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Gary Jo Oates

Birth	:	3 Aug 1945 Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 2016 Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6157990, -97.7106018
Description	:	Gary Jo Oates, 70, of Grafton, Nebraska, passed away suddenly Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva, Nebraska. Gary was born on August 3, 1945 in Geneva, the son of Orville and Hazel (Elofson) Oates. He was the youngest of 5 children. His childhood was spent on the family farm southeast of Sutton. Gary attended Sutton Public School and graduated in 1963. In 1964, he married Karen Korensky and to this union were born three children: Bill, Julie and Kristy. Gary spent his younger years farming with his dad. The love of farming never left him as he... Read More	Gary Jo Oates, 70, of Grafton, Nebraska, passed away suddenly Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva, Nebraska. Gary was born on August 3, 1945 in Geneva, the son of Orville and Hazel (Elofson) Oates. He was the youngest of 5 children. His childhood was spent on the family farm southeast of Sutton. Gary attended Sutton Public School and graduated in 1963. In 1964, he married Karen Korensky and to this union were born three children: Bill, Julie and Kristy. Gary spent his younger years farming with his dad. The love of farming never left him as he was always helping area farmers through the years. In 1969, Gary moved the family to Lincoln where he ran a mail route between Lincoln and Grafton. They later returned to Grafton where he was the 3rd generation to operate the Oates Standard Service Station. Gary then spent 32 years with Burlington Northern Railroad. On November 30, 1996, he married Marilyn Skibbe. Gary and Marilyn met while taking square dancing lessons and enjoyed many years dancing and camping with the Central RV Camping Club. In his retirement, Gary enjoyed camping, collecting antiques, woodworking and helping his sister Ora with auctions. However, he sometimes brought home more than he auctioned! He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. It brought great joy to him helping his son Bill on the ranch in Kansas and he never turned down a chance to help his girls and their families on their farms. One special event he always enjoyed was having the whole family over for Christmas and watching them open the gifts he wrapped in Santa’s shop in his unique way (duct tape, barbed wire, pet food sacks, etc.) and then initiating the annual paper fight. Gary was an active member of the Sutton Lion’s Club, the Central RV Camping Club and the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Hazel Oates. Those left to cherish his memory are: his wife, Marilyn; son, Bill (Joan) Oates; daughters, Julie (Randy) Nunnenkamp and Kristy (Rick) Hiebner; step daughters, Lori (Jeff) Harras, Lisa Schlueter and Amber (Joe) Hand; siblings, Tom (Dot) Oates, Mary Ann Riley, Bob (Betty) Oates, Ora (Jerry) Adler; and sister-in-law, Betty Little; 11 grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 3 step-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Celebration of life service on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the Federated Church in Sutton. Interment at the Grafton Cemetery in Grafton. Obituary information from Sutton Memorial Chapel.

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Gary Jo Oates's memorial is located at: Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Fillmore County, USA.
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Gary Jo Oates death on 6 Feb 2016 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.6157990
Longitude: -97.7106018

Family Members:

Parent

Orville Oran Oates

(1907 - 1996)

Hazel Josephine Elofson Oates

(1911 - 1994)

Siblings

Robert Charles “Bob” Oates

(1938 - 2018)

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