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Alvera Marie (Wallenberg) Shunkwiler

"Vera Shunkwiler"

Born - Friday, July 22, 1910

Hanover, Washington County, Kansas

Married - Wednesday, December 28, 1927

Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Residence - Tuesday, April 15, 1930

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Died - Wednesday, April 2, 1986

Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital

Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska

Buried - Sunday, July 6, 1986

Fairfield Cemetery, Clay County, Nebraska

 

 

 

OBITUARY

VERA SHUNKWILER

Vera M. Shunkwiler, 75, of Fairfield died Wednesday at

Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Services will be at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in McLaughlin Funeral Chapel

at Clay Center with the Rev. Donald H. Burkum officiating.

Burial will be i the Fairfield Cemetery.

Mrs. Shunkwiler was born July 22, 1910, in Hanover, Kansas,

and was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hanover.

Her family moved to Deweese where Mrs. Shunkwiler attended school.

She married Wesley Z. Shunkwiler, December 28, 1927,

 and lived in Fairfield the remainder of her life.

Mr. Shunkwiler died August 12, 1983.

Mrs. Shunkwiler was a member of the High Steppers and the

American Legion Auxiliary No. 256, both of Fairfield.

Survivors are six sons, Wesley of Fairfield; Curtis of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kenneth of Lincoln; David and Keith, both of Grand Island and William of Anchorage, Alaska;

two daughters, Marlene Neilson of Mankato, Kansas,

 and Mrs. Roger (Linda) Herbek of Lawrence; one brother,

George Wallenberg of Fairfield; two sisters, Alvina Shaw of Edgar

and Mrs. Glenn (Avis) Woods of Lincoln, 20 grandchildren

and 10 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be given to the family.

McLaughlin Funeral Home at Clay Center

is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers: Darrell,  Glendon, Darren, Terry, Allan, Gary,

Billy and Kris Shunkwiler, Donald, Michael and Roger Neilson,

Daniel and Dennis Herbek.

Fairfield Newspaper

Fairfield, Nebraska

 

 

 

Husband - Wesley Zenus Shunkwiler

Born - October 28, 1903

Tarkio, Missouri

Died - August 12, 1983

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Father - William Shunkwiler

Born - February 9, 1878 - Maitland, Missouri

Married - January 3, 1900 - Rockport, Atchison County, Missouri,

Died - April 30 1955 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska

Mother - Lily Dale Owen (Martin) Shunkwiler

Born - January 14, 1878  - Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri

Died - July 21, 1964  - Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska

 

 

Son - Wesley Duane Shunkwiler

Born - April 25, 1928

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - December 28, 1962

Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska

Wife - Maxine Deloris Heftie (Johnson) Shunkwiler

 

Son -Curt Neil Shunkwiler

Born - March 24, 1931

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - December 3, 1951

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Wife - Lena Dell (Cronk) Shunkwiler

 

Daughter - Marlene Fern (Shunkwiler) Neilson

Born - July12, 1934

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - September 13, 1952

Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas

 

Son - Kenneth "Bud" Shunkwiler

Born - August 12, 1937

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - February 24, 1957

Sutton, Clay County, Nebraska

Wife - Mariann Erna (Griess) Shunkwiler

Born - February 8, 1938 - Sutton, Clay County, Nebraska

 

Son - David Dean Shunkwiler

Born - May 30, 1940

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - January 12, 1969

Fullerton, Nance County, Nebraska

Wife - Linda (Aldrich) Shunkwiler

Born - August 18, 1947

 

Son - Keith Eugene Shunkwiler

Born - November 14, 1946

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

 

Daughter - Linda (Shunkwiler) Herbek

Born - January 4, 1948

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - November 26, 1966

Lawrence, Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Husband - Roger Henry Herbek

Born - May 22, 1943

 

Son - William Allen "Billy" Shunkwiler

Born - November 30, 1951

Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska

Married - June 3, 1972

Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi

Wife - Melinda Louise (Hamm) Shunkwiler

Born - April 1, 1954

 

 

Sister - Alvina (Wallenberg) Shaw

Born - December 17, 1900

 

Brother - Carl Wallenberg

Born - November 8, 1903

Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas

Married - May 31, 1930

First Baptist Church

San Diego, California

Died - June 20, 1971 - Massachusetts

Buried - Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Wife -Ora B. (Schurman) Wallenberg

Born - August 3, 1909 - Massachusetts

Died - November 30,  2002 - Plymouth, Massachusetts

 Veteran - World War IISon - William August Wallenberg

"Bill Wallenberg"

Born - April 1, 1906

Brother - George W. Wallenberg

Born - September 15, 1907

Sister - Fern (Wallenberg) Hoyt

Born - January 3, 1913

 

Sister - Corinne (Wallenberg) Potts

Born - March 14, 1915

Sister - Avis (Wallenberg) Woods

Born - September 17, 1917

 

 

Father - William Henry Wallenberg

Mother - Christina (Muller) Wallenberg

 

 

 

 

 

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