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Lloyd A. Townsend
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Born: |
April 8, 1922
Lincoln, Nebraska |
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December 31, 2008 Wahoo, Nebraska |
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Mass of Christian Burial: |
Thursday, January 8,
2009
10:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wahoo, Nebraska
Military Honors by Wahoo VFW & American Legion |
Prayer Service &
Visitation: |
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
7:00 P.M. Prayer Service & Visitation 6:00-8:00 PM
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wahoo, Nebraska
Visitation 3:00-5:00 PM at Svoboda Funeral Home
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Funeral Service |
Thursday, January 8, 2009
2:30 PM & Visitation 1:30-2:30 PM
Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home at
Grand Island,
Nebraska
Committal Service with Military Honors
Grand Island VFW & American Legion
Grand Island City Cemetery,
Grand Island, Nebraska |
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Memorials: |
Education and Youth Sporting Opportunities
St. Wenceslaus School, Wahoo, Nebraska
Bishop Neumann High School, Wahoo, Nebraska |
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Lloyd was born to Harold J. and Persus
L. (Hendrix) Townsend and graduated from Grand Island High
School in 1941. He entered the US Army in December of 1942 and went to
England in December of 1943. His unit fought through France, Belgium
and Germany including the Battle of the Bulge. He was a radio operator
in the Army Signal Corp. After his discharge from the army in
September of 1945, he returned to Grand Island and worked in the
laundry business with his father at the Model Laundry. On July 25,
1946, Lloyd married Aldean R. Spiehs at St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Grand Island. After his fathers death in 1957, he continued to operate
the Model Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company and eventually purchased it
with his uncle Ralph Townsend. They operated the laundry until a fire
destroyed it in December, 1972. After that he worked for the Kelly
Supply Company in Grand Island and in retirement worked at Skagway
Department Stores in the sporting goods and automotive areas. After
his
retirement in 1987, he enjoyed traveling with his wife and taking care
of his home and yard. In 2003, Lloyd and Aldean moved to Wahoo to be
closer to their family.
Lloyd was a member of the Grand Island American Legion and VFW,
Plautte Deutsche, Leider Kranz, Elks Club, former member St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Grand Island and was currently a parishioner at St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wahoo.
Preceded in death by parents, wife Aldean R. Townsend, sisters Helen
M. Geddes and Thelma F. Peoples, brother Harold J.Townsend Jr.
Survived by children and spouses, Dr. Douglas A. and Kathy Townsend,
Bellevue, NE, Dr. David L. and Peggy Townsend, Kearney, NE, Fr.
Charles L. Townsend, Wahoo, NE, Chrystal L. and Dirk Frey, Bellevue, 10
grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, brother, sister in law, Earl D.
and Mary Ellen Townsend, Farmington, NM, sisters in law JoAnn Parsons,
Lake Oswega, OR, Thelma Spiehs, Grand Island, nieces and nephews.
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