Fenlon A. “Fen” Danielson, JR. 83 of Glenwood NE Formerly of Oakland NE

FENLON A. “FEN” DANIELSON, JR. 83 years of Greenwood, Nebraska, originally of Oakland, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014, at his home in Valley, Nebraska.

Fenlon was born July 15, 1931, in Oakland, to Fenlon A. Sr. and Helen (Fuller) Danielson. He graduated from Oakland High School in 1948 and lived on a farm in the Oakland area until 1966. Fenlon attended Salem Covenant Church.

On April 20, 1952, Fenlon and Margaret Meier were united in marriage at Grace Lutheran Church in West Point, Nebraska. They were married for 56 years and had two sons, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Fen and Marge started out farming in the rural Oakland area. They moved to Ralston, Nebraska, in 1966 when Fen started working for Continental Trailways as a Bus Driver. He achieved numerous driving awards including a Million Mile Safe Driving record. In 1971, Fen and Marge moved to an acreage in rural Greenwood where they spent 37 years raising dogs, horses, long horn cattle, ducks and sheep. Fen was Owner/Operator of his own truck working locally in the Omaha and Lincoln area. Fen finished his career driving for Flatbed Express hauling construction materials for many of the buildings in Omaha and Council Bluffs. He also hauled the airplanes from the SAC Museum to the new Air Museum at Mahoney State Park.

Fen enjoyed fishing, hunting and boating along with farming, especially driving tractors and combines. Fen showed cattle in 4H growing up and continued throughout his life raising, training and showing horses and dogs. Among many of Fen and Marge’s Championships, one of the proudest was being honored the Breeders of a National Champion Herding Border Collie trained by John Holman of Arnold, Nebraska, in 2014.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret “Marge” in September 2008; and brother, Robert.

Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Jane Danielson of Ft Worth, TX, Dave and Tam Danielson of Omaha, NE; seven grandchildren, Patrick and Sarah Danielson, Thomas Danielson, Shay Danielson, John and Lindsey (Danielson) Anderson, Wade and Jackie Danielson, Jace Danielson and Kate Heres; four great grandchildren: Reese, Camden, Cael and Baby A on the Way; sister-in-law, Janet Danielson, Caldwell, ID.

FUNERAL SERVICE:  Saturday, August 9, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at Salem Covenant Church in rural Oakland.

BURIAL: Salem Cemetery, rural Oakland

VISITATION;: Friday, August 8, 2014, 4 – 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland.  Visitation Saturday will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.

MEMORIALS: Nebraska Stock Dog Assoc., 415 N. Clay Ave., Clay Center, NE  68933 and Salem Covenant Church

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Fenlon Danielson

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