Obituary Record

Peter P Volk
Died on 3/24/2017
Buried in Holy Cross (Catholic Church) Cemetery

Published in The Pilot Tribune 28 March 2017

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Peter P. Volk, 85

Peter P. Volk, 85, of Blair, Nebraska passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Papillion, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 30, 2017, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair at 10:00 a.m., with graveside services following at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Blair. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 29, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair.

Peter was born April 18, 1931, to Francis and Beatrix Volk in Hague, North Dakota. He was the youngest son of the family of 12. Peter attended school then helped on the family farm. He later started drilling water wells for the farmers in the area, including Lawrence Welk.

He met the love of his life, Evelyn M. Couser, and they were united in marriage on September 15, 1958. The couple were blessed with 2 children: a son, Dennis, and a daughter, Margaret. Later, they moved to Wecota, South Dakota, where he was a farm hand for the Holscher Brothers Farm for 38 years, retiring in 1993. After his retirement, he and Evelyn moved to Blair and made the community their home. After Evelyn's passing, Peter became a resident of the Lakeland Estates area for two and a half years and then moved to the Good Shepherd Community in Blair, where he was fondly know as Pistol Pete the Music Man.

Peter loved farming; welding; deer hunting; making sausage; playing his organ and accordion; polka dancing; and playing pinochle.

He is preceded in death by his wife, parents, and brothers and sisters.

He is survived by his children, Dennis (Starla) Volk of Rapid City, South Dakota, Margaret (Allen) Stoltz of Blair, Nebraska; grandchildren, Dennis of Sturgis, South Dakota, Brooke of Rapid City, South Dakota, Derek (Rachel) Stoltz of Chicago, Illinois, Travis (Tara) Stoltz of Corona, California and Hope (Mark) Uphoff of Blair, Nebraska; great-grandchildren, Luke, Lilly, Miranda, Sawyer, and Reed.

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

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 3/28/2017


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