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Kearney Hub
Kearney, Nebraska
10/12/2004
Dennis Barner
Stapleton resident, 74
LINCOLN - Dennis E. Barner, 74, of Stapleton died Friday, Oct. 8, 2002
4, at the Heart Hospital in Lincoln.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church i
Stapleton. Burial will be at Loup Valley Cemetery.
He was born Jan. 22,1930, in Hershey to Elmer and Florence (Stalnaker
) Barner.
On May 25, 1952, he married Rose Hunn in North Platte.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Dervin of Kearney, Bill of Mullen an
d Jim of Casper, Wyo.; daughters, Lyndel Johnson of Stapleton and Ann
e Little of Kearney; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Additional survivors include daughters-in-law, Jona of Kearney, Donale
e of Mullen and Kim of Casper; sons-in-law, Tom Johnson of Stapleton a
d Tony Little of Kearney; and father-in-law, the Rev. B.D. Hunn of No
th Platte.
He will be missed by friends and relatives too numerous to mention.
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STAPLETON - Dennis Elmer BARNER, 74, of Stapleton died
Oct. 8, 2004, at the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln.
He was born Jan. 22, 1930, at Hershey to Elmer and Florence
Stalnaker Barner. Orphaned at the age of 5, Denny lived with
aunts and uncles and attended grade school in several schools.
On May 25, 1952, he married Rose Marie Hunn in North Platte.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Maudeen; a
brother-in-law, Karl Hunn; and two sisters-in-law, Lois Hunn and Rut
h Miller.
Services at the First Presbyterian Church in Stapleton. Burial in Lou
p Valley Cemetery.
Adams and Swanson Funeral Home of North Platte in charge of arrangemen
ts.
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Dennis E. Barner
Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:00 am
STAPLETON - Dennis Elmer Barner, 74, of Stapleton died Oct. 8, 2004, a
t the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln.
He was born Jan. 22, 1930, at Hershey to Elmer and Florence Stalnake
Barner. Orphaned at the age of 5, Denny lived with aunts and uncle
s and attended grade school in several schools. He lived with Charle
s and Esther Stalnaker for four years and graduated from Marquette Hig
h School in 1947. After graduation, he was employed by B.C. Huffman. W
hile working at the Huffman ranch, he enjoyed hunting for arrowheads
. On one of these expeditions, he discovered an Indian burial site tha
t predated the Woodland Culture Group and was at least 1,000 years old
. The entire discovery, including 10 skeletons and various artifacts w
as loaned to the Nebraska Historical Society for study.
On May 25, 1952, he married Rose Marie Hunn in North Platte. They move
d to Lena, where he was a mail carrier from Lena to Tryon. He then wen
t to work for Dewayne and Emma Melvin of Lena. Dennis worked for Max a
d Lorene Rothwell on the ranch south of Whitman for nine years.
In 1964, Dennis and Rose moved to Stapleton where he worked for A an
d A service. In 1967, Denny and Rose purchased Beckius Grocery in Stap
leton and it became Denny's Market, which they operated until 1999, a
t which time they retired.
Mr. Barner was a member of the Stapleton Village Board for 16 years an
d was mayor for many of those years. He also served on the Stapleton F
ire Department as both a fireman and emergency medical technician. I
1990, he was given a 20-year service award by the department. He ser
ved on the fair board as director, secretary and treasurer and was als
o a member of the chamber of commerce. Denny coached girl's softball t
eams where they finished runner-up in the North Platte League for tw
o consecutive years. In 1992, the Stapleton High School yearbook was d
edicated to him. Denny had a variety of interests and hobbies.
Mr. Barner's favorite pastime was fishing and he was an avid bird watc
her. He was known for his elaborate Christmas-light displays and his c
ollection of more than 500 caps, which he displayed in his store.
Survivors include his wife Rose of Stapleton; two daughters, Lyndel (T
om) Johnson of Stapleton and Anne (Tony) Little of Kearney; three sons
, Dervin (Jona) Barner of Kearney, Bill (Donalee) Barner of Mullen, an
d Jim (Kim) Barner of Casper, Wyo.; a sister, Shirley (LeRoy) Pope o
f Riverside, Calif.; 13 grandchildren, Chad (Aimme) Barner and Larist
a Barner, Trevor and Cami Barner, Garrett (Heather) Johnson, Dawn (Jas
on) Beers, Lyndsi (Tony) Romero, Nolan, Lana and Rylan Little and Taus
ha (Jeremiah) Willard, Danielle and Ryan Barner; six great-grandchildr
en; father-in-law, the Rev. B.D. Hunn of North Platte; brother-in-law
, Paul (Karen) Hunn of Tryon; and sister-in-law, Shirley Miller of Arv
ada, Colo. Denny, a friend to all, will also be missed by a host of fr
iends and relatives too numerous to mention.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Maudeen; a brother-
in-law, Karl Hunn; and two sisters-in-law, Lois Hunn and Ruth Miller.
A memorial has been established.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Churc
h in Stapleton with the Rev. Bob Anderson officiating. Burial will b
e in Loup Valley Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Adams and Swanso
Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at t
he First Presbyterian Church.
Adams & Swanson Funeral Home of North Platte is in charge.
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