A Funeral Mass for Cory Wettlaufer, age 43 of Nashville, TN and formerly of O'Neill, NE, will be 10:30 am Friday, September 8, 2023 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in O'Neill with Rev. Bernard Starman officiating. Interment will follow in the O'Neill Cemetery with military rites provided by the O'Neill American Legion Simonson Post 93. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Biglin's Mortuary, with a 7 pm Prayer Service. Cory passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Nashville, TN. Memorials may be directed to his family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary of O'Neill.

Cory Gerald Wettlaufer was born on February 27, 1980 in Omaha, NE to Gary and Margaret 'Peg' (Martin) Wettlaufer. He attended St Mary's Schools and graduated from O'Neill Public School in 1998, where he excelled at wrestling and shenanigans.

After high school, he attended Northeast Community College for one semester before enlisting in the United States Navy as a corpsman. He was medically discharged in February of 2000. He then spent a year in Kansas City working with his friends on a survey crew. After that job ended, Cory returned to O'Neill for a while. He had a rambling soul, and spent time in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha, California, Chicago, and Kansas City again. In 2016, his motorcycle travels took him to Nashville, Tennessee where he lived the rest of his life.

Cory loved to travel with his motorcycles, to spend time at the river, to be around music, to cook, and to tell stories - usually while holding a red bull and a cigarette.

Cory is survived by his parents, Gary and Peg Wettlaufer of O'Neill; siblings, Natalie Nanfito of Kearney, NE, Cortney (Jason) Williams of Utica, NE, and Crystal (Ryan) Walters of Chambers, NE; nieces and nephews, Ashley (Jeff) Hoppenstedt, Terra Nanfito, Heather Nanfito, Bella Lichti, Claire Walters, Nash Walters, and Lilly Williams; great nephews, Everett and Avery Hoppenstedt; uncle, Richard (Carol) Martin of Lincoln and Cathie (Garry) Eacker of Scottsdale, AZ; and many cousins.

Cory is preceded in death by his grandparents, Gerald and Mary Lou Wettlaufer, and Don and Melcina Martin.