Aline K Lindstrom

Funeral Services for Aline K. Lindstrom will be conducted on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Holcomb Evangelical Free Church in rural Phelps County, Nebraska with Reverend Todd Marcy officiating. Interment will be in the Moses Hill Cemetery in rural Phelps County.

Aline Kleone Lindstrom, 95 years of age, of Holdrege, Nebraska passed away on Monday, July 20, 2009 at Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. She was born March 16, 1914 in Phelps County, Nebraska the second of four children to Ed and Ethel (Olson) Vaughn. She was confirmed at Westmark Church and attended faithfully. She attended School District 70 for eight years. She did domestic work in many homes, but with her mother's poor health, she was needed at home.

On February 14, 1934 she was united in marriage to George D. Lindstrom at the Westmark Church parsonage with a reception at the new Dale Hotel in Holdrege. To this union, three children were born: Dean Randall, Shirley Aline and Larry George. The family made their home on the Lindstrom homestead where they both spent their entire life. The first years of marriage were hard and lean. No rainfall, no crops just farm produce sold. Aline later became an active member in the Holcomb Church where she taught Sunday school, Vacation Bible School and was persistent in the family's attendance at church. George passed away on July 9, 1981.

Aline was a member of the Tre-Kroner Swedish Society, the Sod House Society and Holdrege Senior Citizens Band and Chorus. She was a member of the Jolly Jane's and Needle Craft clubs. She enjoyed traveling with her husband to many states and Canada. She also enjoyed her pioneer family history and the fellowship with friends, family and grandchildren. She was employed as a cook for the R-4 School. She loved flowers, gardening and being outdoors. Aline was an exceptional seamstress and spent much time at her sewing machine.

Aline leaves to mourn her two sons: Dean Lindstrom and his wife, Jan of Kearney, NE; and Larry Lindstrom and his wife, Dorla of Elm Creek, NE; 7 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; one brother, Lee Vaughn and his wife Ruth of Kearney, Nebraska; one sister-in-law, Alberta Vaughn of Omaha, Nebraska; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Besides her parents and husband, George, she was preceded in death by her daughter Shirley Aline in infancy; two brothers: Irving Vaughn and Kenneth Vaughn; sisters-in-law, Mildred Vaughn and Cornelia Vaughn.

Aline will lie in state at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege on Thursday, July 23, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Memorials are suggested to the Nebraska Prairie Museum, Christian Homes Care Community or to the Holcomb Evangelical Free Church.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home of Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.