Delmar Ernest Hall

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KEARNEY - Delmar E. Hall, 88, of Riverton died Friday, April 23, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Franklin with the Rev. Neil Kloppenborg officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Franklin. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchins Funeral Home in Franklin. He was born Aug. 23, 1921, in Riverton to Ernest and Inez (Marsh) Hall. On May 20, 1950, he married Alice Kubicek. She preceded him in death. Survivors include his sons, Gary of Shalimar, Fla., Curtis of Campbell and Bradley of Omaha; daughter, Patricia Allen of Buckeye, Ariz.; brother, Oller "Bill" Hall of Silverton, Ore.; sisters, Avis Schmidt and Doris Thompson, both of Franklin; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Published in the Kearney Hub on 4/27/2010 , courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy

Delmar E. Hall, at age 88, entered into eternal rest with God on Friday, April 23, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Delmar was born in Riverton, Nebraska, on August 23, 1921, to Ernest and Inez (Marsh) Hall.

He attended Spring Valley country school. He served in the Army during World War II in the European theater. Upon his return, he began farming in the Riverton area with his family. On May 20, 1950, he married Alice Fredricka Kubicek and to this union was born four children: Gary, Patricia, Curtis, and Bradley.

Delmar studied electronics technology and received a degree from Coyne Technical Institute in Chicago, Illinois, in 1963. The family moved to Hastings in 1967 where he further pursued a career in electronics, working for Sears. Upon retiring, in 1988, Delmar and Alice returned to live in Campbell, Nebraska, where Delmar remained active in farming.

Throughout his life, Delmar had a passion for music and was an accomplished saxophone player. He not only played in his own family band for dances and weddings in Campbell and the surrounding area, but also formed a band with his children and played various places in Nebraska for many years.

Delmar was a member of the American Legion-Willie Fierstein Post #169 in Campbell, as well as the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Hastings, where Alice and he spent many enjoyable hours dancing.

He is survived by brother Oller "Bill" Hall of Silverton, Oregon and sisters Avis Schmidt and Doris Thompson of Franklin, Nebraska; fchildren, Gary and wife Beverly Hall of Shalimar, Florida; Patricia Allen of Buckeye, Arizona; Curtis and wife Gail Hall of Campbell, Nebraska; and Bradley and wife Sherill Hall of Omaha, Nebraska; eleven grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Delmar was preceded in death by his parents; wife Alice; one son-in-law, Jerry Allen; brothers Kenneth and Maynard Hall; sisters Della Black, and Valerie Traphagen.


More detailed obituary also courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy

Delmar married Alice Kubicek on 20 May 1950 in Campbell, Franklin County, Nebraska. Alice (daughter of Charles Kubicek and Kristina Placek) was born on 4 Mar 1918 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 14 Aug 2006 in Franklin, Franklin County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bradley D. Hall was born on 21 Aug 1954 in Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska; died on 12 Feb 2018 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.