Jason Hamburger

Hastings resident, Jason "Jay" Hamburger, 58, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at his home.

Private services and burial will be at a later date. Memorial luncheon will be Saturday, April 8, 2017; 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to Center for the Study of the First Americans, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, 4352 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4354 or The Archeological Conservancy, 1717 Girard Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. No visitation or viewings as Jay choose to be cremated.

Jay was born February 17, 1959 in Hastings, Nebraska to Bernard "Bud" Dale & Betty Jean (Carmichael) Hamburger. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1977. Having been companions since 1980, Jay married Karen Hemberger on October 28, 2005.

In the summer of 2000, Jay found the site of a mammoth eroding out of the banks at Medicine Creek Dam. Due to the friendship with archeologists at UNL the mammoth was excavated in 2000 and 2001. The site was named Hamburger Mammoth in his honor. He learned his craft of heavy machine mechanics from his mentors, Ed and Lester Hemberger. They gave him the love of work on vintage cars. Jay worked for the family business, Carmichael Construction, for 40 years and some of his job sites included Chief Ethanol; Hastings College, Bronze Bronco, Gray Center, and Sachtleben Observatory; and Mary Lanning Hospital.

Jay was preceded in death by his parents.

SURVIVORS:
Wife:
Karen Hamburger - Hastings, NE
Siblings & Spouses:
Dale & Deb Hamburger - Juniata, NE
Kathy & Steve Haase - Burlington, IA
John & Charlotte Hamburger - Hastings, NE
Tim Hamburger - Hastings, NE
Many Nieces & Nephews
Beloved Cat:
Sammy