Obituary-Neligh News and Leader-February 22, 1995

JOHN H BRANZ

Funeral services for John H BRANZ, 56, formerly of Oakdale, will be held Thursday, February 23 at theUnited Methodist Church in Oakdale. A Reverand Raymond of a Dow of Elgin will officiate with burial in the Oakdale Cemetery. John H BRANZ, son of Henry and Lena (BAUER) BRANZ, was born January 5, 1939 in Keith County. He attended school there and resided at for a number years in Keith County. On September 5, 1964 he married Marlene SMITH. They moved to Neligh in 1978 and lived in Oakdale before moving to Norfolk in 1993. He was employed as a machine operator for an alfalfa mill. Mr. BRANZ died Friday, February 17, 1995, at his home, following an apparent heart attack. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister. Survivors include two sons, Mike of Norfolk and Raymond of Oakdale, a grandchild, a brother, Louis BRANZ, and a sister, Mary BRANZ, both of Omaha.