Francis Dale McFarland, 87, of North Platte, passed away March 17, 2015, at :Centennial Park Retirement Village.
He was born on July 11, 1927, to Asa O. and Edna L. (Miller) McFarland at St. :Francis Hospital in Grand Island. Dale served in the United States Merchant :Marines during World War II until his honorable discharge, and he later served in :the North Platte National Guard.
On Nov. 25, 1946, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Jean Macomber in :Kansas and to this union three sons were born. Dale was proud of his sons and :their accomplishments.
In 1948, he was hired by Union Pacific Railroad as a switchman, then yardmaster. :He retired as a brakeman in 1992.
On May 6, 1983, Dale married Florence “Susie” Arnold. He enjoyed dancing and :playing pool on the Brother’s pool team.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Florence “Susie” McFarland; and a :brother, Donald McFarland Sr.
He is survived by his three sons, James (Kim) McFarland, of Lincoln, Robert :(Roselyn) McFarland, of North Platte, and Mark (Marcia) McFarland, of Albion; :nine grandchildren, Doug McFarland, of Lincoln, Jamie McFarland, of New York, R. :Brian (Stephanie) McFarland, of Concrete, Oregon, Greg (Heather) McFarland, of :Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Jody (Travis) Lawson, of Pleasant Hill, California, Keri :(Steve) Dowler, of Merriam, Kansas, Staci (Mike) Kelly, of Lawton, Iowa, Leslie :(Andrew) Feeney, of Omaha, and Jana (Brent) Turner, of Grant; numerous
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Virginia Decker, of Kearney.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MF-7SH : 6 January 2021), Dale McFarland in household of Asa McFarland, North Platte Election Precinct, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-39, sheet 10B, line 80, family 194, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2256.
"Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFQ-ZJP6 : 3 March 2020), Francis Dale McFarland, 29 Apr 1946; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska,10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," various NAID. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143863538/francis-dale-mcfarland : accessed 02 February 2022), memorial page for Francis Dale McFarland (11 Jul 1927–17 Mar 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143863538, citing Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by GLG (contributor 46814593) .
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