U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Dolf Jesse Jennings
OBERLIN -- Dolf Jesse Jennings, 95, died Monday (Oct. 1, 2001) at the Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin.
He was born Oct. 19, 1905, at Nampa, Idaho, to John and Mary (Buek) Jennings. He was raised in Burlingame, Kan., and Lyndon, Kan., and attended public schools in both towns. He attended Ottawa University, Kansas State University and Montana State University.
On April 7, 1934, he married
Mildred Kelleher. He was a teacher and a farmer. They lived in Peterson, Wellington, Manhattan, Burlingame, Quenemo, Cimmaron, Meade and Oberlin, all in Kansas, and Missoula and Helena, Mont.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Mildred.
Survivors include two daughters, Arlene Virginia Jennings of New York, N.Y., and Margaret Ann "Peggy" Stessel of Delaware, Ohio.
Services will be Thursday, 2 p.m., at the Oberlin cemetery with the Rev. Doug Hasty officiating. Interment will be at the Oberlin Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Landmark Inn in Oberlin following the services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in his name to the Nature Conservancy.
Pauls Funeral Home of Oberlin is in charge of the arrangements.
Arland E. Holmes
LOVELAND, Colo. -- Arland E. Holmes, 88 of Loveland, Colo., formerly of Estes Park, Colo., died September 23, 2001.
He was born May 28, 1913, at Hayes County to Edward M. and Ethel (Stratton) Holmes. He graduated from Hamlet High School in 1930, worked on the family farm and attended Normal School in Wauneta. He taught school in the White Eagle District from 1936 to 1939. He attended the Nebraska State Teachers College in Kearney from 1939 to 1940. Following college he went on to teach sixth through eighth grades in Hamlet until 1942.
On April 26, 1942, he married
Ruth Elaine Deines.
He entered the Army in the Medical Corp and was stationed at several hospitals around the country.
After being discharged in 1946, he taught at the Overton School until 1947. He then completed his master's degree in industrial arts at the Colorado State College of Education in Greeley in 1948. He taught school for one year at Estes Park High School, then left teaching and began building lodge buildings, as well as working on other construction in Estes Park. He worked for many years at the YMCA doing carpentry work, and became a caretaker of many summer cottages. He and his wife owned and operated The Clever Crafters craft shop in Estes Park for 40 years.
He was formerly an elder and deacon of the Community Church of the Rockies, and was active in the Stephen Ministry.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Estes Park; one son, Donald Holmes of Estes Park; two daughters, Jeanne Gautney, and husband, David of Sequim, Wash., and Joyce Shaulis, and husband, Jerry of Loveland; two sisters, Lavina LaSalle and husband, Herbert of Palos Height, Ill., and Merita Larson of McCook; his step-mother-in-law, Ella Deines of Wichita, Kan.; and three grandchildren,
Memorial services will be Wed., 2 p.m., at the Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park.
Conner Leach
BEAVER CITY -- Conner Leach 80, of Beaver City, died Sunday (Sept. 30, 2001) at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City.
He was born Nov. 26, 1920, at Beaver City to Clyde Conner and Ethel (Ayars) Leach. He grew up in the Beaver City area, and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1939.
On Oct. 2, 1945, he married
Betty Martin at Norton, Kan. They farmed southeast of Beaver City until their retirement in the early 1980s, at which time they moved into Beaver City. He spent the last four years at Walker Post Manor in Oxford, just recently moving to the Beaver City Manor.
He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Beaver City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Bernice Sheets.
Survivors include his wife, Betty of Beaver City; three sons, Jerry and wife, Barbara of Oxford, Gary and wife, Shelia of Holdrege, and Robert of Beaver City; two daughters, Myrna Peterson and husband, Raymond of Manor, Texas, and Linda Odell and husband, Marvin of Edison; one sister, Dorothy Smith and husband, Wilmer of Loomis; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., at the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Beaver City with the Rev. Jim Nichols officiating. Interment will follow at Union cemetery in rural Beaver City.
Visitation is today until 8 p.m., and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Wenburg Funeral Home in Beaver City, and prior to the services at the church.
Wenburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Robert E. Bottrell
BEAVER CITY -- Robert E. Bottrell, 66, of Beaver City, died Sunday (Sept. 30, 2001) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
He was born June 25, 1935, at Oxford to Lyle and Edna (Carmean) Bottrell. He was a life long resident of Beaver City. He graduated from Beaver City High School with the class of 1953. At the time of his death he was employed by First State Bank at Beaver City, where he had worked for 46 years. He also drove a school bus for 32 years.
On Dec. 11, 1960, he married
Dorothy Barker at Beaver City. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Beaver City, the Monument Lodge No. 293, AF & AM, and Order of Eastern Star, all of Arapahoe. He played trumpet in the Tehama Shrine Band. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason at Hastings.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Richard Bottrell.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Beaver City; two sons, Bobby Bottrell and special friend, Marge Beeson of Omaha; one daughter, Barbara Borgmann and husband, Jim of Creighton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday, 10 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver City with the Rev. Darin Bentzinger officiating. Interment will be at the Mount Hope cemetery in Beaver City. Visitation is today until 8 p.m., and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Wenburg Funeral Home in Beaver City, and prior to the services at the church.
Wenburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Richard James Allen
CAMBRIDGE -- Richard James Allen, 73, died Thursday (Sept. 27, 2001) at the Cambridge Manor.
He was born Aug. 24, 1928, to James and Nellie (Easton) Allen. The family lived on a farm south of Stockville. He attended school at District 92 in Frontier County. He devoted his life to the Christian faith as a teenager, and remained a faithful Christian for the rest of his life.
On May 4, 1952, he married
Margaret Durner. He worked for farmers in the area, and at a gas station until 1956 when they moved to Idaho along with his parents, and a sister and her family. He worked various jobs until Nov. 1, 1960, when he and his wife became employed at Ore-Ida Foods Potato Processing Plant where he was a fork life operator in the dry storage department. He retired in August of 1991 due to health problems. After his wife retired in 1993, they returned to Nebraska. On Feb. 20, 2001, he entered the Cambridge Manor where he resided until his death.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law, Eldon and Robert Durner; one sister-in-law, Karen Durner; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Fred and Evalena Durner; two great-nieces, Andrea Young and Malory Rowan; aunts and uncles.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; five sisters, Marian Moore and husband, Harold of Bartley, Barbara Durner and husband, Raymond of rural Bartley, Jean Allen of North Platte, Pauline Gaasch and husband, Gordon of Broken Bow, and Marilyn Rowan and husband, Darrell of Hastings; one brother, Jerry Allen and wife, May Ann of Simla, Colo.; and three sisters-in-law, Lora Wolfe and husband, Gerald of Rock Springs, Wyo., Marge Nixon and husband, Jim of Bartley, and Hazel Durner of Arapahoe.
Services will be Monday, 10:30 a.m., at the Calvary Baptist Church in Cambridge with the Rev. Tim Burke officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery.
Memorials may be given in his name.
Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge is in charge of the arrangements.
