George Wallenberg

FAIRFIELD - George W. Wallenberg, 83, of Fairfield died Thursday,

December 6, 1990, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Omaha.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Monday at the

McLaughlin Funeral Chapel in Clay Center with the

 Reverend Donald Burkum officiating.

Burial will be in the Fairfield Cemetery with military rites by the

American Legion Post 256 of Fairfield and the VFW Post No. 10045

of Deweese.

Mr. Wallenberg was born September 15, 1907, at Phillipsburg, Kansas, and moved to Deweese at age 5.  In 1914, he moved to Fairfield. He attended school in Fairfield and Deweese and served three years in the Army during World War II. On September 1, 1949, he married Miss Opal Bell Watts in Red Cloud. They lived in Fairfield.

He was employed 41-1/2 years as a trackman for the Union Pacific

Railroad before retiring in 1972.  For several years, he managed the Fairfield Legion Club.

Mr. Wallenberg was a member of the American Legion Post No.256 of Fairfield, the VFW Post No. 10045 of Deweese, Brotherhood Ways of Maintenance and the Union Pacific United Employees Club.

He is survived by his wife, Opal, of Fairfield.

Memorials may be given to the family.

The Hastings Tribune

Saturday

December 8, 1990