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Gary Orville Weidner
7 Dec 1943 – 20 Jul 2018
| Birth | 7 Dec 1943 |
| Death | 20 Jul 2018 |
| Cemetery | Saint Patricks Cemetery Eddyville , Dawson County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | K Horn on 03 Jun 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191730025 |
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GILLETTE, Wyo. — Gary O. Weidner, 74, of Gillette died Friday, July 20, 2018, in Gillette. He requested no services. He passed away after a long battle with cancer. Gary was born in Lexington, Neb., on Dec. 7, 1943. He grew up on a farm outside of Sumner, Neb. He attended barber school in Denver and worked in barbershops in Sumner and Lexington before opening his own barbershop in Fairbury, Neb. Although Gary left this profession to enter the U.S. Army, he continued to cut hair for family and many friends throughout his life. Gary joined the U.S. Army in 1968 with the 101st Airborne Division and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Returning to Fairbury, he went to work for the Rock Island Railroad until its closure, at which time he moved to Edgemont, S.D., and went to work for the Burlington Northern Railroad until he transferred to Sheridan in 1982. He continued to live and work in Sheridan until he retired in 2004. In 2006, he moved to Newcastle with his wife, Peggy. Gary will be remembered for his love of children and animals, a passion for fine cars, Harley Davidson motorcycles, and for the kindness that he showed to everyone he met. Gary was a lifelong member of the Catholic church, a supporter of the POW/MIA and the Disabled American Veterans. He was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Jean (Shears) Weidner; and wife, Marilyn Weidner. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Weidner; sisters, Peggy Choplin, Kay Payton, Maris Bentley and LuAnn Tucson; sons, Tom Newman, Chuck, Mark and Jack Browning and Timothy John Weidner; daughters, Jamie Weidner, Tanya Evans and Stephanie Holwell; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. At Gary’s request, there will be no services. Final resting place will be in Eddyville, Neb., next to his father.
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