Shelley, James Nelson (1939 - 2020)
SHELLEY, CARSTENSEN, THOMPSON, CHEDESTER, MCNAMARA
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/28/2020 at 15:57:12
Name of deceased: James Nelson Shelley
Aged: 81 yrs, 8 mo, 13 days
Residence: Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA
Born: March 22, 1939; Ponca City, Kay County, OK
Died: Dec. 4, 2020; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Douglas County, NE
Funeral services: No services held
Survived by: Sons, Greg Shelley (spouse, Stacy) of Trumansburg, NY, Eugene “Gino” Guiney (spouse, Phet) of San Diego, CA and Kevin Shelley (spouse, Lucia) of Bismarck, ND; sister, Raelene Carstensen of Shelby, IA; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Frank and Opal (nee Thompson) Shelley; brothers, Vernon Shelley and Gene Shelley; sister, Eileen Chedester
Education: Attended schools in Omaha, NE, and graduated from Omaha West High School, Class of 1957; he then continued his education and attended the University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Religious affiliation: no information provided
Military service: U. S. National Guard for 6 months, in 1961-1962
Marriage: Kathleen McNamara; Feb. 11, 1962; Logan, IA. They divorced in 1991
Employment: Began working in the beef industry as an apprentice butcher at Safeway Grocery, Omaha, NE; he was soon recruited as a beef buyer for Safeway in Chicago, IL. He later returned to Omaha and sold boxed beef for American Beef Packers. In 1974, he took a position in sales for Iowa Beef Processing (IBP) in Sioux City, IA, from which he retired.
Hobbies/Interests loved hunting pheasant, quail, and ducks; in his later years, he loved to observe wildlife in their natural habitat.
Sources: harlanonline.com; knodfm.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com
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