VIRGIL MAIN

(veteran)

Virgil L. Main, 85, of Fremont died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at his home in Fremont.

He was born Aug. 17, 1927, on a farm in Ringgold County, Iowa, to Corwin E. and Mabel M. (Wood) Main. He grew up on several farms around Mount Ayr, Iowa, and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1944. He farmed and worked for REA in Iowa and then moved to Blair, where he met and married Jeannine Thompson on Nov. 19, 1950 in Tekamah.

Virgil served in the U.S. Army from Nov. 27, 1950 to Aug. 27, 1952, during the Korean War. After his discharge, he worked for Omaha Public Power District as a lineman and then a supervisor. He retired in September 1989 after 38 years.

In 1961, Virgil and Jeannine built their home in the Davenport Addition of Fremont and they lived there until their deaths. Jeannine died Aug. 13, 2008.

Virgil was a 60-year member of the ABEW Union and member of Izaak Walton, where he and his friend and co-worker, Charlie Orr, set the poles and strung the wires to bring power to the park. He also belonged to the Presbyterian Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 854 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Club, all in Fremont. He was active in Cub Scouts and coached Little League baseball when his sons were young. He also loved hunting and fishing and passing that down to his children and grandson. He was very proud of their gardens and grew the best tomatoes and prettiest flowers. He loved taking pictures and videos and sharing them with everyone.

Virgil and Jeannine loved camping and spent most of their retirement traveling around Nebraska and surrounding states. They also loved watching the kids playing sports, Nebraska football and Chicago Cubs baseball. Virgil made many friends as a driver for Eastern Nebraska Office of Aging Cargo Program until October 2012.

Survivors include a son, Keith (and wife, Judi) Main of Fremont; six grandchildren, Chelsea and Cody Main of Lincoln; April (and husband Russ) Leedom; P J Crawford and Brittany Connick, and two great-granddaughters, all of Fremont; brothers, Larry (and wife Fran) Main of Magalla, Calif.; and Lyle (and wife Virginia) Main of Mount Ayr; sisters, Juanita Shaffer of Atascadero, Calif.; and LaViece Barker and Doris Rule of Mount Ayr; and brother-in-law, Charles Tyson of Loves Park, Ill.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Dennis and Rick Main; one brother; and four sisters.

The memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont with the Rev. Jon Ashley officiating. There is no visitation. There will be a book signing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors by Fremont Honor Guard of VFW Post 854 and American Legion Post 20 will be in Ridge Cemetery in Fremont.

Memorials may be directed to the Dodge County Humane Society. Online condolences may be left at: www.mosermemorialchapels.com