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Walter Dietrich Behlen

Birth	:	16 Oct 1905 Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	26 Jul 1994 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Rake Lane Cemetery, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate	:	53.4256120, -3.0437320
Description	:	Walter Behlen began his industrial career and the Behlen Manufacturing Company as a one-man operation in 1936. While working as a railway express man, he began producing steel toe caps for wooden-soled industrial shoes using various hand tools, a grinder poured from scrap metal and a homemade forge he had installed in his garage workshop. During this time, he also invented a lid clamp for wooden egg cases, which became" the first of a long line of products completely designed and fabricated in our factory". This part-time operation continued until 1941 when Walter and his father, Fred, began manufacturing... Read More	Walter Behlen began his industrial career and the Behlen Manufacturing Company as a one-man operation in 1936. While working as a railway express man, he began producing steel toe caps for wooden-soled industrial shoes using various hand tools, a grinder poured from scrap metal and a homemade forge he had installed in his garage workshop. During this time, he also invented a lid clamp for wooden egg cases, which became" the first of a long line of products completely designed and fabricated in our factory". This part-time operation continued until 1941 when Walter and his father, Fred, began manufacturing small products as a full-time occupation.They were joined by Walter's brothers, H.P. "Mike" Behlen and G.E."Gib" Behlen in 1946. The 1946 product line included the Behlen corn crib, portable farm grain dryers and grain tanks.The Behlen Manufacturing Company's best-known product was the frameless steel building system that it developed in 1950.This system employed deeply corrugated steel panels, which could be assembled to form a complete load bearing shell without any supporting frame. Behlen buildings can be found all over the United States as well as in may foreign countries.His strong interest in intellectual pursuits prompted him and his family to provide major gifts to Nebraska higher education facilities including the Behlen Laboratory of Physics at the University of Nebraska, the university's Behlen Observatory at Mead, Nebraska and the Behlen Observatory at Fremont, Nebraska's Midland College.Among the awards and honors he received over many years of business and civic service, Behlen earned the Horatio Alger Award in 1968, the first Nebraskan to be so honored. He was granted honorary doctorates from the University of Nebraska, Midland College and Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. He was inducted into the Metal Building Systems Hall of Fame and named Distinguished Nebraskalander in a ceremony at the State Capitol.

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Where is Walter Dietrich Behlen's memorial?
Walter Dietrich Behlen's memorial is located at: Rake Lane Cemetery, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England.
When did Walter Dietrich Behlen death?
Walter Dietrich Behlen death on 26 Jul 1994 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Walter Dietrich Behlen's memorial?
Latitude: 53.4256120
Longitude: -3.0437320

Family Members:

Parent

Fred Arthur Behlen

(1878 - 1975)

Ella Sarah Benthack Behlen

(1884 - 1988)

Spouse

Ruby Mae Cumming Behlen

(1913 - 2008)

Siblings

Gilbert Edward “Gib” Behlen

(1907 - 2001)

Herbert Peter “Mike” Behlen

(1909 - 1992)

Norma Johanna Behlen Tiesing

(1913 - 1997)

Ruth E. Behlen Jones

(1917 - 2000)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rake Lane Cemetery
Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.4256120, -3.0437320

2. St Alban's Catholic Church
Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.4181339, -3.0445808

3. St Hilary Churchyard
Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.4216480, -3.0601780

4. St. John the Evangelist Churchyard
Egremont, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.4163500, -3.0329700

5. St Oswald's Churchyard
Bidston, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.4043400, -3.0791000

6. Flaybrick Memorial Gardens
Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.3968130, -3.0633240

7. Liverpool Naval Memorial
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4061220, -2.9981050

8. St Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4210110, -2.9877860

9. St. Alexander Church
Bootle, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, England
Coordinate: 53.4401090, -2.9922250

10. St. Nicholas' Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4069350, -2.9951480

11. St. Paul's Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4099460, -2.9919370

12. St. Mary's Churchyard
Bootle, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, England
Coordinate: 53.4492620, -3.0006520

13. St. Anthony's Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4223190, -2.9815350

14. St. George's Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4049700, -2.9901030

15. St. Werburgh & St. Laurence Catholic Churchyard
Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.3894910, -3.0217530

16. Kirkdale Goal Cemetery
Kirkdale, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4361110, -2.9802780

17. St. Anne's Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4149050, -2.9782840

18. St. Peter's Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4051290, -2.9844200

19. Friends Burial Ground (Defunct)
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4111670, -2.9795830

20. St. Mary's Churchyard
Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England
Coordinate: 53.3895930, -3.0112520

21. St. John's Garden
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4087890, -2.9810070

22. St. Mary's Cemetery
Kirkdale, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4323690, -2.9752500

23. St. Thomas Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4010330, -2.9861190

24. Holy Trinity Churchyard
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate: 53.4117490, -2.9759560