Nelda N. Barenberg, 87, of Kearney and formerly of Hastings died Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Memorial services will be Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Kearney.  Father Mike McDonald will officiate.  Burial of Ashes will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings, NE.  Memorials are suggested to Prince of Peace Catholic Church.  A message of condolence, tribute or memory may be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Service of Kearney are in charge of arrangements.

She was born January 17, 1924 in Wisner, Nebraska to Marion and Leana (Matthes) McRoberts.  She graduated from Rock County High School in Bassett, NE in 1941 then attended nurses training at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, NE. 

On October 30, 1944 she married Vincent S. Barenberg in Benkelman, NE.  She and her husband farmed in the Benkelman area then in 1953 moved to Litchfield where they also farmed.  In 1963 they moved to Hastings, NE and she worked as a Physic Technician Nurse at the Hastings Regional Center.  She retired in 1973 and then did volunteer work for the Hastings Children’s Arc. 

Her husband died in 1981 and she moved to Kearney in January of 2011. 

She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Kearney and was a former member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Hastings where she was also active with the Alter Society. 

She is survived by her daughter; JoAnn Hoffman of Kearney, son-in-law; Gib Moorhead of Hastings, granddaughter; Becky and husband Mike Covalt and great grandchildren Anna, Drew and Abby of Sidney, NE and grandson; Brian and wife Jennifer Moorehead and greatgrandson William of Platte City, MO.  She is also survived by a brother; Merlin and wife Virginia McRoberts of Omaha and brother-in-law; Ralph Turner of Julesburg, CO. 

In addition to her husband she is preceded in death by her daughter; Jeanette Moorhead in 2011 and her son-in-law; Robert Hoffman in 2011, and 3 sisters.