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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Robert Wm.
Jeary
June 5, 1928 – June 6, 2007
Obituary
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
Robert Wm. Jeary Age - 79 6/5/1928 - 6/6/2007 Funeral Service 10:30 AM, Friday, May 11, 2007 Seward United Methodist Church Seward, NE Officiant, Rev. Eric Ford VISITATION 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Saturday, June 09, 2007 9:00 A.M. - 8:30 P.M. , Sunday, June 10, 2007 with family receiving friends from 4:00 6:00 P.M. Wood-Zabka Funeral Home, Seward, NE INTERMENT Seward Cemetery 2nd Addition Seward, NE with Full Military Honors by American Legion No. 125--David City, NE MEMORIALS Donor's choice in care of the family |
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Robert William Jeary was born June 5, 1928 at the Morrow Hospital in Seward, Nebraska to Walter Edwin and Bonalyn Amy (Dixon) Jeary and passed away on June 6, 2007 at the age of 79 years, 1 day. Bob was a 1945 graduate of Seward High School. On September 4, 1949 Bob was united in marriage to Eugenia Nadine Wright at the Methodist Church in Seward. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Beth, Pamela and Clark. Bob served his country in the U.S. Army overseas during the Korean War. He was a lifetime farmer and a rural mail carrier for over 40 years. The family owned and operated a self serve dairy for 25 years. Bob was a Seward County Commissioner and his love for the land was a driving force to serving on the Soil Conservation, NRD and Seward County Zoning Boards. He was a 50 year member of the Nebraska State Grange, serving as State Steward for 20 years and State Master for 6 years. Bob was a member of American Legion Post No. 125 in David City. Bob was a member of the United Methodist Church for over 50 years serving on many boards of the church, as well as a past Sunday School teacher and former choir member. He was also a member of the Isaak Walton League of Seward. Bob's favorite pastimes were being on bowling and slow pitch softball teams. Recently his favorite things were watching his grandchildren, attending their many athletic and music activities and visiting with the State Senators at the Legislative Breakfasts. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Walter E. and Bonalyn Jeary. Bob is survived by his wife, Eugenia Jeannie Jeary of Seward; daughter, Beth Eberspacher of Lincoln, daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Rick McConnell of Seward, son and daughter-in-law, Clark and Nancy Jeary of Gretna; his grandchildren and their spouses, Clinton Eberspacher of Arlington Heights, IL, Amanda and Chris Kenney of Hastings, Dana and Jason LaBlanc of Omaha, Wendy and James Herrold of Lincoln, Evan Eberspacher currently stationed in Iraq, Alyssa McConnell of Seward, Austin, Brittany, Trent and Bryant Jeary all of Gretna; one great-granddaughter, Nicole Kenney; sister, Virginia Jeary of Seward, sisters and brothers-in-law, Glema and Melvin King of Lincoln, Genevieve and Dale Batchelder of Ridgecrest, CA; nieces and nephews and a host of friends. To this obituary we add our thoughts, prayers and memories of life shared with Bob. |
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