Daniel Gerald Wiedenfeld

Daniel Gerald Wiedenfeld age 49 of Hartington, Nebraska died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington, Nebraska with the Rev. Owen Korte officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Hartington. Visitation will be on Sunday, at church, from 2-5:00 p.m. with a Vigil service at 4:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Monday one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington. 

Pallbearers will be Dave Heikes, Tory Opfer, Heath Opfer, Eric Eickhoff, Grant Heimes, Bill Koch, Brandon Rathgeber, and Al Wortmann. Honorary pallbearers will be the Wayne Shuckers.

Daniel Gerald was born on August 28, 1973 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Gerald Raymond and Connie Sue (Frerichs) Wiedenfeld. He lived in Fonda, Iowa until he was a year old, then moved to the current family farm, until he graduated from Cedar Catholic High School in 1991. He then attended Northeast Community College in Norfolk, NE. In 1993 Dan moved back to the family farm and started farming with his dad and helped build it to what it is today. Dan married Angela Lee Lounsbery on August 3, 1996 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington NE.

Dan was member of Holy Trinity Church and the Knights of Columbus in Hartington. He enjoyed helping with the parish garage sales. Dan coached Little League basketball for the City of Hartington for over 20 years. He also enjoyed refereeing local basketball games. In his younger years he enjoyed 4-H and showing steers. Dan loved camping and family vacations as well. Dan enjoyed farming and working with cattle, loved playing music wherever he went, playing cards and board games. He wanted everyone to have fun, especially his boys. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for them. He loved to play cornhole with all of his family and friends and enjoyed making everyone’s experience for the game fun. Dan also loved the 4thof July and would spend weeks preparing to have the best fireworks show. Dan loved his family and friends, but most of all he was proud of his boys and all their accomplishments. Dan had a heart of gold and was an amazing husband, father, and son. He will be greatly missed.

Dan is survived by his wife Angela of Hartington; four sons Jacob Wiedenfeld of Omaha, NE, Mason Wiedenfeld of Omaha, NE, Ryan Wiedenfeld of Hartington, Tyson Wiedenfeld of Hartington; parents Gerald and Connie Wiedenfeld of Hartington, three siblings Shannon (Shane) Nicks of LaVista, NE, Chris (Stef) Wiedenfeld of Omaha, NE, Alisha (Todd) Beran of Elkhorn, NE; parents-in-law John and Kathy Lounsbery of Hartington; two sisters-in-law Paula (Marshall) Bahm of Sioux Falls, SD and Kayla (Jamal) Robertson of Kent, WA; many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and his cornhole family.

Dan was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Claude and Verla Frerichs; paternal grandparents Raymond and Dorothy Wiedenfeld.

In lieu of flowers memorials are to be directed to the Dan Wiedenfeld fund set up at the Bank of Hartington for a memorial yet to be determined.