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William Eugene McDonald

Male 1928 - 1975  (46 years)


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  • Name William Eugene McDonald  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 6 Aug 1928  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Jun 1975  Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Burial Geneva Public Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 2016, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1952 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Sandra Kay McDonald,   b. 1 Nov 1957, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 2015, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F13717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Aug 1928 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Jun 1975 - Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Geneva Public Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore 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.).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 93921468 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), Jun 1975 (Reliability: 3).