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Shirley (Outhouse) OWENS

Female 1923 - 2011


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  • Born  13 Sep 1923  York, York, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender  Female 
    Census  1930  Loup City, Sherman, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID  92779177BC754259B1B5BD10CEFFFDB993BF 
    Died  12 Oct 2011  Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried  Loup City, Sherman, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID  I9111  OuthouseLine2014
    Last Modified  13 May 2014 

    Father  Albert Raymond (Outhouse) OWENS,   b. Abt 1901, Loup City, Sherman, NE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1988 
    Mother  Louise Jane GOODBROD,   b. 31 Mar 1903, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1995, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1923 
    Family ID  F1694  Group Sheet

    Family  Eric D MAIFESKI,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  6 Nov 1962  Las Vegas, NV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
    >1. Patti MAIFESKI,   b. 22 Jul 1964, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 2008, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Eric "Joe" MAIFESKI,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  15 Jun 2012 
    Family ID  F148  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S201] Federal Census, 1930 Loup City, Sherman, NE, Fam #289 (Reliability: 3).
      age, state

    2. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry), Obituary on Find A Grave Memorial# 78550841 (Reliability: 3).
      Shirley Jane (Owens) Maiefski, 87, of Lincoln, formerly of Loup City, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at Gramercy Hill in Lincoln, surrounded by her family. Shirley was born on Dec. 13, 1923, in York, the daughter of Raymond and Louise Jane (Goodbrod) Owens.

    3. [S201] Federal Census, 1930 Loup City, Sherman, NE, Dist. 11, Fam #26 (Reliability: 3).
      Outhouse, Shirley, dau, age 6, b. Neb

    4. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry), Obituary on Find A Grave Memorial# 78550841 (Reliability: 3).
      Shirley Jane (Owens) Maiefski, 87, of Lincoln, formerly of Loup City, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at Gramercy Hill in Lincoln, surrounded by her family. Shirley was born on Dec. 13, 1923, in York, the daughter of Raymond and Louise Jane (Goodbrod) Owens.

      Shirley is survived by her husband, Eric D. Maiefski of Lincoln; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Melissa Maiefski of Lincoln; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Mary Owens of Lincoln; grandchildren, Melissa and Trevor Lopez of Tucson, AZ, and Cody, Caitlin, Tristan and Anneliese Maiefski of Lincoln; nephew, Tim Owens (wife, Dee) of Columbus and their children; and niece Cindy Naughton (husband, George) of Massachusetts and their children.

      Shirley attended Loup City Schools and graduated from Loup City High School. After High School, she attended Stephens College, then the University of Arizona, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and lettered in softball. She then attended the University of California at Berkeley where she earned her Master's Degree. After finishing college, Shirley worked for Shell Oil in California.

      In 1961, Shirley met Eric D. Maiefski in Loup City, and the two were married on Nov. 6, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the couple spent three years living in Death Valley, CA, they returned to Loup City, where they operated the lumber yard and Shirley was a member of the school board and the P.E.O. While living in Loup City, their two children were born, Patti and Eric (Joe).

      In 1978, the family moved to to Tucson, AZ, where Shirley enjoyed the sun, playing golf, traveling, swimming, playing the piano and cheering for the Arizona Wildcats. Shirley was also the Organist at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church for 8 years. In 2009, Eric and Shirley moved from Tucson back to Nebraska and settled near family in Lincoln, where she lived the rest of her life.

      Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Patti Lopez.

      Gaveside memorial services was at the Evergreen Cemetery, Loup City, NE.

    5. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry), Find A Grave Memorial# 78550841 (Reliability: 3).
      Burial:
      Evergreen Cemetery
      Loup City
      Sherman County
      Nebraska, USA

    6. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry), obituary on Find A Grave Memorial# 78550841 (Reliability: 3).