Hergenrader, Leah (Schilling), Sept. 15, 1917- Oct. 16, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 23 Oct 2010 Leah (Schilling) Hergenrader, 93, of Gering, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct. 16, 2010. Her funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 23, and due to a scheduling conflict at her church, Northfield Assembly, the services will be held at the Calvary Memorial Church in Gering, with Pastor Troy Allen and Pastor Gary Hashley officiating. Interment will follow at the West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. Memorials in her name may be made to missions at the Northfield Church or to the staff at Heritage Estates in Gering. Friends who wish may call at the Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and at the church prior to the funeral services. Her obituary may be viewed online at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com where online condolences may be left. Leah was born on Sept. 15, 1917, in Scottsbluff to George and Elizabeth (Satur) Schilling. She received her education in the Scottsbluff Schools. Her mother died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 when Leah was 9 years old. At age 14, Leah went to live with her Satur grandparents on a farm northeast of Scottsbluff. While living there she worked for a teacher living nearby and met and later married J. Pete Hergenrader on March 17, 1935. They farmed northeast of Scottsbluff for approximately seven years, and then, in 1941, they moved to a farm southwest of Gering. In 1947, they moved to the family farm east of Gering and the farm remains in the family to this day. Leah was very active in the farming operation. They retired from farming in 1974, turning the farming operation over to their daughter Joyce and son-in-law Richard Hass. They continued to live on the farm until 1980, when they moved to their home at 1910 S Street in Gering. While living and working on the farm, she also worked at Terry Carpenter's Copper Kettle Restaurant for a number of years doing the baking, salad making, and other things. She was noted for the excellence of her pies and pie-making, which remained a passion for much of her life. Leah also worked for several years at the Gering sugar factory lab. She had a very strong work ethic, a characteristic she passed on to her children. Leah loved working in her yard and raising many different kinds of flowers. She especially loved roses and had many of them. She also liked working with various crafts and sewing. Her family was the beneficiary of the clothing and many comforters she made for them. Leah had a very special place in her heart for her God, her family, her church, and her friends.She was a member of the Northfield Assembly of God Church for many years. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Gary and Phyllis Hergenrader of Lincoln; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Richard Hass of Gering; daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Joe Masek of Gering; grandchildren, Dr. Alan Hergenrader of Lincoln, Drs. Anne and Rick Williamson of Coralville, Iowa, Troy and Katrina Hass of Gering, Tracy and Tim O'Neill of Lincoln, Jason and Cathy Masek from Denver and Josh Masek from Denver. She has 11 great-grandchildren, a step-great granddaughter, step-great grandson and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by three half sisters, and a stepsister. Leah was preceded in death by her husband, parents, grandparents, four brothers, a half brother and a stepmother.