Barr, George Don^[1]

1942 - 2003  (61 years)

• Name	Barr, George Don
  Born	27 Feb 1942	Norfolk, NE.
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jul 2003	Rochester, MN.
  Buried	8 Jul 2003	Columbus Cemetery; Columbus, NE.
  Person ID	I767	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Barr, George M.,   b. 21 May 1913, Stanton, NE. ,   d. 10 Feb 2004, Madison County, NE.  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Roberts, S. Yvonne,   b. 26 Feb 1919, Stanton County, NE. ,   d. 21 May 2007, Norfolk, NE.  (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1937	Methodist Parsonage; Madison, NE.
  Family ID	F491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Barr, David,   b. UNKNOWN, ? ,   d. UNKNOWN, ? + 2. Barr, Michelle,   b. UNKNOWN, ? + 3. Barr, Sherry,   b. UNKNOWN, ?
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, July 5, 2003- Don Barr, 61, of Columbus, Nebraska died July 4, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota while visiting family. Services are Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 10:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus with Rev. Bill Ritter officiating. Interment is at the Columbus Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, July 7 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Tuesday, July 8 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 with a family prayer service at 9:45 AM at the church. Don Barr was born on February 27, 1942 to George M. & Yvonne (Roberts) Barr in Norfolk, Nebraska. He graduated from Leigh, Nebraska High School in 1960. On November 18, 1961, he married Jane Olson at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh. He farmed the family farm in Leigh until 1963. At that time, they moved to Storm Lake, Iowa where he was a manager for Colombian Feed. In 1968, they moved to Fremont, Nebraska where Don was self-employed as a truck driver for MTR and Eckley Trucking Firm. In 1974, they moved to Columbus where he was employed as General Transportation Manager for Lindsay Manufacturing and was involved with the Nebraska Motor Carriers Association. In 1995, he started his own Freight Brokerage business. He retired in 2001. Don was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. He enjoyed spending time with his family. He adored his grandchildren and loved being with them and watching their activities. Don is survived by: Wife - Jane Barr - Columbus, NE Parents - George & Yvonne Barr - Madison, NE Daughter - Michelle (Alan) Stepanek - Rochester, MN Daughter - Sherry (Ed) Ballweg - Columbus, NE Sister - Cindy (Tom) DeGroot - Madison, NE Sister - Judy (Dick) Reininger - Gilbert, AZ Granddaughter - Amanda Ballweg - Columbus, NE Grandson - Matt Ballweg - Columbus, NE Granddaughter - Jocelyn Stepanek - Rochester, MN Grandson - Nolan Stepanek - Rochester, MN Mother-in-law - Sylvia Olson - Columbus, NE Many nieces and nephews Don was preceded in death by: Sister - Mary Barr Son - Dave Barr Father-in-law - A.T. Olson[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW] From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, July 5, 2003- Don Barr, 61, of Columbus, Nebraska died July 4, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota while visiting family. Services are Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 10:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus with Rev. Bill Ritter officiating. Interment is at the Columbus Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, July 7 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Tuesday, July 8 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 with a family prayer service at 9:45 AM at the church. Don Barr was born on February 27, 1942 to George M. & Yvonne (Roberts) Barr in Norfolk, Nebraska. He graduated from Leigh, Nebraska High School in 1960. On November 18, 1961, he married Jane Olson at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh. He farmed the family farm in Leigh until 1963. At that time, they moved to Storm Lake, Iowa where he was a manager for Colombian Feed. In 1968, they moved to Fremont, Nebraska where Don was self-employed as a truck driver for MTR and Eckley Trucking Firm. In 1974, they moved to Columbus where he was employed as General Transportation Manager for Lindsay Manufacturing and was involved with the Nebraska Motor Carriers Association. In 1995, he started his own Freight Brokerage business. He retired in 2001. Don was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. He enjoyed spending time with his family. He adored his grandchildren and loved being with them and watching their activities. Don is survived by: Wife - Jane Barr - Columbus, NE Parents - George & Yvonne Barr - Madison, NE Daughter - Michelle (Alan) Stepanek - Rochester, MN Daughter - Sherry (Ed) Ballweg - Columbus, NE Sister - Cindy (Tom) DeGroot - Madison, NE Sister - Judy (Dick) Reininger - Gilbert, AZ Granddaughter - Amanda Ballweg - Columbus, NE Grandson - Matt Ballweg - Columbus, NE Granddaughter - Jocelyn Stepanek - Rochester, MN Grandson - Nolan Stepanek - Rochester, MN Mother-in-law - Sylvia Olson - Columbus, NE Many nieces and nephews Don was preceded in death by: Sister - Mary Barr Son - Dave Barr Father-in-law - A.T. Olson

  
  

• Sources

  ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008.