Bernard “Ben” Hagedorn, 82, of West Point NE

December 16, 2014 Leave a comment


Bernard “Ben” Hagedorn, age 82, of West Point, Nebraska passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014, at the West Point Living Center in West Point.  Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in St. Charles with Fr. Gerald Gonderinger as celebrant.  Burial with military honors at St. Anthony Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 17th, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Stokely Funeral Home and continuing at 5 p.m. at St Anthony’s.  Wake service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at the church.  Memorials may be made to St. Anthony Cemetery Fund.    Stokely Funeral Home in West Point is in charge of arrangements.

Bernard William Hagedorn was born January 18, 1932, in West Point to Anton and Mary (Batenhorst) Hagedorn.  He grew up in the St. Charles area, attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School and graduated from Guardian Angels in 1950. Bernard served in the U.S. Army from January 1953 until November 1954 and was stationed in Korea.  On November 16, 1957, Bernard married Roberta Diekemper at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point.  Ben worked at the alfalfa mill for several years and then in 1994, he retired from NE Farmers Coop after 30 years of service.  He and Roberta moved to West Point in 1994 and in 2013 Ben moved to West Point Living Center.
He was a member of St. Anthony’s parish and Holy Name Society, V.F.W. and the West Point Sportsman Club.  He enjoyed work and family.
Survivors include wife Roberta; children Doris (Ron) Guenther of Bancroft, Alice (James) Heimann of West Point, Patty (Dennis) Wright, Sr. of Kearney, Connie (Mike) Eilerts of West Point, Glenn of West Point, Tom (Nikki) of West Point, and Tim (Jessica) of West Point; brother Leonard (Geraldine) of West Point; sister Agnes (Jerome) Throener of Omaha; sister-in-law Elizabeth Hagedorn of West Point; 22 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and nieces, nephews and in-laws.  
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Raymond.

Bernard Hagedorn

Bernard Hagedorn

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