Kenneth W. Varah

Hastings resident, Kenneth W. Varah, 93, passed away January 10, 2011, at Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care, Hastings, NE. Services will be Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 11 AM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE with Rev. David Speicher officiating. Burial will be in the Phillips Cemetery, Phillips; NE. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 13, 2011 from 4 PM to 9 PM with the family present from 6:30 PM to 8 PM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home, Hastings, NE. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.brandwilson.com. Kenneth was born February 19, 1917 to William and Blanche (Whisnand) Varah in Doniphan, NE. He lived his early life on a farm near Trumbull, NE then became a lifelong resident of Hastings, NE. He was in the Army and served during WWII from June 2, 1941 to November 19, 1945. He married Velma Fox on September 4, 1959; she passed away on June 18, 2009. He worked at the Navel Ammunition Depot, farmed and drove a semi until he retired in 1985. He was a member of the Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene, in Hastings, NE. He is survived by one daughter, Marlys Shride and husband Mike of Decatur, IL, and 1 brother, Wilbur Varah of Oregon, two grandchildren, Kim Babbs and husband Jerry and Chris Shride and wife Jennifer all of Michigan, and 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Velma, and two brothers Leonard and Carl Varah. Memorials may be given to the childrens department at the Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene, in Hastings, NE.