Archie William Wolverton and Helen Mae Dark
Husband Archie William Wolverton [13794]
Born: 14 Oct 1908 - Oberlin, Decatur County, KS Christened: Died: 18 Jun 1946 - Elsie, Perkins County, NE Buried: - Dickens Cemetery, Dickens, Lincoln County, NE
Father: Francis Marion (Frank) Wolverton [13765] (1870-1929) Mother: Samantha Esta Matson [13789] (1882-1954) 1
Marriage: 9 Jan 1933 - Ogallala, NE [MRIN:4560]
Wife Helen Mae Dark [13815]
Born: 28 Mar 1916 - Dickens, Lincoln County, NE Christened: Died: 3 Nov 2008 - Gothenburg, Dawson County, NE Buried: - Dickens Cemetery, Dickens, Lincoln County, NE
Children
1 F Maxine Wolverton [13816]
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Harry George [25515] ( - ) Marr: [MRIN:8508]
2 F Noreen Wolverton [13817]
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Joseph Murray [25516] ( - ) Marr: [MRIN:8509]
3 M Stanley (Stan) Wolverton [13818]
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Archie William Wolverton
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF23884
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Birth: Oct. 14, 1908
Oberlin
Decatur County
Kansas, USA
Death: Jun. 18, 1946
Elsie
Perkins County
Nebraska, USA
Archie was the son of Francis & Esta Matson Wolverton. He attended school in Dickens. He was married Jan. 9, 1933 to Helen Dark, also of Dickens. She was the daughter of Clyde & Myrtle Dark. Archie was employed by the Burlington Railroad in Elsie and was also the city marshal. Archie met a tragic death June 18, 1946. The section men were unloading a car body in the railroad yards in Elsie. It had been moved from the flat car to the cribbing. Something went wrong and the cribbing gave way, crushing Archie between the car body and a boxcar. He and Helen had three children Maxine, Noreen, & Stanley.
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Parents:
Francis Marion Wolverton (1870 - 1929)
Samantha Esta Matson Wolverton (1882 - 1954)
Spouse:
Helen Mae Dark Leonhardt (1916 - 2008)
Siblings:
Myrtle Wolverton Yonker (1900 - 1962)*
Marion F. Wolverton Burkert (1904 - 1993)*
Archie William Wolverton (1908 - 1946)
Owen J J Wolverton (1914 - 1962)*
Newman Edgar Wolverton (1918 - 1996)*
Beulah Etta Wolverton Imhof (1921 - 2012)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Dickens Cemetery
Dickens
Lincoln County
Nebraska, USA
Plot: Section 4 -- Lot 12
Created by: Carman DM
Record added: Oct 31, 2006
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General Notes: Wife - Helen Mae Dark
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF23905
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Birth: Mar. 28, 1916
Dickens
Lincoln County
Nebraska, USA
Death: Nov. 3, 2008
Gothenburg
Dawson County
Nebraska, USA
Helen Mae Leonhardt, 92, of North Platte passed away Nov. 3, 2008 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
She was born March 28, 1916, in Dickens to Clyde W. and Myrtle I. McDonald Dark. She attended Dickens public schools.
She married Archie W. Wolverton Jan. 9, 1933, in Ogallala. They had three children. The couple resided in Dickens until 1941, when they moved to Elsie. Archie passed away in 1946. Helen later married William Leonhardt, and the couple moved to North Platte. She worked at several dry-cleaners in North Platte as a silk finisher. She retired in 1984. After retirement she bought her own home and cleaned and fixed it up.
Her hobbies included house cleaning, sewing, watching her favorite soap opera ?Days of Our Lives,? and especially visiting with her family and friends.
Survivors include daughters Maxine (Harry) George of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Noreen (Joseph) Murray of Boise, Idaho; son Stan Wolverton of North Platte; sister Berdine Fenton of Council Bluffs, Iowa; sister-in-law Beulah Imhoff of North Platte; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Archie and sister Opal.
Memorials may be made to the NPHS Class of 1958 scholarship fund. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com
Services were Nov. 8 at Adams and Swanson Chapel with the Rev. Richard Karr officiating, with burial in the Dickens Cemetery. Arrangements were with Adams and Swanson Funeral Home.
First published in The North Platte Bulletin print edition on 11/12/2008
Family links:
Parents:
Clyde W. Dark (1889 - 1942)
Myrtle Irene McDonald Dark (1895 - 1982)
Spouse:
Archie William Wolverton (1908 - 1946)*
Sibling:
Opal Lucille Dark Davis (1915 - 1981)*
Helen Mae Dark Leonhardt (1916 - 2008)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Dickens Cemetery
Dickens
Lincoln County
Nebraska, USA
Created by: Milan
Record added: Jan 28, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 47246769
Notes: Marriage
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MARR: RIN MH:FF6947
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1 Carl Wolverton, The Wolverton Family - New Brunswick Connection (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/l/Carl-Wolverton/index.html).