Darrel Dean Dewey
1954 - 1954 (0 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Darrel Dean Dewey was born on 14 Dec 1954 in Red Willow County, Nebraska (son of Delmar Ivan Dewey and Denelda Vada McCollam); died on 14 Dec 1954 in Red Willow County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Notes:
Buried:
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Plot 1 D
2. Delmar Ivan Dewey was born on 22 Jun 1928 in Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska; died on 22 May 2008; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Notes:
June 22, 1928 - May 22, 2008
TRENTON -- Delmar Ivan Dewey died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Hillcrest Nursing Home at the age of 79.
He was born June 22, 1928, in Hitchcock County, Neb., the son of the late Ivan and Nila (Owens) Dewey. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School in 1945.
On May 26, 1950, Delmar married Denelda McCoolam at Trenton and she preceded him in death on June 25, 2003.
On June 27, 1986, he married Nadine (Clabaugh) Frakes at Trenton, and they spent the remainder of his life in Trenton.
He began his working life in construction on the Trenton Dam and later worked in the oil fields. In 1958 Delmar began working in heavy equipment and road maintenance for Hitchcock County, retiring in 1993. During his life, Delmar enjoyed farming and animals, especially draft horses. He could often be found tinkering on projects in his shop, traveling to visit friends and relatives, or pheasant hunting in the fall. He kept busy with his backhoe and dump truck doing odd jobs for others.
He was preceded in death by one son, Darrel Dean Dewey and one sister, Delores Davis.
Delmar is survived by his wife, Nadine Dewey of Trenton; three daughters, Diane Solko and husband, Don of Herndon, Kan., Dena Dewey of Trenton, and Darla Lovelady and husband, Mike of Ness City, Kan.; one step-daughter, Janet Hegwood and husband, Jerry of Aurora, Colo.; two sons, Don Dewey and wife, Jackie of Hillrose, Calif., and Shad Dewey and wife, Jane of McCook; 18 grandchildren, Destiny, Rachelle, Raye Ann, Mark, Renae, Janelle, Josh, Jerod, Jami, Derek, Andrew, Nicole, Delaney, Kourtney, Caleb, Braden, Kent and Eric; five great-grandchildren, Donnovan, Ceanne, Dalton, Jayden and Garrett; two sisters, Barbara Dye and husband, Walter of Mitchell, Neb., and Marilyn Hovey and husband, Tom of Trenton; relatives and friends.
Delmar will be missed by all who knew him.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at the United Methodist Church in Trenton, with the Rev. Richard Melano officiating. Interment will be in the Trenton Cemetery at Trenton.
Memorials may be given in his name and friends may call at Herrmann Funeral Home in Trenton from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.
Herrmann Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Buried:
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Plot 1 DDelmar married Denelda Vada McCollam. Denelda (daughter of Donald Ivan McCollam and Vada Petsch) was born on 25 Aug 1932 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska; died on 25 Jun 2003 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Denelda Vada McCollam was born on 25 Aug 1932 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska (daughter of Donald Ivan McCollam and Vada Petsch); died on 25 Jun 2003 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Notes:
Dena Lori Dewey
November 7, 1960 - October 26, 2019
Dena Lori Dewey, age 58, of Trenton passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Saturday, October 26, 2019. She was born in McCook Nebraska on November 7, 1960 to Delmar and Denelda (McCollam) Dewey. She grew up in Trenton graduating from Trenton High School in 1979. She went to Colby Community College and studied nursing.
Dena returned to Trenton where she was an EMT for the Trenton Rescue Squad for over 20 years. Dena always had a huge heart helping people in need. She worked as a para-educator in the McCook Elementary, managed the grocery store in Stratton, was a CNA/CMA at the El Dorado Manor and most recently babysat for friends. Dena loved to make people laugh with a joke. She enjoyed embroidery, crocheting, hat collecting and collected owls and cows. She was a great cook, known for her gravy, cinnamon rolls and cavitini. She and her daughter Delaney traveled a summer from South Carolina to Utah visiting family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Ivan and Nila Dewey; maternal grandparents, Donald and Vada McCollam; her parents, Delmar Dewey and Denelda Dewey Hamill; and an infant brother, Darrell Dewey.
Dena is survived by her daughter, Delaney Dewey at home; three sisters, Sonjia and husband, Gurinder Singh, of Casselberry, FL, Diana and husband, Don Solko, of Herndon, KS and Darla Lovelady of Herndon, KS; two brothers, Donald "Skeet" and wife, Jackie Dewey, of Hillrose, CO and Derrick "Shad" and wife, Jane Dewey, of McCook; nieces and nephews, Josh Dewey, Destiny Schroeder, Rachelle Solko, RayeAnn Solko, Mark Solko, Derek Rupp, Jerod Dewey, Frank Rupp, Renae Berry, Janelle Solko, Jami Nicolaus, Kourtney Lovelady, Caleb Anderson, Braden Anderson, Nicole Dewey, and 14 great nieces and nephews.
In keeping with Dena's wishes she chose cremation. A Memorial Service will be held at the Trenton Church of God on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 10:30 AM with Johnny Walker officiating. Inurnment will be in the Trenton Cemetery.
Friends may leave on-line condolences at herrmannfh.com
In lieu of flowers please make donations to an educational fund that will be set up for Delaney's education.
Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel entrusted with arrangements.
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Buried:
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Plot 35 AChildren:
- 1. Darrel Dean Dewey was born on 14 Dec 1954 in Red Willow County, Nebraska; died on 14 Dec 1954 in Red Willow County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska.
- Dena Lori Dewey was born on 7 Nov 1960 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska; died on 26 Oct 2019 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska.
Generation: 3
6. Donald Ivan McCollam was born on 11 Jan 1907 in Gosper County, Nebraska (son of William McCollam and Eliza Jane Hill); died on 18 Dec 1981 in Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Calvert, Dundy County, Nebraska
Notes:
TRENTON -- Donald I. McCollam, age 74, died Friday night at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman.
Mr. McCollam was born January 11, 1907 in Gosper County to the late William and Liza McCollam. He grew up near Arapahoe and was married August 14, 1930 to Vada Petsch at Wauneta. They moved to Trenton in 1945, and she preceded him in death October 17, 1961.
He was married September 3, 1966 at Scottsbluff to Clara Evans. They returned to Trenton where he was employed at the Hitchcock County Courthouse for 17 years, retiring in 1980. Mr. McCollam was a member of the McCook Elks Lodge and McCook Eagles Club.
Survivors include his wife, Clara of Trenton; five daughters, Mrs. Fritz (Denelda) Hamill of Holcomb, Kansas; Mrs. Bill (Joyce) Shank of Denver, Colorado; Katherine Brannan of Thornton, Colorado; Mrs. Raymond (Carolyn) Lopez of Fort Sumner, New Mexico; and Sonjia McCollam of Artesia, New Mexico; two step-children, David Evans of McCook and Mrs. Bill (Myrna) Clifford of Hayes Center; 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; four brothers, Owen of McCook; Orville of Fort Lupton, Colorado; Wayne of Knoxville, Iowa; and Clifford of Oakland, California; and four sisters, Mabel Randolph of Stratton; Beth Moon of Des Moines, Iowa; Faye Sukan of Tigard, Washington; and Velma Prideaux of Woodriver, Oregon.
Services will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the United Methodist Church of Trenton with the Rev. Richard Atherton and the Rev. W.W. DeBolt officiating. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery of Stratton under the direction of the Herrmann Funeral Home of Trenton.
Source: The McCook Daily Gazette, December 19, 1981
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153530733/donald-ivan-mccollamDonald married Vada Petsch in 1930 in Chase County, Nebraska. Vada was born on 31 Mar 1912 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska; died on 17 Oct 1961 in Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Vada Petsch was born on 31 Mar 1912 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska; died on 17 Oct 1961 in Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Calvert, Dundy County, Nebraska; Veda McCollam is listed as housekeeper in the household of John and Maude Herns.
Notes:
Death Mrs. Vada McCollum, Trenton
Mrs. Vada McCollum, of Trenton, passed away Tuesday morning, October 17, in the hospital at Stratton, having been seriously ill with cancer.
Mrs. McCollum was a sister of Mrs. Velma Green of Enders. The husband and four daughters survive.
Imperial Republican, Imperial, Nebraska. Thursday, 19 October 1961.
Buried:
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Plot 35 AChildren:
- 3. Denelda Vada McCollam was born on 25 Aug 1932 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska; died on 25 Jun 2003 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska.
- Joyce Elaine McCollam was born on 7 Aug 1935 in Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska; died in Nov 1983; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Katherine McCollam was born on 4 Apr 1944; died on 12 Nov 1991; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska.
Generation: 4
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William McCollam was born on 17 Jan 1871 in Des Moines County, Iowa (son of Hugh McCollum and Catherine McBride); died in 1933 in Gosper County, Nebraska; was buried in Arapahoe Cemetery, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska. Other Events:
- Census: 1910, East Muddy, Gosper County, Nebraska
- Census: 1920, East Muddy, Gosper County, Nebraska
- Census: 1930, East Muddy, Gosper County, Nebraska
Notes:
Wm. McCollam
William McCollam was born January 17th, 1871, at Mediapolis, Iowa. He came to Nebraska with his parents in 1897, and was married to Eliza Hill of Arapahoe, Nebraska, on April 4, 1906. He passed away at the home in Gosper county, Nebraska, January 11, 1933, being nearly 62 years of age.
To this union were born ten children, five boys and five girls, as follows: Donald of Wauneta, Neb., Mrs. Mabel Randolph of Arapahoe, Clifford, Orville, Fern, Fay, Owen, Wayne, Elizabeth and Velma, at home. Besides his wife and children, he leaves one brother, John of Gosper county; fours sisters, Mrs. Sarah Watson of Littleton, Colorado, Mrs. Maggie weaver, Goshen, Indiana, Mrs. Cassie Hawkins, Trenton, Nebraska; and Mrs. Elvira Price of Paoli, Kansas; and one grandchild, Donald McCollam.
His father, mother and one brother, Hugh, have preceded him to the Great Beyond.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled:
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
The Public Mirror, Arapahoe, Nebraska. Thursday, 26 January 1933, page 1.
Buried:
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Block 64, Lot 4, Space 5William married Eliza Jane Hill on 4 Apr 1906 in Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska. Eliza was born on 7 Feb 1878 in Bates County, Missouri; died on 9 Nov 1946 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; was buried in Arapahoe Cemetery, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Eliza Jane Hill was born on 7 Feb 1878 in Bates County, Missouri; died on 9 Nov 1946 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; was buried in Arapahoe Cemetery, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska
Notes:
Eliza Jane (Hill) McCollam was born February 7, 1879 in Bates county, Mo., and departed this life November 9, 1946 at the Mehaffie Nursing home in Arapahoe.
Mrs. McCollum had been suffering for some time with a heart affliction which became more serious, confining her to bed at the nursing home. She passed away in her sleep Saturday morning.
Mrs. McCollam was an early settler, coming to Nebraska with her parents at the age of three years. She grew to young womanhood in this locality and was married to William McCollum on April 3, 1906. To this union were born ten children, Donald McCollam of Trenton, Clifford of Arapahoe, Mrs. Mable Randolph of Benkelman, Orville of Alliance, Mrs. Fern Petsch (deceased), Mrs. Faye DuMond of Vancouver, Wash, Owen of Benkelman, Wayne of Knoxville, Ia., Mrs. Elizabeth Moon, of Sidney, and Mrs. Velma Prideaux of Independence, Ore.
The other relatives besides Mrs. McCollam’s living children left to mourn her passing away are 16 grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Jesse Petsch, Stratton, Nebr., and a brother, Owen Hill, McCook, Nebr.
Those preceding her in death are her husband and daughter, a sister, Mrs. Hattie Boyd, two brothers, Charles B. Hill and Homer H. Hill.
Mrs. McCollam joined the Methodist church at an early age and has devoted her life in that faith. She was devoted and faithful to her family, and shall be greatly missed by all who knew her.
The funeral service was held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon under the direction of W.V. Andrews. Rev. T.W. Shepard officiated as minister. Burial was in the Arapahoe cemetery.
The Edison Echo, Edison, Nebraska. Thursday, 14 November 1946.
Name:
daughter of Uriah Hill and Elizabeth Basinger
Buried:
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Block 64, Lot 4, Space 6Children:
- 6. Donald Ivan McCollam was born on 11 Jan 1907 in Gosper County, Nebraska; died on 18 Dec 1981 in Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska.
- Clifford Dale McCollam was born on 15 Jun 1908 in South Elwood, Gosper County, Nebraska; died on 13 Nov 1982; was buried in Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska.
- Mabel McCollam was born on 2 Feb 1910 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; died on 2 Nov 1998 in Dundy County, Nebraska; was buried in Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska.
- Orville Wayne McCollam was born on 31 Jan 1912 in Gosper County, Nebraska; died on 24 Feb 2006 in Thornton, Colorado; was buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
- Owen Earl McCollam was born on 1 Aug 1917 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; died on 22 Dec 1999 in Culbertson, Hitchcock County, Nebraska; was buried in Culbertson Cemetery, Culbertson, Hitchcock County, Nebraska.
- Stanley Wayne McCollam was born on 1 Nov 1919 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; died on 2 Feb 1992; was buried in Lowman Cemetery, Runnells, Polk County, Iowa.
- Elizabeth McCollam was born on 18 Jan 1922 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; died on 7 Jul 2006 in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa; was buried in Lowman Cemetery, Runnells, Polk County, Iowa.
- Velma Ruth McCollam was born on 19 May 1924 in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska; died on 10 Apr 2006 in Marion County, Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.