hmtl5 Donald Ivan McCollam b. 11 Jan 1907 Gosper County, Nebraska d. 18 Dec 1981 Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska: McKeown Genealogy

Donald Ivan McCollam

Male 1907 - 1981  (74 years)


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  • Name Donald Ivan McCollam 
    Born 11 Jan 1907  Gosper County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Calvert, Dundy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 18 Dec 1981  Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I1717  McKeown
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Father William McCollam,   b. 17 Jan 1871, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933, Gosper County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Eliza Jane Hill,   b. 7 Feb 1878, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1946, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1906  Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Vada Petsch,   b. 31 Mar 1912, Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1961, Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1930  Chase County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Denelda Vada McCollam,   b. 25 Aug 1932, Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 2003, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Joyce Elaine McCollam,   b. 7 Aug 1935, Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1983  (Age 48 years)
     3. Katherine McCollam,   b. 4 Apr 1944,   d. 12 Nov 1991  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clara Marquissee,   b. 29 Aug 1908, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1995, McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1966  Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1907 - Gosper County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1930 - Chase County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Calvert, Dundy County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Sep 1966 - Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 1981 - Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • 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
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] census record.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S47] Marriage record.