David J. Wiese

David J. Wiese

February 4, 1932 - February 25, 2024

NORFOLK - David J. Wiese, 92, of Norfolk, Nebraska, (formerly of Lindsay, Nebraska) died Sunday, February 25, 2024, at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center in Norfolk.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, March 2 at 10:30 AM, at Holy Family Church in Lindsay with Fr. Stan Schmit celebrating the Mass. Interment with military honors will be in the parish cemetery. There will be a Knights of Columbus rosary on Friday at 4:00 PM with the visitation beginning after the rosary and going to 7:00 PM when there will be a vigil service and another rosary recited, all at the church. Visitation will continue on Saturday beginning at 9:30 AM at the church. Memorials are suggested as those of the family or donor's choice.

David was born February 4, 1932, in Lindsay, Nebraska, to Henry and Rose (Borer) Wiese. He attended Lindsay Holy Family Grade School through the 8th grade. David enlisted in the United States Army on April 1, 1952, and was honorable discharged on March 6, 1954. He took his base training at the 101 Airborne Infantry Division at Breckinridge, Kentucky. From September 9, 1952, to March of 1954, Dave served in the 124th Armor Ordnance Tank Division in Germany, working on M47 tanks.

After David's honorable discharge, he returned to Nebraska where he was united in marriage to Delores Arlt on August 31, 1955, at Holy Family Catholic Church. They lived in Omaha, Nebraska, for a short time before they moved back to the farm for the next 30 years. They then moved to Paradise Valley, Arizona. There Dave worked at the T.P.C. Golf Course, home of the largest-attended tournament in the world, the fan-favorite Waste Management Phoenix Open. While in Paradise Valley, Dave also did custodial work at St. Joan of Arch Catholic Church. In 2000 they left Arizona and moved back to Lindsay.

Dave enjoyed playing Pitch, and always had a joke up his sleeve. He belonged to many card clubs, loved Legion Baseball, going dancing every weekend, and visiting with anyone who would lend an ear. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Rotherham Post 261 where he had served as commander and post adjutant. He was past secretary of the Lindsay rural fire board before moving to Arizona. He was a faithful member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

David is survived by wife, Delores Wiese of Norfolk, NE; son, Larry (Jodi) Wiese of Norfolk, NE, son, Russell Wiese of Columbus, NE; daughter, Joyce (Glenn) Ternus of Madison, NE; son, Dennis Wiese of Bellevue, NE, son, Henry (Tiffany) Wiese of Wayne, NE; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

David was preceded in death by parents, Henry and Rose Wiese; son, Joseph Wiese; grandson, Jeffrey Kraft; sisters: Beda Behmer, Eleanor Wiese, Sr. Thema Wiese, and Alice Maresh; brothers: Ed, Bill, Ray, Harold, Rich Wiese, and twin brother, Leonard Wiese

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