Harvey Franklin Endicott

Harvey Franklin Endicott was born on August 19, 1930 to Earl and Hazel Endicott in Niobrara Nebraska. He grew up in Lynch Nebraska with his brother Elmer and sister Ethel Mae. Harvey attended school until the age of 16 when it was necessary for him to quit school and go to work. He worked for a family doing odd jobs on a farm. In November of 1951 Harvey met a senior in high school by the name of Audrey Dalton. They began dating until he was drafted into the Marine Corp. Harvey left for basic training in San Diego on January 4, 1952. Audrey remained home, finished high school in May of 1952 and then headed to Omaha. It was during her job for the Omaha Grain Exchange as a PBX operator when she plugged in the headphones to take a call in August and it was Harvey. He asked Audrey “why don’t you marry me so I can take you back to California with me”. By this time they had only really dated a month prior to Harvey getting drafted into the Marine Corp, but Audrey said YES! She got up from her switchboard, quit her job and Harvey picked her up. While he was home on a 10 day leave, they planned a wedding and got married in the Methodist church in Plainview, NE on August 13, 1952. Two days later they traveled by train to Los Angeles California. There aren’t enough words to tell of their experiences while living in California … two Nebraska “small town hicks” living the good life. The endless stories of the friends they made, their adventures by the sea getting sunburned resulting in large blisters sloshing while they walked, and their first home in a small camper trailer in California as Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Endicott. It didn’t get much better than that. In the spring of 1953 Audrey learned she was going to have a baby and in August of that same year Harvey got his orders to go to Japan. He left August 5th and Audrey came back to Nebraska to live with Harvey’s parents in O’Neill Nebraska. Harvey was discharged from the Marine Corp on December 24, 1953. He bought a 1941 Chevy and him and three friends headed for Nebraska. In spite of car trouble, Harvey made it home on December 29, 1953. On January 1, 1954 Audrey gave birth to Steven the first of five children. Soon followed by Dennis, Jennifer, Ann and Linda. As the children grew up Harvey held many different jobs in the area until he settled into his life long career of trucking. He retired from the trucking business in 1991 to enjoy his time at home with his family. Harvey is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Elmer and his granddaughter Andrea. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Audrey, his five children, Steven, Dennis, Jenny, Ann and Linda, 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren (with 2 more on the way), and his sister Ethel Mae.

Harvey Franklin Endicott

August 19, 1930 - April 18, 2011