Stell Mae Wies

Funeral services for Stella Mae Wies age 86 on Neligh formerly of Orchard will be held at 10:30 am. Saturday, March 3rd at the United Methodist Church in Orchard with burial in the Orchard Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Friday At the United Methodist Church in Orchard. Stella Wies passed away February 26, 2018 at the Antelope Memorial Hospital. Ashburn Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

Stella Mae (Anson) Wies was born May 30, 1931. To Willard and Mary Anson in Orchard Nebraska. She graduated from Orchard High School in 1949. She married Byron Hall and they farmed near Orchard until his untimely death. She then moved to town where she met and married Joe Wies. They had one daughter Christie. They owned and operated the Orchard Motel for 20 years. They then retired and later moved to Neligh to be nearer to their daughter and granddaughters. They were active members of the Orchard United Methodist church. They were married 45 years until Joe's death just 5 months ago. She passed away February 26th, 2018 at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh.

She is survived by daughter Christie and Walter Counts. Granddaughters Krystal and Kendra Carr. Donna and Darrell Hamilton. Many nieces and nephews. Proceeded in death by her parents, siblings; Bernard, Emma Thelander, Albert, Gene, Dave, Zola Stark.