Dickie Jr. Fernau

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Dickie Jr. Fernau, 91, of Norfolk will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Officiating the service will be Pastor Lee Weander. Burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson, NE. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time on Wednesday. Military rites will be provided by the American Legion Post 16, V.F.W. Post 1644, both of Norfolk and the United States Army Honors Guard. The service will be live-streamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel website at https://www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/Dickie-Fernau/#!/PhotosVideos. Dickie passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 at the Pemberly Place Assisted Living in Lincoln. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Dickie was born on May 10, 1931 in Butte, Nebraska to Eldred Leslie and Iva Vonnie (Luber) Fernau. He attended Boyd County Country Schools in Butte to the 8th grade. After his education, Dickie worked at the family farm until he went in to the service. Dickie served in the United States Army from May 15, 1952 to February 16, 1954. He served in the Korean War. While in the service Dickie married Shirley Ann Brittell on November 15, 1953 at Church of Christ in Neligh, NE. She passed away on April 21, 2008. After Dickie was discharged from his service to his country the couple lived in Valentine and he worked in the grocery business. The couple later moved to Norfolk in 1962 where he continued working in the grocery business and later on at Hy-Vee until his retirement in 1999. Dickie enjoyed baseball and he was a pitcher on his farm league’s team. Dickie enjoyed fishing, which was a way of life throughout his childhood and adulthood, and he liked polka music, dancing, and going to the casino. Family and friends were very important to Dickie and he enjoyed spending time with them. Dickie was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Survivors include daughters Joyce Diane (Steve) Scott of Buckeye, AZ, Nancy Joann Williams of Wichita, KS, grandchildren Charity Scott Husser, Ryan Scott, Abby Williams Frost, Jessy Williams Warner, 4 great-grandchildren, siblings Jerry Fernau of Lincoln, and Marilyn Galbraith of Hemet, CA. He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley, infant daughter Elonna Faye Fernau, parents Eldred and Iva, siblings Donald Fernau, Charles Fernau, Larry Fernau, sisters Vivian Kinzie, Helen Harding, and infant sister Carol Fernau. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be may to the Norfolk V.F.W., Veteran Organizations, or local Hospice Agencies. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Dickie Jr. Fernau

May 10, 1931 - December 9, 2022