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William O."Bill" Hardekopf

William O. “Bill” Hardekopf, 86, of Grand Island died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Grand Island Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 13, at First Christian Church in Grand Island.  The Reverend George Wheat and Mike Bremer will officiate.  Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at All Faiths Funeral Home.

Bill was born May 24, 1921, at Ord, NE, to Herman and Mildred (Ruhl) Hardekopf.  He was raised and received his education in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island Senior High.  He entered the United States Army on November 5, 1942, serving during World War II.  He was honorably discharged on December 29, 1945, at Ft. Logan, CO.

On December 21, 1941, Bill was united in marriage to Mildred Kelly, who died October 8, 1990.  On August 15, 1992, he was united in marriage to Margaret Wicht. He was employed with Sutters Dairy and Beatrice Foods for 43 years.  He was a member of First Christian Church, Platt Duetsche Society and American Legion. 

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Margaret; children and their spouses Carol and Bud Sems of Sun City, AZ, Tom and Cindy Hardekopf of Kearney and Jane and Jerry Bremer of Grand Island; stepchildren and their spouses Peg and Jim Stulken of Doniphan, Patricia and Dan Rainforth of Doniphan, Stan and Jana Pokorney of Charlotte, NC.,  six grandchildren, ten step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and eleven step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred (Kelly); his parents; and two brothers, Earl Hardekopf and Roland Hardekopf.

In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to First Christian Church or donor’s choice.