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5-22-1913 — 1-26-1996
Lyle Mervin Green, 82, of North Platte, Neb. Died Friday, Jan. 26, 1996, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He was born May 22, 1913, at Bliss, Neb. to John and Mina Harkins Green. He grew up and attended school through the sixth grade at Ewing, Neb. He graduated from high school at O’Neill, Neb. in 1931. He worked odd jobs during the Depression until going to work for M and M Bakery in O’Neill, where he learned to bake.
3-14-1916 — 4-20-2001
Jennie Mathilda Green, 85, died April 20, 2001, at her home in North Platte. She was born March 14, 1916, at Winnetoon to John and Inez Lucinda Lyon Neyens. She grew up on the family farm and attended school at St. Ludger’s Academy in Creighton. She graduated in 1933. She worked on the family farm until 1939. She then worked for Largen Theater in Creighton. After moving to O’Neill, she worked for M&M Bakery and Judge Harrington.
6-13-1944 — 6-25-2006
Richard Lyle Green, 62, of North Platte died June 25,2006, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born June 13, 1944 to Lyle Mervin and Jennie Mathilda Neyens Green at Salina, Kansas. He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1963 and from electronic school in Denver in 1964.
Lyle Mervin Green, 82, of North Platte, Neb. died Friday, Jan. 26, 1996, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.
He was born May 22, 1913, at Bliss, Neb. to John and Mina Harkins Green. He grew up and attended school through the sixth grade at Ewing, Neb. He graduated from high school at O’Neill, Neb. in 1931. He worked odd jobs during the Depression until going to work for M and M Bakery in O’Neill, where he learned to bake. He entered the U.S. Army in March 1942 and taught cooking and baking.
After his discharge in 1946, he returned to the bakery in O’Neill. He worked there until he opened his own bakery in Mitchell, Neb. in 1954. He operated the bakery until 1976, when he moved to North Platte. He was a partner in The Nebraskan Liquor Store until 1980, when he retired. He enjoyed fishing and playing cards.
He married Jennie Mathilda Neyens June 16, 1941, at Creighton, Neb.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, P.R. Halligan Post No. 163 American Legion, Noel C. Donegan Post No. 1504 VFW, Eagles Aeries No. 2839 and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
Survivors include his wife Jennie of North Platte; two daughters LouEtta McHenry of Gering, Neb. and Marian and husband Virgil Bourek of Farley, Iowa; two sons, Richard L. and wife Carol of North Platte and Donald J. and wife Nancy of Omaha, Neb.; a brother, Charles and wife Wilma of Seattle, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; a step-grandchild; two step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Adeline Pitcher; and brother, John Orvile Green.
Jennie Mathilda Green, 85, died April 20, 2001, at her home in North Platte.
She was born March 14, 1916, at Winnetoon to John and Inez Lucinda Lyon Neyens. She grew up on the family farm and attended school at St. Ludger’s Academy in Creighton. She graduated in 1933.
She worked on the family farm until 1939. She then worked for Largen Theater in Creighton. After moving to O’Neill, she worked for M&M Bakery and Judge Harrington.
On June 16, 1941, she married Lyle Mervin Green at St. Ludger’s Catholic Church in O’Neill. During World War II, they lived in Army camps at Cheyenne, Wyo., Junction City and Salina, Kan., and Olympia, Wash, until her husband went overseas. She then returned to O’Neill.
In 1954, they bought and operated the Mitchell Bakery in Mitchell until 1976, when they moved to North Platte and bought and operated the Nebraskan Liquor Store until 1979 with Harvey and Delores Sawyer.
Mrs. Green was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters of America, Ladies of St. Patrick’s, Tuesday Bible Study Group, Rosary Group, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and several bridge groups. She enjoyed crocheting, reading and playing bridge.
Survivors include two daughters, LouEtta McHenry of Gering and Marian (Virgil) Bourek of Farley, Iowa; two sons, Richard L. (Carol) of North Platte and Donald J. (Nancy) of Lincoln; 13 grandchildren; a stepgrand-daughter; two great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren, a sister, Ula Mae McManigal of Creighton; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two sisters, Sarah Muller and Elizabeth Meyer; four brothers, John, Elmer “Pete,” Charles and Joseph Neyens and an infant brother; and a great-granddaughter, Savina Sarah De Los Santos.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Rosary will be at 7 pm Monday at Odean Colonial Chapel.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. as celebrant and the Rev. David Bourek concelebrating. Burial will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell.
Richard Lyle Green, 62, of North Platte died June 25, 2006, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born June 13, 1944 to Lyle Mervin and Jennie Mathilda Neyens Green at Salina, Kansas.
He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1963 and from electronic school in Denver in 1964.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1968. He spent his last two years of service in Germany. While in the service he loved to take pictures of his travels around Europe. After his discharge, he worked for two years for the Boeing Company in Seattle. Upon returning to his hometown of Mitchell, he accepted a job with Nebraska Public Power District in Scottsbluff. In 1982, he transferred to North Platte and retired in December 2004.
On July 6, 1990, he married Carol Marie Cooper in North Platte. He was a dedicated Cornhusker fan, coin collector and enjoyed taking pictures. He loved spending time with family and friends. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and The Eagles.
Survivors include his wife, Carol of North Platte; two sons, Paul (Julie) Green of Scottsbluff, and David Green of Lincoln, and their mother, Sue Roth of Scottsbluff; a stepdaughter, Lori (Jeff) Rote of North Platte; a godchild, Kae Lynn Bourek of Farley, Iowa; two sisters, LouEtta McHenry of Gering and Marian (Virgil) Bourek of Farley; a brother, Donald J. (Nancy) Green of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two grandchildren, Izaak and Katerina Green; two step-grandchildren, Randi (Pete) Hamm and Zachary Rote; a step-great-grandchild, Brady Hamm; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Arline Kumor of North Platte; and many nieces, nephews and other family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a niece, Savina De Los Santos; and a nephew, Francis McHenry.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Television Mass Fund.
A Rosary will be said at 9:15 am followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Vincent Parsons as Celebrant and Rev. David Bourek concelebrating. Burial will be in Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell with military honors provided by the North Platte Veteran’s Honor guard.
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies. Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was developed early during the Roman Empire. It was a highly famous art as Roman citizens loved baked goods and demanded for them frequently for important occasions such as feasts and weddings etc. Due to the fame and desire that the art of baking received, around 300 BC, baking was introduced as an occupation and respectable profession for Romans. The bakers began to prepare bread at home in an oven, using mills to grind grain into the flour for their breads. The oncoming demand for baked goods vigorously continued and the first bakers’ guild was established in 168 BC in Rome. This drastic appeal for baked goods promoted baking all throughout Europe and expanded into the eastern parts of Asia. Bakers started baking breads and goods at home and selling them out on the streets.
This trend became common and soon, baked products were getting sold in streets of Rome, Germany, London and many more. This resulted in a system of delivering the goods to households, as the demand for baked breads and goods significantly increased. This provoked the bakers to establish a place where people could purchase baked goods for themselves. Therefore, in Paris, the first open-air bakery of baked goods was developed and since then, bakeries became a common place to purchase delicious goods and get together around the world. By the colonial era, bakeries were commonly viewed as places to gather and socialize. World War II directly affected the bread industry. Baking schools closed during this time so when the war did eventually end there was an absence of skilled bakers. This resulted in new methods being developed to satisfy the world’s desire for bread. Methods like: adding chemicals to dough, premixes and specialized machinery. Unfortunately these old methods of baking were almost completely eradicated when these new methods were introduced and became industrialized. The old methods were seen as unnecessary and financially unsound, during this period there were not many traditional bakeries left.
Lyle Green learned the bakery trade before World War II, he worked odd jobs during the Depression until going to work for M and M Bakery in O’Neill, Nebraska, where he learned to bake. He entered the U.S. Army in March 1942 and taught cooking and baking. During the war he served as a Staff Sergeant in the Army and was an instructor in the Army’s cooking schools. He was later deployed to the Pacific. On their way to Pearl Harbor, the ship received news that the war was over, after the bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. After his discharge in 1946, he returned to the bakery in O’Neill. He worked there until he opened his own bakery in Mitchell, Nebraska in 1954. He continued to practice the traditional backing methods and slowly adopted some of the newer methods as they became industrialized and were available from the baking supply companies. He operated the Mitchell Bakery until he retired from baking in 1976.