Obituary for Salvador Manuel Huerta Sr.
Salvador Manuel Huerta, Sr., 93, of Scottsbluff, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at the Western Nebraska Veteran’s Home in Scottsbluff. His Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Scottsbluff with Father Joseph Thambi as Celebrant. Interment will take place at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 2pm CST. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Nov 20 at Bridgman Funeral Home in Scottsbluff from 3-5pm with a Rosary Service being held at 4pm. It is respectfully requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials in Sal’s honor be made in care of the Vet’s Home or to the church. Online condolences may be made by viewing Sal’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhom.com.
Sal was a Christmas baby born on December 25th, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas to Pascual Huerta and Manuela Herrera. At a young age his family decided to leave the closing meatpacking houses and the dwindling railroad jobs in Kansas City and head to the Mitchell Valley with the promise of making a living in agriculture. From the time he was just a boy, Sal worked hard alongside his father and siblings in the hot beet fields. Family and hard work was ingrained in him from a young age.
Sal was the fourth child in a family of 11 children, so there were always playmates to play with or to get into mischief with. Sal was especially fond of his older brother, Conrad, whom he always followed. He was always the sidekick. Sal loved his brother and only requested to be buried close to him.
Education was very important in the Huerta family so Sal was able to finish his schooling graduating from Mitchell High School in 1948. He married the love of his life, Helen Flores, on September 30, 1950. They recently celebrated their 72nd anniversary. Sal was drafted in December of 1950. He received his basic training at Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri and immediately deployed to the Korean War. He
served as an Infantryman with the 77th Infantry, Rifle Co. out of Fort Riley, Kansas. He fought on the 38th parallel and suffered through the cold, miserable conditions on the battle front. Sal was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor. Sal returned home to his bride after he was discharged. They soon started their family with their three children, Bea, Gloria, and Sal Jr.
Sal loved cars and got into the auto repair and painting business. He got to display his artistic abilities through his auto painting, and Sal decided to start his own auto repair shop, Panhandle Auto Body, and worked there until his retirement. Sal and Helen retired to the Western Nebraska Veterans Home where he resided at his passing.
Sal is survived by his wife, Helen, daughters, Beatrice Reyes and husband Nick of Scottsbluff; Gloria Torres of Gillette, WY; son Salvador Huerta Jr. of Las Vegas, NV; and 9 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Pascual and Manuela Huerta, brothers Conrad, Jose, and Pascual Jr., sisters Connie McDowell, Teresa Ramirez, and Sister Pascualita, and two infant daughters, Cynthia and Bernice.
Sal was a Christmas baby born on December 25th, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas to Pascual Huerta and Manuela Herrera. At a young age his family decided to leave the closing meatpacking houses and the dwindling railroad jobs in Kansas City and head to the Mitchell Valley with the promise of making a living in agriculture. From the time he was just a boy, Sal worked hard alongside his father and siblings in the hot beet fields. Family and hard work was ingrained in him from a young age.
Sal was the fourth child in a family of 11 children, so there were always playmates to play with or to get into mischief with. Sal was especially fond of his older brother, Conrad, whom he always followed. He was always the sidekick. Sal loved his brother and only requested to be buried close to him.
Education was very important in the Huerta family so Sal was able to finish his schooling graduating from Mitchell High School in 1948. He married the love of his life, Helen Flores, on September 30, 1950. They recently celebrated their 72nd anniversary. Sal was drafted in December of 1950. He received his basic training at Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri and immediately deployed to the Korean War. He
served as an Infantryman with the 77th Infantry, Rifle Co. out of Fort Riley, Kansas. He fought on the 38th parallel and suffered through the cold, miserable conditions on the battle front. Sal was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor. Sal returned home to his bride after he was discharged. They soon started their family with their three children, Bea, Gloria, and Sal Jr.
Sal loved cars and got into the auto repair and painting business. He got to display his artistic abilities through his auto painting, and Sal decided to start his own auto repair shop, Panhandle Auto Body, and worked there until his retirement. Sal and Helen retired to the Western Nebraska Veterans Home where he resided at his passing.
Sal is survived by his wife, Helen, daughters, Beatrice Reyes and husband Nick of Scottsbluff; Gloria Torres of Gillette, WY; son Salvador Huerta Jr. of Las Vegas, NV; and 9 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Pascual and Manuela Huerta, brothers Conrad, Jose, and Pascual Jr., sisters Connie McDowell, Teresa Ramirez, and Sister Pascualita, and two infant daughters, Cynthia and Bernice.