William Eugene McDonald

1928 - 1975  (46 years)

• Name	William Eugene McDonald  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Aug 1928	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jun 1975	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Geneva Public Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Notes	His parents are shown, on FindAGrave, as Orval E. and Anna McDonald. His Social Security account was established through the Railroad Board. His obituary, copied from his FindAGrave mermorial page created by M. Jensen Seggerman, is shown below: McDONALD, WILLIAM EUGENE *BILL*--William Eugene McDonald, son of Orval and Anna Wright McDonald, was born August 6, 1928, at Geneva, Neb. He spent his entire life in this vicinity. He attended Geneva public school and graduated with the class of 1946. He was inducted into the Navy, September 18, 1950, where he served four years. He was honorably discharged July 8, 1954. ON his return from the service he went into business in Geneva. In 1952 he was united in marriage to Anne Jirkovsky. To this union were born three children, Janet, Sandra and Jerald William. The last seven years he was employed by the Biba Engineering. He passed away near Kearney, Neb., on June 12, 1975, at the age of 46 years, 10 months and 6 days. He is survived by his three children, Janet, Sandra and Jerald at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orval McDonald; one sister, Colleen, and husband Wallace Brown, of Fairbury, Neb.; sister-in-law, Madeline Wilson of Rawson, O., nieces Cathy (Mrs. James Nichols) of Fairbury, Neb., Susan Brown of Fairbury; nephews, David McDonald of Russels Point, O., Tommy Mack Brown of Fairbury; grand-niece and nephew, Angela and Jeffrey Nichols of Fairbury. He was predeceased by a sister Audrey and a brother, Jerald Deane. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, 1975 at St. Joseph Catholic church in Geneva with Father Walter Banach officiating. Interment was in the Geneva cemetery. Pallbearers were Marlin W. Bahe, Loren Hofferber, Charles P. Curtiss, Warren Rischling, Leonard J. Bornschlegl and Dean Garrett. The Nebraska Signal 17 June 1975
  Person ID	I46151	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family	Ann Harriett Jirkovsky,   b. 6 Jan 1930, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 23 May 2016, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1952
  Children	1. Living   2. Sandra Kay McDonald,   b. 1 Nov 1957, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 6 May 2015, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 57 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F13717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Aug 1928 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 12 Jun 1975 - Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska Burial - - Geneva Public Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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