Obit: Arthur Primrose of Nebraska (1911-2006)
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Obit: Arthur Primrose of Nebraska (1911-2006)
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009 8:58PM GMT |
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Arthur Richard Primrose, age 94, of rural Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, died Monday, January 23, 2006, while a resident of the Neligh Care Home in Neligh Nebraska. Memorial Services will be at the Primrose Presbyterian Church, at 10:30AM on Monday, January 30, 2006. Rev. Mary Avidano will preside. Art chose to have his body donated to the Creighton Anatomical Board.
Art was born August 4, 1911, to John J. and Eliza Jane Patterson Primrose, east of Primrose,
Nebraska. He attended District 14, for his grade school years, and graduated from Primrose Public High School in 1929. Art farmed at home with his brothers and worked at Coyne's Grocery Store for awhile with his sister Alta. He then went to Ogallala and worked in a grocery store, until he and his brother Dale, started working on the Morning Glory Tower, a part of the dam on Lake McConaughy, near Ogallala. It was during this time that Art and a friend were kidnapped at gunpoint and were forced to drive the gunman out into the country until they ran out of gas.
Art was drafted into the Army, May 1, 1942, and was stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he married Mary Magdalene Homan, on July 5, 1942. He served in the Cyclone Division in the quartermaster ranks, while in the Army and was stationed overseas in the Philippine Islands. He was honorably discharged after 43 months of service in December of 1944.
After the service he worked in construction with his brother Jack, worked in the Ordinance Plant in Grand Island, and sold insurance for New York Life. Art started to work at the United States Post Office in Omaha, NE in 1956 and commuted there every week until he retired in 1981, after 25 years at age 70.
Art was a lifetime member of the American Legion Dan Cox Post 44 of Cedar Rapids, NE. He was presented with a Certificate of Merit, during the Memorial Day Services, Monday, May 25, 1998. He received his 60 year certificate of membership in 2005. Art, along with Mary attended many County, District, State and National Legion Conventions. Art loved to travel and took his family on many vacations throughout the United States. He and Mary also traveled to Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, England and Luxembourg. He was an avid Primrose historian and shared his information with many family members. He was a member of the Boone-Nance County Genealogy group, was a member of the Boone County Historical Society, a longtime member of the Boone County Veterans Service Board. Art also served many years as an elder for the Primrose Presbyterian Church, where he was a lifetime member. ,
Left to mourn his passing is his wife, Mary, of Cedar Rapids, NE., 5 children: Mary Kay and husband Wayne Schapper of Salinas, CA, Virginia and husband Bill Wallace of Spokane, WA., Don and wife Ginny Primrose of Huntsville, AL, Bill and wife Joan Primrose of Hastings, NE., Sue and husband Ken McIntyre of Primrose, NE., seven grand-daughters, one grand-son, three great granddaughters, and two great grandsons, a sister, Alice Mae Babbitt, of Malvern, IA., a brother, Dale, and wife Alice Primrose of Newman Grove, NE., a sister in law, Virginia Primrose of Malvern, IA., and a sister and brother in law, Helen and Ambrose Wlaschin of Cedar Rapids, NE., many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death were his parents and sisters, Myrtle and Charles Channer and Alta Primrose and brothers Bill Primrose, George and Esther Primrose, Jack and Goldie Primrose, Frank and Olga Primrose and Don Primrose; brother in .law Orville Babbitt: brother and sister in laws, John and Margaret Homan, Matt and Marcella Homan, and Theresa and Lavern Goering.
Art was born August 4, 1911, to John J. and Eliza Jane Patterson Primrose, east of Primrose,
Nebraska. He attended District 14, for his grade school years, and graduated from Primrose Public High School in 1929. Art farmed at home with his brothers and worked at Coyne's Grocery Store for awhile with his sister Alta. He then went to Ogallala and worked in a grocery store, until he and his brother Dale, started working on the Morning Glory Tower, a part of the dam on Lake McConaughy, near Ogallala. It was during this time that Art and a friend were kidnapped at gunpoint and were forced to drive the gunman out into the country until they ran out of gas.
Art was drafted into the Army, May 1, 1942, and was stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he married Mary Magdalene Homan, on July 5, 1942. He served in the Cyclone Division in the quartermaster ranks, while in the Army and was stationed overseas in the Philippine Islands. He was honorably discharged after 43 months of service in December of 1944.
After the service he worked in construction with his brother Jack, worked in the Ordinance Plant in Grand Island, and sold insurance for New York Life. Art started to work at the United States Post Office in Omaha, NE in 1956 and commuted there every week until he retired in 1981, after 25 years at age 70.
Art was a lifetime member of the American Legion Dan Cox Post 44 of Cedar Rapids, NE. He was presented with a Certificate of Merit, during the Memorial Day Services, Monday, May 25, 1998. He received his 60 year certificate of membership in 2005. Art, along with Mary attended many County, District, State and National Legion Conventions. Art loved to travel and took his family on many vacations throughout the United States. He and Mary also traveled to Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, England and Luxembourg. He was an avid Primrose historian and shared his information with many family members. He was a member of the Boone-Nance County Genealogy group, was a member of the Boone County Historical Society, a longtime member of the Boone County Veterans Service Board. Art also served many years as an elder for the Primrose Presbyterian Church, where he was a lifetime member. ,
Left to mourn his passing is his wife, Mary, of Cedar Rapids, NE., 5 children: Mary Kay and husband Wayne Schapper of Salinas, CA, Virginia and husband Bill Wallace of Spokane, WA., Don and wife Ginny Primrose of Huntsville, AL, Bill and wife Joan Primrose of Hastings, NE., Sue and husband Ken McIntyre of Primrose, NE., seven grand-daughters, one grand-son, three great granddaughters, and two great grandsons, a sister, Alice Mae Babbitt, of Malvern, IA., a brother, Dale, and wife Alice Primrose of Newman Grove, NE., a sister in law, Virginia Primrose of Malvern, IA., and a sister and brother in law, Helen and Ambrose Wlaschin of Cedar Rapids, NE., many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death were his parents and sisters, Myrtle and Charles Channer and Alta Primrose and brothers Bill Primrose, George and Esther Primrose, Jack and Goldie Primrose, Frank and Olga Primrose and Don Primrose; brother in .law Orville Babbitt: brother and sister in laws, John and Margaret Homan, Matt and Marcella Homan, and Theresa and Lavern Goering.