Arnold Emry |
| Posted 2016-04-12 by Gayle Nelson |
| Arnold D. Emry, 85, of Wayne died Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Wayne. Visitation with the family present will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Haselmann Funeral Home in Wayne. Arnold Dean Emry was born to Clarence and BeAnna (Roberts) Emry. He graduated from Allen High School in 1947 and from Nebraska State Teachers College in Wayne in 1951. Arnold served in the U.S. Army in support of the Korean War. Arnold married Sandra Havekost on May 22, 1955, at Hooper, NE. He held teaching and administrative positions in Pilger and Allen, NE, and Newell, IA. He earned his Master's Degree in 1957 and his Doctorate in 1967. From 1967 until 1993, he taught at Wayne State College as a professor in the education department. Sandra passed away in 2010, On October 28, 2012, Arnold and Sally Rossman celebrated a commitment ceremony with their families present. Arnold is survived by his partner, Sally Rossman; his children, Patricia (James) McPherson of Lincoln, NE, Gordon (Robin) Emry of Norfolk, NE, Bradley (Kathleen) Emry of Isle of Palms, SC, and Shelley (Terry) Gilliland of Wayne; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Gloria (Gene) Kraemer of Menomonie, WI; and numerous nephews and nieces. He is also survived by Sally's family, Bruce (Shirley) and Mark (Susan) of Atkinson, NE, and Rod of Daufuskie Landing, SC; five grandchildren; and three great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra; and his parents. |