Jodi L. Kearney

Jodi L. Kearney, age 52, of Arlington, Ne., formerly of Elm Creek, passed away Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 at her home. A celebration of life will be 2:00-4:00 pm, October 19th, 2024 at a family friend’s barn in Kearney, Ne. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated later. If you’d like to send flowers you can send them to Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is assisting the family with arrangements. Jodi was born April 13th, 1972, in Beatrice, Ne to Donn and Nancy Loy. She has an older brother Marc Loy and a younger sister Amy Hammond. Jodi married Trent Kearney on March 2nd 1989. They moved to Elm creek where they had 3 children, Garrett Kearney, Dylan Kearney, and Paige Marks. Jodi was a ray of sunshine to everyone who knew her. She was loved by so many. You could always find Jodi with a fresh manicure and a Starbucks refresher in hand. She loved cruising around with her husband in their Challenger with the windows down and music turned up. She also loved taking her dogs for a swim or to play catch. She always enjoyed a good, sweet treat, her favorite part of weddings was the cake. Most of all she loved her family and close friends. She took care of everyone she knew, especially her husband and children. They are the luckiest people in the world to have a wife and mom like Jodi, she was truly one in a million. Jodi fought hard the last four years battling cancer, she was strong and courageous until the very end. She was admired by many for her fight and strength. For directions to get to the Brandt Barn in Kearney, Ne for Jodi’s celebration of life, you can paste these coordinates into your GPS maps to take you right to the barn. Or follow the listed directions below. 40.65343 N, 99.08665 W Taking I-80, take exit 272 and head south on 2nd Avenue. Drive 1.5 miles, you’ll cross over the river then make your first right onto W road. Take the very first right off of W road and you’ll pull right into the Barn. The family will have signs posted at your turns.

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Jodi L. Kearney

April 13, 1972 - September 24, 2024