Albert 'Iky' Wademan 10-05-1909 to 01-01-11

Blue Hill resident Albert "Iky" Edward Wademan, 101, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Mary Lanning Memorial healthCare in Hastings. Services are Scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill. The Rev. Joshua Lowe will officiate. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Blue Hill. Visitation is 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Merten Butler Mortuary in Blue Hill and one hour prior to services at the Trinity Lutheran church. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the church. *************************************** Albert Edward Wademan was born October 5, 1909, to Ferdinand and Louise (Fritz) Wademan on a farm south of Blue Hill, Nebraska. He attended School District #50 and then Trinity Lutheran Parochial School through the eighth grade. He married Esther M. Rose on May 21, 1938, at Smith Center Kansas, and they were married for 72 years. They were parents of four children. He farmed on the family farm four and one half miles south west of Blue Hill until he retired in October of 1980 and moved into Blue Hill. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill, Nebraska. He is survived by his wife Esther of Blue Hill, Nebraska, three daughters, Phyllis (Don) Heath of Hastings, Donna (Bruce) Drury of Beaumont, Texas and Honora (Stanton) Schiller of Chesterfield, MO. One daughter-in-law, Roxanne Wademan of Blue Hill, eight grandchildren, Michael (Tammy) Drury of Beaumont, Texas, Joan ( Paul) Schiesler of Kountz, Texas, Jonathan (Amy) Drury of Spring, Texas, Shauneen Steppuhn of Hastings, Nebraska. Tyson (Tarin) Wademan of Sutton, Nebraska. Craig Schiller of St. Louis, Mo., Brad (Lauren) Schiller of Boston, Mass., and Todd Schiller of Seattle, Washington; seven great-grandchildren, Ryan and Kirk Schiesler, Hannah and Aaron Drury, Hayden Steppuhn and Conner and Macy Wademan. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, Edward "Ed" Wademan, his parents;; three brothers and two sisters.