Grant Charles Mann, 40, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 9, 2021, near his home east of Alliance, Nebraska. He was born to Gaylord and Sandra Mann in Ogallala, Nebraska on March 6, 1981.
Grant spent most of his years growing up on the Mann Ranch near Taylor and graduated from Loup County High School in 1999. He then pursued an electrical degree from Mid Plains Community College in North Platte and soon thereafter began working in commercial construction. Grant’s experiences as an electrician would lead him through a variety of jobs including an open strip coal mine, his favorite position, to the railroad, to communications. The adaptation of his skills was endless.
Grant married Stacy Purdum in Seneca, Nebraska on September 4, 2004. They immediately set off on adventures after Stacy graduated college, living in the Teton mountains, the Big Horn mountains, and the Pine Ridge, where they loved all things outdoors.
Grant’s passion was firearms and hunting, his knowledge base was staggering, taking a back seat only to being a husband and then a father. Grant and Stacy were blessed with a son, Gavin, on November 6, 2008, followed by the shock of their life---twins! ---on April 9, 2015. Grant’s biggest joy was so very obviously his trio of boys, who love him back just as much.
Grant did not have a mean bone in his body and will always be remembered as someone who was always willing to help out, lend a smile, or share a belly laugh.
Grant is preceded in death by his father, Gaylord Mann. He is survived by his wife Stacy and their sons, Gavin, Ethan, and Owen Mann, mom Sandra Mann, sister Stacey (Todd) Adamson, brother Mitch (Kimberly) Mann, nieces Lindsay (Kelly) Taylor, Sydney Adamson, and Maureen Mann, nephews JT Adamson, Konrad Mann, Marshall Mann, Jeremiah Mann, and Noble Mann, and a whole host of other family and in-laws that love him dearly.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm on Monday, December 13th in Burwell at Hitchcock Funeral Home. Services will be held at the First Congregational Church in Burwell on December 14th at 10:30 am followed by graveside services at Kent Cemetery. Pastor Alan Petersen will officiate.
Memorials are suggested to Stacy Mann for education funds for Grant’s sons or to Kent Cemetery.