Wanda A. Herbolsheimer

HADAR — Services for Wanda A. Herbolsheimer, 96, formerly of Hadar, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hadar. The Rev. Nathaniel Winkel will officiate with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. She died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home in Norfolk. Wanda Alvina (Kolterman) Herbolsheimer was the youngest of 12 children and daughter of Robert and Bertha (Voecks) Kolterman born Sept. 20, 1919, on the family farm north of Pierce. She was baptized by Pastor Bietthover of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pierce. She was confirmed March 25, 1934, by Pastor H.A. Hilpert of St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Pierce and attended parochial school through the eighth grade. She married Lloyd W. Herbolsheimer on Nov. 24, 1940, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Pierce and to this union two children were born: daughter Judith Ann and son James Lloyd. They lived on the Herbolsheimer family farm north of Pierce. They later moved into Pierce, operating the Tea Pot Dome. They moved to Hadar in 1958, and Wanda worked at the Golden Rule Store in Norfolk 35 years. She had been a member of St. John’s Ladies Aid and choir and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hadar, Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid and the Hospital Auxiliary. Survivors include two children, Judith (Gerald) Kruger of Randolph and James (Diane) Herbolsheimer of Norfolk; five grandchildren and spouses, Lisa Kruger of Columbus, Michelle (John) Meier of Pierce, Amy Schram, Jason (Sarah) Herbolsheimer, Nicole (Nick) Minzel, all of Omaha; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Bertha; her spouse of 60 years, Lloyd, on June 11, 2000; four brothers, Herman, Lawrence, Robert and Edwin; five sisters, Lydia Muelhmeier, Emma Kahny, Lee Kolterman, Ella Johnson, Nora Ward; and two infants, Edna and Elsia Congregational hymns will be “Jesus Lead Thou On” (this was Wanda and Lloyd’s wedding song), “Abide With Me” and “Nearer My God To Thee.” Organist will be Mrs. Amy Bretschneider. Casketbearers will be her sons, grandsons and great-grandson: James Herbolsheimer, Gerald Kruger, John Meier, Nick Minzel, Jason Herbolsheimer and Kohl Herbolsheimer. Honorary casketbearers are her great-grandchildren: Katrina, Abigale and Alexander Meier, Brooklyn and Payton Schram, Kali and Owen Herbolsheimer, and Parker and Brody Minzel. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Wanda A. Herbolsheimer

September 20, 1919 - June 11, 2016