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George Lee Wurm

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George Lee Wurm Veteran

Birth
Herndon, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
Death
23 Oct 2023 (aged 83)
McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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George Lee Wurm was born in Herndon, Kansas on August 17, 1940 to Lawrence George and Martha Elizabeth (Schrammel) Wurm. He attended school in Herndon and graduated from Herndon High School on May 21, 1958. George joined the United States Army in October of 1960. He was a member of the Green Berets and was honorably discharged in September of 1964.

On June 2, 1966, George was united in marriage to Ronda Oliver in Denver, Colorado. The couple made McCook their home and soon welcomed their four daughters. George worked as a Master Drywaller in McCook and the surrounding communities for over fifty years.

George was a proud father and grandfather. He was a longtime member of Peace Lutheran Church and was a man of strong faith.

George was surrounded by his family when he passed away at his home in McCook on Monday evening, October 23, 2023. He was 83 years of age.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandsons, Shannon Pierce and Clayton Pierson; brothers, Lawrence and Dale Wurm; and a sister, Wynemah Cox.

Those left to carry on his memory are his wife of 57 years, Ronda of McCook; four daughters; nine grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; as well as two sisters.

Funeral services were October 30, 2023 at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery of McCook will follow services.
George Lee Wurm was born in Herndon, Kansas on August 17, 1940 to Lawrence George and Martha Elizabeth (Schrammel) Wurm. He attended school in Herndon and graduated from Herndon High School on May 21, 1958. George joined the United States Army in October of 1960. He was a member of the Green Berets and was honorably discharged in September of 1964.

On June 2, 1966, George was united in marriage to Ronda Oliver in Denver, Colorado. The couple made McCook their home and soon welcomed their four daughters. George worked as a Master Drywaller in McCook and the surrounding communities for over fifty years.

George was a proud father and grandfather. He was a longtime member of Peace Lutheran Church and was a man of strong faith.

George was surrounded by his family when he passed away at his home in McCook on Monday evening, October 23, 2023. He was 83 years of age.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandsons, Shannon Pierce and Clayton Pierson; brothers, Lawrence and Dale Wurm; and a sister, Wynemah Cox.

Those left to carry on his memory are his wife of 57 years, Ronda of McCook; four daughters; nine grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; as well as two sisters.

Funeral services were October 30, 2023 at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery of McCook will follow services.


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