Nickolas Tolentino Hernandez Obituary (1931 - 2017)

Nickolas Tolentino Hernandez was born on September 10, 1931 in McKinney, Texas to Encarnancion and Theresa (Martinez) Hernandez. When he was a child his family moved to Alliance, Nebraska, which would be his home into his adult life. He met his life-long love, Marie (Guerue) Hernandez there in 1951, and they began dating in 1952, shortly before he was drafted into the army. When Nick came back on furlough, he and Marie were married, Valentine's Day of 1953. He was then stationed overseas during the Korean conflict until 1954, when he returned home to Alliance. Nick and Marie had two daughters while in Alliance. In 1959, they moved to California where their son was born. Then in 1960, they moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where they would stay and raise their family for many, many years. Anyone who knew Nick, knew that he was a very hard working man. He worked construction most of his life, with many of those years at T&M Construction. He had many fond memories of people he worked with there. He was also very handy at home, constructing and repairing many things throughout the years. Nick was a people person and making people laugh was one of his favorite pastimes. He loved talking to people, making friends wherever he went. He also loved telling stories (sometimes twice) of his many life experiences. Those are memories the family will always cherish. More than anything else, Nick loved his family and was quick to tell everyone, including them, how very proud he was of all of them. Nick was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother, and uncle and he will be surely missed. He is survived by his wife, Marie; his children Karen (Randy) Failor, Leonard (Tracy) Hernandez. His grandchildren Tanja (Andrew) Sommers, Drew Russell, (Nate) Norval, Miranda (Allan) Perez, Alex Failor, Adrienne Hernandez, Tiffany (James) Hernandez-Marshall, Nichole (Ruben) Zamora, Danielle (Matt) Tracy, Brad (Jessica) Rettig, Jenelle (Chad) Stein, and Rachel (Aaron) Ramirez, as well as 32 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, and 3 brothers, Reuben, Robert, and Roy. Nick was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Anita (Hernandez) Kennedy; his siblings Lupe, Matt, Alex, Raul; and his granddaughter, Kristin (Russell) Norval.