David J. Wiese, 92, of Norfolk, Neb., (formerly of Lindsay, Neb.) died Sunday, Feb. 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 a.m., at Holy Family Church in Lindsay with Father 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 p.m. with the visitation beginning after the rosary and going to 7 p.m. when there will be a vigil service and another rosary recited, all at the church. Visitation will continue on Saturday beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Memorials are suggested as those of the family or donor’s choice.
David was born Feb. 4, 1932, in Lindsay, Neb., 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 Sept. 9, 1952, to March of 1954, Dave served in the 124th Armor Ordnance Tank Division in Germany, working on M47 tanks.
