Inez E. Walline

Memorial Services for Inez E. Walline will be conducted from the Trinity Lutheran Church in Axtell, Nebraska on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. with Reverend Elvin Crosby, officiating. Private family inurnment will be held at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Axtell.

Inez Ellen Walline, 91 years of age, of Holdrege, Nebraska (formerly of Axtell) passed away on Friday, March 14, 2008 at the Holdrege Memorial Homes. Inez was born on the family farm southwest of Axtell in Kearney County, Nebraska, the second of three children of Lewis E. and Bertha M. (Popple) Tilbury. Inez was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Axtell. She received her education at Axtell, graduating from Axtell High School with the class of 1935. She then pursued her cosmetology license, graduating from Beauty School in Hastings, Nebraska.

On May 15, 1937 she was united in marriage to Lauren V. Walline and to this union three children were born: Patty, Connie and Bart. They engaged in farming northwest of Axtell until moving into town in 1962. Inez started a beauty salon in Axtell at Bethphage Mission, where she was employed for several years and enjoyed many friendship bonds formed with her clients at the Mission.

Prior to becoming residents at Holdrege Memorial Homes the couple resided at Northridge Retirement Village in Kearney, Nebraska. On May 7, 2006 she was preceded in death by her husband, Lauren.

Inez and Lauren were active members of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Axtell. The couple loved traveling together and enjoyed camping with the family. Inez was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who looked forward to spending time with her family. Her sense of humor will always be remembered. Inez developed close friendships over the years due to her caring personality, she always thought of others first.

She leaves to mourn her passing her two daughters: Patty Abrahamson and her husband, John of Holdrege and Connie Wilson and her husband, Andy of Franklin, Nebraska; one son, Bart Walline and his wife, Cheryl of Lincoln, Nebraska; seven grandchildren: Susan Sturgis and her husband, Brad of Holdrege, Lea Ann Adkins and her husband, Jesse of Denver, CO, Dana Hansen and her husband, Rick of Kearney, Sheri Wilson of Lincoln, Brian Wilson and his wife, Jeannie of Orleans, Nebraska, Aaron Davis of Lincoln, and C.J. Davis and his wife, Gretchen of Kansas City, MO; seven great-grandchildren: Erin, Erica and Kellen Sturgis, Jesse and John Adkins, Morgan Hansen and Madison Mazankowski; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Edward Tilbury and his wife, Edna and one sister, Fern Parriot and her husband, Dean.

There will be no public visitation, the family is honoring Inez's wish for cremation.

A memorial has been established and kindly suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church of Axtell or Holdrege Memorial Homes.

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

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