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Tyler B. Gaines, 82, of Fort Calhoun, died Oct. 15, 2007.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 93rd and Blondo streets, Omaha. Interment will be in Omaha’s Forest Lawn Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Agneta, of Fort Calhoun; daughters and sons-in-law, Katherine and Ken Gross, Elizabeth and Ryan Larson, Sarah and Don McKee, Mary C. Gaines; son and daughter-in-law, David and Browyn Gaines; stepdaughters, Anna Anderhagen and Jerilyn Veldof; stepson, Anders and Kacey Donaldson; 10 grandchildren; sister, Mary T. Gaines; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Jan Gaines; numerous nieces, relatives, and friends.

Memorials are suggested to Brownell-Talbot School, 400 N. Happy Hollow Blvd., Omaha, NE, 68132, the Salvation Army or the charity of the donor’s choice.

Omaha World Herald 19 Oct 2007

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GAINES-Tyler B., Age 82, 10/15/2007, Ft. Calhoun. Survived by wife, Agneta, Ft. Calhoun, daughters and sons-in-law, Katherine and Ken Gross, Elizabeth and Ryan Larson, Sarah and Don McKee, Mary C. Gaines, son and daughter-in-law, David and Browyn Gaines, step-daughter, Anna Anderhagen and Jerilyn Veldof, stepson, Anders and Kacey Donaldson, grandchildren, Paul Williamson, Tyler and Andrew Gross, Nicholas and Alexandra Abraham, Hilde and Myra McKee, Espen and Barrett Donaldson, Annika Veldof, sister, Mary T. Gaines, brother, Frank and Jan Gaines, numerous nieces, relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions to Brownell-Talbot School, 400 N. Happy Hollow Blvd. 68132, Salvation Army or charity of your choice. No Visitation. Service: Saturday 11:00 AM at All Saints Episcopal Church, 93rd and Blondo. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Military Honors provided by Millard VFW Post No. 8334 and American Legion Post N. 374.

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World Herald 17 Oct 2007

By Jane Palmer World-Herald Staff Writer

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The World-Herald might not be the independent, employee-owned publication it is today without the behind-the scenes work of attorney Tyler B. Gaines.

Gaines who represented a number of local corporations and foundations, died Monday, surrounded by family at his Fort Calhoun home. He was 82.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church, 93rd and Blondo Streets.

Gaines was born and reared in Omaha, where he graduated from Central High School. He attended Yale University and served as a pilot in the Navy at the conclusion of World War II.

He received his law degree from the University of Nebraska and joined the Omaha law firm of Gaines, Shoemaker and Crawford in 1949. His father and grandfather also lawyers, had worked with the firm.

Gaines worked for such charities as the Lied Foundation and the Hitchcock Foundation and served on the boards of Brownell-Talbot School and Forest Lawn Cemetery.

In 1961, Gaines played a key role in preventing the sale of The World-Herald to the Samuel Newhouse newspaper group in New York City.

Working as the attorney for a representative of two heirs of newspaper founder Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Gaines helped to delay the sale of the newspaper.

Peter Kiewit then offered a higher price through his Omaha-based Peter Kiewit Sons’ construction company. The Kiewit purchase paved the way for newspaper employees to gain majority ownership of the paper.

Gaines loved to read about history and politics, according to his wife, Agneta Gaines.

“His house is wall-to-wall books,” she said.

And all that reading contributed to interesting conversations, said his son, David Gaines of Omaha.

“He had a great sense of humor,” his son said. “He knew how to tease people. He made a lot of puns.”

Survivors also include: daughters Kassey Gaines, Buffalo, N.Y.; Betsy Larson, Seattle; Sally McKee, Lincoln; Mary Gaines, Mountain View, Calif.; stepdaughter, Anna Anderhagen, Minneapolis; stepson, Anders Donaldson, Olathe Kan.; sister, Mary T. Gaines, Durango, Colo.; brother, Frank Gaines, Estes Park, Colo.; and 10 grandchildren.

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