Dawson-Nemaha County NeArchives Obituaries.....Ernst, D.D. August 13, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Aug. 18, 2010
D.D. “Dutch” Ernst, 97, of Lexington, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Tri-County
Hospital in Lexington. 

Funeral Service was Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 at Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel in
Lexington with the Rev. John Craig officiating.   

Visitation was held prior to the funeral service. 

Burial was private for family only at Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. 
 
Dutch was born Sept. 19, 1912, at Johnson, to Charles and Anna Ernst. 
 
Dutch lived his youth in Johnson, Graf, Gilead and the last two years of high
school in Fairbury, graduating with the class of 1931.  He then went on to
further his education at Lincoln School of Commerce, graduating in 1933, earned
his bachelor of science. from the University of Nebraska, class of 1937. 

Dutch served his country during WWII in the United States Army and was honorably
discharged on Nov. 25, 1942.  
 
He was united in marriage to Corrinne Smith on Feb. 9, 1937, three children were
born to this union; Bob, Jim and Mary. 
   
Dutch worked for four years in Omaha, two at Burroughs Adding Machine Company
and two at the University of Omaha (now the University of Nebraska at Omaha). 

He moved his family to Lexington in 1941.  Dutch worked as a CPA for many years,
retiring in 1987.  

Always an advocate for his community; Dutch was active in the Boy Scouts, both
locally and district wide, a charter member of the Lexington Junior Chamber of
Commerce, a charter member of the American Legion Bldg. Corp. (now known as the
Vet’s Club), past commander of the American Legion, co-founder of Home Federal
Savings and Loan, where he served as director and president, the Lexington Board
of Education and various other boards and committees.  
 
Following Dutch’s retirement in 1987, he served the Small Business
Administration as a SCORE counselor, he was chairman of the Endowment Committee
for Central Community College, served two terms on the Lexington City Council
and was founder, director and president of Park Avenue Estates. 
  
Dutch was a life member of the American Legion, Dawson County Historical
Society, University of Nebraska Alumni, admiral in the United States Navy and a
member of the First United Methodist Church since 1941.

Survivors include two sons:  Bob (Diane) Ernst of Estes Park, Colo., Jim (Cindy)
Ernst of Silverthorne, Colo.; one daughter, Mary Lou Ernst of Holdrege; five
grandchildren, Bruce (Jill) Ernst of Hawaii; David Ernst of Seattle, Wash.,
Katrina Ernst of Silverthorne, Todd (Stacey) Ernst of San Antonio, Texas; Jodie
(Jeremy) Deeney of Vancouver, Wash.; four great-grandchildren, Jacob and Josh
Ernst of San Antonio and Adam and Aiden Deeney of Vancouver.  
 
Dutch was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Corrinne and sister, Helen.   

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