Bernadine A. Torres passed away at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE on May 17, 2018.  She was 87.

Bernadine was the second of 18 children born on June 11, 1930 to Bidal and Emilia (Aguilar) Cabrera in Chanute, KS.  She was partially raised by her paternal grandparents Jose and Julia Cabrera in Hershey, NE.  She attended elementary school in O’Fallons, NE and high school in Hershey, NE.  Early in her life Bernadine, along with her parents and some of her sisters and brothers worked the beet fields in the Hershey area.  As a young woman she worked during WWII at the TRW Condenser Plant in Sutherland, NE.  She married Jesse Torres from Hershey at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sutherland, NE on August 2, 1948.  Jesse and Bernadine celebrated 63 years of marriage in 2011.  She worked various part-time jobs around North Platte while raising three daughters.  She enjoyed sewing, cooking and gardening throughout her entire life.  They were members of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church until new beginnings at St. Elizabeth Seaton in 1994.  Bernadine was a Catholic Daughter for many years.  She remained active in the church at St. Patrick’s and St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton churches until her health forced her to withdraw.

Bernadine is survived by her daughters Irene (Melvin) Saturday of CO, Henrietta (James) Boots of North Platte, Cynthia (David) Boyd  of, Lexington, NE; 5 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; siblings Antonio Cabrera of CA, John F. (Alice) Cabrera of OH, Mathias Cabrera of CA, Inez (Ed) Smith of OH, John (Judy) Cabrera of CA, Pauline (Noel) Cruz of CA, Julie (Bill) Goldsmith of KY, Josepha Cabrera of CA, Josephine Walters of KY, Petra (Steve) Groover of CA, Dorothy (Larry) Cheek of TX, Marlene Blevin of CA, and Anita Ornelas of CA;   she also leaves 45 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jesse Torres in 2011; maternal and paternal grandparents Pablo and Marcelina Aguilar, Jose and Julia Cabrera; parents Bidal and Emilia Cabrera; great grandson Cain Hernandez; siblings Natalia Lara in 2001, infant sister Esther Cabrera in 1940, Savino Cabrera in 1995; brother and sisters-in-law John Lara, Paul Walters, Josie Cabrera, and Juanita Cabrera.

Memorials are suggested to North Platte Catholic School Endowment Fund and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.  Christian Wake Services will be held 7:00 p.m. Monday May 21, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton (3301 Echo Dr.).  Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday May 22, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton with the Reverend Mark Seiker as celebrant.   Burial will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery.  Visitation will be from noon until 4:00 p.m. Monday May 21, 2018 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.