Ralph "Bub" Read

1926 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Ralph "Bub" Read
  Nickname	Bub
  Birth	8 Aug 1926	Inland, Clay, Nebraska, USA   [1]
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  		MMI - I60358 - I19804 - Ralph Jr Bub Read & Roma Jean Van Horn MMI - I60358 - I19804 - Ralph Jr Bub Read & Roma Jean Van Horn Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=12524256&PIpi=107194408
  Gender	Male
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  _FGRAVE	58773702
  _UID	66C8E333F5F44A359C843D1B7073225B84FB
  Burial	Sep 2010	Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58773702 Birth: Aug. 8, 1926 Inland, Clay County, Nebraska, USA Death: Sep. 15, 2010 Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA Ralph Read, Jr., the son of Ralph and Edna Read, Sr., was born in Inland, Neb., on Aug. 8, 1926, and died in Aurora, Neb., on Sept. 15, 2010, at the age of 84. He grew up in Inland, Giltner and Aurora, where he attended school in each of these communities. Bub then worked for several farmers in Hamilton County. He served during World War II in the U.S. Army Signal Corp as part of the 238 Pole Climbers. On July 20, 1948, he was united in marriage to Roma Jean VanHorn at Aurora. They lived in Aurora, where Bub was a self-employed trucker for many years. He also operated a business in Hampton for a couple of years, before retiring from the Hamilton County Department of Roads. Bub was a lifetime member of the Eagles and Aurora American Legion Post 42. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, brother, Merle Read and son-in-law, Allan Heiden. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Edna Heiden of Hampton; granddaughters, Talauna Heiden of Overland Park, Kan., Heather (Kory) Ekhoff of Aurora and Tasha (Kirche) Martin of Indianola and three great-grandchildren; sisters, Nelda Akerson and Velda Anderson, both of Aurora and Arlene Gibson of Rosenberg, Texas; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, DeMar (Carol) Burns of York and a host of friends and relatives. Published in The Grand Island Independent on 9/17/2010 Family links: Parents: Ralph Read (1901 - 1981) Edna Hamburger Read (1904 - 1991) Spouse: Roma Jean Van Horn Read (1929 - 1999) Siblings: Ralph Read (1926 - 2010) Nelda Mae Read Akerson (1931 - 2017) * Merle Read (1934 - 1978) * Burial: Aurora Cemetery Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA Created by: CPR Record added: Sep 17, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 58773702
  		MMI - I60358 - I19804 - Ralph Jr Bub Read & Roma Jean Van Horn MMI - I60358 - I19804 - Ralph Jr Bub Read & Roma Jean Van Horn Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=12524256&PIpi=107194408
  Death	15 Sep 2010	Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58773702
  		MMI - I60358 - I19804 - Ralph Jr Bub Read & Roma Jean Van Horn MMI - I60358 - I19804 - Ralph Jr Bub Read & Roma Jean Van Horn Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=12524256&PIpi=107194408
  Person ID	I60358	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Ralph Read,   b. 2 Feb 1901, , , Nebraska, USA d. 6 Apr 1981, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Edna Hamburger,   b. 1904   d. 1991 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F20601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roma Jean Van Horn,   b. 1 Nov 1929, , Hamilton, Nebraska, USA d. 3 Sep 1999, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1948	Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, USA
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F20600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2017

  
  

• Sources

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