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.
