Rodney A. Bell, 57, of Alda died Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998, at the St. Francis Memorial Health Center Skilled Nursing Unit in Grand Island.
Services were on Monday at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Jack Rademacher officiated. Burial was in the Giltner Cemetery.
Mr. Bell was born on Feb. 14, 1941, at Giltner to Donald E. and Irma R. (Mohlman) Bell. He grew up and attended school in Giltner, graduating in 1959. He served in the U.S. Navy.
He married Judith K. Riese on July 21, 1973, in Grand Island. He owned and operated a contracting business in Grand Island. The couple moved to Lincoln in 1981 and returned to Grand Island in 1992. He continued in the contracting business.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Donald Bell of Lincoln, Rick at home and Rodney Jr. of Kansas; two daughters, Andrea Bell of Kearney and Amy Bell of Lincoln; two grandchildren; his parents, of Giltner; two brothers, James Bell and Vernon Bell, both of Garland, Texas; and one sister, Judy (Mrs. Orville) Cox of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by one son, Jeffrey Bell; and one brother.
Rodney A. Bell, 57, of Alda died Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998, at the St. Francis Memorial Health Center Skilled Nursing Unit in Grand Island.
Services were on Monday at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Jack Rademacher officiated. Burial was in the Giltner Cemetery.
Mr. Bell was born on Feb. 14, 1941, at Giltner to Donald E. and Irma R. (Mohlman) Bell. He grew up and attended school in Giltner, graduating in 1959. He served in the U.S. Navy.
He married Judith K. Riese on July 21, 1973, in Grand Island. He owned and operated a contracting business in Grand Island. The couple moved to Lincoln in 1981 and returned to Grand Island in 1992. He continued in the contracting business.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Donald Bell of Lincoln, Rick at home and Rodney Jr. of Kansas; two daughters, Andrea Bell of Kearney and Amy Bell of Lincoln; two grandchildren; his parents, of Giltner; two brothers, James Bell and Vernon Bell, both of Garland, Texas; and one sister, Judy (Mrs. Orville) Cox of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by one son, Jeffrey Bell; and one brother.
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