BRUCE AND DOROTHY [ADAMS] WALTON
Bruce is the eldest son of Cecil A. and Jennie (Bruce) Walton of the
rural Verdigre-Venus and Neligh, Nebraska, areas. Grandparents were
Willard and Belle (Adams) Walton of Center and Venus, Nebraska, and
James and Effa (Sufficool) Bruce of Verdigre. Mr. Bruce carried mail
by team and buggy from Verdigre to Walnut, Nebraska.
[pg 464 photo Mr. and Mrs. Bruce [Dorothy] Walton]
Bruce graduated from Creighton, Nebraska, in 1943 and now lives in
Verdigre. He was a rural mail carrier out of Plainview and Pierce,
Nebraska, but currently carries mail for route 2 out of Verdigre.
Dorothy is the youngest daughter of the late Perry O. and Frances
(Stoltenberg) Adams of the Venus community. Her grandparents were J.
W. Scott and Martha (Fee) Adams of Venus, Nebraska, and Hans and
Fredericka (Dunker) Stoltenberg of Dodge, Nebraska. They had the
first post office at Pleasant Valley in Dodge County, Nebraska,
located in one room of their home and he was postmaster for several
years.
Dorothy graduated from Creighton, Nebraska, in 1945 and is now
employed at the Verdigre Housing Authority as Executive Director.
[pg 465 photo Ron and Penny Walton and family - from left: Todd,
Paula, and Janel]
Bruce and Dorothy were married June 28, 1945, and farmed in the
Venus and Winnetoon area. In 1956 they moved to Plainview, Nebraska,
where he was employed by a concrete block company, and in 1957 they
moved to Verdigre where he was employed by N & B Gas Company. He
also had the Walton Insurance Company for several years.
They have four children: Ronald, Darrel, Dwight, and Virginia.
Ronald graduated from Verdigre High School, enlisted in the U. S.
Air Force and served one year in Vietnam. He married Penny Jerman
and they now live on the Joe Jerman farm. Penny is employed at the
Verdigre medical Clinic. They have three children: Todd is a
freshman at Verdigre Public School; Paula, a sixth grader; and Janel
is in kindergarten.
After graduating from Verdigre High School, Darrel enlisted in the
army and served one year in Vietnam. He married Elizabeth (Kucera)
and had the Walton Oil Company and worked as part-time clerk in the
Verdigre Post Office. Then they moved to Wayne, Nebraska, where he
is employed in the Wayne Post Office as a clerk-carrier. They have
five children: Aaron, sixth grade; Rachel, second grade; Amanda,
first grader; and twin daughters Ashley and Heather, four years old.
Dwight graduated from Verdigre High School and operated Dwight’s
Service. He was also with the Verdigre Police Department, Verdigre
Fire Department, and the rescue squad. He moved to Fullerton,
Nebraska, where he was with the Nance County Sheriff’s Department as
Deputy Sheriff. He was a member of the rescue squad, fire
department, and Scoutmaster of the Boy Scouts. He recently married
Joyce Ziemba and they have three children: Robert, Donald, and Candi.
He is now employed at the Smith Body Shop as bookkeeper and
dispatcher and is with investment Company in Omaha, Nebraska.
Virginia graduated from Verdigre High School and started working at
the Norfolk Veterans’ Home as Assistant Director of Activities. She
married Todd Grim, who is employed by Grothe Trucking Company, and
they are now living in Norfolk, Nebraska. Their daughter Tiffany
will start kindergarten this fall.
Bruce served on the Verdigre Village Board and was Mayor when
Verdigre was named All-America City; he was on the Verdigre Fire
Department, Scoutmaster, member of the Verdigre Improvement Club,
Lions Club, and is now active in the Verdigre Development
Corporation and the Nebraska Rural Carriers’ Association.
Dorothy was Den Mother of Cub Scouts and assistant leader of
Brownies and Girl Scouts. She now belongs to order of Eastern Star,
Verdigre Legion Auxiliary, Town and Country Club, Universe Club, and
the Nebraska Rural Carriers’ Association Auxiliary.
They are members of the United Methodist Church of Verdigre,
Nebraska.
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