Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 14 Jul 2007 SIDNEY - Lloyd "Bud" Bartling, 75, of Sidney died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Memorial Health Center, Extended Care in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 14, in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Edgar Schambach officiating. Military graveside services and burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery north of Lodgepole, Neb. Memorials may be made to the family. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. You can view the online obituary and share condolences at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Holechek Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lloyd Harold Bartling, the son of Richard and Matilda (Scharell) Bartling was born Nov. 29, 1931 at Lodgepole, Neb. He received his education in the Lodgepole schools, graduating with the class of 1950. He served in the U.S Army from 1951 to 1953. After his discharge, he returned to the Lodgepole area. On May 9, 1954 he was united in marriage to Mary Lou Barnhart at Lodgepole. He worked at the Sioux Army Depot as a fireman and then worked for the state of Nebraska Department of Roads for 25 years. Bud loved karaoke, telling jokes and spending time with family. His hobbies included latch hook, solitaire, yard work and attending family gatherings. Survivors include his wife Mary Lou Bartling of Sidney; sons, Mitch and wife Lori Bartling of Potter, Neb. and Rich and wife Kathlyn Bartling of Sidney; daughter, Marietta and husband Bob Arraj of Gering; brothers, Marvin and wife Ruth Bartling of Lodgepole, Vernon and wife Shirley Bartling of Oshkosh, and Gary and wife Maria Bartling of Potter; sister, Doris and husband Ray Walker of San Bernardino, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Laurie and great-grandson Zacary Maestas.