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Debra L Russell

Female 1952 - 2017  (64 years)


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  • Name Debra L Russell  [1
    Birth 12 Jul 1952  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Feb 2017  Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The daughter of Gerald RUSSELL and Alta COOPER.
      Debra L. McWilliams, 64, of Grand Island died Thursday, February 23, 2017, at her home.



      A celebration of Debra's life will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 28th at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Caroline Price-Gibson will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery.



      There will be no visitation. Her wishes were for cremation to take place.



      Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.



      Debra Lee McWilliams was born July 13, 1952, at Lincoln, Nebraska to Gerald and Alta (Copper) Russell. She lived with her family in Minden, Neb. in her early years. The family later moved to Arlington, Neb. where Debra attended Arlington Public Schools, and graduated from Arlington High School. She went on to study at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

      Following her schooling, she lived in Fremont for a short time. She then moved to Grand Island where she raised her three children. Debra owned and operated Deb's Alterations in Grand Island for 30 years.

      She met Henry McWilliams in 1987 in Grand Island and they were married in 1992.

      Deb loved the time she spent with her family, her dogs, and also enjoyed fishing.

      She is survived by her husband, Henry McWilliams of Grand Island; one daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Jarrod Liske of Grand Island; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jeff and Stacey Belohavy of Missouri and Jason Belohavy of Michigan; her mother, Alta Russell of Arlington, NE, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Greg and Gayle Russell of Arlington, Jerry Wayne and Kathy Russell of Elkhorn, NE; a sister-in-law, Carlene Russell of Des Moines, IA; twelve grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and cherished friends, Dixie Griess of Grand Island, and Ron and Roberta Kirkendall of Lincoln, NE.

      She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Russell; brother, Gary Russell; and grandson, Mason Liske.

    Person ID I27619  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2018 

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    Family ID F9026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2008 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jul 1952 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Feb 2017 - Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).