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Donald August “Don” Liske

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Birth	:	26 Mar 1934 Greeley, Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	14 Mar 2011 Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Greeley, Greeley County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5539017, -98.5381012
Description	:	Donald August Liske, 76, of Greeley died Monday, March 14, 2011, en route to the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greeley, with the Rev. Sidney B. Bruggeman officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at Greeley. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Charles E. Martin Post 186. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a rosary at 7. T.J. Finn and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Liske... Read More	Donald August Liske, 76, of Greeley died Monday, March 14, 2011, en route to the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greeley, with the Rev. Sidney B. Bruggeman officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at Greeley. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Charles E. Martin Post 186. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a rosary at 7. T.J. Finn and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Liske was born March 26, 1934, at Greeley to Henry and Martha (Janssen) Liske. Survivors of the immediate family include his wife of 52 years, Donna; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Marjorie McBride of Greeley, Darlene Albright and Arlene and Al Andreasen, all of Grand Island; a special sister, Sharon George of California; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Karen Liske of Omaha and Leo and Maxine Liske of Grand Island. Additional survivors include brothers and sisters-in-law, Steve and Shirley Equall of Lincoln and Ron and Janett Bishop of Fullerton; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He attended Reed School 42 near Greeley. In 1953, he joined the Army and was stationed at Camp Chaffee, Alaska. After basic training he was stationed at Fort Brookee in San Antonio, Texas, and worked as a medic in the hospital. After his discharge in 1955, he worked for Davis Millwork in Columbus. On Aug. 2, 1958, Don was united in marriage to Donna Lou Bishop at the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Fullerton. Don farmed for one year near Fullerton before moving to Greeley County. He then worked for the Nebraska Department of Roads for 17 years. In 1983, Don and Donna purchased the Brick Palace in Greeley and ran this bar and restaurant until 1989. He then worked as a farmhand for Jim Dugan, Kenny Poss, and Joe Happ for eight years. Don was baptized and confirmed in the Scotia Zion Lutheran Church. In 1975, Don and Donna became members of the Greeley Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Don was an avid sports fan. He loved the Huskers, Dodgers and Green Bay Packers. He coached a ladies' softball team, a town team fast-pitched baseball, and played slow-pitched softball for the Horace Outlaws and Greeley No. 1 softball teams. He lived for Tuesdays and Thursdays to play poker and Sundays to listen to his favorite polka music. He was a member of the Greeley American Legion Charles E. Martin Post 186 and was commander for over 13 years. He was instrumental in getting the Veterans Memorial Wall built in Greeley County. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his parents; a half sister, Elsie Polinski; three half brothers, Raymond, Edmund and Elmer Liske; and a brother-in-law, Earl Albright. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.

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Donald August “Don” Liske death on 14 Mar 2011 in Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.5539017
Longitude: -98.5381012

Family Members:

Parent

Heinrich “Henry” Liske

(1891 - 1959)

Martha Johanna Janssen Liske

(1911 - 1973)

Siblings

Marjorie Ann Liske McBride

(1932 - 2014)

Elsie A. Liske Polenske

(1915 - 1987)

Edmund Liske

(1917 - 1966)

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