Allen Fredrick Blomenkamp, 90, of Broadwater, Nebraska, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at Morrill County Community Hospital in Bridgeport with his family by his side.
Allen was born May 10, 1932, in Keystone, Nebraska, to Fredrick “Fritz” and Wilma (Shaw) Blomenkamp. He attended schools in the Ogallala area; upon graduation from high school, he was drafted by the US Army and served in Germany as a Medical Tech. He was honorably discharged in 1953. In 1955, he enrolled at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in September 1958. In May of 1959, he enrolled at Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, graduating in August 1960. He practiced as a nurse anesthetist for 44 years in hospitals in Nebraska and Colorado, the longest was at Sidney Memorial hospital for 22 years.
He married Carrol Kurkowski in October 9, 1955, at Grant, Nebraska.Two sons were born to this union, Mark and Michael.
