Kathie Hasbrouck of Hershey, NE, passed away at home surrounded by her family and friends on April 9, 2022, at the age of 63.
Kathie was born in Norfolk to Donald and Alice Miller on November 23, 1958. She grew up in Battle Creek where she attended school at St. John's Lutheran and Battle Creek High School. After Kathie graduated high school, she moved to North Platte to work for the telephone company.
On August 27, 1992, Kathie married Rodney James Hasbrouck, Sr. at the Little White Chapel Drive-Thru in Las Vegas. The couple made their home in Hershey. When they married, Kathie cared for Rod's children as her own. She and Rod had a close relationship with their friends and considered them family. Kathie and Rod owned The Bar in Hershey for 22 years.
Kathie enjoyed her pool and dart leagues. She liked to get together and socialize with her lady friends. She loved being outside, gardening and spending time by the water. Kathie loved traveling to warm places where she could enjoy the sun and sand on the beach.
Kathie and Rod enjoyed their time together where they took pleasure in bird watching and going to concerts and music festivals. They were always willing to help others in need and frequently organized fundraisers with a stronog focus on the Hershey Volunteer Fire Department. They made a family out of their friends and when she married Rod, Kathie accepted her stepchildren as her own.
Kathie was always eager to try new things and had a compassionate heart. She loved all her family and friends and will be greatly missed as she was taken much too soon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rod;her father, Don Miller; niece Janell Miller; great-niece, Natasha Lambrecht; great-nephew, Lars Barcel, Jr.; and her grandparents.
Survivors include her mother, Alice Miller, of Battle Creek; sister, Julie (Steve) Hendricksen, of Lincoln; brothers, Roger (Kylie) Miller, of Dorchester and Scott (Deb) Miller, of Battle Creek; children, Keri Allen, Angela Hasbrouck, Rodney Hasbrouck, Jr. and Tony (Michelle) Eckhoff, all of North Platte, and Richie (Amanda) Tannerhill, of Clyde, NC; as well as 17 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, many beloved nieces, nephews, other family and her friends.
Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2022,
at Maria Lutheran Church in Hershey with Pastor Wade Hudson
officiating. Family will be greeting friends from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday,
April 24, at Maria Lutheran Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers
memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. There will
be a private family inurnment at Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed online at odeanchapel.com. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.