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Graveside services with Military Honors for Stanley Arthur “Buzz” Bishop Jr., age 62, will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Fairview Cemetery in Rushville, NE.

A memorial has been established for the Rushville American Legion. Donations may be sent in care of Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home, PO Box 366, Gordon, NE69343.

Online condolences may be left at www.chamberlainchapel.com.

Buzz passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 in Lincoln, NE after a short battle with cancer. He was cared for during this time by Asera Care Hospice of Lincoln.

He was born at home to Stanley and Doris (Rusk) Bishop in Gordon, NE on December 3, 1953. He joined an older brother, Jim, and two older sisters; Julie and Mina. Later Rena, Dean, John, George, Laura and David joined the family.

Buzz grew up on farms/ranches in the Rushville and Gordon area where his dad was employed. Favorite memories were living on the Cedar Hill Mink Farm south of Rushville from 1959-1967. When his dad and older brother worked in Martin farming, Buzz was left as man of the house. He had three sisters that he loved to be mischievous to. The girls dug a fence post hole and Buzz would climb in it and they would bury him, but he would always dig himself out. The girls remembered dad using the end of the shovel to tamp the dirt, so they tried this, and this time Buzz wasn’t able to dig out. His mom was 8+ months pregnant and had to call the fire department to get him out. There were no more digging holes and burying Buzz.

The family moved to town in 1967, where his dad was employed at the Chevrolet garage. Buzz loved to tinker and tear things apart, sometimes not being able to put them back together. In 1971, Buzz joined the Army and was stationed numerous places in the states and in Italy and Germany. He was in communications. On March 11, 1974, Buzz and Sandra Taylor were married in Martin, SD. They would later divorce. In 1976, their first child was born, daughter Joann, and later a stillborn son, Michael. In 1991, he was honorably discharged from the Army after 20 years of service. During his 20 years of service, he was awarded the Army Service Ribbon, Army Good Conduct Medal (6^th), National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and a Sharp-Shooter Badge. They then settled in Schuyler, NE. Buzz was employed at Dale’s Electronics where he continued to tinker until his retirement. He enjoyed retirement and liked a good game of horseshoes.

He is survived by daughter Joann (Alan) Landreth; grandsons Tony, Steven and Shawn; siblings Jim Bishop of Coal Strip, MT, Julie (John) Krotz of Rushville, NE, Mina (Malcolm) White of Glenn Heights, TX, Rena (Wayne) Krotz of Rushville, NE, Dean (Merry) Bishop of Buffalo, WY, John (Ila) Bishop of Cheyenne, WY, George (Hilary) Bishop of Minatare, NE, Laura Jones of Tulsa, OK, and David Bishop of Denver, CO; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Stanley “Buzz” Bishop Jr.