at the Wonder Bread store before he got a job working for the City of Norfolk as a preventative vehicle maintenance man where he worked for 18 years retiring in 2003. After his retirement he enjoyed tinkering in his garage, working on and collecting pedal toys and old farm toys, he also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and family, and processing meat and doing sweet corn at his son Kevin’s house. Survivors include his spouse Marlene Voecks of Norfolk, three children, Coleen Weihe of Lincoln, Bev (Mark) Peterson and Kevin Voecks (Chandra) Roberts, all of Norfolk, eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, sister Francis Bartunek of Grand Island, and brother Vernon (Shirley) Voecks of Norfolk. He was preceded in death by his parents Reuben and Irmel, son-in-law John Weihe, and mother-in-law Freida Reed. Organist will be Trudy Dannelly. Casket bearers will be Cody Voecks, Levi Voecks, Cole Weihe, Tyler Weihe, Richard Mattison, Ryan Heller, and Jay Nance. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Darral H. Voecks

December 22, 1939 - January 23, 2023