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Julius John "Jim" Brock
2 Mar 1896 – 21 Oct 1971
| Birth | 2 Mar 1896 |
| Death | 21 Oct 1971 |
| Cemetery | Roselawn Memorial Park Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Anonymous on 07 Jan 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23787864 |
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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1971.html The Columbus Telegram, October 22, 1971 BROCK--J. Julius Brock dies in Lincoln; services Saturday J. Julius Brock, 75, of 972 30th Avenue, died Thursday at Veterans Hospital in Lincoln. He had been ill the past six months. Last rites will be conducted at 10 a.m Saturday at McKown Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. John McGee officiating, and burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. The body now lies in state at the funeral home. The son of John H. and Emma Smith Brock, he was born here March 2, 1896, and attended elementary and high school in Columbus. He was married to Hilda Gatzemeyer April 14, 1920, in Columbus and they resided here until 1940 when they moved to Compton, Calif. They returnd to Columbus in 1960 in retirement. Mr. Brock, a carpenter, was a veteran of World War I. He served from June, 1917, to June, 1919, with Company A of the 109th Supply Train, and saw duty in France. He was a member of Hartman Post 84, American Legion, member and past president of the Eagles Lodge, and former member of the Masons, Elks, and Izaak Walton League. The family suggests that memorials be directed to the youth activities program of Hartman Post. Mr. Brock is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Lee (Bernice) Hegi of Columbus, Mrs. Eugenia Crawford of Albuquerque, N.M., Mrs. E.B. (Lois) Stephens of Sebastopol, Calif., and Mrs. Kenneth (Betty) Bannister of Ingelwood, Calif.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Other survivors are one brother, George Brock of Lincoln; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Sedman of Torrington, Wyo., and Mrs. Margaret Perkins of Orange Cove, Calif.; and stepmother, Mrs. Lena Brock, Columbus. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and a sister, Mrs. Ida Potter. The Columbus Telegram, October 25, 1971 BROCK--Brock Rites - Funeral services for Julius J. Brock 75, who died Thursday in Lincoln, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McKown Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John McGee officiated, and burial was in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Eugene Kuhn Sr., M.E. Johnson, E.H. Oppliger, Herman Ernst, G.H. Brazeal, and Edward Oppliger. Military graveside services were conducted by Hartman Post 84, American Legion, with Don Dion and Herman Ernst folding and presenting the flag. Keith Bryan was in charge of the escort. The color guard members were Paul Pfeifer, L.M. Johnson, Paul Nyffeler, and Henry Pillen. Members of the firing squad were Duane Ernst, William D. Putnam, Gene Neater, Carroll Enzminger, Al Wunderlich. The bugler was Terry Classen.
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