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Birth	:	24 May 1934 Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	7 Mar 2010 Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Saint Joseph Calvary Cemetery, Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5231018, -81.5028000
Description	:	Dale Bobby McConnell, 75 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Dale was born May 24, 1934 at Holdrege, the son of Dick and Cecil Fern (Porter) McConnell. Dale received his primary education at the Roosevelt Grade School and Junior High School in Holdrege and then graduated from Holdrege High School with the class of 1954. Dale played the trumpet in high school band and was also active in jazz band. He lettered in basketball, football and track in Jr. and Sr. High. He participated in the... Read More	Dale Bobby McConnell, 75 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Dale was born May 24, 1934 at Holdrege, the son of Dick and Cecil Fern (Porter) McConnell. Dale received his primary education at the Roosevelt Grade School and Junior High School in Holdrege and then graduated from Holdrege High School with the class of 1954. Dale played the trumpet in high school band and was also active in jazz band. He lettered in basketball, football and track in Jr. and Sr. High. He participated in the state track meet as a member of the relay team in running. He also threw the discus. With his talent of trumpet playing he volunteered to play taps at the Veterans Service on Memorial Day for several years. Dale then pursued higher education, attending community college in Milford, Nebraska for two years majoring in Diesel Mechanics. He was inducted into the United States Army in 1957. Dale was an instructor in Diesel Mechanics in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He spent one year in Korea, before his Honorable Discharge from the Army. During his service years, he played football on an Army team while in Korea. Dale worked as a Diesel Mechanic in Cozad, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Karen Marie Shaffer on March 17, 1957 and to this union two children were born: Nancy Marie and David Dale. He then moved with his family to Holdrege, where he was employed at Shaffer Cleaners, Inc. and in the following years, he and Karen assumed management and ownership of the family business. Dale was critically injured in a fall at his home in 1987, remained quadriplegic and made his home at Holdrege Memorial Homes until his passing. Dale was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Holdrege, past member of the Holdrege Chamber of Commerce and past member of the Nebraska-Iowa Dry Cleaners Association. His hobbies included: boating, enjoying time at Johnson Lake, coaching basketball at R-4 school and coaching little league football and baseball when his children were young. Dale was an avid Nebraska Husker Football Fan. Dale was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, LaVern. Dale is survived by: children: Nancy Larson and son-in-law, Dale Larson of Funk, Nebraska and Dr. David McConnell and his wife, Karen of Kearney, Nebraska; grandchildren: Matthew and Elly Larson of Funk, Cassie Prestia of Omaha, Nebraska and Austin and Cole McConnell of Kearney; and a host of relatives and friends. Interment was in the Bainbridge Cemetery, Huntley, Nebraska.

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Dale Bobby McConnell's memorial is located at: Saint Joseph Calvary Cemetery, Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA.
When did Dale Bobby McConnell death?
Dale Bobby McConnell death on 7 Mar 2010 in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.5231018
Longitude: -81.5028000

Family Members:

Parent

Dick McConnell

(1903 - 1989)

Cecil Fern Porter McConnell

(1902 - 1960)

Spouse

Karen Marie Shaffer Dahlgren

(1936 - unknow)

Siblings

Dick Laverne “Mac” McConnell

(1927 - 2007)

Children

Nancy Marie McConnell Larson

(1960 - 2010)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Joseph Calvary Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5231018, -81.5028000

2. Ridgecrest Memory Gardens
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5174713, -81.4925232

3. Maple Grove Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5275002, -81.4871979

4. Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5216210, -81.4849780

5. Brandywine Cemetery
Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5135994, -81.5242004

6. Fourth Street Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5257988, -81.4757996

7. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4930992, -81.4974976

8. Crooked Run United Methodist Church Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4897003, -81.5335999

9. Dover Burial Park
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5647011, -81.4969025

10. Broad Run Cemetery
Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5508003, -81.5507965

11. Gorsuch Cemetery
Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5718994, -81.5216980

12. First United Methodist Church Columbarium
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4903000, -81.4479410

13. McFerson Family Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5599400, -81.4502200

14. Fair Street Cemetery
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4914017, -81.4392014

15. Bunker Hill Cemetery
Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5518990, -81.5702972

16. Ruslin Hill Cemetery
Dover, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5752983, -81.4633026

17. Silvius Family Cemetery
Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5356920, -81.5820530

18. Jerusalem Church Cemetery
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4614540, -81.5020620

19. Salem Evangelical Cemetery
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4817009, -81.5632019

20. Lloyd Casebeer Farm Cemetery
Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5282070, -81.5838780

21. Shull Family Cemetery
Joyce, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4596447, -81.4949122

22. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5973830, -81.4913720

23. East Avenue Cemetery
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4743996, -81.4263992

24. Rasler Cemetery
Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4875470, -81.5915660