A Funeral Mass for Jerome "Hoop" Reiman, age 85, of Butte, Nebraska will be 10:30 am Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Butte.  Burial will follow in the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.  Fr. Bernard Starman will officiate.  Visitation will be 5-7 pm Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with a 7:00 pm Parish Rosary.  Jerome passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Heritage of Bel-Air in Norfolk, Nebraska.  Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation.  Biglin's Mortuary in Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Jerome Reiman was born on October 3, 1939 to Lawrence and Helen (Reiser) Reiman on the farm near Butte, Nebraska.  He attended country school for a while then went to Saint Peter & Paul Catholic School through the eighth grade and then attended Butte High School.  Through high school he played football, basketball, and baseball.  Jerome graduated with the class of 1957.

After high school Jerome started farming with his father.  He married Sharon Fernau in Butte, Nebraska at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in 1961.  To this union four children were born, Annette, Tammy, Doug, and Chad.  The couple made their home on the family farm where he raised dairy cattle and hogs, and he started irrigation by pumping out of the Niobrara River.  Jerome explored Alaska for several months in 1983, later moving home and working for Randy Anderson moving construction equipment.  Jerome married Brenda Lee on May 8, 1988 in Hastings, Nebraska.  He retired in 2013 when he sold the farm, he always kept busy.

Jerome was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

He collected classic Ford cars, especially his 1946 Ford.  Jerome liked to go for drives and enjoyed traveling back to Alaska and multiple places in the USA.  He was an animal lover; he had a pet skunk, racoon, owl, and his many dogs and cats.  Jerome was a generous soul and would help anybody.

Jerome is survived by his wife, Brenda Reiman of Butte; children, Annette (Doug) Lollman of Norfolk, Tammy (Kyle) Classen of Colorado Springs, CO, Doug (Annette) Reiman of Fort Pierre, SD, Chad (Tracy) Reiman of Norfolk; stepdaughter, Tina (Heath Henery) McGillevery of Norfolk; 12 grandchildren, Kelli Lollman, Brady (Libby) Lollman, Jacob Classen, Kodi (Ashley) Classen, Tanner Classen, Kortney (Matt) Schmidt, Chandler Classen, Dan (Kelsey) Reiman, Tyler (Emily) Reiman, Allison (Adam) Engbrecht, Dawson Reiman, Brooks Reiman; two step grandchildren, Derek (Alex) McGillevery, Tesla (Blaine) Kasten; 17 great grandchildren; brother, Ed (Cathy) Reiman of Butte; sister, Darlene Walz of Butte; many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers and sisters, James (Barb) Reiman, Jack (Jean) Reiman; brother-in-law, James Walz.