Carol D. Hovendick, 63, of Tekamah NE

Carol D. Hovendick, 63 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at her home.

Carol was born to Duane and Mary Mills; she grew up in Fremont, Nebraska. Carol graduated from Fremont High School in 1970. She attended one year of college at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where she was studying to be a P.E. Teacher. In 1973, she married Dan Lee Reinert, and together they had one child, Mikki Ann Reinert.

Carol was a quiet person who kept to herself. However, to her friends and family members, she was always the first one there for any support that you would need.

When Carol was younger, her true love was softball. One of the first things she did when she moved to town was find a softball team that was practicing, and ask to join them. That team was the “Charlie’s Angels”, and this would turn out to be one of the best decisions she ever made. She truly loved the sport, but it was the friendships and bonds that she made on that team, and all other teams that followed, that would turn out to be the ones that she cherished the most.

Carol loved to read; her favorite author was Steven King. She was also a lover of the outdoors, and could always be found outside either watching nature or being active herself. She was a proud, loving mother and grandmother.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Samuel Frank; brother-in-law, Larry Reinert.

She is survived by her daughter, Mikki (Jason) Shafer of Glenvil, NE; two grandsons, Adam Shafer of Glenvil, Kaleb Shafer of Newport News, VA; one granddaughter, Jalyn Shafer of Glenvil; sister, Mary (David) Wymer of Portville, NY; brother Robert Mills of North Platte, NE; sisters-in-law, Sandy (Norm) Metz of Tekamah, Linda Johnson of Correctionville, IA; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, all of which she loved dearly.

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