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Rolland Omer Bueoy 1917 - 2016

HAM, BUEOY, STRACKBEIN, MITCHELL

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/20/2016 at 13:57:31

Mapleton Press
16 June 2016

Rolland O. Bueoy, 98, of Mapleton, passed away Saturday, June 4, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton.

Rolland Omer Bueoy was born a half-mile north of the Catholic Church in Mapleton on Sept. 7, 1917, the son of Omer and Dora (Ham) Bueoy. He grew up and was educated in the Mapleton area. He later settled in the Climbing Hill area where he farmed until March 25, 2004. He then moved to Moville and entered Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton in 2008.

He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He married Edna Strackbein on April 4, 1948. She died in 1954. He married Edna Mitchell on Jan. 15, 1966, at Sioux City. She passed Dec. 1, 1990.

Rolland was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton and a former member of the American Legion and the V.F.W., both of Oto.

Family members surviving Rolland are a stepson, LeRoy Heart and his wife, Cecelia, of Madesto, Calif.; two step-grandchildren, Susan and Robert; four step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Bumsted of Mapleton and Evonne Farber of South Sioux City, Neb.; and one brother, Robert Bueoy of Mapleton; along with other extended family members.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Maureta Yockey, Genevieve Moore, Helen Bumsted, and Marjorie Farber; and one brother, Paul Bueoy, who died at 6 weeks of age.

Visitation was held Wednesday, June 8, from 5-7 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7 p.m., at Armstrong Funeral Home, Mapleton.

Funeral Service was held on Thursday, June 9, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Mapleton, with Rev. Marcus Manley, officiating.

Pallbearers: Paul Farber, Phillip Farber, Harold Sand, Richard Sand, Michael Moore, Rod Yockey.

Message in Music: Karen Krusen, organist; Cliff Steinhoff, soloist; Dick Chrestensen, soloist. “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “Rock of Ages,” and “How Great Thou Art.”

Interment: St. Paul Cemetery, Midway, rural Battle Creek.

Everyone attending were invited and encouraged to go to the church hall in the basement directly following the funeral service for a time of sharing food and fellowship.

Funeral arranged and conducted by Armstrong Funeral Homes.


 

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