Eugene Scarborough Obituary

Eugene "Gene" H. Scarborough

May 19, 1947 - July 5, 2025

Eugene "Gene" H. Scarborough, 78, of Grand Island, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island.

Funeral Services with Military Honors will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. Val Killinger will be offering words of comfort. Private Graveside Services will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.

Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.

Eugene was born on May 19, 1947, in St. Paul, Nebraska to Harold and Beulah (Ross) Scarborough. He grew up in Palmer, graduating in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army. He was united in marriage to Catherine Ham on November 24, 1972, in St. Paul. The couple lived in Grand Island, where they raised their daughter, Joni. Gene was a heating and air technician for Grand Island Furnace and Platte Valley Winnelson in Grand Island. His hobbies included playing cards (especially pitch and pinochle) and attending her granddaughter's softball games.

Those left to cherish his memory include her daughter and son-in-law, Joni and Bradley Arnett of Grand Island; grandchildren, Matthew Rollins and Damien Rollins, both of Buffalo, MO; and Tasha Arnett (Cayden Smith) of Grand Island; great-grandson, Everett James Smith; half-sister-in-law, Ronda (Joseph) Kennedy; half-brothers-in-law, Dave (Mary) Ham; Mike (Marcia) Ham, Tim (Ellen) Ham, Clayton (Linda) Ham, Cary (Tina) Ham, Randy (Kim) Ham, Shawn (Stefanie) Ham, step-mother-in-law, Marilyn (Ham) Koehn; grand-cats, Halo and Cosmo.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Catherine Scarborough; sisters-in-law, Judy Martin, Carol Gilliland, Tina Ross, and Wanda Johnson; half-sister-in-law, Debbie Allen; and half-brother-in-law, Rick Ham; great-nephew, Broedy Starkey.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.jacobsengreenway.com.