Herdt, Ceola, Jan. 30, 1920- March 24, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 25 Mar 2011 Ceola Herdt, 91, of Scottsbluff, died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Heritage Estates in Gering. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 26, at the Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Dallas Powell officiating. Private family interment services will be held at Fairview Cemetery. Memorials in her name may be made to Prairie Haven Hospice. Friends who wish may call at the Jolliffe Funeral Home Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. The casket will be closed. Her obituary may be viewed online at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com where online condolences may be made. Ceola was born Jan. 30, 1920, in Sutton, Neb., to Edward and Emma (Griess) Hornbacher. She moved with her family to Bayard at a young age and grew up there. She married Paul Herdt Aug. 31, 1939, in Scottsbluff, and the couple together raised three wonderful children. Ceola worked at Westmoor Ele-mentary School in Scottsbluff for fourteen years, was a homemaker, and greatly loved the Lord. She was a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsbluff. Survivors include her son, Roger (Diana) Herdt of Minneapolis, Minn., daughters, Barbara (Neil) Phillips of Dove Canyon, Calif. and Carol Herdt of Scottsbluff; grandchildren, Kelli Phillips, Roger Alan Herdt and Karin Aubol and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her special friend and caregiver, Patricia Hort of Scottsbluff. Her parents; husband, Paul; grandson, Christopher Herdt; brothers, Will and Gil Hornbacher and sister, Thelma Reiber Hass preceded Ceola in death.