Eldon E. Quinn

NORFOLK -- Services for Eldon E. Quinn, 76, Hadar, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. The Rev. Norman Nelson will officiate with private inurnment services at the graveside planned for a later date. Military rites will be by American Legion Post 16, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1644 and the United States Army Honors Guard. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral chapel. He died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. Eldon Ellis Quinn was born in Ainsworth on June 22, 1936, to Alvin and Gladys (Lewis) Quinn. He grew up on a farm north of Ainsworth and attended District 55 Rosehill School until eighth grade, at which time his family moved from the farm into Ainsworth. He then chose to work with his father, Alvin, in the sand and gravel business in Johnstown. Eldon joined the National Guard in 1954 serving as a cook in the O'Neill and Norfolk units until 1965. Eldon held numerous jobs throughout his lifetime in the Ainsworth and Norfolk area. He operated a produce station, which sold cream and eggs; delivered fuel for Madison's; owned Quinn's Apco station and McQue construction in Ainsworth; owned Hidden Paradise resort in Long Pine; was a salesman for various Norfolk area dealerships; and owned and operated the Hadar Country Store and Post Office. He was a salesman extraordinaire. His sales career included selling grain bins and metal farm buildings, mobile homes, cars, and farm implements. He considered his greatest sales accomplishment to be selling a farm tractor in Hawaii. He continued to sell tractors his whole life, including the day before he passed away. He was happiest when he was selling or trading. Eldon married Phyllis Jones on April 17, 1955, in Ainsworth. They raised a family of four girls, Barb, Cindy, Patti, and Debbie. On October 1, 1977, he married Delilah Otto in Norfolk. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Gladys; wife Delilah; brother, Dean; and a great-granddaughter, Christeena Busch. He is survived by daughters, Barb Aude (Wayne) of Hebron, Cindy Ehle (Raymond) of Fairbury, Patti Spier (Dan) of Ainsworth, and Debbie Richard (Maurice) of Timpson, Texas; a sister, Wilma Miller of Sun City, Ariz.; a sister-in-law, Marlene (Dean) Quinn of Ainsworth; eight grandchildren, Justin Quinn Aude of Paola, Kan., Derek Aude (Heather) of Gretna, Katie and Meg Ehle of Lincoln, Erin Lewis (Josh) of Sioux Falls, S.D., Leena and Shelby Busch of Timpson, Texas, Kaylee Fiello (Josh) of El Paso, Texas; eight great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Fletcher Quinn, Imogen, Addelynn, and Elaina Aude; Emily and Tyler Lewis; and Joe Fiello; along with special friend, Phyllis Kern of Hadar; and her family; and step-children and step-grandchildren numerous nieces and nephews and host of friends. Casket bearers will be Wayne Aude, Raymond Ehle, Don Spier, Mike Quinn, Loren Quinn and Fred Kern.

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Eldon E. Quinn

June 22, 1936 - July 26, 2012