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01/16/2017 - Carl Serres
Funeral services for Carl Serres, age 85, a longtime Chadron resident, will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, NE with Tom Serres officiating.
Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, NE.
A memorial has been established. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.
Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com.
Carl passed away on January 9, 2017 at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs, NE. He was born in Crawford, NE to John Paul “Jack” and Ida Mae (Bunge) Serres. He was the 4th of 5 children. There was an older sister Dorothy Mae, older brothers Ernest Paul and Richard Lyle, and younger brother John Leo.
He went to school in the Harrison Montrose Community District 9. In his senior year of high school, he suffered a serious fall while horse riding, but still managed to graduate from Harrison High.
Carl married Pauline Conger on December 10, 1960. With this union, came four children, son Ron and daughters Carol, Charlotte, and Connie.
Carl took up various jobs ranching and farming in the area, later becoming custodian at the Dawes County Courthouse.
In 1973, Carl met fellow co-worker Lila Mae Laue, got married, and settled on a farm east of Chadron. They remained married until her passing in 2002. Carl enjoyed farming, fishing, ranch work, and spending time with wife Lila and children at home on their farm.
Carl had been living at the farm with son Ron, until a fall moved him to Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs. He resided there for around 18 months until his passing.
Carl is survived by older brother Richard Serres of Chadron, NE; son Ron Serres; daughters Carol Serres of Las Vegas, NV, Charlotte (Scott) Johnson, and Connie (Henry) McLeod of Ogallala, NE; granddaughter Charline (Kirk) Robinson and their children Carlos Estrada and Jillian Robinson of Kearney, NE; grandsons Benjamin and Blake McLeod of Ogallala, NE; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Carl was a gentle, compassionate father, dad, husband, and friend and will be dearly missed.
Chamberlain Chapel is in charge of arrangements for Carl Serres.
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