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Harold Lew Dexter

Birth	:	23 Aug 1932 Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	26 Dec 2020 Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Bureau Cemetery, Clarks, Merrick County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2639008, -97.9344025
Description	:	Harold Lew Dexter, 88, of Central City, Nebraska died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at St. Francis Health Center in Grand Island. Graveside services will be open to the public on, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nancy Spearow officiating. Burial will be in the Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel. Harold, the son of Lloyd and Mabel (Martin) Dexter, was born August 23, 1932 at the family farm home located one mile east and 1/2 mile north of Pleasant Hill (District #15) school, near Clarks, Nebraska. He attended District #15 up to 8th grade, and then attended Clarks... Read More	Harold Lew Dexter, 88, of Central City, Nebraska died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at St. Francis Health Center in Grand Island. Graveside services will be open to the public on, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nancy Spearow officiating. Burial will be in the Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel. Harold, the son of Lloyd and Mabel (Martin) Dexter, was born August 23, 1932 at the family farm home located one mile east and 1/2 mile north of Pleasant Hill (District #15) school, near Clarks, Nebraska. He attended District #15 up to 8th grade, and then attended Clarks High School from where he graduated in 1951. He was the 5th of 6 children. During Harold’s teen years, he worked for neighboring farmers. It was while he was working for Don Grafe in 1949 that he began dating Lorraine. He worked for Reimers’ John Deere Co after graduating from High School, and again after being discharged from the Service. He later worked a short time at the Ocoma Food Plant before it closed. March 1, 1956, he became employed by Grosshans Inc. where he remained employed as a mechanic and did machinery setup, until he retired in March 2016 after 60 years of service. Harold met the wife he adored, Lorraine LaRue Mangelsen, during his school days. They were married on June 4, 1953 at the Pierce Chapel Methodist Church near Clarks, NE. Harold remained a faithful member of Pierce Chapel until his death. Following their wedding, Harold and Lorraine started their life together in Central City. A few days after saying “I do” to his bride, Harold joined the U.S. Army on January 15, 1953 and upon completing training in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, spent 17 months in Korea, where he served in the Korean War as a fuel specialist from July 1953 thru October of 1954. Harold was honorably discharged from the service in Fort Carson, CO on November 30, 1954 as a Sergeant. Harold and Lorraine have four children: Edward, Ted, Angie and Amy. Harold taught his kids to work hard, serve faithfully and practice hospitality. He was a faithful, adoring husband to Lorraine and a steady, generous and encouraging Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather. Harold enjoyed time with family, working on mowers, checking on his sons & grandsons, cruising the area, checking on crops, and also the hay fields & enjoying life’s events/activities of all the grandkids and great grandkids. Harold is survived by his children: Edward (Laurie) Dexter of Central City, Ted (Joyce) Dexter of Central City, Angie (Brian) Mustion of Grand Island and Amy Carnes (fiancé Russ Ulmer) of Omaha; his sisters-in-law Marilyn Dexter and Marie Kuczynski; his grandchildren: Heather ( Jacob) Fishler, Andra ( Wes) Pracheil, Brad (Stephanie) Dexter, Lindsey ( Joel) Mettenbrink, Erica ( Bob) Rech, Megan Dexter (fiancé Ken Waters), Hiram (Sara) Dexter, Jacob Dexter, Alec Carnes and Addison Carnes; and his great grandchildren: Lexi and Wesley Fishler, Austin, Rylin and Aaron Pracheil, Evangeline, Ruby and Silas Dexter, Eli, Emme, Elle and Eivan Mettenbrink, Bailey and Jack Rech, and Hayes Dexter. Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine (Mangelsen) Dexter, parents Lloyd and Mabel Dexter, in-laws John and Valborg “Bobbi” Mangelsen, siblings Donald Dexter, Robert Dexter, Bill Dexter, Marian Dexter and Dorothy Kuczynski, brothers-in-law, John Edward “Buster” Mangelsen, Albert Mangelsen, Don Kuczynski, and sister-in-law Anneliese Mangelsen.

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Harold Lew Dexter's memorial is located at: Bureau Cemetery, Clarks, Merrick County, USA.
When did Harold Lew Dexter death?
Harold Lew Dexter death on 26 Dec 2020 in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.2639008
Longitude: -97.9344025

Family Members:

Parent

Lloyd James Dexter

(1891 - 1986)

Mabel Alice Martin Dexter

(1898 - 1944)

Spouse

Lorraine L. Mangelsen Dexter

(1932 - 2017)

Siblings

Robert L. Dexter

(1923 - 1982)

Marian A. Dexter

(1925 - 2005)

Donald Lloyd Dexter

(1927 - 1962)

William E. “Bill” Dexter

(1929 - 2018)

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