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Birth	:	4 Nov 1925 Lodi, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	27 Feb 2021 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2393990, -96.0355988
Description	:	Robert Morris Whitehead was born in Lodi Nebraska, a very small town near Callaway in Custer County, central Nebraska on November 4, 1925. He grew up on the homesteaded Whitehead farm located off of Redfern Table. While just a child he contracted rheumatic and scarlet fevers. He was given exact amounts of strychnine to fight the fever, luckily Robert survived that illness. He met his wife, Merle Krenz in Merna, where his family had moved to farm. They married in 1944 while Robert was on leave from the Navy, which he had just joined. He sailed on... Read More	Robert Morris Whitehead was born in Lodi Nebraska, a very small town near Callaway in Custer County, central Nebraska on November 4, 1925. He grew up on the homesteaded Whitehead farm located off of Redfern Table. While just a child he contracted rheumatic and scarlet fevers. He was given exact amounts of strychnine to fight the fever, luckily Robert survived that illness. He met his wife, Merle Krenz in Merna, where his family had moved to farm. They married in 1944 while Robert was on leave from the Navy, which he had just joined. He sailed on a ship to Okinawa and went to Manilla in the Philippines and visited mainland Japan after the Japanese had surrendered. Robert and Merle moved to Omaha, Nebraska. They bought a house and proceeded to have five children; Paul, Dale, Rita, Mark and Julie. He worked 25 years for the post office as a clerk, retiring in 1987. His hobbies were working on cars, home projects, bicycling, golf, bowling and yard work. Preceded by: Wife of 59 years: Merle Mother: Julia (Whipple) Whitehead Father: Edgar Whitehead Brother: Lewis Olson Roeder Mortuary Published by Omaha World-Herald on Mar. 2, 2021.

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Robert Morris Whitehead's memorial is located at: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, USA.
When did Robert Morris Whitehead death?
Robert Morris Whitehead death on 27 Feb 2021 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.2393990
Longitude: -96.0355988

Family Members:

Parent

Edgar Milton Whitehead

(1895 - 1992)

Julia Marie Whipple Whitehead

(1903 - 1969)

Spouse

Merle L. Whitehead

(1927 - 2003)

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