In 1920, Mr. Ira C. Anderson established the Anderson Funeral Home at 22nd Street and Avenue A, in what was later to be the Odd Fellows Hall. He moved to the present location on 25th and Ave. A, in 1924. Mr. Robert L. Johnson became associated with Mr. Anderson in 1928, and at that time they remodeled the mortuary.

In 1940 they completed a major renovation. After the death of Ira C. Anderson in 1946, Mr. Johnson was the sole owner of the Anderson-Johnson Mortuary. Mr. Jack M. Horner became an associate in 1951 and in 1968 became a co-owner with Mr. Johnson and the business was renamed Anderson-Johnson-Horner Mortuary. Ron Lieske joined the firm and in 1971 the name was later changed to Horner-Lieske Mortuary. Jack Horner II joined the Firm in 1979 and the name was changed to the current Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary. Also associated with the mortuary are Funeral Directors Mark  McBride originally from Minden, Nebraska who joined the firm in 1995; and Spencer Kuhl who had been a Funeral Director in Franklin, Nebraska joined the firm in July of 2006.

Currently Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney, NE has 4 Licensed Funeral Directors that have over 115 years of experience in the funeral business.

Major renovations began in December of 1997 and were completed in August of 1998. The remodeling project added about 2500 square feet and reconfigured the interior of the existing building to create a new arrangement office, a music room, three car garage, visitation room, family lounge, casket display room and a chapel that will seat 250 people. The new facility is completely handicapped accessible and features a coffee lounge and children's area complete with TV and VCR.