Cecil Gene Lindstrom

A memorial service for Cecil G. Lindstrom will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Vicar Libby Florian and Reverend Dr. W. Kirwin Stewart, Jr. officiating.

A private inurnment be held at Fridhem Cemetery, Funk, Nebraska.

Cecil Gene Lindstrom, 91years of age, of Holdrege, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Cecil was born at home near Sacramento, Nebraska, on May 11, 1934, the second of three children of Carl Hilbert and Ida Christianna (Garrelts) Lindstrom. Cecil was baptized at his home as an infant and was confirmed at the Fridhem Lutheran Church in Funk, on June 29, 1947, by Pastor Marvin D. Johnson. Cecil received his primary education near Sacramento, in Districts #8 and #10, and graduated from Holdrege High School with the class of 1951.

On April 20th, 1958, Cecil was united in marriage to Karen Bloomfield at the First Christian Church in Minden, Nebraska.  This union was blessed with three children: Jill Marlene, James Albert, and Jack Winton. Cecil started his career in 1953, working for the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District in the surveying department. While he worked for CNPPID, he was also in the National Guard from 1954 to March 17, 1961. In 1962, he went to work for the Nebraska Department of Roads, as an engineering aid, and then in 1971, he returned to work for CNPPID, until his retirement in May of 1999.

Cecil loved his grandchildren and attended their many activities over the years. He was active in the Holdrege Volunteer Fire Department and the rescue unit from 1958 to 1988, where he also served as the Assistant Fire Chief. Cecil loved to hunt and had a duck blind on the Platte River, up into his 90s. After retirement, his interest in windmills drew him to windmill trade shows in Texas and Nebraska. In 2000, Cecil built a full-sized wooden windmill, that now stands on his parent's farm south of Funk.

In 1958, Cecil transferred his membership to Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege and later to Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church in Holdrege.

Cecil was preceded in death by his parents: Carl and Ida Lindstrom; one brother, Glen Lindstrom and his wife, Larileen; two brothers-in-law: Addison Johnson; and Stan Anderson; and his parents-in-law, Albert and Wilma Bloomfield.

Cecil leaves to celebrate his life, his wife of 68 years, Karen Lindstrom; three children: Jill (Fingerhut) Mosher and her husband, Gary of Morse Bluff, Nebraska; Jim Lindstrom and his wife, Sue (Haley) of Holdrege; and Jack Lindstrom and his wife, Dr. Julie (Jacobsen) of Broken Bow, Nebraska; six grandchildren: Nicholas Fingerhut and his wife, Kara of Grain Valley, Missouri; Kayla (Fingerhut) Kuhn and her husband, Alex of Central City, Nebraska; Jenni (Lindstrom) Guthrie and her husband, Riley of Alma, Nebraska; Michelle (Lindstrom) Dake and her husband, Terence of Orleans, Nebraska; Anna Lindstrom; and Sara Lindstrom, both of Broken Bow; nine great-grandchildren: Brynn and Jace Guthrie; Cullen, Henley, Gunner, and Haiden Dake; Myles and Callie Kuhn; and Briggs Fingerhut; one sister, Lila Johnson of Holdrege; two sisters-in-law: Shirley Anderson of Seward, Nebraska; and Jeanette Genereux and her husband, Don of Honey Creek, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Terry Bloomfield and his wife, Susanne of Walsenburg, Colorado; and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Cecil was a good husband, Dad, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa. He will be deeply missed.

There will be no visitation, viewing or memorial book signing the evening prior. The family is honoring Cecil's wish for cremation.

A memorial has been established in Cecil's honor, and kindly suggested to: the Funk Fire Department, the Holdrege Fire Department, or the Holdrege Gun Club.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.