Dalton James White

Services for Dalton James White, 18, of Pierce will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church here with burial in Prospect View Cemetery and the Rev. Casey Lieneman officiating. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the church under direction of Stonacek Memorial Chapel. He was born Aug. 26, 1994, at Norfolk to Kirk and Dustie (Volquardsen) White. He graduated from Pierce High School in 2013. After courageously battling cancer for more than 4½ years, Dalton James White was called home to the Lord on Monday, June 10, 2013. Those that have shared their lives with Dalton have been forever changed by his strength and courage. He fiercely battled his cancer, surrounded by all of his loving family and hundreds of caring friends. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Pierce. He was baptized on July 16, 1995, and was confirmed on Sept. 6, 2009. Even though he was receiving cancer treatment, Dalton truly enjoyed the outdoors. He found solace in fishing and hunting for turkeys, pheasants and deer. He was extremely happy when he shot a 5 X 4 whitetail deer last year and more recently had the opportunity to shoot a big horned sheep. Both were mounted and proudly displayed at his graduation party.In elementary and junior high, Dalton enjoyed playing baseball, football and was actively involved in wrestling. In high school, Dalton remained an inactive member of the Pierce Bluejay football team and was always down on the field cheering on his friends. Last Saturday, Dalton was honored during the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic with a signed game ball and jersey. Dalton was a recent graduate of the 2013 Pierce High graduation class.Dalton is survived by his parents, Kirk and Dustie; his brother, Dillon and fiancee Morgan Curtis, and his younger sister, Destyne. He was also the proud godfather of his 1-year-old nephew, Easton White. Dalton is also survived by grandparents Denny and Jackie White of Pierce, Gary and Karen Drahota and Mike and Charmin Anson of Norfolk, great-grandmothers Eunice Wragge and Lucille Drahota of Pierce and Lola Volquardsen of Battle Creek. Dalton is also survived by his aunts and uncles, Kim and Troy Krueger of Colorado Springs, Mike White and Jan White of Hadar, Mitch and Tracy White and Troy and Kathy Drahota of Lincoln, loving cousins Ren, Kelsey, Dierk, Clay, Addison, Calie, Taylor and Baylee and many loving second cousins. Dalton was preceded in death by his grandfather Ben Volquardsen, who Dalton is now fishing with in Heaven, and many great-grandparents. Organist will be Kathy Draeger with a duet by Rick and Cheryl Higgins and hymns, "You Raise Me Up", "Lean on Me", "Amazing Grace", "My Chains Are Gone." Casket bearers are Nate Meier, Tyler Pettitt, Dillon Ronspies, Trent Spieker, Mason Zimmerer, Mark Brahmer, Chad Collison, Sam Bloomquist." Honorary casket bearers are the Pierce High School class of 2013.

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Dalton James White

August 26, 1994 - June 10, 2013