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Dorothy Wright Hamel

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Birth	:	3 May 1921 Plainview, Pierce County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	29 Sep 2014 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3665310, -97.7959700
Description	:	***************************************** Burt County Plaindealer (NE) - Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Dorothy Hamel, 93, of Lubbock, Texas, formerly of Tekamah, Neb., died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Lubbock. Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at First United Congregational Church in Plainview, Neb. She was born May 3, 1921, in Plainview. Dorothy was the only child of Henry and Muriel Guinn Wright. She attended country school and Plainview Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1939 before attending Wayne State College teachers college and taught in the schools of rural Pierce County for three years. May 22, 1943,... Read More	***************************************** Burt County Plaindealer (NE) - Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Dorothy Hamel, 93, of Lubbock, Texas, formerly of Tekamah, Neb., died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Lubbock. Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at First United Congregational Church in Plainview, Neb. She was born May 3, 1921, in Plainview. Dorothy was the only child of Henry and Muriel Guinn Wright. She attended country school and Plainview Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1939 before attending Wayne State College teachers college and taught in the schools of rural Pierce County for three years. May 22, 1943, Dorothy married Lieutenant Robert (Bob) Hamel at the Altus Army Airfield Chapel in Altus, Okla. In 1944 Bob's B-17 was shot down and he became a prisoner of war. During that time Dorothy lived in Plainview and worked in the bank. After Bob's liberation they continued their education. Bob and Dorothy were associated with furniture and funeral businesses in Rock Springs, Wyo., Creighton, Neb., and Hebron, Neb., eventually becoming partners in the Hamel and Peck Funeral Home in Tekamah, Neb. They enjoyed their retirement years in their home in Missouri and traveling in their RV. Dorothy made friends wherever she went and was a gracious hostess in her home. She loved spending time with her family members, especially her three granddaughters. Dorothy and Bob had many memorable trips with nieces and nephews and their families. She was an active volunteer in her church and her community. Memberships included PEO Chapter DC in Tekamah, American Legion Auxiliary and Eastern Star and First Congregational Church in Plainview, Neb. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Bob, in 1996; brother-in-law, Francis Lundeen; and nephew Douglas Lundeen. Survivors include her daughters, Donna (Joseph) Jelso, and Roberta (James) Richter; granddaughters, Amy Jelso, Catherine Richter and Laurel (Patrick) Whelan; sister-in-law Faye Lundeen; nieces and nephew, Janie Sogioka and Sandra and Robert Lundeen; great-nieces and nephews, Jeffrey (Tammy) Janson, Laurie Janson, Lisa Janson, Christina (Steve) Smith, Jennifer (Prestin) Read; great-great-nieces and nephews, Brandon, Zachary and Ryan Lundeen, JJ and Asiana Janson, Kevon, Tyer and Josh Janson, Stella Smith and Scarlett and Tucker Read; cousins, Leonard and Ilene Guinn and Mary Ann and Harlan Peters. Burial was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Plainview with Pastor Art Anderson officiating. Ashburn Funeral Home in Plainview was in charge of arrangements.

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Dorothy Wright Hamel's memorial is located at: Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview, Pierce County, USA.
When did Dorothy Wright Hamel death?
Dorothy Wright Hamel death on 29 Sep 2014 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
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Latitude: 42.3665310
Longitude: -97.7959700

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Wright

(1897 - 1991)

Muriel Guinn Wright

(1897 - 1981)

Spouse

Robert Hamel

(1920 - 1996)

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