LLIANCE, Neb. - John J. Bittner, 89, Alliance, NE, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. Graveside rites will be conducted on Monday, December 17, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery with Father Arnold Kari officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard. Family and friends may gather at Kinkade Funeral Chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery. He is survived by one sister, Ann Marie Monti, Florida; special nephew, Bob Monti, White Heath, IL; and twenty-three nieces and nephews.