Joyce R. Hadwiger

September 14, 1933 - January 26, 2019

Joyce R. Hadwiger, 85 of Kearney, died on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Kearney. Revs. Doug Gaunt and James DeLoach will officiate and burial will be at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney and also 1 hour prior to services on Thursday at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Joyce was born on September 14, 1933 in Kearney to Edley and Ella (Bowman) Kegley. She attended Kearney High School and graduated in 1951. She married Loran D. Hadwiger on April 5, 1959 in Kearney. Joyce was a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church in Kearney. She worked at St. Johns Good Samaritan Center for a number of years. Joyce enjoyed selling Avon and every year she made Avon’s President Club and collected the Mrs. Albie figurines. When she was still able, Joyce was always involved in the family farm whether it be keeping the books, running for equipment parts and other farm business errands, or taking meals to the fields during planting and harvest seasons. In her earlier years she enjoyed her ladies extension club and she and her husband Loran loved to play in neighborhood pitch clubs. One thing that you could always count on Joyce for was good home cooked food. You never stopped in that she didn’t have a cake or dessert on her counter and her refrigerator was always well stocked with salads, especially potatoes salad and everything was available to make a quick sandwich and grab a cold pop. Joyce will always be remembered for her sarcasm and “that look”. Like it or not, you knew where you stood with her and she was never afraid to render her opinion. Joyce was not a big sports fan but she was a huge KC Royals baseball fan. She was even known to stay up and watch the Royals baseball every time they were playing. There were 2 things that always would bring to Joyce’s face a smile and that was her grandkids and great grandkids. She loved to hear stories about them and then retell those stories. Surviving relatives include her daughter, Rhonda (Terry) Pfeiffer of Amherst; son, Randall (Janet) Hadwiger of Kearney; grandchildren, Ariel (Brian) Smith of Lincoln, Ava Hadwiger and Mitch of Lincoln, Ayriana Hadwiger and Caelin of Lincoln, McKenzie (Terry) Kohler of Kearney, Colin Pfeiffer of Kearney and Kalen Pfeiffer of Amherst; great grandchildren, Kolden Kohler, Suttyn Kohler, Henry Smith and Myles Smith; many other extended family and friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Loran; 2 brothers; 6 sisters