Lowell Edwin Nesbitt

Lowell Edwin Nesbitt was born March 1, 1930 in Nance County, Nebraska to Merle and Dolly (Mason) Nesbitt. As a youngster he attended rural grade school and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1948.

Lowell was married to Evangeline F. Hebda on June 13, 1953 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Fullerton. They resided in Fullerton for a short time before Lowell took a job with Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company. The couple along with their growing family lived in several different towns as Lowell went from a service man to a manager: O’Neil, St. Paul, Albion, and Hastings and in 1968 they made their home in Imperial, Nebraska.

Lowell converted to the Catholic Church while living in St. Paul. He became more and more active with the church. In Imperial, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He held several offices with the local Knights, served as the Membership Director of the state organization and was a member of the Fourth Degree Knights. Lowell also participated in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Choir and served as a Reader and Acolyte. In addition to his activity in the church, Lowell was also a member of the Rotary Club and the Lions Club. He enjoyed golf, bowling, fishing, hunting and chasing his grandkids to all of their events. He did a lot of refereeing of football and basketball games and served as an umpire for baseball and softball. Playing pitch was always tops on his list. Lowell was a member if the Army National Guard where he rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Lowell retired in 1991 from KN after 41 years and he and Van spent time traveling until he was diagnosed with ALS 19 years ago. The disease over time was really debilitating, but you would not have known it by watching Lowell.

Lowell passed away Saturday evening, February 2, 2019 at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home. He was 88 years of age.

He was preceded in death by his parents Merle and Dolly Nesbitt; brother, Don Nesbitt and the love of his life, Evangeline Nesbitt.

Survivors include:
Son, Mike Nesbitt and wife, Marcy of Imperial, Nebraska
Son, Pat Nesbitt of Imperial, Nebraska
Daughter, Lori Beard and husband, Kelly of Imperial, Nebraska
7 grandchildren: Jeremy (Carrie) Nesbitt, Alicia (Kenny) Bell, Zach (Jessica) Nesbitt, Aaron (Sarah) Sargent, Shelby Nesbitt, Richard (Jordan) Beard and Lyssa (Quinnie) McCombs
10 great-grandchildren: Allison, Kendra, Reagan, Daniel, Aleah, Alexi, Alayni, and Alindy Nesbitt, Paisley Sargent and Sophie Beard.
Brother, Oliver Nesbitt and wife, Katie of Lincoln, Nebraska
Brother-in-law, Clarence Hebda and wife, Mary Ann of Lincoln, Nebraska
Brother-in-law, Raymond Hebda and wife, Betty of Silver Creek, Nebraska
As well as several nieces, nephews and cousins

A rosary will be recited at 7:00 P.M. (MT) on Friday evening, February 8th, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Imperial with Father Lothar Gilde leading.

A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. (MT), Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Imperial with Father Bernard Lorenz celebrating. Interment will follow services in Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial.

Visitation will be Friday afternoon, February 8th, 2019 from 2:00-6:00 P.M. (MT) at the funeral home in Imperial.

A memorial has been established to Community Healthcare and Hospice of McCook.

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