Velma M. Varah

Hastings resident, Velma M. Varah, 89 died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at the Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE. Services will be Saturday, June 20,2009 at 2 PM at the Lakeside Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. David Speicher officiating. Burial will be in the Phillips Cemetery, Phillips, NE. Visitation will be Friday, June 19, 2009 from 12 noon 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. Velma was born February 13, 1920 to Lew and Samantha (Sharp) Fox in Phillips, NE. She graduated from Hastings High School. She married Kenneth Varah on September 4, 1959 in Hastings, NE. She worked her early years for the Navy Ammunition Depot and later she was a book keeper for serveral businesses in Hastings and was last employed by the Hastings Utilities for 27 years retiring in 1990. She was a member of the Lakeside Church of the Nazarene, in Hastings, NE where she worked with the childrens department for many years. She is survived by her husband Kenneth of Hastings, NE, 1 daughter, Marlys Shride and husband Michael of Eureka, IL, 2 grandchildren, Kimberly Babbs and husband Jerry and Christopher Shride and wife Jennifer, 7 great grandchildren, Molly, Blake and Coby Babbs, and Morgan, Christian, Chas and Makenzie Shride. 2 brothers, Frank Fox and Ray Fox and wife Mary, and 1 sister Burnice Hyman and husband Lester all of Omaha, NE. She was preceded in death by her parents and 4 brothers. Memorials may be given to the Lakeside Church of the Nazarene Childrens Department.