Gayle Kamm Conner

Glenvil resident, Gayle Kamm Conner, 89, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings - Village. Services will be Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 10 AM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE with Pastor Larry Harvey officiating. Burial will be in the Glenvil Cemetery, Glenvil, NE. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 10, 2010 from 9 AM to 9 PM with the family present from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home, Hastings, NE. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.brandwilson.com. Gayle was born September 10, 1921 to James E. and Hattie (Kamm) Conner in Glenvil, NE. He attended school in Glenvil and graduated in 1939, he then attended Hastings College for one year. He proudly served in the United States Army, during WWII from August 10, 1942 to December 7, 1945, seeing action in Aleutian Islands, and later trained several companies of Japanese-American soldiers at Camp Blanding in Florida. These same soldiers went on to gain notoriety at The Battle of The Bulge. He often spoke of his adventures in combat and in training cycles. He married Anne C. Strom on October 16, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA, Anne passed away December 2, 2005, they made their home in Glenvil, NE. They had three sons, Jim, Steve and Dan. Gayle worked for the United States Postal Service as Postmaster in Glenvil, NE for 31 years. He was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church in Glenvil, NE and later in Hastings, NE. In his retirement he enjoyed his flower and vegetable gardens, planting trees, his poultry and all things that had to do with nature and Gods creation, as well as spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He is survived by two sons, Jim and wife Chris of North Platte, NE, and Dan and wife Karen of Omaha, NE, five grandchildren, Amy Conner of North Platte, NE, Jud Conner, of Sioux City, IA, Rachel and Zach Conner and Matt Thomas all of Omaha, NE, one sister, Ruth Conner of Glenvil, NE and one brother, Denny Conner of Central City, NE, a host of extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Anne and son Steven. Memorials may be given to Glenvil Emergency Medical Services, Glenvil, NE.