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Birth	:	1 Mar 1931 Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	11 May 2020 Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Central City Cemetery, Central City, Merrick County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1369019, -97.9944000
Description	:	John F. Jefferson, 89, of Central City died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care Center. Graveside Service will be Friday, May 15, 2020 at 10:30 am at the Central City Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Celebration of Life Services will be held at a later date. John Franklin Jefferson was born March 1, 1931 to Frank W. and Anna M. (Nielsen) Jefferson in Central City. He received his grade school education from District 18 and graduated from Central City High School in 1949. John entered the United States Army on... Read More	John F. Jefferson, 89, of Central City died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care Center. Graveside Service will be Friday, May 15, 2020 at 10:30 am at the Central City Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Celebration of Life Services will be held at a later date. John Franklin Jefferson was born March 1, 1931 to Frank W. and Anna M. (Nielsen) Jefferson in Central City. He received his grade school education from District 18 and graduated from Central City High School in 1949. John entered the United States Army on May 6, 1952. While in the service he participated in the atomic bomb tests and later was an instructor in atomic warfare. He was stationed in Thule, Greenland for one year and was honorably discharged on June 1, 1954. On June 5, 1955 John was united in marriage to Delores F. Kohtz. John and Delores made their home on the Jefferson home place where he farmed and lived all of his life until moving to Long Term Care in 2019. John was a 75 year member of Fairview United Methodist Church, a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge, and Order of Eastern Star. He was also a Past Guardian of Jobs Daughters of Bethel #7. He served on the board of the Central Platte Natural Resources District until 1991 and served as chairman for eight years, from 1974-1982. John received the Distinguished Service to Conservation award in 1975 and was named Central City Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Farmer of 1977. John also served as a Merrick County Supervisor from 2001 to 2014. John was a lifetime member of American Legion Post #6 and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #10594. He also was very involved with the 4-H program and Merrick County Fair for many years. In his free time John enjoyed spending his time woodworking, marquetry and grandfather clock construction and repair. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Delores of Central City; his children, Cynthia (Richard) Boche of Cheyenne, WY, Brian (Kendra) Jefferson of Central City, Tracey (Ron) Hefner of Archer, Lila (Mike) Steinke of Phillips; his siblings, Joan (Phil) Foulk of Omaha, and Dale (Mary Lou) Jefferson of Columbus; sister-in-law, Mildred Kohtz of Grand Island; 14 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Lola (Ed) Felske; cousin, Irene Hahn; son-in-law, Larry Geu; sister-in-law, Charlene (Norvin) Johannes; and brother-in-law, Lowell Kohtz.

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John Franklin Jefferson's memorial is located at: Central City Cemetery, Central City, Merrick County, USA.
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John Franklin Jefferson death on 11 May 2020 in Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.1369019
Longitude: -97.9944000

Family Members:

Parent

Frank W. Jefferson

(1892 - 1988)

Anna M. Nielson Jefferson

(1898 - 1989)

Siblings

Joan Marie Jefferson Foulk

(1932 - 2021)

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