William Harold Taylor SR., 88, of Oakland NE

WILLIAM HAROLD TAYLOR SR. was born December 18, 1926, in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Harold and Adeline (Carlson) Taylor.  He passed into eternal rest on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Fremont.

Bill was raised in Washington County and joined the Navy during WWII shortly after his 17th birthday serving in the South Pacific on the destroyer USS Knapp.

He married May Schluter on April 15, 1953, at Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont.

Bill and May moved to a farm northeast of Oakland in 1961 where he also had a crop dusting business.  He was active in Veterans groups serving as the VFW State Commander in 1980 and as the Burt County Veterans Service Officer after retiring from active farming.  He had many friends across Nebraska and loved fishing, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, sister Jeane, and brothers Donald, Jim, and Stan.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, May; sister Peggy Anderson of Blair; sons, Bill (Jean) of Elkhorn; Ken (Jayne) of Mead, Calvin (Maureen) of Conestoga, PA; daughters Ruth Trout and Helen Murray of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-children.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 10:30 am at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland.

BURIAL WITH MILITARY HONORS:Oakland Cemetery, with Military Honors by Ryan VFW Post No. 5543 and American Legion Post No. 46

VISITATION: Tuesday 4-8 pm with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm at Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service.

MEMORIALS: First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland and the Oakland Ryan VFW Post No. 5543

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William Taylor