1929
Clarence
2011
Clarence Dilley
May 20, 1929 — June 9, 2011
Clarence Dale Dilley, 82, of Oshkosh, died Thursday morning, June 9, 2011, at the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the Oshkosh City Cemetery in Oshkosh with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating.
There will be no visitation.
A memorial has been established to the United Methodist Church in Oshkosh, the UMW, or the Garden County Nursing Home Activities Fund.
Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com.
Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Dilley family.
Clarence Dilley was born May 20, 1929 in Big Springs, Nebraska to Malachi (Kie) and Christina (Christensen) Dilley. Clarence went to grade school in the country and graduated from Garden County High School in 1946. He then went to work for various farmers and ranchers in Garden County. He also worked for Mumford’s Cream Station and Standlin Oil Company.
He hayed for and with Lee Mumford, Amos Rogers and Earl Christenson. In 1951 he married a Lisco schoolteacher, Norma L. Shaw in Oshkosh. To this union 4 children were born, Richard, Saralyn, Rocky, and Ryan.
Clarence and Norma worked for Vic Eldred. He hayed with horses and broke many to harness and ride. He was a real cowboy. The couple then moved to Snake Creek Ranch west of Alliance. During the years, he worked for Sutton Ranch, Willard Stoddard in Banner County. He drove bus and was part-time maintenance there. The couple also worked for Agate Ranch at Agate, NE and Larson Farms at Potter, NE.
They moved to Oshkosh in 1962 and he worked as a welder for Midwec Corp. In 1963 he went to work for Garden County Road Department and worked as road foreman for 3 districts until he retired in 1994. He worked diligently for 31 years for the department. He loved to maintain roads especially in the Sandhills. He also worked for the Garden County Weed Department for 17 years, even though he was on oxygen, he worked hard all his life. When his health forced him to quit working, he continued to take care of a very large yard and small garden and flower beds. He always HAD TO WORK! He did most of the maintenance for county road equipment and made all the repairs to his own home and machinery.
He and Norma loved to dance, play cards, visit with friends, and travel.
He was a long-time member of the United Methodist church.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Norma, of 60 years; children, Richard and Dee of Washburn, Tennessee, Saralyn Larington of Denver, CO, Rocky and Diana of Scottsbluff, and Ryan L. of Commerce City, CO; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; older sister, Verna Johnson of Thorndale, TX; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Bonnie; brothers-in-law, Darrell Bennet and Gilbert Johnson of Plano, Texas; and one grandson, Trey Richard Dilley of Batavia, Ohio.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the Oshkosh City Cemetery in Oshkosh with Pastor Ray Weinerman officiating.
There will be no visitation.
A memorial has been established to the United Methodist Church in Oshkosh, the UMW, or the Garden County Nursing Home Activities Fund.
Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com.
Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Dilley family.
Clarence Dilley was born May 20, 1929 in Big Springs, Nebraska to Malachi (Kie) and Christina (Christensen) Dilley. Clarence went to grade school in the country and graduated from Garden County High School in 1946. He then went to work for various farmers and ranchers in Garden County. He also worked for Mumford’s Cream Station and Standlin Oil Company.
He hayed for and with Lee Mumford, Amos Rogers and Earl Christenson. In 1951 he married a Lisco schoolteacher, Norma L. Shaw in Oshkosh. To this union 4 children were born, Richard, Saralyn, Rocky, and Ryan.
Clarence and Norma worked for Vic Eldred. He hayed with horses and broke many to harness and ride. He was a real cowboy. The couple then moved to Snake Creek Ranch west of Alliance. During the years, he worked for Sutton Ranch, Willard Stoddard in Banner County. He drove bus and was part-time maintenance there. The couple also worked for Agate Ranch at Agate, NE and Larson Farms at Potter, NE.
They moved to Oshkosh in 1962 and he worked as a welder for Midwec Corp. In 1963 he went to work for Garden County Road Department and worked as road foreman for 3 districts until he retired in 1994. He worked diligently for 31 years for the department. He loved to maintain roads especially in the Sandhills. He also worked for the Garden County Weed Department for 17 years, even though he was on oxygen, he worked hard all his life. When his health forced him to quit working, he continued to take care of a very large yard and small garden and flower beds. He always HAD TO WORK! He did most of the maintenance for county road equipment and made all the repairs to his own home and machinery.
He and Norma loved to dance, play cards, visit with friends, and travel.
He was a long-time member of the United Methodist church.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Norma, of 60 years; children, Richard and Dee of Washburn, Tennessee, Saralyn Larington of Denver, CO, Rocky and Diana of Scottsbluff, and Ryan L. of Commerce City, CO; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; older sister, Verna Johnson of Thorndale, TX; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Bonnie; brothers-in-law, Darrell Bennet and Gilbert Johnson of Plano, Texas; and one grandson, Trey Richard Dilley of Batavia, Ohio.
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