POTTER, Glen

KEARNEY - Glen Potter, 64, of Wilcox died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hildreth, with the Revs. Steve and Patti Byrne and the Rev. Bud Gillett officiating. Burial will be at Freewater Cemetery southwest of Wilcox. Visitation will from 3-5 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Friday at Jelden-Craig Funeral Chapel in Hildreth, with the family will be present from 3-4 p.m. He was born July 21, 1947, in Kearney to Dean and Ruth (Dunn) Potter. On Dec. 27, 1969, he married Lois Fouts in Minden. Survivors include his wife, Lois of Wilcox; daughters and sons-in law Shelly and Mike Garrett of Hildreth and Sheila and Shaun Horak of Omaha; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Shantell Potter of Kremmling, Colo.; four grandchildren, Alexis and Chase Garrett, and Samantha and Emma Horak, and an expected fifth grandchild in February; mother, Ruth Potter of Kearney; brother and sister-in-law James and Gail Potter of Chadron; sisters, Lisa Parish and her husband, Jim of North Platte and Lori Potter of Kearney; and special family friend, John Kegley of Holdrege. He is preceded in death by his father and two uncles. He grew up on a farm south of Wilcox and graduated from Wilcox High School in 1965. He served in the National Guard. After attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for one year, he returned to the family farm, where he and his wife lived. He retired from farming in 2001 due to ill health, but continued to enjoy raising cattle with the help of his nephew Gary Paitz. Glen was an active volunteer in the Lymphoma Society, helping people with their questions and concerns after being diagnosed with cancer; served as president the Wilcox Rural Fire District for 38 years; was active in Corn Growers; and a member of the Wilcox VFW, for which he had served in various offices, and of Pleasant View Christian Church south of Wilcox, where he served on the board. He enjoyed Nebraska football, University of Nebraska at Kearney sports activities, attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and travel, and always was ready to meet someone new. Glen had a zest for life, focused on “making the day count” and had a great sense of humor. His cancer support group was very important to him and he looked forward to the meetings with friends he had made there. Most of all Glen enjoyed his family and was called “Papa” by his grandchildren.