Arda Carola Hidy was born March 7, 1931, to Carl and Zella (Persinger) Hidy on a farm near Trenton, Nebraska. She passed on to her heavenly home on December 7, 2023.
She attended Trenton Public School and graduated with the class of 1948. As a result of Normal Training in high school, Arda taught in Hitchcock County rural schools for 3 years. In order to renew her teaching certificate, Arda attended Anderson College in Indiana, Morningside College in Iowa, McCook Junior College, and Kearney State College while continuing to teach in rural schools for 5 years and then kindergarten and elementary music in Stratton Public School for several years. Arda had a beautiful soprano voice and sang for many weddings, funerals, and other special occasions as a young woman.
In 1960, Arda married Willard (Bill) Latta in Trenton, Nebraska. To this union, two sons were born: Mark and Casey. Bill and Arda had been married for 47 years when Bill passed away in 2007. Arda stayed on the farm north of Stratton until moving to McCook in 2008. In 2013 she moved to the retirement home now known as Kinship Pointe in McCook. Arda was a long-time member of Community United Methodist Church in Stratton, teaching Sunday School, VBS, and Confirmation class for many years. While in McCook, she attended Memorial United Methodist Church. Prayer life was very important to Arda and she was faithful in her prayers for family and friends.
She was proceeded in death by her parents; husband, Bill; special aunt, Ellen Odell; and sister, Donna Hidy.
Survivors include two sons, Mark and wife, Kathy (Goodenberger) of McCook and Casey and wife, Terri Dunn of Holland, Nebraska; grandchildren: Jack and wife, Maggie (Sanders) Latta of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Katie and husband, Christian Farrell of McCook, and Max and Nora Latta of Holland; great-granddaughter, Margo Farrell; and many other family and friends.
Funeral services for Arda will be held at the Memorial Methodist Church of McCook on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Jeff Kelley officiating. Interment will be on December 13, 2023, 2:00 PM (CST) at the Rose Hills Cemetery in Stratton, NE. Friends may leave online condolences at herrmannfh.com. Memorials may be left in Arda's name to a memorial to be named at a later date. No formal visitation will be held, friends may sign the memorial book on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel. Herrmann- Jones Funeral Chapel entrusted with arrangements.