Duane L. Thompson, 57, of Arlington, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at the Fremont Area Medical Center after a short illness. Services were Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. Burial was in the Arlington Cemetery.

Duane L. Thompson was born July 18, 1942 to Vernon and Dorothy (Masters) Thompson in Fremont.

He grew up near Arlington and was a 1959 graduate of Arlington High School. After graduating, he farmed until 1970, when he and his wife started the Thompson Sod Company in Arlington. In 1975, the couple built and operated the Thompson Apartments.

He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. On Dec. 18, 1965, he married Sharon K. (Kubik) Thompson in Omaha. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; two daughters, Vickie and Elizabeth Thompson, both of Arlington; brother and sister-in-law, Lyle and JoAnne Thompson of Bigelow, Mo.; and sister and brother-in-law, Vivian and Bobbie Gorman of Marion, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Roger Thompson.

Memorials are suggested to the Fremont Area Medical Center Oncology Department.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington was in charge of arrangements.

#2 From his funeral service folder:

In Memory of DUANE L. THOMPSON, July 18, 1942, Fremont, Nebraska - - November 21, 1999, Fremont, Nebraska

SCRIPTURE SERVICE, 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 23, 1999, Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, Nebraska

MEMORIAL MASS, 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 24, 1999, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Fremont, Nebraska

OFFICIATING, Father Owen Korte

HONORARY PALLBEARERS, Fred Heuerman, Paul Sorensen, Richard Masters, Kurt Schmeckpeper, Ben Scheer, Charles Chappelear, Gary Thompson, Tom Thompson, Galen Edmondson

INTERMENT, Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Nebraska

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

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