Funeral services for Walter R. Zich, who died February 12, 1991, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair were Friday, February 15 at First Baptist Church in Blair. Rev. Noel McLaren officiated. Burial was in the Blair Cemetery.

Walter R. Zich was born April 20 1919, in Merrill, Wisconsin, to Reinhold and Emma Rehwinkle Zich.

He attended the School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota and also South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, where he received his Master’s Degree in Agronomy.

He worked for the South Dakota Department of Roads. He then moved to Nebraska where he worked for the Nebraska department of Roads until his retirement in 1989.

He was veteran of World War II and served as a field representative and sponsor for Compassion International.

He is survived by Nila L. Legenhaussen of Blair, two daughters, Waltina Mueller and (Mrs. Randall) Judy Aden, both of Lincoln; three sons, Larry A. Zich (MIA View Nam) Lincoln, Harold J. Zich, Grand Junction, Colorado, and Gerald R. Zich, Phoenix, Arizona; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild and one brother, David Zich, Racine, Wisconsin.

Memorials may be directed to Compassion International or the First Baptist Church.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Walter Zich

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, February 15, at First Baptist Church for Walter Zich who died at Memorial Community Hospital Tuesday, February 12. Burial will be in Blair Cemetery.

A more complete obituary will appear in a later paper.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for the services.

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

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