Noel Howard Wright (1939-1980)

WRIGHT, PADELLFORD, RYAN

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Date: 3/1/2020 at 18:35:28

From Nevada Evening Journal December 22, 1980 (page 2)

NOEL HOWARD WRIGHT

Noel Howard Wright, 41, of Arlington Heights, Ill. died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1980 at his home.

He was born March 5, 1939 in Nevada the son of Howard and Viola Padellford Wright. He graduated from Nevada High School, class of 1957 and received a degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in 1961.

After completing his college work he held jobs in Colorado and California, most recently moving to Illinois. He was a systems planning consultant for AllState Insurance Company in Northbrook, Ill.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Mr. Wright is survived by a daughter, Eleanor Marie; a son, Christopher James; one brother, Joel Wright of DeLand, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Archie (Madonna) Ryan of Grundy Center; and his mother, Mrs. Viola Wright of Nevada.

He was preceded in death by his father, Howard James Wright, who died Aug. 14, 1980.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24 at the Nevada Memorial Lutheran Church with Pastor John Chadwick officiating. Burial will follow in the Nevada Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Ryan Funeral Home, Nevada.