Ross Druliner

Ross Druliner, age 88, of Aurora, died Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at Hamilton Manor in Aurora.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday at the United Methodist Church in Aurora. Dr. Joe Scahill will officiate. There will be a private family inurnment. Higby Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: ROSS DRULINER

Ross D. Druliner, Jr., the son of Ross and Josie M. (Dennon) Druliner, Sr. was born in Benkelman, Nebraska on April 13, 1913 and died in Aurora, Nebraska on July 25, 2001, at the age of 88 years.

Ross graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University and University of Michigan Law School. He practiced law in Benkelman for 40 years. Ross served numerous terms as Dundy County Attorney.

Ross was a member of the Nebraska Bar Association and Southwest Nebraska Bar Association. He was a former member of Nebraska Land Title Association, serving as its president in 1970. Ross served on the Nebraska Abstract Examiner's Board. He was a member of the Aurora Masonic Lodge #68, the Tehama Temple Shrine of Hastings, the Order of the Eastern Star #93 and the United Methodist Church.

Ross was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Mary Zorn Druliner, one brother, Glenn and two sisters, Berniece Gorthy and Frances Druliner.

He leaves behind his wife, Sarah of Aurora; sons, Ed of Toledo, Ohio and Doug of Denver, Colorado; daughter, Anita Kitt of Parks, Nebraska; step-daughters, Kathy Pollard of Overland Park, Kansas, Patty Newman and Debe Merrick both of Aurora; 10 grandchildren, Sarah Boch of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Matthew Druliner of Florence, Colorado, Allison Kitt of Lincoln, Van Kitt of Rapid City, South Dakota, Erin Druliner of Denver, Colorado, Jennifer Pollard of O'Fallon, Illinois, Nathan Israelson of Lincoln, Alex Israelson of Aurora, Rachel and Chase Newman both of Aurora; brother, Jerome Druliner of Lincoln; two sisters, Elaine Ehresmann of Riverside, California and Shirley O'Connor of Denver, Colorado.