Danny Wilson

Danny Wilson, age 59, of Aurora, died Sunday, September 26, 2004, at his home.

Funeral Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 30th at the Evangelical Free Church in Aurora. Rev. Vance Christie will officiate. Interment will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: DANNY WILSON

Danny Joe Wilson, the son of Harry and Lorabelle (Morfeld) Wilson, was born in Kimball, Nebraska on December 22, 1944 and died in Aurora, Nebraska on September 26, 2004, at the age of 59.

He grew up in Kimball and graduated from Kimball High School. Danny served in Vietnam in the Navy from May of 1965 to May of 1971, when he was honorably discharged.

On June 17, 1972, he was united in marriage to Katherine Louise Exum at Kimball, Nebraska. After their marriage they moved to Alda and then settled in Aurora. Danny worked as a diesel mechanic for Roy Evans and Montgomery Wards. In June of 1974, he went to work at New Holland in Grand Island. Danny worked there for 25 years until his health forced him to retire in January 2000.

Danny was a friend of the Aurora Evangelical Free Church. He was an avid football fan and loved to watch the Kansas City Chiefs most of all. Danny loved to watch his son-in-law in Figure 8 racing and when he was able loved to help in the pits. He liked to go hunting and camping. Danny really enjoyed his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, brother, Duane Wilson and grandson, Eric Steven Wilson.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Kathy Wilson of Aurora; two children, Dawn (Heath) Enderle of Aurora and Jason (JoAnn) Wilson of Iowa Falls, Iowa; mother, Lorabelle Burry of Buckeye, Arizona and three grandchildren, Heath Eugene , Jr., Hanah Dawn and Cadance Dannyelle all of Aurora. He is also survived by two sisters, Harriet Bro and Katherine Burry and a brother, Bob Wilson, all of Arizona.