Henry Ramsdell Bigelow

1934 - 2012  (78 years)

• Name	Henry Ramsdell Bigelow  [1]
  Birth	23 Jul 1934	Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Oct 2012	Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
  Notes	Henry attended the University of New Hampshire Engineering school, and worked as a Nuclear Engineer in Portsmouth for 15 years, later transferring to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. (Milligan, p 207). They retired to Spring Hill, Florida and enjoyed cruising their boat on the Gulf and many waterways of Florida. In 2005, they sold their Florida home and moved to Milligan. (Milligan, 1988-2008, p 116). Obituary Funeral services for Hank will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska. Kim Dunker will officiate the service. Graveside services will follow the funeral in the Bohemian National Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Monday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Kotas Chapel in Milligan. Memorials are directed to the family. Henry Ramsdell Bigelow, of Milligan, Nebraska, passed away on October 26, 2012 at the Beatrice Community Hospital. He was 78 years old. He was born on July 23, 1934 in Bourne, Massachusetts to Victor Bigelow and Bernice Ramsdell Bigelow. He was baptized in the Baptist Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dover High School in New Hampshire, he attended the University of New Hampshire, graduating with a degree in Nuclear Engineering. He served in the United States Air Force from 1952 - 1956. While stationed in Lincoln, he met the love of his life, as well as the wind beneath his wings, Roma Buzek. He whisked her away to New Hampshire where he introduced her to his loving family, and of course, his love for seafood. Together, they wed and had four children: Julie, Laura, Beth, and Mark. He moved the family west in 1969 to the beautiful Napa Valley where they built a new home on the Napa River, equipped with a dock in the back yard where he proudly displayed his love of boating with a 31 foot Silverton dubbed "The Prowler." He enjoyed fishing, good friends, and he often stated, "Life was a party in those days." Henry was a highly intelligent man. He often spent many nights after supper quizzing his children on spelling, math, science, and miscellaneous other topics, with the winners of the quizzes receiving ice cream at Foster Freeze. Henry retired in 1989, and he and Roma moved to Florida where they bough a dream home and their dream boat, which they named "Abracadabra." They spent their time with good friends at the Hernando Beach Yacht Club, where Henry was very active, holding many Commanding Offices. Henry also had a great love of woodworking, where he made all of his family many beautiful cherished heirlooms and was tenacious about completing these projects. They came home to Milligan in 2005, to spend the remaining years of his life with his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He enjoyed again the quiz games, as well as various sporting and other activities his family participated in. Henry was preceded in death by his parents Victor & Bernice, and adored sister Joyce Kemp. He is survived by his wife Roma; daughters and son-in-law Julie Pimentel, Laura & Dean Kassik, Beth Dunlap; son and daughter-in-law Mark & Becky Bigelow; 14 grandchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Merle & Betty Buzek and Kathy & Dick Rischling; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I10398	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Roma Beth Buzek,   b. 6 Jul 1936, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 6 Jul 1936, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 0 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F4544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Jul 1934 - Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Death - 26 Oct 2012 - Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661.