1935
Walter
2013
Walter Vargason
April 21, 1935 — April 11, 2013
Walter L. Vargason, 77, of St. Paul died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul after a courageous battle with cancer.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Reverend Martha Voigt will officiate. Masonic rites will be conducted by the St. Paul Masonic Lodge #82 AF & AM.
Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul with military honors by the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post #119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Mr. Vargason was born April 21, 1935 in Newport, NE to Walter H. and Agatha (Peacock) Vargason.
He was raised in the Episcopal Faith.
He was raised in Ainsworth and graduated from Ainsworth High School.
He entered the U.S. Army where he served from 1956 until 1959 in the Security Agency.
Walt was united in marriage to Linda Murphy on April 2, 1971 in Grand Island. The couple moved to Grand Island in 1974 and Walt began working for the City of Grand Island in the Engineering Department. He became the Street Superintendent for the City of Grand Island, retiring in 1997.
Upon retirement the couple moved to St. Paul. For the past several years, Walt was a funeral assistant at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
Walt enjoyed music, fishing and reading. Walt and Linda enjoyed going on cruises in the Carribean. He volunteered playing music for Heritage Living Center, Howard County Medical Center and Matelyn Retirement Community, all in St. Paul and for many years played in a dance band.
He was a currently a member of the St. Paul Masonic Lodge serving as Worshipful Master in St. Paul and Grand Island when he was a member of that lodge. He was a past member of the Scottish Rite 32nd degree of the Shriners. He also served on the University of Nebraska Technological Transfer Center Advisory Board.
Survivors include his wife, Linda of St. Paul; a brother, Charles and a sister, Agatha Marie.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Elmer and Alvin and two sisters, Vivian and Dorothy.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Reverend Martha Voigt will officiate. Masonic rites will be conducted by the St. Paul Masonic Lodge #82 AF & AM.
Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul with military honors by the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post #119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Mr. Vargason was born April 21, 1935 in Newport, NE to Walter H. and Agatha (Peacock) Vargason.
He was raised in the Episcopal Faith.
He was raised in Ainsworth and graduated from Ainsworth High School.
He entered the U.S. Army where he served from 1956 until 1959 in the Security Agency.
Walt was united in marriage to Linda Murphy on April 2, 1971 in Grand Island. The couple moved to Grand Island in 1974 and Walt began working for the City of Grand Island in the Engineering Department. He became the Street Superintendent for the City of Grand Island, retiring in 1997.
Upon retirement the couple moved to St. Paul. For the past several years, Walt was a funeral assistant at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
Walt enjoyed music, fishing and reading. Walt and Linda enjoyed going on cruises in the Carribean. He volunteered playing music for Heritage Living Center, Howard County Medical Center and Matelyn Retirement Community, all in St. Paul and for many years played in a dance band.
He was a currently a member of the St. Paul Masonic Lodge serving as Worshipful Master in St. Paul and Grand Island when he was a member of that lodge. He was a past member of the Scottish Rite 32nd degree of the Shriners. He also served on the University of Nebraska Technological Transfer Center Advisory Board.
Survivors include his wife, Linda of St. Paul; a brother, Charles and a sister, Agatha Marie.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Elmer and Alvin and two sisters, Vivian and Dorothy.
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