Maurice Korb

A celebration of life dinner for Maurice Korb, age 87, of Bristow, NE, was held at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Butte Golf Course in Butte, NE.

Brockhaus Funeral Home in Spencer was in charge of arrangements.

Maurice G. Korb, son of Gottlieb and Freida (Walth) Korb, was born August 15, 1933, in Colome, SD. Maurice attended Colome High School. Maurice served in the South Dakota National Guard from 1952 until 1955. On May 31, 1953, he was united in marriage to Marcella Delfs, at the Methodist Church in Colome. They were blessed with three children, Pamela Sue Korb-Roth, Terry Lee Korb, and James Dale Korb.

Throughout his lifetime, Maurice lived in Colome and Bristow, NE, working as a butcher and grocer.

He loved to golf, hunt, fish, play with grand and great-grandchildren, and Husker football. Maurice taught his children honesty, integrity, responsibility, and the value of hard work. He was a man of faith, family, community, and service.

Maurice was a member of Bristow Methodist Church, Bristow Fire Department, and the Lion’s Club. He was active in his community and served as mayor, church board member, and town cop.

Maurice died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln, NE.

Maurice is survived by his wife Marcella Delfs Korb of Bristow, NE; daughters, Pamela Korb-Roth and Kelley Roth of Ketchikan, AK; sons, Sam and Ben, son Terry (Blanca) Korb of Kearney, NE, and their children, Emily and Katelyn, Megan, Cody, and Logan; son, Jim (Barb) Korb of Bristow, NE, and their children, Max, Sarah and Adrienne, Erika, and Josh; nine great-grandchildren; siblings, Frances Korb of Washington, DC, and Betty Korb of Fountain Valley, CA; and sister-in-law, Jackie of Longmont, CO.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gottlieb and Freida Walth Korb; and brother, Robert Korb.