Thomas Joseph Connole III "Bud", 86, of Grand Island passed away March 22, 2017.  Memorial service will be at 11 AM Friday, April 7, 2017 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.

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 children: Thomas (Cheryl) Connole IV, Amy (Dan) Sorenson, Carrie (Walt) Thomson, and Abby (Dan) Quinn; and grandchildren: Chase Sorenson, Amanda, Paige, and TJ Connole, and Seth and Sarah Quinn; sister: Beverly Ann Thorne; and many nieces and nephews.