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Clayton Robert Capron

Male 1932 - 2008  (75 years)


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  • Name Clayton Robert Capron  [1, 2
    Birth 15 Oct 1932  Ames, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Mar 2008  Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
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    • Clayton Capron

      Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 - 11:22:20 am CDT

      The funeral for Clayton R. Capron, 75, of Fremont will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.

      He died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Fremont Area Medical Center.

      He was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Ames to Alfred* and Christena** (Tank) Capron. He grew up in Fremont and attended Fremont High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from Feb. 19, 1953, to Jan. 5, 1955. He was employed by Lyman Richey & Gravel for 35 years, retiring in 1994. He then did woodworking and displayed his products at area craft shows. He was an avid bowler and had a 300 game to his credit.

      He married Rita Dreikosen DeHaven on July 6, 1975, in Bridgeport.

      He was a member of the Fremont Bowling Hall of Fame, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 200, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 854 and American Legion Post 20, all of Fremont.

      Survivors include: his wife; two sons, Kevin (and wife, Kim) Capron of Fremont and Bruce (and wife, Joan) DeHaven of Kearney; two daughters, Kim (and husband, Frank) Jirovsky of Cedar Bluffs and Cherre (and husband, T) Balius of North Platte; a brother, Raymond (and wife, Marilyn) Capron of Fremont; two sisters, Alfrieda (and husband, Charles) Dryden of Olympia, Wash., and Raynetta Renner of Lead, S.D.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by a daughter, a sister and a grandson.

      The Rev. Scott Jensen, chaplain of Fremont Area Medical Center, will officiate Saturday's service. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday with family receiving friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, all at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont with military graveside services conducted by the Fremont Honor Guard of VFW Post 3854 and American Legion Post 20.

      *Alfred Capron 1 Jun 1909-Nov 1982 Fremont, Dodge, NE per the SSDI

      **Christena F. Capron 30 Jan 1909-18 Mar 2001 Fremont, Dodge, NE per the SSDI

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
    Person ID I30838  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2018 

    Family Mary Jane Ritchison,   b. 28 Sep 1933, River Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 2017, Valley, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Divorce Y  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F9926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Oct 1932 - Ames, Dodge 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).

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).