James 'Jim' J. Hamik

James Joseph “Jim” Hamik, 82, of Kearney died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, September 12, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Kearney. Rev. Joe Hannappel and Rev. Mr. Tom Martin will officiate and entombment will be in the Mausoleum at Kearney Cemetery. Military rites at the cemetery will be provided by the Kearney American Legion Post #52, Kearney V.F.W. Post #759 and the Nebraska National Guard Military Honors Team. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church followed by a Rosary Service at 6:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Prince of Peace Catholic Church Building Fund to the Kearney Catholic High School Foundation. Jim was born September 14, 1933 in Stuart, NE to Martin and Anna (Goebel) Hamik. He grew up in Stuart and graduated from Stuart High School in 1951. He attended Chadron State College form 1951-1953 then served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1956 during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Nebraska Pharmacy School in Lincoln in 1959. On August 30, 1958 he married Irene Darling in Lincoln. He worked at Bradfield Drug in Lincoln then Stewarts Pharmacy in Lexington then ABC Drug in Kearney from 1964-1970 then owned and operated Unimart Pharmacy which was the second Pharmacy in a grocery store in the United States and later became U-Save Pharmacy. Jim retired in 2003. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Kearney, Knights of Columbus Prince of Peace Council, American Legion Post #52, and was a lifetime member of Nation Pharmacy Association and the Nebraska Pharmacy Association. Surviving relatives include his wife Irene of Kearney; sons, Brad of Elkhorn, NE, Craig of Nebraska City, NE, Doug and wife Jana of Ft. Morgan, CO, Eric and wife Kim of Kearney; daughter Anne Sullivan and husband Tom of Kearney; 12 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; sister, Mary Ann Nevrivy of St. Paul, NE; sister-in-law, Rosemary Hamik of Salt Lake City, UT. He was preceded in death by brothers, Victor, Albert, Fredrick, Bob and George; and sisters, Theresa and Sr. Fidela.

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James 'Jim' J. Hamik

September 14, 1933 - September 7, 2016