Renee Lynn Kersting

October 20, 1985 - August 1, 2019

Renee L. Kersting, 33, of Sumner, NE died Thursday, August 1, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident 4 miles west of Wood River on I-80. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst. Rev. Richard Kothe will officiate and burial will be at a later date at Stanley Cemetery near Amherst. Visitation is planned Tuesday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney and prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the family, to be designated later. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message on condolence. Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born October 20, 1985 in Kearney to Jim and LeaAnn (Hansen) Vavra. She lived in Kearney until the age of 7 then moved to Amherst until the age of 16. While in school in Amherst she was active in track, cross country, basketball and volleyball then she moved to Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island High School. She married Bernard “Butch” Kersting September 10, 2011 in Kearney. She worked at Dairy Queen in Kearney and was currently a stay at home mom. She was confirmed and is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst. Renee enjoyed baking, arts and crafts, photography, music and BINGO. She loved taking her kids and nieces and nephews to Harmon Park and other splashpads and above all loved being a wife and a mom. Surviving relatives include her husband Butch of Sumner; daughters, Emma Vavra of Amherst, Khloe and Kira Kersting both of Sumner; sons, Kyson Kersting of Sumner and Isaac Vavra-O’Brien of Ansley; step daughter, Kaeley Kersting of Kearney; father and step-mother, Jim and Susan Vavra of Amherst; mother, LeaAnn Hansen of Grand Island; brother, Derek Vavra and wife Kelsey of Amherst, sisters, Jennifer Vavra of Grand Island, Chelsie Bonzagni and husband Derek of Knoxville, TN, Brianna Vavra of Grand Island; grandmothers, Jane Vavra-Schmid and Marilyn Schnuerle both of Kearney and grandfather, ,Lonnie Hansen of Grand Island. She was preceded in death by; grandmother, Betty Lucas and grandfathers, James Vavra and Bill Schnuerle.