Bruce Nicholas McQuistan
1926 - 2011 (84 years)
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Name Bruce Nicholas McQuistan Birth 1 May 1926 Bloomfield, Knox County, Nebraska 
[1] Gender Male Death 26 Jan 2011 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska [2, 3] - Bruce McQuistan
Posted: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:00 am
Bruce McQuistan
PLAINVIEW — Memorial service for Bruce McQuistan, 84, of Plainview were Friday at the United Methodist Church under direction of Ashburn Funeral Home. Military rites were by the Plainview American Legion.
Memorials may be sent to the Methodist Church or Plainview hospital.
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Bruce began his final rest on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, before his 85th birthday at Faith Regional Health Services, following a siege of pneumonia.
He was born to Rollie and Gladys McQuistan at Bloomfield on May 1, 1926, where he started country school in 1930. Soon after that they moved to the Crofton community, where he received his high school education. He served in the Army the next two years in the Philippine Islands and later in Japan.
In the fall of 1956, he began working at the county ASCS office for five and one-half years. He ran the Bloomfield elevator for a number of years until he was permanently injured in a fall in 1970. From then until retirement, he had an interest in farming and trucking grain. He sold used cars for a few years until his bout with cancer in 1992.
He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Masons and the American Legion. He enjoyed reading, music and dancing, traveling and going to car shows.
He married Jan Carmichael of Columbus in April 1981. He was a true gentleman with a unique sense of humor and will be remembered for his acceptance of people.
He is survived by his wife; sons Michael (and Stacy) Carmichael of West Plains, Mo., — Ashley (and Tommie) and Ben and Shuree; Joe Carmichael (and Kelly) of Newcastle, Colo., Richard Carmichael and Austin and Trevor of Columbus; and daughters Patty (and Jack) Arens — Nicole, Amanda, C.J. and Shelbi of Northglenn, Colo., and Cathy (and Mike) Ruppert — Ashley, Brett, Spencer, Myles, Josh and Tori of Stanton; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brother Merlyn McQuistan of Hot Springs, South Dakota nephew Jeff (and Lori) McQuistan of Valentine — Sarah (and Ian) Olson, Elizabeth and Mary niece Kody (and Rob) Bundy of Rutland, North Dakota
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Person ID I10704 Family Last Modified 18 Jul 2024
Father Ronald McQuistan, b. 25 Apr 1896 Mother Gladys Evelyn Nicholas, b. 16 Dec 1898 Marriage 13 Jun 1923 Family ID F3473 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jan Carmichael Marriage Apr 1981 Family ID F11196 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Oct 2024
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Sources - [S3424] Norfolk Daily News, Bruce McQuistan; obituary; 28 January 2011; 13 May 2014.
Bruce McQuistan
Posted: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:00 am
Bruce McQuistan
PLAINVIEW — Memorial service for Bruce McQuistan, 84, of Plainview were Friday at the United Methodist Church under direction of Ashburn Funeral Home. Military rites were by the Plainview American Legion.
Memorials may be sent to the Methodist Church or Plainview hospital.
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Bruce began his final rest on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, before his 85th birthday at Faith Regional Health Services, following a siege of pneumonia.
He was born to Rollie and Gladys McQuistan at Bloomfield on May 1, 1926, where he started country school in 1930. Soon after that they moved to the Crofton community, where he received his high school education. He served in the Army the next two years in the Philippine Islands and later in Japan.
In the fall of 1956, he began working at the county ASCS office for five and one-half years. He ran the Bloomfield elevator for a number of years until he was permanently injured in a fall in 1970. From then until retirement, he had an interest in farming and trucking grain. He sold used cars for a few years until his bout with cancer in 1992.
He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Masons and the American Legion. He enjoyed reading, music and dancing, traveling and going to car shows.
He married Jan Carmichael of Columbus in April 1981. He was a true gentleman with a unique sense of humor and will be remembered for his acceptance of people.
He is survived by his wife; sons Michael (and Stacy) Carmichael of West Plains, Mo., — Ashley (and Tommie) and Ben and Shuree; Joe Carmichael (and Kelly) of Newcastle, Colo., Richard Carmichael and Austin and Trevor of Columbus; and daughters Patty (and Jack) Arens — Nicole, Amanda, C.J. and Shelbi of Northglenn, Colo., and Cathy (and Mike) Ruppert — Ashley, Brett, Spencer, Myles, Josh and Tori of Stanton; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brother Merlyn McQuistan of Hot Springs, South Dakota nephew Jeff (and Lori) McQuistan of Valentine — Sarah (and Ian) Olson, Elizabeth and Mary niece Kody (and Rob) Bundy of Rutland, North Dakota
© 2014 The Norfolk Daily News . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. - [S3424] Norfolk Daily News, Bruce McQuistan; obituary; 28 January 2011; 13 May 2014.
- [S4609] Email - McQuistan, Jeffrey, Proposed Change: Bruce Nicholas McQuistan (I10704); email; 18 July 2024; Gloria McCuistion.
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Proposed Change: Bruce Nicholas McQuistan (I10704)
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Description: d. 26 Jan 2011, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska
Jeffrey McQuistan
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- [S3424] Norfolk Daily News, Bruce McQuistan; obituary; 28 January 2011; 13 May 2014.