Ted D Hosick

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. Ted D. Hosick, 79,

passed away peacefully Monday, June 12, 2017,

surrounded by his loved ones

in the home he built in Cambridge.

He was born in Moorefield, Neb. on March 30, 1938,

to Vance and Wanda (Stinnette)

Hosick. Ted attended

and graduated from the University

of Nebraska School of

Agriculture in 1956, in Curtis,

Neb. Ted married his high

school sweetheart, Mary Lou Owens on Aug 4,

1957, in Curtis and they would have celebrated

their 60th wedding anniversary this August.

After high school graduation, Ted and his father

went into partnership and owned the Hosick

John Deere Implement, in Curtis. In 1961, Ted

enlisted in the US Army and was stationed in Anchorage,

Alaska. Ted received an Honorable Discharged

in 1963. While in the service, Ted was an

information specialist, which lead to employment

by the IBM Corporation in Denver, Colo. In 1973,

Ted and Mary Lou returned to Nebraska to start

a family hardware business in Cambridge. They

owned and operated the Gambles Hardware and

later Coast to Coast Store. After closing this business,

Ted worked for Ben Franklin of McCook, and

Ag Valley Co-Op in Indianola, Neb. In 2004, he

started working at Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of

Cambridge and Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel

in McCook.

Ted was community minded and was active in

the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Department/EMTs,

Furnas County Sheriff s Posse, Butler Memorial

Library Board, and the Airport Authority Board.

Ted enjoyed many hobbies including team roping

with the Cambridge Saddle Club, boating, camping,

Country Music festivals, working in his shop,

and his latest adventure of building and flying

Radio controlled airplanes with his neighbor. Ted

enjoyed spending time with his friends

and family, and especially teasing his

grandchildren. Ted had a creative mind

and his family will remember his ability

to invent or fix anything.

Ted was preceded in death by his parents; parents-

in-law, Lewis and Ava Owens; infant brother,

Benny; sister, Bonnie Hosick; twin granddaughters,

Korrine and Ashley Hosick; brother-in-law,

Kenneth Mullen.

Ted is survived by his wife, Mary Lou of Cambridge;

two sons, Doug of Hutto, Texas and Don

and wife Shelley of Minden, Neb.; daughter; Denise

and husband, Brad Wolfe, of Grand Island,

Neb.; six grandchildren; sister, Yvonne Mullen of

Sun Lake, Ariz.; and numerous nephews, nieces,

and cousins.

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Services Visitation Wednesday June 14, 2017 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Lockenour-Jones Mortuary 604 Penn St. Cambridge, NE 69022 Graveside Service Thursday June 15, 2017 10:00 AM Fairview Cemetery 1500 North St Cambridge, NE 69022