Ardyce L. McKinney December 10, 1925 to July 13, 2014

L. Ardyce McKinney, 88, of Rosemont , Neraska , died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital, Superior , Nebraska.  Memorial Srvices will be Saturday, July 19, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Merten Butler Mortuary Chapel in Blue Hill, Nebraska, with Pastor Ben Sipes officiating.  Private family burial will be at the Blue Hill Cemetery, Blue Hill, Nebraska.  There will be no viewing or visitation as her wishes were to be cremated.  Memorials can be directed to Blue Hill Community Foundation, P. O. Box 65, Blue Hill, Nebraska.
Ardyce was born December 10 1925 to Dick and Lillian (Brown) Johnson at Cordova, Nebraska.  She graduated from Friend High school in 1942.  Following graduation she worked at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Hastings, Nebraska.  She moved to California with her sister to await the discharge of her fiance from the navy.  While she lived there she worked at a bank.  On June 30, 1946 she was united in marriage to Vernon "Beanie" McKinney.  They were blessed with 3 children, Cheri, Jack and Jim.
For 18 years Vernon and Ardyce owned and operated the Rosemont Grain Elevator in Rosemont, Nebraska.  Ardyce worked in the office, weighing trucks, doing the bookkeeping, helping get train cars ready to ship grain and even unloading trucks at the elevator if need be.  At the same time she always cooked a delicious meal for her family, taking care of her children and keeping up with her household chores. 
Shortly after they sold the grain elevator, Ardyce was offered a job at the Commercial Bank in Blue Hill, Nebraska and she worked there until her retirement.  Ardyce was an extremely level headed and giving person, always putting family and friends first.  She was a very proud of her family especially her grand children.
Ardyce is survived by one daughter, Cheri (Ray) biltoft of Hardy, Nebraska; two sons, Jack (Ella) McKinney of Marquette, Nebraska, Jim, (Connie) McKinney of Blue Hill, Nebraska six grandsons, Jerry Smock, Brad Biltoft, Brett, Rick, Scott and Jeff McKinney; grat-grandchildren, Jayme and Payton Smock, Taryn and Owen McKinney, Rayne Biltoft, Kate McKinney and Shannon Johnson; one brother, Cliff (Marilyn) Johnson of Milford, Nebraska; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Sawyer of Hastings, Nebraska and Eileen Fallon of Puyallup, Washington; one brother-in-law, Dick (Jo) Jarosik of Marian, Iowa; several Nieces, nephews and friends.  She was preceded in death by her jparents; husband, Vernon; sister Lorraine; brother Frank; and a nephew, Dick Friend.