Jon Douglas Hohnholt

Jon Douglas Hohnholt, 62, passed away on Nov. 22, 2021, at his home, with his wife by his side who lovingly cared for him throughout his eight-month courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on May 20, 1959, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, to his wonderful mother, Norma Hohnholt, and father, Bert Hohnholt. He grew up in Broomfield, Colorado, where he spent his childhood playing with his siblings and neighborhood kids in the backyard or the baseball field across the street from his house. The family moved to Wauneta where Jon attended high school. He played many sports and created special memories with some of his lifelong friends during that time. Jon had a bit of an ornery streak which resulted in his mother becoming very well acquainted with his high school principal. He graduated in 1977 and then moved to Kearney and attended Kearney State College for a year. On March 10, 1979, Jon married Jerlyn Gage, whom he forever sweetly referred to as his "old lady." They lived in Kearney for a year, and during that time they had their first daughter, Jessica. The family moved to Maxwell in 1980, where their second daughter, Melissa, was born and then moved to North Platte in 1990. Jon had a love for southern rock music, and because of that, he named both of his girls after songs from one of his favorite bands, The Allman Brothers. He loved building and creating beautiful structures, and right up until the time of his death he would record and watch home building shows where he would study new and different ways of doing things. He worked for 84 Lumber and Kildare Lumber before branching out and starting a construction business with partners, which eventually became Sunset Construction. He built quality homes and developed wonderful relationships right up until the spring of 2021 when his illness put him into early retirement. Jon loved life. He loved playing trivia and cards with his family, he enjoyed watching all sports, playing golf and keeping stats on all of his teams. He was a lifelong fan of the Denver Broncos and loved all Colorado sports. He looked forward to the family fantasy football league every year, where was very competitive with his grandsons. He loved traveling with his wife where the primary goal was searching out the best restaurants. He loved his family dogs and tolerated the cat. Jon's greatest joys were spending time with his two grandsons, Miles and Brady, and he always made them laugh. His death was preceded by his stepfather, Ivan Denker; grandparents, Charlie and Clara McBride and Everett and Edith Hohnholt; and mother and father-in-law, Keith and Mary Gage. Jon leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Jerlyn of North Platte; daughters, Jessica (Sam) Tedore of Omaha and Melissa (Tyler) Palacios of North Platte; grandsons, Miles Palacios and Brady Tedore; his mother, Norma Denker of North Platte; brother, Dennis (Judy) Hohnholt of Strasburg, Colorado; sister, Judi Starnes of Denver; brother, Jim (Denise) Hohnholt of North Platte; sister-in-law, Cherie (Chris) Wallace of McCook; brothers-in-law, Jim (Cindy) Gage of Longmont, Colorado, and Mike (Julie) Gage of North Platte; his little dog, Bucky; and many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. All of these he loved and touched deeply. Memorials are suggested tothe Callahan Cancer Center or the Gift of Hope Cancer Foundation. Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Douglas Delp officiating. Casual or sports attire is requested, no Chiefs or Raiders attire. The service will be livestreamed via the Adams & Swanson Funeral Home Facebook Page for those unable to attend. The memorial book may be signed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with family present 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.