Hannah Hageman, age 97, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away at the Sarah Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman, Nebraska on November 10, 2020. She was born in Holbrook, Nebraska on May 1, 1923 to Charles and Mary Frances (Neel) Odell. She moved to Cambridge when she was in the third grade.
On July 17, 1940, she married Frances “George” B. Marts in Norton, Kansas. To this union three children were born: Jimmy Lee, Mary Francine, and Robert Allen. She and George farmed north of Bartley, Nebraska before moving into town in 1959. He preceded her in death on November 9, 1971. She later married Roy Hageman on October 31, 1975, adding Roy’s children to the family: Robert, Sheila, and Jeff. Roy preceded her in death on June 25, 2003.
Hannah worked side by side in Roy’s construction business. Together they built the round houses west of Cambridge. Hannah moved to McCook, Nebraska in 2011 to Highland Park and in 2019 to the Sarah Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman, Nebraska.
Hannah loved to cook, make jellies, play cards, embroider, and spend time with family. She bartended and cooked at The Rocket Inn of Indianola, NE. She and her cousin, Eva, would go fishing around the area together, and Hannah, not being bashful, would move right next to whoever was catching fish. She had an infectious smile and laugh. She and Roy traveled throughout the continental United States, making their way to all 50 states in their motor home. The couple took many trips to Europe, seeing sites in Italy, Spain, England, and Ireland.
Hannah was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary; husbands, George and Roy; son, Jimmy Lee; grandson, Christopher; sister, Lottie Rogers; five brothers, George, Frank, Sam, Jim, Harold.
Hannah is survived by her son, Robert and wife, Tina Marts of Bartley, NE; daughter, Frani and husband, Jerry Chambers of McCook, NE; two step-sons, , Bob Hageman and wife, Linda Hageman of Colorado, Jeff Hageman of Omaha, NE; step-daughter, Sheila and husband, Kenny Colson of Cambridge, NE; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-children; 4 great great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. (CT), Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Bartley Cemetery with George Probasco officiating.. Memorials may be left in Hannah’s name to the McCook Ambulance Squad. Friends may leave online condolences at herrmannfh.com. Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook, NE is entrusted with arrangements.