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Eugene Leo "Gene" German

19 Apr 1945 – 21 May 2023

Birth	19 Apr 1945
Death	21 May 2023
Cemetery	All Saints Catholic Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	MB on 05 Mar 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257014887

Bio

Eugene (Gene) Leo German was born April 19, 1945, in Humphrey, Nebraska to William and Conradia (Veik) German. Eugene passed on May 21, 2023. Eugene lived in rural Humphrey, Nebraska. He attended school there at St. Mary's School. When the family moved to Columbus, he attended St. Bonaventure School, graduating in 1963. While in high school, he participated in state track meets as a distance runner. Eugene served in the Army Artillery Branch from November 20, 1968, until June 24, 1970. During his service time in Korea, he was awarded the National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Sharpshooter Marksmanship Badge. Eugen received a Bachelors and Master's of Science degrees while attending UNL from 1968-1973 in Civil Engineering. He worked at Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri from 1973-1976. He then moved over to the Senior Bridge Engineer position at TransSystem in Kansas City from March 1977 until his retirement in May of 2013. Gene was married to Susan Francis Beuz on October 4, 1974, and "unofficially" adopted her son. After retirement, Gene and Sure enjoyed many international travels. His hobbies included: building model ships, photography, and music (especially sound systems.) Eugene is preceded in death by: Parents: William and Conradia German Brother-in-law: Dave Altmanshofer Sister-in-law: Ethel German Niece: Cheryl Altmanshofer Infant brothers: William and Thomas German Interment with Military Honors by The American Legion Hartman Post #84 Honor Guard is in All Saints Cemetery.

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