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Duane L. Snow, 78

Duane L. Snow, 78, of Blair died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at the CHI Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Country Bible Church near Blair. Burial will be in the Tekamah Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday with family receiving friends at the church. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Duane L. Snow was born March 9, 1936, to Everett and Jessie (Palmer) Snow on a farm southeast of Decatur.

Duane and his family moved to a farm northwest of Tekamah. He attended Paddock School and graduated from Tekamah High School in 1954. He lost a year of school because of his affliction with polio, and much of that time was spent in an Omaha hospital.

His first job was at Quirk and Morris Dehy plant in Tekamah. He also worked as a mechanic for Mayberry’s automotive repair and Ellis Oil. He later purchased Ellis Oil and operated Duane’s Corner Service for several years. He also worked for Midwest Capitol in Omaha as an insurance agent.

He enjoyed hunting, woodworking and gunsmithing.His faith in Christ and Christian growth were deepened through the love and friendship of his small group at Country Bible Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters and brothers-in-law: Deloris (Myrl) Fleischman, Delena (Harold) Williams and Cleo (Bill) Gordon.

He is survived by daughter Marcie (Dave) Reed, of Blair; son Darren Snow; special friend Wanda Blankenbeckler of Blair; grandchildren: Brittany Reed of Lincoln, Josh, Ashley, Ella and Kyler Reed, all of Blair, and Devon Snow of Omaha; brother Lyle (Judy) Snow of Tekamah; many relatives and friends.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Pelan Funeral Services in Tekamah are in charge of arrangements.

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