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Arnold James Divis

Male 1931 - 2020  (89 years)


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  • Name Arnold James Divis  [1, 2
    Birth 14 Aug 1931  Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Oct 2020  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Arnold passed away at the Lancaster Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. He was born in Schuyler, NE to parents, Zikmund and Julia. He graduated from Schuyler High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served as an Electronics Technician at US Naval station Treasure Island in San Francisco during the Korean War. He later attended the University of Omaha to study radio engineering. He worked at radio stations in Keokuk and Atlantic, Iowa before joining AT&T as a Communications Technician. He retired from AT&T after 30 years of service. One of Arnold's hobbies was in aviation; he owned and flew a Cessna 152 before marriage and family came along.

      Arnold is preceded in death by parents, Zikmund and Julia, siblings Dorothy and Gerald. He is survived by wife Elsie; 6 children, Russell Divis, Cindy (Ron) Wulff, Joan (Joe) McMahon, Jean (Rick) Hawley, Doug (Mary) Divis, and Fran Fritz; 8 grandchildren, Rosalie (Jared) Stark, Ryan Hawley, Kyle Fritz, Alex (Sarah) McMahon, Natalie Divis, Kimberly McMahon, Alyssa (Schuyler) Brown, and Travis Divis; 2 great grandchildren, Lynnea and Howard Stark; sister, Roseann Cada, brother, Melvin (Janice) Divis; several sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
    Person ID I11498  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2020 

    Father Zikmund Divis,   b. 2 May 1900, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1990, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Julia R. Racek,   b. 4 Oct 1903, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1988, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1925  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Family ID F286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Aug 1931 - Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Oct 2020 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661.

    2. [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).