Neal Harold Shreve 1924 - 1998

SHREVE, CHRISTIANSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/14/2015 at 22:07:46

Sioux City Journal

Neal Harold Shreve, 74, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, near Walthill, Nebr., of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sheryl Ashley officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post 697. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Christy Smith and Hockenberry Funeral Home.

Mr. Shreve was born April 20, 1924, in Pender, Nebr., the son of Neal Columbus and Esther Amelia (Christiansen) Shreve. He attended Sioux City Schools.

He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years. He served during World War II and the Vietnam War. His awards and decorations include the Silver Star Medal, four Bronze Star Medals and two Purple Heart Medals.

He was employed with Neal C. Shreve and Son Farm Supply.

Survivors include two sisters and their husbands, Pauline and Dale Harter of Medesto, California, and Betty and Gordon Williams of Gresham, Ore.; two brothers and their wives, Mark and Arlene of Hartley, Iowa, and Sterling and Ruth of Ames, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.