Verlene V. Ryan

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Verlene V. Ryan, 88, of Norfolk will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk with Rev. John E. Nelson Jr. officiating. Interment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, also at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Verlene died Monday, April 22, 2019 at the Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk is in charge of the arrangements. The daughter of Harry E.A. and Ida A. (Fuhrman) Brummels was born Feb. 22, 1931, in Sholes. She was baptized on April 12, 1931, and confirmed on July 15, 1945, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Randolph. Verlene grew up in the Randolph area and graduated from Randolph High School in 1948. She married Virgil Ryan on Aug. 10, 1950, at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Randolph. After marriage, the couple lived by Newman Grove for two years, then moved south of Battle Creek for 10 years. They later moved east of Pierce and then to Winside in 1969. Virgil died June 4, 1972. She moved to Hoskins in 1972 and lived there for five years. Verlene then moved to Norfolk in 1977. She worked as a cook at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Norfolk for six years. She also worked at the Lutheran Hospital for 18 years. Verlene enjoyed cooking, sewing, crocheting, gardening, making quilts for her family and taking care of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk, its ladies aid and an extension club. Survivors include her children, Eva (Doug) Hansen of Omaha, Randy (Luana) Ryan of Niobrara, Ron (Kristi) Ryan of Kansas City, Mo., and Jana Ahlman of Meadow Grove; 14 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert “Pete” (Darlene) Brummels of Elkhorn; and her sisters-in-law, Frances Brummels of Ewing, JoAnn Brummels of Prescott Valley, Ariz., Delma Ronspies of Norfolk, Vera Horn of Newman Grove and Irene Bilau of McLean. She was preceded in death by her spouse, Virgil; her parents, Harry and Ida; a grandson, Andrew; six brothers, Vernon, Kenneth, Merlin, Willard, Gilbert and LeRoy; six sisters, Mildred Warneke, Pearl Warneke, Hilda Warneke, Edith Owens, Jeanette Wheeler and Ellen Cunningham; and a son-in-law, Sam Ahlman. Organist will be Linda Peekenschneider with the congregation singing “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus,” “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” and “How Great Thou Art.” Casket bearers will be Verlene’s grandsons and great-grandsons: Christopher Ryan, Brandon Meinke, Adam Ahlman, Joshua Reil, Ryan Reil, Dylan Ahlman, Tyler Rines and Ethan Fernau. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Verlene V. Ryan

February 22, 1931 - April 22, 2019