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     Robert W. Hageman
 
Born: March 19, 1923         Ithaca, Nebraska
Died: November 21, 2008   Lincoln, Nebraska
   
Services: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
10:30 AM at United Methodist Church, Ithaca, Nebraska
Interment with Military Honors
VFW Post #4502 & American Legion Post #82
Indian Mound Cemetery, Ithaca, Nebraska
Visitation: Monday, November 24, 2008
4:00-8:00 PM at Svoboda Funeral Home
Memorials: Ithaca United Methodist Church
Gideons International
   

Robert was born to Ernest and Willa (McReynolds) Hageman. He attended elementary school at District 16 and graduated from Mead High School in 1941. Bob joined the US Navy on May 24, 1944 and was honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on May 21, 1946.   He was united in marriage to Leora Nygren on June 23, 1946 in Concord, NE. He attended the University of Nebraska and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Bob taught vocational agriculture at Mead and Diller High Schools and later taught agriculture at night classes for area farmers. He later farmed, operating a dairy and a 2000 bird laying flock for Hill Hatchery. He also worked at the Agriculture Research and Development Center for many years in the hog department and retired from there in 1988. Bob had been a member of the Farm Bureau, Gideons International and the Mayflower Association. He was a Republican Party Leader and ran for the 23rd District Legislative Seat in 1971. Bob had been a member of the Iliff Methodist Church, served as a Sunday School Superintendent, was a church camp counselor and was a 4-H Leader for many years.

Preceded in death by his wife Leora, granddaughter Jackie Blake, sister Florence Hass, sons in law Ron Vincent and Kent Thomsen.
 
Survived by his daughters, sons in law, Sandra Thomsen, Ceresco, NE, Renae and Joe Knight, McKinney, TX, Roxanne and Jack Blake, Lincoln, sons, daughter in law Nyle and Julie Hageman, Ithaca, Brad Hageman, Wahoo, NE, 14 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, brothers, sister in law Joe and Ginger Hageman, Leslie Hageman, all Lincoln.