Valarie "Val" K. Thompson

November 5, 1949 - December 6, 2020

Valarie “Val” K. Thompson, 71, of Kearney, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney. Memorial services will be on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at New Life Church in Kearney. Pastor Roger Wendt will officiate and private family burial will be later at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, NE. Visitation with family will be on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to Royal Family Kids Camp. Online condolences may be submitted by visiting www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Val was born on November 5, 1949 in Grand Island, NE to Cornelius E. and Delores A. (Prowett) Bohart. The family would move to Harlan, IA where Val graduated from Harlan High School in 1967. Val attended Kearney State College and also St. Francis School of Nursing. She married LaVerne “Tom” Thompson on March 14, 1970 in Harlan, IA. Val accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior in 1975. Tom and Val settled in North Platte, NE where they raised their family. They were members of Valley Christian Church where she served in youth ministries, choir, and drama. This is where her heart for the ministry of youth grew. Val worked in the medical field as an office manager for over 25 years. She retired in 2011 and moved to Kearney to be closer to family. Val was an active member of New Life Church in Kearney. She devoted her life to mentoring and teaching through youth groups, Royal Family Kids Camp, and various international student ministries. She enjoyed reading, golfing, baking, traveling, music and also attending her grandchildren’s events and activities. Val’s faith and family were the most important things in her life. If you knew her, you were family. Her prayer for you would be that you know your value in Christ and continue to seek His purpose for your life until we meet Him face to face. Surviving relatives include her husband, Tom of Kearney; daughter, Lynette (Nathan) Hepner of Kearney; son, Jeff (Angie) Thompson of Marion, IN; brothers, Jim (Pat) Bohart of Gilbert, AZ, Frank (Debbie) Bohart of Ft. Walton Beach, FL and Jerry Bohart of St. Regis, MT; sister, Mary (Jerry) Nastase of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Tyler and Hannah Hepner, Alyssa and Amaya Thompson; several other extended family and friends. Val was preceded in death by her parents.