Nevelle Owen Nebeker, Jr.
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Nevelle Owen Nebeker, Jr. passed away peacefully on November 28, 2021. He was born the 1st of August 1934, the first of 4 children to Nevelle and Dorothy Nebeker (Gates). He was preceded in death by both parents and his sister, Joanne.
Nevelle is survived by siblings Leslie Barton and Trent Nebeker; his eternal sweetheart of 61 years, Sylvia Ann (Reeves); his 7 children: Laura (Randall) DeFreese, Michael (Marlene), Judy (Mike) Arrington, Melinda (Robert), Peter (Stefanie), Evan (Rachel), and Paige; 33 grandchildren; and 36+ great grandchildren.
A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Nevelle spent his young adulthood in Southern California and started his family there. In 1977, they moved to Lake Stevens, Washington. In later years, he and Sylvia lived in Marysville, and finally Mount Vernon. He attended Pasadena City College, BYU, and Glendale College of Law. He worked for many years as an insurance adjuster for Farmers Insurance and other agencies.
Nevelle, or "Neb", was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for most of his 87 years. He loved serving the Lord. He loved family history work and served a mission to continue that work with Sylvia in Salt Lake City. He proudly served his country honorably in the Army as a Sergeant based out of Fort Bragg.
Some of his interests were: League bowling (where he met his wife), Barbershop Quartet, reading, participating in musical productions, serving in the Boy Scouts of America, and he was forever a tinker!
Nevelle loved people. He was kind and friendly to all he met. One of the most important things in his life was his family. He will be greatly missed.
A memorial service will be held on December 11, 2021 at 3:00pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 1700 E Hazel St, Mt Vernon, WA.
Nevelle will be interred at Hawthorne Memorial Park in Mt Vernon.