Glenda Kay Bauer, age 78, of Kearney, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Grace Lutheran Church in Pleasanton with Pastor Dean Hanson officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2022 at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated later. Please visit hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements.
Glenda was born December 14, 1943 in Kearney to Clarence and Mary (Klein) Bauer. She attended Janesville School through the 8th grade and graduated from Ansley High School. She worked at many places including the Broken Bow Country Club, Quick Stop, Govier Brothers Mortuary, Broken Bow Library and the Custer County Road Department.
She worked hard, invested her money wisely, and was then able to generously contribute to funds for all her great and great great nieces and nephews to help with their college education or future achievements in their lives. This was appreciated greatly by all of them. She was good with numbers and loved crafts. She lived at the Regency and Homestead House after living in Broken Bow. Glenda also enjoyed visiting friends, going to concerts, country music, game shows, working in her yard, and buying gifts for little kids.
Glenda is survived by her brother, Marlyn (Lorna) Bauer; sister-in-law Linda Bauer; brother-in-law Marvin (Margaret) Olson; 9 nieces and nephews; 15 great nieces and nephews; and 16 great great nieces and nephews.
Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Donna Rahe, a brother Edwin Dean, and her fiancé Gene whom she lost at an early age due to a car accident.
