Adolph "Al" Girmus

1932 - 2010  (78 years)

• Name	Adolph "Al" Girmus  [1]
  Nickname	Al
  Birth	21 Jan 1932	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jan 2010	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	(Research):Adolph "Al" Girmus, 78, of Lincoln, died Sunday (1/24/10). He was born in Geneva, Neb. to James J. Girmus and Anna May (Matejka) Girmus on January 21, 1932. He graduated from Geneva High School in 1948. Al joined the U.S. Marine Corps December 1, 1949. He trained at San Diego Recruitment Department in California and served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War, with the 1st Marine Division MTACS-2. He was in action against enemy forces in the following battles: Inchon Invasion, Wonson Invasion, The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir between November and December 1950, and also in the withdrawal and defense of North Central Korea from August 1950 through May 1951. He was also a member of the Chosin Few Survivors. He was a long-time truck driver and worked for General Transfer 1954-61, Red Ball Express 1961-71 and CF Motor Frieght 1971-94. He was a Brother of the Retired Teamsters of America and Teamsters Local 554, Omaha. He was avid golfer and golfed as often as possible with his many good friends. Al is survived by wife, Clarice Lynette Carr-Girmus; son and wife, Randy and Holly Girmus of North Platte; daughter Jodi Lynn (Girmus) Burleyson, Nashville Tenn.; step-children, Ranae Richmond, Lincoln, Sam and Shelly Pauli, Rock Springs, Wyo., and John Pauli, Long Beach, Calif.; granchildren include, Haleigh Hoster and Hannah Burleyson; Ashley Pauli; Matthew, Aaron, Zachary and Nicholas Richmond, Austin and Autumn Pauli, and his pal puppy Missy. He was the greatest Papa and was adored by his grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, two sisters, nine brothers. Services Thursday 12:30 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th. Memorials to Aging Partners Foster Grandparent Program or Hearts United for Animals. No viewing, cremation. Condolences may be left at <http://linconfh.com/> . Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, who emailed that this obituary had appeared in one of the Lincoln papers on January 26, 2010
  Person ID	I34860	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  [2]
  	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 - 21 Jan 1932 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 24 Jan 2010 - 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). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 277 (Reliability: 3).