Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Salleng, Ronald E. December 6, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danny Gruber danny.gruber@gmail.com November 17, 2010, 6:01 pm Lexington Clipper-Herald Dec. 9, 2009 Ronald E. Salleng, 64, of Cozad, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. Ron’s wishes were for his body to be cremated so there will be no visitation.   A memorial Celebration of Life will be held Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington with Pastor Ken Hutson officiating. Inurnment will be held in the spring at Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington.  He was born Aug. 12, 1945, at Lexington. Ron grew up and attended school in Cozad and Lexington and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1963. He managed the Phillips 66 service station in Cozad following graduation.   Ron was united in marriage to Lois Rainforth on Aug. 27, 1965, in Cozad. The couple had one son, Eric.   In 1968, they moved to Tustin, Calif., where Ron managed a service station until 1975. It was at this time they returned to Nebraska and owned and operated Norm’s Café and Dirt Cheap Saloon until selling the business in 1989. They then moved to Temecula, Calif., and Ron and his brother operated a landscaping business. In 2000, Ron and Lois returned to Nebraska and Cozad. Ron retired upon their move home because of health problems.   Survivors include his wife: Lois Salleng of Cozad; one son, Eric (Jessica) Salleng of Cozad; one grandson, Quinn Salleng of Cozad; one brother, Donald (Connie) German of Salome, Ariz.; two nephews, Josh and Seth German; one cousin, George Bonsor, as well as other relatives and friends. Ron was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather, grandparents and infant siblings.  File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/obits/s/salleng427gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb