Former Hastings resident, Vernabelle Frances Uhrmacher, 91, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Schuyler, Nebraska.

Services will be Saturday, January 28, 2012; 10:30 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Friday, January 27, 2012; 1:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. with family present 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. and one hour prior to service at the funeral home on Saturday. Memorials may be given to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Schuyler, Nebraska.

Vernabelle was born January 22, 1921 in Yuma, Colorado to Phillip Richard & Anna (Schleeter) Daum. She attended country school in Colorado and graduated from Hastings High School in 1939. Vernabelle married Walter Uhrmacher on June 16, 1940 in Hastings, Nebraska; he preceded her in death on August 10, 1981. She moved to Schuyler, Nebraska in 1991 from California; she was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church and V.F.W. Auxiliary.

Vernabelle was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter Uhrmacher; daughter, Patricia Gaylor; and brothers, Richard Daum and Robert Daum.

Survivors include:
Daughter & Spouse: Phyllis Ann & Ron Ridge, Sr. – Sioux City, IA
Son: Ronald Uhrmacher, Sr. – Schuyler, NE
Grandchildren: 10
Great-Grandchildren: 26
Great-Great-Grandsons: 2