Gene and DellaMae Boltz

July 20, 1929 - October 17, 2020

Gene Allen Boltz Gene Allen Boltz, 91 of Grand Island, died Saturday, October 17, 2020 at CHI Health-St. Francis. Combined Services for Gene and his wife, DellaMae will be held at 2 PM Wednesday, October 21st at All Faiths Funeral Home. Daniel Naranjo will officiate. Livestreaming will be available on All Faiths Facebook Page. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before service time. To help protect one another, facemasks are required. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designations. Gene was born on July 20, 1929 on a family farm near Doniphan the son of August and Mamie (Wiese) Boltz. He attended Rural District School 23 and graduated from Grand Island Senior High class of 1947. On April 1, 1951 he was united in marriage to DellaMae Wichmann. They farmed near Chapman. In addition to farming, Gene worked for Knight Brothers Construction. Following his retirement from the farm Gene worked part-time for Younkers. Memberships include St. Pauls Lutheran Church, the Platt Duetsche and the Eagles. He enjoyed dancing, polka music, auctions and he collected John Deere Tractors. Those left to cherish his memory include children, Allen (Janet) Boltz of Aurora, NE, JoLene Hakanson of Fairfield, NE and Jerrlyn Oberg of Grand Island; grandchildren, Jason (Darci) Boltz, Amy (Eric) Earl, Stephanie (Chris) Jensen, Jon (Kelly) Hakanson, Jordan (Madelyn) Hakanson, Patricia Oberg, Jennifer (Tyler) Brei and Christopher Oberg; 15 great grandchildren; a great-great granddaughter; and a sister, Inez (Vernon) Berry of Atkinson, NE. Gene is preceded in death by his wife, DellaMae on April 7, 2020; his parents and son-in-law, Richard Hakanson.