[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

Waddell, Bruce Alan (1957 - 2021)

WADDELL, METHER, JOHNSON, FINKEN, SAMPSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/31/2021 at 19:04:32

Name of deceased: Bruce Alan Waddell

Aged: 64 yrs, 2 mo.

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Oct. 7, 1957; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Dec. 7, 2021; Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Funeral services: Burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife, Brenda Waddell of Harlan, IA; daughters, Ashley (spouse, Randy) Mether of Harlan, IA, Farren (spouse, Nathan) Johnson of Malcom, IA; sister, Carolyn (spouse, Dean) Finken of Atlantic, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Earl and Viola Waddell; father-in-law, John Sampson; sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Wayne Ray

Education: Graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1976

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Brenda Sampson; Sep. 5, 1987; Walnut, IA

Employment: After high school, he worked for Robinson Implement as a mechanic, Leonard’s Repair in Manila, and for the Shelby County Road Department, where he worked for the last 28 years as a mechanic. He also performed in the country music band, The Wilson Wranglers, as a singer and guitar player in his younger years.

Hobbies/Interests: When his daughters were growing up, he enjoyed taking them mushroom hunting, firewood runs, teaching them how to be car mechanics, fishing, camping, playing catch in the yard, going to various school events, taking them sledding and on walks to get ice cream cones at the Texaco station. In his later years, he loved to pull his wife or daughters onto the dance floor any opportunity he could.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com


 

Shelby Obituaries maintained by Cheryl Siebrass.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen

[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]