PENDER, NEBRASKA – Marie “Mary” Bernice (Zavorka) Rutar, 96 of Pender, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Heritage of Emerson in Emerson, Nebraska. Visitation was held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church in Pender; with a Sharing of Memories Highlights starting at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, September 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Pender. Burial was in Rosehill Cemetery in Pender. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender.
