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Robert L. Hazen

Robert L. Hazen, 85, of Grand Island, died Friday March 23, 2007 at St. Francis Medical Center.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Stolley Park Church of Christ.  The Pastor Jerry Bady will officiate.  Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. 

Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE.

 Robert was born May 26, 1921 in Plymouth County, Iowa the son of Louis and Deborah (Means) Hazen. He was raised on a family farm in Iowa.  He attended Marcus, Iowa community schools where he graduated from high school.  He served in the United States Army during WWII.  Robert was united in marriage to Marcellinda Schuver on February 20, 1950.  They farmed near Remsen, IA and moved to Grand Island in 1978.  He then worked with his brother Philip in construction.

 Robert was a member of Stolley Park Church of Christ having a strong devotion to church and evangelism.  He enjoyed woodworking and framing.

 His wife preceded him in death on January 2, 1990.

 Those left to cherish his memory are his children and their spouses, Linda and Mike Venaglia of Maple Grove, MN, Bob Hazen, Jr. of Grand Island, NE, Kris and Jim Wilbershide of Minneapolis, MN, and Brad and Rose Mary Hazen of Valley Springs, CA, one brother Kermit Hazen of Cherokee, IA and three sisters, Janet Whitworth of Wichita, KS, Connie Malloy of Sioux City, IA, Gertrude Mitchell of Sioux City, IA,.grandchildren, Justin Hazen, Todd Hazen and Jay Beringer, Kristine Venaglia, Holly Hazen and Marcilyn Hazen, a great granddaughter, nieces and nephews and his church family.

 In addition to his wife, his parents and seven brothers and sisters, Maurice, Wayne, Vernon, Ruth, Grace, Harriet and Philip preceded him in death.

 Memorials are suggested to Stolley Park Church of Christ in Grand Island, Nebraska.