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Emmett "Pete" Bendix

January 16, 1926 - May 8, 2022

Emmett “Pete” Bendix, 96 of Kearney passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Private family services will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Kearney Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden. Condolences may be shared online at http://www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Pete was born January 16, 1926 in Holdrege, Nebraska to Walter and Ardell (Keefe) Bendix. He was raised in Holdrege, NE and attended Holdrege High School through the 11th Grade. Pete was united in marriage to Pauline Evans on August 16, 1949 in Kearney. This union was blessed with three children, Robert, Mitchell, and Kathryn. The couple made their home in Kearney and moved to Rapid City, SD and later moved back to Kearney. Pete was a longtime employee of NPPD, first as a meter reader and later as a custodian. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden. Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Robert (LaNette) Bendix and Mitchell (Jodi) Bendix, all of Kearney; daughter, Kathryn (Steve) Rosenthal of Gibbon; 7 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; as well as several extended family and friends. Pete was preceded in death by his parents; wife; infant daughter; and 2 sisters.

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Emmett “Pete” Bendix, 96 of Kearney passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Private family services will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Kearney Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bethany... View Obituary & Service Information

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