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Frank Arthur Baldwin

11 Mar 1925 – 25 Dec 2012

Birth11 Mar 1925
Death25 Dec 2012
CemeteryPibel Cemetery
Wheeler County , Nebraska , USA
Added byStarlight on 17 Sep 2017
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Frank A. Baldwin, 87, of rural Ord died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at Lakeside Medical Center in Omaha. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ord United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Wulf officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pible Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Ord V.F.W Post 7029 and American Legion Post 38. Mr. Baldwin was born March 11, 1925, on the family farm in Wheeler County near Ericson to Frank and Leila (Hart) Baldwin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; a son, Dale Baldwin. Survivors of the immediate family include a daughter and son-in-law, Willa and Donald Vesely of Omaha; a daughter-in-law, Pauline (Mrs. Dale) Baldwin of Ord; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Bob Albright of Lewston, Idaho, and a sister-in-law, Verna Mae Baldwin of Apache Junction, Ariz. Frank was raised in Wheeler County and attended rural Wheeler County Schools. Frank enlisted in the Unites States Army during WWII. He was at the Battle of the Bulge and served at the Nurnberg Trials. After his discharge from the service, he returned to the farm in Wheeler County. On May 28, 1951, Frank was united in marriage to Wilma Potts at Bartlett. The couple lived on various farms in Wheeler, Valley and Greeley counties. In the early 1970's they settled in the Oak Canyon area of Valley County. Wilma passed away Feb. 14, 2011. Frank has resided in Omaha with his daughter, Willa for the last year and a half where he enjoyed his family. He was also preceded in death by his parents; a great-grandson, Hudson Joseph Means; three sisters, Rosella Blankenship, Leona "Toni" Cook, and Jerri Kallenberger; and one brother, Elmer Baldwin. The Grand Island Independent - Fri, Dec 28 2012

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