Virginia Bish

Virginia Bish, age 76, of Aurora, formerly of Giltner, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at the Hamilton Manor in Aurora.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 18th at the Giltner United Methodist Church. Rev. Marta Wheeler and Rev. Paul Nauman will officiate. Interment will be in the Giltner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 P.M. on Friday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: VIRGINIA BISH

Virginia Lee Bish, the daughter of Otto Clifton and Bessie May (Detamore) Hunnicutt, was born in Giltner, Nebraska on January 25, 1932 and died in Aurora, Nebraska on October 15, 2008, at the age of 76.

Virginia grew up in Giltner and graduated from Giltner High School. She attended Kearney State College for one year. Virginia worked at the ASCS office for one year and taught country school for two years.

Virginia was united in marriage to Harvey E. Bish on July 20, 1952 at the Christian Church in Giltner. They raised their four children on a farm near Giltner and operated Harv’s Farm Supply.

Virginia was member of the Giltner United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher, taught Bible School, was involved in the music ministries, including singing in the Choir and participated in the ladies Circle and Christian Women’s Club. She enjoyed gardening, painting and quilting. Virginia organized a quilt club in Arizona that included over 100 members. Virginia and Harv recently served as Grand Marshalls for the Giltner 2008 Autumn Fest.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, E. Keith Hunnicutt.

Those who remain to cherish her memory are her husband, Harvey Bish of Aurora; four children, Regina R. (Tom) Aspegren of Marquette, Bradley J. (Chris) Bish of Giltner, Brian J. (Janet) Bish of Giltner and Roxanne L. (Jeff) Hinrichs of Kearney; 14 grandchildren, Tonya Aspegren, Shane (Keri) Aspegren, Jesse (Amy) Rudy, Melanie Stelk, Matthew Aspegren, Kayla Aspegren, Andrew (Tiffany) Bish, Emily Bish, Jacob Bish, Heath (Karissa) Bish, Tracy (Brad) Schutt, Alyse (Jayme) Krejdl, Amanda Hinrichs and Curtis Hinrichs and 11 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her two brothers, Loren Hunnicutt of Aurora and Gerald (Lucille) Hunnicutt of Grand Island and four sisters, Lavonne (Bonnie) Ediger of Aurora, Verla Bachman of Grand Island, Betty (Bob) Ranard of Grand Island and Marleen (Marvin) Caspersen of Boelus; sister-in-law, Louise Hunnicutt of Grand Island and many other relatives and friends.