Leslie 'Les' U. Horn

Leslie “Les” U. Horn, 96, of Omaha, formerly of Kearney, died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Millard Good Samaritan in Omaha. Funeral services will be Tuesday morning, February 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Ragan officiating. Burial will be in the Kearney Cemetery with military rites at the grave by V.F.W. Post # 759, American Legion Post # 52 and the Nebraska National Guard Military Honors Group. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Tuesday morning at the funeral home. Memorials are planned to Gentiva Hospice, in Omaha. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Les was born August 27, 1918 on the family farm near Sumner, NE to C. Leslie and Essie M. (Rodgers) Horn. He attended school in Cozad and was a graduate of Eddyville High School. Les entered the service on September 11, 1941 and served in the U.S. Army until he was discharged on November 4, 1945. He landed on Omaha Beach the day after D-Day and served under General Patton and received a Commendation from General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Les made the Buffalo County Hero Flight in 2009 to Washington, D.C. Les was married to Geraldine “Gerry” M. Brandt on March 8, 1943 in North Platte and after his discharge in 1945 they moved to Kearney. Gerry worked for the Veterans Service office for many years until she retired in 1979. Les worked as an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance Company and then started the Les Horn Insurance Agency that he ran until he retired in 1980. He and Gerry moved to Omaha in 1999. Les was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, V.F.W. Post # 759, American Legion Post # 52, Kearney Elks Lodge # 984, the Lions Club, Rob Morris Masonic Lodge and Eagle’s Lodge # 2722. Surviving relatives include one daughter Lana Christensen and her husband Mike of Omaha; five grandchildren Brad Brandt and his wife Sharon of Kearney, Kylee Brandt of Kearney, C.J. Brandt and his wife Tina of Kearney, Cortney Christensen of Gladstone, MO and Shanna Gillming and her husband Randy of Litchfield, NE; one stepdaughter Debbie Wagner of Omaha; 10 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Les was preceded in death by his wife Gerry on August 4, 2013, one daughter Linda Brandt Owens, one brother Tom Horn and one sister Jean Richards. PDF Printable Version

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Leslie 'Les' U. Horn

August 27, 1918 - February 19, 2015