CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF Clifford Thoene

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Clifford Thoene

LINCOLN - Clifford Thoene, 78, died April 18, 1999, in Lincoln.

Services were held April 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lincoln.

Clifford was born March 24, 192l, to John A. Sr. and Kathryne Thoene 
in Bow Valley.

He served in WWII and received a purple heart and was a prisoner of 
war.  He was the owner of a cafe and smoke shop in Lincoln.

Clifford was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Chamber 
of Commerce, V.F.W. 131, American Legion Post #3, and former president 
of the Nebraska Restaurant Association.

Survivors include his wife, Betsy; three brothers, John Thoene Jr., 
Bow Valley; Alton "Dick" Thoene, Hartington; and former Gov. Charley 
Thoene, Lincoln; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sally (Westermark).

 

Wednesday, Apr. 28, 1999 - Cedar County News