Tenth Generation

8509. Donald Park "Earl" Skillman was born on 1 April 1920 at Buffalo Flats farm in Ainsworth, Brown, NE. He served in the military as a tank driver from 15 October 1941 to 20 December 1945 at 776th Amphibian Tank Battalion in U.S Army - Leyte Island and Okinawa. He lived in Ainsworth, Brown, NE from 1946 to 2013. Earl died on 16 February 2013 at the age of 92 at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Brown, NE. Donald Park Skillman "Earl" was born on April 1, 1920 to Harry F. Skillman and Grace E. (Malia) Skillman on the farm east and north of Ainsworth known as Buffalo Flats. He passed away Saturday, February 16, 2012 at the Brown County Hospital at the age of 92.
Don attended country school through 8th grade at District #1. He began farming with his father at a young age. On October 15, 1941 he was inducted into the United States Army and served 4 years, 2 months and 6 days until being honorably discharged on December 20, 1945 at Fort Logan, Colorado. During his time in the service Don served overseas on Leyte Island and Okinawa with the 776th Amphibian Tank Battalion as a tank driver. He returned to the states and the home place where he was born and farmed and lived until late 2012 when he moved to Cottonwood Villa. Don married Glenda McConnell in 1946 and to this union two daughters were born: Janet and Katherine. He later married Phyllis Spies on February 1963 and to this union Phyllis brought three daughters: Teresa, Barbara and Peggy. Don and Phyllis later adopted their daughter, Brandi in 1984. Don and Phyllis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Grace and a sister, Marjorie Pedersen. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife of 50 years, Phyllis of Ainsworth, NE; daughters, Brandi Pirnie and husband, Scott of Ainsworth, NE, Janet McNeel and husband, Larry of Lincoln, NE and Katherine Counts and husband, Vernon of Cozad, NE; step-daughters, Teresa Furden of Bernard, ME, Barbara Kloepping and husband, Doug of Lexington, NE and Peggy Funk and husband, Jerry of Conway, SC; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Find-a-Grave has his death as 16 Feb, 2013. His obit has 2012. On Ancestry.com, McClain Family Tree has 16 Feb, 2013 also.

Phyllis Elaine McDaniel (private).

Donald Park "Earl" Skillman-29115 and Phyllis Elaine McDaniel-30722 had the following children:

Glenda McConnell (private).

Donald Park "Earl" Skillman-29115 and Glenda McConnell-116096 had the following children: