ALVIN GNUSE

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Alvin J. Gnuse, 95, went to be with his Lord on June 28, 2013.

He was born and raised in Blair. He was a resident of Carpinteria, Calif., since 1960.

After he served in the Coast Guard during World War II, he was a general contractor in Fremont. He moved to Carpinteria where he built Faith Lutheran Church. As well as building and remodeling many homes, he was a master woodcarver and a member of the Ventura Wood-Carvers Association, Labors for Christ and Lutheran Braille workers.

Survivors include: his wife of 66 years, Lorraine; four daughters, Lana (Dave) Fulwiler of Redmond, Wash.; Pam (Vince) Straub of Corvallis, Ore.; Kim Pettit of Carpinteria; and Shelley (Kirk) Takeuchi of Goleta, Calif.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place, Carpinteria, Calif., where he was a member for more than 50 years.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Faith Lutheran Church.

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