Duane "Doc" E. Schreiner

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Duane E. "Doc" Schreiner, 80, of Norfolk, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Pastor Caleb Wehling will be officiating the service. Interment will be at the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, also at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. The service will be live-streamed on teh Stonacek Funeral Chapel website at https://www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/duane-doc-schreiner/#!/PhotosVideos. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 16, V.F.W. Post 1644, and United States Army Honor Guard. Duane passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at his residence in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Doc was born on June 30, 1945 in Plainview, Nebraska to Forest and Marjorie (Wostrel) Schreiner. He attended grade school at District 39, rural Pierce and then attended Pierce High School. He earned his G.E.D. while in the service. Doc met Rosalee “Rose” Hartford while she was working at Henningsen Foods in Norfolk. They were married on August 29, 1964 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pierce. Doc served in the United States Army from February 25, 1966 until his honorable discharge on February 24, 1969. After marriage the Doc and Rose lived in Germany while Doc was in the service, they then moved to Norfolk after his discharge. Doc worked at Clark Brothers Trucking for 20 years, Post Office for 4 ½ years, and then Great Dane for 16 years until he retired. He enjoyed camping, boating, and spending time with his family. Doc was a member of the Norfolk V.F.W. Survivors include his children Sonya Boettcher (significant other Chad) of Norfolk, Brad (Barb) Schreiner of Osmond, 11 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, brother Don (Kay) Schreiner of North Carolina, sister Doris Dowling of Lincoln, and many nieces and nephews. Doc was preceded in death by his wife Rose Schreiner on January 17, 2022, parents Forest and Marjorie Schreiner, infant twin daughters Anita and Wanita, and several grandchildren in infancy. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Duane "Doc" E. Schreiner

June 30, 1945 - July 13, 2025