Nancy M. Corrente

Nancy was born on September 9, 1956, to Gene and Lillian (Dunham) Hagemeister in Grand Island, Nebraska. She grew her wings on Sunday, September 29,2024. Services will be held at Crossgate Community Church in Franklin, Nebraska, on October 5, 2024, at 11:00am. She is the oldest of three children. Karen (Hagemeister) Sekora and Rodney Hagemeister are her younger siblings. She grew up, and graduated, in Hampton, Nebraska. During her high school years, she spent her time helping her father on the farm and participated in girl scouts and band. After graduation, she had her first marriage to Charles Biltoft. During this marriage she had three children. These children are Bobbi, Shawna, and Chad. She attended Kearney State College and got a degree in social services. She then bought a house in Bloomington, and she worked at the nursing home in Frankin as a Social Services Coordinator. She then married her husband, Thomas Corrente, they got married October 4, 2003, in Franklin, Nebraska. After she got married to Tom, she became very involved in church activities and quilters groups. Later, she started working for Agency on Aging in Kearney, Nebraska. She worked there for the remainer of her life. Her favorite time of year was Thanksgiving. During Thanksgiving, her and Tom took care of the Thanksgiving dinners at the church. They made sure everyone got food! She loved seeing the smiles on people’s faces. She also loved spending time with family for the holidays. She always looked forward to playing a round of Pitch or Spite-n-Malice. And there was no mercy! Nancy also had a zest for her dog, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her favorite saying was “I’m right and you’re wrong!” She is preceded in death by her mother (Lillian), and her father (Gene). She is survived by her husband, Tom Corrente of Bloomington, sister Karen and Ron Sekora of Hastings, brother Rodney and Michelle of Juniata, daughter Bobbi (Biltoft) and Virgil VanCleave of Red Cloud, daughter Shawna Biltoft of Atlanta, and son Chad Biltoft of Atlanta. 10 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 2 nieces, and 2 nephews. Nancy’s final wishes were for direct cremation. Private inurnment by the family will take place at a later date. Hutchins Funeral Home, Franklin, Nebraska assisted Nancy’s family with these arrangements.