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HOLT COUNTY OBITUARIES


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Submitted by E. Cecil, Laney@citlink.net

Fuelberth, Dorothy May Berry
12 Jan 1939, Stuart Advocate, Stuart, Nebraska

DEATH TAKES WIFE OF HENRY FUELBERTH SATURDAY MORNING

Died Saturday morning, January 7, 1939, Cleveland community, Nebraska
funeral: Cleveland church, Monday
buried: Cleveland Cemetery
born: near Stuart September 16, 1895 to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Berry
married: Henry Fuelberth, February 18, 1917
children: Arthur, Ethel, Walter and Vesta
brothers: Herbert of Oregon, Warren, William and Rollo all of whom reside in or near Stuart
sisters: Mrs. James Wright, Wenatchee, Washington, Mrs. Walter Montgomery of Valentine, Mrs. Violet Montgomery, Mrs. Wm Finch, Mrs. Percy Sweet, Mrs. Roy Beck, Mrs. Francis Goebel, and Mrs. Robert Anderson all of near Stuart
grandchild: Janette Fuelberth

Full obituary available from Laney@citlink.net

Submitted by E. Cecil, Laney@citlink.net

Coyne, Thomas J
27 Dec 1945, The Frontier, O'Neill, Nebraska

Tom Coyne Is Laid To Rest

Died December 24, 1945, Sioux City, Iowa
buried: Calvary cemetery
born: December 5, 1878, Scranton, Pennsylvania
(parents homesteaded in Holt County in 1879, 8 miles ne of O'Neill)
married: December 31, 1919, Edna Burke, Waubay, South Dakota
children: Mrs. Evelyn Christiansen and Miss Winifred Coyne, both of Denver, Colorado
brothers: William Coyne, Spalding; Patrick and Hugh, O'Neill
sisters: Mrs. Anna Earley, O'Neill; Martin Coyne, Delmita, Texas; Mrs. Mary Patton, of California
county assessor, clerk of the district court, O'Neill city assessor


Submitted by E. Cecil, Laney@citlink.net

Rockey, Ranson Guy
8 Nov 1979, Holt County Independent
[copy of this obit very hard to read - this obit was on same page as one of my family members, I am not related, have no further info]

ROCKEY, Ranson Guy

Died West Palm Beach, Florida Oct 30, 1979
Born June 30, 1898 at Rock Grove, Illinois
Son of Willis Epley and Catherine Emma Smith Rockey
Married: Nov 25, 1919 at Ewing Miss Irene Leota Butler of Ewing
Lived at Ewing until 1957 when moved to Florida, returning to Ewing in 1969.
Mrs. Rockey died Aug 7, 1976 and Mr. Rockey has resided at West Palm Beach, Florida since.
farm implement business in Ewing, commission agent for Conoco for 25 years
Member Ewing Volunteer Fire Dept., fire chief for 10 years
daughters: Mrs. Eugene (Mary Marie) Zimmerman of Omaha; Mrs. Buferd (Catherine) Carlson of West Palm Beach, Florida
sons: Willis of Ewing and Dr. Vernon C. of Chadron
12 grandchildren, six great grandchildren
sisters: Mrs. Leah Wasson and Mrs. Ruth Kline of Lincoln, Inez Shreve (deceased)
brothers: Ray, Earl, Orin, Vern and Glen Rockey (all deceased)
Interment Ewing Cemetery


Submitted by E. Cecil, Laney@citlink.net

McElheran, Lawrence "Pastor Mac"
8 Nov 1979, Holt County Independent, O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska

Born August 24, 1915 Three Hills, Alberta, Canada
died October 22, 1979, 64 years old
married to Mabel Dewis, Sept 10, 1947
children: Mariam ? Carey, Phoenix, Arizona, June Hinkley and Patty McElheran of Federal Way, Washington and Beth McElheran of Seattle, Washington
grandchildren: Brent, Wendy and Megan
4 brothers and 7 sisters
Prairie Bible Institute, one of Canada's largest and most respected Bible colleges was founded in McElheran home during his boyhood
graduated from Institute in 1939, established his first ministry in Skiff or Skitt, Canada, transferred to Chambers, Nebraska
also served churches in Blue Earth, Minnesota, Waterloo, Iowa, Rush City and Park Rapids, Minnesota


Submitted by

Greene, Thomas A
December 7, 1972, Holt County Independent, O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska
[copy of this obit very hard to read - this obit was on same page as one of my family members, I am not related, have no further info]

GREENE, Thomas A.

died December 4 in Saint Anthony's Hospital
funeral services: December 7, 1972, Saint Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Conley officiating
burial: O'Neill Cemetery
born July 16, 1900 in Neola, Iowa to Patrick and Mary Kenny Greene
came to Holt County in 1923 from Iowa
married: January 30, 1928 to Eileen Donlin
brother: John of Neola, Iowa
sisters: Vera Greene Of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Mrs. Genevieve Porter of Neola, Iowa
member of the Knights of Columbus, fourth degree and a World War I Veteran




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