Mabel A. Siegert

NORFOLK – Funeral service for Mabel A. Siegert, 92, of Norfolk, formerly of Pilger, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Rev. Eric Gradberg will be officiating the service. Interment will be at the Pilger Cemetery, rural Pilger. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time also at Stonacek Funeral Chapel. The service will be live-streamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel website at https://www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/mabel-siegert/#!/PhotosVideos. Mabel passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at the Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Mabel was born on August 23, 1933 to August and Anna (Klusman) Wipperling in New Rockford, North Dakota. She grew up in Randolph and attended grade school at rural District School #68 in rural Randolph. She later received her G.E.D. She married Charles Siegert on November 13, 1950 in Pierce. After marriage the family lived on the farm near Pilger. Charles and Mabel farmed their entire life near Pilger and enjoyed traveling together. Mabel later moved to Norfolk in 2003. She was a member of the Pilger Methodist Church and served as their secretary, member of Clinton Women’s Extension Club, and was a 4-H Leader for 10 years. She enjoyed sewing, ballroom dancing and going on walks. Mabel is survived by her daughters Judy (Mike) Warneke of Battle Creek, Shirley McNary of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Norma (George) Payne of High Point, North Carolina, grandchildren Stephanie (Shawn) Burkett of Charlotte, N.C., Arthur (Elizabeth) Morris IV of Leland, N.C., Paul Tomasek, Saira (Brian) Pettinger of Lincoln, John Tomasek of Lincoln, Erin McClure of Kingsville, TX, Easton (Crista) Eggers of Omaha, Randi (Dustin) Petrik of Kansas City, MO, and Chad Warneke of Tilden, numerous great-grandchildren, siblings Melvin Wipperling of Plattsmouth, Elizabeth Marshall of Harvard, and Larry (Helen) Gugat of Hinton, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Siegert in 2011, parents August and Anna Wipperling, brothers Marvin Wipperling and Merlon Wipperling, sister Martha Mewis, step-siblings Wilford Gugat, Roy Gugat, Betty Butt and Eva Martin. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Mabel A. Siegert

August 23, 1933 - September 6, 2025