wn for his sweet corn crop. He found great pleasure picking it just so and giving it away to family and friends, strangers, priests and nuns in Omaha. He was an expert knowing when the corn was ready and tried his best to be the first one having it ready. Try as he might, he could never beat the Meyers. Although he had sinus troubles, he had pride mowing most of his farmstead clear down the ditches, far more than he needed to do. He voluntarily plowed snow at the cemetery and St. Patrick's church area. Many locals found their driveways plowed too. Besides farming days, Bud worked nights at Union Carbide in Red Oak to make ends meet. He retired in 1989 from the plant but continued farming. Bud had a heart of gold. I remember him asking a child in church what time it was. The child didn't have a watch. Bud bought him a watch and surprised him saying, "Now you can tell me what time it is." He used his 4-wheeler spraying weeds whether locals wanted him to or not. Many can attest, he didn't know a weed from a flower making him dangerous with that sprayer wand in his hand! Mom used to get so mad at him either spraying or mowing off her flowers. Mom died in July 2003 from pancreatic cancer. No more flowers to worry about. There are many more stories we could share. Bud started slowing down a few years ago but still drove to mass and to town. He never knew a stranger. He was an icon around Imogene and will be missed by many. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Imogene. Prayer service will begin at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 with visitation with the family to follow until 8:00 pm at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Imogene. Burial will be held in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Imogene. Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick's Catholic Church or Muscular Dystrophy Association.