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Jerald Lee VAN WINKLE

Jerald Lee VAN WINKLE

Male 1932 - 1998  (65 years)


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  • Name Jerald Lee VAN WINKLE  [1, 2
    Birth 2 Mar 1932  Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Jerry VAN WINKLE  [3, 4, 5
    Death 7 Jan 1998  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Abt 10 Jan 1998  Cottonwood Cemetery/Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I4484  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Family Irene Virgina SVOBODA,   b. 25 Feb 1933, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 2016, Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1953  Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Children 
    >1. Douglas Lee VAN WINKLE
    >2. Lisa VAN WINKLE
    Family ID F1645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
      Name: Irene V Svoboda
      Marriage Date: 1953
      Marriage Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
      Spouse: Jerald L van Winkle
      Certificate Number: 11204

    2. [S1459] Cottonwood Cemetery (Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      VAN WINKLE
      IRENE V.
      SVOBODA
      FEB. 25, 1933
      AUG. 20, 2016
      JERALD LEE
      MAR. 2, 1932
      JAN. 7, 1998
      MARRIED
      OCT. 18, 1953
      PARENTS OF DOUGLAS & LISA

    3. [S1460] U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, 1800s-2003.
      Name: Douglas Lee Vanwinkle [sic]
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: Oct 1955
      Birth Place: Nebraska, USA
      Birth Street Address: Denver Colorado
      Publication Date: 6 Oct 1955
      Publication Place: Burwell, Nebraska, USA
      Newspaper Title: The Burwell Tribune
      Parents: Jerry Vanwinkle; Vanwinkle

    4. [S1461] Obituary of Irene Virginia VAN WINKLE, (Date: Abt. 22 Aug 2016;).
      BELLEVUE — Irene Virginia Van Winkle, 83, of Bellevue, formerly of Burwell, died Aug. 20, 2016, at her home.

      Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church in Burwell. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery in Burwell. Pastor Dennis Davenport will officiate.
      Hitchcock Funeral Home is serving the family.

      Irene was born Feb. 25, 1933, in Howard County to James Sr. and Margaret (Walkowiak) Svoboda.

      On Oct. 18, 1953, she married Jerry Van Winkle. He preceded her in death.

      Survivors include two children, Doug and Adrienne Van Winkle of Omaha, and Lisa and Tracy Hilder of Red Oak, Iowa; five grandsons and three great-grandchildren; nine siblings, Jim and Marilyn Svoboda of Ord, Dale Svoboda of Burwell, Margie Mayberry of Normal, Ill., Jeanie and Lyle Lemmer of Atkinson, Toots and Buzz Tollman of Marsland, Kathaleen Mead of Burwell, Marylyn and Dave Scharton of St. Paul, Alan and Linda Svoboda of Holdrege, and Linda and Gene Thoene of Burwell.

    5. [S1474] Obituary of Margie Ann MAYBERRY, (Date: Abt. 21 May 2019;).
      Margie Ann "Marge" Mayberry, 80, of Normal, Illinois, formerly of Burwell, Nebraska died May 18, 2019 at Normal, Illinois.

      A memorial graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. June 8, 2019 at Cottonwood Cemetery in Burwell. Pastor Dennis Davenport will officiate. Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of arrangements.

      Marge was born February 10, 1939 on the family farm on Haskell Creek Road in Valley County, Nebraska to James and Margaret (Walkowiak) Svoboda. She attended grade school at District 17 and graduated from Ord High School in 1956.

      Marge lived in Aurora, Colorado from 1956 to 1957 where she worked at Stanley Aviation. She then moved to Grand Island, Nebraska until 1996. She worked at Crocker Claims Service where she was an insurance adjuster from 1957 to 1987.

      Marge marred Edward Allen on March 19, 1960 in Wolbach, Nebraska. Ed died on August 1, 1987. Marge worked in medical records at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island and Mary Lanning Hospital from 1987 until 1996. Marge married Warren "Joe" Curran on February 14, 1988 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Joe died on June 27, 1996.

      Marge marred Harold "Skeeter" Mayberry on October 3, 1996 in Salmon, Idaho. They moved to Burwell and had a "mom and pop" construction company. Marge also worked at the court house and the Pizza Palace for about eight years, until her health started to fail. Skeeter died on May 21, 2015.

      Marge moved to Normal, Illinois to be close to her daughter and grandchildren.

      Marge was a member of the Insurance women of Grand Island and held every office at the local level. She was a troop leader for Brownie Scouts and Jr. Girl Scouts for several years and the head of the Alter Guild at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island for twelve years.

      Marge is survived by her daughter, Kelly Scalf of Normal, Illinois. Grandchildren Zachary and Sally Nadeau of Normal, Illinois, Kylie Nadeau of Nashville, Tennessee, Kristen Scalf of Normal, Illinois. Two great grandchildren, Baylee Nadeau and Brayden Nadeau of Normal, Illinois.Siblings, Jim and Marilyn Svoboda, Jr. of Ord, Nebraska, Dale Svoboda of Burwell, Nebraska, Rosalene and Buzz Tollman of Marsland, Nebraska, Kathaleen Mead of Burwell, Nebraska, Marylyn and Dave Scharton of St. Paul, Nebraska, Alan and Linda Svoboda of Holdrege, Nebraska and Linda and Gene Thoene of Taylor, Nebraska. Many nieces and nephews.

      Marge was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, two infant daughters, Anne Marie and Toni Lynn, a brother Tony Svoboda, sisters, Irene VanWinkle and Shirley "Jeanie" Lemmer, sister-in-law, Elaine Svoboda, brothers-in-law, Bill Liermann, Jerry VanWinkle, Jerry Mead, Bill Vandeman, Don Koger and Lyle Lemmer.


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