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DELRAY "DEL" HIGHTREE,
63 years of Fremont, Nebraska,
DELRAY “DEL” HIGHTREE was born
December 7, 1947, at Decatur, Nebraska, to Kenneth “Red”
and Pauline Hightree. He passed away Friday, February
18, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska,
of lung cancer at the age of 63 years.
Following his father’s death, Del and
his brother, Ray, were raised by his grandmother,
Blanche Hightree. Del attended school in Decatur,
graduating from Decatur High School in 1966.
He served in the US Army during the
Vietnam War. He served at Fort Hood in Washington and in
Vietnam.
On June 21, 1969, Del married Betty
Teeters in Decatur.
Del had been employed at Control
Data, and worked on power line construction at Schmader
Electric of West Point. He also had worked in the
warehouse at Norris Public Power of Grand Island and
Kriz Davis in Lincoln and Fremont. Before he retired, he
was as a blackjack dealer at Harvey’s and Ameristar in
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Del was a loving husband, father and
grandfather.
Survivors include his wife, Betty of Fremont;
brother, Ray Hightree of Omaha; son and daughter-in-law,
Del Alan and Tonya L. Hightree of Omaha; daughter and
son-in-law, Dawn and Robert Mackey of Fremont; two
special grandchildren, Tyler Ray Hightree serving in
Afghanistan and Hunter Rae Hightree of Fremont; four
grandchildren, Austin James Hightree and Logan Xavier
Hightree of Omaha, Lola Mackey and DJ Mackey of Fremont;
two step grandchildren, Chelsey Mackey and Simon Butner;
and foster daughter, Polly Clinard of Cedar Bluffs; two
foster grandchildren, KC LeCrone of Fremont and Bobby
LeCrone of Cedar Bluffs
He was preceded in death by his
father, Kenneth “Red”; grandparents, Blanche and Earl
Hightree; two aunts and three uncles.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE:
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Decatur, Nebraska,with Military Honors by VFW
Gleason-Rogers Post No. 6926 and American Legion
Rogers-Crum Post No. 215
VISITATION: The
Family will receive friends Tuesday, February 22, 2011,
from 4 - 8 p.m.at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah,
Nebraska.
MEMORIALS: To the
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