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Earl Roger Sherman

Birth	:	17 Jan 1913 Dixon, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	7 Sep 1988 Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5359900, -97.6064900
Plot	:	Sec. 5 Lot 13 Plot 02
Description	:	SHERMAN, EARL R.—A former Geneva businessman, Earl R. Sherman, passed away September 7, 1988, at the age of 75 years at the Fillmore County Hospital, Geneva, after a lingering illness. Earl was born to Guy and Effie Rogers Sherman on January 17, 1913, at Dixon. He grew to manhood on a farm, graduated from New Castle High School and assisted his father in farming. Earl was united in marriage to Dorothy McFarland on September 11, 1937. They were engaged in farming until 1944, when they purchased the movie theatre in Ponca. Earl and Dorothy moved to... Read More	SHERMAN, EARL R.—A former Geneva businessman, Earl R. Sherman, passed away September 7, 1988, at the age of 75 years at the Fillmore County Hospital, Geneva, after a lingering illness. Earl was born to Guy and Effie Rogers Sherman on January 17, 1913, at Dixon. He grew to manhood on a farm, graduated from New Castle High School and assisted his father in farming. Earl was united in marriage to Dorothy McFarland on September 11, 1937. They were engaged in farming until 1944, when they purchased the movie theatre in Ponca. Earl and Dorothy moved to Albion in 1950, continuing in the theatre business. They moved to Geneva in 1956, where they owned and operated the Coast-to-Coast Store for several years. After selling the business, Earl was employed at the Youth Development Center as business manager from 1963 until his retirement in 1978. He was a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather. He spent his retirement years visiting the sick and volunteering his services to help others less fortunate. He loved sports, particularly football. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by brothers, Donald of Dixon and Lyle of Volin, S.D. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Dorothy, two sons, Arlan E. and wife, Carolyn, of Colorado Springs, Col., and Thomas L. and wife, Susan, of Lincoln; three daughters, LaDonna and husband, Gary Krause, of Benedict, Connie and husband, Stanley Tatro of Geneva and Nina and husband, David Wilkins of Killeen, Tx.; 13 grandchildren, James and Shawn Sherman, Dayle, Steven and Donald Sherman, Kami Wilkins, Jodi Rhoades, Kari Krause, Teresa Martin, Donald and Jason Tatro and Tyler and Nissa Wilkins; three great-grandchildren, Andrea, Ashley and Brett Wilkins of Hawaii; one brother, Merl Sherman of New Castle; two sisters, Lila Mae and husband, Arnim Stark, of Laurel and Velma and husband Clayton Bottorff, of Ponca; 25 nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Funeral services were conducted from the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Geneva on Saturday, September 10, with the Rev. Charles G. Schepel officiating. Mrs. Evalyn Foster accompanied Curtis Prater, who sang The Eastern Gate,” “The Old Rugged Cross” and “Beyond the Sunset.” Those serving as pallbearers were Homer Brauning, George Engle, Raymon Gough, Ray Holroyd, Richard Kohler and Lambert Hopken. Interment was in the Geneva Public Cemetery. The Nebraska Signal September 15th, 1988 page 19.

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Earl Roger Sherman death on 7 Sep 1988 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.5359900
Longitude: -97.6064900

Family Members:

Parent

Guy Stephen Sherman

(1883 - 1964)

Effie Mable Rogers Sherman

(1890 - 1957)

Spouse

Dorothy Lucille McFarland Sherman

(1919 - 1999)

Siblings

Don C. Sherman

(1908 - 1973)

Merl Leroy Sherman

(1919 - 1989)

Lyle Guy Sherman

(1922 - 1988)

Velma F Sherman Bottorff

(1929 - 2020)

Children

Thomas L. “Tom” Sherman

(1948 - 2017)

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