Nancy L. Rushing

August 24, 1954 - February 1, 2021

Nancy Rushing, 66 of Kearney passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home with Pastor Lee Arlington officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. 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. Nancy was born August 24, 1954 in McCook, Nebraska to Carroll and Mary (Roberts) Rushing. She was raised in Lincoln, NE and later moved to Tyler, TX. She then moved to Oregon. She moved to Kearney where she earned her GED from Kearney High School and married David Bender in the summer of 1974. To this union a daughter was born, Sabrina Bender. Though their marriage ended in divorce, the couple remained close. Nancy also attended UNK for two years. At the age of 39, Nancy welcomed her second daughter, Martha Rushing. She spent 16 years working at UNK as a Custodian. Nancy was a member of New Life Church. She enjoyed swimming, crocheting, working with clay, fishing and her cats. Nancy will be remembered as a strong independent woman. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Sabrina Jones and Martha Rushing both of Kearney; grandchildren, Anthony Schuyler, Rhyen Soker, Chrystal Soker and Josiah Jones; siblings, Carolyn Rushing of Kearney, James (Sharon) Robison of Arizona, Cristena Champion of Utah, Carolyn Robison of Utah, Claudia (F.M.) Chandler and Ginni McBride; adopted daughter, Kim Hemmert of Kearney; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family, friends and her companion, Chester the dog. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband, David Bender.