Funeral services will be Oct. 21, at 11 a.m., at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, with the Rev. Kevin Vogel officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael’s

Cemetery, Hartington. Pallbearers will be John Eskens, Doug Pick, Gary Kuchta, Steve Pick, Steve Buntemeyer and Christy Anderson. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Please wear Husker attire. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington. Roger Virgil was born Jan. 24, 1947, in Yankton, S.D., to William H. and Wilma C. (Lammers) Pick, Jr. He attended grade school at Holy Trinity and graduated from Hartington Cedar Catholic High School in 1965. In junior high, Roger excelled in basketball, where he won two free throw shooting contests. He did have a love of basketball. After graduating, he enlisted in the Army and served in the Vietnam War from 1968-1970 and was honorably discharged. After returning from Vietnam, Roger farmed with his father. Roger attended trade-school on the G.I. Bill. He then took a job with the telephone company in Audubon, Iowa, working with the phone company until his retirement.

Once Roger retired, he filled his time by going to auctions and watching all Nebraska sports. Roger was truly a Die Hard Nebraska fan. Go Big Red!

Roger is survived by his two daughters, Nicole (Steve) Bedford, Fort Dodge, Iowa; and Selina Pick, Carrol, Iowa; sisters, Marcia (Brent) Bond, Longmont, Colo.; Betty (Gary) Kuchta, Hartington; Joan (Steve) Buntemeyer, Lincoln; sister-in-law, Marlene Pick, Coleridge; and grandson, Charlie Bedford, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Wilma Pick; daughter, Carie Pick; brothers, Billie and David Pick; sisters, Catherine, Barbara, and Carol Jean Pick; and niece, Wendy Pick.

Memorials may be sent to Wintz Funeral Home, P.O. Box 505 Hartington, NE 68739.