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01/07/2017 - Edmund 'Ed' Hollstein
Funeral services for Edmund “Ed” Hollstein, age 104, of Hay Springs, NE will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Rushville, NE with Reverend Paul Smith officiating.
Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Rushville, NE.
A visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the United Methodist Church.
A memorial has been established, or donors may give to a charity of their choice. As a tribute to Ed’s generous memory, his daughters suggest that family and friends reach out and do a kind deed for someone in need.
Ed passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Pioneer Manor nursing home in Hay Springs, NE on December 31, 2016.
Ed was born in Hay Springs, NE on September 28, 1912 to Will and Elsie Hollstein. He was the oldest of 10 children. He attended Hay Springs Public Schools. He was sent home crying his first day of school because he was only four years old. He had to wait until his fifth birthday to start school. During his teenage years, he shined shoes and worked in a confectionary and at Stiehl’s grocery store. He graduated from high school in 1930.
Ed and his friend, Elmo Richman, rode the cattle train to Omaha and enrolled at the University of Nebraska. He later spent a year and half in Washington D.C, where he worked a government job and attended George Washington University Law School. He finished his law degree in 1938 at the University of Nebraska.
A highlight of his time in WashingtonD.C. was attending church and seeing President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was so close that he could have shaken his hand. Ed was proud to be a lifelong Democrat and often said, “Once a Democrat, always a Democrat.“
Ed returned to Rushville to begin his law practice. After his service in the U.S. Army, he once again returned to his beloved SheridanCounty, or “God’s country,” in his words. Ed practiced law in Rushville for over 60 years.
On July 7, 1945, Ed eloped to Colorado with his bride, Marian Marcy, marrying in Kit Carson, CO. Together, they had four daughters, Mary Anne, Linda, Susan, and Irene.
In addition to practicing law, Ed had a love for the land and enjoyed farming and tending to his small herd of cattle.
Community was important to Ed. He was involved in Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Rushville School Board, ESU #12, the Methodist Church, Chadron State College Foundation Trustees, and others.
He was proud of receiving an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from Chadron State College. In 2002, Ed and Marian were honored as Rushville’s citizens of the year.
Ed and Marian wanted “Education to be their Legacy” and have provided generous scholarships, not only for high school students, but to adults who desire to attain a higher education.
Ed was a unique individual. He had a strong drive to succeed, a sense of humor, compassion for animals and love for family.
Ed is preceded in death by wife Marian; parents Will and Elsie; brothers Bill and Freddy; sisters Maxine, Irene, Shela, and Shirley; son-in-laws Jerry Retherford and Fritz Wefso; and granddaughters Cyndi Kull and Alicia Ocken.
He is survived by daughters Mary Anne Wefso of Rushville, NE, Linda Ocken (Dave) of Alliance, NE, Susan Retherford of Colorado Springs, CO, and Irene Nedved of Lincoln, NE; sisters Delores Partridge of Lincoln, NE and Delilah Coffey of Omaha, NE; brother Bob (Joy) Hollstein of McAllen, TX; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and countless extended family.
Chamberlain Chapel is in charge of arrangements for Edmund “Ed” Hollstein.
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