Arnetta Fae McDaniel

NORFOLK -- Funeral services for Arnetta F. McDaniel (Freudenburg), 95, of Norfolk will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Officiating the service will be Reverend Ray Wilke. Interment will be at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk. Visitation for Arnetta will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2026 at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Arnetta found peace and joined the Lord on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Faith Health Hospital in Norfolk, NE. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Arnetta was born March 8, 1931, to Arnold and Nettie (Kalmer) Freudenburg in Madison, NE. Her deep devotion to faith began at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison, NE where she was baptized on March 29, 1931 and confirmed on April 2, 1944. She attended Trinity Parochial school and Madison High School. In 1946, her family moved to Norfolk, NE. Arnetta graduated from Norfolk Senior High in 1948 and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE. She worked at Lincoln Liberty Insurance Company. She met her husband Robert at a swimming hole and they married February 4, 1951. Arnetta worked at E.N. Roe Buick Company in Norfolk, Granada Theater, Norfolk Auto Supply, and later worked for NE Rehabilitation Services starting as a secretary and ending as a Fiscal Supervisor of the Northeastern area in Norfolk. While working for NE Rehabilitation Services she received various promotions, state and federal awards such as Rehabilitation Service Administrator, and a Distinguished Service award. She was forced to retire after 30 years due to scleral strokes. In 1953, when her husband, Bob returned from Korea, they moved to a farm North of Norfolk. Arnetta enjoyed gardening and canning. She was a Charter member of the Aquanaut’s Boat and Ski Club and loved camping at the lake. They farmed until they moved to town in 1986. Arnetta flourished around friends and family and always had a helping hand for strangers. She volunteered a Braille for the Blind, and St Mary's Food Bank in Sun City, AZ where she often picked citrus fruit weekly during season. She also volunteered at Faith Regional Hospital cafeteria and Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE for many years. On Sundays, Arnetta cherished visiting friends in nursing homes in and around Norfolk. Arnetta had a fondness for the holidays. She took pride in decorating her home, sending Christmas letters every year and displayed mountains of photos of family in every nook. Arnetta is survived by her loving sons, Kim W. (Joni) McDaniel of Norfolk, and Jeffrey (Jane) McDaniel of Plattsmouth, NE, 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert, parents Arnold and Nettie Freudenburg, and her sister Anita Wendt. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Arnetta Fae McDaniel

March 8, 1931 - May 27, 2026