Memorial services for Jerry M. and Karen K. Sievers, both 65, of Norfolk will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 19 at First United Methodist Church in Randolph.Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at First United Methodist Church in Randolph. Burial, with military rites will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk.
Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne
The couple died Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Karen Kay Sievers was born March 7, 1959 in Osmond to Gerald Lloyd and Karolyn Kay (Beltz) Stevens. She was a 1977 graduate of Randolph High School and a 1985 graduate of Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
Jerry Merlin Sievers was born June 13, 1958 in Osmond to Merlin Adolph and Kathryn Elaine (Johnson) Sievers. He was a 1976 graduate of Wayne High School and a 1983 graduate of Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
Karen and Jerry were married Nov. 3, 1979 at the United Methodist Church in Randolph. The couple lived in Woodland Park near Norfolk. Karen worked in food service at the Woodland Park Elementary School and Jerry was a truck driver and farmer in Randolph on the family farm.
Jerry and Karen loved to attend their grandkids’ events and traveling on their motorcycle with friends. Spending time with family was a passion as well as helping on the family farm. They were members of the United Methodist Church in Randolph. As Patriotic community members, they were top supporters as volunteers with the Nation of Patriots of Nebraska, with the privilege of carrying the American Flag in honoring many Fellow Veterans; the American Legion Riders Post #249 of Bloomfield; and the Wing’d Riders of Norfolk.
Jerry and Karen’s family includes: their children, Malinda (Gregory) Villwok of Randolph, Malissa Miller (Fiancee Brian Wingert) of Walthill and Jacob (Amanda) Sievers of Randolph; grandchildren, Addison Villwok, Cadein Villwok, Joseph Miller, Meghann Miller and Joshua Miller and Kathryn Sievers; Karen’s mother, Karolyn Stevens of Randolph; Karen’s siblings, Donald (Sally) Stevens of Suprize, Arizona, and Dan (Pam) Stevens of Overland Park, Kansas; nieces and nephews. Jerry’s siblings, Marilyn Ryan of Fremont, Ginny Hansen of Henderson, Nevada, and Jeremy Sievers of Fremont; nieces and nephews.
Karen was preceded in death by her grandparents; father, Gerald, in 2013 and brother, David, in 1998.
Jerry was preceded in death by his grandparents; mother, Kathryn in 2010 and father, Merlin in 2016.
