Alice L. Vollenweider

Alice Vollenweider, 88 of Kearney, formerly of Gibbon, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Mt. Carmel Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Faith United Church in Gibbon with the Rev. Mike Evans officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway, NE. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 pm Monday and one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Alice L. Vollenweider was born on May 5, 1932 in Buffalo, Nebraska to Bill and Anna (Knoop) Feddersen. They later moved to a farm near Lexington where she went to a rural school from 1st grade to part of 8th grade. She and her family then moved to a farm near Cozad where she finished her 8th grade year and attended Cozad High School. During her sophomore year, she and her family moved to a farm near Eddyville. Alice graduated from Oconto High School with the class of 1950. She attended summer school at Kearney State College where she earned her teaching certificate. She taught one year at a rural school near Oconto and one year at a school by Elm Creek. On June 13, 1954, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Vollenweider. They lived on a farm at Redfern Table, where she helped with farm work. They then moved to Gibbon where they raised their four children. She was employed at the Turkey Plant in Gibbon for 8 years and then Baldwins for 28 years, where she retired. She later worked at Walmart for approximately 2 years. She was an active member of the Faith United Church in Gibbon and a member of the Rebekahs Lodge. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards, bingo, and traveling. Two of Alice and Kenneth’s favorite trips were to Alaska and Australia. They also loved to go to Branson, Missouri. She was a generous woman and a hard worker. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Nancy (Glenn) Kollars of Gibbon, sons; Craig Vollenweider of Parker, Colorado, Kent (Linda) Vollenweider of Lincoln, and Dennis (Steve Norton) Vollenweider of Weeping Water, NE; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Aileen (Charles) Johnson of Kearney, Darlene Smith of Cozad; brother, Dale (Jean) Feddersen of Sumner; as well as, many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Alice was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Vollenweider; and grandson Brysen Kollars. She will be greatly missed.

Alice L. Vollenweider

May 5, 1932 - August 21, 2020