Enterprise 1970

George Neale, 87, Died At His Home In Ft. Calhoun

Pioneer resident held an active interest in civic affairs

George Neale, a lifetime resident of Washington County and a well known farmer of the Ft. Calhoun area, died at his home in Ft. Calhoun Monday afternoon.

Mr. Neale, who was 87 years, 11 months old at the time of his death, claimed the distinction of having spent his entire life on the farm on which he died. He was born August 7, 1882, the son of pioneers who came to the area about the same time Nebraska became a state. His father had come from England in 1856.

As a farmer, Mr. Neale proved to be exceptional and successful. He farmed east of Ft. Calhoun on the bottoms for many years before the Missouri River was harnessed and floods became a thing of the past. His faith in the fertile ground of the river bottoms bore fruit with the building of the upstream dams on the river and his farm has proven to be one of the most productive and fertile in the area.

A number of years ago Mr. and Mrs. Neale built themselves a modern home on the portion of the farm which is closest to the Ft. Calhoun City limits and they have enjoyed the place very much. He has had a long and continuing interest in the Riverview Grange and for many months, before the Grange was able to procure a hall of its own, the Neales provided the basement of their home as a meeting place for the organization.

He is survived by his wife, Pauline and by two daughters. They are Mable, Mrs. Denning McArthur, of Ventura, California and Eleanor, Mrs. Vaughn Schaner, of Burlingame California. There are eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held this afternoon (Thursday) at the Ft. Calhoun Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Keith Sackett conducting the service. Burial, under the direction of the Sievers Mortuary, will be made in the Ft. Calhoun Cemetery.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~