Irma E. O'Neal

PIERCE -- Funeral service for Irma E. O'Neal, 90, of Pierce will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023 at St. John's Lutheran Church rural Pierce, NE. Reverend Jacob Tuma will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Prospect View Cemetery, rural Pierce. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2023 also at the church. Irma passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 at the Heritage of Bel-Air Nursing Home in Norfolk. Stonacek Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Irma was born on July 29, 1932 in Pierce, NE. to Lawrence and Alma (Strelow) Koehler. She was baptized on August 14, 1932 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Pierce and was confirmed on March 25, 1945 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pierce. She attended grade school at District #70 and Zion Lutheran Parochial School in Pierce, and graduated from Pierce High School in 1949. On February 17, 1950 she married Lloyd O’Neal at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pierce. Irma grew up in Pierce and worked at Rudy IGA from 1961 to 1982, then the Pierce County Superintendent’s office from 1982 to 1989, and also the Pierce County Clerk of District Court Deputy from 1989 until her retirement in 2005. She enjoyed attending her family’s activities, bowling, Joy Circle at St. John’s, flowers, gardening and canning. Survivors include her children Peggy (Steve) Wragge, Sharon (Joe) Hoppe, Jean (Ron) Woslager, all of Pierce, Jim O’Neal of Omaha, 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Alma, husband Lloyd, daughter Sandra O’Neal, a grandson at infancy and two brothers Marvin and Dale. The organist will be Jean Zautke and the congregational hymns for the service will be “How Great Thou Art”, “Beautiful Savior” and “In The Hour Of Trial”. The casket bearers will be Todd Wragge, Jared Wragge, C.J. Woslager, Brett Woslager, Corey Woslager and Clay Silhacek. Honorary casket bearers will be Candy Ryan, Tracy Zamora, Angie Flesner, Lisa Weber and Kaity Houdek. The funeral service will be livestreamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel Facebook page. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Irma E. O'Neal

July 29, 1932 - March 3, 2023