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Gerald Weeces, 87, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at CHI Health Immanuel in Omaha, Nebraska.

Funeral service: Monday, June 15, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah with military honors.

Visitation: Sunday 5-8 p.m. with family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral Services Tekamah and one hour prior to service time at the church.

Burial: Craig Cemetery in Craig, Nebraska.

Memorials: To the family for designation at a later time.

Pilot Tribune, Tuesday, June 16,2015

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Gerald F. Weeces was born to Claude and Agnes (Pond) Weeces, October 6, 1927 on a farm south of Craig, Nebraska. He passed away June 9, 2015 at CHI Health Immanuel Hospital in Omaha surrounded by loved ones.

Gerald attended country school and Craig High School, graduating in 1945, and enlisting in the Navy in September of the same year. He had many great experiences while in the Navy with times being spent in San Francisco and Guam. He was honorably discharged in September of 1948.

1949 was the year that he met the love of his life, Yvonne Sass, at a dance in Uehling, Nebraska. They married March 5, 1950 sharing their love of dancing, auctions, rental properties, a thrift store in Tekamah, Nebraska and their large family all during the 65 years of their marriage to one another. The couple also embraced their life of farming, raising crops and livestock. It was a wonderful place, this farm west and north of Tekamah, to raise their children Kathy, Mike, Carol, Tim, Annette and Mark. The family was always happily busy.

Gerald and Yvonne eventually moved to Tekamah, and in the last couple of years, Gerald has resided at Carter Place in Blair, Nebraska, where he has been content to live his life, following a stroke many years ago. He and Yvonne made many friends there due to the loving care they received.

He is preceded in death by a son, Michael Gerald; son-in-law, Richard Drummond; parents, Claude and Agnes; in-laws, Claus and Calista Sass; sister, Elaine Weeces; brother-in-law, Arthur Sass.

Gerald is survived by his wife, Yvonne; three daughters and two sons along with their spouses, Kathy Drummond of Excelsior Springs, MO, Carol (Kent) Petersen of Blair, Annette (Lance) Bliss of Tekamah, Tim (Terri) Weeces of Minden, NE and Mark of Tekamah; grandchildren, Robin (Joe) Pond, Kristi (Kevin) Rhine, Holly (Aaron) Schleif, Gabe (Emily) Petersen, Luke (Sarah) Petersen, Hilary (Nick) Cemer, Nolan Weeces, Keith Weeces, Niles (Dawn) Bliss, Abigail Bliss, Parker Bliss, Ryan (Jilliane) Hansen, Preston Weeces. Gerald also has 17 great grandchildren.

This man will be lovingly missed... FUNERAL SERVICE: Was Monday, June 15, 2015 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah.

MILITARY HONORS by VFW Bataan Post No. 3304 and American Legion LaFrenz Post No. 15.

ORGANIST: Leanna Dorathy; Soloist: Diane Sheets

CASKET BEARERS: Gabriel Petersen, Luke Petersen, Nolan Weeces, Keithen Weeces, Preston Weeces, Ryan Hansen, Nile Bliss, Parker Bliss.

HONORARY BEARERS: Robin Pond, Kristi Rhine, Holly Schlief, Hilary Cemer, Abigail Bliss.

VISITATION: Was Sunday 5-8 p.m. with family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral services Tekamah and one hour prior to service time at the church.

BURIAL: Craig Cemetery in Craig, Nebraska.

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