David W Digiovanni

Celebration of Life Service for David W. DiGiovanni will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Pastor Nora Mendyk officiating.  Private family inurnment will be held at a later date.

David William DiGiovanni, 74 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born on July 27, 1944 in Marysville, Kansas, the second of two sons born to Peter A. and Helen "Geraldine" (Herda) DiGiovanni.  He grew up in Marysville, and attended the Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from which he graduated high school and Jr College.  He then attended Kansas State College at Emporia, Kansas and later attended banking school in Oklahoma.

In 1969, David was united in marriage to Sharon Hohn, and to this union two children were born: Todd William and Nicole Dawn.

In his younger years, weekends were spent in Kansas City with his entire family.  These family occasions always included an immense amount of Italian food, and reminiscing about stories from the past.  During this time is where Dave's passion for cooking began.

In 1978, Dave relocated to Holdrege, and was employed by First Security Bank as a loan officer.  On March 2, 1987, he was united in marriage to Linda Richardson in Las Vegas.  Dave accepted Linda's children and grandchildren as his own.  Throughout the years, Dave and Linda enjoyed traveling together that included:  several trips to PGA golf events, a trip to Las Vegas with friends each year, and many good times were had by Dave playing with his group of guys for Friday afternoon golf at the Holdrege Country Club.

Dave was a loyal member of the Holdrege Country Club, and the Nebraska Bankers Association. He was employed as a loan officer throughout his career, and worked in locations serving South Sioux City, Bellevue, Nebraska City, Holdrege, and Orleans, Nebraska.

In 1987, he opened his own restaurant and bar which he named, Cafe DiGiovanni, where he and Linda served his famous Italian food.  He also made many friendships through his employment at The Speakeasy restaurant for seventeen years and later in years at the Holdrege Country Club.  In 2011, he retired from banking and enjoyed time golfing with his friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law and mother-in-law:  Russell and Lola Richardson; and brother-in-law, Bobby Richardson.

Dave leaves to celebrate his life; his wife of 31 years, Linda DiGiovanni of Holdrege; his son, Todd W. DiGiovanni and his wife, Denise of North Platte, Nebraska; his daughter, Nicole Kordik and her husband, Jim of Anchorage, Alaska; step-daughters: Brenda Johnson and her husband, Brad and Tiffany Wiser and her husband, Mike all of Holdrege; eight grandchildren:  Cade and Dylan DiGiovanni; Andrea and Jameson Kordik; Lindsay Johnson and her fiancé, Clayton Nelson; Drake Johnson; and Griffin and Taylor Wiser; one brother, Paul DiGiovanni of Las Vegas; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law on Linda's side of the family; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A Memorial Book Signing will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family greeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

A memorial has been established in David's honor and kindly suggested to the First United Methodist Church to support the new sound system.

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