Bertha Irene Coleman, 66, of Ord, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the Park Place Golden Living Center in Grand Island, NE.
Bertha was born September 17, 1947, to Walter Max and Vina Easter Ann Pace Hasenauer at North Platte. She grew up on the family farm in Hayes County, NE and graduated from Maywood High School in 1967. Bertha then moved to Trayer, KS where she worked as a caregiver to a handicapped child and later washed dishes for a restaurant in Oberlin, KS.
On July 13, 1969, Bertha married Vance Wayne Coleman at the Berean Fundamental Church in North Platte where they made their home for a short time. In December 1969 they moved to a farm in Hayes County where Vance worked for her father. They moved to Hiawatha, KS in November 1970 then returned to North Platte a few months later and stayed until 1994 when they moved to Ord.
Bertha enjoyed solving word puzzles, crosswords and word finds.
She is survived by her husband, Vance, and two sons, Tim and Andrew Coleman, all of Ord; a daughter, Vina (Rick) Smith, of Springfield, MO; a grandson, Trey Michael Salem; three sisters, Barbara DeMoude, of Cheyenne, WY, Beulah (Dale) Docter, of Hershey, NE and Betty (Alton) Lowry, of Fort Collins, CO; three brothers, Charles (Barbara) Hasenauer, of North Platte, Herman (Becky) Hasenauer, of Wellfleet, NE and Eisenhower (Rhonda) Hasenauer, of Cheyenne, WY; her stepmother, Mable Hasenauer, of North Platte; aunts and uncles, Mary Smith, Bonnie (Paul) Broeder and Raymond (Arlene) Pace, all of North Platte and Mrs. Gerald Vadeen, of Arvada, CO; many nieces, nephews and other family.
Bertha was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Vina Hasenauer; an infant daughter; infant twin sons; two brothers, Ivan and David Hasenauer; and a brother-in-law, Harold DeMoude.
Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore with Pastor Doug Olson of the Ord Evangelical Free Church officiating. Inurnment will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or the Kidney Foundation. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.