Funeral services for Thomas I. Youngquist were held on Wednesday September 2, 2026, at the Henry United Methodist Church. Burial took place on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance with military honors.

Memorials may be made to Cowboys for Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Online condolences may be made by viewing Tom’s memorial page at www. bridgmanfuneralhome. com. Bridgman Family Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is entrusted with arrangements.

Thomas Irving Youngquist, 79, passed on August 27, 2026, in Scottsbluff.

Thomas was born on September 6, 1946, in Loup City, to Theodore Irving Youngquist and Gretchen Eleanor (Giles) Youngquist. He was born again sometime around thirteen years of age while listening to “The Danny Orlis Stories” on the Back To The Bible Broadcast which he and his sister Nancy (Murphy) listened to every Saturday morning. He was greatly blessed with a loving family and raised in an atmosphere of reverence to God and His Word.

Tom, or Tommy as he was often called in his youth, graduated from Loup City High School, received a bachelor of arts at Kearney State College and a master’s of science at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Tom was honorably discharged from the United States Army and served in the Far East, stationed on Okinawa, where he met his beloved wife, Bonnie (Solterbeck) Youngquist.

Upon Tom’s discharge from the military, they moved back to Nebraska to the farm. Three children joined them; Beverli, Michael, and Matthew, in addition a granddaughter, Rachel, was added to the family circle.

Tom enjoyed the outdoors; hunting, trapping, and farm and ranch work. He was as old school cowboy as they come. He always joked he was born a century too late. He was generally employed in service work, including twenty years as a mental health therapist and ten years as case manager/investigator for Adult Protective Services. His true mission in life was serving others, which he always found a way to do. In his later years of life, he volunteered three days a week at various nursing homes singing for the residents. He preached, sang, and wrote songs from his teen years to his death.

Most knew him for his preaching when churches across the community had a need, or for his beautiful voice that blessed us all. He married so many people and presided over his share of funerals as well. He enjoyed playing guitar and tried his hand at banjo and mandolin.

Tom is survived by three children, Beverli, Michael (Amber), and Matthew (Misti); grandchildren, Rachel (Michael), Olivia, Macie, Jasmine (Peyton), Delanie (Dusty), Gracelyn, Cassina, Ryan, Braxton, Libby, Thor, Olive, and Audri; and five great-grandchildren; Joshua, Cayson, Brydger, Tanner, and Olivia. Tom is also survived by his sister, Nancy Murphy; a nephew, Bill (Lauren); a niece, Kate; a sister-inlaw, Mary Neher; and a new special friend.

He was pre-deceased by his mother; father; son-in-law, Dene; and loving wife of fifty-four years, Bonnie.

There will never be another quite like him… Well done good and faithful servant, well done.

The Sherman County Times | September 2, 2026