Lola M. Hamke, 78, of Blair, died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at the Alegent Hospital in Omaha.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair. Interment will be in Blair Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 15 at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. and a rosary at 7 p.m.

Lola Mae Hamke was born Feb. 2, 1927, in Wolbach to John and Christine Swingholm. She graduated from Blair High School and grew up in Blair.

On Feb. 2, 1952, she married William Henry Hamke at St. John’s Catholic Church in Omaha. They lived in several locations in the United States before settling in Blair in 1971. Mrs. Hamke was an active member of the Legion Auxiliary and Memorial Community Hospital Auxiliary for several years, and was a member of the MCH Retirees Club.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Paul W. and Laura Hamke of Lovettsville, Va., Carl H. and Kaylene Hamke of Olathe, Kan., Phillip R. Hamke of Omaha, Joseph L. and Kim Hamke of Blair, John R. and Jana Hamke of Gravity, Iowa; daughter and son-in-law, Laurie C. and Max A Harris of Blair; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, John Swingholm, also of Blair; sisters, Dorothy Brooks of Columbia, Mo., Kathryn Bauer of Blair, Ruby Clements of Simi Valley, Calif., Mary Ann Swingholm and Carlene Gardner, both of Blair, Patsy Blinn of Sun City West, Ariz., Petty Ray of Norfolk; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William, in 1994, and a brother, Richard.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Lola Mae Hamke

Born February 2, 1927 Wolbach, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest March 13, 2005 Omaha, Nebraska

Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 16, 2005 St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, Blair, Nebraska. Celebrant: Father Al Salanitro.

Music Provided by Susan Juza and the grandchildren. Musical Selections: “Be Not Afraid”, “Amazing Grace”, “Still”, “Here I Am, Lord”

Casketbearers: Edward Rhoades, Jeff Christensen, John Christoffersen, Michael Thompson, Rick Scott, Christopher Bohs

Committal Services: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

~~~obituary and leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Association. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska

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Note: There is an additional obituary on file, published in the Omaha World Herald on March 14, 2005. It does not contain any additional information.