George "Bill" Rydlund

Funeral services for George W. "Bill" Rydlund will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Dale Lambert officiating. Interment will be held in the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege.

George William "Bill" Rydlund, 82 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. Bill was born on June 30, 1929 at Holdrege the sixth child born to George Albert and Evelyn (Nafe) Rydlund. He attended Funk school and attended Holdrege High School. He was a member of the Nebraska National Guard from 1947 until 1949.

On June 24, 1951 he was united in marriage to Lois Eugenia Olson at the First Presbyterian Church in Holdrege. Bill and Lois adopted and raised two children Kelly and Lisa.

The family made their home in Holdrege where Bill worked for the Buick Dealership. He then partnered with Holly Hodge at the Holdrege Body Shop. In 1961 he partnered with Glenn Bienhoff to own and operate the Miracle Body Shop. He retired from the auto body business in the 1970s when he began his career at Beckton-Dickenson in Holdrege until his retirement in 1994.

Bill was a member of the United Methodist Church in Holdrege. He enjoyed Husker football. He was also very meticulous about cutting his lawn and washed his car every Saturday.

Besides his parents, Bill was preceded in death by sister in infancy, Georgia Rydlund, four sisters and their husbands, Violet Bricker, Garnet Hedstrom, Marjorie Everett, Linnea Hunter ; sister-in-law, Lucille Soneson; and brother-in-law, Kenneth Olson.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife of 60 years, Lois; two children: Dr. Kelly Rydlund and Rika Bering of Portland, Oregon; Lisa Hunke and her husband, Duane of Holdrege; 3 grandchildren; Emily Scism and her husband, C.J. of Clovis, New Mexico, Austin Schamp and Parker Schamp, both of Grand Island, Nebraska; 1 great-grandchild; Peyton Scism of Clovis; 2 step-grandchildren, Megan and Jared Hunke of Holdrege; sisters-in-law: Loretta Sturgis and her husband, Dale of Holdrege, Rogene Peterson and her husband, Paul of Bertrand, Nebraska, and Gwen (Olson) Harden; brother-in-law, Gordon Soneson of Holdrege, a special nephew, Dennis Hedstrom of Denver, CO, along with many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 11, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The casket will be closed at the church.

A memorial has been established in his memory and kindly suggested to The Child Saving Institute, 4545 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68132

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.