Ernest B. Hulinsky, 83, of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island Village with his family at his side. Services will be Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. (Mountain Time), at St. John's Lutheran Church in Brule, NE. The Rev. Jon Dickmander will officiate. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the church. Interment will be Friday, December 13, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. in the Grand Island City Cemetery, The Rev. Daniel G. Bremer will officiate. Military Honors will be rendered by the United Veterans Honor Guard and U.S. Army Honor Team. Memorials are suggested to the family with designation to be determined at a later date. Curran Funeral Chapel and Draucker Funeral Home are assisting the family. Your condolences may be given at www.curranfuneralchapel.com under Ernest's obituary. Ernest was born March 7, 1936, at Comstock, NE. He was the son of Anton and Antonia M. (Oliva) Hulinsky. Survivors of his immediate family include his wife of 64 years, Alice Hulinsky of Grand Island, NE Daughters, Barbara (Gary) Dreyer of Wilber, NE Cheryl (Dave) Dreyer of Piedmont, SD Sons, Douglas (Lynn) Hulinsky of Bayard, NE Joel (Deborah) Hulinsky of Grand Island, NE Grandchildren, Michele, Kellie, Jonathon, Alicia, Heather, Stephanie, Anne, Alan, Toni, Terri, Sharon, Anthony, and Jack. 20 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Sister, Delores Sperling of Reno, NV Carmen Forney of Salt. Lake City, UT Toni (Kenneth) Elmer of Boise, ID Brother, Rudy Hulinsky of Salt Lake City, UT Sisters-in-law, Erma Hulinsky of Ogallala, NE Nancy Hulinsky of Salt Lake City, UT Betty (Rick) Matchett of Ocala, FL Karen Perry of Twin Bridges, MT Brothers-in-law, Bill Brown of Ogallala, NE Virgil Allen of Villisca, IA Ernest grew up in Brule, NE. attending school there. He entered the U.S. Army on November 17, 1954. He married Alice Allen on January 24, 1955 in Gering, NE. Ernest continued to serve his country until his honorable discharge on November 3, 1956. He returned to Brule, NE where he worked on a farm. Ernest worked with Olson Manufacturing and later with Kenfield Electric in Ogallala, NE. Ernest owned and operated his own construction company, Hulinsky Construction. He later did electrical work on power plants and natural gas refinery plants in Wyoming and California until retiring in 1998. The couple moved back to Brule and in his retirement he kept busy with church activities, tormenting his grandchildren, woodworking and fishing. They moved Grand Island in 2018. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Brule, Lion's Club, and Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Ernestine Gibson, sisters, Mary Lou Oliverus, Rose Brown, and brothers Laddie Hulinsky and LeRoy Hulinsky. Visitation St. John's Lutheran Church Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 411 W. 6th St Brule, Nebraska 69127 Funeral Service St. John's Lutheran Church Thursday, December 12, 2019 2:00 PM 411 W. 6th St Brule, Nebraska 69127 Burial Grand Island City Cemetery Friday, December 13, 2019 11:30 AM 3168 West Stolley Park Rd Grand Island, NE 68801