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Emil Wesley “Wes” Yecha Jr.

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Birth	:	28 Sep 1928 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	12 Sep 2003
Burial	:	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2393990, -96.0355988
Description	:	- Father ~ Emil W Yecha, Sr. - Mother ~ Mearl E Prindle © Omaha World-Herald; Omaha, Nebraska; September 14, 2003, page 4-B of News Section YECHA-- Emil W. "Wes", Jr., age 74 yrs., Omaha. Survived by wife, Donna M.; daughter, Karen; one grandson, Brandon; one sister, Jean and husband Bob Holderness, Blair, NE; nieces. Private Graveside Services have been held at Evergreen Memorial Park. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Memorials... Read More	- Father ~ Emil W Yecha, Sr. - Mother ~ Mearl E Prindle © Omaha World-Herald; Omaha, Nebraska; September 14, 2003, page 4-B of News Section YECHA-- Emil W. "Wes", Jr., age 74 yrs., Omaha. Survived by wife, Donna M.; daughter, Karen; one grandson, Brandon; one sister, Jean and husband Bob Holderness, Blair, NE; nieces. Private Graveside Services have been held at Evergreen Memorial Park. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Memorials to Nebraska Heart Assoc. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Obituary for Sister = Jean Source Printed & Published in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 10/25/2016 Jean Marie Holderness, age 82 of Blair, died Saturday October 22, 2016, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair surrounded by her family. Jean was born March 2, 1934, in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Emil and Mearl Yecha. Jean grew up in Omaha, Nebraska with her brother, Wes Yecha. She worked at Mutual of Omaha where she met and married Robert Holderness in July of 1954. The couple settled in Blair and had two children, Bernadine and LeAnn. Jean loved to quilt, cook, sew, go to garage sales, play cards, garden, camp and do any activity involving her family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert; daughter, Bernadine Harper; parents, Emil and Mearl Yecha; brother and sister-in-law, Wes and Donna Yecha; and son-in-law, Merle Meyer. She is survived by her daughter, LeAnn Meyer, of Herman, Nebraska; grandson, Robert Harper, of Blair; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Jenna, Zach and Jessie; grandson, Kyle (Janice) Harper, of Blair; great-grandchildren, Morgan and Ellie; granddaughter, Tonia Harper, of Blair; granddaughter, Jade. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 25 beginning at 5:00 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair with a Memorial Service at 7:00 PM. ~ ~ ~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~ ~ ~ Obituary for Brother-in-law = Robert "Bob" Source Printed & Published in the Washington County Enterprise on 12/14/2007 Robert L. Holderness, 75, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at his home in Blair. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the First Christian Church in Blair. Robert Lee Holderness was born Nov. 9, 1932, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Leslie and Mae (Bannister) Holderness. He moved to Omaha and began working at Mutual of Omaha in 1950 at the age of 28. He retired from the company in 1987. He married Jean Yecha in 1954; they became residents of Blair in 1958. In Blair, Mr. Holderness served his community as a volunteer policeman and fireman for five years. He enjoyed camping, fishing and family vacations in Yankton, S.D. He mostly enjoyed being with his family. He is survived by his wife, Jean; daughter and son-in-law, LeAnn and Merle Meyer; two grandsons and their families; a granddaughter and her family; other family and friends. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Bernadine Harper.

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Latitude: 41.2393990
Longitude: -96.0355988

Family Members:

Parent

Emil Wesley Yecha Sr.

(1904 - 1991)

Mearl E. Prindle Yecha

(1908 - 1989)

Spouse

Donna Mae Graybill Yecha

(1931 - 2014)

Children

Karen E. Yecha Mitera

(1960 - 2019)

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