Paul A Quisenberry

Paul A. Quisenberry, 99, formerly of Wood River, NE passed away on June 1, 2022 at the Riverside Lodge in Grand Island.



Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Wood River United Methodist Church with Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will from 5 to 7 PM, Friday, June 3rd at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Wood River United Methodist Church or the Wood River Cemetery.



Paul was born on December 18, 1922 on the family farm in the Schauppsville Community near Wood River to Paul and Margaret (Allan) Quisenberry. He is the third generation to live and work on the family farm.



Paul attended grade school at the Schauppsville school and graduated from Wood River High School with the Class of 1941.



Paul and Minnie Perdew met through mutual friends. They, along with two very close friends, eloped to Smith Center, Kan., and were married at the Methodist parsonage on Feb. 8, 1947. Minnie and Paul settled near Alda, where Paul farmed. They later moved three miles west to the family farm. They were married for 64 years.



Paul and Minnie had three children, Jacque, Janet and Gary. In addition to their children they enjoyed traveling to Mexico City, Acapulco, Washington DC, Hawaii, Kansas City and Florida.



Paul was on the board of directors of the Wood River Coop., a 71-year member of the masonic lodge, shriniers, 4-H club leader, the Methodist church, associate guardian of Jobs Daughters, T-Bone club, and the Liederkranz of Grand Island.



Survivors include his Son, Gary and Ida Quisenberry of Wood River; daughter, Janet and Sherman Carr of Gibbon; son-in-law, Dave Jacox of Omaha; eight grandchildren and their spouses: Jeremiah (Sarah) Garber of Lincoln, Sara (Tyler) Muhs of Lincoln, Holly (Henry) Valdes of Omaha, Abby ( Jason) Evans of Arnold, MO, Maggie Carr of Minneapolis, MN, Dr. Stephanie Vondrak of Elkhorn, Paula (Roy) Patrick of Oakton, VA, Matt (Leslie) Jacox of Waterloo; 12 great grandchildren: Kennedy Muhs of Lincoln, Haley and Reese Evans of Arnold, MO, Grayson Valdes of Omaha, Harry, Elizabeth and David Vondrak of Elkhorn, Julia and Charlotte Patrick of Oakton, VA, Jaxson, Chase and Griffin Jacox of Waterloo; two step great grandchildren, Elayne and Dawson Evans of Arnold, MO.



He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Minnie; daughter, Jacque Jacox; brother, Art Quisenberry and sisters, Sally Dubbs, Ferne Thompson and Marian Hansen.