Conard Axelson

Conard (Connie) Axelson of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Friday evening, October 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney NE., after falling at his home that morning.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3PM at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th, Topeka, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Kansas.

A Memorial service will be held Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3 PM at the Seventh day Adventist Church, 636 S. Shady Bend Road. Grand Island, NE.

Mr. Axelson was born August 4, 1935 at Lincoln, NE and adopted by loving God fearing parents, Lawrence P. and Ester A. (Aalborg) Axelson.

Conard served as a Sergeant in the US Marines (Korea) for seven years, and was a disabled Veteran, with several awards.

He was a member of the Grand Island Seventh day Adventist Church, American Legion, VFW, and Marine Corps League

He married Mary L. Glidewell on January 30, 1954, who is deceased. Four children were born to that union. On March 27, 1983 he married Mary E. (Colborn) Stalker in Aurora, NE.

Survivors of the immediate family include his wife, Mary E. (Colborn) Axelson of Grand Island, NE; two sons, Kenneth Axelson of Salisbury, MO and Kevin Axelson of Huston, TX; and daughter, Connie Johnson of Topeka, KS. Other survivors include 5 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and many other family and friends. Conard was preceded in death by his parents; a wife, Mary Lou; and daughter, Dawn Henington.

Memorials are suggested to the Seventh day Adventist Church.