Reuel L. Nelke

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www.findagrave.com -
May 7, 2007
LIVERMORE FALLS - Reuel L. Nelke, 86, died peacefully late Saturday evening, May 5, at his home on Church Street.
He was born May 3, 1921, in Livermore, the son of Bert and Lou (LaRose) Nelke.
He attended school in the Livermore school system. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
On July 23, 1941, in Livermore, he married Ilene A. DeCosta; she passed away on Nov. 12, 2005.
He was an excecutive for Norrwock Shoe in the transportation department.
He retired at 65, and he and his wife opened R & I's Red Store in Pittsfield.
He was a member of the Skowhegan Methodist Church and the Kennel Club and enjoyed showing their ShihTzu and Pekingese dogs throughout the state.
He is survived by his daughter, Alice Nelke of Livermore Falls; two grandsons, Duane Tweedie and his wife, Janet, of Turner; and Jeff Tweedie and his wife, Jennifer, of Winthrop; three great-grandchildren, Desiree Tweedie and twins, Camden and Shane Tweedie.
He was predeceased by his son, Brian Nelke, in 1973; as well as three brothers and a sister

Reuel married Ilene A. DeCosta on 23 Jul 1941 in Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine. (Ilene A. DeCosta was born on 30 Oct 1920, died on 12 Nov 2005 and was buried in Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, Maine.)

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