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     Homer George Gill was born on 10 March 1917 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO.^2,1 He was the son of Homer George Gill and Marcella Elizabeth Lake.² Homer George Gill died in November 1986 at Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, at age 69.²

     Dorothy Mae Gill was born on 18 August 1918 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO.^1,2 She was the daughter of Homer George Gill and Marcella Elizabeth Lake.¹ Dorothy Mae Gill died on 8 March 1999 at Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ, at age 80.²

     Betteanne Gill was born on 19 October 1920 at Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.¹ She was the daughter of Homer George Gill and Marcella Elizabeth Lake.¹ Betteanne Gill died on 21 October 1994 at Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, at age 74.²

     Stanley Douglas Long was born on 8 June 1887 at Hildreth, Franklin Co., NE.¹ He was the son of Stephen Douglas Long and Nina Grace Glenn.¹ Stanley Douglas Long died on 6 October 1956 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, at age 69.¹ He was buried at Grand Island, Hall Co., NE.¹

     Ruth Winifred Long was born on 1 June 1914 at Bloomington, Franklin Co., NE.^2,1 She was the daughter of Stanley Douglas Long and Helen Gladys Gill.² Ruth Winifred Long married Herman Siefkes, son of Bernhard H. Siefkes and Ida Ehmen, on 20 September 1936 at Grand Island, Hall Co., NE.¹ Ruth Winifred Long died on 1 August 1994 at Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, at age 80.²

Herman is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a degree in Business Administration.

Ruth received her A.B. Degree in Arts and Science from the University of Nebraska, and a Degree in Library from the University of Evanston, Illinois. She was affiliated with Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. When she was in High School she was very active in 4H work, was State Health Champion in 1929, and placed second in the National in Chicago. She was sent as Nebraska Representative to Washington, D.C. in November, 1929.

Her hobby is P.T.A. activities. She has been exceptionally active in State P.T.A. affairs, and being a state officer was recognized at the National Convention in Cincinnati in 1957, for her outstanding work on the P.T.A. Magazine. ³

     Herman Siefkes was born on 29 June 1910 at Pickrell, NE.^1,2 He was the son of Bernhard H. Siefkes and Ida Ehmen.¹ Herman Siefkes married Ruth Winifred Long, daughter of Stanley Douglas Long and Helen Gladys Gill, on 20 September 1936 at Grand Island, Hall Co., NE.¹ Herman Siefkes died on 5 May 1988 at Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, at age 77.²

     Robert Stanley Long was born on 25 February 1916 at Cowles, Webster Co., NE.^1,2 He was the son of Stanley Douglas Long and Helen Gladys Gill.¹ Robert Stanley Long married Roberta Beth Foster, daughter of John Frazier Foster and Angie Sophia King, on 27 June 1936 at Corning, IA.¹ Robert Stanley Long died on 13 September 1998 at Naples, Collier Co., FL, at age 82.²

Robert graduated from the University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, in 1940. He did post graduate work with Harvard service at Boston City Hospital and in the Lahey Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts.

He was a Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine; Fellow, American College of Physicians, Trustee of Nebraska, Heart Association, Trustee, Nebraska Chapter American Rheumatism Association and Arthritis Foundation; Trustee Nebraska Diabetes Association, President from 1956-1957; Member American Medical Association and Component Societies; Member Omaha Midwest Clinical Society - Chairman of Medical Section in 1954; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, university of Nebraska College of Medicine; Medical Director of the Service Life and Health Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb; Associate Director of The Service Life and Health Insurance Company, Omaha, Nebraska; Member of Senior Staff, Nebraska Methodist Hospital and bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital and the University Hospital, all of Omaha, Nebraska; he has been engaged in the Practice and Diagnosis of medicine in Omaha since 1947.

In World War II, he served in the United States Army Medical Corps, progressing from 1st Lieutenant to Major, with overseas service in the European Theater of Operations, with the 98th General Hospital, 1942-1946.

He is a member os several Fraternities; Delta Upsilon, Theta Nu (Honorary), Phi Rho sigma and alpha Omega Alpha (Honorary). His hobbies are golf, swimming, boating, bowling, dancing, traveling and music. He plays both the saxophone and piano.

Roberta is artistic, paints beautifully, and is also good at golf, having won several tournament trophies. ³

     Roberta Beth Foster was born on 13 September 1916 at Valley Douglas, NE.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Frazier Foster and Angie Sophia King.¹ Roberta Beth Foster married Robert Stanley Long, son of Stanley Douglas Long and Helen Gladys Gill, on 27 June 1936 at Corning, IA.¹ Roberta Beth Foster died in January 1978 at age 61.²

     Lewis Walter Maples was born on 23 April 1918 at Athens, TX.^1,2 He was the son of Enoch Walter Maples and Captola Fraser.¹ Lewis Walter Maples died in January 1985 at Kingsville, Kleberg Co., TX, at age 66.²