Ardyce Burge
Ardyce Mae (Reis) Burge was born July 1, 1930, at the Glasco Hospital, Hastings, Nebraska to Frank and Minni (Gartner) Reis of rural Blue Hill, Nebraska.
The family moved to the Reis farm near Ayr, Neb. in 1939. She attended the Batin School, Webster, Co., Science Ridge School and graduated from Roseland High School, both in Adams County in 1947.
She married Calvin L. Burge September 25, 1948 at Rural Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hastings, Neb. Five children were born to this union - Clinton, Rex, Diana, Janelle and Robin.
Their early years were spent in Ayr, Kearney, Topeka, Kan., Minden and in 1960 moved to Blue Hill where they raised their family. She was the bookkeeper for Burge & Son Motors & C-L School Buses.
She attended St. Paul Lutheran Church, was a member and officer of WELCA and taught Sunday School. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 176, P.E.O. Chapter W, Bull Hill Chamber of Commerce, now the Community Club.
After Cal and Ardyce retired, Ardyce enjoyed her time with friends “at coffee.” She liked to keep her scrapbooks and family books, to read, attend all the Blue Hill sporting events, Nebraska volleyball and anything involving her children or grandchildren.
In May 2018 when her kidney disease had advanced, she started dialysis at the DaVita Center in Hastings with her son Clint of daughter-in-law Terry taking her to Hastings, and her three daughters taking her home. She still enjoyed the activities, services and Sunday School at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Blue Hill, Neb.
Ardyce passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings Nebraska.
She is survived by sons Clint (Terry) Burge of Blue Hill and Rex (Anita) Burge of Grant; daughters Diana (Bruce) Domeier of Sutton, Janelle (Rob) Lambie of Hastings and Robin (Dick) Gilbert of Clay Center; grandchildren Carmen (Mark) King, Krystal (Pat) Vaugn, Nick (Sarah) Burge, Christopher Burge, Timothy (Anna) Burge, Trisha (Randy) Dietz, Renae (Chad) Hart, Brock (Brandee) Domeier, Kiley Domeier, Amy (Dave) Stevens, Mitch (Abby) Lambie, Jeremy (Erin) VanBoening, Simon (Susan) VanBoening and Josh (Stacy) Vanboening; step grandchildren Jason (Vicki) Gilbert, Melissa (Brian) Stolly, Danielle (Matt) Anderson; 34 great-grandchildren, eight step great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren; brother Wilbur Reis of Cincinnati, Ohio, sister-in-law Shirley Allen (Bob Tharp) of Hastings and many nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Calvin Burge, brothers and sistes-in-law Ryal (Virginia Reis), Franklin (Ruby) Reis, Janet Reis; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Ron (Sharon Burge), Marcie (Gene) Coutts, Donna (Paul) Goedert, Wanda (Lee) Wright, Vern Allen; great-grandson Cody Ruegge; niece Rhonda Cox and nephew Eddie Doyle.