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Leon Handke Obituary
NORFOLK – Funeral for Leon G. "Hank" Handke, M.D., 86, of Norfolk, will be 10 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2023, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Norfolk. Officiating will be Rev. Paul Hirsch. The service will be livestreamed on the St. Paul's Lutheran Church website at www.stpls.com. BURIAL will be at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Norfolk. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 16, V.F.W. Post 1644, and the United States Air Force. VISITATION will be 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, at Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Norfolk. Hank went to meet his heavenly Father on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at his residence, rural Norfolk. The family requests that memorials be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Norfolk, of which Hank was a loyal member. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.
Hank is survived by his wife, Pamela Handke, of Norfolk; his children, Lane (Cathleen) Handke, of Pierce, SueAnn (Larry) Schwanke, Lee (Jennifer) Handke, Luke (Shawna) Handke, all of Omaha; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson; one great-granddaughter on the way; siblings, Maralee Bahe, of Norfolk, Darrel Handke, of Lincoln, Linda (Butch) Koehlmoos, of Ord; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Hank is preceded in death by his parents, Elwin and Vernie.
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