Thomas Joseph "Bud" Connole III, 86, of Grand Island passed away March 22, 2017. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 7, at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home, with burial of his ashes to follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Central Nebraska Humane Society. Online condolences may be directed to www.livson.com.

Tom was a U.S. Naval Veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Vera Connole, and his brother-in-law, Jerry Thorne.

Tom is survived by his children, Thomas (Cheryl) Connole IV, Amy (Dan) Sorenson, Carrie (Walt) Thomson and Abby (Dan) Quinn; grandchildren, Chase Sorenson, Amanda, Paige and T.J. Connole, and Seth and Sarah Quinn; sister, Beverly Ann Thorne; and many nieces and nephews.