Raymond Girmus

1929 - 2009  (79 years)

• Name	Raymond Girmus  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Dec 1929	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Oct 2009	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	Raymond Girmus, 79, of Lincoln, died October 30, 2009 in Lincoln. He was born 12/5/1929 in Geneva, Neb. to James and Anna (Matejka) Girmus. He was a Freight Car Inspector for Burlington Northern Railroad, retiring after 44 years. He attended Capitol City Christian Church, member of George Washington Lodge # 250 A.F & A.M and volunteered at the Northeast ActivAge Center. He enjoyed gardening and playing cards with friends, playing pool at the senior center, but most especially spending time with his grandchildren. Family includes: wife, Donna; son and daughter-in-law, David and Laurie Girmus, Omaha; daughter and son-in-law, Laurie and David Cleveland, Longview, Texas; grandchildren, Dan, Tim and Neil Girmus, all of Omaha, and Jessica, Eric and Jaelyn Cleveland, all of Longview, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, Adolph and Lynette Girmus, Lincoln; sisters-in-law, Bernice Girmus, Crete, Sylvia Girmus, Wilber, and Louise Girmus, Geneva. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ed, Frank, Bill, James, Emil, Joe, John and Rudy; and sisters, Mildred Odvody and Helen Koehn. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday (11/3/09) at Capitol City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege St., Lincoln. Pastors Bill Thornton and Rusty Miller, officiating. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m., with the family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m., Monday (11/2/09) at Metcalf Funeral Home, 245 No. 27th St., Lincoln. Memorials may be given to the church. Condolences or personal reflections may be left online at metcalffuneralservices.com. From the Lincoln Journal Star, Posted 1 Nov 2009, Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
  Person ID	I16980	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James J. Girmus,   b. 13 Apr 1883, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 26 Mar 1943, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Anna "Annie" May Matejka,   b. 11 Oct 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 30 Jul 1971, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1907  [3]
  	James and Anna spent all of their lives farming in Nebraska except for a few early years in their marriage when they were homesteading in Chugwater, Wyoming. They had twelve children: Edward, Frank, William, James, Mildred who married Ervin Odvody, Emil, Joe, John, Helen who married Hubert Koehn, Rudolph, Raymond, and Adolph. (Milligan, p 277).
  Family ID	F5897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Dec 1929 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 30 Oct 2009 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Nebraska, Fillmore County, Madison Township Enumerated 22 Apr 1930 ED 30-22 SD 11 Sheet 5B 114-114 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 277 (Reliability: 3).