White, Neil ("Nuck") Leo (1935 - 2019)

WHITE, WENDT, KUPS, WEHR, DETTMER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/4/2019 at 12:44:56

Name of deceased: Neil (“Nuck”) Leo White

Aged: 84 yrs, 6 mo, 9 days

Residence: Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA (formerly of Portsmouth, Shelby County, IA)

Born: Feb. 19, 1935; Portsmouth, Shelby County, IA

Died: Aug. 28, 2019; Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA

Funeral services: Committal and Military Graveside Rites: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Sisters, Donna Wendt of Missouri Valley, IA and Mary Ann (spouse, Kenneth) Kups of Marshalltown, IA; brother, Dennis White (spouse, Lori) of Hayden, ID; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leo C. and Veronica L. (nee Wehr) White; sister, Patricia Dettmer; brother-in-law, Jim Wendt

Education: Attended school in Portsmouth, IA and graduated from Portsmouth High School, Class of 1952

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, June 1954, training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. After training, he worked as an Aircraft Instrumental Technician Superintendent in the Aerospace Division of Schooling, touring all over the United States and the world, including Vietnam, Thailand, Spain and France. He retired with the rank of Master Sergeant in Nov. 1978.

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: no information provided

Hobbies/Interests: Member, VFW and AMVETS Lodge 7; loved hunting and fishing

Sources: knodfm.com; foutsfuneralhome.com