Halle Kreikemeier Obituary, Death- Kreikemeier, who had previously lived in Snyder, Nebraska, passed away at the age of 84 at Becky’s House Memory Care in Omaha. He was a resident of West Point, Nebraska.
On Saturday, May 1 at 10:00 am, the funeral mass will be performed at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Snyder, with the Reverend Keith Rezac serving as the celebrant. There will be a live stream of the funeral available on the Stokely Funeral Home Facebook page, which may be viewed at facebook.com/stokelyfuneralhome. After the burial, which will take place with full military honors in St. Leo’s Catholic Cemetery, a lunch will be served in the Snyder Fireman’s Ballroom. The food will be in memory of the deceased.
On Friday, there will be visiting at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Snyder from three in the afternoon until seven in the evening. This will be followed by a vigil service at seven in the evening. The family will be present throughout the visitation, which will take place from five in the afternoon to seven in the evening. Donations made in Mr. Snyder’s honor may be made to the GACC School Endowment or the Snyder Volunteer Firemen. Both organizations support education and public service.
The arrangements will be handled by the Stokely Funeral Home at this time. Henry Kreikemeier and Elsie (Batenhorst) Kreikemeier welcomed their first child on January 3, 1937, and named him Kreikemeier. He was born on the family farm located close to Snyder. He began his educational career at St. Leo’s Catholic Grade School and then continued it at Snyder High School, from which he graduated in 1954. Following graduation, Marvin enlisted in the United States Army and was eventually stationed at Fort Riley as part of his service. After earning a commendable reputation while serving his country in the armed forces, he returned to his farm in Snyder.
Marvin and Joyce Chapman were wed on May 29, 1958, at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Bend. The ceremony took place in North Bend. Marvin devoted his days to farming, and his evenings to hauling livestock around. He would frequently proclaim, “This ain’t work; it’s fun!” and I couldn’t agree more. After his first wife Joyce passed away in 1999, he wed Dorothy Brune on September 28, 2001, and the following year, the couple moved to West Point. Dorothy Brune had been his second wife. Joyce had passed away in 1999.
